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Voter’s Rights:

By Whitney Gresham

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ifty-five years ago this March, Viola Liuzzo, a 39-year-old Detroit civil rights activist and mother of five, heeded a call from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to come to Selma, Ala., and help African Americans fight for the right to vote. She was inspired to make the trip following the nationwide broadcast of the brutal assault upon civil rights protestors as they tried to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge on their trek to the state capitol of Montgomery, Ala., to demand free and unfettered access to the ballot.

Liuzzo participated in the subsequent successful Selma to Montgomery marches and helped with driving fellow activists to the Montgomery airport.

However, during one trip to the airport, a car loaded with Ku Klux Klansman drove her and her passenger off the road and shot her twice in the head, killing her.

Liuzzo’s funeral was held at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Detroit and she is buried at Holy Sepul-

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chre Cemetery in Southfield.

Her violent death and that of other Americans fighting for the right to vote throughout the South were a major catalyst for the U.S. Congress passing, and President Lyndon Johnson signing, the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965.

Dr. King told her children, “One day you’ll understand your mom was a hero.”

Now, more than 50 years after her cold-blooded murder, African Americans and other minorities’ right to vote is under withering assault again.

But this time it is coming from right-wing politicians and judges led by the Republican Party – with Michigan Republicans at the head of the pack, with even their black U.S. Senate candidate John James refusing to speak out in favor of strong voting rights.

Last month the House of Representatives passed the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA) — which restores the protections of the hardearned Voting Rights Act of 1965. The passage was paid in part by the blood of Detroit’s own Viola Liuzzo. The law had

been badly weakened by the Republican-controlled U.S. Supreme Court’s disastrous 2013 decision in Shelby County v.

Holder.

While every Democratic member of the House unanimously supported the bill, the entire Republican House caucus except one Pennsylvania representative opposed it.

Including every single Republican member of the House from Michigan. And as to be expected, not only has the Republican-controlled Senate refused to bring the bill to the floor for a vote, President Trump has threatened to immediately veto the VRAA if it was to pass the Senate.

With the November 2020 presidential election only 10 months away, and considered by many to be the most consequential presidential election in our modern history, the bill lingers in the Senate with no prospect of passage because the Republicans hold a 53 to 47 advantage. And not one Republican senator has expressed even the remotest interest in supporting this critical civil rights bill. Including the only

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black Republican senator, Tim Scott of South Carolina.

Making matters worse for African Americans, Trump’s re-election campaign has publicly announced its intent to engage in massive and aggressive voter suppression efforts during the 2020 presidential election to stop Americans from voting for whom they don’t like.

That means black folks.

According to a report in Nation Magazine last month, as well as other mainstream media outlets including the Washington Post, top Trump campaign adviser and senior counsel Justin Clark was recorded telling the Republican National Lawyer’s Association that, “Traditionally, it’s always been Republicans suppressing votes in places” in battleground states such as Wisconsin.

He added the Trump re-election campaign will be much more aggressive in 2020 in engaging in efforts to suppress the votes of Americans who they fear might not support Trump. “Let’s start playing offense a little bit. That’s what you’re going to see in 2020. It’s going to be a much bigger pro-

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The importance of voter turnout, the Reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act, bipartisan politics, the Futures Act and environmental justice, counted among the topics candidly tackled during a historic fireside chat between National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., Alabama’s Senator Doug Jones, a Democrat.

Held inside the Hart Building near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., the engaging hourlong conversation marked the first time that a sitting U.S. Senator sat down for a live-streamed video with the Black Press of America.

The discussion was broadcast live on the Black Press of America’s Facebook page.

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Those remarks were from an audiotape of the event obtained by the group One Wisconsin Now and shared with the Associated Press.

Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence of Southfield (D-MI) co-sponsored the VRAA or HR 4 as she refers to it, and said if the bill was passed by the Senate it would help mitigate many of these voter suppression schemes. It was crafted to rectify the damage done to minority voting rights in 2013 when the U.S. Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John Roberts and the court’s only black member, Clarence Thomas, deliberately emasculated the bill by declaring its most effective tool, the Section 5 Preclearance section, unconstitutional.

That led to a massive and largely successful nationwide effort by Republicans and other right-wing politicians in states covered by the VRA to engage in flagrant acts of voter suppression to diminish the electoral

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Senator Doug Jones Emphasizes the Importance of the 2020 Black Voter Turnout Exclusive Fireside Chat with NNPA President Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis

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gram, a much more aggressive program, a much better-funded program,” Clark said.

During the discussion, Jones said voter turnout – particularly that of African Americans – were crucial in his stunning upset of

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) and Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association meet for an Exclusive Fireside Chat on Black voter turnout, the Reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act, bipartisan politics, the Futures Act, environmental justice and the administration’s current military actions.

Republican Roy Moore in the 2017 Alabama Special Election.

“The right to vote was hard fought for African Americans in this country, and I think too many people take that for granted. I think we proved that in the special election in 2017, that every vote counts,” Jones stated.

Since the 2013 Shelby V. Holder decision, which eliminat-

ed a lot of voter protection, Jones said that voting rights have been under attack.

“It’s not the same as the old Jim Crow laws, but there’s still efforts out there to suppress votes and keep people from having that free access to the booths,” he stated.

Jones noted that he’s working to restore “teeth” in the Voting

Rights Act but doubts that the current GOP-led Senate and President Trump’s administration would approve.

“I don’t see it happening, so it’s all the more important to get out and vote in the 2020 elections,” Jones stated.

Chavis asked Jones about the role Black women played in his winning election to the Senate.

“It was critical. We focused on making sure that we got the African American vote out,” Jones stated.

“We did get more African Americans as a percentage out than even when President Obama did in his first race, a fact that I was very proud of. The Black community came out and worked hard. It’s community engagement; it’s a 365-days a year job. And, that’s why the Black Press is so important because it keeps the community engaged,” he stated.

Late last year, Trump signed the Futures Act, a bipartisan measure that would put more funding into Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions.

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impact of African Americans, Latinos, Asians and college students, Lawrence noted.

“Under HR 4 these suppressive laws are not allowed,” she said.

“HR 4 will prohibit them. HR 4 will restore protections of the Voting Rights Act by updating the preclearance formula. It allows the Attorney General to request federal observers to be present anywhere in the country where there is a serious threat of suppression.”

Lawrence also said it creates an automatic voter registration system when you turn 18 and protects voting by mail and early voting while prohibiting the arbitrary purging of voters like in Ohio and Georgia, along with forbidding partisan gerrymandering.

The Chronicle reached out to the Michigan State Republican Party to get its official position on the VRAA and for answers why every Michigan Republican House member opposed this civil rights bill. However, Tony Zammit, communications director for the organization, said they did not have an official position on the bill.

The Chronicle also reached out repeatedly to the campaign of John James, the conservative African American Michigan Republican Party challenger to incumbent Democrat Gary Peters for his seat in the U.S. Senate. The James Senate campaign website has no mention of the VRAA, civil rights, or any legislative agenda. It did not respond to a request for information regarding his position on the VRAA if elected to the Senate or the Trump re-election campaign declaration to engage in aggressive voter suppression efforts.

James’ Communications Director Abby Walls did not respond to calls for comments from the Chronicle by its deadline. However, during an interview with the Chronicle in the fall of 2018, when James was challenging Michigan’s senior U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow for her seat in the Senate, he claimed he did not know much about the Voting Rights Act. In fact, James – who had stated he supported President Trump “2000 percent” - would not express support for the legislation even after it was explained it was considered one of the crown jewels of the civil rights movement and a vital tool needed to combat widespread voter suppression.

He further would not condemn voter suppression efforts by the Republican Party.

Both Michigan U.S. Senators, Stabenow (D-MI) and Peters (D-MI), strongly support passage of the bill and are also co-sponsors of the Senate version. In a statement to the Chronicle Sen. Peters acknowledged as much.

“I co-sponsored the Senate companion of the Voting Rights Advancement Act because we should make it easier for Americans to vote – not harder,” he said. “The right to vote is the core of our democracy and I’m very concerned by efforts across the country to restrict voters’ access.”

“I was very encouraged when Michigan voters spoke loud and clear in 2018 by voting to expand access at the ballot box. We must remain constantly vigilant against any attempts to restrict the right to vote, and this legislation would restore critical protections to support the bedrock of our democratic institutions. I am disappointed that Majority Leader McConnell and Senate Republicans have refused to consider this legislation, and I will continue pushing for a vote on this bill,” Peters said.

Mark Brewer, a Michigan civil rights attorney and election law expert, said the Voting Rights Act was long considered among the most vital of the major civil rights victories of the 1960s. But rightwing politicians and activists going back 40 years to Ronald Reagan had been aching to destroy the legislation which enabled millions of African Americans to gain access to the franchise and a degree of political representation in Congress and on a statewide and municipal level not seen since Reconstruction.

Brewer, the former Chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party, said unified Republican opposition to minority voting rights is a relatively new phenomenon with near-unanimous party support for the passage of the Voting Rights Act Extension bill as recently as 2006.

That bill passed the Senate by a vote of 98 to 0 and the House by 390 to 33. When the VRAA passed in December 2019, it was by a largely party-line vote of 228 to 187, with only one Republican House member, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, supporting the civil rights law.

The Michigan Republicans’ opposition to the VRAA is a disgrace.

