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WHAT’S INSIDE Financial health care assistance (Page A-3) According to a report released by the Department of Health and Human Services, 123,208 people selected plans through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Nearly 90 percent of Michiganders who chose plans in the first month of open enrollment are eligible for financial assistance to lower their premiums.

The shame of Fox News (Page B-4) George E. Curry is among the latest to lambast Fox News for its biased reporting, particularly with regard to race and the Democratic Party.

He asserts that facts are all too often distorted or overlooked, period.

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What about Detroit International Auto Show?

By Bankole Thompson CHRONICLE SENIOR EDITOR

Yes, in my view it should be called the “Detroit International Auto Show,” rather than the North American International Auto Show because Detroit is the seat of the auto industry.

Detroit, a global city, Bankole Thompson put the world on wheels and became the arsenal of democracy.

Every political leader or business executive of local or national stature who is getting ready to stomp Cobo Center for the 2015 North American International Auto Show, being held Jan. 12-25, to tour the glitzy cars and trucks, will be touting the comeback of “Detroit’,” not “North America” in the wake of President Obama’s rescue of the auto industry.

They will be underscoring the resilient spirit of a city that refused to give in to failure by rising from the bottom up. They will praise the many lives of Detroit as a city that has gone through so many challenges and still rises.

That is why it makes sense

that President Obama will be in the area this week on on Jan. 7 to highlight the successes of General Motors and Chrysler as he prepares for his upcoming State of the Union address.

The unusual federal intervention to help save an industry so rooted in Detroit is one of the biggest economic success stories of the decade, and of the Obama dispensation.

When President Obama decided to pump federal dollars into GM and Chrysler, it wasn’t a popular decision but the president was doing so to not only save an

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POET OF POLITICAL POWER

Debbie Dingell Detroit, Obama and the new Congress

‘Three Doctors’ at King tribute (Page B-1) There will be a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Luncheon on Jan. 16 at the Max M. Fisher Music Center, presented by Wayne State University.

Keynote speakers are “The Doctors” — Rameck Hunt, George Jenkins and Sampson Davis.

Debbie Dingell

Michigan’s Debbie Dingell has added a new title to her long record of public service. The former chair of the Wayne State University Board of Governors, among other roles she played in public service, is now the congresswoman from the 12th Congressional District, succeeding her husband Women bring a unique the retired dean of Con- and important voice to the gress John Dingell. She has been described as policy-making dialogue, one of Washington’s most and we need to celebrate powerful women. Even the and support each other second ranking Democrat in Congress, Representa- far more than we do. We tive Steny Hoyer, admit- need more smart, ­qualified ted in a recent New York Times profile of Dingell women at all levels of that “I don’t know that government as we tackle I have the contacts that some of the most pressing Debbie has in this town.”

issues facing our families

In this exclusive in- and communities. terview with Bankole Thompson, editor of the Michigan Chronicle, Dingell goes on the record on a number of issues including why women need to do a better job of supporting other women, the urgency of a bipartisan Michigan congressional coalition, the way forward for Michigan Democrats in the devastating losses of last November’s election, Detroit in the hands of Mayor Duggan, etc. Excerpts follow.

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MC: What are your expectations for the new Congress?

Auto show spectacular (Page C-1) Detroit will again be in the world spotlight when the North American International Auto Show is presented at Cobo Center Jan. 12-25. As the automotive industry and the economy in general continue to recover, organizers say the show will be bigger and better than ever.

Spotlight on Gabrielle Union (Page D-1) Since the 1990s, Gabrielle Union, the talented, versatile and attractive actress, has been a consistent presence in movies and on television.

Although Union has been recognized many times for her talent and achievements, many feel the best is yet to come.

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DD: It is my hope that this Congress will pull together to work on a multitude of problems facing this country, from expanding access to health care and affordable, quality education, to working to create an environment that promotes job growth and helping hardworking middle class families get ahead. I believe most Americans are tired of the partisan bickering and want to see their elected representatives work together to find solutions.

MC: What issues would you like to see addressed in the first half of 2015 in Congress?

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‘DRIVEN’ celebrates key figures in auto industry’s resurgence While the nation — and particularly the auto industry — discusses Detroit’s remarkable recovery from bankruptcy and its reemergence as a leader in technology and innovation, there is no shortage of business success stories to tell the tale.

And with all eyes focused on the Motor City, as the North American Auto Show comes to center stage featuring cutting edge and state-of-the-art technology for the best possible driving experience, it’s a prime time opportunity to take a look at the movers and shakers in the automotive world.

Who’s Who Publishing and Real Times Media compiled stories through exclusive and in-depth interviews with many of those who are in large part responsible for the city’s comeback story.

The fourth annual edition of “DRIVEN In Living Color: A Tribute to Multi-Cultural Achievement in the Automotive Industry” will be unveiled and made available to the public on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the Garden Theater in Midtown Detroit.

“We are very pleased to expand the DRIVEN brand to showcase the accomplishments of many diverse communities in the auto industry,” said Hiram E. Jackson, CEO of Real Times Media.

“There are so many people of color who have assisted in the development of the industry. We wanted to broaden the tent to share more of these incredible stories of achievement.”

This is the first ever multiethnic edition of the automotive industry staple, and as many of the honorees on the pages of DRIVEN stated in their fascinating accounts of automobile advances, Detroit and the industry are renowned for overcoming adversity, and each success makes us both stronger and better prepared for the next great era in transportation and automotive advances.

“DRIVEN In Living Color: A Tribute to Multi-Cultural Achievement in the Automotive Industry” will be unveiled Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the Garden Theater in Midtown Detroit. The reception begins at 6 p.m. For more information call (313) 963-5522.

US businesses add 230,000 jobs According to a private survey, companies in the United States, in October, added 230,000 jobs, the most in four months up to that point and a sign that businesses are willing to hire despite signs of slowing growth overseas.

up hiring. That was expected to lead to a healthy job gain. The ADP numbers cover only private businesses and sometimes diverge from the government’s comprehensive reports, which includes government agencies.

Payroll processor ADP said the job gains were slightly ahead of the 225,000 added the previous month, which was revised up from an initial estimate of 213,000. Job gains above 2000,000 are usually enough to lower the unemployment rate.

Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, said that faltering economies in Europe, China and Japan haven’t yet caused US employers to pull back on adding workers.

This data indicates that steady growth in the previous six month has encouraged businesses to step

“I don’t think what’s going on overseas is going to undermine

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Evans takes office and names executive staff

January 7 - 13, 2015

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Martin Luther King, Jr. and Digital Tribute Issue Date: January 14 Ad Close: January 9

Wayne County Executive Evans addresses newly appointed staff Wayne County Executive Warren Evans has put together an executive staff he says will help restructure county government and reassure citizens that there will be transparency and good stewardship of the public’s trust.

Evans also said all of his appointees will take a 5-percent salary reduction, a move that saves Wayne County taxpayers $1.2 million. In addition, Evans will have nine fewer executive appointees than the previous county administration when six other positions, including three critical, are filled.

“The county is facing difficult financial problems and I will deal with those issues in a forthright and transparent manner beginning day one,” Evans said.

He also announced his senior leadership team, which will be led by Chief of Staff Rudy Hobbs.

Hobbs, a former Michigan state representative and

structuring efforts, identify efficiencies and help implement the county deficit elimination plan.

Saunders will be paid $138,387.

• Communications Director Lloyd Jackson.

Jackson will manage the County Executive’s communications staff and serve as chief media contact and spokesman. He will be paid $116,898.

Warren Evans Detroit Public Schools teacher, will manage the county executive’s office. Hobbs will be paid 140,600.

Other executive staff appointments include: • Assistant County Executive June Lee. Lee will be responsible for providing oversight of county departments. He will be paid $138,387.

• Chief Restructuring Officer Tony Saunders.

He will lead county re-

Evans said he will continue interviewing candidates for Deputy CEO, CFO and purchasing director and will announce those appointments as they are made.

“My administration has assembled an executive team that is ready to restore the public’s confidence in county government,” Evans said. “We are all excited to get to work bringing fiscal accountability and more efficient and better government services to Wayne County residents.”

City of Detroit opens three warming centers The City of Detroit, in conjunction with local nonprofit homeless service providers, has three warming centers to offer Detroit residents a break from the winter chill from now through March 31, 2015. In addition, Detroit recreation centers and public library branches will serve as respite centers to allow individuals to warm up during the day.

The City of Detroit is contracting with Cass Community Social Services, Operation Get Down and Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries to provide temporary relief to persons who are homeless and/or do not utilize existing homeless shelters available within city limits.

Cass Community Social Services, 3901 Cass Ave. between Woodward and Second Ave., has 50 beds and provides services for families only (parents and children).

The center is open from 4 p.m. to 8 a.m. Contact Rev. Faith Fowler at (313) 833-7730 or (313) 8832277 or via email at ffowler@casscommunity.org.

Operation Get Down has 200 beds for women, men and children. It is located at 6821 Medbury Street, between 1-94 Service Drive and E. Grand Boulevard. The facility is open from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m.

For information, contact Linda Jefferson at (313) 925-4138 or via email at sbomarparker@opera tiongetdown.org.

The Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries has 100 beds for men only. The center, located at 3535 Third Ave. near downtown Detroit, is open from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. At the Detroit Rescue Mission, contact Daniel Townsend at (313) 993-6703 or via email at dtownsend@drmm.org.

All the centers will operate during inclement weather, including holidays.

The three facilities combined are expected to accommodate between 350 and 400 persons at a time. If the forecast calls for temperatures of 10 degrees or lower, services will be extended to include daytime hours.

Clients may be picked up by vans from organizations that offer outreach services and/or referred by other homeless agencies. Upon entering the warming center, clients are expected to complete the intake process for admission.

hours.

The Recreation Department will also operate five respite sites this winter during normal center operating hours.

The recreation center times and locations are as follows:

All individuals are supervised at all times to ensure the safety of all concerned. They are also provided with two hot meals, counseling, showering and sleeping accommodations. If it is determined that a client needs medical attention, an on-call nurse may be contacted for minor medical needs.

Monday - Friday, 11 a.m.

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However, if warranted, EMS is called and the client is transported to a medical facility. Clients are also encouraged to take advantage of other support services, such as referrals, housing assistance, health screening and other related services.

For information regarding the warming centers, call (313) 224-9224, 224-9948 or 610-1859.

In addition, all Detroit Public Library branches will be open and available to the public as respite centers. Check with your local DPL branch for

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Prime Politics Michiganders who selected 2015 health plan are getting financial assistance CHRONICLE STAFF REPORTS

Of the 123,208 Michiganders who selected a plan, 47 percent reenrolled in a Marketplace plan in 2015 and 53 percent signed up for the first time.

The new report provides the first detailed analysis of enrollment in the Marketplace for the first month of the 2015 open enrollment period.

Because the automatic reenrollment process for the 37 states using the HealthCare.gov platform (including Michigan) began on Dec. 16 and was completed for the vast majority of consumers on Dec. 18, the new report with data through Dec.

The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program, funded by the General Motors Foundation, will accept applications for 2015 scholarships from Monday, Jan. 5, through 5 p.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 27.

This is the fifth year Buick Achievers scholarships will be awarded to students who excel in the classroom and give back to their communities.

Special consideration is given to students who are female, minorities, first-generation college students, military veterans and military dependents.

To be eligible for the program, high school seniors or current undergraduate students must be seeking a college de-

15 does not fully capture the number of people who selected plans leading up to the deadline for Jan. 1, 2015 coverage.

“We’re pleased that in Michigan 123,208 people signed up for Marketplace coverage during the first month of open enrollment. The vast majority were able to lower their costs even further by getting tax credits, making a difference in the bottom lines of so many families,” HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said. “Interest in the Marketplace has been strong during the first month of open enrollment. We still have a ways to go and a lot of work to do before Feb. 15, but this is an encouraging start.”

Nationwide, more than 4 million people signed up for the first time or

reenrolled in coverage for 2015 during the first month of open enrollment. That includes more than 3.4 million people who selected a plan in the 37 states that are using the HealthCare.gov platform for 2015 (including Michigan), and more than 600,000 consumers who selected plans in the 14 states that are operating their own Marketplace platform for 2015.

HHS also released a Weekly Enrollment Snapshot that captures more recent enrollment activity in the Marketplace. The Weekly Snapshot shows that from Nov. 15 to Dec. 26, nearly 6.5 million consumers selected a plan or were automatically reenrolled.

Open Enrollment in the Marketplace runs

gree in science, technology, engineering, math (STEM), or other eligible fields related to the automotive industry.

