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Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones to run for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones has announced her bid for Congress to represent the people of Michigan’s 13th Congressional District.

“Following several weeks of conversations with constituents, faithbased leaders, businesspeople and community members, I have decided to expand my service to include all of the people in Southeast Michigan at the federal level in the United States House of Representatives, representing Michigan’s 13th District,” said Jones.

Re-elected to the Detroit City Council in the November 2017 General Election by a substantial winning margin, Jones was also re-elected by her peers to serve as the president of the City CounBrenda Jones cil. She continues to serve in that role as she competes in the primary for the open congressional seat.

“I am proud of the work this City Council has done to restore respect and professional courtesy to the legislative process. I believe, as a group, the current members are working together to fight for the interests of Detroit residents. While I love representing the people of Detroit as an at-large council member, I am excited to grow the scope of my advocacy and accept the challenge of leadership on a national level,” stated Jones.

President Jones enters the race enjoying the support of many elected officials, faith-based and community leaders, business owners, labor and other stakeholder groups.

Jones reflected, “I am grateful and overwhelmed at the outpouring of support for my candidacy.

As with all of my campaigns, I will be reaching out to constituents in the 13th Congressional District to hear their ideas, thoughts and concerns, and to share my vision for the district. While I am familiar with all of the communities in the 13th Congressional District through my work with SEMCOG, the Michigan Municipal League and other organizations, this will be my first opportunity to serve as an elected representative for the district, and I look forward to that experience.”

Congresswoman Brenda L. Lawrence stated, “Brenda Jones is a strong public servant and effec-

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CBC and black leaders protest Trump policies, no shows at SOTU

By Roz Edward

Trump called Haiti, El Salvador and the continent of Africa “s---hole countries” Just days before Donald Trump’s first during a meeting on immigration with State of the Union address, Congres- members of Congress in the Oval Office, sional Black Caucus members called blacks, Latinos, Muslims and a host of for impeachment proceedings to begin other minority populations are re-exagainst the controversial POTUS and amining life in the U.S. and what the reality show personality Donald Trump. president’s promise of “making America In a 355-66 vote for Trump’s removal great again” really means. from office, CBC members, led by Rep. A review of the president’s accomAl Green (D-Texas), vowed to protest the plishments during his turbulent yearSOTU with several making the decision long tenure feels so much longer, undernot to attend the address. So as Trump scores his contempt for people of color took the podium on the floor of the and his unabashed propensity to trod on House of Representatives Tuesday night, the U.S. Ionstitution and the rule of law. the stark contrasts between the current Under his remarkably short list of acadministration and that of his predecescomplishments, he’s managed to insult sor loomed over the crowd assembled just about everybody in the world with at the House of Representatives, like a his Stalinesque approach to destroy tempest ready to unleash its fury on evburgeoning and long-standing relationeryone and everything in its wake. ships with allies in debasing taunts and And not one founding member of the ill-conceived flaunting of power.

CBC was in the room to hear him. NoIn the Foreign Affairs and Nationticeably absent, the legendary and well al Security Arena … Under Trump, respected statesman from Georgia, ConAmerica has retreated from its global gressman John Lewis, who chose to and moral leadership roles, alienated boycott the president’s address to the its democratic allies, and abandoned nation. “In good conscience, I cannot those liberal ideals that did make Amerand will not sit there and listen at him as ica great. The country is more isolated, he gives the State of the Union address,” less respected and ultimately less safe said Lewis. Both black Americans in the under President Trump’s leadership. room and those gathered in protest at He continues to draw the ire of internavenues around the nation were particutional friends and foe and appears to be larly apprehensive about this president’s hell-bent on creating conflict with world tendency to cause division and incite leaders. Think United Kingdom, North violence in an increasingly unstable poKorea, Russia, the Middle East and even litical landscape. Weeks after Donald

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On Healthcare … The most recent signs of Trump's political and philosophical devolution are marked by a nearly almost incomprehensible lack of caring for Americans in need. The success of the Affordable Care Act has been a hard pill for him to swallow, so much so that he ran amuck of party protocol and in a theatrical scene worthy of a reality TV show personality, he signed an executive order to repeal the ACA after a number of failed attempts to come up with at least a comparable healthcare plan. Instead, Trump chose to ignore the mandate of the people and requests from GOP officials to drop it and focus on battles he could win. Even with the signing of the executive order to repeal the ACA, to date that has not happened.

Trump is such a victim of his own self-induced paranoia about the Obama legacy that he signed yet another exec-

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Hepatitis A sweeps the country, Michigan hit hardest

By Roz Edward

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Canada. Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement on the global environment issues was not so much an environment or foreign affairs issue as it was a lynchpin master plan and lifelong objective; to eliminate Obama-era policies in a push to erase the Obama legacy. That detrimental and ill-guided decision was ironically followed by a series of climate-related disasters in the United States, from devastating hurricanes to wildfires.

ally last about two months in adults, although they can continue to actively present for as long as six months.

In the wake of the number of new hepatitis A cases documented in Southeast Michigan, City of Detroit Health Department officials and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services are sounding the alarm and imploring the public to take precautions to prevent contracting the potentially fatal disease.

Michigan health experts report that cases are occurring in Michigan at more than 10 times the rate of the rest of the country and are stopping just short of calling the outbreak an epidemic.

“We currently have 677 cases in Michigan and continue to see approximately 15-20 cases matching into the cluster every week,” Lynn Sutfin, spokeswoman for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, wrote in an email. “The Michigan outbreak now includes 15 different county jurisdictions.

We believe that person-to-person transmission is the primary route of infection.”

The hepatitis A outbreak sweeping the state is concentrated in Southeast Michigan, and has impacted 692 people at the time of this report, with 154 of those infected being city of Detroit residents. The hepa-

DHD officials reported in August of 2016 that two men had been diagnosed with the deadly disease. Although these appeared to be isolated incidents, both men had come in contact with sewage backed up as a result of the flood conditions from heavy rains in August of 2016 into a basement. Both cases were men working in homes on Detroit’s east side in the Jefferson-Chalmers area to clean up basements that were underwater.

Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, executive director and health officer, Detroit Health Dept. titis A outbreak is responsible for killing 22 people and making hundreds of others sick.

If treated promptly hepatitis A is a manageable virus that infects the liver and causes symptoms that can include abdominal pain, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dark urine. Most children who get the disease do not have symptoms. Symptoms usu-

Since that time, several notable cases have been reported of food handlers at Whole Foods, McDonald’s fast food restaurants, Coney Islands and other food establishments, although these cases account for a small percentage of the total number of cases identified in the region.

Officials say the majority of cases occur in the homeless and prison populations and individuals using drugs (including marijuana).

The alarming increase in diagnosed and reported cases prompted Lt. Gov. Brian Calley to announce the activation of the State Emergency Operations Center to coordinate the state’s

response to the outbreak. The Community Health Emergency Coordination Center, a federal government agency which provides emergency community healthcare, was also activated just prior to the 2017 Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season to help in prevention and investigation of new cases.

A national and statewide shortage of the vaccine for hepatitis A continues to thwart efforts to combat the spread of the disease. Vaccine supplier Merck said the shortage of pre-filled syringes, the easiest to administer, would not ease until the second quarter of 2018. However, vials containing 10 single doses are available.

“The company is taking steps to continue to increase our capacity to meet demand globally in 2018,” Merck spokeswoman Pamela Eisele wrote in an email.

“We apologize for any inconvenience this supply availability may be causing.”

In a concerted effort to protect the public through inoculation, DHD officials recently issued an official statement calling on all food workers to get vaccinated against hepatitis A and offered the vaccine at a special event on Jan. 29 at the Samaritan Center

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REGIONAL NEWS wayne DDOT bus routes will see service changes and improvements Effective Saturday, January 27, 2018, seven DDOT routes will see service changes and improvements.

The impacted routes include the 15 Chicago/Davidson, 21 Grand River, 34 Gratiot, 42 Mid-City Loop, 45 Seven Mile, 92 Rosedale Express and 99 Fresh Wagon.

Detailed route descriptions on the service changes:

Route 15 Chicago/Davidson: The West end of the route has been adjusted to use Evergreen, Plymouth and Burt Rd. Westbound trips will now operate via Chicago to Evergreen, North on Evergreen, West on Plymouth to Burt. The last bus stop will now be Plymouth and Burt Rd. Eastbound trips have been adjusted to operate via Burt Rd. East on Chicago, then continue regular routing. Bus stops on Westbound Chicago between Evergreen and Burt are no longer served. Saturday and Sunday trips will now operate every 50 minutes for all day more reliable service.

Route 21 Grand River: Grand River will now extend further into downtown Detroit. Rosa Parks Transit Center will no longer be the final destination. The bus will no longer pull into the transit center. Instead, the Westbound bus will now stop at MichiRoute 21 Grand River will gan and Cass. Eastbe extending further into bound trips will now downtown Detroit providing operate via Grand River to Washington, service to major destinations South on Washingsuch as Coleman A. Young ton, East on Larned, Municipal Center and ending at St Antoine.

GM Renaissance Center.

The Westbound trip will start at Jefferson and St. Antoine, West on Jefferson, North on Washington, West on Michigan, North on First, West on Grand River, then continue regular route. This adjustment will allow this route to serve major destinations such as Coleman A. Young Municipal and the GM Renaissance Center.

Route 34 Gratiot: The bus will no longer pull into the transit center.

Instead, the bus stop located at Michigan and Cass will be used at all times. The final stop for the North end of the route is now on 8 Mile.

Route 42 Mid-City Loop: The South end of the route has been adjusted to use St Antoine, Mack, MLK and Second instead of Canfield. This adjustment will allow this route to serve more of the DMC and Wayne State University Campus.

Route 45 Seven Mile: Weekday, midday service is improved to every 20 minutes. Previously the service ran every 25 minutes.

Route 92 Rosedale Express: Additional trips offered including new Westbound morning service and new Eastbound afternoon service.

Route 99 Fresh Wagon: The service will be discontinued for the winter season and will resume in April 2018.

Jorge Garcia says a tearful goodbye to family at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. He was deported to Mexico on the MLK Holiday

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utive order to give the Interior Department the power to alter or abolish national monuments which were protected by policy established under the Obama administration.

Immigration ...

And then there's that prickly political hotbed that he insists on lying in – immigration. Trump’s immigration policy in its current state promises to reduce illegal immigration, build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico, implement rigid and restrictive travel bans, and bring DACA to an end.

With an executive order in one hand and a pair of Department of Homeland Security memos in the other, the Trump administration has significantly hardened the country’s policies regarding illegal immigration.

Again, in part to undermine another Obamaera policy which also included guidelines for deporting unauthorized immigrants, and placed the highest priority on gang members, felons and those who could conceivably pose a threat to Homeland Security.

But the harsh reality of Trump’s immigration policy is sealed with this clause “no longer will exempt classes or categories of removable aliens [be recognized] and safe from potential enforcement.” So, the inscription on the Statue of Liberty

which reads in part, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses ...” is becoming a foreign concept and a distant memory.

Note: Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell was accompanied by Cindy Garcia to the State of the Union address on Tuesday night. Garcia’s husband, Jorge Garcia, a 39-year-old landscaper from Lincoln Park, moved to the U.S. with his parents at the age of 10. But on Jan. 15, the Martin Luther King holiay, the devoted husband and father was ripped from the embrace of his family and sent packing to Mexico.

The jury is in: Trump has recklessly alienated America’s allies; fueled the flames of social upheaval, stoked the fire of civil unrest and increased risk to Americans at home and abroad, with not much to show for his antics. He has, however, caused incomprehensible damage to the nation's global reputation and put all Americans in jeopardy regardless of creed, color and character.

In one year, Trump has irreparably damaged the American way of life, and simultaneously diminished the quality of life for all people on the planet.

He's bringing down the house and layed bare the depth of his disdain for citizens from all walks of life. At least in this matter he does not discriminate.

For questions or interview requests, please contact DDOT Marketing Manager Nicole Simmons at 404-447-6177 or Simmonsn@detroitmi.gov.

Southfield launches Business Catalyst to help companies succeed

The interactive toolbox features a wide variety of market data that is easily accessible, clear and up-todate. Entrepreneurs will be able to access all the information they need for effective business decision-making, including: Business Climate • Industry Trends • Customers Competition • Local Opportunities • Zoning Controls Workforce • Available Properties “It can be challenging for new businesses and entrepreneurs to find the correct resources and information they need to create effective business plans,” added Southfield Mayor Kenson Siver. “The Southfield Business Catalyst will address these challenges by providing the most current data available in one convenient place. We’re excited to offer this toolbox and want entrepreneurs to know that Southfield is open for business.”

The new web tools were developed by a technology firm, Localintel. A Calgary-based tech startup, Localintel harnesses the potential of big data to help communities promote their strengths, share market intelligence and support local business growth. Localintel was recently awarded the 2017 Innovation Alley Award from the Smart Cities Council.

For more information, contact Southfield Business Development at (248) 796-4160.

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on Detroit’s east side. A vaccination clinic to accommodate food workers and expedite the vaccination process was opened.

“The Detroit Health Department strongly encourages all food workers to get vaccinated against hepatitis A … it helps to protect the food worker and the community,” said Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, director and health officer of the Detroit Health Department.

DHD is also providing extended hours of operation at its Immunizations Clinic to include Saturdays. Individuals may contact or go to the Detroit Health Department Immunization Clinic to discuss the need for hepatitis A vaccination. To date, the public health agency has already facilitated dozens of community outreach clinics, provided more than 4,500 vaccinations to those who could have been exposed to hepatitis A. “We continue to prioritize vaccine to the highest risk individuals that have been identified and focus our vaccination efforts in the parts of the state who are experiencing the largest number of cases,” Sutfin wrote.

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“The new Southfield Business Catalyst is a wonderful resource for small businesses and entrepreneurs,” stated Rochelle Freeman, Southfield’s business and economic development director. “This online toolbox will give small businesses access to information about the Southfield market, providing entrepreneurs with tools to make educated business decisions. We know this information will be an asset to help business owners thrive in Southfield.”

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From page A-1 tive leader with a proven track record of making a difference in the lives of Detroiters. In Congress, we need leaders who have compassion, a heart for the people they represent, political courage and a strong work ethic.

That leader is Brenda Jones. The constituents of Michigan’s 13th Congressional District will be strongly represented with Brenda Jones as their congresswoman.”

effort. Her proven dedication will be a great positive force for our region.”

Jones said, “Since, my first primary campaign for City Council in 2005, our message has resonated with voters and I have remained engaged during my four terms.

My campaign platform is the same urban agenda I have always championed: JONES – Jobs, Opportunities, Neighborhoods, Education and Safety.

“Now, I will be able to address this platform from a federal perspective. I look forward to ensuring the people of the 13th District are getting their fair share of federal assistance, access to programming and the funding they are entitled to.

Brother Dallas Walker of Wyoming Church of Christ added, “Council President Brenda Jones has been a member of our congregation since 1967.

“It is my intention to I have had a front row seat in watching her entire honor and carry on, to career in public service, the best of my ability, the legacy of John Conyers. It since 1973. is absolutely vital that the “She is a person of improgress he made fighting peccable character and for our human and civil serves the people with rights is never forgotten. phenomenal dedication.

I will fight to fully restore As her minister, I can valthe Voting Rights Act, and idate that Brenda Jones will challenge any threat will represent the 13th to roll back the progress District with integrity, the Dean made while in honor and faith. She has office.” my full support in this

or those with pre-existing liver disease. However, for those who may have been exposed to the virus, such as by contact with sewage, preventive vaccination is recommended.

Health departments and medical experts throughout the state and Southeast Michigan are working diligently to educate medical professionals, hospitals leaders, and food establishment owners and mangers about the importance of prevention through vaccination and proper sanitizing protocols.

While the best way to prevent hepatitis A is through vaccination, other means of preventing the spread of infection is to thoroughly and frequently wash hands with soap and water, especially after using the bathroom, after diaper changes and before handling food.

City residents should contact their primary care physician or come to either of the Detroit Health Department’s clinics at Samaritan Center at 5555 Conner or Family Place located at 8726 Woodward Ave. Restaurant owners or managers may also call the Detroit Health Department to arrange for employee vaccination at 313-410-8142.

To learn more information about hepatitis A, visit www.detroitmi.gov/ health.

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Report ranks Michigan’s drunk driving laws as the second worst in the nation Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has released the 2018 Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving Report to the Nation, which rates every state’s drunk driving laws and highlights drunk driving countermeasures related to MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving. The report explains MADD’s vision to literally eliminate drunk driving in America.