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That its black Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, John James, joins them in this act of gross disrespect for the sacrifices of Americans who fought to bring democracy to this country makes a mockery of not only all that Liuzzo and Dr. King fought and died for, but anything he says about being a “patriot” or “fighting for this country.”

And it certainly calls into doubt his claim to know how to represent the interests of black Detroiters better than a white person – as he told the Chronicle when running against Sen. Debbie Stabenow in 2018.

“The entire Republican Party part is in such enthrall to Trump,” Brewer said. “This is among many other issues you see over and over again. You see the Republican Party abandoning its traditional support of civil rights … Trump has made them a party formally opposed to voting rights.”

“When James ran last time, he said he was 2000 percent in support of Trump and he is inlock step with Trump -- including on this issue,” he said.

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“It was incredibly important. When it comes to federal dollars, there are two pots of money HBCUs get. Mandatory funding and discretionary funding,” Jones stated.

“The mandatory funding is absolutely critical so they can plan each year. There’s a lot of budgetary tugs that fought us, it wasn’t easy, but we were just persistent, and that’s the key in legislation in Washington, to be persistent,” he noted.

asked about the senator’s forecast for the South and whether he sees a more inclusive and diverse South rising.

“So many of the divisions we see in the country started in the South. It can also be a place of healing and bringing people back together, and I see tremendous opportunity in the South,” Jones stated.

Jones continued:

“I think my election was something that people looked at and said the South was changing. The demographics are changing to some extent, but I think people’s hearts and minds are changing,” he added.

“So, we were able to get that mandatory funding so that a base amount of money would go to HBCUs. In my two years in Washington, we have been able to get about a 30 percent increase in discretionary funding for HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions.

“These young people coming up don’t have the same kind of biases and prejudices you saw when I was growing up. They also are beginning to see that the state is better off when everybody in that state benefits from it.

I think the South can lead the nation in healing.”

“Providing that base is important to them and the economy of states like Alabama and North Carolina, and others.”

Jones also spoke of the importance of closing the achievement gap, although he said it’s a complicated issue. He said education and getting broadband in rural communities are keys to helping close the gap.

Chavis spoke to Jones about race relations and

The senator also noted that he’s a proponent of raising the federal minimum wage, but conceded it couldn’t be done overnight.

He stated that Trump’s 2017 tax cuts have helped to provide businesses with the needed resources to make a minimum wage hike possible.

With climate change a serious and growing issue, Jones stated the importance of the Black Press to continue to cover topics of environmental justice. “A lot of work needs to be done,” he stated.

“But I don’t have much confidence in the Environmental Protection Agency under this administration, which is why the 2020 election is very important.”

Jones concluded the chat by noting the critical role of the Black Press, his disappointment in mainstream media, and his message to veterans in the wake of the new conflict with Iran.

“I think the press, in general, is critical. Overall, I’m a little disappointed in mainstream media, and I think the Black Press has a unique role, so the Black Press must stay focused on the issues,” Jones stated.

Wayne County Treasurer’s Office Annual Veteran’s Fair a Huge Success T he Wayne County Treasurer’s Office hosted its third annual Veteran’s Resource Fair on Thursday, November 21st. The event took place at Bellagio Banquet & Conference Center in Dearborn Heights, MI. The purpose of this fair was to provide veterans, spouses and family members the necessary help and information on healthcare, employment, housing, utility assistance and much more. The event was labeled a success, with well over 400 veterans, spouses and family members in attendance. Fifty of those in attendance were vendor tables from the resource providers. In addition to these vendors, Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence also set up an information table. Congresswoman Lawrence, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib were all honorary co-chairs.

Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabree led the program with opening remarks and an introduction of the event sponsors. The event was sponsored by PNC Bank, First Independence Bank and ICNAR Relief. Each representative had an opportunity to speak and were presented with a certificate of appreciation for their sponsorship. Following the sponsors, Treasurer Sabree introduced the keynote speaker, Sgt. Major Ronald L. Green. Tyrone Chatman, Executive Director of the Michigan Veterans Foundation was the MC and welcomed the veterans and guests. The national anthem was sung by J’Rene Stephenson, who also participated and sung the national anthem in the veteran’s fair the previous year.

The event was an afternoon of education and socializing. Veterans were honored for their brave service to our country. Some veterans were represented throughout the program, such as members of the local band called Sing Out. The group was the Special Musical guest for the event and they performed several songs. Elected officials, such as Kwesi Betserai from Wayne County Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services, Councilman Bill Bazzi from Dearborn Heights City Council and Chief Judge Gene Hunt, 19th District Court, attended the fair and were ­acknowledged. The organizers of the event ended the day by attending the 2nd annual Veterans Talent Show at John Dingell Veterans Hospital. As the Veterans Fair continues to grow and evolve, the Wayne County ­Treasurer’s Office hopes to continue to provide the necessary resources and information to veterans and their families.

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Celebrating the life of Former Michigan Chronicle Editor

Marie Rose Wright Teasley Today we rejoice in celebrating the life and legacy of our beloved Marie Rose Wright Teasley. Marie was born in Hannibal, MO on October 1, 1926 to the union of George Hannibal Wright and Rose Trott Wright from St. George’s, Bermuda, along with ten siblings; four sisters: Harriet, Francis, Isabelle and Anna and six brothers, Samuel, George, Dubois, Booker, John and Charles, all who preceded her in death.

Marie was very proud of her Bermudian heritage and made frequent trips to the island to visit family members, many of whom reside there today.

Marie was a faithful and longstanding member of Madonna Catholic Church, serving on various committees, including Madonna Women in Action.

Marie graduated from Northwestern High School where she met the love of her life Ronald Teasley, and developed her love for writing as a member of the newspaper staff. Marie went on to study journal ism at Wayne State University where she wrote a column for the Detroit Collegian, the Pittsburg Courier and Fame Magazine. In 1965 Marie began her 25-year career at the Michigan Chronicle newspaper as editor of the award-winning Life Design Section.

Her articles on women’s affairs and her iconic “jet-set” column earned national recognition from the National Newspaper Publishers Association and landed her over 75 local and national awards.

Her wide range of journalistic accolades ultimately led to a variety of high-profile international assignments and speaking engagements spanning from Moscow to Amsterdam, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic.

During her trip to Mos-

cow she covered the 1986 Goodwill Games, after being personally invited by Ted Turner, president of Turner Broadcasting System (TBS). Some of her most memorable interviews featured Nat King Cole, Jay Leno, Berry Gordy, Coleman A. Young, Ted Kennedy and many other dignitaries and celebrities.

As the recipient of many awards and citations, Marie’s honors include: The 1985 Ida B. Wells Outstanding Journalism Award presented by the Detroit Chapter of 100 Black Women; Black Women of Michigan Resource Guide - 1985 Detroit Historical Museum; Community Service Award from Wayne County Executive William Lucas,1986; Resolutions from Mayor Coleman A. Young, Senator Jackie Vaughn Ill and the Detroit City Council Catholic Archdiocese Woman of the Year - Sister Denise and Friends; National Media Women, Woman of the Year and Detroit Media Women of the Year by the NAMW; New York Core Magazine Achievement Award; Who’s Who Among Black Americans, SCLC Service Award; Business & Professional Women’s Journalism Award; NNPA (National Newspaper Publishers

Association) Best Women’s Section - First Place Award.

One of her most notable accomplishments during her career at the Chronicle was her role in establishing the Detroit Science Center’s Bus Fund Committee for Detroit Public Schools.

The fund, which Marie founded and chaired, gave inner-city children the opportunity to visit the Detroit Science Center, ultimately benefiting more than 8,000 children in the City of Detroit. Marie also gave back to the Detroit community through teaching creative writing classes at Focus Hope, a non-profit organization dedicated to job training and career advancement. Marie was also a lifetime member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People {NAACP) Detroit Chapter, and the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ).

Marie credited her passion for writing to her father, George Hannibal Wright, who was editor and publisher of the Hannibal Register, a small black newspaper in Hannibal, Missouri. Marie worked in her father’s newspaper office, every day after school alongside her oldest brother

George, and began reading the newspaper at the age of nine. Her interest in writing and journalism blossomed from childhood as an avid reader of books and magazines and would ultimately shape her future career.

While dedicated to her legendary writing career, Marie cherished family above everything. Marie exuded a warm and welcoming presence to anyone she met and would often share the many accomplishments of her children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

When she wasn’t spending time with her children and grandchildren, she would enjoy sewing, crocheting and making clothes and other special hand-made items for

them. As a result of her keen sense of fashion, Marie became known for her style, elegance and class.

Marie made her transition to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 4, 2020. She leaves wonderful loving memories in the hearts of her husband of 71 years, Ronald Teasley, three children, Ronald Jr. (Madelyn) Timothy (Colette), Lydia (Ronnie: Fiancé), seven grandchil-

dren Amber, Anthony {Deborah), Ashleigh, Ashton (Ana-Lisa: Fiancé), Arin {Chris), Autumn, and Tiffany {Miquelle) ,and five great grandchildren Cadence, Brielle, Annistyn, Mylah and Tyler.

Marie’s favorite Scripture – Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, 0 LORD, my strength and my redeemer. Psalms 19:14

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‘We Are Intelligent’

T.M. Landry students, teachers use self-efficacy to master learning

By Candace J. Semien Jozef Syndicate Reporter, The Drum / NNPA

LAFAYETTE — The excitement in Marjorie Coulanges’s voice is unmistakable.

