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iDecide Detroit to provide reproductive healthcare to teens

By Patreice A. Massey MANAGING EDITOR

On Tuesday, October 9, 2018, The Detroit Health Department launched iDecide Detroit, a citywide reproductive health initiative aimed at reducing the unintended teen pregnancy rate in the City of Detroit.

With a goal to educate and empower teens in Detroit to make informed decisions about their own reproductive health, iDecide Detroit is a top priority for the Health Department.

The Detroit Health Department has also partnered with more than 20 youth-friendly health care providers throughout the city in an effort provide teens with access to reproductive health care services.

With the launch of the network, the Detroit Health Department has opened its first iDecide Teen Health Center at the Butzel Family Center located at 7737 Kercheval. The center is open to the public Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and every first and third Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. While the center is certainly focused on teens, they will also treat males and females of all ages. The iDecide Detroit health care networks will provide a host of services centered around sexual health such as counseling, contraceptives, birth control, sexually transmitted infection/HIV testing and pregnancy testing and education on reproductive health.

“We want every teen to know they have a choice in determining when they want to become a parent,” said Dr. Joneigh S. Khaldun, the Health Department’s Director and Health Officer and a practicing emergency physician. “This important partnership between the Detroit Health Department and clinics across Detroit will break down unnecessary barriers to access and provide our youth with the information they need to make healthy choices.”

Statistics are showing that teens are choosing to engage in sexual activity at a much younger age and many are ill informed about the inherent risks of irresponsible sexual behavior. Each year, approximately 1,600 Detroit teens ages 15-19 become pregnant. This is nearly 2.5 times greater than the rest of the State of Michigan. Adolescent girls in Detroit are disproportionately affected by teen pregnancy due to poor awareness of reproductive health options and a lack of access to appropriately tailored reproductive health care services.

When deciding how to best serve this specialized population the DHD was sure to talk to the youth and engage with them using a youth based lens. Dr. Khaldun and her team approached the formation of iDecide with a two-prong approach

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Tashar Mosby cuts the ribbon to the new Flex-N-Gate plant with owner Shad Khan, Governor Rick Snyder, and Mayor Mike Duggan. PHOTOS: Kory Woods

Detroit at Work

Flex-N-Gate looking for Detroiter’s to fill jobs at new facility

By Branden Hunter How can you have a revitalization or comeback in Detroit if the residents, who are 80 percent African-American, are not benefiting from it?

That is why Flex-N-Gate having a 50 percent Detroit-based workforce at its new production plant on the city’s east side is integral to the city’s redevelopment. The global auto supplier officially opened a new $160 million manufacturing facility not far from the Coleman A. Young International Airport, on 30 acres of Detroit’s I-94 Industrial Park. Owner Shad Khan, Governor Rick Snyder, Mayor Mike Duggan, Flex-N-Gate employees and other city and state dignitaries held the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday. The investment represents the largest by an automotive supplier in Detroit in more than 20 years.

“Now the real work begins,” said Khan. “We need to get more people employed and produce a good, competitive product right here.”

Flex-N-Gate builds vehicle front-end parts, such as headlamps and bumpers, for automotive manufacturers.

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For more than six decades, William C. Brooks’ professional body of work greatly impacted companies, organizations, communities and people in Detroit and beyond.

His indelible fingerprints of achievements can be traced to the military, government services, the automotive industry, education, and health care insurance. Affectionately called Bill by friends and colleagues, Brooks was an advocate for civil and social rights, while always looking for ways to create and sustain diversity and inclusion opportunities for minorities in Corporate America.

On Monday, October 1, Bill Brooks died.

He was 85.

“Bill really was a trailblazer,” said Detroit-based business mogul Dr. Bill Pickard, who met Brooks more than 40 years ago.

“Not only was he a trailblazer at General Motors’ C-suites, he was a trailblazer for empowering our community and city.”

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A Detroit At Work training program to prepare Detroiters for these jobs was developed by Flex-N-Gate and Focus: HOPE. Training was available for Detroit residents for hourly positions as Hi-Lo drivers and operators, with Flex-N-Gate hiring 70 Detroit graduates of the program.

Training is still available and Detroit residents can sign up through detroitatwork.com or by calling 313-962-WORK.

Portia Roberson (left) is the CEO of Focus: HOPE, which help put Detroiters to work at Flex-N-Gate. tract to manufacture parts.

The Detroit plant is manufacturing about 50 percent of the body for the Ranger.

Half its first 230 employees live in the city. Flex-NGate will also continue to hire Detroiters first as they ramp up production. Residents can

access training and apply for these new jobs through Detroit at Work.

Entry-level pay is $14 per hour plus benefits, with the opportunity to get to a $16 wage over the first 18 months.

“We are building a city where anyone who wants a job

Tashar Mosby, 26, is one of those recipients. In search of a career, he attended the program at Focus: HOPE in 2011, where he became the youngest certified machinist at age 19. His time there, he commuted to training by way of three city buses, which took up to two hours, and worked two jobs, all while providing for his daughter Arielle. Fast forward to 2016,

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has access to one. Through Detroit at Work, Flex-N-Gate has hired 115 Detroiters so far, some who live in the same neighborhood as the plant,” said Mayor Duggan. “As we bring more manufacturing facilities to Detroit, we’re going to ensure that they look to Flex-N-Gate as an example when it comes to putting Detroiters to work.”

A native of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, Brooks, after graduating from high school in St. Louis, enlisted in the United States Air Force. During his 20-year military career, Brooks trail blazed in many ways. He de-

veloped the military’s first Race Relations Institute, which is still in existence. He later was assigned to high-level positions at The Pentagon, where he served six years.

Before retiring from the Air Force, Brooks earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Long Island University and an MBA degree from The University of Oklahoma. Years later, he completed an advanced management program at Harvard Business School.

Brooks soon made national news when he was appointed to serve in the White House Office of Management and Budget under President Richard M. Nixon. President George H.W. Bush later appointed him assistant secretary of labor for the Employment Standards Administration. Under President Bill Clinton, Brooks was appointed to the Social Security Advisory Board.

Both appointments were confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

In 1973, Brooks began what would be a 26-year career at General Motors, where he held a series of top-executive positions, to include vice president of corporate affairs, executive director of personnel administration, manager of corporate managerial recruiting, chairman of GM’s Foundation, among others.

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Flex-N-Gate From page A-1 where Mosby became the first employee hired at the new Flex-N-Gate facility. He is currently an industrial engineer who was recently promoted and helped design Flex-NGate’s training program.

“This is all surreal,” said Mosby, who attended high school in the same neighborhood as the plant. “I remember those days catching three buses and I told myself one day I’m going to get to where I want to be. When I was done with the Focus: HOPE program and FlexN-Gate came and got me, I was happy for the opportunity.”

The Detroit Employment Solutions Corp., the city’s workforce-development agency, budgeted $150,000 to fund Focus: HOPE’s training of Flex-NGate workers. Its training program centers on critical thinking and problem-solving activities designed to sort out which applicants have transferable skills. As the company expects the plant to grow to 750 people, it said it will continue to hire Detroit residents first and offer training over the next year. Flex-NGate said it received more than 16,300 applications for about 500 positions at the company.

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Gerald Miller (middle) is the pastor own Elyton Missionary Baptist Church which sits next to the new Flex-N-Gate plant. troiters came out of the community engagement process for the project, where residents voiced concerns about access to the new jobs. As Detroiters continue to fill the majority of jobs available at Flex-N-Gate, work continues on a solution for another key resident concern: truck traffic.

In the past, trucks from the industrial park drove through residential areas.

Now, street improvements on Georgia Street, along the facility’s south side, are underway as part of a separate $2.6 million grant from the US Department of Commerce and the Economic Development Administration. The Georgia Street improvements will fortify the streets for the new trucks, taking them off neighborhood streets.

“Right now, you’ve got over 100 Detroit residents working at Flex-N-Gate, many right here from the area around the plant, which is the biggest thing we need right now in the city of Detroit to help move our people out of poverty,” said Councilman Scott Benson, who represents District 3 where the plant is located. “Through the community engagement process for Flex-N-Gate, the residents were able to voice their concerns directly to the developers and negotiate these community benefits.”

The neighborhood around the plant has a median annual household income of $21,372 and about 49 percent of residents living in poverty. The 48213 ZIP code is one of the poorest areas

Bill Brooks

er black folks wherever I went,” said Brooks, who in 2001penned the provocative book, I Beat the System.

“Mother Parks probably had the most influence on the things that I’ve done to help women and minorities reach higher levels in all walks of life.”

From page A-1 For many of the top-executive posts held by Brooks at the giant automaker, it was the first time an African American had filled the positions. While Brooks could have cared only about himself as he ascended and reached GM’s top-tier positions, he refused to do so. He focused on creating GM’s first diversity program for women and minorities to follow.

“When people make it to the top of any organization, there has to be someone working with them before and while they are rising,” Brooks told this writer during an interview in 2010. “At GM, I was that somebody for women and minorities.”

After retiring from GM in 1999, Brooks served as president and CEO of Detroit-based United American Healthcare Corporation (UAHC). He later served on the organization’s Board of Directors.

Throughout his multiple careers, Brooks maintained the same mindset of helping minorities elevate, many times through professional organizations. Brooks was a founding member of the National Black MBA Association’s Detroit Chapter, created in 1976, to help African Americans excel in professional business related jobs and careers.

He also empowered others when he served as past chairman of the Detroit Economic Growth Corp. and chairman emeritus of the Board of Directors of the Michigan Black Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, Brooks once chaired the Detroit Public Schools Board of Education.

In 2017, Brooks, in partnership with Dr. Ken Harris and Charlie Beckham, transitioned the Michigan Black Chamber of Commerce into the historic National Business League.

“Bill believed in nurturing and empowering people, especially minorities,” said Harris, president and CEO of the National Business League. “He believed in preparing the next generation. He was a master diplomat who was intelligent, but used his intelligence to execute ways in which to help people prosper. Bill always brought excellence to the table.”

Beckham agrees.

“He was a prince of a guy, who was well-respected in all circles,” said Beckham, who retired recently from the city of Detroit after serving the last six mayors. “When Bill was an executive at GM, there weren’t that many black executives there. However, he was never shy about speaking out to help create opportunities for women and minorities to succeed.”

While Brooks has been a mentor to others, he once told this writer that his two most significant mentors were the Rev. Leon Sullivan

of Detroit. The area is littered with blighted homes, empty lots, and vacant buildings, including Crockett High School which sits right across from the new Flex-N-Gate plant. Kettering High has also been abandoned since 2012. But Benson said more development is coming to the area.

“You’re going to see some more investment around here,” he said.

“There may be another large tier one supplier locating in the area soon and so we still have plenty of opportunities here. The city is looking to bring in more jobs to put more Detroiters to work, with those same type of numbers, where you see 50 percent of Detroiters working, many who are residents of this neighborhood.”

Now, Brooks’ personal and professional influence, according to Dr. Pickard, will be missed.

“His death is a terrible loss for our community,” said Pickard.

