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The War on Crime, not crime itself, fueled Detroit’s post-1967 decline By Bill McGraw Detroit Journalism Cooperative

Heather Ann Thompson has been in the news recently because of the success of her new book, “Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy,” a nonfiction finalist this year for the National Book Award. But Thompson is also a nationally respected expert on mass incarceration and through her research has reached some provocative conclusions about the role Michigan’s criminal laws have played in Detroit’s slow-motion economic collapse in the decades following the 1967 uprising. For the most part, academics attribute the city’s abandonment, poverty and decay to the disappearance of high-paying industrial jobs, white flight, discrimination in housing and employment, and government decisions that favored suburban development. Thompson, though, argues that historians and others have missed an additional cause of Detroit’s unraveling: the rise since the mid-1960s of aggressive policing in black neighborhoods, along with laws that vastly increased prison sentences and the subsequent explosion of Michigan’s inmate population. That resulted in large numbers of people — mostly black males — yanked out of Detroit, orphaned children and collapsing neighborhoods. Thompson, a University of Michigan professor of history who lived in Detroit as a teenager and graduated from Cass Tech, laid out her argument in a 2013 article for the Journal of Law in Society, “Unmaking the Motor City in the Age of Mass Incarceration.” She wrote that the nation’s War on Crime “undid the crucial strides that Detroit had made when it finally desegregated its schools, its police department, and its places of work. Indeed, countless victories of the tumultuous civil rights era were ultimately undone by the rise of a massive carceral state and the realities of mass incarceration.” The following interview has been edited for length and clarity. In the mid-1960s, crime appeared to be rising in Detroit, homicides were ticking up, then 1967 happened. Crime became a big issue, and in 1974, Detroit Mayor Coleman Young took office and homicides hit an alltime high, 714. A lot of people see crime as one of the major reason people left Detroit. You have a different explanation. I think across the nation, the idea is that cities are emptied out, particularly of their white residents and their more affluent residents because crime goes out of control. And certainly Detroit is seen as ground zero where that happened. But as a historian, I had the chance to really go back

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50 years later after Detroit ’67, city has opportunity to get it right

By Keith A. Owens Senior Editor

Seems like just about everyone worth a quote is weighing in on this, the 50th anniversary of the Detroit ’67 Riot/ Rebellion, and that’s probably a good thing because attention must be paid. More importantly, lessons must be learned because, as the saying goes, those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

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And as would be expected, much of what is being said is being said repeatedly. We can’t afford to make those mistakes again. We have come a long way, but still have a long way to go. Race and racism have defined Detroit. And, of course, so many memories shared from so many who not only remember but simply cannot forget what it was like during that terrible time. The pain. The terror. The violence. The rage. All of this is important, especially at this juncture in Detroit’s history. Because now, as Detroit is said to be on the comeback trail, and as so many corporate and political leaders appear to be coming together unlike at any other time in this city’s history to rebuild one of America’s most important cities, Detroit has a unique opportunity to get this right. Perhaps a more unique opportunity than any other city in the country. In past columns and editorials, I have made a point of raining on the parade of the Resurgent Detroit. I admit this was unapologetically on purpose, because it is obvious to me that this is way too early in the show for applause,

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and anyone who is even vaguely familiar with the city’s statistics knows this. You don’t applaud when nearly half the citizenry is functionally illiterate, or when more than a third of the citizenry lives in poverty. You don’t applaud when you have a public school system that is aggressively failing our children. OK, so maybe you don’t have to wait until the job is done before starting to clap — if such a thing can ever be considered “done” — but at least hold that applause until the finish line is in sight. Detroit is in a unique position to share the wealth of its comeback — once that comeback truly happens —

with the majority of its population and not just the fortunate few. Not so much because of the goodness of anyone’s heart, or as a result of their well-meaning intentions, but because the city’s demographics make racial and socioeconomic reconciliation a necessity of future survival, let alone prosperity. In short, we will truly either rise or sink together in Detroit. There is very little middle ground available, if any. Detroit’s downtown and Midtown areas could all be gold-plated and it still would not be capable of generating enough revenue from within the confines of those pre-

report of sniping, the police group invaded the Algiers Motel and interrogated 10 black men and two white women, none of whom were armed, for an hour. By the time the interrogators left, three men had been shot to death and the others, including the women, were badly beaten.

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Killing conspiracy at the Algiers Motel By Roz Edward

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Events at the height of the 1967 riot, coupled with an overwhelmed police force and terror in the streets, resulted in one of the most tragic events in Detroit’s and the nation’s history. The Algiers Motel Incident, which was chronicled in John Hershey’s 1968 book, “The Algiers Motel Incident” and now the highly acclaimed film Detroit offers a chilling account of the story many wanted to bury with the dead. On July 25, 1967, in one of the most deplorable miscarriages of justice that occurred during the 1967 riot, three young black men met their deaths under dubious circumstances at the Algiers Motel, executed by members of city, state and national law enforcement officers. Nine others were subjected to mental torture,

The dead: Carl Cooper, 17; Aubrey Pollard, 19; Fred Temple, 18. What transpired on that fateful day…

terrorized and brutally beaten. It later became known as the Algiers Motel Incident. This collective of rogue cops, Detroit Police, Michigan State Troopers, National Guardsmen, and private guards who had been directed to the scene, didn’t con-

spire, as many have believed for decades, to beat and kill guests at the Algiers. They did, however, act on the fear and panic which was the order of the day, and they did so with great and unchecked fervor. Responding to a telephoned

The five days of turmoil that left 43 people dead in Detroit was approaching the height of violence on July 25, 1967, two days into the rebellion, and the day of the most violent single incident during what is becoming known as the ’67 Rebellion. When the violence of the summer of 1967 began, a number

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Investigator’s report says two Fraser officials abused their power Mitch Hotts

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If embattled Fraser Mayor Joe Nichols and a councilman held managerial positions instead of elected roles, they likely would be fired for “inappropriate” comments and unwanted touching of female employees, according to a report on sexual harassment complaints against them. That is one of the findings of a report prepared by Southfield attorney Thomas Fleury, an independent investigator hired by the city to look into the complaints. Fleury said in the report if Nichols and Councilman Matt Hemelberg were not elected officials, he would recommend they be terminated from the positions in the city. “Because of their high-ranking positions and the fact that they had substantial power over the individuals making the complaints, their behavior clearly demonstrates an abuse of their power, which adversely affected the employees’ ability to perform their work,” Fleury wrote in the report. The City Council voted late Thursday to conduct a tribunal process, with the council acting as the tribunal. Under the city charter, the tribunal can

remove the two from office.

dence to indicate either man was trying to obtain sexual favors. But because of their behavior, Fleury said he felt neither can no longer effectively make decisions regarding the workers.

According to the report, then-City Manager D. Wayne O’Neal noticed what he felt constituted inappropriate touching and verbal communications of a sexual nature in his first days in Fraser.

The report also stated there was no indication the women had any ulterior motives against the two officials.

Those incidents included seeing the mayor kiss an employee on the lips and lock her in a “bear hug,” as well as watching Hemelberg rub the shoulders of another worker. O’Neal spoke with the employees, who said they felt both men displayed unprofessional behavior, but they felt intimidated to file formal complaints. That’s when the investigation was launched. Fleury interviewed seven female employees, including one who has since left Fraser City Hall, and found four of them felt they were victims of sexual harassment. One employee said she only considered the men’s behavior “harassment” in general, but not of a sexual nature. Some of the instances included: • One employee said the mayor repeatedly hugged her and would kiss her on the cheek. She said the mayor “got too close, too fast,” and she began feeling so uncomfortable

Fraser Mayor Joe Nichols and Acting Mayor Matt Hemelberg talk to reporters after city officials took steps to remove them from office. MITCH HOTTS around him, she would often close the door to her office to make it appear she wasn’t in. When she told the mayor she was considering leaving the city’s employ, the mayor said: “I hate to see you go, but I like watching you leave.” • Another worker said

Recent actions taken by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) to suspend the mortuary science establishment license of Swanson Funeral Home, Inc. in Flint, MI, and the individual mortuary science license of its manager O’Neil D. Swanson, II do not in any way involve Swanson Funeral Home in Detroit. Swanson Funeral Home in Detroit is a Detroit-headquartered business with two locations in Detroit – one on East Grand Blvd., and one on West McNichols – and one location in Pontiac. It has no locations in Flint. Swanson Funeral Home in Flint is owned and operated by O’Neil D. Swanson II, who is the son of O’Neil Swanson, President of Swanson Funeral Home in Detroit. O’Neil D. Swanson II has no legal or business con-

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formal complaint, an order of summary suspension and an order to cease and desist were issued last week against the Flint business by LARA’s Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (CSCL) in conjunction with the Michigan Attorney General’s office. O’Neil D. Swanson, president of Swanson Funeral Home, said “The allegations the state has made against the Flint home are shocking and go against every principle of mortuary science. We have served the community for 59 years and have established an unchallenged record of providing experienced, compassionate service. I want to make it clear to all that the steps taken by the state against the Flint business do not impact us in any way.”

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According to the report, there was no evi-

There’s new evidence to support what many in the black community have long suspected — that vulnerable populations are disproportionately targeted for citations.

“The average collection was about $8 per person for all cities that get at least some revenue from fines and fees, but that rose to as much as

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• Another employee said Hemelberg also would stare at her in a sexual way. She said he would approach her from behind and started to massage her shoulders.

• The two men recounted an event they had attended and brought out their cell phones to show photographs of “half naked ladies,” believed to be strippers, to office workers. They would use vulgar sexual terms referring to a woman’s anatomy.

“I am falsely accused,” Hemelberg said at the meeting. Nichols said: “I have never harassed anyone.” Council members directed the administration to find an independent counsel to oversee the tribunal process. No date has yet been announced for the tribunal.

Cities with higher black populations more likely to use fines for revenue

Vox reports that a study found that cities with large Black populations are more likely to use fines to increase revenue. Political science researchers Michael Sances, of the University of Memphis, and Vanderbilt University’s Hye Young You based their findings on data from over 9,000 cities.

Swanson Funeral Homes in Detroit have no involvement in Flint operations

Nichols would gaze at her in what she felt was a sexual manner, and told her: “Not everyone can wear leggings, but you can.”

After Thursday’s meeting, Nichols and Hemelberg stated they both have hired attorneys and plan to file a legal challenge against the city. They have claimed O’Neal, the city manager, had instigated the employees into making their comments for the investigation.

In 2013, revenue from fines and court fees were almost 10 percent of Ferguson’s budget.

$20 per person in the cities with the highest black populations,” Vox reported. Sances told the outlet that many cities “rely on a source of revenue that falls disproportionately on their black residents.” This study points to an ongoing problem of the exploitive relationship cities and local law

enforcement have with black populations. In 2015, the Justice Department found that the police department of Ferguson, Missouri (infamous for being the site where a white cop killed Michael Brown) had a pattern of racial bias, including disproportionately stopping and using force against black residents.

The study also concluded that one potential solution is electing more black people to local government. The two researchers found that the relationship between race and fines declined by about half when at least one black person was on a city council. Though the researchers said full black representation is unlikely to solve the problem completely, this finding suggests that black politicians are likely to be more responsive to the concerns of black citizens.

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Update on reported imminent beheading of Michigan college student Mujaba’a al-Sweikat Statement by American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten and AFT Michigan President David Hecker updating reported imminent beheading of Mujtaba’s alSweikat:

law and basic humanity. This group includes two youths—one of whom, Mujtaba’a al-Sweikat, was at the airport coming to the United States to attend college when he was arrested—a man with disabilities, and 11 other people. People must have a right to speak and associate freely. Should these executions occur, Saudi Arabia should be considered a pariah nation by the world. We implore President Trump, as the standard-bearer for our great nation, to do everything in his power to stop the atrocities that may otherwise take place in Saudi Arabia.”

“Recently, the AFT and AFT Michigan learned that Mujtaba’a al-Sweikat, who was detained at King Fahd Airport in 2012 on his way to the United States to attend college, was moved from detention in Dammam to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where executions by beheading customarily take place. Mujtaba’a and others were arrested for attending a peaceful, anti-government protest, for which they were sentenced to death, a despicable violation of international law and basic humanity. “The AFT and AFT Michigan statement released last night indicated that Mujtaba’a was on his way to study at the University of Michigan. However, after an extensive search, the university did not find any record of Mujtaba’a applying to any of the campuses of the University of Michigan. According to documents we have now received, his acceptance was to Western Michigan University.

AFT Michigan President David Hecker:

We continue to urge President Trump to demand that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman halt the atrocity of executing Mujtaba’a and the 13 others. “Upon learning of this situation yesterday, the University of Michigan responded immediately, doing whatever it could to try and identify a link with the university to assist all who are working

to save Mujtaba’a’s life, as well as the others. “As of this hour, we do not have an update concerning Mujtaba’a’s status.” AFT President Randi Weingarten: “Saudi Arabia’s threat to behead its own citizens for attending an anti-government protest is an unthinkable and despicable violation of international

“At this hour, we understand that Mujtaba’a alSweikat was a student on his way to the United States to attend the University of Michigan when he was arrested without charges, purportedly for attending a political rally. President Trump displayed a close relationship with Saudi leaders during his recent trip to the kingdom. I urge him to use that relationship to plead with the new Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to halt the executions.”

NOTICE TO ELECTORS – MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2017 POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 7 A.M. TO 8 P.M. TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF DETROIT, COUNTY OF WAYNE, STATE OF MICHIGAN: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON THE ABOVE DATE, A PRIMARY ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN EVERY PRECINCT OF THE CITY OF DETROIT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR THE FOLLOWING OFFICES:

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City-supported projects preserve and build affordable housing units Michigan Chronicle reports

Four major housing projects in the city of Detroit have been selected by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority to receive a limited number of 9 percent low income housing tax credits that will help create or preserve 385 units of affordable housing across the city, Mayor Mike Duggan announced. The four developments, which represent a combined investment of $110 million, are receiving $4.4 million in tax credits from MSHDA. In total, 271 units of existing affordable housing that were set to expire soon will be renovated and will keep their affordable status for another 30 years. Another 114 new affordable units, nearly half of which will be for families earning less than 30 percent of the area’s average median income, will be built. “What makes this so important is that we will be able to guarantee that 271 existing affordable housing units will keep their status for another 30 years,” said Duggan. “That represents 271 families that know they will be able to afford to stay in their homes and take part in the recovery they have waited so long to see.” To accomplish this, developers working with the city’s Department of Housing & Revitalization applied for and were awarded a series of 9 percent LIHTCs. The 9 percent LIHTC award is the most valuable and competitive affordable housing tool in the country; it leverages up to 90 percent in equity to build affordable housing units. It also gives developers the ability to serve families and individuals who are at the lower end of the economic spectrum (below 30 percent AMI), including those who have experienced homelessness. The four developments are spread across several Detroit neighborhoods, including Brush Park, Midtown, Oakman Boulevard Community and Core City Neighborhoods. The selected projects are: Roberts III – All 197 units in this building will be preserved as affordable housing for the

next 30 years for the senior citizens who occupy this complex. Incomes at this complex range from 60 percent of AMI to less than 30 percent. The project has support from the Detroit Housing Commission in the form of project-based vouchers to support lower income units. Total project cost: $16.4M Ryan Court II – All 74 units will be preserved as affordable housing. Incomes at this complex also range from 60 percent of AMI to less than 30 percent. The development, which spans several blocks near Oakman and Livernois, is a mix of new construction and rehabilitation of older buildings. Total project cost: $9M (Phase 2 only). Ryan Court Phase 1 is one of only a few projects nationally to preserve existing affordable housing units through new construction with an additional investment of $16M.

Peterboro – Renovations proposed at the property will result in 56 units (42 two-bedroom units and 14 three-bedroom units) of Permanent Supportive Housing that will be targeted to homeless families who meet MSHDA’s criteria for Permanent Supportive Housing. In order to assist the families that will reside at the building, COTS will be requesting 38 project based vouchers from MSHDA and has received conditional awards for 9 project based vouchers from the Detroit Housing Commission and project rental assistance for 9 units through the HUD Section 811 program. Total project cost: $14.5M Brush Park South – 58 (20 percent) of the 287 units in this new mixed-income construction development will be reserved for residents earning 60 percent AMI or less. This proj-

ect, which will revitalize 19 vacant city-owned parcels, is being supported by $2.3 million in HOME funds. The project also has support from the Detroit Housing Commission in the form of project-based vouchers to support lower income units. Total project cost: $70M (estimated) Collectively, these awards to the city of Detroit represent approximately 40 percent of the total available 9 percent LIHTCs statewide in this round of applications. Arthur Jemison, director of Housing & Revitalization, thanked MSHDA for recognizing the significance of each project and putting its most valuable resources where they are most needed. “After many months of work to shape a project pipeline with MSHDA that reflects both state and city investment priorities, this set of project awards is real

progress,” said Jemison. “It includes projects in our target areas for residential density, creates mixed-income in downtown midtown, addresses family homelessness, and preserves key assets threatened with expiration and obsolescence.” The low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program is one of the federal government’s primary policy tools for encouraging the development and preservation of affordable rental housing. These federal tax credits are awarded to developers of affordable housing via a competitive application process administered by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) on a biannual basis. Once awarded, developers typically sell these tax credits to outside investors in exchange for equity to develop affordable housing.