For two years, her son Nicholas has lived three states away, attending a small, private academy. A week before Christmas 2019, Coulanges is awaiting her son’s visit, full of smiles, confident in his academic and social growth. She said this growth was not happening in the Miami, Florida, high school he attended before moving to T.M. Landry College Prep Academy in Lafayette, Louisiana.

T.M. Landry is a year-round, tuition-based, nonpublic school which began in 2005. The school has a unique model to educate students. It is a combination of rigorous courses, self-autonomy, self-efficacy, and a demand for master learning, said co-founders Michael and Tracey Landry. According to its website, the school is designed for students who want to “pursue a serious, purposeful education” and achieve success in college and beyond.

“Coming from the neighborhood where we grew up, most Black kids weren’t truly being educated,” said Michael Landry. “We wanted to try to help kids who society didn’t believe have the potential of becoming educated or who were interested in learning.”

“Nicolas wasn’t doing anything,” Coulanges admitted. The full-time nurse explained that an episode of the Ellen Show led her to research and visit the school where she interviewed the school’s founders, talked with students, then ultimately chose to relocate her son. “I was very serious about this. I could not make a mistake with my son’s future,” said Coulange.

“It’s just amazing!” She said. “He’s gotten back to his love of mathematics again and has matured so much.” Next year, Nicholas Delatour will graduate from T.M. Landry with As in pre-calculus and physics and a C in calculus I from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette where he completed dual enrollment courses. He has received early action from St. John’s University in New York and is waiting on responses from other highly competitive universities where he plans to study number theory.

(Nicholas Delatour) His handshake is firm and eye-contact direct when he shares how being a student at T.M Landry changed the trajectory of his life. “I had no ambition.

No goals. I was just drifting by,” he said.

“This school has impacted me more in a year than 15 years in public education has. Now I want to learn more. Mr. Mike helped me release my confidence in my ability.”

Last fall, Devon Hill, eight grader, watched as her older classmates introduced themselves and discussed their first days at T.M. Landry. They all were given The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale as one of their first reading assignments. One tenth grade student said the book changed how she was thinking about herself.

Devon’s older brother, Hunter, said he uses the book as daily motivation even though it is not assigned. He said he remembered visiting the school and meeting students who talked boldly about their plans to attend Ivy League and Top 50 universities. When he started T.M. Landry, his self-esteem was low, and it’s improved. “Before now, I would’ve told you that there was no way. I couldn’t see my self stepping up. (Now,) I see so many opportunities.”

Devon smiled in agreement but said her first experience had nothing to do

T.M Landry 5th grader D’Myrie Clay completes algebra problem for high school peers. with reading. She was adjusting. For the first time “in a long time” she was at a school and no one was bullying her, she said. “It’s such a breath of fresh air. Every time I walk in the door, it’s a family.

It doesn’t matter race or gender. They are all constantly supporting one another,” said Desaix Hill, Devon and Hunter’s mother.

“We went from a kid who was anxious to one who was happy and confident, who knows the sky is the limit,” said Lanier Cordell, the Hills’s grandmother.

Education scholars like Erin Wheeler Ph.D., executive director of College Beyond, and Calvin Mackie Ph.D. of STEM NOLA have said a student’s “belief” is critical for their success. This belief, which is called “self-efficacy,” is the belief in one’s ability to complete a chosen, specific task, Wheeler explained.

“That is what fuels students. Once they believe, then, anything else is possible,” said Tracey Landry who is completing doctoral studies is on educational leadership. “With self-efficacy, students of color will typically become engaged in the (education) process and that leads to learning. We have to tap into it. We have to let them know they can achieve. Self-efficacy is everything.”

Preparing Master Learners Imagine walking into a converted skating rink with a high ceiling where college flags hang, Mac desktops line one wall for students to work and check the stock market. Long black tables and chairs line that adjacent wall where lunch is served and where upperclassmen work on college assignments. The day begins with every student participating in a morning meeting, which is a process the founders pulled from Corporate America. They all don their red, grey, and white uniform. One student is selected to start the day by motivating the student body. “We want the kids to be prepared for careers,” said Michael Landry. “It’s part of developing master learners.”

(Inside T.M Landry College Prep) After the meeting, students are dismissed to class. Only one wall separates the students. Middle and elementary students occupy one side, high schoolers the other. There are no other classroom walls or partitions. Teachers—a total of four at any given moment—stand in front of roll-a-way whiteboards and chalkboards teaching small groups of students who sit a foot or two from the teachers.

Before leaving for the day, the students select their class schedule for the next day based on their needs. If a student feels behind in a writing assignment, they can choose to take a half day

with that teacher to not fall behind, explained Michael Landry. Students who are interested in attending the school are invited to spend two days in classes before applying. Once admitted, they are given a few weeks, if necessary, to adjust to the school culture, said Tracey Landry.

‘It is a Luxury’ Unlearning what education and learning should look like and how schools should operate can be a hurdle for parents, Tracey Landry said.

“I had to trust their model. It was something I had not seen before and it was working for other students. I just had to trust,” said Coulanges. “I’m glad I did. What Mike and Tracey have given to him with this school, I could not give to him.”

“This is not a school for every kid.

Not a set structure. They set goals and focus on what is learned and not what is covered. Everything here is a unique experience. There’s a lot of focus on the kids and it’s self-directed… It is a luxury here. I am surprised it is not overcrowded,” said Cordell who has been at the school for two years.

One ‘luxury’ the students interviewed agreed on is having administrators who “really care.” “They want the best for us,” Delatour said.

High schoolers said they often call the Landrys with questions even until early morning, on weekends, and during holidays. And Michael Landry said the calls are encouraged. “We don’t want to stop that fire (for learning),” Michael Landry said.

The school stays open on weekdays until 7pm and teachers are available until 6pm to assist students. “The whole time they are here, these students are doing work,” said Cordell who often waits for Hunter and Devin until the evening before heading home 30-miles away.

“We stay and get as much as we need.

If we are missing something we know we can stay and until we learn it…and we teach each other,” said Gailen George, a senior who said he initially tried to get kicked out of the school, but now he “owns” his education.

This self-direction and self-autonomy is a challenge for students and their parents upon admission, Tracey Landry admitted. Once the student understands their education is “up to them and they are supported and challenged while they are here, then they will come to task and push themselves,” Michael Landry said.

In Multiplication is for White People, Lisa Delpit, Ph.D., explained, “Many of our children of color don’t learn from a teacher, as much as for a teacher. They

don’t want to disappoint a teacher who they feel believes in them… It is the trust that students place in these strong teachers that allows them to believe in themselves. It is the teachers’ strength and commitment that give students the security to risk taking the chance to learn.

Wheeler said when a student believes that they can complete a certain task with success, they begin to discipline themselves accordingly by applying the right effort and seeking help.

Specifically, she found that self-efficacy strengthens the academic performance of college students who are studying biology. Other research has shown that building self-efficacy for non-white or underserved students is critical and has significant impact on academic success, she said. “All students have a measure of self-efficacy. Some students have a lesser sense because of their environment.”

Cordell said from what she has experienced at T.M. Landry, opportunities “for minorities are astonishing. This school, Mike and Tracey, it all changes the students’ views about what their own potential is,” she said. She, Colanges, and Hill said T.M. Landry has exceeded their expectations.

2019 T.M Landry Scholars Heading to Top Colleges, Again As a nonpublic school, the school does not receive state and federal funding and does not seek state approval.

However, to maintain transparency and alignment with state standards, a new board of directors reinforces administrative policies and financial governances, said board member Linda Johnson.

These measurements, as well as the consistent success of T.M. Landry high school students in college courses and on tests, have helped the school sustain its relationship with admissions departments at top universities nationwide, said board president Greg Davis.

In December 2019, six of eight seniors received early action letters from universities, and eighth through tenth graders earned ACT scores ranging from 19 to 28. Five sophomore enrolled in dual enrollment classes at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge earned As in college algebra and pre-calculus, while six other students attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, earning As and Bs in calculus II, conceptual physics, precalculus trigonometry, and college algebra and also Cs in physics with calculus and calculus I and II. Of the school’s 49 graduates, 40 have graduated from college or are currently in college at schools including NYU, Harvard, ULL, Southern, Stanford, and Brown. According to school records provided by Davis, 71% of elementary and middle school students performed at or above grade level for the 20182019 school year. These were results from TerraNova tests which is a nationally-normed, standardized achievement test that meets most states’ annual testing requirements.

“Our number one goal has been educating kids. We know all students are capable of performing at the highest level academically no matter what their social-economic background is. All kids.

All kids are capable,” Michael Landry said.

Administrators said they plan to restart its free Saturday tutoring for students from other schools. “It’s not about T.M. Landry or this school over that one.

It’s about how students from Southwest Louisiana can show the world that we are intelligent,” Michael Landry said.

Golden Globe Awards Blackout — Travesty or Testament?

By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. NNPA Newswire Entertainment and Culture Editor

Many cultural critics and pundits were in an uproar over the shutout of black talent at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards held Jan. 5. The Golden Globes are voted on by the Hollywood Foreign Press, which is a non-profit organization composed of journalists, photographers and media professionals who report on the entertainment industry.

Last year actress/director Regina King took home a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for If Beale Street Could Talk and Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for Seven Seconds (Netflix). Mahershala Ali won for Best Performance by an actor in a Motion Picture for Green Book in 2019.