“He was strong on the frontline for change. He was a fearless servant-leader who was about elevating black folks. Bill will be greatly missed, but his extraordinary legacy will live on.”

Bill and Betty Brooks and Rosa Parks. Sullivan was a noted national civil and social rights leader, who in 1971 became GM’s first African American board member. Parks, a civil rights icon, was known globally as the Mother of the Movement.

“Both challenged me to work hard and find ways to empowto make sure most if not all barriers to good reproductive health are removed. “We spoke to teens and asked them what their challenges and access needs were, said Dr. Khaldun. “Then we talked to the medical providers and asked them what are they seeing in their clinics and what are their challenges in providing reproductive health services.”

Some of the iDecide Detroit network providers include: Butzel Family Center, CHASS, Youthville Henry Ford, Hutzel Women’s Health, DMC Sinai Grace, Henry Ford – Harbortown, Wayne State University Physicians Group, Wayne State Health Center, St. John’s Professional Building OBGYN, Nolan Family Health Center, Woodward Corridor Family Center, Feleta Wilson Health Center, Sophie Womack Health Center, Oscar Pascal Health Center, Advantage Family Health Center, Thea Bowman Health Center and Corktown Health Center.

“We want all Detroit teens to reach their full potential,” said Mayor Mike Duggan.” That’s why we developed, iDecide Detroit to give teens access to a network of health care providers throughout the city to educate and empower teens to make informed decisions around their own reproductive health.”

All of the iDecide Detroit network providers are youth-friendly and confidential and teens will receive the care they need regardless of their ability to pay.

“This campaign supports young people to make the best decisions about their own sexual health by empowering them with accurate information and a broad range of contraceptive options,” said Dr. Rachel Lee, Senior Staff Physician of Henry Ford Health System.

The home going service for ­ illiam C. (Bill) Brooks was held on W Tuesday, October 9 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on the city’s east side. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth “Betty” Brooks; three children, William C. Brooks Jr., Patricia Elizabeth Brooks and Pamela (Peter) Tully; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

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The Distinguished Women in International Service (DWIS) Presents Scholarship Luncheon DWIS has a mission to connect Southwestern Ontario with Detroit area communities with a focus on elevating the lives of women and children.

DWIS promotes and engages in service projects designed to expand friendship and global knowledge, thus broadening the understanding of common historical events in the lives of people of African Descent.

DWIS is hosting a Scholarship Luncheon Sunday, October 28, 2018 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Motor City Casino, 2901 Grand River in Detroit.

The guest speaker is Allison Vaughn, Founder and CEO of Jackets for Jobs, Inc., a nonprofit that has provided employment etiquette, career skills training and professional attire to 20,000 jobseekers since 2000. In 2013, Jackets for Jobs opened an office in Botswana (Africa).

Vaughn is also an accomplished author.

Tickets are $60. For tickets and more information, contact Detra at (313) 682-7000 or Yvonne at jovonnes@aol.com.

The Health Department has also partnered with Teen HYPE to ensure the iDecide Detroit campaign is youth-friendly and engaging. The youth movement is empowered to strengthen young people through evidence-based programs including health, safety, education and the arts.

“Through this project young people have been given an active role in developing an initiative that matters to them. Youth have worked side by side with adults and served as partners rather than subjects of study. Consistently, research has shown that youth who feel empowered and supported in their communities are less likely to engage in risky behaviors. This campaign sends a strong message of investment in the well-being of Detroit’s youth,” said Ambra Redrick, CEO of Teen HYPE. The Detroit Health Department will continue to meet with faithbased and community organizations to heighten awareness around reproductive health in Detroit.

“As a member of the faith community in Detroit, a female leader, mother and educator, I wholeheartedly support the iDecide Detroit initiative knowing this will change the trajectory of outcomes within our female teenage community,” said Bishop Corletta Vaughn, Senior Pastor of Holy Cathedral Church.

The iDecide Detroit initiative was supported by funding from the City of Detroit, The Jacob Foundation, The Lalor Foundation, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, and the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation.

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Yes vote for WCCCD millage would ensure better life for the community

By Branden Hunter

not carry the prize on his own. More can be accomplished for the community as a whole if everyone worked together.

Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) as an institution cannot say it, but Chancellor Dr. Curtis L. Ivery can. And he hopes voters vote yes on a millage that would ensure better lives for WCCCD students and the community it serves.

“You may not be from my village, but education is everybody’s business,” said Butty. “By voting yes on this millage, we can carry this elephant into the village and we will all enjoy it.”

The college is seeking voter approval November 6 to combine and continue two prior voter-approved millages otherwise set to expire in 2020 and 2022. A favorable vote would not increase the rate currently paid by property owners in the rate taxed of about $2.25 per $1,000 of taxable rate.

A yes vote simply ensures that WCCCD continues as the vital anchor it is now.

“This is certainly a very important moment for this city, for this region, and for this country,” Dr. Ivery said during the Chancellor’s Community Update Luncheon at WCCCD’s downtown campus.

“Historically, our institutions are not protected, and we need this millage to pass in order to keep WCCCD going strong. I’ve fought for education all my life and we have to continue to fight for our kids. Every day I get up excited to make a difference.”

WCCCD was established in 1967 and opened its doors for the first time in 1969. It was founded during a time when cities across the nation were experiencing protests and civil uprisings, including Detroit. The infamous Detroit 1967 riot was one of the most violent urban revolts in the 20th century. Following Detroit’s own experience, Detroit leaders sought to create new opportunities for res-

idents, including higher education. In those first decades, though, there was a revolving door of chancellors and little stability.

new programs to meet the current and future requirements of good and sustainable jobs. It also supports maintaining and growing the capital improvements needed at each of its campuses to make sure WCCCD students are ready for the best jobs.

Since Chancellor Ivery took over WCCCD in 1995, it has grown to become the largest urban community college district in Michigan and one of the largest and most respected urban community college districts in the nation. WCCCD grew from serving 7,000 students nearly 25 years ago, to serving nearly 70,000 annually. It has six campuses, covering some 36 cities and townships, and 500 square miles. Its students are diverse, speaking some 50 different languages and coming from every walk of life.

WCCCD’s financial management has become a national model among community colleges for squeezing every penny out of a dollar in a history of consistently balanced

The two millages being combined are for $1.25 million, expiring in 2020 and one millage expiring in 2022. An earlier millage of $1 million was reduced by the Headlee Amendment. The combined amounts will total $3.24 million with passage of the ballot issue.

Dr. Curtis L. Ivery budgets, resulting in the highest national bond ratings.

“We approach our mis-

sion to create pathways to better lives for all of our students with the seriousness and intentionality that it deserves, said Chancellor Ivery. “Ensuring we have a strong financial foundation with which to operate is vital to that mission.”

This funding will allow WCCCD to keep developing and providing

The vote for combining and continuing prior voter-approved millages will ensure that WCCCD continues empowering the people, families, neighborhoods and communities we serve so that learning truly does lead to a better life.

District Dean for International Programs for WCCCD David C. Butty told the story of a village hunter who killed an elephant and wanted to keep the prize for himself, until a village priest and the resident carriers convinced him that he could

The college is a regional leader in workforce training and development. WCCCD works with area businesses, city, county, and state government leadership, and other agencies and groups to ensure that southeast Michigan has the skilled workforce it needs to fill high-demand positions and boost area economies. WCCCD alumni add some $284 million in income to the region every year.

WCCCD is also building a $25 million health and wellness center at its downtown campus called City Center. The project will add an 80,000-squarefoot building at Fort and Fifth streets that will offer training for students in fields such as biotechnology, hydroponics, fitness training, athletics, sports management and more.

The center is scheduled for a spring 2019 completion.

Every capital improvement project WCCCD has completed in the last 25 years has come in on time and under budget.

“We have always worked to provide pathways to better lives for our students and the construction of this site allows us to add tremendous value to the region in addition to training students who both want and need to excel in their careers,” said Chancellor Ivery. “City Center will also provide a home for the college’s Wildcat basketball team along with other athletic activities and entertainment events.”

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Sponsored by AT&T and in partnership with WordPress.com, Rebrand Cities and Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP), the challenge served as a gateway for juniors and seniors to consider technology and web development as a career path.

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the great opportunities available to them as they work to graduate high school and think about where they want to go in life. I’m proud that our AT&T helped make this experience possible for these students from Cass Tech, Osborn and Central,” said David Lewis, president of AT&T Michigan.

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Investment brings jobs

By Jimmy Settles Investment brings jobs. And more jobs makes for stronger neighborhoods.

Another Detroit neighborhood is about to see a major transformation as Ford plans to invest $783 million in a Corktown campus that will bring up to 5,000 jobs to our city, and revitalize one of our greatest historic assets, Michigan Central Station.

As the former Vice-President of UAWFord and current Group Executive for Neighborhoods for the City of Detroit, I couldn’t be happier to see Ford making this incredible investment, which will have a tremendously positive impact on that neighborhood and the rest of the city.

Beyond the development itself, Ford has done an outstanding job of responding to the expressed con- Jimmy Settles cerns of residents and has delivered a meaningful community benefits package that addresses everything from housing concerns, job training, transportation, environmental concerns and more.

But it concerns me to see some downplay the significance of Ford’s investment because of the company’s request for tax incentives. There has been some debate about the need for Ford to receive approximately $104 million in a city property tax abatements. I can tell you that the benefits to the city in the form of jobs and income tax revenue are immediate and far outweigh the cost of a property tax incentive.

Jobs are changing Detroiters’ lives Incentives are the tools available to the city of Detroit to remain competitive in attracting major projects, and we would be remiss to not take advantage of those tools in our efforts to build a better city for all of us. There already are plenty of examples where Detroit has used these tools to leverage benefits for Detroiters that we can measure against.

• The new Flex-N-Gate plant on the city’s east side has just begun production of front ends for Ford vehicles.

This $160 million facility is the first new manufacturing plant in Detroit in over 20 years. While it had other locations vying for it, Detroit landed this project with the help of a $7.2 million tax abatement. Over the lifetime of that abatement the city of Detroit will receive $10.7 million in income tax revenue.

More important is that Flex-N-Gate also has been living up to its commitment to provide jobs for Detroiters. To-

day, 50% of their first 230 hires are Detroit residents, many of them right from the surrounding neighborhood - Detroiters like Tashar Mosby. Tashar is an engineer and graduate of Focus: HOPE’s Machinist Training Institute & Center for Advanced Technologies. Flex-N-Gate hired Tashar as a Quality Engineer, and he’s since been promoted to Industrial Engineer. A Focus:Hope program that Tashar helped develop has since produced 70 more Detroit graduates, all of whom have been hired by Flex-N-Gate.

• LINC Logistics, which is directly across the street from Flex-N-Gate and also received a $1.6 million property tax abatement, built a $30 million facility that has hired 52% of its nearly 200-person workforce from the city of Detroit.

They’ve hired Detroiters like Raven Harris, a single mom who was hired as a dock worker not far from where she grew up near Van Dyke and Outer Drive.