“Our country is in need of STEM grads, as the focus on innovation and technology continues to sharpen,” said GM Foundation President Vivian Pickard. “Through the Buick Achievers Scholarship program, we are helping shape the next generation of leaders and innovators for the automotive industry and other sectors that are so important to the future of our country.”

For Buick Achiever, Kettering University alumnus and GM employee Frisco Pullom, this scholarship provided the freedom to focus on his education.

“My first semester after receiving scholarship funds, I was able to remove work and fundraising from my schedule,

and I made the dean’s list for the first time in my academic career,” said Pullom. “After graduation, I was able to secure a position with General Motors as a value chain engineer.”

“It feels good to be able to contribute to a company that is committed to helping students prepare for their careers,” he said.

Since its inception in 2011, the Buick Achievers Scholarship Program has awarded more than $27 million in scholarships to 3,400 students.

This year, the program will award 50 scholarships of up to $25,000 per year, renewable for up to four years or five years for qualified engineering programs.

Students from the United States and Puerto Rico are eligible. For more information, visit www.gm.com/gmfoundation.

Senator Stabenow recognized as 2014 Distinguished Community Health Champion CHRONICLE STAFF REPORTS

the millions more who still lack access to a primary care provider. We are thankful that Senator Stabenow is leading the bi-partisan effort to ensure Congress continues its investment of the Health Center program, which has a 50-year history of improving health, saving lives, and reducing health care costs,” said Sibilsky.

Michigan Primary Care Association (MPCA) recently presented U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) with a National Association of Community Health Centers 2014 Distinguished Community Health Champion award.

This top award is given to select members of Congress who have gone above and beyond in championing access to primary care and strengthening America’s Health Centers. Kim Sibilsky, MPCA’s Chief Executive Officer, presented the award to Senator Stabenow during a tour of the Center for Family Health in Jackson, one of Michigan’s 40 Health Center organizations represented by MPCA. “We are tremendously grateful for Senator Stabenow’s long-time commitment to increasing access to primary care in Michigan and across the country. Her leadership exemplifies the value she places on Health Centers as critical sources of local care for so many who might otherwise go without care, and that is keeping people healthy and out of the emergency room, supporting local jobs, and saving the state and nation money,” said Sibilsky.

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Consumers can find local help at Localhelp. healthcare.gov/ or call the Federally-facilitated Marketplace Call Center at 1-800-318-2596. TTY users should call 1-855889-4325.

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The call is free.

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age effective on Feb. 1, 2015. If consumers who were automatically reenrolled decide in the coming weeks that a better plan exists for their families, they can make that change at any time before the end of open enrollment on Feb. 15.

Senator Stabenow Centers are open to everyone, regardless of insurance status or income level. Teams of health care professionals provide medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services. Health Centers also provide services that help individuals and families overcome common barriers to accessing care, such as transportation, translation, and insurance enrollment assistance.

Today, Health Centers are health care homes for 23 million people nationwide, including more than 600,000 Michigan residents.

“As we look to 2015, Health Centers face a potential reduction in the federal support they receive that is critical to ensuring their current patients have access to care, and that they are able to expand care for

Michigan Primary Care Association is the voice for Health Centers and other community-based providers in Michigan. Its mission is to promote, support, and develop comprehensive, accessible, and affordable community-based health care services to everyone in Michigan.

Founded in 1970, the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance and expand access to quality, community-responsive health care for America’s medically underserved and uninsured.

NACHC represents the nation’s network of over 1,300 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) which serve over 23 million people through over 9,000 sites located in all of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam.

By Ben Jealous Sometimes the very consumers who need health care the most are the least likely to enroll.

This has been one of the challenges faced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the federal agency responsible for administering the Affordable Care Act. To meet this challenge, the agency is looking to Silicon Valley for help. This week, HHS announced an innovative collaboration efforts with tech firms PayNearMe, Monster.com, and Peers. org, to bring important Open Enrollment information low-income and other traditionally hardto-reach communities.

Monster.com, for example, is already the country’s largest online platform for job seekers, counting more than 200 million registered users.

The job site reaches a vast amount of unemployed and under-employed Americans — precisely the audience that is likely to be uninsured. Through partnership with HHS , Monster.com will provide tips and advice on open enrollment through the company’s blog.

Similarly, Peers.org has agreed to post information about Healthcare. gov on their website, and will host a live video chat with HHS officials to answer questions from the

Ben Jealous Peers community.

Perhaps the most interesting partnership involves the electronic cash transaction company PayNearMe. PayNearMe’s customer base is made up of individuals who operate in the cash economy.

This includes low-income consumers and those who have limited or no access to a bank account.

Almost half of this segment are people of color.

The company allows the cash-preferring people to pay their monthly bills-rent, electricity, water, etc.-in cash at their local 7-Eleven and Family Dollar stores, without the high fees that generally accompany pre-paid debit cards and money orders, and with the convenience of same-day payment.

Between Nov. 15 and Feb. 15, the 2015 Open Enrollment deadline, all PayNearMe receipts printed at 7,800 7-Eleven stores nationwide will include information about upcoming enrollment

deadlines and encouragement to explore tax benefits and new plans at HealthCare.gov.

PayNearMe receipt reminders serve as an innovative way to literally place coverage information into the hands of traditionally hard to reach consumers because the receipts serve as proof of payment of important expenditures, and are therefore carefully scrutinized and held onto by the customers.

As HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell put it, “These innovative companies help us to reach our consumers where they are with the information they need to sign up and reenroll in quality, affordable care through the Health Insurance Marketplace.”

It’s a great idea.

The government sector sometimes gets a bad reputation for lacking imagination and innovation.

It’s refreshing to see HHS step outside of Washington, D.C. to take advantage of the tech community to extend their reach and better communicate with their underserved constituents.

Benjamin Todd Jealous is a partner at Kapor Capital and former president and CEO of the NAACP. Kapor Capital is one of the investors in PayNearMe. He serves as board observer for the company.

Living Smart to Protect Your Heart (Family Features) When it comes to recognizing and responding to the signs of a heart attack, early action can make the difference between life and death. But action even earlier to improve lifestyle and eating habits can make a big difference, too.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports about 25 percent of all deaths each year in the United States can be attributed to heart disease, making it the single largest killer of both men and women. Taking a preventive approach and making healthy choices can help manage your risk for a heart attack and other forms of heart disease.

Help protect your heart with these healthy lifestyle tips from the CDC: Manage medical conditions. Certain diseases and health conditions are known to put you at greater risk for developing heart disease, including diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Follow your doctor’s guidance to gain control of any medical issues early on.

Pay attention to what you eat. This means not only eating plenty of healthy foods, like fruits and vegetables, but also reducing or eliminating less healthy options.

Foods low in saturated fat and cholesterol and high in fiber can help prevent high blood cholesterol.

One good option to start your day right is whole grain cereal. In fact, according to a recent survey, nine out of 10 doctors would recommend Post Shredded Wheat as part of a low sodium, healthy diet to help maintain a healthy heart, reduce the risk of heart disease and support healthy blood pressure levels.

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weight. Exceeding your ideal weight range for your height puts you at greater risk for heart disease. Check with your doctor to determine whether your weight is in a healthy range. This can generally be determined by calculating your body mass index (BMI). If you are in an overweight or obese range, seek help from nutrition specialists to establish an eating plan that works best for you.

Get moving. Exercise not only helps with managing your weight, it can also help with other problems, like high cholesterol and high blood pressure. While adults should aim for at least 30 min-

utes of moderate-intensity exercise, at least five days a week, you should consult your doctor before starting any exercise plan.

Eliminate or reduce unhealthy habits. Smoking raises your risk of heart disease. If you are a smoker, a physician can assist you in finding a smoking cessation program for your needs, and many insurance companies now cover these treatments. Similarly, excessive alcohol consumption can raise your blood pressure, which in turn escalates your chances of heart disease.

Visit www.PostShreddedWheat.com for more heart-healthy tips.

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Debbie Dingell DD: There are a number of very import­ ant issues facing the nation that have criti­ cal deadlines in the first few months of the new Congress, which need to be resolved without the drama that has surround­ ed so many important debates in the past. For instance, the Highway Trust Fund that is criti­ cal to repairing our crum­ bling roads and replacing outdated infrastructure needs to be reauthorized.

We must raise the debt ceiling to keep our eco­ nomic recovery on track; we need to fund the De­ partment of Homeland Security to maintain the safety of our nation and the world. And we need to address the expiring “doc fix” and find a new solution for Medicare physician payments.

But several other issues will require seri­ ous attention in the shortand long-term to keep the country moving forward.

Too many Michigan fami­ lies have been left out of the nation’s economic re­ covery. We need to work together to create an en­ vironment that promotes job growth and expands manufacturing.

We also need to contin­ ue investing in the early emotional, intellectual and physical development of our young people. Our children are 25 percent of our population but 100 percent of our future, and I would like to see Con­ gress dedicate more fund­ ing for 0-5 and K-12 pro­ grams, and reauthorize the Children’s Health In­ surance Program (CHIP) that helps ensure every child in this country can go to the doctor and have necessary checkups, im­ munizations and medi­ cal treatment when they need them.

Just as important, we must make it a priority to help our young people deal with staggering stu­ dent debt. As chair of Wayne State University (WSU) Board of Gover­ nors, I have seen the pos­ itive transformation that comes from a quality ed­ ucation, and I believe that we need to ensure col­ lege remains affordable by allowing people with older student loans to re­ finance them at today’s rates.

Another compelling issue that has always been a passion of mine is health care. I will con­ tinue fighting to ensure that the U.S. is investing in the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and the Federal Drug Administra­ tion, along with critical health research.

But recent experienc­ es have focused my at­ tention on issues of the health care system for our aging population. Current laws are designed for a population that was dying younger while today, more people are living longer and living well.

We need to develop policies that help seniors get the medical care they need, while allowing them to grow old independent­ ly at home — with good nutrition, easy and acces­ sible transportation and opportunities to remain active, contributing mem­ bers of society.

This is not a Republi­ can or Democratic idea.

It’s a vital issue that is affecting many families across the country, and I am committed to work­ ing with my colleagues in Congress to find solu­ tions that will help our aging population.

There are other im­ portant issues that Con­ gress needs to address.

Race remains a major societal issue in this country and it needs to be part of the national dialogue. We also must work to protect our envi­ ronment, fix our broken immigration system and update and simplify our tax code.

There is much to be done and I am ready to work with my colleagues — Democrats and Repub­ licans — to make prog­ ress on the issues that

matter.

MC: You called for a bipartisan MI Congressio­ nal coalition. How do you think this would benefit the state?

DD: When I was asked a question during the campaign by an envi­ ronmental group about how to address the par­ tisan divide in Congress, I made the observation that people should not assume the Michigan members always agree.

For instance, much of Congresswoman Candice Miller’s district borders Lake Huron and as a longtime champion of the Great Lakes she cares as deeply about protecting them.

I share her love of the water and her com­ mitment to protecting this precious resource.

Beyond that I believe the entire delegation shares a love for the state of Mich­ igan and wants to fight to see it thrive, and work to protect its industries and natural resources. Get­ ting everyone in the same boat, rowing in the same direction can deliver posi­ tive results.

Everyone has different perspectives, knowledge, potential strategies and ideas. I have called for the governor, congressional delegation and state leg­ islature to talk more to develop relationships and be educated at the same time on critical issues.

Thoughtful conversations in which people listen and offer real dialogue can result in positive results. I haven’t found anyone who doesn’t think the idea is a good one.

I hope that the delega­ tion will meet regularly on a bipartisan basis. I would like us to have periodic meetings with the gover­ nor and interested state legislators. Fact-finding is useful and all the new freshman members from Michigan have expressed an interest in learning to­ gether.

We recognize that there are many issues we need far more knowledge on and, quite frankly, I have always found real dialogues, real listening can be productive and actually help in finding solutions.

I respect all the mem­ bers of the Michigan del­ egation and am excited to have the opportunity to work with them.

MC: Do you think the current political climate is encouraging for women to enter politics?

DD: I believe the politi­ cal landscape is changing but it is still challenging for many women as they consider entering politics for many reasons. First, the reality is while men are sharing more and more of the responsibil­ ities of everyday living, many women remain the primary caregivers for families and shoulder more of the household responsibilities. And we take those responsibili­ ties seriously so we have to figure out how we can balance all the demands of life.

I also believe women need to do a better job of supporting women.

Men have supported each other for years, mentored them, created networks, etc. I, by the way, have been lucky to have many great men mentors. But women bring a unique and important voice to the policy-making dialogue, and we need to celebrate and support each other far more than we do. We need more smart, quali­ fied women at all levels of government as we tackle some of the most press­ ing issues facing our fam­ ilies and communities.

MC: What has changed for you personally since your election to Con­ gress?