The state rating of drunk driving reform efforts placed Michigan laws in the bottom 10 percent of the nation. Michigan received 1 star on the 5-star rating scale.

“Michigan is the second worst state in the country when it comes to enacting drunk driving laws that are proven to save lives,” said MADD Michigan Victim Services Manager Angel Harris. “MADD looks forward to working with legislators to pass laws that will stop the senseless, 100 percent preventable tragedies caused by drunk driving.”

MADD awarded stars to states for adopting drunk driving laws and/or implementing proven countermeasures that include: • Conducting points

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​• Ignition interlocks for all drunk driving offenders • Creating enhanced penalties for those who drive drunk with children in the vehicle • Participating in “no-refusal” activities for those suspected of drunk driving, such as expedited warrants and requiring ignition interlocks for suspected offenders who refuse an alcohol test • Utilizing Administrative License Revocation for drunk driving offenders — the revocation of driving privileges upon arrest The five categories each have two subcategories, allowing for half-star ratings for states that need to improve their existing laws. For example, all states that conduct sobriety checkpoints receive a half-star, but those that conduct them at least once a month receive a full star.

The report recommends Michigan to pass an all-offender ignition interlock law; legalize sobriety checkpoints and ensure they are conducted at least monthly; make ignition interlocks available to first-time offenders upon arrest; enact a law making child endangerment a felony; expedite warrants for suspected drunk drivers who refuse an alcohol test; and enact administrative license revocation to improve its rating and increase public safety.

MADD’s Report to the Nation is available at madd.org/ 2018campaignreport. MADD is the sole author of the report, which is based on 38 years of experience working to pass lifesaving legislation, along with data from various respected government, research and public safety organization sources.

For more information about MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving, visit www. madd.org/campaign.

Motor City Match continues to boost retail in city’s commercial corridors

Detroit Economic Growth Corporation’s Motor City Match program is helping to revitalize Detroit’s neighborhood retail by helping businesses start or grow, often in commercial clusters. Of the 13 businesses approved in Round 10 for a total of $600,000 in cash awards, eight will be located near other Match businesses — some in the same building. Among the neighborhoods represented are: New Center, The Villages, Jefferson-Chalmers, East Riverfront, Livernois Ave., and Downtown.

“We are really starting to see how all our efforts are working together to revitalize neighborhood businesses, create new jobs and keep retail dollars right here in the city,” said Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan. “The city is investing in infrastructure improvements in commercial corridors to create retail enthusiasm. Motor City Match and our companion program, Motor City Re-Store, are focusing on the same areas, creating walkable, attractive and sustainable neighborhood retail clusters.”

Motor City Match has awarded 113 Detroit-based businesses and building owners $5 million in matching cash grants since the program first was established in 2015. The Economic Development Corporation (EDC) of the City of Detroit approved the current round of awards earlier today.

Cooking with Que in New Center, which was approved for a $60,000 award, is an example of a growing Motor City Match cluster. It will be locating next to Round 10 cash awardee Ferne Boutique and on the same block as Round 9 cash awardee, New Center Eatery and Round 4 design awardee, Rose’s Fine Foods. Cooking with Que owner, Quiana Broden, said her business focuses on how people can eat healthier with an emphasis on plant-based food.

“I’m a vegan, but I realized years ago that the way you eat can transform your life,” said Broden, who is known as “Que.” “I’m a product of Detroit and knowing that hard work, effort and attitude will help to get you far in life. The money from Motor City Match will go a long way to helping me achieve my dream.”

Business Awardees In all, the program’s tenth round grants ranged from $10,000 to $65,000. Businesses earning matching cash awards were: (Asterisks note businesses located near other Match awardees.)

• Detroit River Sports - $65,000* • Cooking with Que - $60,000* • Mac Galleries - $60,000* • Shears And Shaving - $55,000* • Alma Kitchen - $50,000* • Banner Sign Company - $45,000 • Grit and Glamour by Pink Pump - $40,000 • Detroit City Fieldhouse - $40,000 • Drizzle Dreams - $30,000* • Pink Poodle Dress Lounge - $25,000* • Ferne Boutique - $10,000*

an indoor soccer fieldhouse, a kayak touring operation, an insurance agent and a company that prints banners for Little Caesars Arena. Over time, businesses like these will create retail destinations and give Detroiters access to the goods and services they demand and deserve.”

The Round 10 awards ceremony was held at Detroit Training Center on Lorraine Street in Detroit’s Core City neighborhood.

Detroit Training Center received a $100,000 grant in Round One of the Motor City Match program. Co-owner Patrick Beal said, “We’ve had thousands of trainees sitting in the chairs that Motor City Match helped us purchase, and many of those people have secured good paying new jobs. We are particularly proud of returning citizens who use the training as a stepping stone to a new, productive life.”

Other Awards Motor City Match supports businesses from idea to open, and in this round the EDC approved awards for 86 other businesses in three non-cash categories: • 50 businesses received business plan assistance • 29 businesses will receive help finding an appropriate space • 7 businesses will receive help designing the space they are moving into Background Motor City Match Awards are presented four times a year in four categories: a matching cash grant, or assistance with business planning, design or location selection. In all, 99 Detroit small business owners and entrepreneurs will receive some form of assistance from Motor City Match in its 10th round.

Since the program was launched more than two years ago, Motor City Match has distributed $5 million in grant funds to businesses opening in Detroit’s neighborhood commercial corridors. To date, 36 businesses have opened after receiving Motor City Match cash or other assistance and 33 more are under construction.

Through all 10 rounds, Motor City Match has assisted 957 businesses: • 84 percent are located in neighborhoods outside of Downtown and Midtown • 54 percent are owned by Detroit residents • 71 percent are minority-owned • 63 prcent are women-owned DEGC’s Small Business team provides consulting and expertise to Motor City Match winners. Staffers are continually developing new resources that give start-up businesses the opportunity to be successful at every phase of their lifecycle.

Motor City Match is a unique partnership between the City of Detroit, the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC), the Economic Development Corporation of the City of Detroit (EDC) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Building Awardees Two buildings also received cash grants to help create better spaces for new business tenants: • 3506 Gratiot, J.P. Kush & Associates - $60,000 • 269 Walker, Pembury Holdings - $60,000 DEGC Vice President for Small Business, Michael S. R. Rafferty led the award event, saying, “It is very encouraging to see the variety of businesses represented here. Among others, they include an historic building, three clothing stores,

Motor City Match is funded with more than $7 million in federal community block grant funds distributed to Detroit, as well as with city funds approved by Detroit City Council and support from local foundations. Competitive financial assistance is supported by a broad partnership of Southeast Michigan community development financial institutions, Bank of America Charitable Foundation and other foundations, and corporations.

Motor City Match applications are available quarterly. The next window for building and business owners to apply will be March 1, 2018 to April 1, 2018. Application details are available at www.MotorCityMatch.com.

Detroit’s Greektown district announced as first Green Light Corridor For many Detroiters, the presence of a green flashingligt means “go.” The flashing light tells the resident that the business is apart of Project Green Light, thus a safe place to shop, dine or spend time. And rightfully so. According to the City of Detroit, crime at and adjacent to Project Green Light businesses has decreased 23 percent since the program began two years ago and carjackings citywide have seen a 44% reduction.

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Along the corridor, are 15 cameras with four lenses each and seven illuminated corridor signs. Camera placement is determined by DPD. Mayor Mike Duggan said that the corridor approach was driven largely by the tremendous success and growing interest among businesses to join Project Green Light, which now has nearly 250 partners with dozens more in the pipeline.

There are now 247 Project Green Light partners, ranging from gas stations, to restaurants, party stores, apartment buildings, car washes and more.

But that’s about to change with the addition of 11 businesses in the Greektown district, which will be the first Green Light corridor in the city of Detroit. This marks the first time that a group of businesses along the same commercial corridor have come together to participate in the innovative public safety program.

“Today, you can drive along Grand River or Livernois and other major roads and see rows of flashing green lights on individual businesses,” Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan.

“So, we decided to see if there

was enough interest for entire business corridors to join all at once and the response has been great. Greektown is the first Green Light Corridor to come online and we expect to announce more in the near future.”

Unlike individual Green Light locations, who are required to have high definition cameras inside and outside, businesses along the Green Light Corridor – mostly bars and restaurants – will be required only to have them on the

Partnering Greektown business are: 438 Macomb Building Atheneum Hotel Astoria Pappy Sports Bar Park-Rite PizzaPapalis Redsmoke Santorini The Greek Wahlburgers Greektown Casino-Hotel

“The corridor approach makes sense for the growth of Project Green Light and for Greektown district, which is one of Detroit’s most wellknown business neighborhoods,” said Tasso Teftsis, owner of Astoria Patry Shop and Redsmoke – both located in Greektown. “Even though Greektown historically has been one of the safest areas of the city, we feel that joining the Green Light program will add one more layer of comfort for our visitors and guests. We are very excited about this partnership and about being the first Green Light Corridor.” Teftsis also is President of the Greektown Preservation Society.

In order to be considered a Green Light Corridor, at least five closely-situated businesses in a corridor must sign on as partners. A key incentive

for businesses to join Project Green Light as a corridor is that they will not have to pay the upfront installation costs. Instead, those costs will be folded into their monthly payment, which makes the program financially accessible to more businesses.

As with all Green Light partners, video from corridor businesses will be monitored at the Detroit Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center. They also will receive regular visits from DPD officers.

The Greektown partner businesses entered into a three-year agreement to pay an average of $250 per month to receive up to three cameras (including installation and maintenance) and cloud storage of video All Green Light equipment installations and maintenance are paid for by participating businesses at no additional cost to taxpayers.

“Project Green Light gives our business owners in the city of Detroit a platform to be involved in creating a safer environment for not only their patrons, but for all who live work and play in this city,” said Chief James Craig. “The Green Light Corridor partnership is another great example of how we can work together to help create a safe community for everyone.”

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Consumer protection payday rule at risk, just like student loan protections

By Charlene Crowell An important consumer protection rule that was to take effect Jan. 16 is now being “reconsidered” by the same agency that was to enforce it — the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

After years of fierce advocacy that drew bright lines between a predatory lending industry and a coalition of concern that looks like America, a rule was announced in 2017, designed to ensure that loans only went to consumers who could Charlene Crowell afford to repay them. The rule also curbed triple-digit interest rates on small dollar loans like payday.

The new announcement came on the watch of Mick Mulvaney who was handpicked by the White House to serve as CFPB’s acting director. The validity of that appointment is currently the subject of two lawsuits. Mulvaney also continues to serve as President Trump’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

But Mulvaney’s years of serving as a member of South Carolina’s congression­al delegation could help to explain how an agency created to be the consumers’ financial cop on the beat still supports lenders who helped to finance his campaigns.

“Payday lenders spent $63,000 helping Mick Mulvaney get elected to Congress and now their investment is paying off many times over,” Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren said in a statement. “By scrapping this rule, Mulvaney will allow his campaign donors to continue to generate massive fees peddling some of the most abusive financial products in existence.”

Following the Bureau’s statement that it would reopen the rule, Rebecca Borné, a Senior Policy Counsel with the Center for Responsible Lending said, “Today’s announcement is a big deal and could become a terrible deal for consumers. The human devastation caused by payday loans, which average nearly 400 percent annual percentage rates (APR), has been extensively documented. For more than five years, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau studied the issue, welcomed public input, and crafted a rule to help stop the payday loan debt trap.”

Advocates opposed to payday lending are as broad as the loans are harmful: clergy of all colors stand with civil rights leaders and consumer advocates, all working at both the state and federal levels with a central message: Stop the debt trap that preys upon people with the fewest financial resources. Loans that charge interest rates that double or even triple the amount of money borrowed worsen — not help — those suffering from financial stress.

“I cannot imagine a single legitimate reason to go back and undo this good work,” said Stephen K. Reeves, associate coordinator of partnerships and advocacy for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. “At the very least, this decision should be left to a permanent director who has been confirmed by Senate.”

“Given acting director Mick Mulvaney’s prior statements about the work of the Bureau and his long history of vigorous defense of payday lenders,” continued Reeves, “this action should not come as a surprise.”

Now, with plans to “reconsider” the rulemaking, the long-awaited payday rule may be undone entirely.

This column in earlier editions spoke to similar delays in student loan rules.

Efforts to address mounting and unsustainable student debt, servicer errors and career training institutions that failed to deliver what was promised were put in place during the Obama administration through its Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule and a second, Gainful Employment. But under Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, rulemaking has begun anew.

Could it be that an administration pledge to deregulate federal agencies is being advanced by President Trump’s cabinet?

Beyond CFPB and the Department of Education, HUD Secretary Ben Carson recently pledged to “review” the agency’s rule to “affirmatively advance affirmation action.” And what will happen to the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division that worked hand-in-hand with CFPB to punish financial bad actors found to violate fair lending laws?

In the meantime, financial relief from payday and car-title lending is lost, particularly for communities of color where these predatory products are most often sold.

Charlene Crowell is the Center for Responsible Lending’s deputy communications director. She can be reached at Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org.

It’s about self-respect

By Steve Holsey

tives by blacks has not lessened its hurt.”

I admit to being more sensitive than most with regard to the use of the socalled “N” word, particularly by black people.

Richard Pryor was notorious for using the word nigger. That is, until he visited Africa where he found himself in the midst of people who were proud of who they were, despite often being misunderstood by the outside world. Pryor promised to never use the word nigger again.

It baffles me how or why so many in an ethnic group — especially one with the turmoil laced history of African Americans — could even consider using a word that was created by white racists specifically to degrade, denigrate and drum into the psyche of a whole race of people that they are inherently “less than.”

No other ethnic group would give credence to, and even embrace, words created as insults.

Epithets hurt and do long-term damage.

Some say “nigger” is “just a word” that should not be given so much power.

In fact, they say blacks using it and the more common “nigga” takes the sting out of it.

Faulty reasoning.

Flavoring a poisonous beverage does not make it any less poisonous.

Proponents believe that when black people refer to other black people as “niggas,” the connotation is not negative and is, in fact, a “term of endearment.”

No Chinese peo More faulty reasoning. ple would use the word “chink” to de- Steve Holsey Of course, it’s a whole different story scribe themselves. when a people of another race — espeNo Jewish person would view the word cially Caucasians — use the “N” word. “hymie” as acceptable under any cir- Then it’s time to notify the news media, cumstances. No Hispanic person would contact authorities, maybe get in touch think it is okay to be identified as a with the NAACP. “spic.” No one from the Middle East appreciates being called a “camel jockey.” And speaking of the NAACP, in 2007 No Italian person would think of the the venerable civil rights organization word “wop” as anything but the insult it conducted a much-publicized ceremois. And while we’re on the subject, “po- ny to “symbolically bury the ‘N’ word.” lack” is not another word for “Polish.” It Its good intentions notwithstanding, I thought it was kind is a racial epithet. of silly, not to menNo other ethnic group would So why, pray tell, tion being an exerdo so many black give credence to, and even cise in futility. people, especially embrace, words created as What would help younger black peois a lesson in etymolple, think using the insults. Epithets hurt and do ogy, the study of the word “nigger” — parlong-term damage. origin of words. Add don me, “nigga” — is to that a review of not a problem?

African American Registry, a black history — the whole African diasnon-profit education organization, is pora, but especially in the United States, uncompromisingly forthright in its as- a great country stained by slavery, the worst thing that hasb ever occurred sessment of the “N” word: within its borders, and the residual ef “The word nigger carries with it fects remain. much of the hatred and disgust directed toward black Africans and African Amer- None of this, by the way, gives black icans. Historically, nigger defined, limit- people a pass to use derogatory terms in ed, made fun of, and ridiculed all blacks. reference to white people.

It is a term of exclusion, a verbal reason Nigger, nigga...it’s all the same realfor discrimination. Whether used as a ly, and the more respect one has for self noun, verb or adjective, it strengthened and others like them, the less they will the stereotype of the lazy, stupid, dirty, be inclined to use the words. It’s way worthless nobody. past time to hit the “delete” button but, “The use of the word or its alterna- sadly, that is not likely to ever happen.

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Quote of the Week

“There is a lot of work to be done to make sure our leaders reflect the people they are supposed to represent.

The more diverse a group of decision makers is, the more informed the decision will be. Until we achieve full representation, we all should understand we are falling short of the ideals of our country.”

— Senator Kamala Harris

Building a better black history for the future

By Warren C. Evans Tomorrow is our future, but yesterday is our history. Neither event is as far away from who and where we are right now as we may think. As we celebrate Black History Month, we need to remember that each one of us can affect that history for the betterment of all simply by doing our part to shape the future.