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Detroit ’67 cious 7.2 square miles to sustain the rebirth of the rest of the city. All of Detroit has to succeed for any of Detroit to succeed in any truly sustainable manner. Detroit was once perceived to be the city that other cities only dreamed they could be. But then the city blew up in the summer of 1967 (for the third time, if you count the riot that took place outside Ossian Sweet’s house in 1925 after he dared to buy a home in a white neighborhood, and then the bloody race riot of 1943), and the lie of that glorified perception was laid bare for all to see. But unlike in 1925 and 1943, after 1967 the city never quite recovered. Indeed, the abandonment of Detroit started more than a decade prior to the rebellion when white

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Water is life, and for children, water is crucially essential for healthy brain development. In the case of the city of Flint, water is inaccessible and unsafe to drink, shower and cook with. We all know of the ongoing tragic Flint water crisis. Unfortunately, the continuing need for safe drinking water is the worst-case scenario for young children of Flint. The owners of Smarty Pants Water, which is a Toronto-based premium natural spring bottled water start-up by young Black female entrepreneurs, want to help. On Thursday, July 13, the first batch of cases of Smarty Pants Water were delivered in Flint, and provided to the national face of the crisis, 10-

residents began leaving the city, and after the Chrysler Freeway destroyed the vibrant black neighborhood of Black Bottom and Paradise Valley, its business/entertainment district. Today, 50 years later, Detroit has the opportunity to become the city that the rest of the country (and much of white Detroit) thought we were a half century ago. We have a chance to finally face up to the past, and then use that knowledge to build a future that actually works. One build on truth and reconciliation, not on the lies and fairy tales that too many of us like to keep telling ourselves. Maybe it’s too much to hope for. But then, if we don’t hope for and work toward the best, what do we have left?

year old Amariyanna Copeny, aka Little Miss Flint, and her family. The company is committed to continuing to donate bottled water to children charities in Flint until the crisis is resolved. The residents of Flint have been without safe drinking water longer than Smarty Pants Water has been a company. That is absolutely appalling and as a business, we wanted to ensure we do our part of contributing clean natural spring water for the children of Flint. It was a tweet from young activist, Little Miss Flint, that has inspired me to donate and to meet her. The children and families of Flint deserve to have clean water and we must not only show solidarity but demand justice.

Detroit City Council votes in favor of Pistons tax to fund neighborhood improvement efforts By Alisha Dixon Tuesday, the Detroit City Council voted 7-to-1 in favor of a resolution that will provide an estimated $1.3 million in funding each year for neighborhood improvement efforts through the recently proposed Neighborhood Improvement Fund (NIF). The fund, introduced by councilmember Mary Sheffield, will be supported by income taxes collected from employees of the Pistons franchise, including players and visiting NBA players. “This sets the framework. It expresses what the fund should be used for and it ultimately gives council the ability to propose projects,” Sheffield said following the vote. “It’s not going to solve all of the problems and it’s not going to please everyone, but I do believe it’s a step in the right direction to make sure these catalyst projects have some type of tangible benefits for residents.” District 5 councilmember Sheffield presented the NIF after residents complained

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Black-owned Toronto water company donates to Flint crisis victims By Tiffany Ford

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about not playing a vital role in the city’s revitalization following the council’s approval last month of over $34 million in taxpayer-funded bonds to pay for modifications made to Little Caesars Arena in order to host both NBA and NHL regulation games. Future neighborhood improvement efforts funded by the NIF, Sheffield said, will include affordable housing in the neighborhoods, blight removal, educational opportunities for the city’s youth and home repairs for seniors. Although successful, the vote was met with opposition from City Council President Brenda Jones, the only councilmember to vote no on the resolution, who believes without council oversight the funds can be allocated elsewhere. “What happens if the council does not appropriate projects for all of the dollars that are in the fund?” Jones asked. “What I’m saying is nothing new. Every time we’ve talked about it, I’ve stressed that.”

Carl Cooper

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of individuals, desperate to get off the street and to safety, took refuge in the annex of the Algiers Motel, which was actually a large house behind the Algiers Motel located at Woodward and Virginia Park. All total, there were nine people, seven black males and two white females, caught in the crosshairs of their self-appointed judges and executioners.

and only a few hours before the tragedy at the Algiers, Jerome Olshove, the only Detroit police officer to die during the riot, was shot to death by a looter only hours earlier. After seven years on the job, Olshove had planned on leaving the department to pursue another line of work. His last day was to be Thursday. He was killed on Tuesday.

The Algiers Motel, which had at one time provided respite for traveling businessmen, had fallen into decline as Detroit’s economic downturn escalated and began to take its toll on residents and neighborhoods. By the time of the Algiers Motel Incident, the lodging had a reputation for housing drugs, prostitutes and transients.

As news of his death spread through the ranks of law enforcement officers, already exacerbated and on the edge, they received a report (albeit an exaggerated report from an overly zealous dispatcher) that snipers were holed up at the Algiers, and that law officers were taking on “heavy” fire.

As the light of day shone on July 26, it laid bare the horrors that had occurred under the perilous cloak of darkness from the night before. Three black teenagers were executed by law enforcement officials during one hot, turmoil-filled night. A spirited 17-year-old Carl Cooper, who was hanging out on the back porch of the Algiers motel annex with friends, fired a starters pistol loaded with blanks into the air as a boyish prank. It was an ill-advised and foolish thing to do with tensions being what they were, but the mischievous trio obviously didn’t grasp the gravity of the events that surrounded them. Full of the bravado of young boys, they were prone to playing hard, unaware or unconcerned about the potential consequences of their adolescent actions. Two days into the ’67 riot,

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The collective of law enforcers stormed the Algiers and in the frenzy that followed, Carl Cooper was shot as he attempted to exit the motel annex via the front entrance. Fred Temple, 18, was shot under similar circumstances in the back of the annex, and Aubrey Pollard, 19, was killed in an insidious game of mental and emotional torture designed to elicit information about the alleged sniper. Police on the scene were instructed to take the interrogation hostages one-by-one into a separate room and fire a shot into the floor in an attempt to compel them to give up the sniper or details of the alleged shooting. One young officer, terrified and perhaps unclear about the staging, actually shot and killed his innocent victim in the perverse proceedings. Two of the three police agencies, the Michigan State Police and the Michigan National

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Guard, exited the Algiers annex expeditiously, leaving the incident to the DPD to handle and explain. The Aftermath … As police exited the scene in hopes that the incident and their deplorable conduct would be lost in the heat of the rioting, their crimes came to light in the days following. All the evidence and autopsies indicated that pollce officers killed the unarmed youths inside the Algiers Motel Annex, shooting them at close range with shotguns using double “O” buckshot. Although three officers and a private guard were charged in the crimes, none of those actually charged were convicted at their respective trials, which took place in Lansing, Ann Arbor and Mason, Michigan, away from the slow burn of fury and retaliation still palpable in Detroit. Then-State Sen. Coleman Young, who was praised for dismantling DPD’s STRESS unit after taking office as Detroit’s mayor 18 years later, said in a statement, “This latest phase of a step-by-step whitewash of police slayings demonstrates once again that law and order is a one-way street; there is no law and order when black people are involved. Especially when they’re involved with the police.” The Algiers Motel was demolished in 1970, and the site cleared in hopes of erasing the stain of the bloody incident from the memory of Detroiters. It was the most violent single event that took place over the five-day rebellion.

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and unpack this, not just decade by decade, but actually year by year and really ask the question, for example, “Was crime really on the rise prior to the rebellion of ’67? And was that the reason for why we see an outflux of residents?” And in fact, it was not. We see very clearly that, certainly under Mayor Cavanagh, it looks for a moment, especially after 1965, that crime is ticking up, but there is a whole back story here, which is, number one, the Johnson administration had incentivized counting crime in such a way with its new war on crime measures, to incentivize showing that you had an uptick in crime. The mayor himself, the head of the police department himself, both went public and said, “No, it’s actually not that we have a rise in crime … we’re now reporting it differently.” And so the irony of ironies is that we begin this intensive policing that will really lead to the rebellion and we begin these really corrosive practices in cities like in Detroit — in advance of a crime problem. But then, of course, we really do get a crime problem because we get a war of drugs, which, like Prohibition much earlier in the century, illegal economies are dangerous economies, they are economies of desperation, they are accompanied by violence, they are accompanied by crime. But, notably, when urban Detroiters are most suffering the crime problem, white residents are already long gone. They had already long left the city. So it is a bit of a chicken and egg question, and it’s an important one as to what happens when. Of all the problems Detroit faced — the deindustrialization, white flight, etc. — is there a way to quantify where mass incarceration fits in as far as a cause of Detroit’s decline? How big a problem was that? We can never underestimate the negative impact of either deindustrialization or white flight. For example, it is deindustrialization that will lead so many impoverished communities to rely on the drug economy, for example. But as important as both of those things are, we have also given short shrift to the punitive turn — the embrace of mass incarceration — had in destroying cities like Detroit.

And the evidence is quite clear. If you look at any map of the city and you look at where some of the most intensive policing took hold, they are the most decimated communities. Because it isn’t just about not having jobs, or it’s not just about the space being all African American, it’s about spaces where all the adults have been emptied out, spaces where even when folks return they are permanently unemployable because of their record, and spaces were without jobs the drug economy again becomes the primary economy, which has its own trauma. So these are sites of orphaned children whose parents are in the system. It’s the sites of newly impoverished children. And frankly what we see is that in so many of these families who are losing parents through incarceration, we have created this never-never world where essentially you can never get out of it. Some folks will say, “Well, if they cared about their kids they wouldn’t have done whatever it is to land them in the system.” But I want to remind everyone that we only know that they are doing the things because that’s where the police are. Other communities who are doing these things never have this presence of law enforcement. But also because we render them permanently unemployable. Because of their record, it becomes this vicious cycle (where) devastation is the ultimate result for the city, but also for real individuals and families in the city. From virtually the mid-’70s on, Detroit had a black mayor, a black chief of police, a majority black police department and black citizens calling for more police as the DPD shrunk. How does that phenomenon square with what you’re saying? On the surface it seems to be contradictory that you could have racialized policing and a

war on crime that begins for deeply racialized reasons and then say, at the same time, that it ends up destroying a city led by black officials. Because, of course, why would they participate in that kind of process? This is where we need to understand a couple of things. By the time we get to Mayor Young, by the time we get to his long (tenure) as mayor, any resources that cities can have are in the criminal justice system. You’re not going to find resources in the social service sector, you’re not going to find them through health, education and welfare; you’re going to find them through the Justice Department. And urban locales, whether they’re run by black mayors or white, quickly understand that the way to get support for fiscal management is via essentially crime-fighting dollars. Number two: police departments are incentivized to become more militaristic, to become more aggressive in their policing because their arrest figures, in turn, command more dollars from the federal government. And, to be honest, the community then ends up in a position of saying, “Yes! High crime rates! Violence!” There’s no one left to call, frankly, but the police. You have a drug-addicted son, and 20 years previously you might have had a social service apparatus where you could get help for that son. But by the time we get to the eighties, and we are dealing with an addiction crisis with crack cocaine, the only one who’s going to show up when you call is the police. So the community is very tortured and very torn about how do we deal with this social crisis when the only tools at our disposal given to us by our mayor, given to us by our president, are really crime-fighting tools, not public health tools, not social service tools.

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Mayor, community members break ground on $9.5-million renovation of Kemeny Rec Center Michigan Chronicle reports

As part of the City of Detroit’s ongoing commitment to expanding recreational opportunities for Detroit residents, Mayor Mike Duggan joined with members of the Southwest Detroit community to break ground and announce plans to construct an addition and renovate Kemeny Recreation Center. The mayor was joined by Parks and Recreation officials, City Council, community organizations and Marathon Petroleum officials at a groundbreaking ceremony at the center, located at 2260 S. Fort Street in Southwest Detroit. The $9.5-million renovation and expansion project will include: • Construction of a new gymnasium addition • Renovation of existing space to create multipurpose rooms; facilities for sports, fitness and other activities; and a new kitchen • Construction of a new parking lot

• New electrical, mechanical and roof systems “For years, we watched as recreation centers across the city were closed,” Duggan said. “But it’s a new day in Detroit. Last week, we opened 16 Summer Fun Centers inside of Detroit schools and starting today we are beginning the process of giving the residents of this community back their own recreation center.” The Kemeny project follows

announcements by the mayor establishing summer recreational programs in 16 Detroit public schools and the ongoing renovation of 40 neighborhoods parks across the city that will be completed this year. The city closed Kemeny in 2015 with the intention of building a replacement nearby. Ultimately, it was determined that renovating and expanding the existing facility made the most fiscal sense.

The project is being funded primarily by the city, although Marathon Oil is contributing $1.4 million to the redevelopment of the center and contributed $600,000 for engineering and design of the new center.

The building is currently 20,826 square feet. With the addition of the new gym, the building expands to 29,026 square feet. Work will begin in August 2017 and is expected to be completed in October 2018.

“This project has been a very collaborative effort between Marathon Petroleum, the City of Detroit and neighborhood residents who have tirelessly advocated to keep this project alive,” said David Roland, Marathon Petroleum, Refinery general manager. “We are happy to give back to our community and the residents who supported the expansion of our operations.”

“The department recognizes that Kemeny is an anchor for this community and we are enthused to be able to revive the old center into an expanded and updated facility,” said Keith Flournoy, interim director of Detroit Parks and Recreation Department. “This work will allow future generations to utilize a center that was enjoyed by previous generations for many years.”

Kemeny is the oldest existing recreation center that has not undergone major renovation.

Construction on this project was awarded to Detroit-based, minority-owned KEO & Associates, which is responsible for several other recreation center and park improvement projects. The architect is Ehresman Associates, Inc. The Detroit Building Authority is serving as the owner’s representative for the Detroit Parks and Recreation Department.

Originally opened in 1957, the center was named after Charles P. Kemeny, a WWII soldier who was killed in combat. The center quickly became the hub of the Fort/Schaefer community offering residents swimming, arts and crafts and quilting lessons.

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Comerica representatives Nathaniel Bennett (left), Janice Tessier, Rhonda Davenport Johnson, Larry Bryant, Patricia Alexander and Kevin Watkins joined David Bologna (second from left) of Cornerstone Schools for the presentation of a $10,000 donation to Cornerstone from the Comerica Bank Charitable Foundation. The check was presented to Cornerstone before the 23rd Annual Negro Leagues Tribute Game July 1 at Comerica Park.

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The Detroit Tigers recently hosted their 23rd Annual Negro Leagues Tribute Game, celebrating an important chapter in baseball’s history.

Stephanie Mitchell, manager of Comerica Bank’s Southfield Tower banking center, enjoys a spectacular view of the game with Negro Leagues legends Jake An on-field ceremony highSanders (left) and Pedro Sierra during Negro Leagues lighted the athletes’ major acWeekend at Comerica Park. complishments, punctuated by

Detroit Tigers players suited up in throwback uniforms worn by the “Detroit Stars,” a former Negro Leagues affiliate team. Several players honored that day were Negro Leagues legends who had played in allstar games and dedicated many years to the sport. Detroit Tigers pitcher Michael Fulmer congratulated each player as the ceremony began. Following the ceremony, Comerica Bank’s Nathaniel Bennett, chief diversity officer and director of talent acquisition, threw out the ceremonial first pitch.

Former Detroit Stars Negro Leagues player Pedro Sierra shows off his rings before visiting with “Throwing out the first pitch ­Comerica customers during Negro Leagues Weekend was an honor, especially at such at ­Comerica Park.

a significant game,” Bennett said. “It brought me back to the days of my own college ball and it was a privilege to represent Comerica and share that special experience with the fans and players.” The pre-game festivities also included the presentation of a $10,000 contribution from the Comerica Bank Charitable Foundation to Cornerstone Schools. Cornerstone Schools are faith-based schools in Detroit providing career pathways for students and a curriculum that

Negro Leagues legends Jake Sanders (center left) and Pedro Sierra visit with Comerica employees and customers during Negro Leagues Weekend at Comerica Park. includes the arts, an award-winning music program, sports, foreign language and STEM. “Comerica Bank has been proud to support Cornerstone for more than 20 years and continues to partner with them to implement community-based educational initiatives,” said Patricia Alexander, Business Banking relationship manager and co-chair of Comerica’s African American initiative. The schools’ curriculum offers students a strong academic program while working to develop character values in a safe and nurturing environment, while their “Partner Program” allows students to develop mentoring relationships with leaders of businesses across

metro Detroit, including Comerica. Comerica’s African American initiative hosted a special celebration of the contributions of Negro Leagues players and their impact on America’s favorite pastime at the ballpark that day. Former Detroit Stars players Pedro Sierra and Jake Sanders visited with Comerica guests and shared stories of their time spent with the Detroit Stars. “The folks here in Detroit make it feel like home and it’s been a blessed day,” Sanders said. Sanders, who went on to play for the Kansas City Monarchs following his time with the Detroit Stars, donned his

red and white Monarchs jersey, and Sierra wore his blue and white Detroit Stars uniform. The pair, who played together for the Stars in 1956, laughed as they told anecdotes about each other’s play and compared allstar game appearances. During the pre-game ceremony Sanders, along with the other Negro Leagues honorees, received engraved glass trophies that paid tribute to the players’ dedication to the community and game. “The appreciation and gifts that the Detroit Tigers gave us today are one of the greatest gifts they could’ve ever given a ball player, and all of us that received this are so thankful,” Sanders said.

Nathaniel Bennett, chief diversity officer and head of talent acquisition for Comerica Bank, threw out the ceremonial first pitch July 1 at the Detroit Tigers’ Negro Leagues Weekend tribute game.