DD: Honestly, this has been a complicated time as I transition from things that I have enjoyed such as being chair of the WSU Board of Governors and working with the men and women of the domes­ tic auto industry. This new job will allow me to stay very connected with

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From page A-1 people, to fight for issues we all care about, and champion issues I care about deeply but in differ­ ent ways.

I also have a love affair with a man going through a transition as well, and his health issues this fall have impacted me greatly in two ways. As a wife and caregiver who is going to make sure he fully recov­ ers but also in personally experiencing the healthc are system.

There are real issues and I am becoming even more passionate in ad­ vocating for fixes that impact so many of us.

MC: What do you make of the results of last November’s election in Michigan where Dem­ ocrats lost significantly?

DD: I think the midterm elections showed that voters are frustrat­ ed with partisan politics, which is why my practice of creating a bipartisan dialogue is more import­ ant than ever in bringing people together to tackle tough problems. I think the elections also showed Democrats need to work harder to communicate our message and vision.

MC: Any lessons the Michigan Democratic Party should learn from the election?

DD: Democrats need to study what worked and what didn’t work. We can’t afford to hold on to our rhetoric without doing an analysis of what truly happened. The status quo for the next election is not acceptable.

MC: What specif­ ic issue would you like President Obama to high­ light in his State of the Union address?

DD: The economy, national security, race, health care and educa­ tion.

MC: Do you support President Obama’s deci­ sion to lift the embargo on Cuba?

DD: Political and human rights reforms in Cuba are needed, and while I am studying this issue with people who are experts on both sides before offering an opin­ ion, I will support any policy that will help es­ tablish lasting and mean­ ingful reforms for the Cuban people who seek Democracy.

MC: With Detroit out of bankruptcy, what should happen now?

DD: The hard work has begun and much more lies ahead. It is in Mayor Duggan’s hands and he needs the cooper­ ation of many to bring all programs together. I be­ lieve the mayor needs to consult with the congres­ sional delegation, brief us on his plans and outline what we can do to support the city’s turnaround.

It is important to have an urban strategy discus­ sion at both the feder­ al and state level for the state of Michigan and the entire nation. Many of us understand how import­ ant a thriving Detroit is to the state of Michigan but we also need to discuss the real problems and issues facing other com­ munities in our state to ensure we’re doing all we can to support their eco­ nomic recovery.

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Auto Show iconic American industry, but to also save many livelihoods in Detroit that depend on those plant jobs.

Imagine what would have happened if GM and Chrysler were allowed to go under, and GM left Detroit for Warren as its headquarters and what that kind of move would have done to the city.

The national and international head­ lines would have read “Detroit Has Gone Under,” not “North America has gone under.”

Maybe it will take organizers of the show years to finally come around to the idea that an event so tied in Detroit’s economic and cultural DNA should be branded rightfully to reflect the city’s strength, culture, identity and potential instead of the annual North American International Auto Show we are accus­ tomed to.

The fascination with this annual fes­ tival of cars makes perfect sense. De­ troit has been the city of auto invention for decades. That is what helped put the city on the global map. And that is the reason next week we will see an esti­ mated 5000 journalists from dozens of countries descend on the Motor City looking to chronicle the dimensions of the latest cars and trucks that appeal to our individual lifestyles.

The auto show is the most significant event of the year that places Detroit in the glare of the international press. No other function in this city draws that many journalists to Detroit for a week like the annual festival of cars and trucks does.

My view has always been that the city has still not discovered a creative and effective way to market itself by utiliz­ ing the global media attention it receives during auto show week.

Hopefully when “Detroit” replaces “North America,” to aptly describe the show, that will change for the better.

But actually things are already im­ proving. At least that is the sense of optimism we get from the media cover­ age of the “big stories,” aside from the routine crime stories we get inundated with.

Almost everyone connected to and in­ vested in Detroit is breathing a special air these days called “OptiDetroitZen,” loaded with a high degree of optimism in the air because of what the city is rap­ idly becoming an unheard of economic destination laced with teachable mo­ ments about how we got here.

Even thousands of miles away in Florida, where I was vacationing last week, the optimism about Detroit that’s in the air was evident when a Blue Green Vacations executive started to give me an economic anatomy of Detroit within minutes of our conversation. In plain words he said, “Detroit is the next eco­ nomic boom,” with his eyes lit up as he went on to narrate how houses are so inexpensive in the city.

At one point I thought I was speaking to a Detroit real estate executive as he began to talk about how economically ir­ resistible the housing market in Detroit currently is. Buy low, sell high is what they call it in the real estate world.

So if a vacation executive far away in the Sunshine zstate already sees where

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the very strong numbers we’re seeing right now,” he said.

countants and engineers, gained 53,000.

However, it’s too early to say if other international trends, such as the strengthening dollar, will have no impact in the coming months, Zandi added. A stronger dollar makes US exports more expensive overseas.

Hiring was strong last year, partly fueled by average growth of about 4 percent at an annual rate in April-June and July-Sep­ tember quarters. Employers added an average of 227,000 jobs a month in 2014, which puts that year on pace to be the strongest year for job creation since 1999.

In fact, US exports slowed in September, the government said, a sign that weakness overseas may already be hitting some companies. Weaker overseas sales caused the trace deficit to jump 7.6 in September.

The job gains in the ADP report were broad-based. Con­ struction firms added a solid 28,000 jobs while manufactur­ ing gained 15,000 positions. Pro­ fessional and business services, which include mostly high­ er-paying positions such as ac­

Prior to the October jobs report, other recent reports sug­ gested that it could be a healthy one. Manufacturers hired at a faster pace in October than in the previous month, accord­ ing to a survey by the Institute for Supply Management, a trade group. And applications for un­ employment benefits have fallen to 14-year lows, evidence that employers are cutting very few jobs. — AP/The Chicago Defend­ er

From page A-1 the city’s economic bearing is headed, it is a lesson that Detroit is dramatical­ ly changing before our eyes, not North America. It is a warning to those who have deserted the city that Detroit is the place to be. It is a story that even the most pessimistic observers of Detroit from afar have to reluctantly accept.

Because of that, we should just go ahead and start calling the biggest fes­ tival of cars in the world the Detroit In­ ternational Auto Show and insert that brand into everything that’s related to the auto industry.

Detroit is rising from the ashes, and we expect that the auto show will reflect that shift.

We don’t need to dwell on some of the most important reasons it was called the North American International Auto Show. That’s in the past. Let’s look to the future and what renaming the show to the city’s name would mean for De­ troit and everyone proud to be a Detroit­ er.

At the annual car show, the auto deal­ ers are not selling North America. They are selling Detroit because they are pro­ moting a core industry that has long de­ fined the city.

It makes perfect sense for an annual event which portrays the city as the capital of the auto industry to bear the name the Detroit International Auto Show, instead of the North American In­ ternational Auto Show.

If the Auto Dealers Association and their affiliated partners recognize this branding opportunity as a way to extol Detroit and all it has to show the world, it will be a win for them.

Slightly changing the name of the show doesn’t require an Executive Order from the White House. It simply requires a commitment and will from those who tell us that all roads lead to Detroit during the week of the auto show.

A release from NAIAS in December noted that they are “revving it up in De­ troit,” not North America as the media advisory goes on to explain that the show is “one of the most important au­ tomotive events on the planet, NAIAS is consistently the strategic choice of global automakers to launch their new products on Detroit’s world stage.”

Scott LaRiche, chairman of NAIAS 2015, sounded a note of confidence.

“Consumer confidence is high, pro­ duction numbers and automotive sales continue to climb, and the global indus­ try is stronger than it’s been in years.

And our manufacturer partners have committed to bring their most import­ ant, global vehicle reveals to Detroit,” he said.

Bankole Thompson is the editor of the Michigan Chronicle. The author of “Obama and Black Loyalty,” his most recent book, “Obama and Christian Loyalty,” deals with the politics of the religious right, Black theology and the president’s faith posture across a myriad of issues. He is a senior political analyst at WDET-101.9FM (Detroit Public Radio). He is a member of the weekly “Obama Watch” Sunday roundtable on WLIB-1190AM New York. Email DIGITAL DAILY bthompson@michronicle.com or visit WWW.MICHIGANCHRONICLE.COM http://www.bankolethompson.com

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where we are today by meeting the needs of the people who came through our doors and responded to the services we offered.

On its web page, Gates Presbyterian Church of Gates New York comments that the design features of their church building (built in 1969) “speak of who we are.”

One of those features came about through their choice of building material.

“The bricks that make up the exterior walls as well as the walls of the sanctuary are called ‘clinker’ bricks. These are basically the bricks that were normally rejected by masons because they were imperfect or defective. These “clinker” bricks represent not only that we as Christians are all unique, as no two bricks are the same, but also that God, as well as the church, accepts and loves us with all our imperfections.”

This is really a wonderful illustration of how we at Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries have the courage to do what we do (despite our knowledge of our individual imperfections). It also explains why we so highly value the people we serve and help.

When we set out to help the homeless individuals who come to us, we don’t merely provide them with a bed and meals and then wait in hopes that they will find the resources within themselves to put themselves into housing or employment.

To be sure, some people only require a safe place to regroup for a day or a week and can land on their feet again after the series of defeats and misfortunes that led them to our shelter doors.

However, we know that homelessness in itself places people under a great amount of physical, emotional, economic and spiritual distress. That knowledge requires that we stand ready to provide them with everything we can to meet every need they may have.

That is why we and

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other high quality community partners work to provide and link our homeless guests to a wide range of other services they may need. We also work to communicate to our guests that though they have fallen on hard ground in life, they are valuable and capable of taking the steps that will change their lives for the better.

Our goal is to help them return to self-sufficiency and reunite with their family and community in the shortest time possible. Whether that can be accomplished immediately through a housing first approach or requires a process that could take many months, we will hang in there with them.

As we do so, we will help them find houses and jobs, restore relationships with family and supportive friends, and teach new skills that assure their future independence. We know with these tools they can be established in their community as contributing taxpayers and mentors to others who may need the help they themselves once received.

We know, for example, that despite wider availability of health care through the Affordable Care Act, we need to continue to expand our health care services to those who cannot afford copays or are not presently insured. We also know that we need to continue to develop program models that will sustain themselves financially (such as through our culinary arts training facilities) and that teach people solid employment, financial management and literacy skills.

Today, we are one of the top 20 providers in the nation for inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment.

We also provide thousands of men, women and children with warming center, shelter services and transitional housing and permanent housing and supportive services to homeless, disabled individuals.

We are privileged to contribute to the communities in which we live and work and to mobilize thousands of volunteers to beautify the neighborhoods around us.

We are committed to not only continue our tradition of providing services to people who are most in need of help, but to also dedicate ourselves to adopting the best methods we can to help our clients achieve the best outcomes possible.

We have found that no matter how skilled, caring, motivated and innovative our staff or programs are, we have to be able to help people have an ongoing relationship with the one and only Super Power they can truly rely on. After all, we are The services we pro- but “clinker bricks” but vide today are far more we serve One who can use varied and extensive than us to help His precious they were when we 10.0 firstin. people. began in 1909. We got Our renewed commitment this year is to keep doing what have been doing for 105 years, but to keep improving. We are always looking for better methods and programs to meet the needs of those who come to us each day.

Diane Strickler (left), past president Grosse Pointe Rotary, Tyrone Williams, Willie Marabell,Sherry McRill, President & CEO NEGC, Yazmin Boone, Cora Boone, Paul Retenbach, past president Grosse Pointe Rotary, Corey Boone and Emmon Boone.

It’s More than Warmth For the children of Ms. Cora Boone, Corey, Emmon and Yasmin, and Willie Marabell’s son Tyrone Williams receiving a new coat donated by the Rotary Clubs of Grosse Pointe and Detroit in addition to books from the Gift of Reading program sponsored by the Kiwanis became more than a moment of warmth. It became an opportunity to select a coat of your choice, a self esteem builder, and an opportunity that brought about a smile. In addition, for these families clients of the Northeast Guidance Center, an organization with a 51 year history in mental health, it becomes a moment that continues to care long after the holiday season ends and where holistic mental health programs exist that become the gift that keeps on giving.

This year families at the Northeast Guidance Center received coats donated from the Rotary Clubs of Grosse Pointe and Detroit. Paul Rentenbach and Diane Strickler, past Presidents of the Grosse Pointe Rotary, represented the four Rotary clubs that raised money this year from individuals and various organizations to purchase over 4,105 coats in various sizes from toddler to teen and donate the coats to 13 agencies including the Northeast Guidance Center as a part of Operation Warm-Detroit 2014. For the past 3 years Rotarians have donated over 10,500 coats to various agencies throughout the metropolitan Detroit area.