As a child during the Civil Rights Movement, I recall my family was deeply woven into the fabric of our community and the revolution was very real to me. I knew I had a responsibility to stand up for black rights because Warren C. Evans that was the example put on display for our family to follow. It was commonplace for the children in our family to overhear conversations about the issues black folk faced throughout the United States.

Many civil rights leaders at the time sat in my home having conversations, planning and strategizing. They didn’t come to — or even through — Detroit without visiting with my uncle, the Rev. Albert Cleage, Jr., one of Detroit’s most respected leaders at the forefront of the movement. As a matter of fact, it was my father, Dr. E. Warren Evans, who treated Malcolm X right here in Detroit before he delivered his final public speech on Feb. 18, 1965.

I recall when he co-organized the historic Walk to Freedom March together with the Rev. C.L. Franklin down Woodward Avenue, led by Dr. King who delivered the first version of his historic “I Have A Dream” speech at Cobo Hall on June 24, 1963. Over 100,000 people

organized, walked and rallied to speak out against segregation and brutality in the South and to demand equality in pay, education, and housing in the North.

So I speak with authority when I say that I know from whence we came.

Those events had quite an impact on me growing up and who I am today.

While we are blessed to live in a time when so many positive things are taking place, it is imperative that we guide and mentor our youth as they chart their own course. The lessons I learned growing up help me pick my path.

Access is a blessing, but as with all things, it requires a clear direction.

For every positive role model like Colin Kaepernick, who inspired a movement for justice by simply taking a knee, and Angela Rye, the young white woman who was killed during an anti-racism demonstration in Charlottesville last year, there is always a negative distraction in place to knock our youth off course.

Part of the reason I became a public servant was to help our community have a safe and healthy environment in which to thrive and prosper. These are the same goals that were pursued by my father and my uncle. We are in a time where the energy for activism is recharged and our community is ready to move forward. We must take advantage of this opportunity offered to us by this heightened level of engagement we are seeing all around us, especially with our young people whose passion and idealism often gives them an energy and a fearlessness that too often fades out with time as the realities of life take its toll down the road.

We create our own history, and it is our collective responsibility to live our lives in such a way that the history of tomorrow will be brighter for all of our children, and their children, to look back upon with pride.

Republicans will ride with Trump forever

By Bill Fletcher, Jr.

his nature.

(NNPA Newswire Columnist)

Second, who will do anything about Trump? The Republicans control both houses of Congress, the White House and the U.S. Supreme Court. They look at Trump as a blunt force object that serves the interests of their agenda.

Many of them may be personally uncomfortable with him, but they know that if they move to take him down, they may provide momentum for the Democrats. They would rather that the United States become and remain a global laughingstock than lose the political edge.

After every Trump outrage, we go through a similar routine. Trump says or does something that most sane people believe to be over the top; he is roundly condemned; some Republicans shake their heads; masses of people ask that something be done…and then it all fades into the next news cycle.

What was different in connection with Trump’s recent alleged remarks against Africa, Haiti and Bill Fletcher, Jr. Latin America — the notorious “s--t­ hole” remarks” — was that some Republicans who were in the room at the time of the alleged remarks first played dumb and then claimed that the remarks had not been verbalized. At that point, there was laughter in the audience.

Yet, in talk show after talk show there is a question that keeps getting asked: Why isn’t something being done about this situation? Why can’t Trump be brought back to the standard of a respectable politician? The answer is not very difficult, but has several parts.

First, he is not now nor has he ever been a “respectable” politician. Whether as a reality show celebrity or candidate for office or now as president, he has insisted on being provocative.

He believes in stirring things up. It is this modus operandi that inspired his right-wing populist base. They were not looking for what they believed as more of the same. On top of that it remains far from clear that Trump would understand how to be a respectable politician in either case. It seems to run against

Third, the so-called moderate Republicans who are deeply uncomfortable with the crudeness of Trump worry that they will be challenged in Republican primaries by the extreme right should they move against Trump. Perhaps they wonder and hope that there will be deeper revelations in the Mueller investigation of alleged Trump/Russia ties, but for now they will do nothing.

Thus, holding Trump accountable is a matter of political power. It is not a matter of morality and good will. If those who see the Trump regime as a threat to humanity do not engage in mass political action, including, but not limited to, electoral politics, the situation will go from bad to worse. By worse, I mean growing authoritarianism. And here we must all be clear that Trump’s infatuation with authoritarianism is not a simple rhetorical device to increase the ratings. It seems to reflect the centerpiece of his worldview: Life is about Trump; Trump is the savior of the U.S.; Trump’s ideas are the greatest that humankind has every experienced. Those who get in the way of Trump’s truth, therefore, are enemies who must be removed.

The challenge is now ours.

Bill Fletcher, Jr. is a talk show host, writer and activist. Follow him on Twitter @BillFletcherJr, Facebook and at www.billfletcherjr.com.

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Black press and NAACP join forces to address issues affecting the black community

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor)

The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a trade group representing more than 200 black-owned media companies, signed a historic, strategic partnership with the NAACP, one of the most influential civil rights group in the world, during the NNPA’s Mid-Winter Conference in Las Vegas.

“Sometimes you have to take a step back and reconnect in order to move forward,” said NAACP Chairman Leon W. Russell. “Signing this agreement is taking that step back and it says it’s time for us to recommit to each other and work together to move our people forward.”

NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., who once served as president of the NAACP, called the partnership historic.

“This [signing] consummates a working relationship of two of the world’s largest organizations focused on the empowerment of Black people,” said chavis.

NNPA National Chair-

From left: Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP; Leon Russell, chairman of the NAACP; Dorothy Leavell, chairperson of the NNPA, and Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., president and CEO of the NNPA; signed a strategic partnership agreement to join forces in focusing on key issues that affect the black community, during the 2018 NNPA Mid-Winter Conference in Las Vegas. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA photo) person Dorothy Leavell added that she’s very pleased with the new partnership.

“I attempted to do something similar in the nineties and I’m very determined now,” said Leavell. “We are going to set a precedent and I hope we will be able to repeat this with many other national organizations, because if we so-

lidify our strength, things will be different for all of us in the United States of America.”

Derrick Johnson, the president and CEO of the NAACP, said one of the things he and Russell share in common is the rich tradition of the NAACP. “Anytime we move away from that [tradition], we lose our way,” he said.

“The NAACP would not be here if not for William Monroe Trotter, a civil rights activist, newspaper editor and real estate businessman based in Boston, Massachusetts; the NAACP would not be here today, if not for Ida B. Wells, a newspaper writer; the NAACP would not be here today, if not for W.E.B. DuBois and his Crisis magazine. I commit

today that we will be joining the NNPA.” Johnson added that the NAACP is as strong as its volunteers and the Black Press is as strong as its readers, many of whom are NAACP members.

The signing, which took place on Friday, 26 was attended by a number of NNPA members, staffers from both organizations and Gary, Indiana Mayor Karen Freeman Wilson, the first African American woman to hold the office of mayor in the state of Indiana.

“We have to take the resources that we have in our collective communities and we have to use these resources in a way that educates our children and benefits our people,” Wilson said.

“We also have to support black businesses.”

Wilson added that black consumers have to let go of the stereotype that black businesses are inferior to white businesses.

Wilson also noted that African Americans aren’t receiving a fair shake from the federal govern-

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Report Ranks Michigan’s Drunk Driving Laws as the second worst in the country Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has released the 2018 Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving Report to the Nation, which rates every state’s drunk driving laws and highlights drunk driving countermeasures related to MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving.

The report explains MADD’s vision to literally eliminate drunk driving in America.

The state rating of drunk driving reform efforts placed Michigan laws in the bottom 10 percent of the nation. Michigan received 1 star on the 5-star rating scale.

“Michigan is the second worst state in the country when it comes to enacting drunk driving laws that are proven to save lives,” said MADD Michigan Victim Services Manager Angel Harris. “MADD looks forward to working with legislators to pass laws that will stop the senseless, 100 percent preventable tragedies

caused by drunk driving.”

MADD awarded stars to states for adopting drunk driving laws and/or implementing proven countermeasures that include: • Conducting sobriety checkpoints I​gnition interlocks for all drunk driving offenders • Creating enhanced penalties for those who drive drunk with children in the vehicle • Participating in “no-refusal” activities for those suspected of drunk driving, such as expedited warrants and requiring ignition interlocks for suspected offenders who refuse an alcohol test • Utilizing Administrative License Revocation for drunk driving offenders — the revocation of driving privileges upon arrest The five categories each have

two subcategories, allowing for half-star ratings for states that need to improve their existing laws.

For example, all states that conduct sobriety checkpoints receive a halfstar, but those that conduct them at least once a month receive a full star.

The report recommends Michigan to pass an all-offender ignition interlock law; legalize sobriety checkpoints and ensure they are conducted at least monthly; make ignition interlocks available to first-time offenders upon arrest; enact a law making child endangerment a felony; expedite warrants for suspected drunk drivers who refuse an alcohol test; and enact administrative license revocation to improve its rating and increase public safety.

MADD’s Report to the Nation is available at madd.org/2018campaignreport.

ment and, in her city, finances are a challenge she’s trying to meet headon.

“Many of the answers depended on the state, but last night, a light bulb went on and it was that we can’t wait on the Republican governor to save Gary,” she said. “So, I said to my team that whatever the governor does or doesn’t do, we are going into the war room and we will stay there and not come out until we have a plan.”

Wilson joined Russell, Johnson, Chavis and Leavell in advocating for a strong relationship between the NAACP and the Black Press.

“If black newspapers didn’t tell our stories, no one ever would have,” said Russell, echoing the founders of the black press, Samuel E. Cornish and John B. Russwurm who stated 191 years ago: “We wish to plead our own cause. Too long have others spoken for us. Too long has the public been deceived by misrepresentations, in things which concern us dearly.”

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Continuum of Care announces new approach for accessing shelter and housing

By Curtise Garner A phone call used to be the first step to report pending or actual homelessness. Once contact was made, resources were put into place to try to find housing.

Up until a few months ago, the Coordinated Assessment Model (CAM) Detroit operated a Call Center for persons experiencing or at-risk of homelessness to contact and then be connected with housing programs.

Recently, however, HUD unveiled new coordinated entry requirements and recommendations and based on that feedback CAM determined that an in-person, physical Access Point model, rather than a call-center model, would allow the system to more effectively identify the most vulnerable people and connect them with shelter and housing resources much more quickly, thus improving long-term outcomes for people experiencing homelessness in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park.

Although CAM provided services for homeless, the organization was not an emergency shelter resource and wasn’t open after hours. In addition, CAM also felt that their staff would be able to make the necessary assessments and provide the tools needed to better connect people with the housing they needed, once meeting with them face-to-face.

“CAM Detroit has made significant progress in the campaign to end homelessness in our community, and we are confident that these changes will advance our goal of creating a system where homelessness is rare, brief and non-recurring,” said Southwest Solutions’ CAM Manager, Catherine Distelrath. “The changes will improve outcomes, efficiency and accountability in the system.”

CAM Detroit, whose main focus is to find long-term, stable housing for individuals and families, will fully transition from a Call Center model to an in-person Access Point model by the end of January 2018.

People in need of emergency shelter should go to a designated Access Point listed below.

The Call Center number (313) 3050311 will remain available as an automated system directing people to the appropriate Access Point location and hours of operation. CAM staff at the Access Point locations will work with people to explore alternatives to shelter and assist in determining shelter placements when necessary and available. If transit directions are needed to the appropriate Access Point, the individual can text an address or intersection to 50464 and get the nearest bus route to the Access Point.

CAM Access Point Locations Families with Children Southwest Solutions’ Housing Resource Center 1600 Porter St., Detroit 48216 Hours: Monday – Friday, 11am - 7pm (Available now) Single Adults NSO Tumaini Center 3430 3rd Ave., Detroit 48201 Hours: Monday – Friday, 11am - 7pm (Available January 24) NOAH Project 23 E. Adams, Detroit 48226 Hours: Monday – Thursday, 10am - 4pm (Available January 31) Unaccompanied Youth (Ages 18 – 24) without children Southwest Solutions’ Housing Resource Center 1600 Porter St., Detroit 48216 Hours: Monday – Friday, 11am - 7pm (Available now) NSO Tumaini Center 3430 3rd Ave., Detroit 48201 Hours: Monday – Friday, 11am - 7pm (Available January 24) NOAH Project 23 E. Adams, Detroit 48226 Hours: Monday – Thursday, 10am - 4pm (Available January 31) Veterans Healthcare for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) John D. Dingell VA Medical Center 4646 John R. Street (2nd Floor, Red Section), Detroit 48201 Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am - 4:30pm (Available now) Veterans Community Resource & Referral Center (VCRRC) 301 Piquette St., Detroit 48202 Hours: Saturday – Sunday, 8am - 8pm (Available now) Individuals fleeing a recent act of violence from an intimate partner Call the YWCA Interim House at 313-861-5300 More information at www.camdetroit.org.

Rev. Dr. DeeDee Coleman moves Baptist Council forward

By Damon Autry A conversation with Rev. Dr. DeeDee Coleman, however brief, immediately reveals a voice that has a pastor’s cadence bubbling beneath the surface — a quintessential throwback to the pastors we remember from our youth. Those that employed a varied tone and tenor in their delivery, adding thunderous volume where needed and a subtle whisper where necessary.

This elocution is natural and has been with Rev. Coleman since her youth.

She was born and raised in New Orleans and spent a lot of time in the church, so much so that she realized her calling to the ministry at the age of 11. But southern traditions have a unique way of discouraging females from chasing that vision.

Rev. Coleman, as a young child, would read the announcements during service in such a way that would bring admonishment from church leaders.

“They thought I was being too pastor-like,” she said. “I was told to remember that I would never be in the ministry (as a female), and to not think that I would ever be anything major in the church. That’s the environment I grew up in.”

She left that environment at 17 for a three-year stint in the U.S. Navy.

Rev. Coleman returned to her church in New Orleans and became an active member. The church had a gravitational pull on her to be of service, even though her pastor was less than enthused about her assistance. Those leading the church were firm believers of women having no place in the ministry.

“Women were not welcomed in the pulpit,” she remembers. “Even if we were providing water to someone in the pulpit, we weren’t allowed in.”

She left New Orleans for Oak Park in the fall of 1988. She started attending

Hartford Memorial Baptist Church soon after her arrival and became enchanted with Rev. Dr. Charles Adams’ spellbinding sermons.

Rev. Coleman served as a deacon at Hartford, and became a licensed preacher a year later in 1995. A year after that, Rev. Adams ordained her in the gospel ministry.

Part of her work in the ministry involved working with Russell Street Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit. When Russell Street’s pastor retired in 1999, the church reached out to Rev. Coleman to become its new pastor.

In the continuing tradition of the southern mindset about women in the church, the offer was met with an uproar from the ministerial community. Pushback and resentment came quick from various factions, but in the end, Russell Street Missionary Baptist Church stood firm and made Rev. Coleman its pastor, where she has now served for 18 years.

She joined the Council of Baptist Pastors of Detroit and Vicinity a year after agreeing to become the pastor at Russell Street. The council represents about 150 churches and is made up of about 200 pastors and ministers. It nurtures and trains church leaders and keeps them aware of issues affecting the community.

It wasn’t until the year 2000 that the council itself began accepting female members—a council that was founded in 1965. Rev. Coleman moved up the ranks within the council and ultimately became its 18th president in 2017—the first female president in the council’s 53-year history.

As has been the case throughout Rev. Coleman’s career, antipathy of her ascension to the council’s presidency because of her gender came fast and furious from those in opposition to the historic feat. Some members even left the council in apparent protest.

“I cannot get weak from the fears of others,” she said in response to the aftermath of her election. “God has called me to speak truth to power. I’m just a child of God.” She says those who object to her role are simply part of the overall landscape.

Rev. Coleman is no longer consumed or troubled by it, although that wasn’t always the case. She recalled being kicked out of the Wolverine State Convention simply for being a female pastor.

The Wolverine State Convention addresses educational, social and religious concerns of black Baptist congregations in Michigan.

“That was painful, but I’ve learned to accept it and move on,” she said. “My duty is to respect where they are in their understanding, but I have no ill will toward my brothers and sisters.”

Rev. Coleman continues to advance the causes of the council, even in the face of ongoing opposition. She says there is much work to do, including advocating for public education, spearheading voter registration efforts, providing reentry services for recently incarcerated citizens and fighting against the water and drainage fees affecting hundreds of Detroit area churches.

Rev. Lawrence Glass, pastor of El Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit and former president of the Council of Baptist Pastors of Detroit and Vicinity, applauds Rev. Coleman’s efforts and style.