Rhonda Davenport Johnson (center), Comerica’s national director of retail banking, shares stories with Detroit Tigers pitcher Michael Fulmer greets former Negro Leagues players and others during a pre-game former Negro Leagues player Pedro Sierra. ­ceremony at Comerica Park July 1.

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Comerica Bank’s Michigan Economic Activity Index eased 0.1 percentage points in April to a level of 130.8. April’s reading is 57 points, or 77 percent, above the index cyclical low of 74.1. The index averaged 127.7 points for all of 2016, four and one-tenth points above the index average for 2015. March’s index reading was 130.9.

“The Comerica Bank Michigan Economic Activity Index for April was essentially unchanged from March, about where it has been for the last five months. Five out of eight index components were positive in April, including nonfarm employment, unemployment insurance claims (inverted), housing starts, house prices and hotel occupancy. State exports, auto production and sales tax receipts were negative factors for the month. We expect national auto sales for the remainder of this year to remain below last year’s record setting pace. Auto production will likely remain a slight drag on the index through the second half of this year,” said Robert Dye, Chief Economist at Comerica Bank. “As Robert A. Dye auto production has eased, so has job growth in Michigan. For the year ending in April, nonfarm payrolls were up 1.7 percent in Michigan, still above the U.S. average of 1.5 percent. However, job growth will likely fall below the U.S. average in the second half of this year.”

Comerica Bank recently announced it will invest up to $5 million in Detroit Home Mortgage which is managed by Community Reinvestment Fund, USA (CRF). Comerica also plans to become a participating lender in the program in the future, at which time prospective Detroit home buyers will be able to apply at Comerica for financing through Detroit Home Mortgage. Detroit Home Mortgage was introduced last year to help solve Detroit’s appraisal gap problem. With Detroit housing appraising at a lower value than the acquisition and renovation price, prospective home buyers have had difficulty financing their purchase of Detroit homes. The program allows borrowers to obtain a second mortgage to help fill that gap.

“It’s been inspiring to watch the transformation of downtown D ­ etroit over the past several years,” notes Michael T. Ritchie, president of Comerica Bank-Michigan. “Detroit ­ Home Mortgage is helping to push that revitalization out into the neighborhoods and we’re proud to support that effort through our investment in Detroit Home Mortgage.” Detroit Home Mortgage was developed through the collaboration of government, local banks, foundations and nonprofits and is designed to make it easier for prospective buyers to finance a Detroit home. According to Crain’s Detroit Business, less than 20 percent of Detroit home purchases last year were financed with mortgages. The Detroit Home Mortgage program aims to increase that percentage, thereby increasing homeownership in the city. A list of lenders participating in the Detroit Home Mortgage Program can be found at http://www.detroithomemortgage.org.

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Comerica Bank to invest up to $5 Million in Detroit Home Mortgage

Comerica’s commitment to invest in Detroit Home Mortgage builds on the bank’s $3 million investment in its banking center network in and around downtown Detroit. Earlier this year the bank announced plans to open new locations, relocate offices and sell offices to make way for new developments downtown.

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Comerica Cares volunteers celebrated the end of the school year with students at Roberto Clemente Academy. One of the highlights for Diane Curry, manager of Comerica’s Main-Huron banking center in Ann Arbor, was meeting the student she’d tutored online during the 2016-2017 school year.

Year-End Celebration Of Learning

Comerica colleagues wrapped up the 2016-2017 school year with a special celebration with the students they’ve tutored online over the past year through Innovation for Learning’s TutorMate program. This is the sixth year Comerica and its employees have participated in the online volunteer program, which helps students at Detroit’s ­Roberto Clemente Academy grow more proficient in reading. Through the TutorMate technology, C ­ omerica’s volunteer tutors can see and read with their students without having to leave their offices. The program’s popularity in Michigan led to its expansion to the bank’s Texas and California markets. Comerica is currently the largest volunteer partici10:07 AM pant in T ­ utorMate.

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, house 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 one of the largest banking center networks 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.

Paul Obermeyer, executive president of Enterprise Technology and Operations for Comerica Bank, works with students at Roberto Clemente Academy who were tutored through the Innovation for Learning TutorMate program.

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“We are excited to celebrate 37 years of relationship building and mentoring at our Tuxedos & Tennis Shoes Gala,” said Terri Mial, vice president of Youth Development and Community Initiatives for the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit. “This year we have partnered with Derrick Coleman and Hill Harper who both believe providing opportunities to atrisk youth; and this summer collectively we are providing the youth with opportunities to learn, intern and develop skills in leadership.” Actor, author and activist Hill Harper, who will be conducting his foundation’s

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Derrick Coleman hosts YMCA gala, keynote speaker Hill Harper The Metro Youth YMCA will host its 37th Annual Achievers Awards with its “Tux & Tens-Around the World” themed gala and fundraiser. The event will serve as a fundraiser to assist with college preparatory and mentoring programming for inner city youth while honoring those who have already committed the current year to volunteering for the youth. The evening will take place at Boll Family YMCA located at 1401 Broadway, Detroit, on Saturday, July 22, from 8 pm to 12 am. Special guests include host Derrick Coleman and speaker Hill Harper. Tickets to the event are free with the sponsorship of a program to benefit a student. Corporate sponsorships are currently available. Individual sponsorships are available.

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Summer Empowerment Academy with the Metro Youth YMCA in partnership with Grow Detroit’s Young Talent Initiative, will serve as the keynote speaker during this year’s award ceremony. The award ceremony will recognize and induct mentors into the Achievers program who have demonstrated the benefits of hard work, service, professionalism, integrity, educational achievement and community involvement in one or more year-round initiatives. Also during the event, guests will have an interactive night and receive a firsthand look at how the programming allows the youth to learn while having fun. This “Y Experience” will give guests the opportunity to experience some of the programs currently offered including salsa dance lessons, cooking workshops, foreign language and cell phone photography to name a few. Join the fun with a pair of tennis shoes and formal attire at the YMCA’s 37th Annual Tux and Tens. Sponsor a future youth leader by visiting insert link here. With sponsorship, you can also nominate an achiever (volunteer) by visiting Here. For more information about I CAN Achieve please visit http://ymcadetroit.org/metro-youth-ymca/about-the-y/ ymca-i-can-achieve/.

Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO) will host its annual Handlebars for the Homeless, a 15-mile guided bicycle tour of Detroit’s hidden treasures, on Sunday, Aug. 6. Proceeds raised at the event will support NSO’s programs, including Homeless Recovery Services. Welcoming beginner and avid cyclists, the ride will begin and end at the NSO Bell Building, located at 882 Oakman Blvd. in Detroit, which is home to 155 formerly homeless adults and is the 62-year-old organization’s headquarters. Participant check-in and onsite registration begins at 7 a.m. and includes light breakfast refreshments and distribution of a high-performance T-shirt, spoke card and entry into a drawing to win a bicycle from Detroit Bikes, painted bike helmet by Detroit artist Quinn Emery and more. The drawing takes place at the end of the event and is open to all registered participants. The winners must be present to win. During the tour, which begins at 9 a.m. and ends at noon, participants will cycle through the campuses of University of Detroit-Mercy and Marygrove College, as well as the Sherwood Forest, Boston Edison and Palmer Park neighborhoods and Live6 Alliance area. Riders will see the community at “ground level” and have the opportunity to learn about NSO programs, including how the organization is working to end

homelessness. “NSO’s Handlebars for Homeless educates participants about the challenges that face the more than 5,000 homeless individuals living on our streets, while also highlighting some of Detroit’s most beautiful, thriving and up-and-coming neighborhoods,” said David Rudolph, a bicycle enthusiast, founder of Handlebars for the Homeless and NSO board member. “As Detroit and the nation prepare to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 rebellion, Handlebars for the Homeless’ route will take bicyclists through 12th Street and Clairmont, recognized as the epicenter of the rebellion, as well as to “Thomas Gordon Park,” which soon will be rededicated and commemorating the events of 1967.” For the third consecutive year, NSO is proud to partner with Detroit Bikes, which encourages cycling by making an accessible, enjoyable bicycle while continuing Detroit’s legacy of quality

manufacturing and design. The Detroit-based business has generously donated the company’s original model, the A-Type bike, which retails at $699.99 and features a rich matte black powder coat finish. Emery, a student at the College for Creative Studies, will donate a customized hand-painted bike helmet. She uses high quality, oil enamel paint to make the bike helmets highly durable and weatherproof. Online registration for individuals is $35 through July 22 or $40 afterwards or on-site. Special discount registration rates also are available through July 22 for small groups of four-to-nine cyclists and large teams of 10 or more. For additional information, sponsorship opportunities and to register, visit www.nso-mi. org or call 313-961-4890. Participants must be 14 years of age or older and all youth must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.

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The Pence-Kobach Voter Suppression Commission is a sham

By Shin Inouye

Two weeks ago, a voter suppression commission led by Vice President Mike Pence and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach sent a letter to secretaries of state requesting sensitive information including the names, addresses, dates of birth, political party affiliation, voter history and even partial Social Security numbers of registered voters across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The Leadership Conference President and CEO Vanita Gupta first posted Kobach’s letter on Twitter with a message – “Pence and Kobach are laying the groundwork for voter suppression, plain & simple” – that helped to frame subsequent coverage of the commission. As the former head of the Civil Rights Division overseeing the nation’s voting rights laws, Gupta has had a unique view of the long trajectory of coordinated attacks on voting rights, as well as the single-minded agenda of several Shin Inouye members of the commission, and sounded the alarm. The letter’s author, Kris Kobach, is a man with an agenda and a history of discriminatory and regressive views on voting rights. We are particularly concerned that these calls for information may be used to wrongly remove eligible black and Hispanic voters from the rolls through the problematic process known as Crosscheck. The Leadership Conference sent a letter to all secretaries of state, which was signed by more than 100 national and state organizations, urging them not to comply with the commission’s data request. The letter reflects a widespread concern about the dangerous purpose behind the commission’s unprecedented request and the serious threat posed by compliance with it. We are also deeply concerned about a letter sent by the Justice Department on the same day as the commission’s letter, to states covered by the National Voter Registration Act, requesting information on voter registration list maintenance procedures. It is not normal for the Department of Justice to ask for voting data from all states covered by the National Voter Registration Act. It’s likely that this is instead the beginning of an effort to force unwarranted voter purges. The fact that the Justice Department letter coincides with the commission’s letter should cause voters serious concern. Kobach has been behind illegal voter purging across the country. The commission is a pretext for accessing sensitive voter information Kobach has always wanted to have in order to essentially create a national Crosscheck program to kick millions of eligible voters of the rolls and undermine the sanctity of our election systems. Voting is a civil right protected under the Constitution, but elections are administered by the states. That is why

voter data is historically and strategically kept by the states, rather than the federal government. Former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post noting that compiling voter data sought by the Pence-Kobach commission would pose a national security threat because of concerns related to cyber security. Since the voter data was requested by the commission, several lawsuits have been filed and the commission was forced to suspend its request. Rather than wasting taxpayer funds to defend these lawsuits in court, the Trump administration should simply require its commission to comply with all applicable laws that were designed to protect our privacy and to make the government accountable to the people it serves. Even before the commission suspended its data request, state officials from both sides of the aisle had expressed disapproval for the sham commission’s request. For example, Republican Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said, “In the event I were to receive correspondence from the commission requesting [detailed voter information], my reply would be: They can go jump in the Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi is a great state to launch from.” In just a few days, on July 19, the commission will meet for the first time. The ACLU has brought litigation seeking public access to the meeting, which the commission is attempting to deny. The idea that this commission is in existence for any other reason than to deter eligible voters from participating in our democracy is a farce. These requests come from individuals, such as Kobach, Hans von Spakovsky, J. Christian Adams, and Ken Blackwell, who have a long history of trying to suppress the vote, particularly for people of color. This commission is merely another partisan ploy to discourage Americans from making their voices heard. To preserve the sanctity of the democratic process, our priority must be to eliminate barriers that prevent eligible voters from exercising a fundamental right of American citizenship. That starts by giving voters the confidence that politicians are safeguarding our democracy and not rigging the system for their political gain. However, this commission has given us no reason to believe that it’s headed in that direction. Americans deserve a voting system that is free, fair, and encourages eligible voters to participate – but that’s not what this group aims to accomplish. If allowed, the Trump administration and its allies across the country will simply use this sham commission to legitimize policies that are known to prevent voters from having a voice in our elections. We can’t allow that to happen. Our democracy is far from perfect, but we know it works best when more people participate. Rather than suppressing voter turnout, we need to focus on efforts that will improve the electoral process so that every eligible voter can register, vote, and make their voices heard. We must not be distracted by sham, partisan attempts to undermine our democracy.

Trump’s proposed budget cuts threaten civil rights By Charlene Crowell NNPA

Decades of vigilant struggles, sacrifices and civil rights legislation enacted in the 1960s won federal promises to ensure that discrimination is illegal and would not be tolerated. Unfettered access to housing, voting rights, fair credit, public accommodations and more were marked and celebrated as hard- Charlene Crowell fought victories for Black Americans and other people of color. In later years, additional protections were added as amendments to safeguard the rights of the elderly, disabled, and the LGBT community. Now in 2017, a growing number of interests are openly questioning whether the Trump Administration intends to uphold these laws. More specifically, a series of federal agencies with offices dedicated to civil rights are at risk. Through budget cuts and staff reductions, these agencies will either outright deny or severely limit the ability to challenge discrimination that continues today. Case in point: the Department of Education’s scaling back of civil rights enforcement. Proposed Trump Administration departmental budget cuts will result in the loss of the equivalent of 46, full-time positions. For remaining staff, caseload levels will rise.

Commenting on the severity of cuts, Laura Dunn, the executive director of SurvJustice, a DC-based nonprofit that supports legal justice recently told Inside Higher Ed, “They know that they can’t complete these investigations with such a lean budget and inadequate staffing.” On June 8, Candice Jackson, the Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued an internal Education memo directing all 12 regional Office of Civil Rights (OCR) staff of immediately begin new practices. Per Jackson, the Education Department goal is to swiftly address compliance issues, reach reasonable resolution agreements and encourage voluntary settlements wherever possible. Staff members, who handle investigations, were advised to clear case backlogs and resolve complaints in a “reasonable time frame.” Education’s OCR is charged to prevent, identify, end and remedy discrimination against students. OCR investigates education complaints involving admissions, recruitment, financial aid, academic programs, student treatment and services, vocational education, housing, employment and more. Complaints may be filed by an affected consumer or on behalf of another person or group. Under the Obama Administration, additional OCR staffing in the Education Department was added to better meet the goal of closing cases within 180 days. In some instances, clearing case backlogs took years, instead of days, to thoroughly investigate and resolve complaints.

Wayne County Treasurer’s Office works hard to reduce foreclosures Eric R. Sabree

Treasurer, Wayne County

Since my election as Wayne County Treasurer nearly one year ago we have taken aggressive steps to prevent foreclosures in Wayne County. Contrary to some recent media reports reflecting special interests, there’s simply no incentive to foreclose on homeowners anywhere in Wayne County. The assertion we are counting on foreclosures to balance the county budget is absurd. We are doing everything we can to reduce foreclosures, help people get into payment Eric R. Sabree plans and obtain the financial aid and advice they need to be productive homeowners in our greater community. Without question, the foreclosure issue is a major one in Wayne County and may well be unprecedented anywhere in the nation. Wayne County and its largest city, Detroit was impacted by the Great Recession and subsequent largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. History – all following decades of decline in population due to evaporating jobs in the automotive and related industries and globalization. No other region has been affected by similar economic shock waves. I cite these issues to provide context to the challenging dilemma of the continuing foreclosure problem. From my perspective, we have a firm grasp on the challenge and can demonstrate great progress in foreclosure reductions. We are optimistic that the worst is behind us. Let’s look at just the past few years: In 2015, some 28,000 properties were auctioned due to foreclosures.

In 2016, we were able to reduce the number of foreclosures to 13,900. We are working to reduce the number of properties in the auction in the fall of 2017. The office of the Wayne County Treasurer has less than 10,000 properties scheduled to be auctioned. Conducted an unprecedented outreach campaign using paid and earned media to educate people on options to prevent foreclosures. Supported and attained new legislation for the Interest Rate Reduction program allowing homeowners to reduce their interest rates on delinquent taxes 18% to 6%. Enrolled thousands of homeowners in monthly payment plans. Joined a kiosk network to allow people to make payments in their neighborhoods in a safe, convenient manner with no “convenience fees.” (This has increased collections, reduced overhead and stabilized payment programs). Engaged homeowners in Taxpayer Saturdays and Talk with the Treasurer sessions throughout Wayne County to educate residents on all of the options and resources available to help them stay in their homes. Cooperated with the State of Michigan and Federal Government in the Step Forward program to bring additional resources to help. Commissioned a door knocking campaign for over 6,200 properties in Detroit. Securing and boarding up unoccupied structures that are open to trespass and pose a safety hazard. One of the root causes of property tax foreclosure is poverty, which is compounded by a lack of education, job training and employment opportunities. Our office will continue to fulfill our statutory duties and collect taxes and enforce the law while doing everything possible to help people stay in their homes.