These were the awards despite the tremendous amount of black talent on and offscreen in 2019 in major motion pictures like Black Panther and BlacKkKlansman and a litany of amazing performances in

front of and behind the small screen on network and cable television.

Black folks fared even worse at the 2020 Golden Globes not taking home one statue, even with compelling television and film like The Last Black Man in San Francisco (A24), Black and Blue (Screen Gems), Queen & Slim, Raising Dion (Netflix), American Gods (Starz) , Southside (Comedy Central), Pose (F/X), Dear White People (Netflix), Claws (TNT), Snowfall (F/X), When They See Us (Netflix), not to mention outstanding web series like Giants and Pillow Talk.

Suffice it to say the Golden Globes still aren’t feeling Black talent, so why are audiences so invested in this show and others?

Black talent being shut out of the Golden Globes is not just a travesty but also a testament to the power of the work and the narratives being told that challenge the status quo.

Why folks assume that awards shows invested in the same media industries that continue to perpetuate and recycle the vilest stereotypes of black identity and behavior would

somehow acknowledge the stories, performances and behindthe-scenes work that challenges dominant ways of thinking about Black people on and offscreen is befuddling.

Black folks aren’t the only historically marginalized group snubbed by the Golden Globes.

No women directors were nominated for any directing awards this year.

Only five women have ever been nominated for directing in the 77-year history of the Golden Globes. Most recently was Ava DuVernay (Selma) in 2015; Barbra Streisand (Yentl and The Prince of Tides), Jane Campion (The Piano), Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) and Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty). How is it possible for Greta Gerwig (Little Women) and Lulu Wang (The Farewell) and Ava DuVernay (When They See Us) to not be nominated this year?

and filmmakers like Shonda Rhimes and Kenya Barris are moving to Netflix. They want to tell compelling stories and have power over final edits that don’t dilute the power of their prose by elevating the feelings and needs of White viewers over all others.

It is entirely possible in an industry that has yet to catch up to a century of overlooking and further marginalizing members of historically disenfranchised groups. There is a reason Black showrunners

Black talent will continue kicking down doors in Hollywood and telling stories as members of the Hollywood establishment and outside of the Hollywood establishment, which is how change is created.

According to the University of Southern California’s Inclusion in the Director’s Chair Study, only 4.9 percent of top films were directed by women in Hollywood 2007-2019. Twenty percent of Netflix’s 53 U.S. films was directed by women in 2019. Of the 4.9 percent of women directors in Hollywood, less than 1 percent were directed by women of color.

Netflix has also aggressively diversified its staff to reflect the changing demographics of society while Hollywood slowly makes hiring changes through pipeline programs with abysmal full-time job conversions.

Historically, the Golden Globes and similar award shows have not been good at identifying, acknowledging or rewarding black talent, much like the entertainment industries themselves.

Change is slow but sure, but there is no need to be a glutton for punishment. Tune into the NAACP Image Awards, the African American Film Critics Association Awards and the BET Awards if you want to see a greater representation and acknowledgement of black talent in the entertainment industry that is actually celebrated and rewarded.

Hope springs eternal but to continue hoping mainstream awards shows will give a damn about Black talent and audiences is an exercise in disappointment. The overlooking of black talent by mainstream awards shows is a travesty, but it is also a testament to the power and influence of the work by black writers, directors, producers and performers. To reflect the sentiment of a favorite internet meme — make it happen, clap for your damned self and keep it moving.

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Wright Museum announces Dr. Earl Lewis as keynote speaker for MLK Day commemoration Dr. Earl Lewis, President Emeritus of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Thomas C. Holt Distinguished Professor of History, Afro American and African Studies and Public Policy at the University of Michigan, will be the keynote speaker for the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History’s commemoration of the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday on Monday, January 20, 2020.

Lewis was appointed the sixth president of the Mellon Foundation in March 2013.

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foundation made grants totaling more than $1.2 billion as he spearheaded the implementation of the first strategic plan, reshaped key program areas, and expanded the number and types of grantees supported. Lewis implemented a range of important initiatives, including the Mellon Research Forum and the “Our Compelling Interests” book series and initiative.

“We are thrilled to have a public intellectual of Dr. Lewis’ stature as our MLK keynote speaker,” said Neil A. Barclay, president and CEO of The

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Wright. “His stellar leadership at Mellon and now at the University of Michigan is helping to reframe debates about the most important social issues of our time.”

The day’s events begin with a breakfast at 8 a.m. (museum doors open at 7 a.m.), with an invocation by Rev. Nicholas Hood III, Senior Pastor of Plymouth United Church of Christ.

Followed by musical selections from Mr. Ken Boyd and vocalist Ms. Shahida Nurullah. Dr. Lewis’ will present his lecture in the museum’s General Motors Theatre at 9 a.m.

Free, Family-friendly activities including educational film screenings, face painting and moderated discussions regarding giants of the civil rights movement, will take place from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. All exhibits will be open on this day, from 9 am to 5 pm at the regular admission price of $8.

Tickets for the MLK Day Breakfast are $35. Lectureonly tickets are $15 and VIP breakfast tables for 10 guests can be purchased at the discounted price of $300. Tickets may be purchased at thewright.org/events.

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Let Freedom Ring Awards

To Honor Congressman John Conyers, Jr. and more Rainbow PUSH founder and legendary civil rights leader, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., will host MLK national holiday at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 20, 2020 at historic Fox Theater in Detroit. The prestigious Let Freedom Ring Awards will be bestowed on four remarkable individuals whose work has promoted and protected freedom, opportunity, fairness and dignity, thus furthering the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The recipients include UAW President Rory Gamble, first African American to lead the labor union, and Maureen Taylor, chair of the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization who for decades has spiritedly championed worthy causes for low-income families.

The Detroit News editor and publisher, Jonathan Wolman, who will be posthumously honored for not only promoting fair and objective reporting of the news but also giving important support to the Fannie Lou Hamer’s

voting rights campaign in Mississippi that got thousands of African Americans registered to vote. And, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. will receive posthumously the inaugural Legacy Award for his painstakingly efforts and persistence that ultimately led to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday.

Previous recipients have included University of Michigan President Dr. Mark Schlissel, former Flint Mayor Karen Weaver, Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Detroit News columnist Bankole Thompson, Wayne County Community College District Chancellor Dr. Curtis L. Ivery, east side community group, Mack Alive, World ORT, a global humanitarian organization and the Detroit “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin.

A major highlight of the annual event entails artistic and musical tributes including the Dr. Martin Luther King High School Dance Workshop, Beth Manley-Griffith, a “VOICE” con-

testant, the Detroit Youth Choir of TV show “America’s Got Talent”, and Pastor Marvin Winans, a Grammy-award winning artist. Several elected officials will share remarks on this solemn, yet celebratory day, including Mayor Mike Duggan, Senator Gary Peters, Congresswomen Brenda Lawrence and Debbie Dingell, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II, and Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones.

Dr. King first delivered his famous I Have A Dream speech on June 28, 1963 in Detroit, following the Walk to Freedom mass march that involved over 125,000 participants. In the spirit of Dr. King, Pastor Solomon Kinloch of Triumph Church will deliver a powerful message at this year’s national holiday.

But for the assassin’s bullets that cut short his amazing life on April 4, 1968 in Memphis Tennessee, Dr. King would have turned 91 years old on January 15. Yet, his compelling words

and courageous acts of brotherhood and nonviolence have continued to inspire and shape the worthy course of freedom and social and economic justice around the world.

“In honoring the legacy of Dr. King, we are reminding ourselves of the blazing imperative to keep hope alive, and to keep firing the high maintenance engines of freedom, fairness and dignity for all,” noted Rev. Jackson who will lead the January 20th celebration.

“So, Detroit has always had a special place in our collective long walk to equity and justice,” added Jackson, “in spite of his death, his truths are still marching on.”

Dr. King, a Baptist preacher and Nobel peace laureate who led the civil rights movement in America from the 1955 Bus Boycott in Montgomery until his Memphis assassination in 1968, is the only non-American president to have a national holiday memorializing him.

Make the Dash Count: MLK Day Event Focuses on the Blueprint to Create Impact by Crafting a Vision to Build Lasting Legacy Dr. Geneva J. Williams Hosts Vision 2020 Conference to Show Women How to Find Their Purpose and Power

paths that have not been used and be patient for results. Leaders must also show compassion and not be judgmental, which is why we are supporting Warrior Women Against Poverty at the event. This organization, led by Carol Goss, is leading the way and showing others how they can change lives one woman and one family at a time,” said Dr. Williams.

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King had a dash: January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968.

The dash is between the dates of when a person is born and when they die. Dr. King led a life of impact as the leader of the civil rights movement. He made his dash count.

Dr. Williams has always been about community, collaboration, communication and confidence. After a 40-plus-year career as an award-winning, innovative nonprofit leader, she reinvented herself as an author, international speaker, podcaster and title-holding advocate for women to live fit, fine and a vibrant life.

Ermon K. Jones (January 16, 1924 May 7, 2016), the father of Dr. Geneva J. Williams, also had a distinguished record of community activism. Most notably, he won the New Jersey Supreme Court landmark housing bias case (Jones v. Haridor Realty) that provided homeownership opportunities for blacks throughout New Jersey. He made his dash count.