Now she has a job she can walk to.

• Over at Sakthi Automotive in Southwest Detroit, a $1 million abatement is leveraging $10 million in new income taxes over the life of the abatement.

Sakthi has been one of our city’s leaders in the hiring of Detroiters who recently have been released from prison. In fact, Sakthi has given a second chance to more than 200 returning citizens, which is truly remarkable. Sakthi employs Detroiters like Corey Johnson. Corey, a returning citizen hired to work in an entry level position, was quickly promoted to become a supervisor at the plant.

These life-changing events were made possible because leaders used the right tools, including tax incentives, to bring about these developments instead of letting them slip by to the benefit of other communities.

So far, we’ve seen thousands of jobs created, and thousands of Detroiters hired, on projects where the city used incentives to attract projects. And when Ford completes its project, and 5000 people get to work across their campus, it will no doubt spur additional development and create jobs for more Detroiters.

It’s understandable that people will question projected or promised benefits in exchange for an incentive, but already-completed projects have proven incentives bring jobs and increase the tax base to our neighborhoods. As we work to improve the quality of life for our residents, the City of Detroit will continue to leverage these incentives to attract more developments and to boost job growth.

We owe it to Detroiters like Tashar, Raven and Corey.

Jimmy Settles is former Vice President of UAW-Ford and current group executive for neighborhoods for the City of Detroit.

DWWG Leadership Open Letter to Women on Confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court On Friday October 7, 2018, the leadership of the Democratic Women’s Working Group, Congresswomen Lois Frankel (FL-21), Brenda Lawrence (MI14), and Jackie Speier (CA-14), released an open letter to women in American in response to the nomination and confirmation process of Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

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Literacy and Liberty for All: Why Detroit’s Kids Need More than Access to a School or a Lap

By Dr. Carole Symer “Literacy means liberation.”— ­ eptima Clark, founder of Citizenship S Schools In June, U.S. District Judge Stephen Murphy III, in effect, told seven Detroit children that literacy is not a legal right.

He dismissed their class action lawsuit against the State of Michigan. That same month, 47 miles west of Detroit and 35 miles south of Flint—a town also in debate about literacy—a sign on the lawn of a public school in White suburban Brighton declares “Kids Become Readers on the Laps of Parents.”

Sounds pretty simple. Right? But most parents know kids need more than a lap. Michigan knows too and promises access to a free public school. Yet, by law, Michigan claims schools only need to be open for children’s rights to education be met. Is it any wonder that while literacy around the globe is increasing, half of Michigan students failed this year’s state exams? Yet, for years, only 5-7 percent of Detroit’s children are reading proficiently.

While Judge Murphy acknowledged that the conditions of Detroit’s classrooms are appalling, textbooks are outdated, and literacy is essential to human life, he dismissed the case of seven students with test scores next to zero.

Some legal scholars disagree with Murphy, quoting examples like the 1982 court decision in favor of education for immigrant children. Justice Brennan argued that “illiteracy is an enduring disability” and “imposing disabilities on the child is contrary to the basic concept of our system.”

In his book, The Human Right to Language, attorney Lawrence Siegel argues for a recognition of students’ rights based on the First Amendment. At the heart of free speech, Siegel shows, is the right to access information in all its forms and to participate in the free flow of ideas. In school, he contends, it starts with accessing literacy.

If Siegel is onto something, the Supreme Court better get ready. There are going to be more of these cases. All over Michigan. Even once the court agrees, parents are going to need to push back hard on their schools and Michigan. To parents of struggling readers, here’s how and why: Learning to read requires engaged

teachers, tax-payers, and the state working tirelessly to expand each kid’s vocabulary, show how the word ‘cat’ has three sounds, that word order alters meaning.

Meet Nellie, a smart and curious African-American 10-year-old in Detroit.

Thanks to teacher and parent pressure on the district, Nellie was diagnosed with dyslexia. Thanks to research by Sally Shaywitz at Yale University, her teacher knew that the cure is educational. With intensive support, Nellie is learning to read.

Dyslexia strikes even the smartest of minds across racial and economic divides. While some learning disabilities are genetic, some are environmental, including exposure to lead. So is “imposing disability” by a state’s neglect.

The kids of Gary B. v. Snyder may not be dyslexic, but they have a right to evaluation and teachers trained to address their gaps.

Yes, a parent’s lap is where love grows strong. But when it comes to literacy, our country’s class system divides those laps by zip code. Too often, early gaps in reading widen among children in economically impoverished neighborhoods because of state funding decisions, further disadvantaging some while privileging others. The story of Gary B. and Detroit attest to this.

In 1974, twenty years after the Brown v. the Board’s ruling that segregation by race was unconstitutional, the Supreme Court reinstated segregation in Detroit.

While acknowledging that Detroit students’ Constitutional rights had been violated, the decision was to put the burden back on Detroit and spare White suburbia. Thurgood Marshall disagreed, along with three other judges, arguing that “School district lines, however innocently drawn, will surely be perceived as fences to separate the races.” Justice Douglass added, “Michigan by one device or another has over the years created black school districts and white school districts,” and, in doing so, “the State washes its hands of its own creations.”

Literacy undergirds everything.

Check the stats. Together, let’s check our biases against children, and re-invest in literacy and liberty for all.

Dr. Carole Symer is a psychologist who’s authored hundreds of diagnostic reports for struggling readers to get their educational rights fulfilled. She teaches at New York University.

Arbulu Issues Statement on MLPP/CBPP Report on Disparities in Higher Education Costs in Michigan vanaugh has been only another example of why so many survivors are afraid to come forward. I am proud to join the leadership of the DWWG in this open letter to women in America. We will continue to fight for change so that women and survivors can feel free to speak their truth. The culture must change, and this change should start from the top.” -Rep. Brenda Lawrence

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“We just received a copy of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Report on higher education. This important report makes clear that the cost of access to a college education is unreasonably high, especially for families of color in Michigan. The Governor’s Marshall Plan for Talent is an example of an initiative aimed at tackling the challenges to earning a livable wage and achieving an ed-

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Statement from MCRC Co-Chair Laura Reyes Kopack Recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day At the October 8 meeting of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission, Commission Co-Chair Laura Reyes Kopack delivered the following statement recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day. “Across the country and the western hemisphere, Native Americans and Latinx will celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day today, October 8, to recognize the importance of the indigenous people who were here long before Columbus.

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Announces STEM 2035 Cohort

17 afterschool and summer science, technology, engineering and math programs for youth in grades 6-12 have been chosen to participate in the cohort variety of factors, including their focus

By Patreice Massey The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation has announced its cohort for STEM 2035, a $5.5-million initiative through which grant funding and technical assistance will be provided to existing afterschool and summer STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs in Western New York and Southeast Michigan.

Community Connections of NY (CCNY), a nonprofit management services organization, is overseeing the STEM 2035 initiative for the Foundation. A funding announcement was distributed earlier this year and after receiving more than 100 applications from across the Foundation’s two regions of focus, CCNY has awarded grants to the following organizations, each for up to $250,000 over a three-year span: • Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation (Detroit, MI) • Downtown Boxing Gym (Detroit, MI) • EcoWorks (Detroit, MI) • Leslie Science & Nature Center (Ann Arbor, MI) • Michigan Science Center (Detroit, MI) • The Baldwin Center (Pontiac, MI) • Buffalo Maritime Center (Buffalo, NY) • Buffalo Museum of Science, Titft Nature Preserve (Buffalo, NY) • Challenger Learning Center of Lockport (Lockport, NY) • Cornell Cooperative Extension of ­Wyoming County (Warsaw, NY) • Do It, Dream It WNY Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier (Jamestown, NY) • Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum (North Tonawanda, NY) • Mission Ignite (Buffalo, NY) • Portville Central School (Portville, NY) • Wellsville Central School ­District (Wellsville, NY) • Westminster Economic Development Initiative (Buffalo, NY) • YMCA of Greater Rochester (Rochester, NY) Grantees were selected based on a

on middle and high school girls and underrepresented groups in the STEM field and innovative approaches to program expansion or new programming.

“During the next 16-plus years of our Foundation’s spend down, we are looking to these organizations to not only equip young leaders for the STEM industry today, but to create pathways that will allow for success beyond our exit,” said Amber Slichta, vice president of programs, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation. “There are obvious gaps that prevent underrepresented groups from pursuing STEM in their education, careers and training. Through this initiative, we hope to fill these gaps and better prepare the next generation’s workforce.”

The STEM 2035 cohort kick-off meeting is scheduled for Oct. 3rd and 4th in Detroit, MI. In addition to receiving funding for their programs, grantees will also be a part of the STEM 2035 peer learning community. Through this group, they will receive training and technical assistance, try new evaluation tools and quality improvement strategies, collaborate and learn together.

The PEAR Institute at Harvard, a subject matter expert in afterschool STEM programs, will provide technical assistance, program assessments and support for grantees in the STEM 2035 cohort.

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“Young people have a bright future in science, technology, engineering, and math fields, but we have to rigorously support them to engage, gain knowledge and develop skills,” said Gil Noam, founder and director of The PEAR Institute at Harvard. “Too many students lose interest right at the time when they should get excited and committed. The afterschool field has shown great potential to contribute to STEM learning in creative and hands-on ways. The Ralph Wilson Foundation’s STEM 2035 initiative is highly significant in providing very sizable grants, know-how and evidence and a cohort approach to training.”

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DETROIT COMMUNITY GARDENS: PLANTING SEEDS OF HOPE TO MAKE NEIGHBORHOODS BLOOM

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ommunity gardens feed neighborhoods with far more than fresh fruits and vegetables.

They further friendships and fellowship, build cooperation, improve the environment and they beautify neighborhoods with delicious smelling and colorful produce. There are more than 1,000 community gardens scattered across the city of Detroit of all kinds and configurations, from homeowner lots to wide open green spaces that have been unoccupied for years.

This month ARISE Detroit! Neighbors writers takes you to three of these gardens.

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Mama Hanifah Feeds Food and Knowledge

By James W. Ribbron NEIGHBORS STAFF WRITER

Nestled neatly on the corner of Cortland and 14th on Detroit’s west side is a garden oasis of greens, cabbage, carrots, beets, tomatoes, and bees! YES! Bee hives.

Wilma Rush at Stoepel Community Garden

Stoepel Community Garden:

Flowers and vegetables transform burned out lots

By Alicia Nails Neighbors Staff Writer

A garden of vegetables, flowers and fruit trees blossoms stands where two empty, burned-out lots once stood.

The Stoepel Community Garden sprouted after neighbors banded together to remove the eyesore left about 10 years ago when an electrical fire destroyed two houses on the block west of Livernois and two blocks south of west Seven Mile Road.

Wilma Rush, who has lived on the block for 37 years with her husband, Alonzo Rush, witnessed the destruction and resulting dilapidation from her front porch.

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It’s called “Making Shade Farms.”

The oasis is located directly behind the home of its main caretaker, Hanifah A. Rahman and her husband, Larry (Taalib) Whitner.