New health care bill, the wrong choice for African Americans

By Dr. Marjorie Innocent

In 1954, Thurgood Marshall and a team of NAACP attorneys argued the landmark civil rights case, Brown v. Board, before the Supreme Court. They demonstrated to the justices that segregated schools violated the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause that separate was and would always be unequal. Our representatives are on the brink of instating a health care plan that epitomizes separate and unequal. Thirteen U.S. Senators — all white men — sat behind closed doors in Washington, D.C. and Dr. Marjorie Innocent crafted a replacement to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Their proposed bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), based on of the House’s American Health Care Act (AHCA), would only benefit people like themselves — healthy, wealthy white men — and quarantine the rest of the country into the confines of high cost, low quality health care. The Senate’s inequitable protection plan would disproportionately hurt the sick, the poor, the elderly, women and people of color. It would make healthcare more expensive for seniors and people who are already sick, increase outof-pocket costs for doctor’s visits, slash subsidies to help low-income people pay for health insurance, and cut Medicaid support to states by three-quarters of a trillion dollars. In more than twenty years as a health and social policy professional, I have witnessed the dire consequences of African Americans living without health care, and I have watched the ACA repair some of the most egregious inequities in our health care system. If the Senate bill passes, the impact will be devastating, and, in many cases, lethal. The current version of the Senate’s health care plan is projected to cause some 22 million people to lose their coverage by 2026, including 15 million next year. It also proposes to cut more than $772 billion from the Medicaid program over ten years and phase out additional funding for its expansion. At the same

time, the bill proposes tax cuts of $700 billion that will largely benefit high-income individuals and big businesses -especially profiting the top one percent of earners. In effect, cuts to Medicaid for the poor and to premium subsidies for low-income people will serve to refund the rich. The Senate’s plan grants several allowances to states that hold the potential for serious harm. The plan permits states to opt out of providing essential health benefits that made coverage under the ACA more comprehensive, such as maternity and mental health care. States that opt out of providing these essential benefits would receive their share of $112 billion over ten years to help offset the states’ cost for covering those who need care most and likely set up high-risk insurance groupings. This provision would incentivize states to mark up the cost of coverage for people with certain needs, ostracizing them to their own costly risk pool. But the sick are not the only ones that the Senate plan puts at risk. Under the new bill, low-income families and individuals would also be significantly hurt by the cuts to Medicaid. The ACA cut the uninsured rate for African-American adults by almost half between 2010 to 2015 and eliminated the inequity in uninsured rates between African American and white children. Further, the BCRA is an assault on the health of women of all races. The bill would prevent Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funding for at least one year, including Medicaid and Title X, despite its status as a source of care for services that women need, such as contraception and screenings for cancers and STDs. Our nation does not need a new health reform law. The ACA is the most comprehensive legislative effort to improve and democratize health care access in our nation’s history. We need to bolster the ACA’s promises of progress, not regress to conditions that were unacceptable then and are indefensible now. We need Congress to develop policies that help prevent illness, better manage disease, and facilitate health and well-being in our society overall. Our government’s focus should be on repairing and strengthening the ACA, not replacing it, much less with a dangerous, divisive alternative. It is time to put all of America first.

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE July 19-25, 2017 Page B-5 community ‘Art of Rebellion: Black Art of the Civil Rights Movement’ at Detroit Institute of Arts As part of a city-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Detroit rebellion, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) presents “Art of Rebellion: Black Art of the Civil Rights Movement,” July 23 - Oct. 22, 2017. The exhibition is free with museum admission, which is free for residents of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.

Neals (1969) and “Shango” by Ademola Olugebefola (1969). ■ Black Arts Movement (BAM) Active in New York 1965–76 and founded by poet and playwright Amiri Baraka in response to Malcolm X’s death. These artists emphasized racial pride and African heritage in art that reflects black culture and experiences. BAM members were politically militant and often racial separatist. This section features “Southern Pasture” by Benny Andrews (1963), “The Fire Next Time” by Vincent Smith (1968) and Hale Woodruff’s “Ancestral Memory” (1966).

The exhibition was organized by the DIA in collaboration with the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, which organized the exhibition “Say It Loud: Art, History, Rebellion.” Both are part of a community-wide reflection on the Detroit rebellion of 1967 that involves about 100 local institutions led by the Detroit Historical Museum. “Art of Rebellion” has been generously supported by the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and the Whitney Fund.

■ AfriCOBRA (African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists) Established in Chicago in 1968 by Jeffrey Donaldson, Wadsworth Jarrell, Jae Jarrell, Barbara Jones-Hogu and Gerald Williams. These artists created powerful art that was understandable, relevant and accessible. They regarded art making as a revolutionary act and developed Afrocentric aesthetic principles and concepts that reflected the style, colors, cool attitude and rhythm associated with African American culture. Among these works are “Three Queens” by Wadsworth Jarrell (1971), “Unite” by Barbara Jones-Hogu (1971) and Jeff Donaldson’s “Victory in the Valley of Eshu (1971).

“Art of Rebellion” features 34 paintings, sculptures and photographs mostly by African American artists working collectively and independently in the 1960s and 1970s. Artists in the collectives created art for African American audiences that asserted black identity and racial justice and, situated within the story of these collectives, is the Detroit rebellion of 1967. The exhibition also includes works by artists who were not part of a collective and artists working in later decades who were inspired by art from the Civil Rights Movement. A scholarly catalog accompanies the exhibition. “The commemoration of the 1967 Detroit rebellion provides an opportunity to call attention to the talented and often overlooked artists who were reacting to the struggle for social, political and racial justice during the 1960s and 70s,” said Salvador Salort-Pons, DIA director. “The DIA’s collaboration with the Wright Museum lays a foundation from which we are building a strategic and lasting working relationship that will help bring our community closer together.” In conjunction with the exhibition, on July 29 beginning at 1 p.m. and running into the evening, the DIA’s Detroit Film Theatre presents a marathon screening of Detroit Home Movies, a year-long project to gather home movies from around 1967 that depict everyday life in Detroit’s diverse communities. The films will run chronologically in 45-minute chapters, with a 12-minute break between each chapter, and families have been invited to talk about their movies while they run. The Crystal Gallery Café will remain open throughout the marathon. The home movie project is a partnership of the DIA, Detroit Free Press, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Wayne State Univer-

“1967: Death in the Algiers Motel and Beyond,” 2017, Rita Dickerson, acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of the artist sity’s Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs, Detroit Historical Society and Bridge magazine. Most of the exhibition focuses on the art of five artist collectives: ■ Spiral Active 1963-65 in New York and formed by Romare Bearden, Charles Alston, Norman Lewis and Hale Woodruff to advance the Civil Rights Movement’s platform of social change. Charles Alston’s “Black and White #7” (1961), “Untitled (Alabama)” by Norman Lewis (1967) and Romare Bearden’s photo projection on paper “Conjure Woman” (1964) are shown in this section. ■ Kamoinge Workshop Founded in 1963 in Harlem by photographers Louis Draper, Ray Francis, Herbert Randall, Albert Fenner and Roy DeCarava. Kamoinge is still active in addressing

the underrepresentation of black photographers in the art world and in conveying the black experience. Ming Smith’s “James Baldwin in Setting Sun over Harlem, Harlem, New York, 1979” (1979/91), “Fadiouith, Senegal” by Anthony Barboza, (1972) and Adger W. Cowans’ “Malcolm X Speaks at a Rally in Harlem (at 115th St. & Lexington Ave.), New York, September 7, 1963” (1963) are among the photographs in this section. ■ Weusi Based in Harlem, founded in 1965 by Ademola Olugebefola and Otto Neals. An ongoing collective dedicated to eradicating negative misrepresentations of black culture in the media and to teaching African Americans about their heritage. This section includes Che Baraka’s “Blood of My Blood” (1973), “Curiosity” by Otto

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“Art of Rebellion” also includes work by artists who did not belong to a collective but who were also reacting to civil rights and social justice issues. Some examples are “Black Attack” by Allie McGhee (1967), which is about Detroit’s 1967 rebellion and “Selma to Montgomery, Alabama March, Cover of May, 1965 Issue of Ebony Magazine” by photographer Moneta Sleet Jr., which shows Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. leading protesters on the famous march in the title of the work. Many African American artists working in the 1980s to the present were inspired by artists in the collectives. Among them are Rita Dickerson, whose 2017 painting “1967: Death in the Algiers Motel and Beyond” is about the 1967 Detroit rebellion; Elizabeth Catlett’s “Homage to Black Women Poets” (1984) and David Hammons “African American Flag” (1990). Museum Hours and Admission 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. General admission (excludes ticketed exhibitions) is free for Wayne, Oakland and Macomb county residents and DIA members. For all others, $14 for adults, $9 for seniors ages 62+, $8 for college students, $6 for ages 6-17. For membership information, call 313-833-7971.

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COLLEAGUE SPOTLIGHT Lucy Jenkins

Thirty-one years ago Lucy Jenkins was hired at Comerica Bank as a secretary in human resources. Throughout her career, she has had many roles and responsibilities that have helped diversify her skills and interests through the career advancement opportunities offered by the bank. “Comerica is a company that values and invests in their employees,” said Jenkins. “Whether it’s encouraging us to volunteer, providing career advancement training or offering tuition reimbursement, Comerica provides opportunities to progress throughout the bank.”

Comerica colleagues packed a record 14,000 pounds of food for Forgotten Harvest to deliver to Metro Detroit soup kitchens, food pantries and shelters. Forgotten Harvest collected more than 45 million pounds of food last year for delivery to 250 emergency food providers in the community.

Jenkins encourages her colleagues to capitalize on the career opportunities and training Comerica offers. While working in the banking centers, she often encountered colleagues working their first job. She would encourage them to seek advancement opportunities through the bank such as continuing Lucy Jenkins their education through the tuition reimbursement program. Through close relationships with her colleagues, she would learn their interests and career goals and help educate her peers on different ways to achieve those goals. Jenkins earned her bachelor’s degree from Wayne State University and master’s degree from Walsh College with the help of Comerica’s tuition reimbursement program. She also has a Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA) certification, which helped advance her career. Through various training opportunities, Jenkins migrated from a secretarial role to working with the employee tuition reimbursement program. She then worked as an assistant banking center manager and eventually moved to trust operations. She currently serves as a vice president and trust advisor in wealth management.

Gleaners Community Food Bank recognized Comerica Bank recently for the support provided by the bank’s volunteers to Gleaners. Receiving a certificate of appreciation from Gerry Brisson, president of Gleaners Community Food Bank, are Janice Tessier, Michigan market contributions manager, and Patricia McCann, employee volunteer program manager.

Members of Comerica’s wealth management team collected and organized more than 335 pounds of cereal in partnership with Gleaners Community Food Bank, which equals to nearly 5,000 servings for people in need. The cereal drive is one of Comerica’s many initiatives to support the Detroit food bank.

Lucy Jenkins loves traveling to New York with her sons Larry (left) and Michael (right) pictured here in Central Park dressed like the Statue of Liberty.

Comerica’s Janice Tessier, Michigan market contributions manager, helped kick off last month’s Cinetopia Film Festival in Detroit. The ­Comerica-sponsored festival showcased the best feature-length films from Sundance, Cannes, Venice, Toronto and others.

Comerica Bank was recognized as one of the most community-minded companies in the nation as part of The Civic 50, an initiative of “Points of Light,” the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service. The Civic 50 highlights organizations that display continuous commitment to community and civic engagement. Nearly 7,000 volunteer hours were donated to the Detroit community in 2016 with thousands more donated across the country.

In her current role as a trust advisor, Jenkins services a variety of investment management and complex fiduciary trust accounts. She ensures the trust accounts are in compliance and manages client relationships, along with the assigned investment strategist. Together they ensure the investments are prudent and take into account both current and future beneficiary interests. Additionally, Jenkins frequently meets with clients to build and expand relationships with them and their families. Jenkins gives back to the community by spending time reading to children from Cornerstone Schools in Detroit. She participates in volunteer and event coordination opportunities at her sons’ high schools by raising money for programs through bake sales and other fundraisers. This September, Jenkins and her son Michael will participate in a walk to raise money to fight type 1 diabetes after recently learning her son is diabetic. She anticipates her volunteer efforts will shift towards finding a cure. What are your goals for the future? “My biggest goal is making sure my two children, Larry and Michael, find a career in an industry they are passionate about. If you love what you’re doing, it’s not a job and it makes it easy to go to work every day. I really love my career here at Comerica and I want the same for my boys.” What are your hobbies? “I love reading, traveling and shopping for costume jewelry. As a teenager I worked in a retail store and really developed a love for costume jewelry. It helps show my style and reflect my personality. I like walking around local art fairs or events like Arts, Beats and Eats in Royal Oak to find unique pieces. When I travel to New York, I always visit the jewelry district and shop for fun, one-of-a-kind pieces.” For more information on how Comerica colleagues are giving back to our community, visit

www.facebook.com/Comerica.

Michael Cheatham, Comerica’s community reinvestment act manager, spoke to young men on the importance of saving money during Matrix Human Services’ “Our Boys Count Upliftment Conference.” The Detroit conference is one of several initiatives within the organization’s “Building Better Men” program, which focuses on the importance of education and hard work.

Cindy Croft, manager of Comerica Bank’s Romulus office and chair of the Comerica Bank veterans’ initiative, joined Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Robert W. Smith III and Patricia McCann, employee volunteer program manager for Comerica Bank, at the 2017 Detroit Veteran Tribute. Volunteers of America Michigan recognized U.S. Senator Gary Peters for his service both as a Comerica colleagues Jaunice Kellar, CRA market manager (third from right), and Kathy Torigian, regional trust sailor and civilian at their first-ever Detroit Veteran and estate officer (second from left), were candidates for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Michigan Chap- Tribute. Comerica helped sponsor the tribute, which ter’s Man and Woman of the year recognition. Kellar, Torigian and their fellow candidates raised $300,000 to included a tour of the Volunteers of America homeless help fight blood cancers. veteran housing and service center.

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NEIdeas $10K and $100K small business challenge finalists announced for 2017 One-hundred-thirty-six businesses have been selected as finalists for this year’s NEIdeas challenge, a program rewarding small businesses in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park with a total of $400,000 in cash prizes for their ideas for growth. The finalists were selected from a pool of 693 applicants from across Detroit who submitted ideas by the June 1 application deadline. This is the largest number of applicants in NEIdeas’ four-year history. This fall, 20 of the finalists will be selected to win $10,000 each for their ideas to grow, and two others will be selected to win $100,000 each for their ideas to “grow big.” NEIdeas is a program of the New Economy Initiative (NEI) and is run in partnership with the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC). Its mission is to support existing businesses in a way that will maintain and strengthen them in the cities and the neighborhoods that need them most. Since 2014, NEIdeas has awarded a total of $1.5 million to 96 businesses and provided all applicants with opportunities to access small business support services. NEIdeas has engaged more than 2,000 small businesses representing every ZIP code in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park. “We are thrilled at both the number and quality of applications we received for this year’s NEIdeas challenge,” said Pamela Lewis, director of the New Economy Initiative. “The strength of these applications is a testament to the creativity and resilience of small business owners throughout the cities of Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park.” This year’s finalists include businesses ranging in age from 3 to 92 who span many sectors, from chocolatiers to jewelers, creative firms to construction companies, restaurants to manufacturers, boutiques to barbershops. Applicants’ ideas for growth include marketing their products and services, purchasing equipment, updating facilities, acquiring work vehicles and much more. The NEIdeas application is simple — roughly 400 words describing an idea for growth and that idea’s potential to impact the community and create jobs. Businesses grossing less than $750,000 annually are eligible for the $10K challenge, and businesses grossing between $750,000 and $5 million annually are eligible for the $100K challenge. For the official NEIdeas program guidelines, click on http://neideasdetroit.org/ guidelines/rules-eligibility/. Before finalists were selected, every application was evaluated by NEI and DEGC staff. Next, an independent jury composed of community leaders, small business owners, and past NEIdeas winners will review the finalist pool and recommend winners to NEI and CFSEM. To date, 70 percent of NEIdeas-winning businesses are minority owned, and 65 percent are woman owned. For a list of past NEIdeas winners, visit NEIdeasDetroit.org. “We’re proud that our past challenge winners reflect the residents and neighborhoods of Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park,” said Lewis. “That’s in large part thanks to the DEGC’s robust outreach efforts and our 29 ambassador organizations, who encouraged and assisted applicants from their neighborhoods.”

Wendy Hilliard, founder of the Harlem-based Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation, opened the newest branch in her hometown Detroit a year ago. Hilliard, who got the idea to expand at a Detroit Homecoming event two years ago, will be returning this year. PHOTOS: Keith A. Owens

Homecoming IV to attract 200 expats to their hometown Opening night to take place at Michigan Central Train Station By Keith A. Owens

and Michigan Chronicle Reports Cass Tech High School graduate and iconic comedienne-actress Lily Tomlin will accept the Detroit Homecoming Award and a key to the city at a spectacular event at the Michigan Central Train Station as the kickoff to Detroit Homecoming IV, Sept. 13-15. Homecoming will be the first event in the station in more than 30 years. “We are anxious to see the reaction from the expats and dignitaries when they walk into Michigan Central Station on Sept. 13. The new windows on the 13th floor offer spectacular views of the city,” said Matthew Moroun. At a news conference last week, Homecoming Director Mary Kramer announced several Homecoming IV speakers with ties to Detroit or Michigan, including philanthropist Stephen Ross, Golden State Warrior Draymond Green and TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot. At the press conference, expat and Hall of Fame gymnast Wendy Hilliard, founder and CEO, Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation, shared how her attendance at the first Homecoming inspired her to open a youth gymnastics

Regardless of whether an applicant receives a cash award, all NEIdeas participants are matched with opportunities to grow their businesses, ranging from workshops on small business needs to personalized connections to small business support organizations in NEI’s network of grantees.

center on Detroit’s northwest side. She is now operating out of the Joe Dumars Fieldhouse and looking for a permanent site in that same area of the city. “My Detroit Homecoming experience brought together the enthusiasm and resources I needed to make my dream

of a gymnastics center a reality,” said Hilliard. “The other expats have been so supportive. It’s really the people at home that have been able to make this

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Automotive Hall of Fame to induct Edward Welburn, former GM head of Global Design By Alisha Dixon

“NEIdeas is about more than just money, it’s about connecting small businesses to the vast network of support in Detroit that exists to help them thrive,” said Lewis.