A late-life beauty queen, entrepreneur and online course creator, Dr. Geneva shows women that they can do anything at any age. She recently auditioned and was selected to be in an advertising campaign which has been seen on CNN, online in print publications and direct mail.

A defining moment came when, as a teenager, Williams received hate mail and had crosses on her family’s front lawn that said, “get out” of their home in New Jersey. Inspired by her father’s tireless role as a courageous civil rights leader, leadership became an emphasis of Dr. Geneva Williams’ career and she is on a mission to make her dash count and showing others too.

In honor of father’s legacy, she wrote a book, Justice on the Jersey Shore and is sharing those leadership and legacy building principles with women on Monday, January20, in Detroit. The conference, Vision 2020, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hotel St. Regis, 3017 W. Grand Boulevard in New Center.

Sponsors of the event include the title sponsor, DUO; the presenting

Dr. Geneva J. Williams sponsor, Health Alliance Plan (HAP of Michigan); along with several local women-owned businesses: Monique Woods Agency, StillFit360, Connect Detroit and Connexions Consulting.

“Leaders have to take risks, walk in

“I want to encourage women, especially those over the age of 50, to participate in vision casting with me so they can make the rest of their life the best of their life – and build legacy. We are all leaders and the best way I can show women how to lead is in their own unique and authentic way. Our voice matters and once we dig into our purpose and clarify our vision, we are unstoppable. We can look good, feel good and do good all at the same time,” said Dr. Williams.

In addition to Dr. Williams’ presentation, she will have other guests in a “fireside chat.” Once the attendees have crafted their visions, they will then

hear from Rashida Williams, of The Glam Doctor; Dr. Michele Leno, of DML Psychological Services, PLLC; Loretta Bush, of Authority Health, Kim Boudreau Smith of Her Bold Voice, Rev. Dr. Mayowa Reynolds, of Fellowship Chapel and Gail Perry-Mason of Money Matters for Youth and I Am 4Ever39.

“After women hear from these six speakers, they’ll be well on their way to a vibrant life making an impact with their mind, body and spirit. We are celebrating lives full of purpose,” said Dr. Williams.

Dr. Geneva Williams was recently appointed by the Governor of Michigan to the Women’s Commission, won the NAWBO Top 10 Michigan Women Award and is the cover story of the January issue of Speakers Magazine. She is a master at reinventing herself and goes all-out to serve visionaries and dreamers, through her speaking, coaching and leadership development company, Dr. Geneva Speaks, LLC. “Dreamers are vital to transforming communities, influencing economic wealth, and establishing legacy. Women leaders are often the key to change; we are the catalysts in today’s environment.

Our future depends on creating visions that will make an impact in the world,” concludes Dr. Williams.

This Vision 2020 Conference offers networking, inspiring speakers, educational fireside chats and resources to clarify, focus and ignite vision for leadership that leaves legacy.

To purchase tickets, log on to bit.ly/ drgeneva2020event (lunch is provided) or to find out more about Dr. Geneva Williams, visit www.DrGenevaSpeaks.com.

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MLK 2020 Celebrations and Activities Calendar Eastern Michigan University to host annual week-long Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration Eastern Michigan University will hold its annual, week-long Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration beginning Thursday, January 16 and closing on Wednesday, January 22.

The celebration will include a variety of free and open-to-the-public events, including: ■ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative March(Thursday, January 16, 3:304:00 p.m.): A march will kick off the week and serve to reflect upon the historical significance of the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery March by thousands of non-violent demonstrators, and march across campus from the MLK Garden to the Student Center.

■ MLK Day of Service(9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.): The EMU VISION Volunteer Center will host a morning of volunteering in the local community as a part of EMU’s MLK Celebration. Participants will be assigned a service site upon arrival. Transportation to and from service site will be provided.

■ MLK Gospel Fest(Saturday, January 18, 4-6 p.m.): The second Martin Luther King Jr. Gospel Fest is a multi-generational program providing space for per-

forming ministries and choirs to honor Dr. King’s spiritual foundation.

■ MLK Keynote Address(Monday, January 20, 203:30 p.m.): Terrence J. Roberts Ph.D is one of the “Little Rock Nine” who desegregated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957, following the 1955 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Brown v. Board of Education case to integrate schools.

Celebrate MLK Day at the Motown Museum Motown Museum is excited to announce free admission to the museum during Martin Luther King Jr. Day this Monday, January 20, from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Motown Museum has become an intergenerational learning experience for families all over the metro Detroit area, where they can learn about Motown’s involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, listen to Dr. King’s speech recordings, and witness spoken word performances by Motown Mic winners from 2018 and 2019.

U-M Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium Keynote Lecture wsg Angela Davis Monday, January 20th, 2020 10am-11:30 am (EST) (Doors open at 9:30

am. Free and open to the public, not ticketed.) Hill Auditorium | 825 N. University Avenue, Ann Arbor MI, USA 48109 35th annual Southfield MLK Peace Walk Celebration The city of Southfield and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Task Force will host the 35th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Peace Walk Celebration on Monday, January 20 beginning at 9 a.m. at Hope United Methodist Church, 26275 Northwestern Highway. This year’s theme will be Community in Action to celebrate Southfield’s rich history of cultural and religious diversity, inclusion and engagement.

Keeper of the Dream Awards Oakland University will welcome three-time WNBA MVP, four-time Olympic Gold Medalist and Hall of Famer Lisa Leslie as the keynote speaker for its annual Keeper of the Dream Awards Celebration on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Jan. 20, 2020.

The Roeper School Annual Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On January 20, 2020, The Roeper School, a school for gifted children, will honor and celebrate the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at its annual event. The beliefs Dr. King embodied- equality, social

justice, respect, responsibility, self-control and peaceful conflict resolution- have resonated in the philosophy of the school, its classrooms and its hallways since its inception. The local community will gather to hear inspirational words, share a meal, enjoy entertainment and listen to personal reflections on how MLK has impacted lives. The event is open to the public and takes place in the Community Center Building, 41190 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills.

Canton Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day with Special Event Featuring Shaun Boothe: The Unauthorized Biography Series Canton Township will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a civil rights inspired concert by award-winning hip hop artist Shaun Boothe on the Main Stage at The Village Theater at Cherry Hill in Canton, MI on Monday, January 20, 2020, at 7:00 p.m.

AmeriCorps MLK 2020 Day of Service Join AmeriCorps Urban Safety Program in boarding up vacant homes and organizing neighborhoods around Mark Twain Elementary-Middle School. January 20th, 2020 8AM-2PM | Mark Twain Elementary School (12800 Visger St) Register at: mlkday2020.splashthat.com

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Olympic Gold Medalist Lisa Leslie to keynote annual Keeper of the Dream Awards Oakland University will welcome three-time WNBA MVP, four-time Olympic Gold Medalist and Hall of Famer Lisa Leslie as the keynote speaker for its annual Keeper of the Dream Awards Celebration on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Jan. 20, 2020.

“I am very excited and looking forward to having Lisa Leslie on our campus” said Omar BrownEl, senior director of the Center for Multicultural Initiatives at Oakland University. “The Keeper of the Dream event honors and recognizes leaders in our community and Ms. Leslie is a Hall of Famer and an Olympic Gold Medalist who definitely has displayed strong leadership and dedication to the community.”

Before becoming the most-recognized player in the WNBA, Leslie attended Morningside High School in Inglewood, Calif., where she led the team to two state championships. In college at the University of Southern California, she was the all-time Pac-10 leader in points, rebounds, and blocked shots.

After college, Leslie launched her modeling career, signing with the prestigious Wilhelmina Agency in 1996. She was also a member of the gold-winning U.S. Olympic teams in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008; and is the

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er of the Los Angeles Sparks — a professional franchise in the WNBA. In 2013, she joined her husband, Michael, and became a UPSer, being named the UPS brand ambassador while sitting on the advisory board for Capital One for five years.

In her off-season, Leslie received her Master’s in Business and became an author, releasing her first book, “Don’t Let the Lipstick Fool You,” in which she points the spotlight onto her remarkable life off the court, where being a confident champion was not always simple.

Lisa Leslie first team sport athlete to win four consecutive Olympic Gold Medals.

In 2001, Leslie was the first WNBA player to win the regular season MVP, the All-Star Game MVP and the playoff MVP in the same season. That same year, she also led the Los Angeles Sparks to their first WNBA Championship.

In 2002, she became the WNBA all-time leading scorer and was named MVP of the regular season for the second year in a row. She also led the Los Angeles Sparks to backto-back championships and would go on to win her third MVP trophy of

the WNBA in 2006.

Leslie sat out the 2007 WNBA season as she and her husband, Air Force Academy graduate and UPS Pilot Michael Lockwood, welcomed their baby, Lauren, into the world. She joined the U.S. team that spring and won her fourth Olympic Gold Medal as she retired from the Olympics.

In 2009, Leslie announced her retirement from the WNBA as she played her last season in front of her family, friends and fans.

After welcoming her second baby, son MJ, Leslie became co-own-

In addition, Leslie became a commentator for ESPN in 2004, covering the NCAA Women’s Tournament, and had the privilege of covering the 2012 Olympics for NBC. Currently, she’s an in-studio co-host of CBS first all -female sports talk show, “We Need to Talk.”

In 2016 she wrote her second book, “From the Court to the Boardroom,” which inspires athletes to use their mental approach to the game and team work in business.