“Operation Warmth was established in 1998, by Rotarians in Philadelphia and is the largest program specific to coat donations in the country”, stated past President Paul Rentenbach. “The Grosse Pointe and Detroit Rotary Clubs are pleased to partner with the Northeast Guidance Center in the distribution of coats from Operation Warm” said past President Diane Striker. “The significance of this donation makes a huge difference--the Northeast Guidance Center makes various donations to families but coats are expensive” shared Sherry McRill newly elected president & CEO of Northeast Guidance Center. “Kids who don’t have coats don’t go to school”, in fact it is reported that they go to school every third day because they share the coat with other siblings in the home which has long lasting affects including literacy and health issues” shared Mrs. McRill. One of the past presidents also shared that there was a letter received from a child who thanked the Rotarians for the coat that she had received. The child wrote that if the coat had not been received she would have had to wear her dad’s coat to school.

Paul Rentenbach and Diane Strickler are committed to continue the leadership of Operation Warm-Detroit, which is assumed by every Grosse Pointe Rotary president after their oneyear term in office as president is served. As the NEGC president & CEO Sherry McRill stated “this annual event has far reaching effects beyond the ‘Gift of Warmth’ program at the holiday season….when children can connect with the givers such as the Rotarians of Grosse Pointe they too may want to grow up becoming Rotarians.”

For more information regarding on the Northeast Guidance Center, visit w ­ ww.neguidance.org or call 313-308-1400.

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Michigan Women’s Foundation, Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office and Detroit Crime Commission unveil ‘Enough SAID’ collaboration

At a press conference held at the Atheneum Suite Hotel in Detroit, leadership from the Michigan Women’s Foundation (MWF), Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office (WCPO) and the Detroit Crime Commission (DCC), supported by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, Wayne County Executive Warren Evans and Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, unveiled Enough SAID (Sexual Assault in Detroit), a new independent collaboration for justice.

org and www.miwf.org/EnoughSaid are accepting donations, as well as providing ideas and encouragement for individual and corporate fundraising.

In 2009, more than 11,000 unopened, untested rape kits were discovered in a Detroit Police Department storage unit.

The kits represented thousands of unprosecuted sexual assault cases, and potentially thousands of sex offenders still on the streets. Due to economic constraints in Detroit and Wayne County, limited funding has been available to date to address the backlog.

From an initial random sample of just 2,000 kits that underwent testing, the WCPO identified 188 serial rapists and has already obtained 15 convictions.

From this need, Enough SAID was created.

The goal of Enough SAID is to advocate for additional public monies and raise private sector funding, the first known effort of its kind in the country, from major corporations, local businesses, families and individuals alike, to finish testing the remaining kits, investigate resulting cases and prosecute the rapists.

Right now, www.EnoughSaidDetroit.

Testing the kits will indentify unknown assailants, confirm current locations of known suspects, connect suspects to other crimes and exonerate the innocent. In short, testing all of the kits is the first step in guaranteeing justice for thousands of victims and securing a safer community.

“We know that rapists attack an average of 11 times and are associated with a myriad of other criminal offenses,” said Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.

“Having the resources to take these criminals off the street, and stop them from committing further violent crimes, will ensure a safer Detroit for all.”

It is important to note, however, that this is not an issue unique to Detroit or Wayne County, but rather a problem occurring across the country, with more than 400,000 untested kits identified to date nationwide.

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Wayne County Executive Warren Evans

‘The Three Doctors’ to keynote Wayne State University’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Doctors Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt and George Jenkins — known as ‘The Three Doctors’ — will share their story of inspiration, dedication and determination during Wayne State University’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Luncheon on Friday, Jan.16.

director of community relations. “The doctors exemplify those goals. They are living proof that anyone who sees possibility for their life can transform their circumstances and live their dreams.

The tribute includes a presentation of the Dr. Arthur L. Johnson Community Leadership Awards.

The annual event kicks off at 10 a.m. at the Max M. Fisher Music Center, 3711 Woodward Ave. in Detroit.

The Three Doctors are extraordinary role models for anyone who’s been through any kind of life challenge or major hardship. As teenage boys growing up on the tough inner-city streets of Newark, New Jersey, these three kindred spirits made a pact that they would stick together, go to college, graduate and become doctors.

Surrounded by negative influences and having few positive role models made this very difficult. Now many years later, the three men have overcome countless obstacles and proudly bear the title of doctor, serving as faces of health and education for youth and families across the country.

“Each year we aim to honor the life and legacy of

Doctors Rameck Hunt (left), George Jenkins and Sampson Davis.

Dr. King, celebrate those making a positive difference and inspire the community,” said Victor Green, WSU

Tickets are $10 to attend the program only, $65 for the program and luncheon, and $500 for a 10-pack of program and luncheon tickets. Parking is free. Net proceeds will support Adopt-A-Classroom, a nationally recognized organization that invites the community into classrooms to increase opportunity for student success by empowering teachers with partnerships and funds to purchase much-needed supplies. In partnership with sponsors, Wayne State has adopted 38 classrooms and donated nearly $40,000 to support the organization’s local efforts.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit communityoutreach.wayne.edu/mlk/index.php or call ­313-577-5284.

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Enough SAID with an impressive group of initial funders, represents one of country’s first formal efforts to right this wrong. Additionally, Enough SAID is currently working on a pilot program in partnership with UPS to design and implement a better system for tracking kits moving forward.

“The Enough SAID partnership and the support it has already received to date is a critical statement that crimes against women will not be brushed aside or diminished in any way,” said Carolyn Cassin, president and CEO of Michigan Women’s Foundation.

Based on its 29-year history of leading important initiatives on behalf of the state’s women and girls, MWF was approached by the private foundation community to assume leadership for this critical fundraising campaign.

The foundations have funded an infrastructure that will allow all money raised for Enough SAID to directly support the testing, investigation and prosecution of cases.

Specifically, the MWF will grant Enough SAID dollars to a fiduciary, the Detroit Crime

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Commission, that will facilitate the establishment of a Cold Case Unit with adequate resources to handle the volume of investigations and resulting prosecution, including highly-trained law enforcement and legal staffs, as well as the latest technological tools.

Already the DCC has successfully negotiated a reduction in the forensic labs’ testing costs from $1,500 to $490 per kit.

“The Detroit Crime Commission team looks forward to continuing to aid Wayne County Prosecutor Worthy in the effort to process and test backlogged rape kits, and preventing future sexual assaults in Wayne County by identifying and prosecuting past perpetrators,” said Andrew Arena, executive director of the DCC. Until the full backlog of rape kits is tested and the results analyzed, it is impossible to estimate the full cost of the investigations and prosecution. The Enough SAID campaign has set a goal to raise $10 million private sector dollars, which will help to leverage additional local, state and federal support, and make a substantive contri-

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The economic and social implications of a safer Detroit align with all of the exciting developments taking place in the city and the region.

To date, individuals and business donors from 45 states and eight countries have contributed close to $750,000, with

gifts ranging from $500,000 to $5. Initial support has come from the Joyful Heart Foundation, MGM Grand Detroit Casino, MotorCity Casino, the National Institute of Justice, the Nicholson Family, Office on Violence Against Women, Quicken Loans, The Skillman Foundation, the State of Michigan, Gretchen Valade, the U.S.

Despite many changes over the past few years, too few tools exist to help parents easily navigate through today’s educational landscape.

ACHIEVE! aims to identify the options, issues and performance of Metro Detroit schools, while exposing existing disparities between school types and districts. ACHIEVE! offers an unbiased view of public, magnet, private or charter school options worthy of exploration, in addition to high-quality after school, tutoring and other programs that support urban households.

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“Photographs from the Detroit Walk-In Portrait Studio” Detroit Institute of Arts 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit See “Photographs from the Detroit Walk-In Portrait Studio” by Dutch-born photographer Corine Vermeulen in this mixed media exhibition. Free with museum admission.

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RSC Productions presents the 2015 Winter Bridal Celebrations Show, featuring wedding planners, fashion shows, bridal displays and more to make your special day spectacular.

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315 E. Warren Ave., Detroit The Charles H. Wright Museum’s Liberation Film Series pays tribute to the late Chokwe Lumumba, native Detroiter and former mayor of Jackson, Mississippi.

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January 10 Cirque De La Symphonie 8:00 pm Max M. Fisher Music Center 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit

For the past 19 years the Urban Wheel Awards has united auto enthusiasts, dealers and suppliers in an effort to recognize industry-wide greatness and fuel diversity in the automotive industry. For the first time in history the awards show will be live streamed and hosted by television’s Judge Mablean.

People from all walks of life unite to engage, learn and network. Guests are able to attend a series of events, including the red carpet awards ceremony, an afterglow reception and North American International Auto Show press days.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Stuart Chafetz are joined by Cirque de la Symphonie, featuring acrobats, aerialists, contortionists, strongmen, jugglers and more. Cost: $19-$105

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As part of the celebration for the 23rd annual Keeper of the Dream Scholarship Awards, Oakland University will welcome award-winning actress and activist Jurnee Smollett-Bell as keynote speaker. Established in 1993, Keeper of the Dream provides scholarships up to $5,000 for students who have demonstrated strong citizenship, scholarship and leadership in breaking down cultural stereotypes and promoting interracial understanding. Since its inception, more than 80 students from a wide variety of academic majors have been awarded scholarships.

For additional information, contact Oakland University’s Center for Multicultural Initiatives at cmi@oakland.edu or 248.370.4404.

In preview of the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit exhibit, this talk highlights Kahlo’s growth as an artist during her time in the Motor City. Pre-registration required.

Cost: Free with museum admission

This annual event is presented by the Commission for Culture, Arts, and Heritage, members of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sub-Committee and Canton Township. The mission of the committee is to celebrate the legacy of Dr. King through education, inspiration and entertainment. Admission to this special presentation is $2 at the door.

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January 19-25 North American International Auto Show 9:00 am Cobo Center 1 Washington Blvd., Detroit The public viewing of the North American International Auto Show 2015 is a showcase of current and future innovations in the automobile industry. Cost: $7-$13 For more information call 248.643.0250.

January 30 -31 Detroit Symphony Orchestra performs Stravinsky’s “Firebird” Music Box at Max M. Fisher Music Center 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit Detroit Symphony Orcheastra concertmaster Yoonshin Song performs Prokofiev’s first Violin Concerto and Robert Treviño conducts orchestral favorites by Strauss and Stravinsky.

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‘Selma’ is more than a movie

Lauren Burke

The movie “Selma,” which debuted on Christmas Day, is an eerily timely film detailing a history not taught in American schools on a regular basis. There’s the obvious truth we already knew: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was in another stratosphere of leadership compared to the Who’s Who on the scene today.

In terms of results, no one has come close to Dr. King before or since. Anyone attempting to define themselves as a leader in the movement around the Black agenda today needs to check themselves after watching this movie. The film provides a unintended indictment of the non-strategies that yield no positive results often seen in today’s so-called leadership.

time punctuated with murder makes it even more of an indictment of today’s “leaders.”

In the wake of Ferguson, Mo. and the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, there is the realization that much of what King confronted and improved remains unconquered. We still have unarmed Black men being shot dead and their killers going unpunished after telling tales that blame the dead for their demise.

At first glance, a viewer could look at Selma as a completely different era. The failure of the state to punish those who killed Black people is shown in the murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson by an Alabama state trooper who was never punished.

Given recent events, the film prompts a scary question: What is different now?

Director Ava DuVernay’s depiction of the lead up to Maybe Dr. King appears President Lyndon B. Johnlarger because the stakes son’s signing of the 1965 were higher. Or, maybe it’s Voting Rights Act leaves bebecause in the 1960s era Lauren Victoria Burke hind huge lessons – many of law enforcement includunintentional. The first would be that ed beatings that were routine. But the without constant pressure on those in fact is that still happens. With no smart power nothing will change. Even within phones, Facebook, Twitter or laptops, the genre of a history we already know, you ask, what was it that the group of on a man we’ve over-studied, there’s that leaders had 50 years ago that is missing powerful truth. “Selma” reminds us of today? King visited the White House in what is required to win results for Af- person fewer than six times from 1961 rican Americans with 300 years of his- to 1968. According to movement histotory stacked against them. Even with rian Taylor Branch, Dr. King informed the predictable restrictions brought on President Kennedy and his brother, Atby the money-grabbing King kids who torney General Robert F. Kennedy, that forbade the director to use their father’s he would attend no further social funcactual words for the film, screenwrit- tions at the White House until they dealt er Paul Webb tells us that Dr. King re- with his request for an executive order mains one of few people in American life ending segregation. to speak brutal honesty on racism and The thought of any current civil rights make a difference. leader doing anything close to that now The film reaffirms that Dr. King is unfathomable. “Selma” also covers worked in service of a mission. In the internal rivalries within the movement case of the Selma campaign, it was vot- and tactical mistakes. The fact is any ing rights. King did not get up in the movement in the midst of failing to morning to focus on TV interviews, reach a stated goals should be actively news conferences or participate on pan- questioning itself. Show me a moveels. His was a results driven movement, ment with no results and no infighting understanding the domino effects of and I’ll show you a bunch of idiots. Incertain actions in Selma and how those ternal criticism in the wake of failure is actions would win results and move the not a “distraction” as it is defined today. needle on voting rights.