The Automotive Hall of Fame will hold its 2017 Induction and Awards Gala Ceremony on Thursday, July 20, at Cobo Center to recognize four global automotive leaders for their contributions to the automotive industry. The award is the industry’s highest honor. This year’s inductees include Albert Bombassei, August Fruehauf, Jack Roush and Edward Welburn, recently retired General Motors vice president of Global Design.

An announcement of the winners of the $10,000 and $100,000 cash awards will be made later in the fall. Visit NEIdeasDetroit.org for updates. The NEI is a regional economic development initiative working to build a network of support for entrepreneurs and small businesses in southeast Michigan. A special project of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, NEI is supported by 13 local and national foundations. The mission of NEI is to create an inclusive, innovative regional culture by reawakening and leveraging Detroit’s creative entrepreneurial drive. The overarching goal is to establish a more diverse economy where opportunity, wealth and prosperity are available to all. To learn more, visit http://neweconomyinitiative.org/.

Wendy Hilliard talking wiith Mayor Mike Duggan at last week’s Detroit Homecoming press conference.

Edward Welburn

“I was excited initially, but it has really grown from that. I don’t think anyone could understand how much of an impact this is having on me. The passion I’ve had for automobiles since my childhood is based on the cars I saw while growing up. These legendary cars were designed by designers who are now in the Hall of Fame. It’s those designers that have been my heroes since my childhood,” Welburn said. “Now, I’ll be listed

along with my heroes. It’s unbelievable the impact it’s having on me.” Referred to as “the man who brought beauty back to GM,” Welburn is the highest-ranking African American in the global automotive industry. During his 44-year areer, Welburn rose through General Motors’ ranks beginning as GM’s first African American designer to becoming the first African American to lead GM’s Global Design division, a position he held from 2003 to 2016. “I was the first African American designer hired by GM and it wasn’t something that I thought about at the time. I just wanted to design cars,” he said. As head of GM Design, Welburn was GM’s sixth head of design and the first to lead the company’s design division on a global level. He managed the designs of the latest Corvette, Camaro, Malibu,

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Homecoming happen. They see how important it is that we have this for our children. I’m so proud to be a Detroiter, I’m so proud that the city’s coming back, and I want to thank Detroit Homecoming for seeing the potential that Detroit’s always had and for bringing everybody back together so that we could make this happen.”

year’s Homecoming, I thought, what’s more symbolic of this city’s decline and rebirth than the images of the Michigan Central Depot four years ago and the images today? And what could more inspire expats who got some business resources than to show all of these entrepreneurs the possibility?”

“The connections people like Wendy make events like Homecoming make all the difference,” said Mayor Mike Duggan. “This event continues to attract some of Detroit’s most accomplished alumni who haven’t forgotten their roots. They are passionate about our city and are investing time, intellectual capital and millions of dollars to help revitalize Detroit.

Moroun spoke in more detail, somewhat humorously, about what it took to bring the event to the Michigan Central Depot.

“We’re going to see the day when this building gets renovated and is open and is vibrant again, and it’s going to be because the Moroun family stuck with it. So when Mary said, what’s the right place to do this

“A few years ago we began efforts to start cleaning up the [Michigan Central Depot]. Cleaning up the debris, the asbestos, secured the property from entry by unwelcome folks. And, at the request of the mayor, we installed a little over 1,000 windows in the tower. And $4 million later, we stand here today. I got a call from Mary Kramer….‘So Matt, the mayor asked me to call you to see if you would agree to hold the signature event for Homecoming Detroit at

From page C-1 the train station.’ Gulp. I said, Mary, I’ll do whatever I can for the mayor, but I don’t even know if that’s possible. “After a few conversations, and me getting over that daunting subject, we did some investigations and it is possible. And the fact that you’re all standing here makes me feel a lot more confident that we can do this. The Depot is going to take a marathon, but we’re not at the beginning the race, we’re a few miles into it and the event in September will be the first event except this press conference that we’ve had at the Depot since the mid-1980s.” The event will bring some of the region’s most successful expats — from CEOs to entertainers — back to Detroit so they can reconnect and reinvest in their hometown. Expatriates also share ideas and perspectives on how to continue Detroit’s rebirth. Since the inaugural event in 2014, Detroit expats have com-

mitted to investing more than $300 million in city projects and businesses. The theme of this year’s Detroit Homecoming — “connections” — will highlight the critical synergies necessary to bring a city back to world class status. At the suggestion of past expats, Homecoming IV will focus on Detroit’s neighborhoods and include immersions in three Detroit areas: Brightmoor, Livernois/6 Mile and the area where Detroit’s civil unrest began in 1967. Another morning will include a product showcase where 15 entrepreneurs will highlight their concepts to the attendees at The Factory in Corktown, a new development by expat Robbie Buhl. The group will also pay tribute to artist Charles McGee with a new video from expat Mike Ellison and experience a progressive dinner on the QLine that includes a stop at the new Little Caesars Arena and entertainment at the De-

Highland Park Business Association hosts annual music festival Michigan Chronicle Reports

The Highland Park Business Association is proud to announce the 8th Annual Highland Park Music Festival, July 20-22, at the grounds of the historic McGregor Library. The event will feature an array of musical talent from the metro Detroit area including famed guitarist Dennis Coffey, Straight Ahead, the Radio Show, Mark Mix and the Street Jazz Cartel, Just Us, Dreams Deferred, Makayla Trene and many more.

Friday 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. – Main Stage at Woodard and California

5 p.m. to 11 p.m. – Main Stage Sponsors for the event include DTE Energy Foundation, Legacy of Literacy, Magna Seating, Dialog Direct, Center for Youth & Families, One Detroit Credit Union, Comerica Bank, US Truck Driver Training School, Elevate Salon and 88.1 FM. The HPBA was formed 15 years ago, by a group of concerned businesses and community leaders with the

troit Institute of Arts. “When we launched the Homecoming idea in 2014, we weren’t sure what to expect since the city was still in bankruptcy then,” said Kramer. “It is so energizing to think about all the new things we have to share this year. Our goal continues to be to have the expats fall in love with their hometown all over again and find ways to re-engage and reinvest.” Said Jim Hayes, Detroit Homecoming founder: “The Detroit Homecoming was a simple idea that turned out to be of great value for Detroit. At the outset we had no idea we were building a template for other cities as

Straight Ahead mission of making Highland Park a better place to live, work and do business. According to HPBA president Mark Hackshaw, “The Highland Park Music Festival has become the city’s signature event over the last eight years. “We have also demonstrated that people will come to Highland Park for concerts and (other) entertainment.” To see the complete line up of entertainers and performances, please visit michiganchronicle.com.

well. This year, Flint and Erie, Pennsylvania are hosting homecomings following our model. Other cities like Baltimore continue to contact us for advice. I suspect more cities will eventually host homecomings. It can be a powerful economic development tool.” In addition to Wendy Hilliard’s gymnastics center, other expat initiatives include Will Leather Goods, The Platform, technology incubators and angel investments in startup businesses across the city. Individual expats have also made private investments in projects such as Orleans Landing, DuCharme Place and the Foundation Hotel.

Welburn

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Buick LaCrosse and Enclave and Cadillac CTS and numerous concepts that include the Buick Invicta and Avista and Cadillac Ciel.

Welburn to study product design and sculpture at Howard University’s College of Fine Arts where he earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in 1972.

Born in Philadelphia, Welburn’s love for cars began during his childhood. A trip to the 1958 Philadelphia International Auto Show was a pivotal moment for the 8 year old.

After graduating from Howard, he was hired by General Motors as a junior designer before becoming GM’s head of Global Design.

“I’ve been drawing cars since I was two and a half. At age 8, I was at the auto show with my parents and I saw a concept car that just totally blew my mind and I told my parents right there, at age 8, that when I grow up I’m going to design cars for that company. It was the Cadillac Cyclone concept,” the former GM VP said.

The HP Music Festival is free to the public. Families can spend an entire day enjoying music in the park, great food, and activities for children.

Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Literacy in the Park - Kidz Zone at McGregor ­Library Stage

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“By age 11, I figured out where that car and other GM cars were designed, and I wrote a letter to GM Design asking for guidance in becoming a designer and they encouraged me to keep sketching cars and to study design.” That guidance inspired

“When you are in the same category as Henry Ford, Alfred Sloan at General Motors, Walter P. Chrysler, Mr. Honda, Mr. Toyota, Karl Benz, those are obviously enormous names in the car business and from the Automotive Hall of Fame’s perspective, this year’s inductees are comparable to those names,” said aWilliam Chapin, president, Automotive Hall of Fame. “For Ed Welburn, there is no question that his leadership at General Motors Design and the things that he accomplished, not only the products that he designed, but his responsibility for design at General Motors, had a huge impact on our decision to induct him.”

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Introducing Jelani Walker: A fine young man!

Supported strongly by his mom and community, a 9-year-old makes good

By Scott Talley Special to the Michigan Chronicle

“I love my life.” When a person genuinely makes this statement from the heart that is certainly a person worth knowing and emulating. And that is why the “Best of Young Detroit” is proud to introduce our readers to a very special nineyear-old named Jelani Walker. Young Jelani is loving life by doing the very best he can in everything he takes on, which includes school, athletics and scouting, along with service to his church and community. “I set goals and then I smash them to the ground like dust,” said Jelani, in a way that was by no means cocky or brash, but instead thoughtful and reflective, as he conveyed his positive approach to life. The “Best of Young Detroit” first encountered Jelani toward the end of 2016 at Detroit Collegiate Prep at Northwestern High School, where he was taking part in UAW-Ford’s “Saturday in the D.” During the free Saturday morning programs, Jelani took mixed martial arts and swimming classes, and even dabbled in wrestling. At one of the mixed mar tial

arts classes observed by the “Best of Young Detroit,” it was clear that Jelani brought a special enthusiasm and can-do attitude to the mat, as he attempted to learn new skills. While admiring the pure joy displayed by Jelani and his mates, the “Best of Young Detroit” also learned from Jelani’s mom, Shayla, that he was a two-time indoor national champion in the shot put for his age group. Fast-forward to this summer, and Jelani is still very active. However, like all youngsters, he must deal with new challenges, even in the shot put, where he once had few rivals but not anymore. “In the 9-to-10 age group, there are double and triple the kids,” said Shayla Walker, who coaches her son in the event. “I said to Jelani that they used to hate to see you come, but now there are a couple

of kids that you hate to see come.” Indeed, stiffer competition can be frightening for kids and adults, but Jelani had a winning response for his mom this season. “He said, ‘mom this is my field and I have to get better,’ recalls a proud Shayla Walker. And when Jelani followed that statement by asking if they could practice more, Shayla was even more proud. The hard work put in by son and mom was recently rewarded at the Motor City Classic Invitational on July 16 at Oak Park High School, where Jelani registered a personal best in the shot put with a throw of 24 feet, 6 inches, which topped his previous best by a whopping three feet. “It’s feel so nice,” said Jelani to the “Best of Young Detroit” later that day. “I tried my hardest and I’m very excited.” Jelani competed in the meet as a member of the Motor City Track Club, which has helped to create many memorable days for Jelani and his mom. “I’m really excited to be able to come across a program that enjoys teaching the kids not only about track and field, but about hard work, discipline, community service—just getting the job done in and out of the classroom,” said Shayla Walker, who is in her fourth year with the club as an assistant coach specializing in throws. Walker added: “This club gives you a sense of hope for the community. Everyone involved is ready to uplift the kids and our community, and they work with you where you are. It doesn’t matter how much talent a kid begins with, everyone is going to learn how to run, how to compete, and how to throw. And this is all done by volunteers.” Mention the Motor City Track Club to any longtime follower of track and field in our community, and

thoughts immediately turn to Hall of Fame coach Robert Lynch or the “Mighty Robert Lynch,” as he is called by Shayla Walker, who expressed her deepest gratitude for all the special volunteers in the club that extend their expertise and care for our youth. This group also includes coach Brandon Jiles, coach Vernon Lynch, head administrator Tammy Smith, head throwing coach Fred George II, and more. For Shayla Walker, being a part of this family is a true win-win. “It feels good to be a mentor,” stated Shayla Walker, an accomplished track and field athlete during her college days, who competed in throws at Purdue and Western Michigan. “I let the kids know that I still have to study the sport and that I’m always learning something too, so I can bring information to the table. I tell them: ‘give me your best and I’ll give you my best.’ “ Shayla Walker added: “We’re a part of the kid’s life and we get to know the kids in ways that even their parents or teachers don’t get a chance to, and we can say: ‘This is a great kid right here.’ That means so much because you can tell when a kid is proud.” And as Shayla Walker helps many youth in our community experience proud moments by volunteering her time to the Motor City Track Club and STEM educational programs put on by Detroit Public Schools, she is constantly made proud by Jelani. In addition to his ongoing athletic adventures, he is an honor roll student at Crescent Academy where he will be a part of fourth grade elite academic program in the fall. Jelani was also a founding member of a Cub Scout pack at his school, a new member of the Northwest Cougars football C-Team, and is a very active part of the youth ministry at Oak Grove AME Church. The “Best of Young Detroit” applauds Jelani for “loving his life” for all the right reasons, and in closing, we share some wise words he conveyed to us about an important subject he already does well—make friends. We believe his advice can be helpful to people of all ages. “If you want to make friends always be nice to them and don’t be mean,” Jelani advises. “And if someone is trying to bully your friends, protect them.”

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Free Detroit Public Library programs promote reading and math Main Branch: 5201 Woodward Avenue, 313-481-1300. Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday: Noon – 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Friday & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Bowen Branch: 3648 W. Vernor/W. Grand Blvd., 313.481.1540. Hours: M, W & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday: Noon - 8:00 p.m. * Campbell Branch: 8733 W. Vernor/Springwells, 313.481.1550. Hours: T, Thurs., & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; M & W: Noon - 8:00 p.m. * The “Best of Young Detroit” wishes to inform parents and students that there is still an opportunity to participate in the Detroit Public Library’s summer reading program and basic math program through the end of July. Both programs are free. The summer reading program targets early listeners, kids and teens, while providing opportunities to earn prizes. The math program targets grades 2-9, and provides an opportunity for students to strengthen basic skills. “Keeping reading and math skills fresh during the summer break are important for our youth as it forces them to be responsible for their own education and to prepare for the upcoming school year, said Atiim J. Funchess, assistant director of Marketing for the Detroit Public Library. “Reading and learning math during the summer will also give them a head-start on their upgraded curriculum and increased confidence to meet their new academic challenges.” To register and find out more about the summer reading program, including how to earn prizes, please visit https://detroitpubliclibrary.readsquared.com The summer reading program and the basic math program also can be accessed at any Detroit Public Library branch. Following is a listing of library branches across our city, along with their regular hours of operation:

Chandler Park Branch: 12800 Harper/ Dickerson, 313.481.1560. Hours: W & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Thursday: Noon - 8:00 p.m. * Chaney Branch: 16101 Grand River/ Greenfield, 313.481.1570. Hours: M, W & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Tuesday & Thursday: Noon - 8:00 p.m. * Chase Branch: 17731 W. Seven Mile Rd./ Southfield, 313.481.1580. Hours: M, W & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday: Noon - 8:00 p.m. * Conely Branch: 4600 Martin/Michigan, 313.481.1590. Hours: M, W & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Tuesday & Thursday: Noon - 8:00 p.m. * Douglass Branch for Specialized Services: 3666 Grand River/Trumbull, 313.481.1707. Hours: Monday-Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Duffield Branch: 2507 W. Grand Blvd./14th St., 313.481.1710. Hours: M, W & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Tuesday & Thursday: Noon - 8:00 p.m. * Edison Branch: 18400 Joy/Southfield, 313.481.1720. Hours: Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; M & W: Noon - 8:00 p.m. *

Career Spotlight: Damon Martin, Studio Recording/Mix Engineer

Elmwood Park Branch: 550 Chene/ Lafayette, 313.481.1730. Hours: M, W, Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Tuesday & Thursday: Noon - 8:00 p.m. * Franklin Branch: 13651 E. McNichols/ Gratiot, 313.481.1740. Hours: M, W & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Tuesday & Thursday: Noon - 8:00 p.m. *

Skillman Branch: 121 Gratiot/Farmer, 313.481.1850. Hours: M, T, W, Thurs & Sa: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. * Wilder Branch: 7140 E. 7 Mile Rd./Van Dyke, 313.481.1870. Hours: W: Noon - 8:00 p.m.; Thursday & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. *

Hubbard Branch: 12929 W. McNichols/ James Couzens, 313.481.1750. Hours: Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m.; M & W: Noon - 8:00 p.m. * Jefferson Branch: 12350 E. Outer Dr./E. Warren, 313.481.1760. Hours: Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; M & W: Noon - 8:00 p.m. * Knapp Branch: 13330 Conant/E. Davison, 313.481.1770. Hours: Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; M & W: Noon - 8:00 p.m. * Lincoln Branch: 1221 E. 7 Mile Rd./Russell, 313.481.1780. Hours: M: Noon - 8:00 p.m.; T: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

* Denotes that during the summer (from the Friday before Memorial Day to Labor Day) these branches are closed Saturday, but open Friday.