Leslie began her acting career taking drama classes in both high school and college. She made several cameo appearances on top television shows such as Martin, Sister Sister, Moesha and One on One. She also hit the big screen in Love & Basketball, Think Like A Man!, Uncle Drew.

Also known for her philanthropic endeavors, Leslie has been summoned to the White House on several occasions to meet with Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

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Nonprofit Recruiting High School Juniors for Travel, College Readiness Program to start this Winter Detroit High School students in their junior year can explore the world with local nonprofit Atlantic Impact. Atlantic Impact focuses on an immersive college readiness experience and has opened applications for Detroit high school juniors to apply for the “Our World” program. Through the program, students are provided with a trip abroad full of historical, cultural and entrepreneurship experiences, making it an immersive global travel experience. Applications are due Jan. 31.

“Traveling internationally and experiencing different cultures expands learning,” said Anise Hayes, executive director of Atlantic Impact. “It is rare for students that we work with to have traveled outside of the country, and only a few have been on a plane. Our program gives high school students those opportunities.”

Since 2013, Atlantic Impact has taken more than 80 students abroad exploring countries such as England and

Barbados, for example. This year, they are looking to increase that number with trips planned to Barbados and Trinidad for up to 10 days. Prior to travel, students must participate in a semester-long college readiness program that starts Feb. 21.

There is no cost for the program, but students are responsible for the cost to secure their passports before travel. Students will be placed one trip during one of the following stints: June 17-25; July 7-15; or July 20-28. Students must be a Detroit resident, currently, in their junior year of high school, grades must reflect the desire to attend a university.

They must be able to attend the college readiness program, and they must obtain a passport before the travel date.

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A common New Year’s tradition is the list of resolutions for the upcoming 365 days. For some the list will be improvement-based, like losing weight or obtaining a new certification. Others may focus on different objectives, like a family vacation or finally saving more for retirement.

Whatever items your list contains, all resolutions lists share two things in common: Some of our goals are attainable, others not so much.

If one of your resolutions for the start of the new calendar year is the pursuit of that ever-elusive dream job, you’re not alone. A survey of 2,000 American adults taken by the virtual phone company, TollFreeForwarding, revealed that only about 24% of respondents will ever get to become what they wanted to be when they were younger. And just a tiny fraction of us — only 10% — can make that claim right now.

Nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of those that reported working in the job of their dreams, also said that the job lived up to the expectations they placed on it during childhood.

Of the remaining 76 percent that have never experienced working in their dream job or profession, over a third (39 percent) say they regret not pursuing their aspirations further.

When asked to identify the most significant factor in never achieving those childhood dreams, 34 percent said that they “don’t have the required skill set or knowledge.”

ACE Petroleum Founder and CEO Moses Shepherd

ACE Petroleum Lands New Multi-Million Dollar Deal with the City of Detroit ACE Petroleum is announced a fiveyear, multi-million dollar deal with the City of Detroit. ACE will provide fuel supply services to the city’s fleet of vehicles including police cars, fire trucks, buses, emergency medical services and other on-road and off-road transportation units. ACE Petroleum will be Detroit’s first minority-owned fuel provider.

Other significant factors include “financial constraints,” (16 percent of respondents) and “I prioritized raising a family” (10 percent). Putting family first was significantly more prevalent among women, with 14 percent selecting it compared to just 3 percent of men.

The survey also discovered significant differences in the aspirations of men and women during childhood. Women were much more inclined to select caregiving and public service-related jobs – with teacher, doctor/nurse, and veterinarian making up the top three.

Science and engineering are among the most male-dominated industries, and video gaming has long been stereotyped as a male-oriented profession.

“These statistics say something about the differences between men and women, and how different upbringings influence what we want to do when we grow up,” researchers concluded.

The survey noted that public service jobs, teachers, doctors, and nurses were the most popular childhood dream jobs of respondents.

Those were followed by actors, athletes, writers, and musicians. Scientists and lawyers also made the top 10.

While those initial dreams may have changed significantly by the time that we achieve our high school or college diploma, it’s common for Americans to wake up one morning, get dressed for work, and realize that our work leaves us unfulfilled.

“Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work, driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for, in order to get to a job that you need so you can pay for the clothes, car and the house that you leave empty all day in order to afford to live in it,” said Ellen Goodman.

For African Americans, who are often still either the first or among the very few in their family to achieve an advanced degree, the current job or career path can have nothing in common the career they envisioned when they walked across the stage to accept the diploma.

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infrastructure to service large municipalities and compete on a national level.

The city’s confidence in our abilities to deliver the comprehensive fuel services needed to support, protect and serve Detroiters is rewarding and validates our efforts.”

“My office is committed to work to ensure the growth of Detroit-based, minoriTwo years ago, Detroit businessman ty-owned businesses,” said Detroit City and entrepreneur Moses Shepherd cap- Council President Brenda Jones. “ACE italized on a niche in the fuel industry Petroleum will provide fuel services in and launched Michigan’s only black- support of essential departments such owned fuel supplier, ACE Petroleum. as police, fire and EMS. This partnerThe Detroit native’s vision was to devel- ship helps to reinforce the procurement op the company into a minority certified goals I sponsored in 2018 to engage Denational wholesale distributor, head- troit entrepreneurs and businesses.” quartered on Detroit’s Northwest side, Shepherd also complimented the city that provides an array of fuel services for municipalities, government agencies of Detroit’s procurement department.

“It was a pleasure working with the city and commercial end users. of Detroit’s professional procurement “This is a major milestone for ACE organization led by Chief Procurement Petroleum and my hometown,” said MoOfficer Boysie Jackson. ses Shepherd, CEO, ACE Petroleum.

Shepherd’s goal is to strategical“We’ve worked hard for two years to grow our competencies, quality metrics and ly leverage this opportunity to pursue

similar fuel contracts with other major cities such as Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago and Houston among others. ACE Petroleum’s current national fuel distribution network includes a seasoned logistics team with more than 35 years of experience and 452 fuel delivery trucks at ACE’s disposal.

“Without a doubt, this win provides a model and business case for us to present our experience and capabilities to large municipalities across the country that are looking to increase their minority spend with reliable, quality-driven service providers,” said Shepherd.

In addition, Shepherd has been a contributor to the city’s revitalization for more than 30 years. He is also the CEO of ACE Investment Group, LLC, a real estate investment firm founded in 2003 that exclusively purchases and revitalizes properties in the city of Detroit. Over the years, the company has bought hundreds of duplexes, single and multi-family homes, and apartment building units.

The Executive Leadership Council Names Crystal E. Ashby as Interim President and CEO The Executive Leadership Council (ELC) today announced that its board of directors selected Crystal E. Ashby to serve as The ELC’s interim president and chief executive officer. Ashby succeeds Skip Spriggs who served as president and chief executive officer since March 2018 and retired at the end of 2019. She is the first woman president and CEO of the organization and traces her association with The ELC to her participation in the first class of The ELC’s Strengthening the Pipeline leadership development program.

Ms. Ashby is an accomplished senior executive, board member and lawyer with more than 33 years of leadership success, significantly in the energy sector. She was most recently vice chair of The ELC. Her corporate leadership experience was gained over a twenty-two-year career with BP where her roles spanned government and external affairs, law, compliance and ethics, university relations and retail.

“Having experienced The ELC’s leadership development programs early in her career, benefiting from the mentoring and sponsorship provided by senior leaders of The ELC and rising through the ranks of corporate leadership to become an active member of the organization, Crystal embodies the values and culture of The ELC,” said Tonie Leatherberry, chair of The Executive Leadership Council and Principal, Deloitte & Touche

Crystal E. Ashby, Interim President and CEO, The Executive Leadership Council LLP, and President of the Deloitte Foundation. “She has served The ELC as Chair of the Audit Committee, was an ex-officio member of the Governance Committee, was formerly Co-Chair of the Membership Committee, and was a past voting member of the Governance Committee.

Crystal will guide the organization with a steady hand through its transition.”

Ms. Ashby will lead the organization’s

efforts to increase the number of global black executives in C-Suites, on corporate boards, and in global enterprises.

The ELC is the preeminent membership organization for black CEOs, board directors, and the most senior black executives at Fortune 1000, Global 500 and equivalent companies and opens channels of opportunity for the development of black executives to positively impact business and communities.

“My association with The ELC goes back more years than I would like to admit,” says Ashby. “I have such a strong affinity for this organization, our members, and its purpose and mission. I am honored to have this opportunity to help The ELC pursue its Strategic Vision 2021 and commitment to excellence, particularly as we look towards our 35th anniversary in 2021.”

Ms. Ashby is an Independent Director on the Board of Texas RE (Texas Reliability Entity, Inc.) and serves on the University of Michigan College of Engineering Dean’s Leadership Advisory Board, where she is Chair of the Diversity and Equity and Inclusion Council. She is an NACD Fellow and member of the International Women’s Forum. Ms. Ashby recently resigned from the National Board of Genesys Works, the Holocaust Museum Houston Board and Women Business Collaborative (WBC) Board upon assuming her new role at The ELC.

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degree and couldn’t find a job to pay me over $12 an hour,” Akpan stated.

However, a few have adopted the long-held belief that doing work that we love — work that actually makes us happy — has benefits that far outweigh the financial rewards.