Disagreements between groups in the It’s jarring to consider how unthink- days of Dr. King’s prominence became able it was for Blacks voting in the South the moments when leadership readjust50 years ago just as it was unthinkable ed failed strategy. There’s a reason you to imagine a Black president in the don’t see leaders from NRA, AIPAC and White House. Now, even with both those LaRaza fighting publicly. It’s because realities realized, current Black leader- so many of their goals have already been ship still hasn’t found a way to win. reached.

The post-King era of civil rights “Selma” suggests a time to push idgroups is more fixated on corporate iot movies about assassinating foreign sponsorships, endless roundtables and leaders to the side. In Hollywood, where sprawling conferences. It also features people can waste $90 million on trivia, meetings with people in power that yield “Selma” is worth far more than that. no results and endless restatements of And it will have far more longevity beunsolved problems. The pattern typical- cause it details neglected history. It also ly ends with a behind-the-scenes deal to gives us a much needed whiplash when keep modern civil rights leaders quiet. we compare civil rights activism now All this comes at a time when any and civil rights activism then. glance at economic data on poverty, unLauren Victoria Burke is a freelance employment and economic status would writer and creator of the blog Crewof42. tell you something is seriously wrong com which covers African American with Black leadership. That Dr. King was members of Congress. operating during a much more perilous

By Lee A. Daniels There are critical similarities between the furious controversy in the fall about the Ebola crisis in the U.S. — that never materialized — and that which has followed the heinous murder of two New York City police officers by an apparently mentally unstable Black man with a long criminal record.

2014: Unfair and unbalanced media

By George E. Curry Fox News, which mislabels itself as “fair and balanced,” was anything but in 2014, according to MediaMatters.org, the independent media watchdog group.

The way that the right-wing network covered the deaths of police officers in 2014 is a case in point.

“The politicization surrounding the killing of two New York Police Department officers over the weekend was amazingly swift. Fox News led the rightwing media charge, immediately claiming Democratic elected officials were somehow responsible for the gun rampage… ,” the MediaMatters analysis observed.

event that didn’t have any larger implications. ‘How do you stop a lunatic?’ she asked. ‘This is not a political issue.’

“At Fox, that has been the pattern: These kind of deadly right-wing attacks are treated as isolated incidents that are mostly void of politics. Instead, the perpetrators are portrayed as lone gunmen (and women) who do not represent any cultural or political movement.”

Those and other “exaggerated claims from politicians and pundits” helped First, in both “fear of the disease … instances, conser[stretch] to every corvatives ignored “inner of America this convenient” facts fall” and “produced in order to spin a dangerous and infalsehoods and halfcorrect narrative.” baked conspiracy That assessment theories and play comes from Politifact. the guilt-by-associacom, an independent tion card. Secondly, fact-checking journalism website affilconservative politiiated with the Tampa cians and pundits Lee A. Daniels Bay Times. Because used both developments to bash progressives, those “claims — all wrong — especially President Obama distorted the debate about a and New York City Mayor Bill serious public health issue,” de Blasio, and stoke anti-Black Politifact’s editors labeled the and anti-Brown bigotry and ha- Ebola exaggerations Politfact’s tred of undocumented immi- “2014 Lie of the Year.” grants.

(Politifact’s 2013 Lie of The facts available at the the Year was the Obama adtime made it clear there was ministration’s claim that unno danger of either a large or der Obamacare, if individuals a small-scale outbreak of the liked their own health plan, lethal virus. Yet, the conserva- they’d unquestionably be able tive echo chamber, and some to keep it. Obviously, it favors centrists, insistently tried to neither progressives nor congin up a national panic. That servatives.) gambit — obviously done with The words Politfact.com

“On a September night this year, 31-year-old marksman Eric Frein was allegedly laying in wait outside the Blooming Grove police barracks in northeastern Pennsylvania, preparing to assassinate state troopers. That night, state police officer Bryon Dickson was shot and killed as he walked towards his patrol car.

“On Fox, hosts and guests were sure who was to blame for the tragedy; not the gun- George Curry man necessarily, but political “In the two weeks after the shooting, and community leaders like President Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, as a massive manhunt unfolded in the Mayor Bill de Blasio and MSNBC’s Al mountains of Pennsylvania, Fox proSharpton. Why? Because the men, to grams mentioned Frein’s name in just varying degrees, have spoken out about six reports, according to Nexis tranthe troubled relationship between law scripts. One of the reports mentioned enforcement and the Black community, Frein’s hatred of law enforcement, but and raised concerns about two recent none mentioned Frein’s vocal anti-govhigh-profile cases, Michael Brown and ernment leanings.

Eric Garner, in which unarmed black “When Frein was finally captured men were killed, and police officers re- in late October, Fox News covered the sponsible were not indicted.” stories a handful of times. Again, there The watchdog group continued, “For- was no emphasis on his possible anmer New York City Police Commissioner ti-government motivations and why the Bernard Kerik told Fox News, “I person- “survivalist” set out to assassinate law ally feel that Mayor de Blasio, Sharpton enforcement officers. and others like them, they actually have “Another police assassination attack blood on their hands.’ unfolded in June. Claiming to be acting “‘Let’s talk about the president as under the bloody ‘banner of liberty and well,’” responded Fox’s Jeanine Pirro, truth,’ Jerad Miller and wife Amanda suggesting Obama and Mayor de Blasio entered a restaurant Las Vegas and exwere to blame. “‘The two of them have ecuted two local policemen while they undoubtedly created racial tensions ate lunch. that worsens, not betters the situation “Fox News primetime hosts Bill for law enforcement.’”

O’Reilly and Sean Hannity both ignored “Appearing on Fox News, former New the shocking cop-killer story the night York City Mayor Rudolf Giuliani insisted after it happened; Megyn Kelly devoted the message from recent Obama ‘propa- four sentences to it. ganda’ was that ‘everybody should hate Fox has plenty of company on the the cops.’ (No such Obama ‘propaganda’ right. actually exists.)’”

According to MediaMatters, the MediaMatters noted, “Yet in stark “Worst 2014 Smears From Right-Wing contrast, as Media Matters has docu- Websites” included, The Daily Caller mented, Fox News has routinely paid suggested that Obama’s statement exvery little attention to breaking news pressing his condolences to the parstories that feature right-wing, or an- ents of Michael Brown was calculated ti-government, gunmen who target law to boost Black turnout in the midterm enforcement officials as a way to deliver elections.” their warped political messages.

Yes, Black lives matter, and so does “And critically, when they have the truth. touched on those deadly attacks, Fox George E. Curry, former editalkers have stressed that it’s not fair to tor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is edblame politics. Note that in 2013, after racist skinhead Michael Page started itor-in-chief of the National Newspaper killing worshipers at an Oak Creek, WI., Publishers Association News Service Sikh temple, and then murdered a police (NNPA.) officer, Fox’s Andrea Tantaros stressed that the killing spree was an isolated

2014 lies of the year the November elections in mind — included outlandish and racist claims that Obama and de Blasio actually favored having the disease take root here.

To buttress its assertion, MediaMatters stated:

used to describe the Ebola scare precisely describe the fear-mongering of conservatives in the aftermath of the two New York City police officers’ murders. There’s no evidence that 28-year-old Ismaaiyl Brinsley, who had shot his girlfriend in Baltimore before traveling to New York to commit a second reprehensible crime, had any connection to the legitimate, justifiable protests of police killings of unarmed Black Americans in questionable circumstances, or that anyone significantly involved in those protests had any connection to him.

Yet, from the moment the tragedy unfolded, conservative politicians and pundits spewed the kind of race-baiting, guilt-by-association lies that racists have always used to try to obscure legitimate Black protest. It is a measure of both the political progress Black Americans have forged, on the one hand, and, on the other, of the persistent virulence of racism in American society that some so-called respectable White current and former public officials and police union officials labeled the president of the United States and the mayor of New York City

as “anti-police” and claimed they bear some responsibility for the murders.

True, the political calculation in such statements from Republicans Rudolph Giuliani, former New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly (who suddenly see the city’s mayoralty in their sights), and New York Rep. Peter King and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul (both trying to position themselves for the GOP presidential nomination) was as glaring as Times Square’s neon-sign wonderland.

And so is conservatives’ racial hypocrisy. Last June, two Las Vegas city cops who had stopped to take their lunch break at a restaurant were ambushed by Jerad and Amanda Miller, a young White couple who had been part of the mob of a thousand armed anti-government extremists who had gathered at the Nevada ranch of government-chiseler Cliven Bundy prepared to shoot to kill federal agents there to collect the fees Bundy had long owed (a potential insurrection that many conservatives supported). In the ensuing effort to capture them, the Millers killed a civilian before being shot to death by other officers.

In October, Eric Frein, a White Pennsylvanian who had long espoused anti-government and anti-police attitudes, ambushed two state troopers as they walked out of their barracks. One died, the other was seriously wounded. Frein, an experienced survivalist who had apparently long planned to murder police officers, then took to the thick woods in the area and eluded a massive manhunt for nearly 50 days before being captured.

As numerous commentators have pointed out in recent days, neither of these reprehensible police-officer murders — in which White men were the perpetrators — drew any interest from the conservative echo chamber. Nor did several other high-visibility police murders in recent years that involved White males’ driven by anti-police or anti-government feelings deliberately ambushing police officers.

Should we then conclude that conservative politicians and pundits have no interest in the murder of police officers when their killers are White?

Lee A. Daniels is a longtime journalist based in New York City. His latest book is “Last Chance: The Political Threat to Black America.”

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The new and improved 4-8-2-0-5 It is no secret that to obtain many high-powered, in-demand and high-paying careers, you need to hit the books. Students like Kristina Young, a junior at Osborn College Preparatory Academy, says she plans to become an obstetrician and make her mark on the world by delivering babies.

The 16-year-old has already calculated that she will need to complete 10 or more years of schooling before reaching her goal. While this may seem overwhelming to some students, Young says she doesn’t think twice about it because it will make her dream a reality.

Young is one of many students at Osborn College Prep, which is included in Detroit Public Schools’ portfolio of nine self-governing schools, who understands that to succeed in our ever-changing society it will take hard work, dedication, and a commitment to being the best.

According to Principal Senta Ray-Conley, Osborn College Prep is a small community high school housing roughly 213 inquisitive, bright minds. To ensure those minds are constantly being challenged to think critically and proficiently, Osborn College Prep also has a core set of teachers who have been with the program since the start with some of those instructors holding an 18-year or more record at Osborn.

The school’s theme is entrepreneurship. Principal Conley says that she and her staff are currently working hard at redirecting the school’s curriculum to focus on strong entrepreneurship and leadership skills.

“We are getting our students to buy into what they are learning. When students engage around a central topic, they are able to formulate their

thoughts, think critically, and perform well on assessments – but mostly perform well in life,” Conley says.

With the curriculum redirection, Osborn College Prep students are able to lead by example as they devote time to their community, as well as younger students who will soon be in their shoes as they enter high school.

An active group of Osborn College Prep junior and senior volunteers participate in the “buildOn” program at Pulaski Elementary-Middle School. buildOn is a service learning program that organizes students in challenging areas to embrace and encourage their communities through local services. The high school volunteers are able to work one-on-one with the elementary-middle school students as part of a reading and mentoring program. Osborn students visit Pulaski once a month for nearly three hours to assist teachers with comprehension and literacy tutoring.

“Many Osborn students engage in more than 25 hours of volunteerism a month. We even have a student, Timberly Williams, who currently holds the most volunteer hours in the nation,” Conley says.

Dannielle Young, an 11th grade student at Osborn, explains that she gains more than just community service hours with her participation through the buildOn program, but also a strong sense of community involvement and awareness.

“I’m in the buildOn program for the great community service hours, but I’m also in it for the interaction we have with our community. We have so much fun supporting the Osborn community, cleaning up the neighborhoods and doing much more than we’ve ever imagined. That’s why I love being in the buildOn program,” Young explains.

The staff and students at Osborn College Prep

agree that in order for their school to succeed, their community has to succeed as well.