Monteith Branch: 14100 Kercheval/Eastlawn, 313.481.1800. Hours: M: Noon - 8:00 p.m.; T: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Parkman Branch: 1766 Oakman Blvd./ Linwood, 313.481.1810. Technology, Literacy & Career (TLC) Center: 313.481.1814. Hours: Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; M & W: Noon - 8:00 p.m. * Redford Branch: 21200 Grand River/W. McNichols, 313.481.1820. Hours: Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; M & W: Noon - 8:00 p.m. * Sherwood Forest Branch: 7117 W. 7 Mile Rd./Livernois, 313.481.1840. Hours: M, W & Sa: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Tuesday & Thursday: Noon 8:00 p.m. *

Five-foot-eight Kay Felder steps up big during Las Vegas Summer League A career in the music industry is an aspiration for many youth, but what can a young person do to make that dream a reality? The “Best of Young Detroit” recently reached out to a gentleman who has answers—studio recording/mix engineer Damon Martin. The pride of Mumford High School, today Martin is the chief engineer at United Sound Systems Recording Studios, which has hosted numerous legendary artists through the years. Martin wants the best for our city’s youth and he graciously took the time to share some valuable information that will no doubt help any young person who has a serious interest in the music industry. Best of Young Detroit: How should a young person approach the music business? Damon Martin: “For anyone trying to get his or her foot in the door of any branch of the music business, my first piece of advice would be to study business in general. Understand the basics like supply and demand, time management, basic accounting, trends, customer service, team building, etc. By doing so, you’re putting yourself ahead of the pack because most artists spend most of their time focusing on the art (music) and pay little attention to the fact that it’s called the ‘Music Business.’ “…Learning the business side of things allows you to build your professional profile and business IQ over time. This industry is about whom you know, so wouldn’t you want to build your reputation based on what you know before your first handshake? You must bring more to the table than a “hot 16 bars” or a “dope beat”. It’s currently 2017 and there are millions of people doing the exact same thing. What can you bring to the table that’s going to make you stand out? As a recording/mix engineer, I get tons of people asking to be my intern/runner/assistant, but none of them ever take the time out to research how to approach a studio engineer. The music business and all of its branches has a certain etiquette to follow. Learn it, master it and you’re halfway through the door. In my many years of experience I’ve witnessed the most talented people be placed on a shelf while those with less talent, but the most ambition and drive succeed.” Best of Young Detroit: Armed with a understanding of the business side of your industry, how should a young person go about presenting his or her art? Damon Martin: “Once you’ve become seasoned on the do’s and don’ts of the business, you should be ready to release to the world your artistry. No matter which part of the production line you’re in, you’re an artist! All the following are artists: Rapper, writer, poet, beat producer, guitarist, drummer, production assistant, recording engineer, mastering engineer, studio owner, manager and even the intern whose only job is to make a fresh pot of coffee, sit in the corner and be very quiet. Even though one may get more

attention, none are more important than the other, because they all need one another at some point in time to reach a goal. The more you work selflessly as a team with others the more valuable you become. So, how do you even get to that point? You work tirelessly on your craft. Your passion should always be the motivating factor behind your works. If making beats is what you love to do then you should be eating, sleeping and waking up to beats… The same goes for engineering. There’s tons of information online about recording/mixing techniques that previously didn’t exist. The information that you gather should be dissected, absorbed and applied to whatever part of the production line you stand in. With that said, always be inspired and you can find inspiration in anything. Sometimes I go to the park and listen to nature. I also listen to conversations, city noise, and even airplanes passing by because I believe that a message doesn’t always come from a person’s mouth. Music is a universal language.” Best of Young Detroit: What are some of the basic equipment items that a young person may need to develop his or her craft, particularly someone interested in music production? Damon Martin: “First, save up some money to buy a laptop capable of handling the software you’d want to work in, and research and find out what software you’ll need. This would be specific to the type of music you’d want to create…You’ll also need an audio interface to give you inputs and outputs to and from your computer. Next, you’ll need to hear what you’re doing, so you’ll need a good pair of headphones or monitors (studio term for speakers) to monitor sound. And a microphone will be needed if vocal production is a part of the goal. This is typically a mobile setup and will allow you to travel without being weighed down by heavy gear. As basic as this setup may seem, this is the meat and potatoes of most recording/production rigs. “After getting to know your equipment, start joining workshops and taking classes. If none are accessible, start following others on social media who are doing the same thing and always ask questions! If possible, learn to play an instrument and incorporate it into your music. And while doing all of this, build an online image along the way. These days, you can sell songs, hooks and beats at the click of a button. Why not get an early start on defining who and what you are with an online presence? “Finally, to be a successful producer, you must have a plan, and once you have a good enough plan, reach out to others across state lines. Go to conventions and bigger venues and absorb the experiences. Make yourself available and mingle with musicians. You never know. You might find yourself loading up beats into Pro Tools at a major studio for an A-List artist. Preparation is the key!

The place to catch young NBA players that are prepping for the upcoming season was the Las Vegas Summer League. One of the players on display was Detroit’s own Kay Felder, who was playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers’ entry in the league, which also included tournament play. Felder, the pride of Pershing High School and Oakland University, appeared in 42 games for the Cavs during the 2016-17 regular season. However, his Summer League

performances showed that he is more than ready to vie for more playing time when the team goes to training camp. The 54th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft, Felder had many highlights during the recent Summer League competition, including a highly-anticipated game against the Los Angeles Lakers’ squad. The contest matched Felder in the backcourt against Lonzo Ball, the number two overall pick in the 2017 draft. The five-foot-eight Felder stepped up, literally, by scoring 25 points, to go with four assists and four steals.

Smoothie recipe offers special taste for summer in ‘The D’

The “Best of Young Detroit” was seeking a flavorful alternative to soda pop and other sugary drinks for the summer, so we turned to Chef Yolanda Hawthorne, a proud Detroit native. Chef Yolanda provided a recipe for a smoothie, which she named “Bellissimo,” because it is a favorite of her soon to be 13-year-old daughter, Isabella. “I love the combination of mango and strawberries mixed together and I especially love the color of this smoothie, which is light pinkish,” said Chef Yolanda. “I selected apple juice to use to mix the fruit because it has a neutral taste, where as orange juice and/or cranberry juice was too overpowering for my taste buds. Enjoy!” “Bellissimo” Smoothie Recipe (Total Prep Time: 10 minutes. Yield: 2 7oz cups)

½ cup apple cider juice 5 pieces of medium size ice Garnish with fresh strawberries and fresh mint leaves

Directions Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Adding ice makes it slushier.

Ingredients 1 cup fresh sweet strawberries, stems removed (frozen if not in season) 1 cup fresh mangoes, peeled and diced (frozen if not in season)

Your Feedback Matters The “Best of Young Detroit” welcomes feedback from our community. Please submit story suggestions and other comments to Scott Talley at stalleyassociates@gmail.com or 313-590-3686.

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Enjoy summer sipping with Brut Detroit’s Wine Garten Series By Alisha Dixon Join Brut Detroit for a weekend of wine, food, music and fun July 21 through July 23 at The Villages Biergarten in Detroit as part of Brut Detroit’s inaugural Wine Garten Series. The event will feature wines perfectly paired with West African cuisine from Godwin Ihentuge, founder of the YumVillage Food Truck. Nicole Mangis, founder of Brut Detroit and the creator of the Wine Garten Series said was inspired to start the series after experiencing the uniting force that is wine while traveling abroad. “The passion for Brut [Detroit] came out of my passion for drinking and traveling. Usually, when I would go to a new location abroad one of my favorite things to do is to get away from the tourist areas and find an off the

Patricia WilkersonUddyback, M.D., CMO

different Michigan wines on the menu. We’ll always have our sangria, which is a crowd favorite. We always feature a couple of wines from around the world. So, you kind of get the mix of local with international and that keeps it interesting.” The event is free and open to the public. The following schedule is for this weekend’s event: beaten path bar, restaurant, pub and just sit down and hang out for a little bit and meet locals. Whether it’s sangria in Spain or pizza and wine in Italy, I’d share a glass with people I didn’t know and even through broken language we found a way to laugh and make memories,” Mangis said about her inspiration for creating Brut Detroit and the Wine Garten Series.

Bridgett Feagin, CFO

“I wanted to bring that kind of feeling of being able to experience a culture and taste a bit of that local culture and have fun with people you don’t know who come from diverse backgrounds who are coming together over a glass of wine. I wanted to capture this type of experience and make it available for those in the Detroit area.”

The Series, for both the novice and sommelier, offers monthly wine “pop-ups” featuring local and international wines carefully paired with cuisine from local chefs at various venues throughout the city. “The wines and food offerings will rotate, but we’ll always have a few

Friday, 7/21: 4pm11pm (Brut Detroit’s happy hour is 4-7pm) Saturday, 7/22: 3pm10pm Sunday, 7/23: 1pm-8pm The Wine Garten Series runs now through October and will be open from 3pm until midnight on the following Thursdays, August

Tina Wood, COO

Women make big moves in Detroit Medical Center C-Suite positions Michigan Chronicle reports

Detroit Medical Center, a leading regional healthcare system with a mission of excellence in clinical care, research and medical education, recently announced the streamlining of the executive management team serving DMC Detroit Receiving, Harper University and Hutzel Women’s Hospitals. These three hospitals, which cater to the region’s general adult patient population, were previously serviced by two separate executive teams. With this announcement, the positions of chief operating officer, chief financial officer, and chief medical officer, will now jointly serve all three hospitals, integrating patient needs across facilities and service lines, under the leadership of CEO Scott Steiner. The positions will be filled as follows: COO: Tina Wood was previously COO and CFO of DMC Harper University and Hutzel Women’s Hospitals. With this promotion, she will now focus solely on operations and oversee DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital, as well. TIn her now role, Wood is responsible for an additional 600,000 square feet, a combined 832 inpatient beds, and manages the capital budgets of all three hospitals. CFO: Bridgett Feagin, was most recently CFO of United Way for Southeastern Michigan. Prior to United Way, Feagin spent 20 years serving in various financial leadership roles at DMC. With this new position, she returns to DMC to oversee financial operations for DMC Detroit Receiving, Harper University and Hutzel Women’s Hospitals. Bridgett Feagin has more than two decades’ worth of financial experience under her belt. She has a proven track record of successfully managing the financial operations of highly complex matrix healthcare organizations resulting in their exceptional financial performances. In her new position as CFO of DMC Detroit Receiving, Harper University and Hutzel Women’s Hospitals, Feagin will provide oversight of finance and clinical resource management, along with supervising patient access, medical records and revenue integrity.

CMO: Patricia Wilkerson-Uddyback M.D. , was previously chief medical officer of DMC Harper University and Hutzel Women’s Hospitals. With this promotion, she will now also oversee DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital. “I am so pleased to work with Tina, Bridgett and Pat in their new and expanded roles as we strive to integrate our executive team so we can continue to effectively deliver superior medical care to Southeastern Michigan,” stated Scott Steiner, CEO of DMC Detroit Receiving, Harper University and Hutzel Women’s Hospitals. “Each one of them is an accomplished healthcare leader, passionately committed to patient care, organizational excellence and a strong culture of safety. Their impressive experience in driving successful results in their respective areas of expertise will help us stay well positioned for the future.” During her tenure as the chief medical officer of DMC Harper University and Hutzel Women’s Hospitals, Dr. Wilkerson-Uddyback reduced readmission rates by more than five percent, oversaw the building of the observation unit which improved hospital throughput, and championed the cause for improving hospital quality metrics. In her new position as CMO of DMC Detroit Receiving, Harper University and Hutzel Women’s Hospitals, Dr. Wilkerson-Uddyback will be responsible for overseeing 832 inpatient beds, a combined medical staff of 724 physicians, and more than 35,000 acute care inpatient admissions per year. The Detroit Medical Center operates eight hospitals and institutes, including Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Receiving Hospital, Harper University Hospital, Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, Hutzel Women’s Hospital, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Sinai-Grace Hospital, and DMC Heart Hospital. The Detroit Medical Center is a leading regional health care system with a mission of excellence in clinical care, research and medical education. The Detroit Medical Center is proud to be the Official Healthcare Services Provider of the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Pistons.

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Q wants to get paid (more) Because Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson were so close, and because Jones produced Jackson’s most successful albums, most notably “Bad” and the history-making “Thriller,” it is unfortunate that Jones is currently locked in a nasty legal battle with the Michael Jackson estate.

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Jones maintains that he is due a lot more money with regard to royalties and licensing fees for recordings and the “This Is It” film documentary, all since Jackson’s 2009 passing.

Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones The estate strongly disagrees with Jones, who is seeking about $30 million in his lawsuit. The estate insists that the amount should be way less than that, especially considering the alleged $18 million Jones has already received.

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hile currently in the middle of a 10-city all-black female tattoo artist tour, Lady L, Detroit tattoo artist and winner of the Michigan Chronicle’s Best in Black 2017 Best Tattoo Artist, of Detroit Ink Spot, sat down with us to discuss her journey to success and the importance of representation within the tattoo industry.

Hmmm…wonder what Michael would have to say about this situation. One more thing: I think it is very wrong to release material when an artist is no longer with us. If M.J. had wanted the material released, it would have been already. And what right does anyone have to go into the studio to “complete unfinished tracks”?

“I’ve always been an artist. It was self-expression that turned into schooling, formal schooling and going to college for art. When you do something and you do it out of pure love, it turns into something else,” she said.

JAY-Z sure has been smiling a lot lately and it is easy to understand why — incredibly successful career and business ventures, an enchantingly lovely megastar wife, three beautiful children, plus his 31-city JAY-Z “4:44” North American concert tour that starts Oct. 27 and concludes Dec. 21. The Detroit date is Nov. 18 at the new Little Caesars Arena. And speaking of JAY-Z, the Clark Sisters (Twinkie, Karen, Dorinda and Jackie) are excited about him sampling their song “Ha Ya (Eternal Life)” for “Family Feud,” one of the songs on his new “4:44” album. Karen said, “Wow! Who would’ve thought this phenomenal artist would use our song!” IN LAST week’s column, I talked about artists who do not look nearly as old as they actually are, in this case specifically Ronnie DeVoe (of New Edition), Lenny Kravitz and Pharrell Williams. Charlie Wilson Well, another one that has to be added to the list is Charlie Wilson. I saw the former Gap Band lead singer on the Jimmy Kimmel show recently and was amazed — his face looks far younger than his 64 years and he has never gained any weight. “Uncle Charlie” Wilson is an inspiration for a lot of people.

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That something else is a lucrative career as one of the country’s best tattoo artists. The 12-year veteran notes that she began her journey in the tattoo industry at a time when there were few wom-

en, specifically black, female artists. She credits Flint native Jacci Gresham as an inspiration because she paved the way for black, black female and female tattoo artists. Gresham is the first black female tattoo artist, who currently owns the oldest tattoo shop in New Orleans. “Twelve years ago when I started tattooing, I couldn’t find any black female [tattoo artists], except for Jacci Gresham who was the very first acknowledged black tattoo artist that happened to be a woman. Now, there are quite a few,” she said.

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Tats, music and more @Detroit Black Tattoo Art & Music Expo By AJ Williams Tattoo art is a cultural practice that can be traced back through human history for thousands of years. From the ancient Egyptians to Polynesian Indians and from Wall Street to Main Street, tattoos are becoming more common and much more respected as art for the body.

According to recent research, roughly 20 percent of all Americans have a tattoo. Among African Americans, tattoos are so popular that they are celebrated on “Black Ink,” the highly-rated television show on VH1. The celebration of tattoo art will return to Detroit on Sunday, July 23, with the De-

troit Black Tattoo, Art, and Music Expo at the Eastern Market. The expo showcases live music from Evry Music artists, poetry, and comedy performed by some of Detroit’s most talented black artists. Attendees can also purchase art and browse a variety of vendors alongside live tattoo

demonstrations. Founder Jason Phillips says igniting unity through art is the goal. “Our purpose is to promote positivity and nonviolence by using tattoos, art and music as an alternative to negative activity and media,” said Phillips who

is also a tattoo enthusiast and longtime supporters of local artists and businesses The Black Tattoo Art and Music Expo takes place 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on July 23 at Eastern Market. For more information, visit www.btame313.com

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If you want to know the whole Charlie Wilson story, pick up his 2016 autobiography, “I Am Charlie Wilson.” MICHELLE WILLIAMS, formerly of Destiny’s Child, is turning heads with her handsome new boyfriend, Chad Johnson. He is the chaplain for the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers. And speaking of Williams, a lot of people don’t realize the fact that she is also a gifted actress, her accomplishments including Broadway and a national touring company of “Chicago.” On television, she was amazing in a three-part episode of “Half & Half” in 2006. It was a sitcom, but her role was very serious. YOU PROBABLY remember “She’s Gotta Have It,” the 1986 film produced, written and directed by Spike Lee that Michelle Williams launched his impressive (to say the least) career. Well, on Nov. 23, Netflix will introduce a new “She’s Gotta Have It,” as a 10-part series.