It exists to help feed the community with food and knowledge about the power of urban agriculture, said Rahman, who is known affectionately as Mama Hanifah or Auntie Hanifah to many in her community.

“Making Shade Farms believes that there is enough land in Detroit to make sure no one goes hungry and no one should suffer due to lack of skills,” she said. “Agriculture can support whole communities with the vacant land in Detroit.”

Urban gardening is about self-empowerment, said Rahman who started the garden in 2016. .

“I view Making Shade Farms as a necessity in teaching my community to be self-sufficient. I wholeheartedly believe that if you give someone or something permission to feed you, you also give them permission to starve you,” she said.

“Making Shade Farms” was named Community Garden of the Year in

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2017 by Keep Growing Detroit, a garden and agriculture information and support group. The organization highlights growers as part of its yearend celebration that honors growers and provides an opportunity for them to share their stories, in hopes of inspiring others.

“Mama Hanifah and her work to establish Making Shade Farms was an easy choice in 2017. ’’ said Lindsay

Pielack, co-director of Keep Growing Detroit.

“She expanded her original backyard and side lot garden to three lots that sit behind her house and started Making Shade Farms. She has been working diligently ever since to utilize the garden as a tool to foster relationships with neighbors, especially

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SOUTHWEST

Southwest Gardens Grow Food, Nurture Environment

By Santiago Esparza Neighbors Staff Writer

Alondra Alvizo looks at rows and rows of peppers, leaf lettuce and green beans and cannot help but smile.

The 22-year-old Alvizo is the field manager of the Cadillac Urban Garden on Merritt Street, operated by Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the environment through sustainable practices, recycling, and cleanup projects.

The park near St. Hedwig Parish was created about five years ago and has become so successful it became the inspiration for 10 more gardens in the area and the creation of an environmental district.

Michigan Chronicle MICHIGAN CHRONICLE AND ARISE DETROIT! TEAM UP One Year in The Life, a new monthly supplement to the Michigan Chronicle Roots section, is dedicated to coverage of the Detroit experience at a grassroots level. The edition is the result of a partnership between ARISE Detroit!, a nonprofit coalition of more than 400 organizations, and the Michigan Chronicle, the state’s oldest and most respected African American newspaper. The project is made possible through a grant from the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan.

“I wanted to put to use what I learned,” Alvizo said. “For me it was not about money or recognition.

There is a brain drain in communities…where people get an education or training and leave. It is important to give back to your community.”

graduate, considered furthering her agricultural studies at Purdue University but felt working in the community was too much of a draw for her to do so right now.

Alvizo, a Michigan State University

“I always knew I would come back

Alondra Alvizo at Cadillac Gardens in southwest Detroit. PHOTO: Paul Warner to Detroit,” she said. “People say the city is coming back, but it has not gone anywhere. It is the people who are coming back. Detroit is a city of prospects.”

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TELL US ABOUT YOUR FAMILY TRADITIONS! ARISE Detroit! wants to hear about your family traditions—those activities you regularly do to strengthen family bonds and help you connect with one another. Send an email by October 17 or as soon as possible to info@ arisedetroit.org Please mark family traditions in the subject line. We want to share your traditions in an upcoming Neighbors Issue.

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Urban Garden From page B-1 The garden is open to the public 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. weekdays. Visitors can pick from the numerous vegetables planted in the garden. Volunteers help visitors with their selections and tend the garden.

Frank Venegas, owner of Ideal Group, came up with the idea of the community garden and donated space for it, said Kathy Stott, executive director of Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision.

Since then the environmental group has partnered with other groups, businesses and corporations to plant more gardens across southwest Detroit, Stott said.

“Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision is all about being stable and eco-friendly,” Stott said. “We realize there is so much interest and that it brings the community together.”

General Motors Corp. initially do-

nated numerous empty containers that would have gone in the scrap heap or been recycled, Stott said.

Her organization uses them to make sure contaminated soil does not wind up in the mix. Many of the gardens are in vacant lots, some of which used to be home to manufacturing facilities.

“You never can be too sure about the soil,” Stott said. “We want to make sure we are not growing food in contaminated soil.”

Stott said she smiles whenever she sees senior living facilities or senior centers bus older people to the garden to get fresh produce. Volunteers, most whom are very young, guide the visitors and help harvest the food with them.

“It is adorable to see the seniors connect,” Stott said of the multiple generations interacting. “It is cool to see them interact.”

For more information on the Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision, visit www.sdevweb.org or phone ­313-842-1961.

Hanifah with Jarmaine Carroll photo by James Ribbron

Garden Guru From page B-1

seniors and teenagers.”

Through the Garden Resource Program (a program of Keep Growing Detroit), she has received training, seeds, vegetable transplants, soil testing, compost, raised beds and most recently an irrigation station, which helps to provide water access on site, Pielak said.

“In addition to receiving support for her own garden, Hanifah has been an incredible leader in the Garden Resource Program, generously giving time to pitch in towards GRP member “sweat equity”,” Pielak said. “It is passionate residents like Hanifah, who have fueled the growth of the Garden Resource Program, which now has just under 1,600 participating gardens, with their vision, warm hearts and commitment to making Detroit a healthy and thriving place for residents sand families.”

Rahman purchased vacant lots surrounding her home from the Detroit Land Bank Authority.

“I wanted to teach the youth in my community where food came from and how to eat healthier through gardening,” she said.

She said the Making Shade Farms

main philosophy is: “If you can get people involved in growing it, they will eat it.”

The farm also emphasizes the importance of using healthy food to give back to your community, she said.

She was inspired to give back to seniors after a meal for seniors was accidentally delivered to her home. She was saddened to see what it contained.

“Everything was processed! There was not one item freshly prepared. I am not saying the program is not needed.

For some this may be the only meal they have all day. There needs to be better options for our seniors,” she said Rahman and the neighborhood youth decided that they would create an alternative. They used a wagon and delivered fresh produce to seniors in the community.

About five youth participate in the program that she hopes to expand.

Among her goals is to make the area a community gathering space.

“I love Detroit and its people and as long as I am able I will be there for them,” she said.

For infomation on joining or supporting the garden visit Making Shades Farm on Facebook.

Photos by Paul Warner

SOURCES OF SUPPORT FOR GARDENS AND GREEN SPACES Community gardens can offer fellowship as well as food while helping the city look good.

A few of the major organizations that provide guidance and assistance to those seeking info about starting and/or maintaining green spaces are: ■ Greening of Detroit focuses on planting trees, creating gardens and greenspaces to improve and enhance communities. www.greeningofdetroit.com or 313-237-8733 ■ Keep Growing Detroit supports and encourages urban gardening and green spaces. detroitagriculture.net or 313- 757-2635 ■ Detroit Black Community Food Security Network promotes urban agriculture, cooperative buying and food justice policies. www.dbcfsn.org or 313-345-3663

Photos by Paul Warner

Stoepel Community Garden From page B-1 She lives just across the street.

Stoepel Block Club President Evelyn House asked Wilma Rush to lead the effort to turn the ugly littered lots into a place of beauty.

There were several reasons to turn to Rush. She’s active in the block club, wanted to help make the area look better, and had experience with making gardens grow.

An Arkansas native, she recalls picking cotton on her grandfather’s land as a child.

“I love vegetable gardens and flowers are not hard to grow,” said Rush whose home is adorned with flowers.

With that in mind, she also was willing to either run her water hose or haul buckets of water across the street, paying the higher water bills demanded to nourish the garden.

A community effort got the garden off the ground six years ago. The women’s husbands, Alonzo and Howard House, helped by cutting the grass and clearing the lots. Other neighbors dug in to help clean the lots of debris.

“It’s a lot of work,” Alonzo Rush said.

Neighbors also pitched in their own pennies to pay for the project.

Years of toil, clearing the two lots, building raised beds, hauling in fresh dirt – which she’d like more of now - planting seedlings and seeds, have brought forth an assortment of crops: cucumbers, yellow squash, okra, eggplant, zucchini, hot peppers, bell peppers, collard and turnip greens, kale, white and red potatoes, watermelon - and three varieties of tomatoes.

Trees bear apples, cherries and peaches.

An array of colorful flowers attracts butterflies and adds to a picturesque scene, punctuated by towering sunflowers.

The space includes picnic tables and some chairs donated by people on the block.

A core group of about seven neighbors helps out regularly. A few have their own plots.

Evelyn House said the children help out as well.

“Some of them didn’t know how to work lawnmowers but they leaned,” House said. “They’re meeting people on the block and they have a place to go.”

Wilma Rush noted all the neighbors are welcome to pick the ripe produce.

“I’d rather see somebody take it than to see it go bad,” she said.

As Wilma Rush sat on her porch recently, she looked across the street and admired the blooming flowers and vegetables.

Every few moments neighbors waved as they walked or drove by.

Nearly everyone respects the garden, she said. One exception: a group of kids who broke a few of the small trees.

When a car pulled into the driveway across the street, a young girl hopped out Wilma Rush’s face brightened. “This child helps out a lot in the garden,” Rush said. “Her mother said she’ll help me anytime I need her.”

Seeing children care for the garden is a bonus, Evelyn House said.

“They understand what it feels like to make something pretty and to make foods grow,” she explained. “They know that things grow; they don’t just come from the store.”

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Chemical Bank’s Sixth Annual Cares Day Supports Numerous Organizations Nearly 2,900 Employees Volunteer Their Day Off to Give Back

Chemical Bank employees participate in a cleanup at the Life Remolded in Detroit as a part of Chemical Bank Cares Day, where employees volunteered their day off (Columbus Day) to help non-profit organizations, schools and agencies where they live and work.

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Chemical Bank headquarters and branches in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana were closed in observance of Columbus Day, allowing Bank employees to volunteer in their communities on a variety of different projects. Nearly 2,900 Chemical Bank employees opted to use their day off to make a difference in their communities by working at 259 different non-profits, schools, community-based agencies and parks this Columbus Day.

“Chemical Bank Cares Day is again a success. Our employees are finishing their day with a great sense of pride in helping their hometowns,” stated Thomas Shafer, President and CEO of Chemical Bank. “As a community bank, we realize that we are only as strong as the people we serve, and the organizations we partner with are the backbones of these communities.”

The Sixth Annual Chemical Bank’s Cares Day is an outgrowth of the company’s home town approach to banking and recognition that as a community bank it has a commitment to strengthening the communities in which it has a presence.

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Projects employees are involved with include fall clean ups with city parks, cleaning and rebuilding horse stalls, reading to children in hospitals, helping to build a home, and organizing donations, to name a few. Chemical Bankers had the opportunity to choose which organization they wanted to work with from the many with whom we partnered.

Women’s Informal Network to Host “Sharing the Love”, A Tribute to Aretha Franklin Women’s Informal Network (WIN), a 501(c)3 non-profit will host a special tribute titled, “Sharing the Love” honoring the life and legacy of Aretha Franklin, “Queen of Soul” and a “thank you” to the Franklin family on Friday, October 12, 2018 at its Annual Founder’s Day Gala and Fundraiser. The event will be held at The International Banquet Center located at 400 Monroe in downtown Detroit from 6:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Franklin, will be presented (posthumously) with The Patricia A. Cole Women in Leadership Award (PAC) given to women with a passion for community service, outstanding leadership in the face of obstacles and exemplify WIN’s highest standards of achievement in social and economic awareness.