“A good leader knows what to fight for,” he said. “She has that tenacity to let folks know that when she stands for something, she stands strong.”

Rev. Coleman has found her footing as leader of the council.

“I’m in a wonderful place right now,” she said. “I don’t feel the fear anymore about what anybody’s going to say. But at the end of the day, God will judge me and I want the Lord to say, ‘Job well done.’”

Detroit schools celebrate World Read Aloud Day Statistics show that reading aloud to a child every day placed them almost a year ahead of children who are not read to on a regular basis.

Although reading aloud is incorporated into the daily regimen in elementary school curriculums, World Read Aloud Day (WRAD) will be celebrated this year on Feb. 1 across the globe. At Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD), the students will celebrate the day by reading aloud, some of the older students reading to younger students and also exciting additions, such as a visit with Clifford the Big Red Dog. WRAD is run by a nonprofit organization called LitWorld, that works with a broad coalition of national and international partners to ensure that young people worldwide can experience the joy and transformation of reading, writing, and storytelling. LitWorld also encourages the reading of books that highlights what it deems the “7 Strengths” — Belonging, Kindness, Curiosity, Friendship, Confidence, Courage, and Hope.

This Thursday, the LitClubs (literary clubs formed by LitWorld) at Chrysler Elementary, Coleman A. Young Elemen-

tary, Davison Elementary, Detroit International Academy for Young Women, Marcus Garvey Academy, Noble Elementary, and Vernor Elementary will celebrate WRAD by reading books supplied to by LitWorld to younger students.

Coleman A. Young Elementary will also have staff and students dressed as characters from their favorite books and celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Harry Potter series with additional activities.

Cynthia Boyce, a kindergarten teach-

er at DPSCD school Dawson Elementary and Middle, reads a story book to her students twice a day. She sees an uptick in children reading faster and comprehending more when read to on a regular basis by parents. As far as World Read Aloud Day, Boyce, who has been teaching for 20 years, 16 with DPSCD, said, “I find reading aloud to be very important, but I don’t think it should be one day. I think it should be every day.

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Verses Project empowers Detroit youth

By Jill Woodward Kids who want to make beats can learn from some of Detroit’s leading professional musicians, recording artists and engineers — all for free — in a program at the MSU Community Music School-Detroit on Woodward Avenue. This initiative is made possible by Marshall Mathers, the artist known as Eminen, through his foundation, in collaboration with Detroit’s iconic clothing company Carhartt.

Fifteen-year-old Anjel Mantel, a student at Cass Technical high School, has attended Verses since 2016. “I actually have a structured plan now for my musical future, thanks to the inspiration from Verses and that fact that Eminem believes in us,” said Angel Anjel is one of nearly 200 Detroit kids between the ages of 10 and 16 who have participated in Verses since the year-round program began, which includes fall and spring semesters and two free summer camps.

Verses students learn the art of songwriting, composing, music-making, performing, mixing and recording. They work across diverse popular musical styles including hip hop, rap, R&B and pop. Students have access to professional-level mixing and editing software such as Logic, Ableton and ProTools through an onsite recording studio. Masterclasses topics include copyright basics, record labels and types of deals, how to monetize social media, post-production and more.

By the end of each semester or camp, kids who work in creative teams or on solo projects have a professional recording for their portfolio. Their songs are then posted on

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For WRAD, Boyce said that she will give her students a choice on that day. “I think that children are motivated to read based on what they like, dinosaurs for example,” she

said. Dawson is located on Glendale and Grandmont.

“World Read Aloud Day is important because it makes us reflect on people around the world who are not allowed to learn to read and write,” said Cynthia Coble, Her Story regional coordinator (Her Story is the nonprofit arm of LitWorld.).

“Schools should participate in

World Read Aloud Day because it is an opportunity to highlight the power of reading and the joy children experience when hearing a story. Our LitClub members really look forward to World Read Aloud Day because they are allowed special time to share stories with younger children in their schools. They also are excited because they know

the SoundCloud account for the MSU Community Music School-Detroit.

Listening Parties are given for families and friends to unveil the students’ hard work.

Enrolling in Verses comes with a unique perk. Students get to work with faculty that include award-winning Spoken Word artist Will-the-Poet, a Fulbright Scholar and graduate of Michigan State University, international Detroit techno artist Jon Dixon, former Motown recording artist and pianist/vocalist Suai Kee, and other in-demand professionals with impressive music business resumes.

While music and technology may be the initial attraction for kids coming to Verses, an important component of the program is building literacy skills. Verses students take a cue from Eminem, said to be among the top five artists in the music industry with the largest vocabularies. In Verses, kids are challenged to learn the power of language and practice it as part of their craft. Will-the-Poet coaches students the kids in creative writing and English Language Arts assignments as part of every session of Verses.

While the sonnets of Shakespeare may not always connect with today’s youth in a lesson on iambic pentameter, Will-the-Poet shows kids how Eminem’s famous rap “Lose Yourself” uses the same structural technique a culturally relevant way.

A new semester of Verses has just begun, but there is still time for additional students to apply. Kids should send a short sample of their words or music to cmsd@msu.edu or call (313) 578-9716. Visit www.cms.msu.edu/ detroit for more information.

that people all over the world are celebrating reading along with them.”

According to LitWorld, “literacy empowers us to express ourselves, solve complex problems collaboratively, and develop rich, sustainable communities. UNESCO has reported that poorly-literate individuals are less likely to participate in

democratic processes and have fewer chances to fully exercise their civil rights, and the World Literacy Foundation has found that if all children in low-income countries left school literate, 171 million people could move out of poverty.

Detroit has joined people all over the world for WRAD since 2012.

2018 The Michigan Chronicle is now accepting nominations for the 2018 Women of Excellence awards. For the eleven years, the Michigan Chronicle has recognized local African American women who continue to break the mold and affect change in their professions and community. These women are visionaries in their given fields and inspire those around them to go beyond the norm and strive for the exceptional.

They are champions of our economic empowerment and diversity, the backbone of our religious and educational organizations, and driving forces in politics and community service. These women will join the exclusive society of 500+ professionals who have previously received this distinction.

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Dr. Juliette Okotie-Eboh pens epic book, ‘10 Things I Know’

By Donald James Special to the Chronicle

With more than three decades of professional experience in corporate, civic, community and educational affairs in and around Detroit, Dr. Juliette Okotie-Eboh has gained a wealth of knowledge and expertise. Add her international business acumen in Nigeria and she has amassed valuable information for success that she wants to share with the world.

It’s with this mindset that Dr. Okotie-Eboh has written “10 Things I Know.”

The 150-page book, published by Detroit-based Dere Publishing Company, is filled with valuable secrets to getting the most out of life for anyone eager to succeed. Her book has already become an amazon.com best-seller.

“My book is about things that I’ve learned as I’ve moved through my life,” said Dr. Okotie-Eboh. “They are proven strategies that helped motivate me along the way. The book provides tactics for holding yourself, as well as others, accountable as you work toward your vision of success.”

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Siebert Cisneros Shank Is America’s top minority/woman-owned municipal bond Firm Headed by Detroit native Suzanne Shank, Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co., LLC was the No. 1 minority/ woman-owned municipal bond firm in America in 2017, taking the honor for a record 19th time.

Dr. Juliette Okotie-Eboh Dr. Okotie-Eboh shared a couple of key points from the book. In the chapter, “You, Incorporated,” she writes how individuals must think of themselves as a business, whether they own a business or work for a company. ”Think of yourself as having an entrepreneurial spirit, because it will help you be more objective, more engaged about how you approach your job and colleagues,” she said. “For example, I’m Dr. Juliette, Incorporated, and I have my own mission, vision and values. When you become more engaged through incorporating yourself, it helps you focus more on your own goals and whatever you’re doing professionally.”

Another of her strategies in the book is from the chapter, “Look for the WinWin.” “In life, there really is no win for you if someone else is the biggest loser,” writes Dr. Okotie-Eboh. “I’ve found my greatest victories come when others cross the finish line with me.”

In other words, Dr. Juliette encourages individuals to always find some middle ground in interactions of contention, even if you are right. She stresses to make sure the other person gets something because it’s never good to make enemies, especially in business and/or the workplace.

“Win-win is very important,” she said.

“I’ve always found there are some alternatives when there is a disagreement, but you don’t want to ever just crush someone.”

While “10 Things I Know” speaks largely to entrepreneurs and others in the professional realm, Dr. Juliette said the book has been embraced by diverse populations.

“This book is for individuals in high school, college, those with white collar and blue collar jobs,” explained Dr. Juliette. “It’s for women and men. It’s for people of all ethnicities and social levels.

In essence, ‘10 Things I Know’ is for everyone.”

Asked if the book crossed from professional/career advice into rendering advice to solve personal problems that all people encounter, she said: “My book is about career advice, figuring out what your professional path may be. However, if readers find something in the book that they believe is not only important in their professional lives, but their personal lives too, that’s fine.”

The professional advice in her book is powerful, especially when one looks at her career. Since 2003, she has served as senior vice president of public affairs for MGM Grand Detroit. Prior to MGM,

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In achieving this unprecedented success, SCSCO in 2017 led 44 issues as senior manager, totaling $7.3 billion in par amount, ranking 13th nationwide. Total volume for the firm was $62.7 billion in negotiated municipal issuances in 2017, ranking 8th overall.

The firm’s average deal size was $243 million, putting it at No. 3 in the nation among all firms, outranking Bank of America, J.P Morgan, Barclays and Citi.

The firm moved up in several other categories as well, ranking 3rd nationally as senior and co-managing underwriter of water and sewer issuance as well as for airport issuance (full credit to each manager), representing 38.6% and 49.3%, respectively, of market share for these sectors in 2017.

The firm also showed impressive growth in Texas, ranking first (full credit to each co-manager) and served as senior manager or co-manager on 59 issues totaling over $10.4 billion. The firm is betting on continued growth in Texas with several new hires in 2017, including former Dallas Independent Schools Chief Financial Officer Dr. James C. Terry, to focus on the K-12 sector.

In addition, the firm recently expanded its presence at its East Coast headquarters, doubling its office space on Wall Street as it expands and deepens its talent pool.

“2017 was a banner year for the firm and a continuation of its strong structuring, pricing and distribution performance,” said Shank. CEO and chairwoman of the firm. “Our strong performance in past years was rewarded, as the firm received a number of repeat mandates from long term clients, as well as mandates by new clients who recognize that we are not just an outstanding minority-owned firm but an outstanding

firm, period. Our team has worked so hard to get us here and we will not rest on our laurels.”

“This is a great affirmation of what I have long known: SCSCO is one of the most competitive and talented firms in the country and we are aggressive in every region of the nation and in every sector of the industry,” said partner and head of investment banking Gary Hall. “I see it every day as our bankers serve our clients by executing deals that set the market. I know that 2018 is going to be just as successful, if not more so.”

Dual headquartered in New York and Oakland, California, SCSCO has 17 offices nationwide. It has transacted more than $1.4 trillion of municipal bonds and $1.1 trillion of corporate bond and equity transactions since its founding in 1996.

It earned the distinction in 2010 of becoming the first minority-owned firm in America to rank among the top 10 senior managers of municipal bonds.

Focus: HOPE names Vernice Davis Anthony as interim CEO Focus: HOPE is pleased to name Vernice Davis Anthony, longtime board member and former president & CEO of the Greater Detroit Area Health Council (GDAHC), as interim CEO of the 50-year-old non-profit organization, effective January 29. She succeeds Jason D. Lee who has joined Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation’s (DESC) as executive director of Grow Detroit’s Young Talent program.

While at Focus: HOPE, Lee was responsible for the nonprofit’s operations, direction, strategy, innovation and communications. He led collaborative efforts with DESC’s healthcare training initiative and developed WIMTECH (Women in Manufacturing & Technology).

“We wish Jason well on his new endeavor and look forward to continuing our collaboration with him, DESC and the City of Detroit,” said Jay Craig, Focus: HOPE board chair and CEO and president of Meritor, Inc., a strong supporter of Focus: HOPE. “We are taking the necessary steps to create a financially sound and programmatically relevant organization. These steps require strong and decisive leadership.

Vern is a well-established leader within the metro Detroit community and cares passionately about our mission.

She shares our organization’s values and is committed to our legacy.”

“As a board member, Vern has gone out of her way to develop relationships with the staff, and we believe she is the ideal leader who can transition our organization back to our roots of education and empowerment,” said Focus: HOPE Vice Chair Lizabeth Ardisana.

In addition, Focus: HOPE recently contracted with Financial One Accounting, Inc. The company, which will serve in the CFO function and will ensure processes are maintained, provides accounting, financial and management solutions specifically tailored to non-profit organizations.

“We are especially grateful to the outstanding Focus: HOPE board and funders who have been instrumental in supporting us the past several decades and into the future,” Anthony said.

“They are key to preserving the organization’s future, while maintaining our 50-year legacy.”

Vernice Davis Anthony “She brings deep ties to the community and has a proven track record with the state, city, funders and corporate partners.”

“I am pleased to be able to offer my leadership as CEO on an interim basis,” Anthony said. “I am very excited about the future of Focus: HOPE, and thank Jason for his leadership and bringing us to this juncture. Our recent strategic thinking has placed us in a strong position to make an even greater impact in our community, consistent with our mission.”

Over the past several months, Focus: HOPE has reviewed all aspects of the business and has developed a detailed strategic plan for moving forward. Two of those elements include ensuring future programs are aligned with the organization’s mission and assessing its real estate holdings to maximize opportunities.

“Flex-N-Gate couldn’t ask for a better partner than Focus: HOPE as a provider of the FNG-Focus: HOPE Manufacturing Training Program,” said Bill Beistline, vice president of global procurement, Flex-N-Gate. “The program will emphasize manufacturing skill sets as well as what it takes to be qualified and prepared to work in the manufacturing environment itself. Focus: HOPE has a longstanding commitment to the Detroit community, providing work readiness training and more to develop the best workforce imaginable.

Flex-N-Gate looks forward to sharing in this commitment to Detroit, both immediately and into the future.”

Anthony served as the health officer at three levels of government — city, county and state. In the nonprofit arena, she held positions including senior vice president for Urban Health at Ascension Health (formerly St John Health) and CEO of the Greater Detroit

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Detroit kicks off campaign to help residents claim millions in Earned Income Tax Credit refunds

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By Gerald Ward The City of Detroit wants to be sure that Detroiters aren’t leaving any tax dollars on the table this year by encouraging residents to apply for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).

The EITC is available to working families and individuals who meet certain income requirements.

The amount of the refund depends on income, filing status and the number of qualifying children taxpayers claim as dependents on their returns.

But in order to receive the credit, a tax return must be filed, even if taxes are not owed or the resident is not required to file.

Native Detroiter creates Brooklyn Body Butter

By Branden Hunter Jasmine Matheney will not tell you the recipe for her popular Brooklyn Body Butter product, but her recipe for success is no secret.

Eczema is a very common skin condition, with more than 3 million cases per year in the United States. And there are a million more products on the market today that claim to be the cure for it.

That was not the case for Matheny’s 2-year-old daughter, Brooklyn, who had a bad case of eczema in 2016. She tried just about every brand that was available and nothing seemed to work. So, Matheney decided to create her own product to help combat her daughter’s severely dry skin, branding it for her daughter.

“I just got tired of the typical products that I was using,” Matheney said “They would work for an hour or two and then she would be scratchy again. I started using Shea Butter, but my baby didn’t smell good with it on. So I started researching recipes and experimenting with my own product around this time last year.”

Matheney, 28, wanted to perfect her new product before releasing it to the general public, so she allowed her family and friends to test it out.

The reviews were all positive, which prompted her to officially launch Brooklyn Body Butter April 7, 2017. Her first two fragrances were Natural and Baby Butter, but has since grown to 10 total fragrances, which include Groovy Grape Soda Butter, and Lemon Creme Butter.

Her body butters are made with 100 percent natural ingredients, are safe for all ages, and are not tested on animals. She also uses recyclable containers for the preservation of Brooklyn Body Butter as well as the earth.

Brooklyn, now 4 years old, has not had an eczema flare-up since her mother began to use Brooklyn Body Butter on her, which gives an extra special meaning to the product for Matheney, and those who use it. Her motto is, “Spread love the Brooklyn way.”

“My daughter Brooklyn is my love and that’s

how I get my love every day,” said Matheney. “She brings me love every day and I feel like I formulated her into a little jar and I’m giving everybody that.

When people put it on, they’re going to love it. So, I feel like there’s a little piece of her in every jar.”