THE SECRET SOCIETY OF TWISTED STORYTELLERS: The award-winning Secret Society Of Twisted Storytellers! A curated live storytelling event features Real People.True Stories. Told Live presents “DETROIT 1967!” with Twisted Storytellers INFO: WWW.TWISTEDTELLERS.ORG Saturday, July 22nd | 12:00 pm | Beacon Park NIGHT AT BEACON PARK: Have you heard the news? DTE Energy Foundation is opening a new public park in Downtown Detroit with shopping, music and food trucks. The grand opening will kick off the week of July 20th and Saturday July 22nd will be the first Night Market running until September 30th. INFO: ASKJENNYFER.COM Saturday, July 22nd | 7 pm | YMCA TUXS AND TENS 2017: Special guests include host Derrick Coleman and speaker Hill Harper. Tickets to the event are free with the sponsorship of a program to benefit a student. Sunday, July 23rd | 2:00 pm | Edison Boat Club THE HAPPENING: Summer is officially here and theHAPPENING returns to Edison Boat Club for the boozy brunch. Enjoy bottomless champange drank and enjoy bites from Upper Class Catering at the Edison Boat Club. INFO: THEHAPPENING.WTF Sunday, July 23rd | 10:00 am| Detroit Institute of Art

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A few columns back, I said two of Smokey Robinson’s nephews made some records for Motown that were not successful back in the day. They were not brothers; their names were Keith Burston and Darrell Littlejohn. BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW…that the part of Rudy Huxtable on “The Cosby Show” was originally written for a boy, but Keisha Knight Pulliam auditioned anyway and charmed the casting directors, so the part was rewritten. MEMORIES: “(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone” (Aretha Franklin), “One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show” (the Honey Cone), “Hope That We Can Be Together Soon” (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes with Sharon Paige), “It’s No Crime” (Babyface), “What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)” (Jr. Walker & the All Stars), “Let Me Start Tonite” (La­ mont Dozier), “One Hundred Ways” (Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram). BLESSINGS to Ken Donaldson, R.J. Watkins, Joe Billingslea, Rita Ross, Jasmine DuBois, Linsey Porter and Bettye LaVette. WORDS OF THE WEEK, from Michael Jordan: “If you put in the work, the results will come.” Let the music play!

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theHappening is where it’s happening By Kristina Mitchell Meet Allante Whitmore, a black female engineer, educator, and co-host of theHappening, one of Detroit’s first popup business brunches in the city. Whitmore and her partner, Seun Oyewole, search around the city to find dope venues to bring native Detroiters and transplants to experience a great time of brunch, business, and booze. theHappening is full of good vibes, music, food and a place to discover resources for all corporate attendees and entrepreneurs. Partying, exposing people to new places, in an exchange of love and synergy is what’s in store for those who attend the pop-up brunch. Whitmore shares with City.Life.Style. how the idea generated, and what to expect from an experience at theHappening. City.Life.Style: How would you describe an experience at theHappening? Allante Whitmore: It’s being around really dope people, with cool vibes who are all doing amazing things, and not only professionally but outside of their professional careers. They are creating amazing platforms or businesses that feed into the Detroit economy. There’s also great music, great food, stronger drinks, all the things that make for great vibes and waves. CLS: What should your attendees expect from attending the popup brunch? Whitemore: When you come to the brunch, you can expect first to be greeted by someone who’s super friendly, who’s happy to see you, then it’s a really fashion forward type of scene and people who are super cool and relaxed in a way of that they’re very approach-

Lady L As the founder of Ladies of Ink, a group of black female tattoo artists and the subsequent tour, Lady L hopes the group will garner more exposure black for female tattoo artists. Now in its second year, the success of the tour has caught the attention of a casting director who is interested in creating a show about the women. Lady L says starting the group has created the opportunity to highlight black female excellence in the tattoo industry and is her way of “doing it for the culture.” “Last year, I started a black female tattoo artist tour. We are all from different parts of the United States. The whole purpose of the tour, called Ladies of Ink, is to gain more exposure because being a black female tattoo artist, you don’t find us in the industry. The industry is white and male dominated. So we needed that exposure,” she said. Just as the women of Ladies of Ink are making their mark and “doing it for the culture,” this month black excellence will be on display at the second annual Detroit Black Tattoo, Art and Music Expo to be held July 23 at the Eastern Market.

able. It’s networking, but not that stuffy feeling that you can get sometimes. And you can meet people from all types of industries. It’s not just a corporate space. There’s tech people, engineers, artists and singers

has grown. We started 15 people two years ago, and now we average 75-100 people per brunch. So we literally want to provide a space for people to meet, because we can do a lot if we leverage our resources and come together.

CLS: Do you have a target audience? If so, who is it and why?

CLS: How does one benefit from this experience?

Whitmore: People who are out of college, upwardly mobile, but not in that “stuffy” way. Just very interesting, wavy individuals who have a lot going on. It’s like inclusive with this exclusive feel. It is for everybody, but at the same time, the people who we draw in are exactly the people we want there. We initially want to break these social cliques in the Detroit. You can be something, but all of your friends don’t have to be the same thing. There’s something you could learn and leverage from, from someone in a different industry.

Whitmore: Learn about a new and emerging Detroit-based business while partying. Entrepreneurs of black-owned businesses can come and give an informal pitch on their business, and they to ask, then the attendees can they give a resource or contact, some sort of feedback on what they’re doing. That is something that usually draws people in.

CLS: How did the idea of a pop-up brunch generate? Whitmore: It started from we each invited five people, and there ended up being 15 people at the first brunch. And that was very intentionally, us inviting our close friends, people we wanted to get to know better. Since then, on its own it

CLS: How can readers keep up with theHappening?

Whitmore: Essentially, we only communicate through our Facebook page, our Instagram which is both @Thehappeningdet and our email list. You can also go to the website, which is thehappening.wtf and sign up. That’s how we let people

know what we’re doing. CLS: What’s the future vision of theHappening? Will you expand into different events? Whitmore: We don’t know what the future holds, but we definitely want to expand in some

way, some meaningful way. We’ve been moving in a very calculated way so that we stay true to why we started. We do pool parties once a year, a bonfire in the fall, but beyond that we encourage everyone to sign up on the emailing list.

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From page D-1 “This will be our first year at the expo. There will be different tattoo artists, all black. It’s different because we have the Motor City Tattoo Convention that comes in February or March and we really don’t see any black tattoo artists. So, this is something that needs to be done,” said Lady L. With “Detroit Love” as the theme, the expo will feature tattoo services, including free cover-ups of gang affiliated tattoos, a fine art exhibit curated by the Detroit chapter of the National Conference of Artists and live entertainment from local musicians and spoken word artists. Sintex, nationally recognized graffiti artist, and Sebastian Murphy of Detroit Ink, a finalist on the Spike TV Tattoo Competition “Inkmaster” will also be at the expo. To book your next tattoo appointment with Lady L at Detroit Ink Spot, located at 19845 W. McNichols in Detroit, call (313) 202-9737 or visit www.detroitinkspot.com. To purchase tickets to the second annual Detroit Black Tattoo, Art and Music Expo, go to btame313. com.

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Information contained in this announcement will be made available in alternative format upon written request to DESC. City of Detroit Michael E. Duggan, Mayor Mayor’s Workforce Development Board Cynthia J. Pasky, Co-Chairperson David E. Meador, Co-Chairperson Jeffrey M. Donofrio, Executive Director Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation Board Laura Hughes, Chairperson Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation Nicole Sherard-Freeman, President and Chief Executive Officer EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER/PROGRAM FUNDED BY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, STATE OF MICHIGAN AUXILIARY AIDS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (TTY NUMBER: 711)

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is holding a public comment period from July 19, 2017, until August 18, 2017, and a public hearing, if requested, on August 23, 2017, for EES Coke Battery LLC’s proposed temporary controlled venting of an existing 300,000 gallon light oil storage tank. The temporary controlled venting will be for a maximum of 30 days. The facility is located at 1400 Zug Island Road, River Rouge, Michigan. The public comment period and hearing, if requested, are to allow all interested parties the opportunity to comment on the MDEQ’s proposed conditional approval of a Permit to Install (PTI). It has been preliminarily determined that the temporary controlled venting of the existing tank will not violate any of the MDEQ’s rules nor the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Copies of the MDEQ’s fact sheet(s) and proposed permit conditions are available for review at the following locations, or you may request a copy be mailed to you by calling 517-284-6793. Please reference PTI Application Number 77-17. AIR QUALITY DIVISION (AQD) Internet Home Page http://www.michigan.gov/air DETROIT: MDEQ, AQD, Cadillac Place, Suite 2-300 3058 West Grand Boulevard (Phone: 313-456-4700) LANSING: MDEQ, AQD, Constitution Hall, 525 West Allegan Street, (Phone: 517-284-6793) RIVER ROUGE: City Hall, 10600 West Jefferson Avenue, (Phone: 313-297-0001)

Proposals will only be accepted from those firms or individuals demonstrating a minimum of seven (7) years of experience providing the services requested in this RFP for projects of similar scope and size. DESC expects to award one (1) agreement for the services described in this RFP. The agreement period will be September 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018. Based on performance, contingent upon the availability of funds, and at DESC’s sole discretion, service agreements may be extended for up to two (2), one (1) year periods. All Bid Packages for this RFP will be sent via email only. Bid packages will not be available for hardcopy pickup and will not be mailed by U.S. mail. Requests for the RFP package may be emailed to DESC at descprocurement@detempsol.org. In order to receive an RFP package, qualified vendors must submit the following information via email: company name, address, office phone number, fax number, contact person’s name, title, and valid email address. Sealed bids must be received at DESC, 440 East Congress – 4th Floor, Detroit, Michigan 48226, no later than July 31, 2017 at 3:00 P.M. A Public Recording is scheduled for July 31, 2017, 3:30 P.M. at the abovementioned address. The bids will not be available for viewing. Each vendor is responsible for ensuring that its bid is received by DESC on a timely basis. Late bids will not be accepted. Mayor’s Workforce Development Board, Cynthia J. Pasky, Co-Chairperson David E. Meador, Co-Chairperson Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation Board, Laura A. Hughes, Chairperson Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation, Nicole Sherard-Freeman, President and Chief Executive Officer

The public is encouraged to present written views on the proposed permit action. Written comments or a hearing request should be sent to Ms. Annette Switzer, Permit Section Manager, Department of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division, P.O. Box 30260, Lansing, Michigan, 48909-7760. Comments may also be submitted from the webpage http://www.deq.state.mi.us/aps/cwerp.shtml (click on “Submit Comment” under the EES Coke Battery, LLC, Permit to Install No. 77-17 listing). All statements received by August 18, 2017 will be considered by the decision maker prior to final permit action. If a hearing is requested, the comment period will be extended until the close of the hearing. Only if requested in writing by August 18, 2017, the informational session and public hearing will be held on August 23, 2017 at the City Hall Council Chambers Room, 10600 West Jefferson Avenue, River Rouge, Michigan. The informational session will begin at 6:00 p.m.; at which time AQD staff will be available to answer questions. The public hearing will begin at 7:00 p.m. The sole purpose of the public hearing will be to take formal testimony on the record. Those interested may contact the AQD at 517-284-6805 on August 21, 2017, to determine if a hearing was requested and will be held. Individuals needing accommodations for effective participation at the hearing should contact Ms. Lisa Shooltz at 517-284-6793 one week in advance to request mobility, visual, hearing, or other assistance. MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY _____________________________________________________ Ms. Annette Switzer, Permit Section Manager

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System Safety Engineer

Senior Vehicle System Engineer

Senior Vehicle System Engineer

Warren, MI, General Motors. Plan &execute safety cases &dvlp system level safety features incldg Collision Imminent Braking (CIB), Low Speed Collision Imminent Braking (LSCMB), Driver Monitoring System (DMS) &Steering Wheel Touch Sense &Light Bar (SWTS) &Pedestrian Collision Mitigation (PCM), using ISO 26262 functional safety process for fail operational vehicle architectures incldg semi-­ &fully autonomous vehicles with GM system safety process for safety critical embedded controllers, sensors, actuators &serial communication incldg protocols such as CAN, LIN, Flexray &Ethernet, &detecting systematic &latent failures. Evaluate, adapt &/or dvlp new safety analysis techniques &provide assessment on advanced technology concepts for higher levels of automation such as Level 2, Level 3, Level 4 per SAE J3016 standard. Create &manage GM system level safety reqmts related to hardware, software &validation in IBM Rational DOORS. Perform code reviews of software written in C, MATLAB &Simulink to comply with OEM system level &safety reqmts. Bachelor, Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering. 60 months’ experience as Software Engineer, System Safety Engineer, Engineer, or related, creating OEM system level &safety reqmts related to hardware, software &validation in IBM Rational DOORS for embedded control systems, incldg 12 months’ experience planning or executing safety cases for safety features such as DMS &PCM which experience may be concurrent with 60 months’ experience creating OEM system level &safety reqmts. Mail resume to Ref#7566, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-­C32-­D44, Detroit, MI 48265.

Warren, MI, General Motors. Identify, evaluate, support &select technical &budget solutions of GM global &emerging market sport utility vehicle &midsize truck electrical &power &distribution systems (PSDS) architectures reqmts incldg vehicle instrument cluster, integrated center stack module (ICS), &antilock braking system (ABS) electrical modules. Support &coordinate Design Release Engrs activities to design, test, validate &release production parts to comply with specific program dates. Recommend &generate feasible Electrical Systems solutions to achieve vehicle proposed reqmts &performance. Participate &multi team program meetings with Product Planning, Engrg Planning, Prototypes Building, Components/Vehicles Tests &Validation, Mfg Engrg, &Supplier Quality Engrg, to represent Electrical Group for program requests. Perform electrical systems technical (product &tooling), economic, &financial feasibility analysis to comply with program’s content request. Analyze current Quality Andon System (QAS) &Incidents Per Thousand Vehicles indexes to certify new proposed solutions increase quality &reliability. Support DREs on pilot mfg building activities, such as Mfg Validation Builds Non-­Salable (MVBns), Mfg Validation Builds Salable (MBVs) &Start of Production to obtain a flawless Program launch. Master, Electrical, Mechanical or Automotive Engineering. 12 mos exp as Engineer identifying &evaluating technical &budget solutions of vehicle electrical &PSDS architectures reqmts incldg passenger vehicle instrument cluster, ICS, &ABS electrical modules. Mail resume to Ref#805, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-­C32-­D44, Detroit, MI 48265.

Warren, MI, General Motors. Identify, evaluate, support &select technical &budget solutions of GM global &emerging market sport utility vehicle &midsize truck electrical &power &distribution systems (PSDS) architectures reqmts incldg vehicle instrument cluster, integrated center stack module (ICS), &antilock braking system (ABS) electrical modules. Support &coordinate Design Release Engrs activities to design, test, validate &release production parts to comply with specific program dates. Recommend &generate feasible Electrical Systems solutions to achieve vehicle proposed reqmts &performance. Participate &multi team program meetings with Product Planning, Engrg Planning, Prototypes Building, Components/Vehicles Tests &Validation, Mfg Engrg, &Supplier Quality Engrg, to represent Electrical Group for program requests. Perform electrical systems technical (product &tooling), economic, &financial feasibility analysis to comply with program’s content request. Analyze current Quality Andon System (QAS) &Incidents Per Thousand Vehicles indexes to certify new proposed solutions increase quality &reliability. Support DREs on pilot mfg building activities, such as Mfg Validation Builds Non-­Salable (MVBns), Mfg Validation Builds Salable (MBVs) &Start of Production to obtain a flawless Program launch. Master, Electrical, Mechanical or Automotive Engineering. 12 mos exp as Engineer identifying &evaluating technical &budget solutions of vehicle electrical &PSDS architectures reqmts incldg passenger vehicle instrument cluster, ICS, &ABS electrical modules. Mail resume to Ref#805, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-­C32-­D44, Detroit, MI 48265.

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Senior Global MRO & Capital Equipment Coordinator

CAE Model Manager

BorgWarner Ithaca LLC seeks a Senior Global MRO & Capital Equipment Coordinator in Auburn Hills, MI to lead the development and management of maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) and capital equipment strategies, among other duties. Master’s degree in supply chain management or engineering and five years of experience in the job offered or as a manager of plant operations, plant maintenance, or maintenance engineering occupation. International and domestic travel as needed, up to 20%. Apply online at: https://www.borgwarner.com/careers, Job# R2017-0688.

System Safety Engineer

Warren, MI, General Motors. Plan &execute safety cases &dvlp system level safety features incldg Collision Imminent Braking (CIB), Low Speed Collision Imminent Braking (LSCMB), Driver Monitoring System (DMS) &Steering Wheel Touch Sense &Light Bar (SWTS) &Pedestrian Collision Mitigation (PCM), using ISO 26262 functional safety process for fail operational vehicle architectures incldg semi-­ &fully autonomous vehicles with GM system safety process for safety critical embedded controllers, sensors, actuators &serial communication incldg protocols such as CAN, LIN, Flexray &Ethernet, &detecting systematic &latent failures. Evaluate, adapt &/or dvlp new safety analysis techniques &provide assessment on advanced technology concepts for higher levels of automation such as Level 2, Level 3, Level 4 per SAE J3016 standard. Create &manage GM system level safety reqmts related to hardware, software &validation in IBM Rational DOORS. Perform code reviews of software written in C, MATLAB &Simulink to comply with OEM system level &safety reqmts. Bachelor, Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering. 60 months’ experience as Software Engineer, System Safety Engineer, Engineer, or related, creating OEM system level &safety reqmts related to hardware, software &validation in IBM Rational DOORS for embedded control systems, incldg 12 months’ experience planning or executing safety cases for safety features such as DMS &PCM which experience may be concurrent with 60 months’ experience creating OEM system level &safety reqmts. Mail resume to Ref#7566, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-­C32-­D44, Detroit, MI 48265.