The PAC Leadership Award will be accepted

by Aretha’s niece, Sabrina Owens. “Yes, I’d be honored to attend this function and accept the award on behalf of the family.” said Sabrina.

Gerald McBride, veteran on-air radio personality, voice over talent and host of the weekly top-rated and nationally syndicated Old School House Party, and Clarence “Foody” Rome, long time friend of the Queen of Soul and host of Cruisin with “Foody on WMXD 92.3 FM in Detroit will serve as Masters of Ceremony.

Nationally known Celebrity Hip Hop Airbrush Artist, Fel’le will create a large painting of The Queen of Soul live as attendees look on. Fel’le is famous for creating amazing paintings in 2 hours or less. The painting will be auctioned off and donated to a cause selected by the Franklin family along with a portion of all proceeds from the event.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to

take home a personalized caricature portrait by professional sketch artist, Darrell Swift.

Tickets are $100.00 which includes dinner, entertainment, open bar, videos, trivia, door prizes, karaoke and dancing celebrating the life of the “Queen’ and her music which was the soundtracks of our lives.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Tickets may be purchased at Hot Sam’s Clothier located at 127 Monroe in downtown Detroit and Simply Casual Clothing located at 19400 Livernois. For more information, please contact Beverly Smith, WIN President at 313-268-3523 or you may also purchase tickets at www.womensinformalnetwork.org or Sharing the Love.eventbrite.com.

About Women’s Informal Network Women’s Informal Network, a 501c3 non profit was founded in 1992 by Patricia A. Cole to promote the growth and development of African American women in metropolitan Detroit. To date, WIN has recognized the accomplishments of over 500 women in various vocations during Women’s History Month each year. WIN’s initiatives include financial support of other charitable organizations like the Detroit Area on Aging Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program, the AugMe Foundation, St. Patrick’s Senior Center and the North End Youth Improvement Council. WIN created and supports a Women’s Veterans Resource Program to aid female veterans in housing, education and entrepreneurship and a Gift Card Program to help families in need during the Holiday season. The Patricia A. Cole “Women in Leadership” Award was created to honor the legacy of Women’s Informal Network’s Founder, ­Patricia A. Cole.

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Wayne County Community College District to combine and continue prior voter-aproved millage Nov. 6 Favorable Vote Does Not Increase Rate Currently Paid Lays Solid Future Foundation To Assure “Where Learning Leads To A Better Life” For Nationally Respected College Serving 70,000 Students Annually Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) is seeking voter approval November 6 to combine and continue two prior voter-approved millages otherwise set to expire in future years.

If approved property owners would not experience an increase in the rate currently paid.

WCCCD is celebrating its 50th anni-

versary of providing pathways to better lives for everyone in all walks of life through education, training and workforce development. WCCCD has grown in the last 25 years to the largest urban community college district in Michigan, and one of the largest and most respected urban community college districts in the nation.

Under the outstanding leadership of Chancellor Dr. Curtis L. Ivery, WCCCD’s financial management has become a national model among community colleges for squeezing every penny out of a dollar in a history of consistently balanced budgets resulting in the highest

national bond ratings.

WCCCD continues to improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of people – our students, their families, and the people they in turn help in their neighborhoods and communities.

WCCCD is a vital educational and training hub for the region, as well as a major economic engine. Nearly 95 percent of our graduates stay in the region in rewarding and sustainable careers.

This funding will allow WCCCD to keep developing and providing new programs to meet the current and future requirements of good and sustainable

jobs. It also supports maintaining and growing the capital improvements needed at each of our campuses to make sure WCCCD students are ready for the best jobs.

Every capital improvement project WCCCD has completed in the last 25 years has come in on time and under budget.

The vote for combining and continuing prior voter-approved millages will ensure that WCCCD continues empowering the people, families, neighborhoods and communities we serve so that learning truly does lead to a better life.

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POWER MOVES Neighborhood Service Organization names Linda Little President and Chief Executive Officer-Elect Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO), one of southeast Michigan’s leading social service agencies, has named Linda Little, MBA, RN, CCM, President and Chief Executive Officer-Elect, effective Oct. 8 The announcement was made

by NSO Board Chair Richard Lichtenstein, PhD. Sheilah Clay, President and CEO of NSO for the past 18 years, will retire on Dec. 31.

Little has served as NSO’s Chief Strategy Officer since May, and previously served as second vice chair of the NSO board prior to resigning from that position.

“I want to praise Sheilah Clay for the extraordinary dedication, knowledge and leadership that she has compassionately provided to NSO over the past 22 years.

Finding an executive with industry specific experience to follow her lead was no easy task,” said Lichtenstein.

Linda Little “Speaking on behalf of the Board and the community we serve, we are incredibly grateful to Sheilah Clay for all that she has contributed to our organization over the past two decades.”

“After an extensive search conducted by a highly reputable executive search firm and by Board members, we are pleased that Linda Little has joined our agency as President and CEO-Elect,” added Lichtenstein. “Linda’s deep experience in clinical healthcare, behavioral health, care management, education and financial management is unparalleled in this marketplace. Importantly, her previous involvement as an NSO Board member and her dedication to our mission make her a uniquely qualified executive for this important position.”

“As behavioral health care in the United States undergoes wholesale changes in approach and funding, and as there are increasing calls for physical health and behavioral health to be more closely integrated, Linda Little has the vision, the skill, and the experience to lead NSO through the many changes that successful behavioral health organizations will have to undergo,” said Lichtenstein.

As President and CEO-Elect, Little will advance NSO’s mission, providing vision and leadership for current and future programming of the nonprofit and ensure compliance oversight. She also will be involved in fund development and engagement strategies designed to meet the needs of consumers and key stakeholders. In her position, she will work closely with the Board Chair Richard Lichtenstein, Board of Directors and the NSO management team, ensuring execution of agency programs, services, operations, organizational culture and business development.

Little brings more than 20 years of health care management and transformation experience. Before joining NSO,

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Jemele Hill (left) and Kelley Carter (right) talked about a variety topics during their 11-minute Ted Talk in Detroit on Wednesday.

Friends Jemele Hill and Kelley Carter merge interests into Lodge Freeway Media

By Branden Hunter

T

he John C. Lodge Freeway, which was first built in the 1950s and named after the former mayor in 1987, connects the city of Detroit to the suburbs, ending in Southfield.

That was the inspiration behind native Detroit media personalities Jemele Hill and Kelley E. Carter founding Lodge Freeway Media: to connect the world to stories about people of color, specifically women.

“I’m from the suburbs and Jemele is from the inner-city,” said Carter, who hails from Southfield. “Obviously, the Lodge is the freeway that connects those two cities, so, we wanted something meaningful. We knew from the onset that we wanted something that represented Detroit and the metropolitan area because it means so much to both of us. We really wanted people from to Detroit know where we were going for with that name.”

Lodge Freeway Media is a production company that will focus on telling stories on women of color through films, docuseries, television, and print. As career storytellers who push the envelope, Hill and Carter are combining their skills and interests into a form where they control the content and narrative.

“We first started talking about doing projects together last spring,” said Carter. “We incorporated our business offi-

cially in August. It was just something we were going to do in the future. We didn’t know how far or immediate that was going to be, but we knew that we wanted to do some work together and we had ideas and stories that wouldn’t be related to ESPN. But things got moving a little bit more quickly than we expected and a year later, everyone else found out what we had cooking.”

Hill and Carter have been best friends since their college days at Michigan State University and spoke in-depth on career change and their new endeavor, in front of thousands at the Masonic Temple at TedxDetroit on Wednesday.

Hill recently departed ESPN, leaving behind a 12-year career that saw her and former co-host Michael Smith headline shows such as, ‘Number Never Lie’, ‘His & Hers’, and ‘SportsCenter’ to being critical of the head of the White House and others in this country who choose racism over equality. Despite what some may think of Hill, she had a great run at ESPN, and will continue her excellence with Lodge Freeway Media and other opportunities.

She is already set to narrate LeBron James’ upcoming documentary series “Shut Up and Dribble.”

“Outside looking in, I would say that I was crazy, too,” said Hill, on leaving The Worldwide Leader in Sports. “ESPN is one of the most powerful brands in sports, not just in this country, but in the world. This is my 21st year as a ca-

reer sports journalist…I think there are two or three times in life where we can see a pitch and hit a homerun. Right now, as I’m staring at the next phase in my career, I’m seeing a fastball straight down the middle.”

Kelley, who has been with ESPN since 2015, and is the senior entertainment writer for ESPN’s The Undefeated, recently signed a multi-year deal to remain with ESPN. And despite her bestie choosing to go another route, supports Hill’s decision, views, and outlook on the next chapter of her life.

She compared their relationship to that of Lucille Ball and Ethel Mertz: capable, creative women who support each other and whose wildest successes and wackiest failures always happen sideby-side.

“I’m very proud of her,” said Carter.

“I know that ESPN was such a special place for her and it is a special place for me too. But, I’m excited to see what’s coming next for her. One thing about Jemele is that she always marches to the beat of her own drum. She will be okay wherever she lands.”

From her time with the Detroit Free Press covering MSU football and basketball earlier in her career, to her many roles talking sports on ESPN since 2006, sports has always been associated with Hill’s name. But she is much more than that. She is intelligent, creative, an activist, and not afraid

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Bird unveils Bird Delivery and new Bird Zero scooter

By Branden Hunter Tired of sharing electric community scooters in Detroit?

Bird, the leader in Ridershare 2.0, introduced Bird Delivery, a new offering that makes Bird’s low-cost, environmentally-friendly transportation option even more accessible to individuals.

In response to demand for convenient, all day access to Bird, Bird Delivery allows riders to request and use a Bird as they get around town. With Bird Delivery, a rider can request a Bird to be delivered to their home or business by 8am. Bird Delivery riders can then use it throughout the day to guarantee that they have an easy, affordable way to move around their city or campus without getting into a car, being stuck in traffic and adding carbon emissions to the atmosphere. Individuals interested in Bird Delivery can visit www.delivery. bird.co to join the waitlist and secure priority placement. Pricing, availability and the selection of cities to pilot Bird Delivery will be announced shortly.

“Bird was created to provide an equitable, convenient and reliable alternative to short car trips. Since launching, we are continually inspired by riders who opt for Bird rides over traveling by

car and share in the pain of riders when they express frustration about not having consistent and reliable access to Bird,” said Travis VanderZanden, Bird founder and CEO. “With Bird Delivery, we are aiming to address this pain point by guaranteeing they have access to a Bird when and where they need it and throughout the day.”

The company also unveiled a new

scooter. After powering 10 million environmentally-friendly rides, Bird announced Bird Zero, the first rugged e-scooter designed and engineered by Bird specifically for long-lasting every day shared use. The new e-scooter was manufactured in collaboration with Okai.