“Osborn doesn’t deserve the reputation that everyone perceives it to have. I feel like when I enter Osborn, I am in a whole new environment, and it is up to us to lead by example,” says Young.

According to Chris Lambert, President of Life Remodeled, a non-profit organization with a mission to remodel lives one neighborhood at a time, the Osborn Campus was recently announced to become the next stop for the Life Remodeled beautification project.

In a six-day period, Life Remodeled and more than 10,000 volunteers will revamp the Osborn Campus, as well as hundreds of blocks in the surrounding Osborn neighborhood, to further assist in rebuilding the community as a whole.

“We are blessed to have the opportunity to have Life Remodeled come to Osborn,” Conley says.

In 2013, Life Remodeled committed to remodeling one DPS school per summer. Starting with the Cody Campus in fall 2014, dozens of partners, volunteers, donors and students caused a transformation of the school campus as well as the Cody-Rouge community revealing new classrooms, neighborhood beautification and a brand new football field.

Something you didn’t know: The 2014 Osborn College Prep graduating class was awarded $3.9 million in scholarships.

Students have been accepted to colleges and universities including: WSU, OU, MSU, Akron, Alabama State and more.

Osborn College Preparatory Academy 11600 E. 7 Mile Road, Detroit MI, 48205-2112 Phone: (313) 866-0343 • Fax: (313) 866-0356 Principal: Senta Ray-Conley

A caring, passionate guidance counselor dedicated to excellence

By Donald James Special to the Chronicle Mona Lisa Kelly, LPC is a school guidance counselor who absolutely loves what she’s able to accomplish for the advancement of her young students.

Kelly is currently assigned to Burton International Academy on the city’s west side, where the search for a typical day is ongoing. “A typical day for me is that there is no typical day; it’s whatever comes before you,” said Kelly, with a laugh. “It does, however, involve talking and interacting with students, helping them to resolve issues, and working on various projects to help our kids. Our three main objectives as school counselors are to help facilitate academic achievement, personal social growth, and college and career readiness.”

For Kelly, it’s important to expose her students to educational endeavors and encounters that will make them grow in every aspect of their lives. She is proud of the partnership that has been made with Wayne State University, a connection that she was instrumental in establishing. According to Kelly, once a week, faculty, staff, and even students from Wayne State visit Burton International to talk and interface with eighth grade students about a variety of topics. Wayne State volunteers even painted an entire hallway in Wayne State’s green and yellow colors to inspire students.

The driving force that motivates Kelly every day is knowing she is helping her students. “I love the children,” Kelly said empathically. “I have high expectations for them. I’m in mommy mode 100 percent of the time with them. The children respond to me because they know that I genuinely care about them as students and as people. I love interacting with them, and I love seeing the fruits of their la-

bor.”

“Ms. Kelly is a good person,” said Burton International’s eighth grader, Christienne Gildon. Another eighth grader, Kenn’Ya Covington-Enoex added, “Ms. Kelly always brings professional people to our school. This gives us a chance to learn more.”

gan volunteering with the Twelve Together program, a peer counseling organization which propelled her to enroll at Eastern Michigan University, where she received a master’s degree in counseling. She also earned a Michigan Professional Counselor License from Eastern.

Kelly’s ability to relate to students and many of their everyday problems is based on her going through and surviving hardships. She proudly speaks about her victorious bouts with illnesses and the loss of close loved ones. “I’m a breast cancer survivor,” Kelly said. “It will be five years in February. So I count that as a birthday and a blessing.

My faith in God is what got me through. My love for my child, who is now 18 and a freshman at the University of Maryland Eastern Shores majoring in marine biology, also allowed me to persevere. Just being a mother, I knew that I could not give up.”

Kelly’s first professional job in education was as a program coordinator/placement coordinator at Wayne State University. She also worked as an academic advisor at Detroit College of Business. In 1991, Kelly worked as a substitute teacher for Detroit Public Schools (DPS). Her early experiences with DPS included serving as a teacher and elementary school reading specialist at Hanneman Elementary School. Since 2000, she has been a counselor at numerous DPS schools, including Northwestern High School, Renaissance High School, Mumford High School, among others.

Growing up on the city’s west side, Kelly initially wanted to be a television news anchor. However, she also loved helping people in need. She gravitated to counseling, while a high school student at the now-closed St. Martin de Porres High School. She credits Father Robert Moran, one of the founders of St. Martin de Porres, and a counselor at the school for influencing her. “He was my first mentor,” said Kelly. “I had known him from the time that I was six years old. I could talk with him about everything that I was going through and it was always in confidence.”

Now in her third year at Burton International, Kelly continues to help students succeed. However, there’s an old adage that says, “You can’t teach what you don’t know; you can’t lead where you will not go.”

“I’ve been blessed to go through so many things in life,” said Kelly. “Once you face death and overcome every situation that has befallen you, you want to celebrate by teaching and giving back to help other go places where they think they may not can go… but they can. I just enjoy helping students and other people realize their dreams.”

Thus, the seed of her future career as a counselor was planted. Kelly would ultimately attend Western Michigan University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in communications. Her first job out of college was with Crain’s Communications. Determined to follow her dreams of counseling, Kelly be-

Burton International’s principal, Dr. John Wilson, concluded. “Mona Kelly is a wonderful counselor who meets the needs of our students, as well as their parents,” he said. “She is child-centered, meaning that she always puts children first.”

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NAIAS prepares to raise curtain on world stage With just a week to go until the 2015 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) opens its doors to the international press Jan. 12-13 at Cobo Center, the good news continues to pour into Detroit. One of the most important automotive events on the planet, NAIAS is consistently the strategic choice of global automakers to launch their new products on Detroit’s world stage.

“Consumer confidence is high, production numbers and automotive sales continue to climb, and the global industry is stronger than it’s been in years.

And our manufacturer partners have committed to bring their most important, global vehicle reveals to Detroit,” said Scott LaRiche, chairman, NAIAS 2015.

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Press Preview: Mon-Tue, Jan. 12-13, 2015 Industry Preview: Wed-Thu, Jan. 14-15, 2015 Charity Preview: Fri, Jan. 16, 2015

■ 40-50 global and North American product launches during Press Preview, Jan. 12-13

Public Show: Sat-Sun, Jan. 17-25, 2015

■ The Gallery on January 10, an ultra-luxury evening featuring over $6 million worth of exotic vehicles and attendees will enjoy dinner by world-renowned Chef Wolfgang Puck

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■ First ever “Technology Showcase” designed to explore the integration of automotive and high-tech advancements in vehicles, Jan. 12-15 ■ A strategic industry platform with every key player – and thinker – in the global automotive arena gathering at Detroit’s Cobo Center ■ Industry Preview, a two-day meet-up and exhibition that brings together 30,000 automotive analysts, designers, engineers, brand managers and auto enthusiasts from around the world, Jan. 14-15 ■ Historic night of giving – more than $5 million is expected to be raised at Charity Preview, Jan. 16, bringing to $100 million the total raised for children’s charities since the event was established by the Detroit Auto Dealers Association in 1976 “The Detroit show is a reflection of the health and excitement of the global industry,” said LaRiche. “It’s all part of a positive new energy and exciting new vibe that’s prevalent in the city and in our industry. We feel it every day.”

NAIAS is consistently ranked along with other top shows in the world including Geneva, Frankfurt, Paris, Tokyo, Beijing and Shanghai.

“It helps that we attract more industry CEOs and the largest media audience in North America,” he said. “The public show draws over 800,000 people from all over the U.S. and Canada.”

A City Reborn In the midst of an urban revival, NAIAS will share in the vibe of billions of dollars’ worth of development currently underway in the city and a booming restaurant, hotel, sports, entertainment, residential and retail upsurge that has young people flooding to Detroit in search of an urban living experience. A new cooperative relationship between business and government has moved Detroit into the metro fast lane and is making it a vibrant, trendy destination for young people, artists, businesses and visitors.

A Venue Renovated The $300 million Cobo Center renovation means the city has a world class

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Blazing a Path for Women in Politics: Dr. Alma Stallworth to release her Memoirs “The Stallworth Legacy” From den mother, to powerful senior member of the Michigan Legislature, Dr. Alma Stallworth has blazed a path for women and men seeking to serve in public office. Having overcome significant gender, race, and socio-economic barriers, during a time when social media did not exist, and being a woman elected to public office was unpopular, Stallworth rose to political power through utilizing the support of what she describes as “community networks, and communities of faith” primarily.

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A Detroit native, Dr. Alma Stallworth served more than 22 years in the Michigan Legislature and has held numerous political leadership positions, including having served as

Mayoral appointee under the Coleman A. Young and Mike Duggan Administrations. Stallworth, chaired the Women for Duggan committee, during the 2012 mayoral election, and is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Stallworth has served as a Board Member of the National Conference of State Legislators; as a member of Women in Government, the Midwest Conference of State Legislators and the National Black Caucus of State Legislators. She is the Founder of the Black Caucus Foundation of Michigan On January 24th, Dr. Alma Stallworth will host “Breakfast and a Book” during which time she will release her memoirs, “The Stallworth Legacy”, retell-

ing more than two decades of political strategy, and strides made during her time within the Michigan Legislature.

In her memoirs, Stallworth brings readers up close and personal, into the “inside politics” of one of America’s most accomplished women ever to serve in the Michigan House of Representatives. Having chaired the Public Utilities Committee for 14 years, Dr. Stallworth, also discusses emotional wins and losses, in her various attempts to run for public office, and the lessons in leadership she has gleaned as a result of her experiences.

Stallworth’s goal is to educate and inspire those seeking public office, emphasizing the

importance of community service in developing strong leadership, which will represent the needs of individuals and organizations within today’s changing society.

In addition, 100% of proceeds from book sales will go toward The Alma G. Stallworth Scholarship Fund, which would provide educational opportunities to political science students.

The Stallworth Legacy: Memoirs by Dr. Alma Stallworth Book Release “Breakfast and a Book” with Dr. Alma Stallworth will be held on Saturday, January 24th, 2014, 8:30 am-11:30 am, at Hotel St. Regis, 3071 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48202.

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Auto Show facility suitable for a world class show. Complementing the spectacular three-story, glass-enclosed riverfront Atrium and Grand Riverview Ballroom are additional ballrooms and meeting rooms; new carpeting, lighting and additional gathering spaces in the concourse. A new outdoor digital screen at the corner of Washington and Congress will give the outside world an inside view of the show and allow them to share in the excitement.

A Future Re-envisioned In addition to viewing more than 750 of the most exciting new vehicles in the global auto industry, attendees will get a sneak peek into the re-envisioned automobile during the NAIAS Technology Showcase. Visitors can see the automotive advanced technology through exhibits in Hall E and discussions with industry experts on the Atrium stage. Glimpse manufacturing’s future with the world’s first full-size,

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From page B-1 working 3D-printed car, the Strati, the game-changing vehicle and brainchild of Phoenix-based technology company Local Motors. Attendees will be able to ride in the made-from-scratch automobile on the Shell Innovation Track located in the Technology Showcase, Jan. 12-15.

About the Show What is widely recognized as a premier global stage, NAIAS welcomes more than 225 OEMs, automotive suppliers, and automotive-related business exhibits, hosts more than 2,000 auto-related companies and their executives from more than 28 countries and offers a premier venue for nearly 50 worldwide and North American vehicle debuts.

upclose and in one place.

Administered by Executive Director Rod Alberts, the NAIAS is one of the largest media events in North America, and the only auto show in the United States to earn an annual distinguished sanction of the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d’Automobiles, the Paris-based alliance of automotive trade associations and manufacturers from around the world.

Now in its 27th year as an international event, the NAIAS is among the most prestigious auto shows in the world, providing unparalleled access to the automotive products, people and ideas that matter most,

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Michigan Awards $300,000 to Birthing Hospitals, Connects Families with Services The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) announced that $300,000 will be distributed among 30 birthing hospitals in Michigan to help connect families to evidence-based home visiting programs including the Maternal Infant Health Program (MIHP) and to the Children’s Special Health Care Services (CSHCS).

“Michigan’s birthing hospitals have the unique opportunity help link newborns and their families to important support services as they transition home,” said Nick Lyon, direc-

tor of the MDCH. “Connecting Michigan families to these resources is crucial to reducing infant deaths, improving the health of babies at birth, during their first year of life, and throughout early childhood.”

Home visiting programs like MIHP are proving that infants with home visiting services have a better chance to stay alive and thrive, which are priorities for Governor Rick Snyder and MDCH as part of Michigan’s Infant Mortality Reduction Plan. The new funds will support birthing hospital

nursery staff in identifying, educating and referring Medicaid beneficiaries to home visiting services. The nursery staff will also identify, educate and refer families of infants who may qualify for CSHCS to their local health department, where children and their families can be assessed for eligibility.