“I then decided to go back for my Master’s Degree, hoping that it would help. Unfortunately, I still wasn’t making more than $12.50 an hour or so and, living in California, that was torture.”

In the TollFreeForwarding survey, researchers noted the rise of digital technology and social media, which they said had formed a new type of celebrity. As children head for YouTube and video games such as Fortnite for entertainment, they search for idols that

Akpan decided to start writing about travel and how she and her family were able to travel on points and miles. She said that’s worked out well despite lots of student loan debt, the economy, and not getting paid the wages she believed she deserved.

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lished corporate culture filled with inequality.

“I wanted to create positive change in the overall corporate culture,” Remak stated. “My purpose for wanting to be a CEO was to prove to the world by example that, if you truly put your employees first, you will become more profitable in the long term. Not squeezing out as much production from each employee and measuring them against rigid key performance indicators,” he added.

“My dream job when I finished high school was going to med school. My dream job when I finished college was to be a nurse practitioner or physician assistant,” said author and public speaker, Lisa Swift-Young.

While neither of those dreams became a reality, Swift-Young said she did marry, and she now has two adult children.

align with these interests, according to the researchers.

“My dream job was to work in social services with children and families,” said Karen Akpan, a content creator for TheMomTrotter.com, a website that shares budget travel tips, homeschooling life experiences, and parenting information.

“I graduated from college with my Bachelor’s

“Little did I know that I was going to be able to turn my passion into profit. I absolutely love what I do know,” Akpan stated.

Robert Remak, who co-founded the men’s attire website, ArtoftheGent.com, said while in college, he dreamed of being a CEO of a Fortune 500 company. That dream became deferred when Remak said he realized that he didn’t want to become a part of an already estab-

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“My daughter and I run a business together, and I published a book. So, although my dream of becoming a physician didn’t come true, I feel like in a lot of ways, I was able to give back,” Swift-Young stated.

“I think we’re fairly stable. We’ve both been employed consistently with ups and downs, but we are definitely in a position where we should be able to retire before the age of retirement. So, my dream job didn’t come true, but my dream life, I’m living it.”

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Ms. Ashby earned her Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a double major in English and Psychology, from the University of Michigan.

The Executive Leadership Council is going beyond its mission to embrace its purpose: to open channels of opportunity for Black executives to positively impact business and communities.

The ELC’s strategic vision is the culmination of months of effort by many

stakeholders to build on its more than three decades of success and prepare for shifts in the economy, business and society. The ELC’s primary focus will always be to nurture and amplify Black excellence and leadership in business. At the same time, The ELC is expanding its support and impact on Black communities through philanthropic initiatives, engaging partners to promote financial literacy, and conducting forums to grow the number of Black entrepreneurs and businesses. The ELC is eager to see significant progress toward increasing Black business success.

The board will launch a search for a permanent CEO during Q1 of this year.

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By Kamilia Landrum Executive Director, NAACP Detroit Branch

Picture it - 250,000 women, men, and children of all nationalities, shouting, clapping, praying and praising your name. Most are standing, some are sitting, and everyone is anxious to hear what you have to say. People have come from all over the country to witness history. As you walk to the podium, the cameras are flashing, microphones are piled up in front of your face, every news media outlet is staring and waiting for you to take the stage.

given hope for a better tomorrow. It’s now time for Dr. King to address the nation. The responsibility is heavy.

The accountability is public. The sacrifice has no price, but his Dream is worth it all.

When I was asked what I thought Dr. King would say to millennials in 2020, I could not come up with an answer that was one size fits all. Millennials are an extremely unique generation because of the easy access to the internet and technology.

Some of us have achieved our ancestor’s wildest dreams while others are our ancestor’s worst nightmares. We’re No, I’m not deLil Wayne and Serscribing then Presena, Love and Hipident Obama at his Hop and Shark Inauguration, the Tank success stoNFL draft or the Beyries, the characters hive at Cochella. At Kamilia Landrum in Moonlight and this event, many are Think Like a Man. fearful and suspense is in the air. The We’re YouTube super stars, thrift store nation is in an uproar because the magicians, elected and appointed offisystems of racism, sexism, poverty, cials, and first generation success stoclassism and all of the other injus- ries. We are indeed different and we’re tices that exist, have marched onto the not all motivated the same. What we Washington Mall calling for the death do have in common are goals for sucof Jim Crow. Cases have faces, people cess. We all just want to be able to live are standing up for their rights, their comfortably, take care of our families, past and their future. Black people, save money and you know the rest. I especially, are waiting to be filled and don’t think Dr. King would disagree

with any of these goals, but I do believe that he would call for a greater sense of responsibility to the community. He’d tell us to put our money where our mouth is and not just talk to the talk but walk the walk. To truly be successful I believe he would tell us to build our dreams on the following principles.

Chase freedom, not fame. This principle has never been more relevant than it is right now. Keeping up with the status quo of social media has caused many people to put on a mask every single day. For the hip-hop culture heads, some hide behind the extreme use of make-up, painful waist trainers, Yeezy’s and Gucci flipflops all because it looks good on Instagram. Don’t stop reading here and think that you’re excluded because that’s not your vision of fame. Michele watches, custom tailored suits, vacations in countries that most can’t pronounce and private lockers that protect your most exclusive and coveted wines and cigars count too. Don’t misun-

derstand me, there is nothing wrong with liking and appreciating luxurious items and experiences; I like them too. However, we must remember Dr. King’s words, “Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great because greatness is determined by service…You only need a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love to serve.”

Have Faith First. His full title is Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was a minister before he was a civil rights leader and I’d venture to say that Dr. King believed in the same God as Harriett Tubman, Rosa Parks, and everyone else that faced death and fear to fulfill their dream of freedom for black people. Dr. King’s faith preceded him before every door he ever opened.

Dr. King told us to take the first step in faith. “You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” Please keep in mind that Dr. King was not asking

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W. Kamau Bell Featured Guest at Wayne State University Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute 2020 Wayne State University’s annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute will take place Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center. The Tribute brings together the metro Detroit community to celebrate and honor the life and legacy of Dr. King. This year’s featured guest is W. Kamau Bell.

W. Kamau Bell is a sociopolitical comedian who is the host and executive producer of the Emmy Award winning CNN docu-series United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell. He recently made his Netflix debut with a new stand-up comedy special, Private School Negro. Kamau has a book with the easy-to-remember title The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6’ 4”, African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama’s Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian.

Kamau has hosted three critically ac-

claimed podcasts: Kamau Right Now!, Politically Re-Active, and Denzel Washington is The Greatest Actor of All Time Period. Kamau is on the advisory board of Hollaback! and Donors Choose and is the ACLU Celebrity Ambassador for Racial Justice. The New York Times called Kamau “the most promising new talent in political comedy in many years.”

Kamau has been nominated for multiple NAACP Image Awards and a GLAAD award, and he was featured on Conde Nast’s ‘Daring 25’ list for 2016. The SF Weekly called Kamau “smart, stylish, and very much in the mold of politically outspoken comedians like Dave Chappelle,” though he was mostly just excited that they called him “handsome.” The New Yorker said, “Bell’s gimmick is intersectional progressivism: he treats racial, gay, and women’s issues as inseparable.” Kamau is also known for his criminally short-lived FX & FXX comedy series , Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. Kamau still finds time to travel to college

campuses around the country, performing his his one man show that inspired Totally Biased, The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour.

Kamau’s writing has been featured in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Hollywood Reporter, CNN.com, Salon, The LA Review of Books, The Establishment. (One time, on his website, Kamau wrote about getting kicked out of The Elmwood Cafe in Berkeley on his birthday because they thought he was harassing his wife. Listen to his appearance on This American Life for all the details.) Kamau’s debut as a director will happen this fall with the release of the A+E documentary Culture Shock: Chris Rock’s Bring The Pain.

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The King Effect From page C-1 for easy favors that could be done with a snap of someone’s fingers. He was asking for a nation to change its cold-hearted core, for people to protest peacefully while being beaten by police, bitten by dogs, chased, raped and killed just because of the color of their skin. He was asking for people to believe in his dream that all men were indeed created equal and that everyone deserved civil rights.

He was asking for everyone to believe that the “greater good” was worth all the pain and suffering, and that type of dream demands faith.

Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan Announces New “Lemon-Ups” Cookie Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan (GSSEM) launched Lemon-Ups, a new cookie addition to its seven favorite flavors, during a Taste-Testing at the Fisher Building today. In alignment with the panel, the Fisher Building is hosting a one-day cookie booth pop-up for cookie lovers who want to purchase early.

Lemon-Ups are delightfully light and crispy lemon cookies stamped with “I AM,” followed by one of eight real traits that characterize today’s Girl Scouts. Each box of Lemon-Ups reinforces that Girl Scouts are “bold,” “creative,” “go-getter,” “gutsy,” ‘innovator,” “leader,” “strong,” and “risk-taker.”

“The start of Girl Scout Cookie Season is a great time to remember how Girl Scouting builds courageous and confident girls who make the world a better place,” Denise Dalrymple, CEO of Girl Scouts says. “Proceeds from every box of Girl Scout Cookies sold are reinvested in engaging experiences for local Girl Scouts, including STEM skills and entrepreneurship. We’re so excited to see the new Lemon-Ups highlighting those important leadership qualities in such a delicious and fun way.”