Rolling out to markets throughout the U.S. during the coming weeks, Bird

Zero is designed to meet the demands of Rideshare 2.0 by providing riders with more battery life for longer range, better lighting for increased visibility, and enhanced durability for a longer life-span.

Specific benefits include extended range and 60 percent more battery life for longer rides and serving more riders every day, improved ride stability and durability, solid tires, a wider and longer riding chassis with a low center of gravity to provide a stable ride and greater durability across a variety of ground surfaces.

Advanced technology includes integrated digital display to easily view the speed, which does not exceed 15 mph, and battery level of the vehicle, plus improved GPS to more easily find an available Bird.

“Bird was started as an experiment to test whether people would give up short car trips for environmentally-friendly rides on shared e-scooters,” VanderZanden added. “One year in, we have learned that we are solving a significant challenge for riders and cities who want to get cars off the road and carbon out of the air. Our new ruggedized e-scooter fleet delivers riders a more reliable and longer-lasting ride.”

Additional information about and photos of Bird Zero can be found at bird. co.

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she served as Chief Clinical Officer at Total Health Care for four years. She also served at Tenet Healthcare - Detroit Medical Center for seven years, her last position there as Regional Vice President, Care Management and Utilization Management, where she was actively involved in preparing the DMC for notable changes in the Affordable Care Act and served as project lead for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation’s Bundled Payment for Care Improvement Initiative for Joint Replacements. Little worked for nine years at Henry Ford Health System in various management roles, her last position as Director, Employee Occupational Health and Wellness. She also has three years of experience with Plante Moran where she provided turnaround services for hospitals as a senior director and consultant.

Little has extensive experience building effective teams and is a proven change/transformational leader.

She served as an Adjunct Professor in Healthcare Administration and Business for the University of Phoenix for six years, and is the lead author of “Chapter 3 – The Nurses Role in the Era of Accountable Care: A Catalyst for Change” a textbook published by Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and written for staff and university faculty at nursing programs worldwide.

She is involved in various professional organizations, including Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing; Healthcare Financial Management Associates; American College of Healthcare Executives; and Case Management Society of America. She was a member of the Re-hospitalization Reduction Task Force for MPRO-Michigan’s Federally designated Quality Improvement Organization for Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services and served on the Southeast Michigan Perinatal Quality Improvement Commission, a governor’s commission to reduce infant mortality. Little was formerly President of the Board of the American Heart Association of Southeast Michigan and Michigan Health Council’s Education2Practice Council.

A native Detroiter, Little earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Detroit-Mercy; and her MBA from Wayne State University. She and her husband, Dr. Bryan Little, and their seven children reside in Detroit.

Since 1955, Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO) has been supporting the Detroit community and surrounding area by strengthening and empowering neighborhoods, supporting families and helping people in need. Over the years, the scope and variety of services offered have grown into a network of sophisticated, vertically integrated programs that have received local, statewide and national recognition. For more information on NSO, v­ isit www.nso-mi.org.

Detroit Renewable Energy Adds Experienced Government and Community Affairs Professional Stacie Clayton Detroit Renewable Energy (DRE) is pleased to announce the addition of Stacie Clayton as the vice president of government and community affairs.

“Stacie’s proven commitment to serving Detroit and its residents, including her perpetual drive to enact positive results, makes her the perfect person to lead our reenergized government and community engagement efforts,” said Michael Marr, chief operating officer.

“We’re focused on being a good Stacie Clayton neighbor in our community and we’re excited about the new approach that Stacie adds to our team.”

Clayton brings over 25 years of extensive experience working with Michigan’s government, corporate and non-profit sectors. Prior to joining DRE, Clayton was the assistant director for the Governor’s Office of Urban Initiatives and her previous positions included leadership roles in the City of Detroit Mayor’s, Council and Clerk’s Offices.

She also served as vice president of external affairs for the Detroit Super Bowl XL Host Committee. Additionally, Clayton has been appointed to several government task forces and business advisory boards, including being a current member of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission.

“As a Detroit resident, I am delighted to join a team so devoted to serving Detroit’s community and protecting our environment,” said Clayton. “This is a team committed to creating a positive impact in many ways and it’s an honor to be a part of that effort.”

Clayton holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master of Business Administration from Wayne State University.

Detroit Renewable Energy, LLC is the holding company formed in 2010 for the independent operations of Detroit Thermal, LLC; Detroit Renewable Power LLC, operator of the Detroit energy-from-waste plant; and Hamtramck Energy Services, LLC, operator of private steam plants at seven General Motors facilities. For more information, visit www.detroitrenewable.com.

Estate Planning:

Even Wealthy African-Americans are Avoiding the Taboo Topic of Wills and Trusts

By Chelsea Mosley Prince died unexpectedly in 2016. He didn’t leave a will. Most people would dismiss this as he was only in his 50s and didn’t expect to die so young. However, Aretha Franklin passed away from cancer at the age of 76…. With no will or trust in place for her estate and four children. Estate planning is a topic that many don’t want to think about or discuss because of its mortality, but we must think about what will happen once we are no more. Do you really want your loved ones arguing over what happens to your assets after you die?

Wills and trusts are relatively simple to set up and will ensure that your loved ones won’t have to battle in court over your assets.

A staggering 70% of African Americans have no will or trust in place. Wills and trusts aren’t just for the wealthy, they spare your family the hassle of having the court decide how your assets, big or small, should be divided amongst your survivors. In most cases, having a will can avoid all the headache of probate court. A will, in its’ simplest form, identifies your beneficiaries and an executor, who will be responsible for finalizing all affairs after your death.

If there is a will in place, the probate court’s only involvement is to confirm the will’s validity and to grant the executor testamentary, or administrative power over the estate. Generic wills can be purchased at your local office supply store, completed, and certified

Chelsea Mosley by a notary – all for under $50. A trust is a bit more complex as it involves using a third party to hold assets for beneficiaries to be transferred upon the death of the grantor. A trust is a separate entity from the grantor that can own and transfer property and assets and, in most cases, completely bypass the probate court. Beneficiaries also gain access to assets held in trust faster, avoiding delays which could prove costly due to taxes. Creating a trust involves meeting with an attorney or estate planner and paying fees to establish tax identification numbers, bank accounts, transfer property etc. The cost of establishing a trust depends on its’ complexity but will still be cheaper than the taxes and penalties of not having one.

So, what happens if there is no will or trust and you die? Loss of time, money and potentially assets. In addition to alienation between feuding family members. If you die without a will, you are leaving it up to the state in which you reside to determine your executor and your beneficiaries in probate court.

All your assets - bank accounts, retirements accounts and property would transfer to your estate and your family will have to try to recover it through the probate process. Did you know that your creditors also have the right to file to be an executor of your estate? The average length of the probate process is twelve to eighteen months. Immediately after death, everything in your estate becomes subject to estate taxes, which must be filed annually. If there’s no estate, this process does not happen in a timely manner and leaves your estate subject to penalties. Also, because there was no estate planning, the taxes are likely higher because there was no effort to control tax liability through different loopholes in the estate tax law.

Whether you’re an average Joe or a multi-millionaire, estate planning helps to ease the pain of not only losing a loved one, it allows you to decide how your assets should be divided amongst your survivors. Proper estate planning allows you to rest in peace knowing that your final wishes will be honored and creates an opportunity for generational wealth. Don’t be caught dead without one!

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to put people in their place.

When Lodge Freeway Media finally gets rolling, she and Carter will be stepping into a new world they both admitted scares them, but one they have committed their entire careers forming. After years of finding out the who, what, when, where, and why of others, she has discovered her own why.

“My why boils down to a few very simple things,” said Hill. “My why is my commitment to creativity. My why is my commitment to storytelling, particularly telling stories about people and women of color, as we continue to grow and rise in our voices. My why is also my commitment to my God, my Jemele Hill and Kelley Carter founded Lodge Freeway Media in 2017 to share and create family, and this city where I’m from and raised me.” stories on women of color.

AT&T Contributes $10,000 to the Downriver Community Conference Check to Support Workforce Development Program Connecting Job-Seekers to Local Employment Opportunities As part of AT&T’s continuing commitment to supporting strong, vibrant communities in Michigan, the company announced today a $10,000 contribution to the Downriver Community Conference (DCC). The contribution will support the organization’s workforce development program providing education, training, and ultimately, job-placement services to job seekers in the Downriver area.

“The Downriver Community Conference was founded to help move this region forward, and for over 40 years we have been making great strides in our ongoing effort to strengthen this already great community,” said Jim Per-

ry, Executive Director of DCC. “Generous contributions from community partners like AT&T make the work we do possible, and I would like to thank AT&T for supporting us in our efforts to enhance the quality of life for all Downriver residents, workers and businesses.”

DCC operates the SEMCA Southgate Michigan Works! Center offering programs and services that help businesses find the skilled workers they demand and provide job seekers with the tools and resources they need to land jobs in the Downriver region.

“The DCC is doing great work here in the Downriver community, and I applaud AT&T for supporting their efforts,” said State Representative Frank Liberati (D-Allen Park). “In today’s rapidly evolving economy, it’s critical we take steps to train and adapt our work-

force to the needs of an everchanging professional landscape. AT&T and the Downriver Community Conference share that commitment and I’m so happy to see them partner in a way that will ultimately result in more Downriver community members acquiring the skills and training they need to not just land the jobs of today but the jobs of tomorrow as well.”

“AT&T is proud to support the Downriver Community Conference’s workforce development efforts,” said David Lewis, president of AT&T Michigan. “One of the best things we can do for our local community is provide access to the education and training people need to get and retain good jobs.

The DCC does a tremendous job of providing that service here in southeast Michigan and we’re thrilled to be able to support their good work.”

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The Historic Little Rock Host Job Fair

By Nicole Black The Historic Little Rock Baptist Church joined forces with Wayne County Community College, BUF of Michigan, the City of Detroit, Focus: HOPE, Michigan Works and many more for the We’ve Got Jobs, We’ve Got Skills, We’ve Got You job fair and Skill Expo this past Friday. Hundreds lined the halls of Considine Little Rock Recreation-

al Center taking advantage of one of the largest job fairs in the city.

Due to the exceptional response in the Detroit Area, numerous residents were exposed to employment preparation, job readiness skills, skilled trades training entry, and overall career growth. The job fair consisted of workshops, business etiquette classes, expungement, interviewing and resume writing provided by potential employers

looking to hire. “I want to make a difference in the lives of people in the community. “I want to be able to give back and provide job placements for people who are unemployed in the community. As a local pastor in this city. It is my responsibility to serve and help the public in any way I can. I want to be able to help says, Rev. Holley. The event was a success and a great way to connect with future employers.

InterFaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit will honor achievements in Interfaith Relations The InterFaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit will honor two individuals and a nonprofit organization for their achievements in interfaith relations. This sixth annual awards dinner, which helps support the work of the InterFaith Leadership Council, will be held on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at Burton Manor in Livonia.