A Detroit native, Matheney was working a parttime and full-time job last year when she created Brooklyn Body Butter. She quit her part-time job working midnights last September because her new business venture was doing so well. At the time, Matheney was not too sure how her new life as a business owner would be, but Brooklyn Body Butter has taken the city by storm.

She even has a billboard on West Eight Mile Road and Evergreen, and a yellow Volkswagen Beetle with the Brooklyn Body Butter logo on the side that serves as her delivery car.

“Business has been phenomenal,” Matheney said. “I really get a lot of support from the city and I wasn’t sure how this was going to turn out for us.”

“I was so nervous about quitting my job, but I was able to quit that and focus on building my brand. Now, if everything goes well, I pray that I’ll be able to quit my full-time job and focus on my business. There’s so much that I want to do with this.”

Brooklyn Body Butter is currently available online at Brooklynbodybutter.com and in Pink Elephant boutique in Southfield. But Matheney plans to place her products in more stores and boutiques around the metro Detroit area in the near future and to eventually take it national. Her plans for a Brooklyn Body Butter storefront in Detroit are still up in the air, but she believes her product and marketing are so strong, one may not be necessary.

“I think I have the one-up on other people that are doing similar things in Detroit or in the state,” Matheney said. “My branding is totally different and it sets me apart from my competition. My colorways and names pop, and people gravitate to that. I see posting my product on social media and it makes me smile.”

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Ollette E. Boyd was named chief financial officer at Detroit Public Television.

She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in finance, media and the nonprofit sector. Before joining Detroit Public Television, she served as CFO of Focus: HOPE. Prior to that, she was CFO at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History for nine years and had previously worked at the Detroit Newspaper Agency that managed the Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press under a joint operating agreement, first as director of internal audit and then as director of circulation administration.

J. Ofori Agboka was promoted to executive director – North America, Middle East and North Africa with General Motors. In this new role, he is responsible for leading the Human Resource efforts and initiatives across the sales, marketing and operations for the brands of Chevrolet, Buick and GMC, Customer Care & Aftersales, Global Connected Consumer and MAVEN.

Ticara D. Hendley recently joined Collins Einhorn Farrell, based in Southfield. She will be an addition to the firm’s Professional Liability Practice Group. Prior to joining the firm, Hendley worked as a judicial law clerk in the Third Judicial Court of Michigan, Civil Division, with the honorable Leslie Kim Smith.

She received her bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. She served as the title editor on the Law Review and as vice president of the Black Law Students Association.

She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the D. Augustus Straker Bar Association and the Wolverine Bar Association.

She is a CPA and holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan. A native of Detroit, she graduated from Cass Technical High School.

Prior to this role, he was the Human Resources director for North American Manufacturing and Operations, providing HR leadership to all the North American Manufacturing Plants (Assembly, Stamping, Components and Propulsion), Global Work Place Safety, and Global Medical Services.

He is from Lansing and has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Louisiana State University.

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“Wealthy people in this country have all kinds of tax breaks. The Earned Income Tax Credit is the one tax break that is meant for hard-working families and individuals of low to moderate income,” Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said. “In some cases, these individuals can receive more in their tax return than they actually paid in taxes for 2017.”

Last year, eligible Detroiters received $74 million more in their 2017 state and federal tax returns than in 2016.

Those dollars were dispersed among approximately 18,150 Detroit residents claiming the EITC on their 2016 tax returns.

Prior to the city’s push last year, Detroiters left upwards of $80 million unclaimed.

Mayor Duggan joined with Accounting Aid Society, the IRS, United Way for Southeastern Michigan, Quicken Loans and community organizations to remind residents that they have to claim their credit again this year in order to get the refund they are due.

Eligibility and benefits of filing For those wondering if

Okotie-Eboh From page B-3 the native Detroiter was senior vice president and ombudsman for community affairs and diversity management for Detroit Medical Center (DMC).

She has also held executive positions with New Detroit, Inc. and Comerica Inc. For almost two decades, Dr. Okotie-Eboh held positions in Detroit city government, including urban planner and chief of research of the planning department. In Nigeria, where she lived for two years, she was an urban planner, deputy project manager and consultant for Omokhodion Associates, Ltd. Academically speaking, Dr. Okotie-Eboh holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Hampton University, a master’s degree in city and regional planning from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Ph.D. degree in urban and regional plan-

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Health Council. She has also held several high-level board appointments including Wayne State University Board of Governors, Western Michigan University Board Chair and chair of the Detroit Wayne County Airport Authority. She also serves on the board of the congregation of St. Joseph Foundation.

She has been recognized and presented Distinguished Alumni Awards from both Wayne State University and University of Michigan, School of Public Health, the Michigan Women’s Foundation Humanitarian Award, Crain’s Detroit Business 100 Most Influential Women and 100 Most Influential Blacks, Michigan’s Most Powerful Women from Corp! magazine, Alternative for Girls

they qualify for an EITC, consider these two examples. A single individual age 25-64 with no children who works a part-time, minimum wage job and earned $8,300 in 2016 could get back as much as $510. A married couple with three or more children who file a joint return, with a combined income of $23,000, could receive the maximum EITC of $6,318.

“I strongly encourage all eligible Michiganders to take advantage of this important tax credit,” Michigan Treasurer Nick Khouri said. “This puts extra income in the pockets of individuals and families most in need.

My department stands ready to help the City of Detroit’s efforts to ensure residents claim their share of these dollars.”

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Accounting Aid has partnered with the city to prepare the EITC and other tax credits, along with local, state and federal tax returns, as a free service for low-income working people at more than 30 locations across Detroit, which can be found at www.claimyourrefund. com. This includes eight additional Drop & Go tax sites where residents can have their tax documents scanned by volunteers and prepared remotely for later pick-up without the taxpayer having to be present during preparation.

Accounting Aid Society President Kathleen Hatke Aro said, “We want to make sure more people know about the EITC and take advantage of it along with the other refunds and credits they may be entitled to receive. Accounting Aid is excited to be part of this collaborative effort because we believe that everyone should have access to trustworthy tax and financial advice.” ning from the University of Michigan.

If Dr. Okotie-Eboh’s impressive portfolio of experience and education is any indication that she’s an authority on which she writes, $14.99 is a small price to pay for her powerful book and advice.

“I hope people will purchase the book because it will help them focus their attention on themselves, and the paths they want to take in their lives, in terms of careers,” she said “This book will give them some proven strategies to succeed professionally. It will help readers to dream and dream big.”

Dr. Juliette Okotie-Eboh with sign her new book on Sunday, Feb. 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. at The Collective, 8325 E. Jefferson Ave. in Detroit. For information about how to purchase “10 Things I Know,” log on to www.10thingsiknow.com or www.thedrjuliette.com.

Role Model Award and Detroit Free Press Eleanor Josaitis Shining Light Award for Regional Leadership.

About Focus: HOPE Focus: HOPE is a nationally recognized civil and human rights organization founded in 1968 after the Detroit riot.

Throughout the years, Focus: HOPE has developed numerous programs in its efforts to overcome racism, poverty and injustice that includes Education & Workforce Development, Food & Basic Needs and community revitalization called The HOPE Village Initiative.

Through Focus: HOPE, thousands of individuals of all backgrounds and circumstances have achieved financial independence and have been provided opportunities for brighter futures. For more information, visit www.focushope.edu.

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Small Business Funding Solutions: What to Do Differently in 2018 The new year brings small business owners a chance to look at their companies to see what helped them become more profitable and what didn’t. It’s an excellent time for them to consider changes that could put their companies in a better financial position by this time next year.

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They need reliable access to funds to keep going and growing. What can be done differently this year to bridge that gap in cash flow?

Here’s a look at five funding sources that can help small business owners run their companies more profitably in the new year.

1) Equity in the company Selling equity in a company to another party can bring in the cash needed for expansion.

However, most small businesses have modest profit margins and giving up part of their equity to another party just dilutes those profits. Few business owners want to risk giving up a portion of the value of their companies for a temporary cash flow fix.

2) Personal loans Some business owners can borrow from family or friends when they face a shortfall in working capital. The challenge is paying back the loan in a timely manner – or risk losing the relationship.

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3) Line of credit The upside: Line-ofcredit loans usually carry lower interest rates as banks see them as fairly low-risk. The downside: Banks often don’t offer lines of credit to new businesses or for buying equipment. In addition, a company needs dependable income for paying back the bank and it’s not always possible to predict

the revenue stream of a small business.

4) Short-term loan Short-term loans can be easier to access than lines of credit for new companies and can be applied toward equipment purchases. However, short-term loans come with higher payments over that shorter period.

Business owners also

face high-interest rates, especially with those loans marketed and managed online, and more debt on their balance sheets.

5) Invoice factoring A tried-and-true source of working capital, invoice factoring is a fast and affordable debt-free solution.

Qualification is easy: companies are

accepted on the creditworthiness of their customers, not on their own credit scores.

When a business can access funds when needed – and not incur additional debt, the business owner can focus on staying solvent and planning for the future. Availability of adequate funds means that the company can take on new customers,

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By Branden Hunter Detroit Pershing has the most Mr. Basketball winners in the history of the award that goes to the state’s top high school basketball player, with four: Willie Mitchell (1994), Winfred Walton (1996), Derrick Nix (2009), and Keith Appling (2010). But none of them have their jersey number hanging from the rafters in the school’s gymnasium.

Top girls basketball player in the state right h ere in Detroit

By Branden Hunter If you stand on the corner of Mack Avenue and St. Aubin in Detroit, you will see a small high school with about 400 students tucked just outside of Eastern Market, called Early College of Excellence. Some call it Edison, others might call it DEPSA. It is home to the top girls basketball player in the state, forward Rickea Jackson. She led the Lady Pioneers to the school’s first-ever Class C state title last March over Pewamo-Westphalia.

Jackson is not your normal high school junior. She is 6-foot3, with long arms, and ESPN ranks her as the ninth best player in the country. Pewamo-Westphalia head coach Steve Eklund raved about Jackson’s ability on the floor and how his girls had never seen a player of her caliber, giving them problems on both ends of the floor. That is quite the compliment, especially for someone who just started playing basketball a few years ago.

“I started playing basketball seriously in the 7th-grade,” Jackson said. “My mom made me come to DEPSA and coach Anderson was the one who really got me started. But coach Brown (head coach) was the one who got me in the gym every single day, three times a day.”

Jackson’s natural gift to play basketball is evident. She gets it from her mother, who is 5-11, and played collegiately at Kansas. A lot of parents who played sports at some level after high school might want their children to follow in their footsteps. That was not necessarily the case with Jackson, who turned out to be pretty good anyways.

“She didn’t want to force me to play basketball, but she was forc-

ing me to do something,” Jackson said. “At first, I hated basketball.

I thought it was for boys. But my mom still wanted to support me in whatever I did. Then, one time I saw my little brother play and I told her I wanted to play. So she bought me a lot of basketball stuff and I began to work on my game.”

Now, Jackson has become the main attraction for girls high school basketball, not only in Detroit but in the state of Michigan. As a 6-1 freshman at Edison in 2015, there was a lot of buzz around her and what she could do on the hardwood. She followed that up with the first ever state title for her school in any sport in

2017, and a national ranking for herself, and her team this season.

She also played with U.S.A. Basketball Women’s Under-16 team this summer. That would get to the heads of a lot of players Jackson’s age, but not her.

“It feels good to be talked about a lot, but it also humbles me,” she said. “It doesn’t make me get the big head. It makes me work harder. I’m ranked high in the country, but I want to get No.1. And when I get No.1, I want to be able to maintain that spot.”

Edison is a very young team and for Jackson to be named the leader of the team as a sophomore last season is remarkable.

She still has to be a leader. Out of

the 12 players on the roster this season, two are seniors, one is a junior, eight are sophomores, and one is a freshman. Jackson was on the 2016 team that lost in the district championship game and that experience, combined with the incoming talent, produced a state title for a school that a lot of people do not know even exists in the city.

“We were getting smashed by Romulus two years ago and Rickea kept saying, ‘next year,’” said Edison head coach Monique Brown.

“She knew she had some 8th-graders that would be 9th-graders soon and would be able to help her out.

That was a fulfilling moment to see what Rickea said would come true, actually come true. For her to lead this team the way she did, after being doubted because they were so young, just shows how special of a person and basketball talent she is.”

If you did not know about Edison before this, now you know. And with Jackson and most of her teammates returning next season, it could get scary for a lot of teams in the state. The Lady Pioneers are one of the top teams in the state of Michigan at 9-1 and the top team in their class. Jackson has played well for her team, hitting the 1,000-point mark in her career this season and she still has one more season to go. One thing is for sure, if you plan to compete for a Class C state title in the next coming years, you are going to have to go through Edison.

“Our success over the last two years has put us on the map,” Jackson said. “We were a small school known for academics. Now we have a state title and everyone knows who we are now. This is not the end of Edison, only the beginning for our girls basketball program.”

But Kahlil Felder, Jr. does.

Felder played for Pershing from 2009-2013, leading the Doughboys to the 2013 Detroit Public School League city championship, as well as winning Mr. PSL that year. Now, he is only the third person ever to have their jersey retired at Pershing.

“It means a lot,” Felder said. “There is so much history and legacy in this school, I can go on and on with names, and not just with men’s basketball. Me being the third person to have their name up top is a beautiful thing.”

Felder was joined by family and friends during halftime of a game at Pershing, including his mother, and father Kahlil Sr., who was an all-city guard for Pershing in 1990. His younger brother Armonee also played for Pershing. Doughboys basketball runs in his family and it was special to know that no one will ever wear No.20 again there.

“It’s has been nothing but blood, sweat, Kahlil Felder, Jr. and tears playing for Pershing,” said Felder. “I accomplished so many things here and still had some things that I fell short of my senior year. But, none of that means nothing when you can share moments like that with your family and basketball family.”

Pershing also honored back-to-back city champion teams in 2013 and 2014. Wydell Henry coached Felder on one of those teams, remembering the great year he had as a senior. That 2013 team went 25-1 and Felder was a finalist for the Mr. Basketball award as well.

“Kay was special for us at Pershing,” Henry said.

“You had to be. Not everyone can play here and leave as one of the greats. We never had a problem out of him and he always came to play for us. It was a pleasure to coach him and to say I coached one of the best guards to ever wear the colors here.”

Despite having a productive high school career at Pershing, Felder was not heavily recruited by a major college program. Largely due to his listed 5-9 height.

Still, he went on to have a great career at Oakland University, winning the Horizon League Player of the Year award, led the entire nation in assists at 9.3 per game, and left as the school and league’s all-time leading assist leader.

That prompted the Atlanta Hawks to draft him in the second round of the NBA Draft. He was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he played 42 games.

He played 14 games for the Chicago Bulls this season but was waived. A blessing in disguise, his hometown Detroit Pistons signed him to a two-way contract last week, where he will play for the team’s G-League affiliate in Grand Rapids. Maybe one day he will dawn the jersey of the team he grew up watching.

“The first time I put on a Detroit Pistons jersey, I might cry,” Felder said. “I played here in Detroit and I made it out. So, to play for my hometown, words can’t even explain how I feel.”

East English Village Prep’s Dejulius takes shot at Mr. Basketball Award

By Branden Hunter

lius’ former teammate last year, Greg Elliott, have all finished in the top five in voting their The last time a player from the Detroit respective years. But due to a lack of votes or Public School League won Mr. Basketball of a stronger field, they did not win. Those facMichigan, Keith Appling was wearing No.32 tors should not go against Dejulius this year. for Pershing High In 2010. Many have come “It would mean a lot just to end that close since then, but no cigar. drought,” said Dejulius. “Keith Appling was East English Village Prep senior point the last to win and he was a guy that I looked guard David Dejulius has a great chance of up to when I was in elementary school, seebreaking that drought this year. The 6-foot- ing him play in high school. It would mean a lot to win it for the city and the East English er is averaging 28 Village basketball points, eight reprogram.” bounds, and eight assists per game, and is One player that viewed as one of the will challenge Defront-runners for the julius for Mr. Basprestigious award. ketball is Michigan State commit “I think about it guard Foster Loyer every day,” said Deof Clarkston. Dejujulius. “I don’t think lius and East Enabout it during the glish Village Prep games because I beat then-No.1 think that would be Clarkston in late pushing off the main December, where goal, which is winhe had a gamening the game. But, high 42 points. He outside of the games went on a tear afand practice, I think ter that, scoring 41 about it quite often.” points on January “My teammates PHOTOS: David Donoher © 12 against his fortalk about it, plus, I mer high school, know that it’ll be a great thing to have on my resume. To be a part of that list of great play- then topping that the very next day by dropping a career-high 49 points on Chicago Orr. ers who played before me would mean a lot.”