Software Systems Engineer

General Motors, Detroit, MI. Design &dvlp Mobile Applications in Apple App Store &Google Play Store emphasizing business &utility applications, using Xcode &Android Studio. Design, dvlp, test, validate &release applications using test cases such as sending vehicles commands using backend Application Program Interface server. Dvlp web applications using HTML, JavaScript &Cascaded Style Sheets (CSS). Design &dvlp gesture recognition applications to interact with vehicle. Work with cross-functional groups across Global Connected Consumer Experience to build &support intelligent software. Research on up-coming technologies in biometric, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Smart Digital Assistants spaces. Explore &devise new in-vehicle entertainment &Autonomous Vehicles Mobile Applications in rear seat configurations. Create applications to communicate with passenger vehicle using vehicle’s OBD system. Integrate apps with realtime cloud databases such as Firebase &Amazon Simple Storage Service. Master, Computer Science or Information Systems. 12 mos exp as Software Engineer or Mobile Application Developer, designing &dvlping Mobile Applications in Google Play Store emphasizing business &utility applications using Android Studio &backend API server, &dvlpmt of web applications using HTML, JavaScript &CSS. Mail resume to Ref#4708, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-D44, Detroit, MI 48265

Pre-­Production Launch Manager Warren, MI, General Motors. Plan, dvlp, execute vehicles prepared for prototype integration vehicle (IV) phase of global passenger car &SUV dvlpment in GM Preproduction Operations (PPO) to assure future vehicle launches in high volume vehicle assembly plant environments in North America &globally. Lead, guide, set priorities &milestones of Qlty Team to evaluate &analyze pre-­production integration vehicle issues in Body in White, Trim, Chassis, Electrical, &Powertrain prototype parts &full vehicle (vehicle builds) &timely evaluation, communication &escalation of build issues (Integration Vehicle Engrg Releases (IVERs) to perform root cause analysis, &establish responsibility &support issue resolution process. Plan &select proper Preproduction (test) vehicle in order to comply with strict U.S. New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), Euro NCAP, &Latin NCAP reqmts, corrosion strategies, &emissions &durability reqmts &standards. Coordinate all Planning & Readiness Activities to support IV. Coordinate, dvlp &document build strategy &plans. Coordinate U.S. Vehicle Assy Plants mfg areas for production readiness incldg Press (tools/dies), Body (tools), Paint &General Assembly Shops, Material Handling, Tools &Dies. Dvlp &lead IRT &QE (issue resolution team &quality engineers) to root cause issues by applying problem solving methodologies such as: Red X, DFSS, Problem Resolution Tracking System incldg 7 Diamond problem solving process. Bachelor, Mechanical Engrg, Electronics Engrg, Controls & Automation Engrg, or Industrial Engrg. 6 mos exp as Mfg Project Engineer, Assistant Mfg Production Mgr, or Assistant Mfg Integration Mgr or related, planning &dvlping build processes for global passenger vehicle prepared for plant launch at vehicle assembly plants, coordinating plant mfg areas for production readiness incldg Press (tools/dies), Body (tools), Paint &General Assembly Shops. Mail resume to Ref#2073, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-­C32-­D44, Detroit, MI 48265.

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Warren, MI, General Motors Company. Maintain &release CAE Master Models for full vehicle systems, incldg BIW, exterior, powertrain, chassis, &interior systems, between virtual assessment gates. Use Ansa, Primer, NASTRAN, LS-­DYNA, Optistruct, HyperMesh, UG &Teamcenter to design &perform finite element modeling &CAE simulations. Validate CAE model build process by tracking on-­going CAE studies &interface with CAE disciplines to drive efficient CAE integration. Perform &validate complex analytical FEA simulations using linear &non-­linear (FEA) tools such as Optistruct &LS-­DYNA ensuring BIW, exterior, powertrain, chassis, &interior systems &full vehicle compliance with N&V, vehicle safety, durability, reliability, fatigue, &crashworthiness standards &reqmts. Support design, structural dvlpmt &performance teams towards root cause &countermeasure dvlpmt for issues across virtual assessment gates during product dvlpmt. Perform Multi-­Disciplinary Optimization &apply DFSS techniques to improve CAE modeling processes &mass optimized vehicle body structures. Bachelor, Mechanical or Aerospace Engrg. 24 mos exp as Engineer, performing &validating analytical FEA simulations using linear &non-­linear FEA tools such as Optistruct &LS-­DYNA ensuring BIW, body closures, powertrain &chassis systems compliance with N&V, vehicle safety, durability, &crashworthiness standards &reqmts. Mail resume to Ref#3137, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-­C32-­D44, Detroit, MI 48265.

Advanced Vehicle Development Design Engineer - Exhaust

Warren, MI, General Motors Company. Design, engr &dvlp, using UG, concept stainless steel &aluminum passenger vehicle exhaust systems incldg mufflers, valves, resonators, flex pipes, heat shields, hangers, rubber isolators for future vehicle programs, to meet U.S. BIN50/70 &Euro Four, Five &Six environmental standards. Start with “clean sheet of paper” &dvlp solutions. Engr &improve vehicle exhaust system components performing complex analytical FEA ensuring component &full vehicle compliance with Noise &Vibration (N&V), backpressure, durability, reliability &fatigue standards &reqmts. Integrate &package components &ensure full component &system functionality. Dvlp &refine solution imperatives (piece cost, tooling, mass, quality, performance) of the designs, reporting out to leadership as required. Coordinate DFSS projects. Attend physical tests &tear downs &correlate CAE simulation results to physical test. Present CAE results to cross functional teams. Use &apply optimization techniques, Design of Experiments &DFSS, to dvlp cost effective &mass optimized exhaust systems which improves tooling cost &fuel efficiency. Engr, design, dvlp &continuously improve product &processes, using UGNX &Teamcenter. Bachelor, Mechanical Engrg. 12 mos exp as Engineer, designing &engrg concept stainless steel vehicle exhaust system incldg muffler, valve, resonator, flex pipe, &rubber isolator, starting with “clean sheet of paper”, &improving vehicle exhaust system components performing complex analytical FEA ensuring component &full vehicle compliance with N&V, backpressure, &durability reqmts. Mail resume to Ref#46152, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32D44, Detroit, MI 48265.

The annual Holy Convocation Summit of the Southwest Michigan Agape Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Church Of God In Christ will convene Friday, July 28, with its morning Women’s Day services. Supervisor Loretta Hogan Whitsett will lead the women in prayer, workshops and worship services.

United States District Court Eastern District of Michigan Deputy Chief Probation Officer Vacancy

Friday evening will feature a powerful worship and evangelistic service, as the jurisdictional prelate Bishop Isaac King, Jr. and all the delegates of Agape convene at its headquarters located at 30101 Parkwood Street in Inkster. The keynote speaker will be Elder Wade K. Smith, pastor of Everlasting Word COGIC.

Announcement at http://www.miep.uscourts.gov.

This second in command management position located in Detroit, MI assists the Chief Probation Officer in the administration and management of the U.S. Probation Department for the Eastern District of Michigan. EOE

Saturday, July 29, 2017 will start with a multi-class Sunday school session. The Pastors and Elders Council concludes the morning and afternoon ac- Supervisor Loretta tivities. Saturday evening will Hogan Whitsett feature the youth of Agape, going forth in ministry. Keynote speaker will be Elder Reginald Brantley, pastor of True Light COGIC

Seeking

ASSISTANT MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH AT OAKLAND UNIVERSITY Athletics Administration

Assist the Head Coach with recruiting, coaching, scheduling, strength and conditioning, NCAA compliance and other duties as assigned. Will perform all duties in a manner consistent with NCAA, League and University rules, regulations, ordinances, policies, procedures and guidelines. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience coordinating academics and mentoring students, knowledge of academic side of coaching. This is a full time, individual contract position, with evenings and weekends required. Salary commensurate with experience. See online posting for additional position requirements. First consideration will be given to those who apply by July 21, 2017. Must apply on line to: https://jobs.oakland.edu

Official Day is Sunday, July 30. This service will commence at 4 p.m. at Bailey Cathedral COGIC 7045 Curtis Ave., Detroit. Bishop Isaac King, Jr. will Elder Scott deliver a Christ centered mesBradley sage and the COGIC theme, “In This Changing World, Let Us Hold on to Our Unchanging Faith” (Col 1:9-23; Jude 3, 4; 2 Tim. 3: 1-17; I Cor. 15:58). Elder Scott Bradley, noted author and international speaker, will be the special guest at this year’s meeting. The pre-musical takes place at Pentecostal Temple on Sunday July 23, at 4 pm. For additional information call (734) 722-3060.

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MARKETING RESEARCH ANALYST AT OAKLAND UNIVERSITY Communications & Marketing

Research, implement, manage and support Oakland University’s marketing strategies across all platforms. Develop and implement business intelligence initiatives supporting the overall goals for University Communication and Marketing. Efforts include the creation of complex reports, dashboards, data analytics, complex spreadsheets and other relevant technologies. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or higher in communications or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Demonstrated ability to learn a variety of technical tools to achieve outcomes. Experience with Google Analytics or related reporting software. Salary is commensurate with education and experience. Refer to online posting for additional position requirements. First consideration will be given to those who apply by July 27, 2017. Must apply on line to: https://jobs.oakland.edu

Second Baptist Church hosts Mission Sunday, July 23

Design Program Manager

Warren, MI, General Motors. Lead, dvlp &mentor a team of 3 Assistant Program Managers (2 degreed engineers &1 degreed transportation design) enabling the execution of full vehicle (exterior &interior) design program architectures &vehicle deliverables interacting with global cross-functional teams (Product &Mfg Engrg, Planning, Program Mgmt, Qlty, Design &Mfg) in support of Global Vehicle Dvlpmt Process (GVDP). Dvlp &manage Global Design Operating Plans through entire GVDP. Define &schedule Studio property reqmts in Global Status Timing System (GSTS) &follow up execution. Plan, manage &guide product architecture &vehicle design dvlpmt targeting local &global markets, assuring emerging market inputs taking into account for product validation under regulatory entities such as U.S.FMVSS, Brazil CONTRAN &Europe UNECE standards. Manage GVDP deliverables &subprocesses (incldg Lighting, Color & Trim, Brand Identity, Wheels &Accessories), &internal deliverables such as math deliverables to property builds &clay model for aero tests. Communicate start dates &deliverable reqmts to Studio Teams, schedule &conduct major program gate reviews. Assess status, monitor &report on all Design Center deliverables to Design Executive Leadership, Chief Engineer, &Program Team at Design Reviews, Program Quality Readiness Review (PQRR) &Program Execution Team (PET). Lead Program Operations meetings (POPs) focusing on Decision Fixed Points (DFPs) completion &issues resolution. Manage Design Studio Workload, resources &space. Bachelor, Industrial, Mechanical or Production Engineering, or related. 12 mos exp as Design or Technical Manager or related, planning, managing &guiding product architecture &vehicle design dvlpmt targeting local &global markets, assuring emerging market inputs taking into account for product validation under regulatory entities such as FMVSS, CONTRAN & UNECE standards. Mail resume to Ref#14232, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-D44, Detroit, MI 48265.

The Board of Missions 37th Annual Mission Sunday will take place at Second Baptist Church on Sunday, July 23 at 10:30 a.m. All our welcomed to join in this special day set aside to publicly renew our commitment to the missionary movement. Enjoy lunch and a special message from Second Baptist’s Rev. Dr. Lottie Hood. If you haven’t heard Dr. Hood preach, you’re missing something exceptional. Historic Second Baptist is located at 441 Monroe St.

3 Tenors and a Soprano, ‘live from the D,’ local professional talent On Saturday, July 29 at 4 pm, come and be a part of a unique event being hosted by Warren Avenue Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Carey R. Heard, pastor. You’ve heard of the national renowned The 3 Tenors, now come and witness what is being talked about as unusual and innovative.

Rev. Carey R. Heard for this same purpose

Location: 309 Harper Avenue, between John R and Beaubian, free secured parking, meet the artist afterglow. For more information, please contact Freddie Lindsay-Payne (313.0303.8830) or email fpayne-lindsay@paynepulliamschool.org.

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This event will promote and celebrate the church’s dedication in providing religious teaching and preaching for 80 years while having only three pastors in 80 years; promoting secular education by having provided scholarship donations through the C.H. Bell Scholarship Fund; providing fees and book scholarships to help with immediate needs to keep students in school; and collaborating with its local district in providing programs to generate funds

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“I was born and raised in Detroit. Being selected to create an image for the film depicting such a tumultuous time in the city's history gave me insight on why we as Detroiters behave certain ways. Although I wasn’t born until 1979, that week in ’67 vicariously molded me through my parents and family who lived and survived during that time.” James was born in Detroit on July 6, 1979 and raised in Detroit’s historical Conant Gardens neighborhood, the first area in Detroit where black people could own and build homes. As a second generation Detroiter, Sydney's grandparents moved to the city from the South during the great migration. Both of Sydney's parents grew up in a segregated Detroit and experienced the turn into integration. Sydney’s art is greatly influenced by her parents’ journeys, grounding her experiences with the city’s history. Sydney’s artwork consists of large-scale murals, figurative paintings and drawings that embody and demonstrate ideas and scenarios that affect her. James’ current body of work consists of images of strong black women in vulnerable scenarios that may be figurative or literal. These pieces portray black women in American society often viewed as “lesser than” or not seen at all. Sydney G. James began her career as an ad agency art director after earning her BFA in 2001. In 2004, she relocated to Los Angeles briefly before returning to Detroit in 2011. She has since become one of the leading creative change agents in the city participating in community arts projects, was awarded a Red Bull House of Art residency and has completed murals in Detroit, Atlanta and Los Angeles.

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custom outdoor campaign for the movie “Detroit” has begun appearing around the city of Detroit. Annapurna Pictures partnered with four local artists who have personal connections to the events of 1967. The participating Detroit artists including Marlo Broughton, Sydney G James, Nic Notion, and Jacx Schanes, were invited to see the film and created pieces based on their reactions. The hand-painted mural completed by Notion, and various vinyl wall-scapes from Broughton, James, and Schanes can be seen throughout downtown Detroit. You can see some of the examples on this page. Annapurna Pictures partnered with Playground Detroit, a creative agency and gallery, to curate the selection of the four Detroit artists.

“I was raised by generations of Detroiters, not only is it my home, it is a way of life. The profound triumphs of a (so called) underdog, infamous, and mythic like city inspires all of my art. The strength of the people here has allotted for reinvention after destruction."

“Being a part of this campaign goes beyond meaning for me. The events that took place ultimately shaped the world my grandparents raised my parents in so to see it depicted on film is something hard for me to express vocally, it’s for surely more of a feel than wordplay." Marlo Broughton’s family mostly resided on Grand River Blvd at Wyoming Rd. and 7 Mile at McNichols Rd. during his childhood. His elders stressed their collective struggle to succeed, as they showed him the sites around the city and the aftermath of the rebellion. Marlo’s male cousins and uncles were beaten, assaulted, critically injured and locked up by the police while going to and from work, especially if they were late for the city curfew, and these beatings had lifelong effects. Police assaulted one aunt. She recalls being called a prostitute for walking down the street in order to get home before the imposed curfew. The family as a whole lost property, homes and businesses due to the riot. One of Marlo’s first pieces, “Ps and Qs,” is a depiction of the riot and police brutality. Marlo, born in Detroit in 1987, has been involved in the creative scene in Detroit since 2007. After studying industrial design at Wayne State, he joined the creative group Finally Famous whose core collective helped to propel Big Sean’s indie career. At that time, Marlo and his partner, Tommey Walker, created many of Big Sean’s graphic works. Currently, Marlo is focused on painting. He works with several of Detroit’s prominent creative agencies.

Jacx Schanes was born in Detroit in 1984 and is a graduate from College for Creative Studies. The multimedia artist concentrates her expression through acrylic paint with a focus on the Motor City, to which her connection and heritage is deeply rooted. Her style focuses on paintings of vintage cars as well as vintage sports stars which, with the use of white space, draw your eye to their vibrant colors. Various themes in her artwork also include the concept of prejudice and judgment. In 2010, her controversial solo exhibition-happening “Show Pony” explored concepts of femininity and identity. As a female artist, she conveys feelings of exploitation as a woman with her emotionally charged paintings. Past generations of the Schanes’ family lived at 12th Street and Clairmount, as well as Seven Mile Road and Greenfield Road. Her paternal grandfather worked in sales and his clients remained at the core of the inner city of Detroit. The events of the summer of 1967, however, affected business as usual and as a result of the riot, work in Detroit was not the same.

“Working on this campaign was meaningful to me because it is concerning a part of history that my family and millions of other people experienced firsthand. The subject matter of this film is deep and although it is about the past, the narrative is very relevant today.” Notion's paintings mirror his surroundings. Within every pile of rubble is a story of what once was. Much of his work depicts abstract houses and structures decaying and burning; an urban landscape being over taken by nature, and anonymous figures partaking in mischievous behavior. He experiments with elements of street art, using non-traditional methods to reflect his environment. Nic’s father and uncles grew up in Highland Park, the enclave of Detroit that reached its peak in development and population thanks to Ford who opened factory doors with the first assembly line in 1913. The riot of 1967 played a key role in the rapid decline of Highland Park as it did the surrounding Detroit area. Ford closed his plant in 1973. Notion’s father was in his youth when he witnessed the riot. His family remained in Highland Park and surrounding areas as these neighborhoods dove into poverty. To this day Highland Park continues to experience abandonment and continues to experience financial hardship throughout the current resurgence of Detroit.