“Especially during the current climate of dissension and intolerance, it is so important to recognize efforts to advance understanding and mutual cooperation among the diverse communities within our region. This year we honor two individuals and an organization that have successfully brought together individuals and organizations of different religious, ethnic and racial backgrounds to help build a peaceful, harmonious community.

These efforts are based on shared values and respect for all faiths and backgrounds,” explains Robert A. Bruttell, chairman of the InterFaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit.

Dr. DeeDee Coleman, pastor of the Russell Street Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit, will receive the Dr. Daniel Hart Krichbaum Visionary Leader Award for her leadership in interfaith relationships and activism for social justice. She is president of the Council of Baptist Pastors of Detroit and Vicinity, serving as chair of its Social Justice and Public Policy Committee, and reinvigorating the council’s historic contribution to the Detroit area.

Dr. Coleman has served as a bridge between the Detroit area’s African American and Jewish communities, helping to establish the Coalition for Black and Jewish Unity, which she chairs, earlier this year. As pastor of the Russell Street Missionary Baptist Church, Dr. Coleman promotes policies to help people struggling with economic, educational and criminal justice issues in Detroit with a special focus on ex-offenders. She received the Dahlberg Peace Award in 2017 from the American Baptist Church.

Luther Keith, executive director of ARISE Detroit!, will receive the Community Service

terfaithcouncil.com to register. For additional information contact meetings@meeting-coordinators.com or call (248) 643-6590.

Dr. DeeDee Coleman

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Award. Keith had a long career as a reporter and editor of the Detroit News, where his work focused on education, crime and neighborhood revitalization issues in Detroit. He was the founding director of Wayne State University’s Journalism Institute for Minorities, now called the Journalism Institute for Media Diversity.

spired to begin joint community service projects two days after September 11, 2001. Since then, they have brought together representatives of local government, religious and civic organizations to work together on service projects and multicultural training. This includes participation in Canton’s award-winning “Not in Our Town” program to prevent hate crimes and bullying.

After retiring from the Detroit News, Keith founded ARISE Detroit!--Activating Resources, Inspiring Service and Empowerment—to create a community of active engagement, personal responsibility and hope among all Detroit neighborhood residents.

ARISE Detroit! publicizes citywide and neighborhood activities, programs and resources, and links businesses and organizations to opportunities for community service.

ARISE Detroit! holds an annual Neighborhoods Day that showcases the work of hundreds of community groups.

The Interfaith Leadership Award will be given to the Plymouth-Canton Interfaith Community Outreach Group (ICO). The Plymouth-Canton ICO began when two clergy from the Muslim and Catholic communities were in-

When a young observant Sikh student was found at school with a small symbolic sword, ICO members explained that it was a religious item, not a weapon, similar in meaning to a small cross or star of David. In addition, after six years of advocacy, the ICO has convinced the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools to participate in Religious Diversity Journeys, an immersive interfaith education program for middle school students.

The awards dinner will be held at Burton Manor, 27777 Schoolcraft Road in Livonia, beginning with a reception at 5:30 p.m. and a dinner and program at 6:30 p.m. Individual tickets are $75 and patron tickets are $300. Visit www.detroitin-

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Billionaire Michael Bloomberg talks with local Detroit entrepreneurs.

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg and Mayor Mike Duggan walk the streets of Detroit.

Brew with Bloomberg:

Detroit entrepreneurs chat with Michael Bloomberg

By Branden Hunter It is not often that the 11th wealthiest person in the world according to Forbes, with a net worth of $50 billion, comes to the east side of Detroit. Businessman Michael Bloomberg and former mayor of New York City from 2002-2013, talked over coffee with small business owners and entrepreneurs at The Commons laundromat, cafe, and community center.

The entrepreneurs in attendance were Motor City Match winners representing restaurants, coffee shops, a grocery store, and cycling studios, among others. They were joined by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC) president and CEO Kevin Johnson. The Commons is a 2016 Motor City Match winner.

Duggan said as Detroit was going through its resurgence, he called upon Bloomberg for advice and assistance. As leader of one of the largest cities in the world for over 10 years, who better to ask?

“When I came in, I met with Mayor Bloomberg, who has a huge philanthropic organization, and he said, ‘where can I help?’” said Duggan. “You remember what it was like 4-5 years ago, and I gave him a list of things where we needed help. They have given us expertise on foreclosure reductions, putting in bike lanes, and having more outdoor ca-

fes. A lot of what you see (in Detroit) is because of what the Bloomberg associates have provided us. And now he’s here to see how things are working out.”

Motor City Match began in 2015 and helps business owners start new, permanent businesses in Detroit’s commercial corridors by providing assistance throughout the business start-up and building renovation process. The latest round of applications ended October 1.

For former winners, the roundtable setting was a moment for them to meet one of the more elite businessmen of the world and to pick the brain of a man who attended both Johns Hopkins and Harvard. He is the owner of a company that employs over 20,000 people, but it also a supporter of small businesses.

“I am a believer that we need young entrepreneurs to start businesses, create jobs, create a tax base, and to help people who need help and can’t do it on their own,” said Bloomberg, who began his business career on Wall Street. “All of you are tried, true, and tested and successful business people so far. I hope your businesses keep growing.”

Ezekiel Harris is the Executive Director of MACC Development, the non-profit that built The Commons, buying an old furniture store for $500

Raphael Wright is co-owner of Neighborhood Grocery and a former Motor City Match winner. on the corner of Mack Avenue and Beals, then investing $1.5 million into the project.

He said he was surprised that Bloomberg was in Detroit, but even more surprised that he decided to come to a part of the city that was outside of downtown and midtown.

“He’s lived a ton of different careers, as a mayor, huge philanthropist, and business owner,” said Harris, who was happy to host the 8th richest man in the United States. “And he didn’t get there by luck. He had some skills that allowed him to do all of those things, so as business owners, there is a lot that we can take from him and his successful business career.”

Entrepreneurs in attendance asked Bloomberg questions on customer service in a world of technology, how to gain capital, and business diversity, among others. It was also an opportunity to get their business or product in front of him, for whatever it was worth. That is what Jennifer Lyle did. She is the owner of Lush Yummies Pie Company in Detroit’s Historic Eastern Market and wanted to ask Bloomberg how to grow her business team and whether to rent or purchase a bigger production facility for her lemon pies. He told her to go by what is available on the market and to stay true to what inspired her to begin a business born from an old family recipe. On his way out, she did not hesitate to slip Bloomberg one of her delicious lemon pies.

“He said my pie was just what he needed,” Lyle said on giving Bloomberg one of her pies. “I think this was a great opportunity to sit with him in a room and it was up to you to take advantage. I know that I had a couple of pressing questions in terms of growing my business and I think that I got the answers that I needed.”

Not everyone in the room was fan of Bloomberg’s presence in the city.

“It really didn’t mean anything,” said Raphael Wright, owner of Neighborhood Grocery and former Motor City Match winner, on Bloomberg’s presence in his former neigh-

borhood. “If you heard some of the commentary and some of the responses to the questions, they were generic and came from a space of privilege.

Majority of the people in that room probably couldn’t relate to that and most of the issues that we have, he couldn’t relate to. It could motivate some but be a disconnect to others.”

Bloomberg will be back in Detroit, October 28-30 to lead the CityLab conference at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel.

The by-invitation conference will feature a series of site visits, discussions, and networking aimed at helping urban leaders from around the globe learn from Detroit’s recent experience.

The mayors of many of the world’s leading cities will be coming to Detroit in a couple of weeks to see for themselves what lessons they can take from Detroit’s nascent revival.

“There are mayors like Mike Duggan around this country who are turning cities around that nobody thought had a chance,” said Bloomberg. “We are all trying to share best practices, and on my way up here, the mayor pointed out these green lights (Project Green Light) on the businesses. I think it’s one of the smartest things I’ve seen in a while and I’m going to connect the mayor of Baltimore, where I went to school, with Mike (Duggan) to see how they could use that same technology there to fight crime.”

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DENISE WELLONS-GLOVER • Wayne County Community College District Board of Trustees since 1988 • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority • Bachelors degree in Social Work from Wayne State University and is a Master of Divinity Candidate • WCCCD honored Denise Wellons-Glover for her many contributions by naming the Welcome Center on the Northwest Campus after her.

“LEADERSHIP THAT MAKES LIVES BETTER” “I know from experience that in the darkest hour a light can shine when educational opportunities are available to provide people with guidance and hope for better days ahead. I am most proud of the more than 110 programs WCCCD offers in this fast-changing environment.

We train people for the needs of today’s job market. I have witnessed many dreams of a better life become reality.” Denise Wellons-Glover Paid for by the Committee to Re-elect Denise Wellons-Glover, 16238 Kentucky, Detroit MI 48221

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By AJ Williams – City.Life.Style. Editor Who says sunglasses are reserved for Summer? Alley and Eye gives a stylish take on how “eye” express myself through stylish eyewear and more!

City.Life.Style: What is Alley and Eye? Ashley: In the past I would say Alley and Eye is an eye wear company now I consider it a lifestyle brand. We work with our customers to help them live out the life they want via their eyewear.

CLS: How did you decide on this business?

Ashley: I think Alley and Eye chose me more than I chose it. It was a fashion statement for me to wear cool glasses, People began asking me about my frames or asking me to purchase some for them. When the people kept coming Alley and Eye was born.

Follow Alley and Eye on IG @ AlleyAndEye or visit www.

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Ashley: I believe what makes Alley and Eye different is the uniqueness of the products we carry. Most of them you will rarely find anywhere else and that is something that is hard in such a cookie cutter fashion world.

CLS: What’s next for your business?

Ashley: Alley and Eye will begin production of our own branded line of eye wear and expanding beyond eye wear in 2019 and will open our first optical shop in 2020.

Mother Honestly To Host Summit + Launch In Detroit

By AJ Williams – City.Life.Style. Editor Mother Honestly will host its highly anticipated launch + summit curated to inspire and enable the modern woman to thrive in and beyond motherhood. The event titled, Mother: The Summit will stand on the theme of “being a mother in a modern world.” The 1-day summit will bring 200+ women to downtown Detroit for a culminating experience through engaging keynotes, fireside chats and hand-crafted breakout sessions on Saturday, October 20th, 2018.

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community’s five pillars; (1) Love, Relationship & Family, (2) Passion, Creativity & Innovation, (3) Health, Nutrition & Wellness, (4) Awareness, Discovery & Spirituality, and (5) Money, Abundance & Giving Back. The Summit aims to inspire, empower and equip women with the tools, resources, and infrastructure needed to align their goals and ambition with their role as mothers. The summit will take place at the beautifully designed, The Loft at Madison, which contributes as a strikingly modern gathering space in the heart of downtown Detroit. The summit will provide hands-on experience with the brightest and most inspiring leaders and innovators in the Detroit community who hold the title, “mom” themselves!

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Lions go into bye week on a high after beating Packers The Detroit Lions have beaten Aaron Rodgersand Tom Brady-led teams this season.

And yes, they still have a losing record.