Who knows if Dejulius will be hoisting the Mr. Since 1981, there have been 37 winners of Basketball trophy in late March? For now, his the Mr. Basketball award. Thirteen are from resume says he is a legit contender. the Detroit area, while a whopping 10 from “It was fun scoring 42 points against them, the Detroit PSL have won. It has been almost but, most importantly, we won the game,” a decade since Appling won and not because the talent pool has been lacking. Guys like said Dejulius. “The hype around that game Brandan Kearney, Lloyd Neely, Kay Felder, was me going against Foster and them being Justin Tillman, Karmari Newman, and Deju- one of the top teams in the country. I just wanted to go out there and do whatever it

took to win the game.”

“Every game we go into, I know I’m going to have that target on my back and I’m going to have to be aggressive, that’s why I have high-scoring games like that. Then you see me having games like I had against Pershing, with 27 points and 11 assists, where I’m looking to score and set-up my teammates.”

Dejulius entered high school in 2014 as a highly-rated prospect and had lived up to the expectations.

He is arguably the best player in the state, has already signed to play at Michigan next year, and has scored 40 or more points in his career six times. There are a lot of team and individual accomplishments Dejulius is looking to add to his resume at the end of the season, all of which he has a great chance of securing.

“I have five main goals to top my high school career off with,” said Dejulius. “Obviously, as a team, we want to win the city and state championships. That’s important to us as a group. For me, I want to win Mr. PSL and Mr. Basketball. Lastly, I want to see all the seniors on the team go to college.”

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SphinxConnect 2018 Welcoming hundreds of attendees to an important weekend of networking, inspiration and leadership. Musicians of color, industry leaders, students, diversity advocates and more will participate in over 30 sessions dedicated to diversity in classical music. Learn from and engage with more than 60 speakers and attend several performances by some of the nation’s top musicians. Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, 400 Renaissance Center Detroit, Thurs., Feb. 1, 7 pm – Sun., Feb 4, 4 pm.

12th Annual GMAAN Black History Month Celebration

Brought to you by General Motors African Ancestry Network (GMAAN) and Buick.

Live performance by Musiq Soulchild, Mike Ellison and AfroFlow. Keynote address by Hill Harper. V.I.P admission: $150 l 5:30 pm Reception, general admission: $75.

Detroit Marriott Renaissance Ballroom, 400 Renaissance Center, Detroit.

Doors open at 6:30 pm, program starts at 7 pm

Mardi Gras Family Fun Day

Enjoy a Mardi Gras celebration with Carl Cafagna and the Creole Kitchen playing New Orleans jazz at the Detroit Public Library. There will be Mardi Gras themed activities for the entire family. This event is free and open to the public. Detroit Public Library, 5201 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 1:30-3:30 pm

Black History Month at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

February is always momentous for the Wright Museum. Open daily (including Mondays in February only), it boasts family activities at noon Saturdays.

Friday, Feb. 2 Black History Month Kickoff: 17 Hours Celebrating Black Creativity, Noon–2 a.m.

The DIA honors African American creative and social movements in Detroit’s African American community.

Detroit Artist Demonstrations Noon–2 p.m., 3–5 p.m., 6–8 p.m., 9–11 p.m.

Detroit Artists Discussion 4–6 p.m.

Emerging, mid-career and veteran artists talk about the history and future of African American art in Detroit.

Collection Tours by Artists, ­Historians and Community Leaders 2–3 p.m., 5–6 p.m., 11 p.m.–midnight Talk and Reading: U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith, 7 p.m.

Tracy Smith, named U.S. Poet Laureate in June 2017, is the author of three award-winning books of poetry, and her memoir, “Ordinary Light” (2015), was a finalist for the National Tracy Smith Book Award in nonfiction. After the event, she will sign copies of her books “Life on Mars” (2011), which won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and “Ordinary Light.” Both are available in the DIA’s Museum Shop.

Presented in collaboration with the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. Tickets are free but must be reserved in advance. There is a limit of four tickets per customer. Tickets will be released if not claimed by 10

minutes before show time. To reserve tickets, go to http://bit.ly/ DIATSmith.

Friday Night Live!: Mahogany Jones 9 p.m.

Mahogany Jones is the four-time, undefeated champion of BET’s “106 & Park” Freestyle Friday rap battle. She has shared stages with KEM, Les Nubians, the Roots, Moonchild, the late Gil ScottHeron, Lecrae and many others.

Jones uses her latest release, “Pure,” to launch a Pure movement in conjunction with Get Jayne and What’s the Irony productions to wage her war against the mistreatment of women.

Drop in Art-Making: Prints 9–11 p.m.

Use foam printing plates, waterbased inks and a wooden stylus to create a print on paper.

attitudes toward interracial romance, religion and politics.

Through rare archival footage and interviews, longtime Spike Lee collaborator Sam Pollard has captured the brilliance, complexity and tension that comprised Sammy Davis Jr.’s life. Tickets: $9.50 general; $7.50 seniors, students and DIA members.

Sunday, Feb. 4 Special Appearance by Detroit Pistons’ Mascot Hooper 1:30–2 p.m.

Detroit Pistons’ mascot Hooper will be available to take photos with visitors in Rivera Court prior to the 2 p.m. puppet show, “Can You Spell Harlem?”

Puppet Performance: “Can You Spell Harlem?” 2 p.m. (see Feb. 3 for description) 26th Annual Alain Locke Award: “Willie Cole: Transformer of Everyday Objects,” 2 p.m.

Late Night Dance Party, 11 p.m.–1:30 a.m.

Detroiter Nick Speed DJs this late-night party that includes a performance from Hard Core Detroit.

Saturday, Feb. 3 Puppet Performance: “Can You Spell Harlem?,” 2 p.m.

Schroeder Cherry explores stories of the Harlem Renaissance with lively characters that draw on the art, music and stories of historical personalities, such as writer Zora Neale Hurston, musician Eubie Blake, artist Aaron Douglas and photographer James Van Der Zee. Detroit Film Theatre: “Sammy Davis Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me,” 7:30 p.m.

Legendary singer, dancer and actor Sammy Davis Jr. broke racial barriers by defying society’s

Sculptor and graphic artist Willie Cole receives this year’s Alain Locke Award, given by the DIA’s Friends of African and African American Art to honor those dedicated to promoting the understanding of African American culture.

Cole discusses his career and the process of transforming familiar objects into powerful works of art that evoke the African American experience and provide inspiration for West African religion, mythology and culture. Detroit artist and educator Jocelyn Rainey will receive the local Alain Locke Award and will give remarks at the event.

Sponsored by Friends of African and African American Art. Detroit Film Theatre: “Sammy Davis Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me” 2 and 4 p.m. (see Feb. 3 for description)

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By Steve Holsey

Landmark birthdays

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Nineteen-sixty-eight is a noteworthy year for a lot of famous people. It is within those 12 months that they will have a special (some call it a landmark) birthday — they will turn 50, and a few already have.

Whoever first said — bad grammar notwithstanding — that “age ain’t nothin’ but a number” was right in the sense that these stars are still going full speed ahead, career-wise and in their private lives.

By David Ellis

Brooklyn, New York native Devvon Terrell began his career just like many other aspiring singers — uploading videos of remixes and covers of current hit songs onto YouTube. But by adding his own originality to the songs, he was able to separate himself from the online competition.

Will Smith

Now, with over 100 million YouTube views and 1.6 million Facebook followers (yes, you read that right), Devvon Terrell is no longer an Internet sensation but a successful recording artist. He dropped his latest album, “Weird Nights,” this past October and is now gearing up for his 2018 national tour.

LL Cool J

Among those on the “Big Five Oh!” list are LL Cool J, Cuba Gooding, Ziggy Marley, Will Smith, Hugh Jackman, filmmaker John Singleton, Carrie Ann Inaba (“Dancing with the Stars” judge), Ralph Tresvant, Lucy Liu, Tracy Morgan, Celine Dion, Terry Crews, Rachael Ray, Daniel Craig and Big Daddy Kane.

In November, I had the opportunity to attend Devvon’s “Weird Nights” album listening session here in Detroit. In a studio full of radio DJs, bloggers, rappers and industry heads, Devvon shared cuts from his album and the stories that inspired them. Oh, and complimentary bottles of Martell were on deck!

ERYKAH BA­DU has always taken pride in being a free-thinking person, even when virtually no one agrees with her point of view. Kudos to Erykah Badu her for that, but recently, as you are likely to have heard, the self-proclaimed “humanist” said something that crossed a line.

I was immediately impressed by how dedicated Devvon is to his craft.

This is a man who writes his own songs, directs, shoots and edits his music videos, See DEVVON TERRELL Page C-2

Everyone knows that Adolph Hitler was beyond evil and responsible for the murder, torture and suppression of millions of people.

Nevertheless, Badu still felt the need to say, “I see good in everybody. For example, Hitler was a wonderful painter.”

No one cares that a satanic murderer had artistic skills!

BILL COSBY recently performed for the first time in three years at a jazz club in his native Philadephia, his massive legal problems notwithstanding.

Fortunately, it was a friendly, supportive audience.

Bill Cosby

Not to excuse any wrongdoing on his part, but I think that at this point Cosby should be left alone.

He is 80 years old and almost completely blind. And one has to wonder why it took some of his accusers decades to come forward.

Hugh Masekela was one of greatest jazz trumpeters of all time. Born in Witbank, South Africa, he was at one time married to songstress Miriam Makeba, also from South Africa.

UNAPOLOGETIC

Get fit in 2018 by working out your problems with a therapist

By Shannon Stecker

Hugh Masekela Masekela first became a popular attraction in the United States in the late 1960s, reaching No. 1 on the R&B and pop charts in1968 with “Grazing in the Grass.” The following year, the Friends of Distinction also had a smash with the song, but with vocals. Both versions are still popular and regularly heard today.

Masekela was outspoken about apartheid in his native country and was considered an insurgent by the the brutal white South African government. Fed up, he left the country in 1960.

UNTIL NOW, no one knew

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Social Media. Stop taking your problems online for the world to see. You know better.

It’s no secret that 2017 was tough. It felt like new forms of social and political injustices were exposed daily. Malfunctions in the White House mixed with colorism, racism and womanism, brought closeted issues, woes and painful experiences to the front of the congregation for everyone to address.

I’m weary. How are you supposed to unload without your feelings being invalidated? Innocent people of color are being gunned down by alleged protectors, adulting is overrated and doesn’t include naps, the bills are piling up, you can’t find a salaried job because two degrees means you’re overqualified (you need five years’ experience for an entry level position in your field), you want to lose weight but Taco Tuesday comes every week, you don’t have any

The kitchen. Your waistline will thank you later.

People who are somewhat helpful: Your friends. Yes, they’ll listen, but they are likely experiencing similar issues and honestly don’t know what to tell you.

Shannon Stecker more batteries and you can’t take an international trip because the way your checking and savings account is set up, you can’t even afford PTO. At this point in your life, you are one don’t-touch-myhair moment away from exploding, and your candles and meditation can’t save you.

Places to avoid during a mental breakdown:

Your significant other. They are normally the best option, but sometimes you need to unload things they may not understand.

Who can help?

A therapist.

Your unbiased, problem-solving rent-a-besty will help you navigate your childhood adversities, emotions, work stressors and love life.

By talking to a therapist, you learn how to deal with the unexpected curveballs life pitch-

es your way.

Don’t know where to start?

Call your insurance company to find local therapists, utilize your employer’s Employee Assistance Plan (EAP), or download apps — Pacifica for Stress and Anxiety, TalkSpace or BettterHelp — and use the free trials.

Uninsured? Call your State Department to find government-funded programs that offer the sliding-fee scale for income-based payment options.

Don’t believe the misconception that therapy is reserved for people with mental illnesses; it is for anyone coping with anything. Society challenges us daily. Maintain your strength by seeking guidance, not because you necessarily need to, but because you recognize that your mental health matters, and you want to.

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#BeScene Featured Event: Cognac Conversations Cognac Conversations: A night of soulful intimacy and transparency inspired by the arts. You will laugh, reflect and groove, possibly have a good cry only to laugh again. Featuring live music, spoken, comedy and conversations and more.

Live entertainment by Detroit's own Katrina Storm with special guest host AJ Williams and featuring the cast of "Skins," the Stage Play written by Camisha Ziyad. Hostess Alicia George will entertain with white glove service to ensure the night will organically flow through the muse of your energy.

Where: Artist Village, 17336 Lahser Rd, Detroit Time: 9 pm.

Cost: $15 before 9 pm, slightly higher after.

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that Taraji P. Henson was such a big fan of Tina Turner. “I’ve never met Tina Turner, but I have framed pictures in my house,” she said. “She’s everything to me.” And by the way, Henson’s new movie, “Proud Mary,” has nothing to do with Tina Turner or the song she, and before that, Creedence Clearwater Revival, had huge success with.

Why do so many female singers and actresses have bad marriages? Talk about bad choices! Aren’t there signs early-on that there could be trouble in the future? As the Marve­lettes put it, “Danger, heartbreak dead ahead.”

The list is long — Dorothy Dandridge, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige and so many others. Now, Jill Scott’s soon-to-be ex-husband, Mike Dobson, wants their prenuptial agreement thrown out, plus he thinks he is entitled to half of their marital assets along with $5000,000 to compensate for all the “suffering” he went through during their short marriage.

Rebooting hit TV shows seems to be the new thing — “Will & Grace,” “Roseanne,” “Murphy Brown.” Now comes word that a remake of “Get Christie Love!” is on the way. The ’70s police detective drama starred Teresa Graves, formerly of “Laugh-In.” Kylie Bunbury

will have the lead in the remake.

Miami Gardens, Florida will be the place to be March 17-18 for a lot of people, when the Jazz in the Gardens Festival takes place. Night one is especially enticing: Anita Baker (one of her farewell concerts), Fantasia, Smokey Robinson, Chaka Khan and others. The second day will feature ’90s hip-hop stars like Salt-N-Pepa and Kid ’n Play.

BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW...that the classic song “For Once in My Life,” written by Ron Miller and Orlando Murden, was first sung by Jo Thompson, the popular supper club singer-pianist from Detroit.

MEMORIES: “Raspberry Beret” (Prince & the Revolution), “Boogie on Reggae Woman” (Stevie Wonder), “People Got To Be Free” (the Rascals), “Silly” (Deniece Williams), “If You Want Me to Stay” (Sly & the Family Stone), “I’ll Try Something New” (the Miracles).

BLESSINGS to Stefanie White, Katherine Adams, Leland Stein, Herb Boyd, Lois Reeves, Larry Demps and Mario L. Morrow.

WORDS OF THE WEEK, from Larry Graham: “You’ve got to go through it to get to it.”

Devvon Terrell

From page C-1 and mixes and masters all of his music. It is that type of drive that has enabled Devvon to obtain such success in such a short period of time.

When I first met Devvon, his genuinely cool personality automatically made me feel like I had known him for years. As the self-proclaimed “Living Weirdo,” he has taken pride in living his life outside of the norm and not complying with popular opinion.

He speaks for the kids who do not necessarily fit in. Or as he puts it, the people who were picked last for basketball. He and his fans speak the same language. In a generation where everyone is trying to “put on” for the Gram, Devvon makes it OK for people to live comfortably in their own skin. He has taken the Weirdo brand and expanded it into a successful clothing and merchandizing company.

According to Devvon, each track on the album represents 13 dreams and thoughts that occurred in 13 separate nights. These are thoughts that entered his head as he

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lay in bed contemplating on his experiences. In this case, Devvon’s brain reminisced on conversations with friends, past girlfriends and lessons taught by his mother.

The album is hip hop and R&B with a sprinkle of pop. (He calls himself a “spinger,” a mix of spitting and singing). It has a modern, youthful sound that music listeners of today can easily get into. The album does not rely on any gimmicks because Devvon’s talent speaks for itself.

A few of my go-to songs on the album are “Playing with My Feelings,” “You Been Gone,” “Cougar” (a song about becoming intimate with an older woman), the current single, “Temperature,” and my morning pump me up, “To Be Great,” that includes some of my favorite lyrics: “I got me a blessing on the way. Take my time, oh I just got to wait…Oh you gonna struggle, yea I know. They don’t want to see you win, yea I know.”

Devvon Terrell will be back in Detroit and live in concert on Feb. 13 at the Shelter. General and VIP Meet and Greet tickets are on sale now. “Weird Nights” is available on all music streaming outlets.