Today’s Taste-Testing consisted of four familiar local foodies—Melody Baetens of the Detroit News, AJ Williams of the Michigan Chronicle, and Brenna Houck of Eater Detroit—who used their finely developed palates to describe the new cookie to Fisher Building passersby.

Fisher Building visitors and tenants also had the opportunity to try the new cookie as well as purchase other Girl

Scout cookies at a cookie booth popup. The cookie booth pop-up allows Girl Scout Cookie lovers to make early purchases and is only open today, from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. The official start of Girl Scout Cookie season begins in early February.

The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world—and for a good reason. Cookie customers help the next generation of female entrepreneurs get an important taste of what it takes to be successful in business.

Further, the Girl Scout Cookie Program kickstarts and nourishes girls’ goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics skills, which are essential for success in all aspects of their lives.

And according to the Girl Scout Research Institute, these experiences and skills stick with girls!

Based on their independent studies in 2018, more than half (53%) of female entrepreneurs and business owners surveyed are Girl Scout alums, and 57% of Girl Scout business alums say that the Girl Scout Cookie Program was beneficial in the development of their business skills.

Lemon-Ups, along with all other Girl Scout Cookies, are available to order through local Girl Scouts now. Cookie booths will begin popping up in your neighborhoods in early February. For more information about Lemon-Ups and to find your nearest cookie booth by zip code, visit www.gssem.org/cookieprogram.

Work Faith Second. To put it in today’s perspective – Dr. King didn’t just make a Facebook post or send a tweet about the most recent killing of another innocent black child. Dr. King found the child’s parents, went to their home to provide comfort, held meetings and organized his community until justice was served. When justice was not served, he did not give up. He pressed on, fought for what he believed in and worked his faith even in the face and foot of adversity. In his words, “It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me and, I think that’s pretty important.” I can’t imagine what our country would be like if Dr. King believed that his dream could come true, but left the work needed to make the dream come true in the palm of someone else’s hands.

Community Creates Opportunity. Dr. King told us that we cannot walk alone and showed us by calling upon everyone to play a role in the journey for men and women to not be judged by the color of the skin, but by the content of their character. He was not the first person to call out injustice, he was not the first person to go to jail for what he believed in, and he most certainly was not the first person to give a powerful speech or organize in his community. He was, however, the chosen person. His work

ethic, commitment to community, and thrill for knowledge propelled him to be one of the most recognized and celebrated voices of the civil rights community.

His passion for community, made him ready for the opportunity to lead. No one could take away what was meant for his life, not even in his death.

Vote! Right now, the state of our government is fractured, frail and failing.

People are divided like never before and the leadership of our country is not stable. If there was one piece of legacy that Dr. King could ensure lived forever, I’d bet my last that his wish would be for people to VOTE. Voting is connected to every single thing that we do in life. How we take out students loans, why we even have to have student loans, why we have or don’t have health insurance, why our children fail or succeed in school, and why our prisons are overpopulated with our black brothers and sisters who need jobs and not jail. It’s all connected to voting. Without question, Dr. King would say that in times like these we must bond together, grab the broken pieces, make phone calls, knock on doors, pick up people and take our soles, our friends, our family and anyone that we can reach to first stand up and be counted in the Census and second - get to the polls and VOTE! Lastly, Dr. King would re-issue a call to action. He would say do what you can and then do a little bit more. Take a stand and invest in your communities, donate more to a cause or charity that advocates for freedom and against injustice, mentor a child, volunteer to help those in need, vote in every election, always stand against injustice, learn all that you can and most importantly love.

As we continue to celebrate his life and honor his legacy let us remember, “If you cannot fly, then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” Thank you, Dr. King, for moving our nation forward. Your work on earth was not finished when you died, but your legacy lives forever.

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The 28th Annual Bounce Trumpet Awards, an exciting and inspirational night recognizing African-American achievements and contributions, world premieres Sunday, January 12 at 9:00 p.m. ET on Bounce.

Hosted by EMMY® Award-winning comedian, actress and writer Wanda Sykes, the gala black-tie event, taking place for the first time in Hollywood, includes show-stopping musical performances and special moments highlighting the best in entertainment, humanitarianism and activism. 28th Annual Bounce Trumpet Award honorees are Martin Lawrence, Cedric the Entertainer, Marsai Martin, Ambassador Andrew Young, Hydeia Broadbent and Phylicia Fant.

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The honorees and their presenters also provide memorable moments during the evening, including: Actress and comedian Niecy Nash presenting Cedric the Entertainer -- whom she calls “her dearest TV husband” -- with the Excellence in Entertainment Award for his 30+ year career in film, live performing and television. Cedric also receives special congratulations from fellow comedian Steve Harvey, who credits him with being an “integral fiber of entertainment.”

Funnyman Mike Epps presenting iconic comedian and actor Martin Lawrence with the Luminary Award. Taking the stage to a standing ovation and loud cheers, Lawrence talks about how his first stage was the classroom and how he entertained teachers and students with jokes at a young age. He dedicates his award to his late mother, naming her as his inspiration. Lawrence longtime friend and co-star Will Smith joins the celebration.

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Black-ish star Marsai Martin, the youngest person to executive produce a major motion picture film, receives the Rising Star Award presented by McDonald’s. Anthony Anderson, who plays Martin’s on-screen father, surprises the young star and presents her with the honor.

Civil Rights icon Ambassador Andrew Young receiving the Xernona Clayton Award of Distinction presented by the 2020 Census from Ms. Clayton herself. During his powerful speech, Young talks about how he and Clayton were among the first staff members of Dr. Martin Luther King and their lifelong fight for equality for all. Young’s work for civil and human rights, his many years in public office as Congressman, United Nations Ambassador and Mayor of Atlanta, his leadership of the Atlanta Olympic Games and much more were among the examples of his extraordinary life of service.

Music executive Phylicia Fant receiving The Corporate Executive of the Year Award being presented to her by Chairman and CEO of Epic Records Sylvia Rhone.

Recently appointed as Head of Urban Music at Columbia Records, Fant has established herself as a preeminent executive in the entertainment industry. Citing Trumpet Awards founder Xernona Clayton as an inspiration of how Black women could be leaders, the industry dynamo calls receiving her honor “a full circle moment.”

Actor Lamman Rucker presenting the Community Activist Award to HIV/AIDS activist and public speaker Hydeia Broadbent. Broadbent gives a moving speech about her own personal journey living as a person with HIV and encouraging people to become educated about policies around HIV/AIDS and to get out and vote.

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16th Street Baptist Church – Travelers will visit the Birmingham church where a Ku Klux Klan bombing murdered four African-American girls and injured 22 others in an act of domestic terrorism that spawned riots and national outrage.

Travelers will learn more about the city’s turbulent past and its hopes for the future at the neighboring Civil Rights Institute.

Travelers will trace the steps of America’s early civil rights heroes on an emotional journey through Mississippi and Alabama, brought to life by the guidance of local people who witnessed and participated in the historic events at Selma, Montgomery, Birmingham, and other historic civil rights locales.

A portion of the proceeds from this journey will be donated to the Equal Justice Initiative, an Alabama-based non-profit organization dedicated to documenting the history of racial injustice in America, and dismantling its impact on the nation today.

Let Freedom Ring: A Civil Rights Journey – 11 days from $2,595 per person (airfare

“This Civil Rights tour has changed my life,” said traveler Clare Chapman, of Boulder, Colorado, who participated in an initial Grand Circle trip.

“These lessons from our U.S. history are essential for every American to learn. This trip is a must for all of us.”

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Highlights of the trip include: Selma, Alabama – Travelers will follow the footsteps of John Lewis, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and thousands of other ac-

tivists who faced violent opposition in their march for voting rights. With a “foot soldier” who was there to experience it firsthand as a guide, travelers will walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, then trace the protesters’ route to Montgomery.

Rosa Parks Museum – Travelers will delve into the legacy of the Montgomery Bus Boycott at a museum located at the bus stop where Parks took a seat to stand her ground. The museum offers interactive, multi-media exhibits that explain how her

The trip will celebrate African-American culture through its soulful food, music, and art.

Along the way, travelers will meet with fellow Americans from all walks of life who continue to fight for equal rights for all people today.

To reserve travel, call 1-800221-2610 or visit www.gct.com.

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January 11, 1961 – January 16, 2019

Born January 10, 1920 - passed February 24, 1991

Mark Leonard Adams made his ascension to be with the Lord on January 16, 2019, one week after his 58th birthday. Mark was a loving husband, father, son, and brother who was a member of a strong community service- based fraternity. He worked on causes ranging from delivering Meals on Wheels to his more recent work to prevent human trafficking. We will carry you and your spirit of charity in our hearts eternally.

Our dearest Mother and Grandmother, we still love and miss you.

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Department: Parks and Recreation Location: Recreation Salary Range: 15.00 Per Hour FLSA: Non-Exempt Employment Type: Part Time Assists Parks & Recreation Director and Deputy Director with all aspects of planning, organizing, and coordinating community parks and recreation programs for youth, teens, adults and/or seniors, including sports, enrichment programs, special events, and camps. The Rec Aide will also be responsible for assisting with other aspects of Parks & Rec activities including building and park rentals. TYPICAL HOURS: This position will work a combination of weekday evening and weekend hours up to 28 hours/week. Hours will be dependent on program/rental schedule. This is a part-time position, and the hourly pay rate is $15 hr. Visit www.ferndalemi.gov/jobs to apply.

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