The MIHP program is Michigan’s largest home visiting program for pregnant women and infants insured by Medicaid.

Through the MIHP program, home visits are conducted by registered nurses and licensed

social workers, which has been proven to reduce the number of babies born too small and too early. Reducing preterm births helps ensure that babies will survive, grow and develop into healthy children.

The MDCH CSHCS is a family-centered program for children (and some adults) with chronic health care needs that require specialized care. The program assists with specialized health care needs for the purpose of helping the children achieve the highest quality of life to access the broadest pos-

sible range of needed medical care, health education and support.

For the full list of birthing hospitals receiving funds for this support, visit http:// www.michigan.gov/documents/ mdch/Birthing_Hospitals.

To read Michigan’s Infant Mortality Reduction Plan, visit www. michigan.gov/infantmortality.

For more information about the MIHP or CSHCS, visit www. michigan.gov/mihp, www.michigan.gov/cshcs, or contact your local health department.

Ford At Ces Announces Smart Mobility Plan And 25 Global Experiments Designed To Change The Way The World Moves

Ford at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show is highlighting how it is using innovation not only to create advanced new vehicles but also to help change the way the world moves by solving today’s growing global transportation challenges.

The company announced its Ford Smart Mobility plan to use innovation to take it to the next level in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience and big data.

Ford also announced 25 mobility experiments around the world this year to test breakthrough transportation ideas to create better customer experiences, more flexible user-ship models and social collaboration that can reward customers.

“Even as we showcase connected cars and share our plans for autonomous vehicles, we are here at CES with a higher purpose,” said Ford President and CEO Mark Fields. “We are driving innovation in every part of our business to be both a product and mobility company – and, ultimately, to change the way the world moves just as our founder Henry Ford did 111 years ago.”

Also at CES, Ford is demonstrating SYNC® 3, its most advanced vehicle connectivity system, while highlighting semi-autonomous vehicles the company has on the road today and fully autonomous vehicles now in development.

Each experiment is designed to anticipate what customers will want and need in tomorrow’s transportation ecosystem.

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“We see a world where vehicles talk to one another, drivers and vehicles communicate with the city infrastructure to relieve congestion, and people routinely share vehicles or multiple forms of transportation for their daily commute,” Fields said. “The experiments we’re undertaking today will lead to an all-new model of transportation and mobility within the next 10 years and beyond.”

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The 25 experiments address four global megatrends – explosive population growth, an expanding middle class, air quality and public health concerns, and changing customer attitudes and priorities – challenging today’s transportation model and limiting personal mobility, especially in urban areas.

Fourteen of the 25 experiments are Ford-led research projects, and 11 are part of the company’s Innovate Mobility Challenge Series. The experiments include: Big Data Drive: Dearborn, Michigan Fleet Insights: United States Data Driven Insurance: London Remote Repositioning: Atlanta City Driving On-Demand: London

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The first steps for Ford Smart Mobility are 25 experiments – eight in North America, nine in Europe and Africa, seven in Asia and one in South America.

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Data Driven Healthcare: The Gambia, West Africa Info Cycle: Palo Alto, California Painless Parking: London With the Innovate Mobility Challenge Series, Ford invited innovators and developers around the world to create solutions for specific mobility challenges in North America and South America, Portugal, Africa, India, China, England and Australia.

Challenges included finding technology solutions to identify open parking spaces in urban areas, better ways to navigate crowded cities and the use of navigation and other tools to help people gain access to medical care in remote areas.

SYNC 3 Also at CES, Ford highlighted SYNC 3, the company’s new communications and entertainment system that is faster, more intuitive and easier to use with enhanced response to driver commands.

SYNC 3’s more conversational speech recognition technology, a more smartphone-like touch screen and easy-to-read graphics will help millions of drivers connect with their lives and control their smartphone while on the road.

The next-generation system builds on the capability of SYNC technology already in more than 10 million vehicles on the road globally. SYNC 3 begins arriving on new vehicles this year.

“Ford is delivering an easier way for customers to stay connected,” said Raj Nair, Ford chief technical officer and group vice president, Global Product Development. “SYNC 3 is another step forward in delivering connectivity features customers most want, and they tell us this kind of technology is an important part of their decision to buy our vehicles.”

destrian Detection and active park assist – with Traffic Jam Assist coming.

Ford autonomous vehicles

The vehicle can sense objects around it using the LiDAR sensors, and uses advanced algorithms to help it learn to predict where vehicles and pedestrians might move.

Ford also highlighted the semi-autonomous vehicles it has on the road today and fully autonomous vehicles now in development for the future.

“We’re already manufacturing and selling semi-autonomous vehicles that use software and sensors to steer into both parallel and perpendicular parking spaces, adjust speed based on traffic flow or apply the brakes in an emergency,” Nair said. “There will be a Ford autonomous vehicle in the future, and we take putting one on the road very seriously.”

Ford’s semi-autonomous vehicle features available today include lane-keeping assist, adaptive cruise control, Pre-Collision Assist with Pe-

A fully autonomous Ford Fusion Hybrid research vehicle is undergoing road testing. The vehicle uses the same semi-autonomous technology in Ford vehicles today, while adding four LiDAR sensors to generate a real-time 3D map of the surrounding environment.

“Our priority is not in making marketing claims or being in a race for the first autonomous car on the road,” Fields said. “Our priority is in making the first Ford autonomous vehicle accessible to the masses and truly enhancing customers’ lives.

“Henry Ford taught us long ago that a good business makes excellent products and earns a healthy return,” Fields added.

“A great business does all that while creating a better world.

That is what continues to drive us each day.”

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Commentary: The way forward for Black students

By Peter C. Groff For good reasons many African Americans have wonderful memories of their time in public schools. Among those recollections are the family and community legacies, the favorite teacher and the lifelong friends that were made. Even for those, particularly in the South in the 1950s and 1960s, who have mixed feelings about their public school experiences they also remember the solid foundation that public education provided for college and a career. The system, even with its flaws, was good enough for our parents and, in some cases, for us.

However, that nostalgic era must come to an end and African Americans need to remake public education for our kids.

Too many of our kids have fallen through the cracks of the one-size-fits-all public education system that was created in the 19th century. According to the U.S. Department of Education, an academic achievement gap exists has been created and is widening. Nationally, on average, African American twelfth graders read at the same level as White eighth graders, and barely more than half of African Americans graduate from high school. These numbers and other statistics like them are stunning, but when you realize

the majority of people incarcerated in the U.S. are people of color who have low educational attainment, and every person who drops out of school costs society about $260,000 in earnings, taxes and productivity, the numbers are frightening.

learning does not stagnate or falter.

We must require that our legislators and school districts give our parents high quality choice within the public school system. Innovative options like charter and online schools, homeschooling and even high performing traditional schools recognize the overwhelming body of research that shows not all children learn the same and that a one-size-fits-all system is destined to leave countless students behind.

If our kids are going to be competitive in the burgeoning global economy we must prepare them better. President Barack Obama outlined the challenge in February of 2009 during his first address to Congress.

“In a global economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, a good education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity, it is a prerequisite,” he said.

“Right now, three-quarters of the fastest-growing occupations require more than a high school diploma. And yet, just over half of our citizens have that level of education, and half of the students who begin college never finish.”

So how do we create a better way forward for our kids? How do we create high quality options and opportunities for all students?

1. Far too often our children enter kindergarten unprepared to learn; thus, they are more likely to fall even further behind in the critical first four

Peter C. Groff years of kindergarten and elementary school. Responsively, our community must demand high quality preschool programs for every four- and fiveyear-old child, especially our poorest kids, and guarantee access to affordable, quality and safe child care.

2. Once our kids are properly prepared for K-12 education we need to ensure their

Policymakers must deliver the K-12 choice, innovation and quality that numerous national polls show that parents are demanding, especially African American parents.

3. Finally, the president often reminds us that “three-quarters of the fastest-growing occupations require more than a high school diploma,” but African American students are 45 percent more likely to take remedial class if they attend college, and then less than 40

percent graduate often because of economic pressures. The community must demand that school districts better prepare African American students for college and that legislators increase Pell grants, help families manage loan debt, slow tuition costs, and undergird community colleges. In addition, the community should clamor for high quality vocational training programs and meaningful apprenticeship opportunities for those students who elect not to attend college.

The schools of today have a unique challenge to prepare all students to compete on the world stage where critical and cutting-edge thinking and knowledge are a must. For our kids’ sake and for the nation’s future we need to shake our nostalgic attachment to the schools of our past and demand something new. We must demand choice, innovation and quality in all our schools and for all our students.

Peter C. Groff is the former president of the Colorado Senate and a senior education appointee of President Barack Obama. He is a noted policy and political strategist and the principal of MCG2 Consulting.

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PBG recently held its first annual “Laila & Me” Holiday ParTea at the Westin Hotel in Southfield.

“We wanted to offer young ladies an opportunity to come together with their signature Pretty Brown Girl ‘Laila’ dolls and celebrate with each other while enjoying tasty teas and learning about etiquette,” explained founder Sherri Crawley who is a native Detroiter. Guest speakers included Asia Newson, Super Business Girl, who is known as Detroit’s Youngest Entrepreneur, and Nailah Ellis, CEO/founder of Ellis Island Tropical Teas.

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The Pretty Brown Girl Club honors young ladies of different ages and stages in life by allowing them a safe space to have their voices heard.

THAW has appointed April Donaldson, David Rouls, and Jim Ross to the Board of Directors. The announcement was made by Mark Stiers, president, Board of Directors of THAW, at the organization’s board meeting held on Oct. 28.

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“We are very pleased to welcome April, David and Jim to the Board of Directors,” said Stiers. “With their collective experience and knowledge, I am confident they will be a tremendous asset to THAW and our shared mission of assisting low-income individuals and families in Michigan.”

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Jimmy Settles Though it was the march that drew tens of thousands to Detroit in June, 2013 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s Walk to Freedom, it’s a quiet partnership that came out of that event that is living up to the ‘jobs’ part of the walk’s focus.

The Citywide Church-Labor Summit, led by UAW International Vice President Jimmy Settles and Rev. V. Lonnie Peek, is a collaboration that’s helping find work for Detroiters by linking clergy and unions.

“The forums we held around the march showed us that we that there were some key program areas that we needed to develop that could impact the quality of life for Detroi-

V. Lonnie Peek ters,” said Settles. “We wanted to have more than just a discussion.”

Some 60 ministers and at least five labor unions comprise the group, which is being formally organized as a non-profit. The group hopes to build partnerships with other corporations and eventually create a database that could make it easier for employers to search for specific skills for openings.

“Our main intent is to pursue relationships where we can get members of our churches employed by way of the Church-Labor Summit,” said Rev. Peek, who serves as the program’s manager.

A partnership with Ford Motor Company helped to place 164 people into jobs.

The Rev. DeeDee Coleman’s church, Russell Street Baptist Church, served as a pilot for a re-entry program. Potential workers were helped to prepare for an exam that was required to apply for jobs with Ford Motor Company.

“This allowed those who have records to show they are capable and able and it’s giving them another chance to be productive,” Rev. Coleman said. “It’s just an overwhelming and positive step in the right direction.”

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Each year in character, in manner, and in style, the Michigan Chronicle celebrates phenomenal women who have demonstrated exceptional courage, unwavering conviction, and extraordinary grace during our Women of Excellence program.

The Michigan Chronicle Women of Excellence Awards celebrates local African American women who inspire others through their vision and leadership, exceptional achievements, and participation in community service.

Women of Excellence honorees are women who exemplify extraordinary stature, poise, and grace.

These women do it all while maintaining the delicate balance of filling the roles of helpmate, mother, teacher and professional.

The women who are chosen for this award are champions of our economic empowerment, the backbone of our religious and educational organizations, and driving forces in politics and community service.

The selected honorees will join an exclusive society of 350 professional women who have previously received this distinction.

The deadline for nominations is Friday, January 16, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.

The induction celebration will take place in March 2015.

Email your nominations to events@michronicle.com or for more information call Jasmen Jackson at (313) 963-5522.

CRITERIA Proven success within her profession/industry.

Positive role model whose contributions encourage others.

Active in community service or organizational involvement.

QUESTIONS TO BE COMPLETED Describe specific accomplishments that demonstrate nominee’s excellence.

Describe nominee’s community service activity/organizational involvement.

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By Steve Holsey

LL Cool J: Nostalgia?

Not interested Today, LL Cool J, currently costarring with Chris O’Donnell in the hit TV series “NCIS: Los Angeles,” is almost as well known as an actor — a good one — as he is a rapper, perhaps more so.