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NEWS FLASH: Intellectual super heroes are made in ‘The D’

Making our community proud: : Our photos include winners from the 4th Thinkers Challenge and group shots of the University Prep Science & Math Middle School and Elementary teams at the recent Detroit Metro Scholastic Chess League Awards Ceremony. Photos by Catherine Martinez (Thinkers Challenge) and Kevin Fite.

From leading school chess teams, to vying for world titles, our youth excel

By Scott Talley Special to the Michigan Chronicle Of all the wonderful organizations that the “Best of Young Detroit” has had the honor of covering, we cannot think of any more worthy of our community’s support than Young Detroit Thinkers.

Regular readers of our section know that Young Detroit Thinkers is a local nonprofit organization whose goal is to create future societal leaders through yearround programming centering on the classic game of chess. The goal is noble indeed, but understanding the full magnitude of Young Detroit Thinkers requires getting to know the exceptional young people that have been touched by the organization in our community including Nolan Bryant, a tenth grader at Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men. “Chess has brought my inner person out,” said Bryant an honor roll student and the captain of a relatively new chess team at Frederick Douglass. “As a kid I wasn’t really energetic, but since I’ve had chess, it brought the real me out. By playing chess, I get to travel around the world and meet new different people—new people at my age, new adults and new chess masters, it’s just fun and now I know that participating in things brings the real person out.”

Thanks to Young Detroit Thinkers, Bryant had a very special place to travel to on Jan. 20 right in the heart of his own community. The locale was University Prep Science & Math High School and the occasion was the fourth Thinkers Challenge chess tournament of the 2017-18 season.

At the tournament, Bryant represented both the Frederick Douglass chess team and the Detroit City Chess Club in outstanding fashion, as he was a trophy recipient for being one of the outstanding performers in the very challenging Under 1400 Section.

“It was a good tournament—a lot of kids, a lot of competitiveness,” said Bryant, an honor roll student who also excels in math and science and aspires to be a mechanical engineer.

Stories like Bryant’s bring a big smile to the face of Kevin Fite, founder of the Detroit City Chess Club and a Young Detroit Thinkers board member. But in reality, Coach Fite gets to smile quite a bit because there are so many positive stories associated with Young Detroit Thinkers and the Detroit City Chess Club. After sharing information about Bryant, Coach Fite gave the “Best of Young Detroit” an update on Charisse Woods, the winner of the Open Section at the fourth Thinkers Challenge who is vying to qualify for the FIDE World Youth Chess Championship U14 (Under 14 years old), which will be held in Halkidiki, Greece in October.

And for every young chess player in our community who is starting a new tradition at their school, or preparing for a national or even world title with the help of Young Detroit Thinkers, there are newer players to the scene, like Daniel “Batman” Randon, that give our community even more reasons to be excited about the future.

An honor roll fourth grade student at University Prep Science & Math Elementary School, Randon has earned trophies in his first two Thinkers Challenge tournaments and he understands his best is yet to come.

“The tournament was really fun; I played different people and I learned a lot from them,” said Randon, a highly articulate, engaging young man, who also loves science along with his “Batman” nickname.

Young “Batman,” who was a hit during the fourth Thinkers Challenge awards ceremony when he struck a victory pose after receiving his trophy, added: “I’m going to try to get better and better, and I’m going to go to the next tournament even better.”

The final Thinkers Challenge tournament of the 2017-18 season will be held April 14 at the UAW-Ford National Programs Center (151 West Jefferson). The finale venue is fitting given that UAW-Ford is a major supporter of Young Detroit Thinker.

In closing, the “Best of Young Detroit” would like to extend special words of thanks to Young Detroit Thinkers board member and chess mom supreme, Catherine Martinez, for providing us with photos from the fourth Thinkers Challenge. And we also are extremely grateful to a special chess dad in our community, Mr. Eric Hobson Sr., whose son was one of the top performers in the Open Section, which is also the tournament’s top section. Last week we received a call from the Michigan Chronicle saying Mr. Hobson was looking for this story. The “Best of Young Detroit” thanks Mr. Hobson for being a regular reader and would like for Mr. Hobson and all parents to know that we are always interested and committed to sharing all the positive news that comes our way about Detroit youth.

Always Moving and Thinking!

Following are some of the top performers from the fourth Thinkers Challenge tournament: K-1 1.Leo Zhang 2.Jacob Allen 3.Jude Hoffman 4.Panda Chen 5.Hunter Hutchings

Under 900 Section 1.Ivory Burks 2.Houston Poe 3.Nicholas Keuten 4.Tajuan Thompkins Jr. 5.Lucas Maier

Grades 2-3 1.Dominic Brantley 2.Alexis Harringon 3.Hannah Hendrix 4.Nickalas Smith

Under 1100 Section 1.Cameron Rector 2.Cornelius Crawley 3.Isiah Manning 4.Charles Boyce 5.Shravan Swaminathan

Grades 4-7 1.Daniel Randon 2.Kalel Garrett 3.Damen Smith Jr. 4.Harlan Howard Jr. 5.Nilanjan Roy Grades 8-12 1.Gabriel Reason 2.David Tinsley 3.Jaden Walton 4.Mya Crawford 5.Kylin Robinson Under 600 Section 1.Henry Diemer 2.Josiah Johnson 3.Armari Howard 4.Braylon Fields 5.Shraddha Doddaguni Harish

Under 1400 Section 1.Leyou Jiang 2.Daut Yakupov 3.Saghan Parasuraman 4.Nolan Bryant 5.Tamyre Watkins Open Section 1.Charisse Woods 2.Micale Garland Jr. 3.Ethan Toby Lyu 4.Kameron Wilson 5.Eric Hobson Jr.

Mr. Jimmy Settles!

As this edition of the “Best of Young Detroit” was preparing to go to press, a special community birthday celebration was being held for the person responsible for this section, UAW Vice President Jimmy Settles.

The event was attended by community members representing many of the community organizations that have been supported by Mr. Settles and UAW-Ford through the years including Boys Theater of Detroit, Cass Technical High School, Detroit City Chess Club, Detroit Collegiate Prep at Northwestern High School, Detroit Youth Jazz Ensemble, Henry Ford High School, Horatio Williams Foundation, Loyola High School, Marcus Garvey Academy, Midnight Golf Program, Sampson-Webber Leadership Academy and Tindal Recreation Center. To keep the celebration going, in a manner reflective of Mr. Settles, the “Best of Young Detroit” looks forward to doing stories in the coming weeks that celebrate all of the organizations that came out to honor a very special and giving member of our community.

UAW-Ford’s Best of Young Detroit

Student Voices Journalism project restarts with youth members at Mt. Carmel Church

“Best of Young Detroit” Howard Eisley helped the Eagles soar and kept rising!

The date was January 31, 1994 and the Boston College men’s basketball team had just registered a 71-64 home victory against the Georgetown Hoyas coached by the legendary John Thompson Jr. (Big John). The victory capped a five-game winning streak for Boston College, but more wins would come to the Eagles down the road in large part due to a senior guard from Detroit named Howard Eisley.

Eisley, a smooth, steady point guard out of Detroit Southwestern High School, would average 16 points and nearly five assists a game for Boston College during the 1993-94 campaign. Boston College capped that season with a long run in the NCAA Tournament, which did not end for the Eagles until they lost an “Elite Eight” matchup with Florida in the “Big Dance.”

In 2007, Eisley was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame and it was an honor well deserved given that he started every game of his 126-contest varsity career. Eisley led the Eagles in assists during his four varsity seasons, and was the team’s co-captain as a junior and senior.

During his senior year he received Boston College’s Most Valuable Player award, and for his play during the Eagles’ “Elite Eight” run, he was named to the NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team.

Coached and nurtured by the legendary Perry Watson at Southwestern High School, Eisley took his fundamentally-sound game all the way to the National Basketball Association where he played 12 years with the Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns, LA Clippers and Denver Nuggets, while often helping his teams reach the playoffs.

Eisley, who played at Southwestern alongside two other eventual NBA players

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(Jalen Rose and Voshon Lenard), remains a part of the game today as an assistant coach with the New York Knicks. With the Knicks, Mr. Eisley continues to build his professional coaching resume, which began in 2010.

Known for being a professional and a gentleman, Mr. Eisley should be regarded as a role model for youth in our city today.

In our continuing effort to report on all things positive about Detroit youth and the people who support our youth in a multitude of ways, the “Best of Young Detroit” is excited to restart “Student Voices.” Through “Student Voices” we hope to share what is inside the minds of our hardworking students on a regular basis.

From our students, we can expect the unfiltered truth and their depth and perspective will no doubt amaze us. Our aim is to provide an ongoing vehicle to allow students to share brief commentaries about a variety of issues that impact their worlds, including their school, neighborhood, city, state and the world in general.

We thank youth members at Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church on Detroit’s North End for helping up restart this community journalism initiative. On a recent Saturday afternoon, the young men and young ladies politely listened to a presentation on writing, and when it was their turn to write, they did not disappoint. In the coming weeks, we will share as much of their writing as possible. Following is a taste of what the students shared about two important topics—homelessness and equality in education.

Diamond Reynolds, 10th grader, Detroit Leadership Academy: “A topic that is close to my heart and that I see happening everyday is homelessness.

In metro Detroit, there are a lot of people on the street waiting for someone to give them Diamond Reynolds some change, so they can eat or find some shelter so they can sleep. All around I see a lot of strip clubs, bars and marijuana facto-

ries; it needs to be more shelters for people that don’t have a home.

“We need to help our community out the best way possible. We don’t know what happened to people we see on the street and why they are homeless. We don’t need to know their story, we just need to help them get to a better place in the world. When you see a homeless person, at least give them a dollar so they can start somewhere to get back on their feet.”

Chelsea Tavolette, 10th grader, Redford Union High School: “A topic that is really important to me is equal education for all children. I believe all children deserve an equal education, no matter your color, gender, sexuality, Chelsea Tavolette or anything like that.

One reason I believe all children deserve an equal education is because everyone needs the same chance to succeed. Another reason is because no child deserves a lesser education than another child. My last reason is because every child deserves the chance to learn, and the chance to be anything they want to be in life, and that all starts with the education they get in school.”

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Following are some of the top performers in recent high school basketball games involving teams in the Detroit Public School League.

BOYS Cody Currie, Southeastern, registered 14 points and 13 rebounds in a 69-28 victory against Davis Aerospace on Jan. 26.

VARSITY BOYS GAMES Friday, Feb.2, 4 p.m.

Division 1 Pershing at Edison Public School Academy King at Osborn DCP Northwestern at Henry Ford Renaissance at Cass Division 2 Davis Aerospace at Leadership Academy Delta Prep at Denby Southeastern at West Side Academy Central at Communication & Media Arts Frederick Douglass at Cody (Please note that the schedule for the PSL Girls “Big D” Basketball Tournament was still being determined as this section was preparing to go to press.)

David DeJulius, East English Village, the standout senior guard scored 27 points in a 68-65 victory against Pershing on Jan. 26.

Antonio Green, Henry Ford, scored 18 points in a 52-51 win against Western on Jan. 26.

Brandon Green, Mumford, contributed 20 points and 11 assists in a 64-51 victory against Central on Jan. 26.

Ron Hill, Pershing, scored 17 points against East English Village on Jan. 26.

Tray Jackson, Western, scored 16 points against Henry Ford on Jan. 26.

Jayvon Jones, West Side Academy, scored 15 points in a 70-52 victory against Delta Prep on Jan. 26.

Rozell Robinson, Delta Prep scored 23 points against West Side Academy on Jan. 26.

Anthony Taylor Jr., Mumford, registered 26 points, 16 rebounds and 11 steals against Central on Jan. 26.

T’Shawn Wilkes, Denby, registered 19 points and 10 rebounds in a 68-38 victory against Leadership Academy on Jan. 26.

GIRLS Destinee Bullock, Henry Ford, scored 14 points in a 55-26 defeat against Renaissance on Jan. 29.

Vantane Garrett, Communication & Media Arts, scored 15 points in a 29-21 victory against Western on Jan. 29.

Jordan Lewis, King, scored 18 points against East English Village on Jan. 29.

Kyla Murphy, Southeastern, scored 23 points in a 47-19 victory against Davis Aerospace on Jan. 29.

Jamiya Owens, Communication & Media Arts, had 14 rebounds against Western on Jan. 29.

Shynell Ponder, Cass Tech, scored 14 points in a 52-50 defeat against Mumford on Jan. 29.

Jayla Smith, East English Village, scored 18 points against King on Jan. 29.

Brooklyn Taylor, Mumford, registered 10 points, six assists and seven steals against Cass Tech on Jan. 29.

Adoreya Williams, Mumford, contributed 10 points and nine assists against Cass Tech on Jan. 29.

Del’Janae Williams, King, contributed 11 points against East English Village on Jan. 29.

Monica Williams, Mumford, contributed 10 points against Cass Tech on Jan. 29.

Precious Fields, Cass Tech, registered 13 points and 12 rebounds in a 60-7 victory against Denby on Jan. 24.

Raniyah Reynolds, Cass Tech, contributed 13 points, six rebounds and three steals against Denby on Jan. 24.

Raya Ellsberry, Cass Tech, registered 13 points, five steals and five rebounds in a 75-44 victory against Cody on Jan. 22.

Shynell Ponder, Cass Tech, registered 15 points and eight steals against Cody on Jan. 22.

Danielle Camp, King, contributed 12 points in a 62-43 victory against East English Village on Jan. 29.

Kailee Davis, Renaissance, scored 19 points in a 55-26 win against Henry Ford on Jan. 29.

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

Noah King, a guard/forward out of University of Detroit Jesuit High School continues his outstanding senior campaign at Ferris State, which includes contributing 14 points, four rebounds and three assists during a 78-67 victory against Lake Superior State on Jan. 28.

Can a student sitting in a Detroit Public Schools Community District classroom today go on to become an award-winning playwright and a best selling author? Absolutely, and one of the special people our students can look to for inspiration is Pearl Cleage, a 1966 graduate of Northwestern High School. Ms. Cleage’s illustrious accomplishments include penning ‘Flyin’ West,” which was the most produced new play in the country in 1994 and “What Looks Like Crazy On An Ordinary Day,” which spent nine weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.

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Khadejah E. Shelby

Erman Caldwell Fisher

A memorial service for Khadejah E. Shelby will be held on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, 10:30 am, at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church. Family members and close friends are asked to wear something with a shade of turquoise blue to the service.

A scholarship fund will be started in her name. Donations can be sent to Khadejah E. Shelby Memorial Scholarship, 1234 St. Aubin Place, Detroit, MI 48207.

Ms. Shelby, who passed away on Jan. 19, 2018, was a woman of many achievements. Among the highlights are being an executive of many City of Detroit departments and a representative of then-mayor Coleman A. Young.

She was the first African American zoo director in the country, and member, president, business manager and board member of the highly acclaimed Brazeal Dennard Chorale. She also wrote a classical music column for the Michigan Chronicle.

One of her last projects was serving as a consultant for the construction of Ford Field.

Cherishing the memory of Khadejah E. Shelby are her daughter, Elizabeth Diane Matlock Lugo; granddaughter, Angela Atabex Lugo-Thomas; grandson, Alex Lugo; grandson, James Thurgood Moore; half-sister, Jean Marie Tilghman; and many other relatives and friends.

Freda Rosenblatt

Services were held for Freda Rosenblatt at the Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery. A Southfield resident, she passed away on Jan. 21, 2018 at the age of 91.

Mrs. Rosenblatt attended the University of Illinois and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree and then a Master of Social Work from Wayne State University. For over 50 years, she worked as a social worker for the City of Detroit and the State of Michigan.

Ms. Rosenblatt began her professional career in the Department of Public Welfare and retired as associate director of Detroit Psychiatric Institute and its director of social work when the facility closed in 1997.

Freda Rosenblatt is being missed by her nephews, Reuven (Karin) Faumen, Robert (Lou Ann) Ross, Mark (Theresa) Ross and niece, Rhonda Ross and many other family members and friends.

Carla Delise Nails

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A memorial service for Erman Caldwell Fisher was held on Jan. 25 at Orchard Point in Surprise, Arizona. He was born on Oct. 10, 1923 to Cato and Mattalean Fisher in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. The family moved to Detroit when he was four years old. He passed away on Jan. 5, 2018.

After graduating from Eastern High School, he served overseas in the U.S. Army and upon his return graduated from the Detroit Institute of Technology College of Engineering.

He subsequently worked for the Detroit Water Department. When he decided it was time to move on after 32 years, he had attained the position of deputy director.