Detroit has provided glimpses of its potential, beating the Green Bay Packers 31-23 on Sunday in their first home game since dominating the New England Patriots.

The Lions (2-3) have also shown they have plenty of weaknesses, which were on display in a 31-point loss to the New York Jets at home and during comeback attempts that fell short on the road against Dallas and San Francisco.

Matthew Stafford has had time to throw this season behind an improved offensive line and he has one of the NFL’s best trio of receivers: Kenny Golladay, Golden Tate and Marvin Jones. Rookie Kerryon Johnson and veteran LeGarrette Blount have giving the team a running game it hasn’t had in years. And, the Lions are also having some success on defense under first-year coach Matt Patricia, whose scheme gave Rodgers and Brady problems.

Artist, Fury, created the 23 and Me Cass Tech football coach Thomas Wilcher admiring the Xenith helmet helmet for Henry Ford High to honor created by former player Ndubisi Okoye her ethnic root

Xenith and local artists collaborate to create unique football helmets for the PSL

Just don’t ask Detroit’s coaches or players to explain how they can look so good in one game and not so good in another because they can’t explain it.

“This is the way you want to play the game, out in front and to not have to come back,” said Stafford, who helped the Lions lead 24-0 at halftime. “I just think that we had a great week of practice and it showed in the game.”

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amazing blessing.”

Xenith, the Detroit-based protective equipment design company, has done a lot of work with the Detroit Public School League to ensure the safety of football players with its innovative helmets. For its ‘Under the Lights’ event, the company came from under the helmet to collaborate with 13 DPS football teams and 20 local artists to design football helmets that represented each team’s unique culture and sense of community. The unique helmets were on display at the ‘Light Up Livernois’ art festival on the Historic Avenue of Fashion over the weekend.

The participating schools included Cass Tech, Martin Luther King, Southeastern, CMA, Northwestern, Frederick Douglass, Henry Ford, Central, Renaissance, Mumford, East English Village Prep, Western International, and Academy of the Americas.

Lions star quarterback Matt Stafford.

Here are some other takeaways from the Packers-Lions game.

MASON MISSES Green Bay kicker Mason Crosby cost his team 13 points, missing a career-high four field goals in a game along with an extra point.

“I don’t usually get this much attention unless I’ve done something really good or really bad,” Crosby said, surrounded by reporters. “This one is unfortunately really bad.”

EMERGING STAR Golladay had four receptions for 98 yards and a touchdown, which helped the Lions lead 31-14 in the fourth quarter. His play of the day was a 60-yard reception in which he leaped to catch while covered closely by cornerback Josh Jackson and went on to stiff-arm safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix onto his back.

“He’s obviously a big kid, physical kid, can run, wants to be a really good player,” Stafford said.

The 6-foot-4, 213-pound Golladay has 27 receptions for 428 yards and three TDs this season. The second-year pro, who was a third-round pick from Northern Illinois, had 28 receptions for 477 yards and three scores as a rookie.

PIVOTAL PENALTIES Green Bay was flagged 12 times for 112 yards and one of most costly penalty allowed Detroit to convert a third down. After stopping Golladay short of a first down in the third quarter, rookie safety Tony Brown stood over him and was penalized for taunting.

“The negatives that you want to talk about is really about the penalties,” Packers coach Mike McCarthy said.

NOT A COINCIDENCE The Lions entered the game giving up an NFL-high 158 yards rushing per game. They allowed Green Bay to gain just 98 yards. That forced Rodgers to pass 52 times, the third-highest total of his career, for 442 yards, the second-highest total of his career.

Detroit had kept only one other team to fewer than 100 yards rushing this season and that was the Patriots, the only other team it beat this season.

WHAT’S NEXT Green Bay (2-2-1) will have an extra day of rest and preparation before hosting San Francisco on Oct. 15. The Lions are off until Oct. 21 when they play at Miami.

“This is a presentation that is a celebration of football, art, community and Xenith all in one,” said Xenith CEO Ryan Sullivan, who was at the event with his family and team. “Detroit is the UNESCO international city of design and with Xenith being a company that leads with design, we wanted to be a part of this event. And since we work with all DPS schools, we thought there would be no better way to work with the community than an event like this.”

The Michigan powerhouse program coined the phrase “Hit Squad” which was incorporated on the helmet as well as some nostalgia. Prior to the school acquiring the King Crusaders name in 1969, they were the Eastern High Indians, and their colors were orange and black. One side of the helmet had a large “E” on it for Eastern and was surrounded by chipping orange paint to represent the battered helmets of crusaders during the Medieval Times.

“I really wanted to have this clash between tradition and the new era that is King football,” said Largin. “I didn’t want the players to forget who they are playing for and who they are representing.”

Artist, Fury, drew from her personal experiences to create the helmet for Henry Ford. She named the helmet “23 and Me” to pay homage to her ethnic roots. Virtually everything on the helmet represented something from seven different countries or cultural groups, which included the United States, Jamaica, Israel, Scotland, England, Ireland, and Panama.

Cass Tech legendary head football coach Thomas The story goes, a rabbi Wilcher was one of who lived in Ireland and the first visitors to had an English name, take in the art exmarried an Ethiopian hibit on Saturday. woman and immigrated Of course, he spent to Jamaica. While there, most of his time they had a son, who maradmiring the Cass ried a Portuguese woman Tech helmet, which and moved to Panama, was designed by former player and art- Xenith helmet created by former Cass Tech player Ndubisi where they had Fury’s grandmother. Fury told ist Ndubisi Okoye.

Okoye the story at the event Wilcher reminisced with her husband and on Okoye’s time at Cass Tech, where he played football, was on the swim daughter, who also created one of the helmets. team, and was in the school’s graphic design program.

“The 23 and Me helmet is a genetic story: a pic“I think Ndubisi did a great job on it,” WIlcher said. ture puzzle of where I’ve come from and where I’m “He highlighted Cass Tech and added a lot of Cass Tech going,” said Fury, whose real name is Debora-Grace flavor to it. People like to let people know they’re from L. Stanczak. “It also pays tribute to late Pontiac High School’s varsity football coach John Lloyd.

Cass Tech.”

“Parts of my family’s crazy, but beautiful, rich, and Okoye also attended College for Creative Studies (CCS) in Detroit, where he met fellow artist Allen intricate history is represented throughout this helLargin. The two reconnected when Largin asked Okoye met. I wanted to represent a little bit of the Ethiopian to be a part of the Under the Lights project. Okoye met culture in some of the colors and patterns. For examwith the Xenith team, discussed the goal of the project, ple, the lion on the helmet is the body of the Ethiopian then met with current football players at Cass Tech to lion and the face is that of a fighting lion to represent develop a design. Since unity and family is an import- warriors.” ant component of Cass Tech football, the slogans “All The Under the Lights event was open for all DPS for one, one for all” and “Together we stand, divided schools and did not cost them a penny. The one-ofwe fall” were written on each side of the helmet, along a-kind helmets will be donated to their respective with the numbers of the players. schools to be put on display, in hopes of inspiring “It was amazing to be a part of this project,” said some younger artists in the school district to return Okoye, who played at Cass Tech in 2010. “It was like and give back just as Okoye did. my life came full circle. I started off as a walk-on at “It’s amazing that Xenith is giving these helmets Cass Tech, barely making the team, to starting at de- back to the kids in the school system,” said Okoye. fensive end and linebacker. Then I went all the way left, “Just to have a piece of my art history going back to to art, now coming all the way around back to football. Cass Tech, which is already a legendary school, is the “Coach Wilcher even remembered me and all the biggest blessing I could ever ask for. I hope this intackles and touchdowns I had on the team. It was an spires other art initiatives in the community.”

PSL Gold Division: EEVP, Western, Osborn, Southeastern, CMA.

PSL Black Division: King, Central, Renaissance, Denby, Frederick Douglass, Pershing

PSL Green Division: Cass Tech, Mumford, Cody, Northwestern, Henry Ford.

Week 6 Detroit PSL standings: 1. Cass Tech (6-0) 2. King (5-1) 3. Denby (5-1) 4. Osborn (5-1) 5. Renaissance (4-2) 6. Mumford (4-2) 7. Cody (4-2) 8. Western (4-2)

Largin created King’s helmet. Since King and Cass Tech are hated rivals, he wanted to keep that theme going with Okoye, who chose to do his alma mater.

Largin and Sullivan met with King head football coach Tyrone Spencer and some of the players, learned about the program’s history, toured the school, and became inspired at what he saw and heard.

9. Southeastern (4-2) 10. Henry Ford (3-3) 11. Central (3-3) 12. Pershing (1-5) 13. CMA (1-5) 14. EEVP (0-6) 15. Northwestern (0-6) 16. Frederick Douglass (0-6)

Detroit PSL football week 8 schedule: Friday, October 5.

All games at 4 p.m.: Pershing at Southeastern Northwestern at Central CMA at Henry Ford EEVP at Frederick Douglass Detroit PSL football week 8 playoff schedule: Friday, October 12 at Northwestern HS: 5 p.m.: Cody vs. Mumford 7:30 p.m.: King vs. Western Saturday, October 13 at Northwestern HS: Noon: Denby vs. Osborn 2:30 p.m.: Cass Tech vs. Renaissance

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Higdon, Wolverines blitz Terrapins 42-21

By Kory Woods

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ichigan’s homecoming game was delayed a little over an hour due to the lightning storm in Ann Arbor. Fortunately, the weather didn’t stop the Wolverine’s from striking against the Maryland Terrapins.

Karan Higdon led Michigan’s rushing attack this past Saturday with 25 carries for 103 yards as the Wolverines blasted Maryland 42-21. The Wolverines, who improved to 12th in the nation, more than doubled the Terrapins in first downs (24) and in total yards (465). 282 of those yards came from Michigan QB Shea Patterson, who threw for 282 yards with 3 touchdowns. With that win, the Wolverines remain unblemished in Big Ten conference play, holding a 3-0 record.

At the outset the biggest concern for Michigan was the absence of defensive star Rashan Gary, who was sidelined by head coach Jim Harbaugh for a pre-existing shoulder injury. That is until Michael Dwumfour was carted off the field with a non-contact leg injury. While it looked grim at the moment as Dwumfour could not stand on his leg, he’s not expected to miss any significant time.

This, of course, prompted questions about the return of Gary to the Wolverine defense. “We’ll see where he’s at as the week goes on,” said Harbaugh.

“But it’s not a long-term thing.”

Michigan will resume play on October 13th at Michigan Stadium as they will face the 15th ranked Wisconsin Badgers in an “Under The Lights” game.

Kick-Off is at 7:30 PM. With the college season at the near halfway point, this conference matchup could have major implications on the Big Ten Championship picture as the season progresses.

Also worth noting, ESPN’s College GameDay will be in Ann Arbor this weekend with their broadcast starting at 9 AM. The well-known college football tailgate show will set up at Ingalls Mall, located at the north end of the campus’ Diag. The last time “College Gameday” broadcasted in Ann Arbor was in 2015.

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