But he is not abandoning what first made him famous.

James Todd Smith is currently working on an album titled “G.O.A.T. 2” It will feature collaborations with a lot of new young rappers. As he put it, “I’ve got a lot of young LL Cool J gunners on this album. People that are hungry. It’s about being current, fresh and riveting.” But he is also working with Eminem (42) and T.I. (34).

Talented, versatile and lovely

“G.O.A.T. 2” is not a very attractive title.

It’s an acronym for “Greatest Of All Time.”

And we all know that LL Cool J has a lot of confidence though not arrogant. His show business name means “Ladies Love Cool J,” and one of his biggest hits was “I’m Bad.” BILL WITHERS, one of the most unique singer-songwriter-musicians of all time, just had the honor bestowed on him to be voted into the prestigious Rock and Roll of Fame. The ceremony takes place April 18 in Cleveland.

But the almost retired Withers is not sure he will sing, due Bill Withers to concern that his voice might not still be the gem it had always been and he doesn’t want to embarrass himself and the audience.

Bill Withers (full name: William Harrison Withers, Jr.) has written and recorded a string of classics, most notably “Lean on Me,” “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Use Me” and “Lovely Day.” KUDOS to the multitalented Nick Cannon. People have been spreading all kinds of rumors about him preparing to lash out against his wife, Mariah Carey, from whom he is separated. But Cannon says there is no chance of that happening, which is class.

“I will never say anything negative about Mariah,” he stat- Nick Cannon ed firmly. “We (he, Mariah and their two kids) are forever a family rooted in love.”

Rihanna’s brother, Rorrey Fenty, is in the process of launching a career as a rapper, calling himself “Gallest.” Of course, his sister is helping him. In case you didn’t know, her birth name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty.

Guillermo Diaz, who portrays the “tormented” and often coldhearted “Huck” on “Scandal,” part of Olivia Pope’s crisis management team, bears no similarity to that character, which is a testament to his acting skills.

In real life, Diaz is a fun-loving guy and also openly gay. He Guillermo Diaz said hiding that fact, which he should not have had to do, helped make him a better actor.

WORD IS spreading, starting in key places, that the iconic Bill Cosby is ready to start defending himself against all those women who have accused him of sexual misconduct. If any woman wants publicity, all she has to do is say Bill Cosby “drugged and raped” her.

He has reportedly hired a team of the best — and most expensive — private investigators. The purpose is to expose these women Bill Cosby for what they are, and some of them are real skanks with no credibility.

For example, one claimed Cosby “forced her” on the set of “The Tonight Show” when, in fact, Cosby was not on the show that night. Another has been in trouble with the law for false reporting and prostitution.

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By Steve Holsey

E

ven if you happen to be no more than a casual moviegoer and/or TV viewer, chances are very good to excellent that you are familiar with Gabrielle Union.

The actress from Omaha, Nebraska has maintained a high profile in films and television since the first half of the nineties and has won or been nominated for many awards.

Somehow it comes as no surprise that Gabrielle Monique Union Wade — she married NBA star Dwyane Wade last year — started out as a model.

She was successful, but had dreams of evolving from there to a Miss America or Miss USA title.

But other things happened, such as an entry into show business as an actress, but initially it was not a matter of wanting stardom.

Union said, “I just thought acting would be something to help out with my student loans, but my first year as an actress, I made more money than my parents. That’s when I realized it could turn into a career. After that, I put everything I had into it.”

ONE PARENT (her father) was a business executive and sergeant in the military while her mother was a social worker and phone company manager.

They raised their daughter to be strong, think for herself and be independent, which has served her well in life and career. They also encouraged and nurtured what she termed “a world perspective” — they wanted her to understand that there was a great big world outside of Nebraska — as well as an avoidance of any type of prejudiced thinking.

Like so many Black girls, Gabrielle had a certain amount of self-esteem issues, being adversely affected by omnipresent Caucasian standards of beauty and knowing she “looked nothing like that.”

Union grew up in a family that was very much into sports, football especially, and she just naturally assimilated.

“I played sports year-round,” she remembered. “Basketball, soccer, softball and track, from the time I was six or seven.”

At the University of Nebraska, Union played on the soccer team.

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From there she transferred to Cuesta College — by this time the family had moved to the West Coast — and finally to UCLA where she earned a degree in sociology.

BUT SHOW business beckoned.

Union’s first audition was for the teen-oriented TV show “Saved by the Bell” that aired from 1989 to 1993, and from which the multitalented Mario Lopez emerged. She landed small roles in such movies aimed at a young audience such as “Love & Basketball” and “10 Things I Hate About You.” She learned early on how being in Hollywood can breed a certain kind of anxiety.

“You get so afraid of losing and not being the best. It’s born out of fear, which helps in Hollywood,” she said.

By 2000, Gabrielle Union’s career was moving forward on all cylinders and she was rapidly on her way to becoming a fixture on both the big and small screen.

The main launcher was the film “Bring it On,” about a cheerleading competition rife with conplications and racial undertones.

Other major films include “Deliver Us From Eva,” costarring LL Cool J, her first starring role. She was Will Smith’s girlfriend in “Bad Boys II”; was in “Cadillac Records” with Adrien Brody and Beyoncé Knowles; “Think Like a Man,” featuring Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Hart, Jenifer Lewis, Sherri Shepherd and Michael Ealy; “The Perfect Holiday” with Morris Chestnut; and the remake of “The Honeymooners,” costarring Cedric the Entertainer.

ONE DIFFICULTY of recent development is the fact that as tough as the competition already is for the limited roles for Black actresses, they now have

Reflections

Support for Cosby continues to grow, slowly but surely.

Sister2Sister magazine recently filed for bankruptcy, another sign of the times for the print media. But the popular website will continue.

The Palmyra, Virginia home of former En Vogue member Maxine Jones is in serious danger of being foreclosed on.

She owes a huge amount of money and has very little coming in.

BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW…that Tina Turner has been said to have “the most famous legs in show business.”

No wonder Hanes developed a $20 million cross-marketing campaign in 1996 to have Turner represent their hosiery lines.

MEMORIES: “Little Red Corvette” (Prince), “Knock on Wood” (Eddie Floyd),

to compete with White, Hispanic and actresses of other ethnicities.

“There used to be roles specifically written Black,” she said. “For example, if Denzel Washington was doing a movie, you knew his wife, girlfriend or love interest was going to be Black, but that’s not necessarily the case anymore.

You’re in that room with actresses of every hue and it’s hard.”

Her television credits include “Sister, Sister,” “City of Angels” (11 episodes), “Moesha,” “Friends,” “ER,” “Ugly Betty,” “The West Wing” and “The Steve Harvey Show.”

FROM MICHAEL MANN DIRECTOR OF HEAT, COLLATERAL AND THE INSIDER

The joys of the glamorous side of show business notwithstanding, Union is still far more inclined to focus on what’s real.

Although she once said, “If my real life was half as exciting as what is reported, I would be thrilled,” Union remains grounded, explaining, “When someone who loves and cares about me compliments me, I feel more glamorous than when the flashbulbs are going off on the red carpet.”

Gabrielle Union is an established star, but has the talent, history and potential to be even more.

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From page D-1 “Higher Ground” (Stevie Wonder), “UnBreak My Heart” (Toni Braxton), “Tossin’ and Turnin’” (Bobby Lewis), “Don’t Ask My Neighbors” (the Emotions), “Bette Davis Eyes” (Kim Carnes), “Remember the Time” (Michael Jackson), “Stop to Love” (Luther Vandross), “Going to a Go-Go” (the Miracles).

BLESSINGS to Mike Jemison, Sharon Taylor, Wade Briggs, Theresa Hill, Carolyn Crawford, Wayne Dixon, Gerald Smith, Mark Vargas, Reuben Yabuku and Duke Fakir.

WORDS OF THE WEEK, from Jody Watley: “There’s always negativity. You just have to stay focused and keep moving forward.”

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Soul Affirmation: Emptiness inside creates the space that I can fill with love.

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Soul Affirmation: I give myself a chance to see how good I can be.

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Soul Affirmation: I let my mind go slack and tighten up my body Lucky Numbers: 23, 29, 40

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Soul Affirmation: I let go and let the spirit run my life this week

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Keep a low voice. Let your presence supply the power, not your words or deeds. Great reward can come from travel with a friend or sweetheart. Remember something that a co-worker has been saying. There is a blessing in it.

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Your tendency to speak without considering the full impact on others should be checked this week.

Soul Affirmation: I seek the lighthearted flavor of love this week.

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Nebraska, ____ P. Savage 7. Myrna of Hollywood 8. Warm down-slope wind 9. Lady in Spain 10. Not in favor 11. ____ Spelling 12. “We ___ Family” by Sister Sledge 15. Sounds like donkey laugh 20. Kelly Clarkson and Phillip Phillips, e.g.

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Richard Jackson, M.D., MPH, chair of Environmental Health at UCLA’s School of Public Health and a longtime advocate for improving the health of residents in urban areas, will be the keynote speaker at Henry Ford Hospital’s 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.

The celebration will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19, in the hospital’s Buerki Auditorium, 2799 W. Grand Blvd. Doors open at 11 a.m.

The MLK observance will also feature musical performances by the Mosaic Youth Theatre, and a one-act play by Words I Speak Entertainment.

Among the equal rights that Dr. King often spoke of includes the right to live in a community where one can live a healthy and long life, says Dr. Jackson.

In 2012, Dr. Jackson hosted the Public Television series “Designing Healthy Communities.”

Detroit was featured as a city in need of a significant environmental makeover. Poorly de-

signed communities contribute to high incidences of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, asthma, cancer and depression, said Dr. Jackson, who also noted that with better urban and suburban planning, disease can be prevented.

“What really impacts people’s health is where they live, the home they’re in, the community they’re in” said Dr. Jackson, adding that if you tell him where you live, he can tell you how long you’re going to live.

In the years since the program’s airing, Dr. Jackson says he’s observed a new energy in the city.

“With the repopulation of Detroit with young urban pioneers along with the sprouting up of community gardens, farmer’s markets and bike lanes, Detroit is definitely on the right course to improve public health,” he said.

This event is free and open to the public.

Word of Truth Hosts appreciation service

From left: Marrow Petrucci, Mario Stante, Jerry Norcia, Dave Meador, Bertram Marks, Monique Marks, Donna Cohoon, Josie Norcia, Amy Petrucci and Peggie Meador.

Detroiters celebrated the rich 13- year history of Franklin Wright Settlement, Inc. on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, at the Spirit of Giving black-tie gala in an enchanting atmosphere of candles, glitter and chandeliers at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. All proceeds from the Spirit of Giving gala will benefit Franklin Wright Settlements’ extensive educational programs. For more information regarding Franklin Wright please call 313-579-1000, ext. 241.

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Word of Truth hosts appreciation service honoring Pastor Rufus Hayes for his service as pastor and the church and he celebrating 16 years together. Seated are O’Neil D. Swanson Sr. (left), president and CEO, Swanson Funeral Homes Inc. and honoree Pastor Rufus Hayes. Standing are Tinnie Wright (right) and Rev. Winnie Smith, keynote speaker.

Clinton Street Greater Bethleham Temple honors Bishop Clark

Clinton Street Greater Bethleham Temple and Community honored Bishop Shed­rick L. Clark Sr. on his 80th birthday with a celebration at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial. Seated are O’ Neil D Swanson Sr., president and CEO, Swanson Funeral Homes, Inc., and Bishop Shedrick L. Clark, honoree and pastor of Greater Bethleham Temple of Detroit. Standing are Martha Heath (left) and Stanley Heath .

Onease Hoye celebrates 100th birthday

Onease Hoye was born Nov. 3, 1914, in Lena, Mississippi, the youngest of the eight children of Robert and Annie Stewart, who owned the farm where the family lived.

They were nourished on home-grown beef, pork, and chicken, fresh vegetables from the garden, and fish from the stream that ran through the property.

Mrs. Hoye came to Detroit with her husband in 1942, and their home provided housing for relatives who migrated from Mississippi, seeking job opportunities in industrial plants during World

nior Choir of Chapel Hill and Springfield Baptist churches. Presently, she is a ray of sunshine and hope at the Lakeshore Healthcare Facility in Detroit where she resides.

Here favorite Bible verse is John 3:16, and her favorite song is “Amazing Grace.”

Onease Hoye War II. In the past, she faithfully served in the Sunday school, Missionary Society, Usher Board and Se-

Onease Hoye has givcn many years of leadership and dedication to family, church and community.

At 100 years of age, she is mentally alert and radiant, a living testimony that God is faithful to provide for a lifetime.

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