He then worked at Wayne State University as director of the Physical Plant. After that, he moved to Phoenix, Arizona to retire, but was asked to return to work for the Arizona American Water Company.

Mr. Fisher was a member of the Detroit Engineering Society, the Detroit Renaissance Lions Club, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Gamma Lambda Chapter and the Delta Tau Lambda Chapter in Phoenix, as well as a member of the City of Glendale, Arizona Transportation Advisory Committee.

Erman Caldwell Fisher is survived by his wife of 71 years, Ruby Nelson Fisher; children, Nancy Carol Winchester and Paul Cato Fisher (Jacqueline); four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Veralee Wells and Eresteen Williams of Detroit.

Two sisters, Nancy Haithco-Price and Mary Louise Henry, predeceased him.

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SYSTEM RE-DESIGN CONSULTING SERVICES Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation (DESC) seeks an experienced contractor(s) with expertise in one or more of the following areas to assist the organization and the Mayor’s Workforce Development Board (MWDB) in rethinking Detroit’s workforce development system: strategic planning, data analysis, stakeholder engagement, and strategy/program development.

DESC expects to award one contract for the services described in the RFP but reserves the right to contract with more than one respondent if deemed necessary. The contract period will be from February 12, 2018 to December 31, 2018. Based on performance, contingent upon the availability of funds, and at DESC’s sole discretion, contracts may be extended for up to two additional one-year periods.

All bid packages for this RFP will be sent via email. Bid packages will not be available for hardcopy pickup and will not be mailed by U.S. mail. Requests for the RFP package may be emailed to DESC at descprocurement@detempsol.org. In order to receive a RFP package, qualified vendors must submit the following information via email: company name, address, office phone number, fax number, contact person’s name, title, and valid email address.

Sealed bids must be received at DESC, 440 East Congress – Suite 400, Detroit, Michigan 48226, no later than February 7, 2018 at 4:00 P.M. A Public Recording is scheduled for February 7, 2018, 4:30 P.M., at the above-mentioned address. The bids will not be available for viewing. Each vendor is responsible for ensuring that its bid is received by DESC on a timely basis. Late bids will not be accepted.

The life of Carla Delise Nails will be celebrated at a memorial service at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, 18900 James Couzens Hwy., Detroit, on Saturday, Feb. 3, at 11 a.m., preceded by a family hour at 10 a.m.

Carla Delise Nails, a native Detroiter, passed away on Monday, Jan. 15, at the age of 63. She was born in Detroit on Dec. 15, 1954 to Odell and Elizabeth Thuston Nails. Her parents preceded her in death. She spent her early childhood in Chinon, France where her father was stationed at a U.S. Army base.

She graduated from Detroit’s St. Martin dePorres High School and earned an honors degree in English from Michigan State University in 1976 and a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979.

Following law school, Ms. Nails moved to Atlanta, Georgia and remained for the rest of her life. There, she excelled in her career as a trainer and career counselor.

In her spare time, she was an enthusiastic participant in cosplay activities and was a regular at events such as Treklanta and DragonCon. Carla Delise Nails is survived by her sister, Alicia Nails, of Detroit, and brother, Odell Nails III, of New York and many other relatives. Her memory is also being cherished by her beloved surrogate family in Atlanta consisting of her professional friends, her Renaissance famly in the Society of Creative Anachronism, her cosplay and costuming comrades and the LGBT community.

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Vehicle Description Summary (VDS) Analyst

CAE Model Manager Warren, MI, General Motors. Create, maintain, &monitor CAE Master Models, using ANSA, Primer, Animator, LS-­Dyna, Optistruct, HyperMesh/HyperView, DEP Meshworks, NX, &Teamcenter, of passenger cars, CUVs/SUVs &trucks, through vehicle dvlpmt process from initial design conception to start of regular production (SORP). Maintain &release CAE Master Models for full vehicle systems between Virtual Vehicle Assessments (VVAs).

Design &perform FE Modeling &CAE simulations to maintain &validate design intent. Build CAE Models (meshing &assembly). Perform &validate complex analytical FEA simulations using linear/non-­ linear (FEA) tools such as Optistruct, Abaqus &LS-­Dyna ensuring BIW, Powertrain &Chassis component &full vehicle compliance with N&V, Vehicle System safety &crashworthiness standards. Support Multi-­ Disciplinary Optimization (MDO) &apply DFSS techniques to improve CAE modeling processes &mass optimized vehicle body structures. Master, Mechanical, Automotive, or Aerospace Engrg. 12 mos exp as Engineer, creating &maintaining CAE Master Models, using ANSA, Primer, LS-­Dyna, Optistruct, HyperMesh, DEP Meshworks, &Teamcenter, of full passenger vehicles, through vehicle dvlpmt process from initial design conception to start of regular production. Mail resume to Ref#1130-­114, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-­C32-­C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

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Warren, MI, General Motors. Analyze &interpret engrg info. such as passenger vehicle features &part codes through current Engrg Work Orders (EWO), VDS &Product Plan Content (PPC), &convert into model (sedan, hatchback, SUV, truck) codes &three-digit option &assembly usage statement codes to create &maintain engrg parts lists in the Global Product Description System for all U.S. &global markets. Perform frequent contact with others inside &outside of group about vehicle content for all current &future model years &for all countries where GM vehicles are sold.

Work with program team members, marketing &engrg to achieve a quality VDS, &formulate &create new EWO, VDS, Product Plan Content &parts lists. Analyze &interpret PPC &Change Requests &Decision Notices to dvlp the VDS. Interface with Option Control System to request new Regular Production Options. Resolve Vehicle Description summary conflicts identified in macros such as gmLogic &Part Rate Generator audits as scheduled by planning dept. Bachelor, Mechanical Engrg, Production Engrg, or Industrial Engrg. 12 mos’ exp as Engineering Release Analyst, VDS Analyst, or related, analyzing &interpreting engrg information such as passenger vehicle features &part codes through work orders, &converting into model (sedan, hatchback, SUV, truck) codes to create &maintain engrg parts lists in global or emerging markets.

Mail resume to Ref#49403, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, Mail Code 482-C32D44, Detroit, MI 48265.

Researcher

Warren, MI, General Motors. Research &dvlp diagnostic, prognostic &health mgmt strategies for electric drive systems of autonomous vehicles. Dvlp methods, algorithms &software tools for performing automotive fault diagnosis &prognosis.

Perform warranty anlys for electric drive systems of BEVs/HEVs. Identify most common failure modes that could occur in electric drive system based on results from warranty anlys, determine failure rates &criticality of various faults. Dvlp business cases for various failure modes. Dvlp health indicators for electric drive components covering faults with highest IPTVs &safetycritical faults. Review existing diagnostic/prognostic strategies used in BEV &improve existing strategies that cover more failure modes and improving early detection &isolation capability. Dvlp diagnostic/prognostic strategies &algorithms capable of detecting &locating the abnormal component &predict failure to enhance safety &reliability, &reduce warranty cost. Refine, calibrate &validate proposed algorithms using MATLAB, Simulink, HIL test bench, FEA & in vehicle validations. PhD, Electrical Engrg, Automation and Controls Engrg, Mechanical Engrg, or related. 6 mos exp as Engineer, Graduate Research Assistant/Associate, dvlpg methods, algorithms &software tools for performing automotive fault diagnosis &fault tolerant control or fault prognosis. Mail resume to Ref#13557-7, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

Senior Design Release Engineer Warren, MI, General Motors. Design, engr &release hardware &software of autonomous driving electronics control module. Dvlp Component Technical Specifications &Statement of Requirements which presents design of autonomous driving system computer, technical reqmt for assembly, testing &validation. Create &maintain Electrical Interface Control Document to assure wiring harness &connector accuracy in vehicle electrical architecture. Review &support electrical simulation bench dvlpmt using MATLAB &Simulink, verify autonomous driving modules &sensors communication on CAN &Ethernet with Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs). Perform complex design anlys with DFSS &implement engrg changes.

Initiate documents to provide engrg authority &to maintain engrg design drawing with UGNX &Teamcenter. Perform &execute integration design of front camera packaging on backside of windshield in compliance with FMVSS212 &integration design of front radar packaging as automatic emergency braking in compliance with NCAP advanced technology features, &IIHS recommendations for crash avoidance features. Master, Electrical Engrg, Electronics Engrg, or Robotics Engrg. 6 mos exp as Engineer, reviewing &supporting electrical simulation bench dvlpmt using MATLAB &Simulink, verify chassis or autonomous driving modules &sensors communication on CAN with DTCs. Mail resume to Ref#554, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

Senior Internal Investigation Engineer

Warren, MI, General Motors. Lead team of Systems Management Team Engineers &external supplier engrs, define work tasks, &assure timely investigations of potential safety issues affecting whole vehicle, propulsion systems, &any vehicle subsystems, leading multifunctional team to dvlp a detailed understanding of complex issues, &potentially to reverse engr component &subsystem, to support Executive Committee resulting in potential field action, Prevent Repeat Incidences of Defects (PRID) or Learning Advisory. Dvlp product investigations based on Global Safety Field Investigation process &workflow using GSV-Core (Global Vehicle Safety Case Observation Review and Evaluation). Consolidate issue condition presented on SUFS (Speak Up For Safety) &create work team integrating area experts as required for issue investigated. Identify existence of litigation &/or liabilities related to potential safety issue under investigation using Global Legal Litigation Hold website.

Identify related past investigations using GVSCore, SharePoint, &Share drives. Identify correlated records in Vehicle Owner Questionnaire from NHTSA website &collaborate with NHSTA during investigations as required. Present &produce concise management Investigation Summary through global forums review such as Open Investigation Review (OIR) &Safety Field Action Decision Authority (SFADA). Bachelor, Electrical, Mechanical or Electronics Engrg.

12 mos exp as Engineer in job offered or related. Mail resume to Ref#1335, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482C32-C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

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Thermal Vehicle Systems Engineer

Warren, MI, General Motors. Engineer, dvlp, execute, &coordinate thermal dvlpmt of future passenger vehicle programs &new thermal systems architectures incldg compressors, HVAC modules, radiators, condensers, &charge air cooler systems. Ensure thermal systems meet vehicle interior HVAC, cabin air handling &powertrain cooling performance reqmts in compliance with internal &U.S.GHG standards. Dvlp solutions &alternatives at system, sub-­system &component level to ensure correct balance between program imperatives &program content focusing on cost, mass, timing &quality. Work with team of design release engineers, designers, computer aided/cost engineers to support project execution. Engineer &provide dimensioning &package integration into vehicle for: condensers, radiators, electrical fans, shrouds, HVAC modules, compressors, IP air ducts &outlets, ACcontrols, engine oil &transmission oilcoolers &plumbing, coolant hoses, AChoses, pressure relief valves &thermal sensors. Apply thermal best practices into mathdata dvlpmt using UGNX &Teamcenter tools. Apply optimization techniques, Design of Experiments &DFSS to dvlp cost effective &mass optimized thermal components. Bachelor, Mechanical, Electrical, or Automotive Engrg. 24 mos exp as Engineer, engrg, executing, &coordinating thermal dvlpmt of passenger vehicle programs &thermal systems architectures incldg compressors, HVAC modules, radiators, condensers, &charge air cooler systems. Mail resume to Ref#2103, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-­C32-­C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

Robotic Controls Technician

Warren, MI, General Motors. Support PreProduction Operations (PPO) dvlpmt, programming, deployment, troubleshooting, &optimization of programmable logic controllers (PLCs), computer numerically controlled instruments, &heavy duty mechatronic automated eqpt/robotics.

Monitor, maintain, program, &support Body Shop, Paint Shop &Sealer Line robotics, robotics controls (incldg PLCs), automation eqpt, &related mfg operations. Support Global Manufacturing System (GMS) &use statistical methods for continuous improvement.

Responsible for controls, electrical support, &coordinating electrical projects, incldg new, replacement, operations improvements, &periodic repair &replacement. Investigate systems &eqpt problems &provide technical input to Maintenance &Engrg Group Mgrs.

Ensure long term, cost effective maintenance of eqpt &facility. Program robotics online/offline &troubleshoot processors in Allen Bradley-Rockwell family of sophisticated PLCs. Responsible for mfg process definition, sequence of operations, human factors considerations, &efficient material flow to optimize mfg processes within the assembly plant. Confer/report results with crossfunctional engrg teams to develop &analyze information necessary to provide for effective product, mfg, &automated machinery planning/commissioning decisions. Associate, Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or related. 36 mos’ exp as Maintenance Technician or Technologist, Robotics Control Technician, or Service/Installation Engineer, maintaining, programing, &supporting Body Shop, Paint Shop &Sealer Line robotics, robotics controls (incldg PLCs), automation eqpt, &related mfg operations. Mail resume to Ref#11441, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

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Warren, MI, General Motors. Plan, design, architect &release SMM solutions templates using UGNX &Teamcenter, incldg collection, creation, setting up, organization &release of data, for future global passenger vehicle exterior component systems incldg air inlet panels, bumpers, fascias, radiator grilles, body exterior trim systems, windshield wiper &washer systems, &fixed windows &window seals. Dvlp &deliver standard math models enabling wide audience to edit &enhance 3D model math data. Endeavor &focus to achieve optimize design dvlpmt processes. Test &fix bugs occurring prior to CAD template releases. Work with Technical Lead to ensure consistent solution design. Bachelor, Mechanical or Automotive Engrg. 12 mos exp as Engineer, designing, dvlpg &releasing math data of passenger vehicle air inlet panels, bumpers, fascias, radiator grilles, body exterior trim systems, windshield wiper &washer systems design concepts. Mail resume to Ref#778, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-C32-C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

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It was a very special occasion for Mrs. Irma Hollingsworth.

Remarkably, the lovely lady was celebrating her 105th birthday and many relatives and friends were happy and honored to join the celebration that took place at the St. Regis Hotel

You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.

- Rosa Parks

Senior Software Engineer

Warren, MI, General Motors. Design, dvlop, test, release &maintain the core embedded software for infotainment ECUs, using Android, CAN &MOST bus, Java, &C/C++ programming languages. Deliver audio, tuner (AM/FM, HD, SiriusXM), diagnostics, HMI framework, telematics, navigation &vehicle data related functionality using C/C++, Java &QNX/Linux/Android/RTOS operating systems. Attend reqmt capture meetings with system engrs &sound tuning engrs to gather reqmts for vehicle audio tuning, DSP filter configuration &filter response calculation tool to compensate for acoustical uniqueness of vehicle speakers &interiors. Implement infotainment app software using QNX/Linux/Android and/or RTOS operating systems, device driver, inter process communication, HAL &app concepts. Write &maintain audio subsystem, system level design documents using EA &Visio design tool. Engineer &dvlp 8 band audio equalizer tool (EQTool) interface with Android/QNX platform for vehicle specific audio tuning. Dvlp Ethernet socket, java native interface (JNI) &binder interface to launch EQTool communication with Android/QNX audio service. Bachelor, Electrical Engrg, Electronics and Communication Engrg, Electronics Engrg, or related. 12 mos exp as Senior Software Engineer, Consultant, or Technical Lead, developing core embedded software using C/C++ programming languages, &implement infotainment app software using QNX, Linux, RTOS &/or Android operating systems, device driver, inter process communication, &hardware abstraction layer (HAL). Mail resume to Ref#2783-­206, GM Global Mobility, 300 Renaissance Center, MC:482-­C32-­C66, Detroit, MI 48265.

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Alvin ‘Blue’ Lewis, Sr.

A memorial service for boxing star Alvin “Blue” Lewis, Sr. was held on Jan. 27 at Swanson Funeral Home with Rev. Sharon R. Wilson officiating. Mr. Lewis passed away on Jan. 21, 2018.

Alvin Lewis, Sr. was born in Detroit on Dec. 11, 1942 to Joseph and Vernor Lewis. Early on, Chevrolet dealership owner H. Ted Ewald took an interest in young “Blue” because of his boxing skills and became his manager. Lewis’ many successes as a heavyweight boxer included frequently being a sparring partner for Muhammad Ali. Lewis and Patrcia Scotland were married in 1972 and had twins, Alvin Jr. and Erica Gabrielle. When his boxing career ended, Lewis found employlment at Hutzel Hospital and trained young people at Brewster/Wheeler which is also where he trained.

The memory of Alvin Lewis, Sr. is being cherished by his children, Erica and Alvin Jr.; son, Douglas Hollie; son, Alvin Naugles; and many other relatives and friends.

Swanson Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

in Detroit’s New Center. The honoree is seated third from left. O’Neil Swanson, Sr., president/CEO of Swanson Funeral Homes, Inc., is seated left.

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