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Contributions of Black surgeons and nurses on

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ThecontributionsofAfricanAmericansur-geonsandnursesduringtheCivilWarwillbethethemeofacommunityeducationeventonApril14attheMargherioFamilyConferenceCenterintheMazurekMedicalEducationCom-mons.

Credit unions urged support

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MichiganCreditUnionsareurgingSenatorsCarlLevinandDebbieStabenowandtheircolleaguesinCon-gresstotakequickactioninsupportofaproposalthathelpcreditunionsandsmallbusinesses.

12 things to remember about Trayvon Martin

(B-4) Themurderofteen-agerTrayvonMartinhasandcontinuestosparkprotestsaroundthenation.SyndicatedcolumnistGeorgeCurryexplainswhatmustneverbeforgotten.

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By Patrick Keating CHRONICLE STAFF WRITER

On March 30, the Michigan Chroniclehosted a Women of Excellence women’sempowerment panel at the Westin BookCadillac Hotel titled “The Insiders Circle:PathwaytoObtainingCorporateBoardAp-pointments.”

ThepanelwasmoderatedbyPamMcEl-vane,CEOandpublisherofDiversityMBAmagazine. The panelists were M. AlexisScott,publisheroftheAtlantaDailyWorld;Dr.KimberlydawnWisdom,vicepresidentofCommunityHealthEducationandWell-ness,HenryFordHealthSystem,andMich-igan’sfirstsurgeongeneral;VivianPickard,president of the General Motors Founda-tionanddirectorofCorporateRelationsatGM;andFayeNelson,presidentandCEOofDetroitRiverfrontConservancy.

McElvanesaidwomen in thecorporateboardrooms shouldn’t be a dream, but acareeraspiration.

Shesaidthatin2011,Catalyst,anorga-

nization thatworks toadvancewomen intheworkplace,didasurveyofFortune500companies.

“Only16.9percentofthoseboardshavewomen,”McElvanesaid. “Andof the16.9percent, 13.3 percent are White, and 3.3percentarewomenofcolor.Ofthe3.3per-cent11.3percentareAfrican-American.”

She added that 83.9 percent of boardmembers are men, and estimated that 21percentofthemaremenofcolor.

McElvane also said Diversity MBAbenchmarksleadership.

“Our statistics for 2011 show that forourtop50companies,21percentofwomenareonboards,and18.8percentofpeopleofcolorareonboards.”

Shenotedthatwiththeaverageboardsizeof10,that’sonewomanoronemaleofcolorforeachboard.

Forthetop10companies,theDiversityMBAfoundthattheaverageboard’spoolof

Dynamics of women on corporate boards, focus of panel

By Bankole Thompson CHRONICLE SENIOR EDITOR

LikethefearsexpressedbysomemembersoftheTeaPartyMovementsaying“wewantourcountryback,”thatPresidentBarackObamaisnotoneof“them,”amongotherundig-nified claims to delegitimize thenation’s first Black president, soinDetroitweseeanotherformofarisingminoritywhostronglybelievethatthecityisbeentakenawaywiththecurrentconsentagreement.

TheirclaimsthatDetroit’spoweris being usurped by Lansing is asentiment deeply buried in the long politicalstrugglesthathavecometodefineDetroit’sex-istence. It is a sentiment that has played out

during this city’s encounter withevery recent administration in Lan-sing (includingbothDemocratsandRepublicans).

Not everyone shares theirbelief,butmanydounderstandwhythere issuchapassionas thiscitybattlesforitsfinancialsurvival.Thatpassionisanchoredaroundraceandthe fact that this city, like Livonia,isoneofthemostsegregatedinthenation.

What we have in Detroit is amassunderclassofpoorpeoplefur-ther disadvantaged by the economyand already paying taxes with their

widow’s mite and not receiving virtually any-

Detroit City Council in session. — Andre Smith photos

In financial debate, RACE is an underlying element

TheyhavewatchedsomeDetroitpoliticiansinthepast,liketheBib-licalNicodemus,cutdealsinthemiddleofthenightontheirbehalfwhenthebenefitsnevergottothem.They’vewatchedpoliticianstalkfrombothsidesoftheirmouthsandnevertakethebaconhome.They’veseenhowcityhallhasliterallybecomeacasinoforthewellcon-nectedandthepower-ful,butnotajackpotforhard-pressedtaxpayersandstrugglingseniorcitizens.

Bankole Thompson

COMMENTARY

Boys and Girls Club

changing lives By Patrick KeatingCHRONICLE STAFF WRITER

For Nia Anderson, 18, the Boys and GirlsClub of Southeast Michigan is her home andthediversemembersofthestaffareherfamily.

Jennifer Henry said that in the absence ofatruefatherfigure,severalpeopleattheclubhaveguidedher,probablywithoutevenknow-ingtheyweredoingso.

Da’Lano Bass, 14, said the club is a placewhereyouthlikehimselfarenurturedanden-couragedtoexplorepositivechoices.

AllthreewereamongthosewhospokeattheBoys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan’sFriendship Breakfast on March 30 at the De-troitAthleticClub.Thebreakfastalsoservesasafundraiser.

LenKrichko,CEOoftheBoysandGirlsClubofSoutheastMichigan,saidthegoaloftheeventwastoraisemorethan$100,000.

Headdedthatindividualgivingisthekeytotheclub’ssurvival.

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB members America Yahya (left), Da’Lano Bass, Nia Anderson and Dewuan Johnson. See Women of Excellence pageA-4

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A Critical Factor

CharlesPugh Mayor Dave Bing

Save our votes, invest

in our people By Hansen Clarke

Our fight for votingrights was supposedto have ended decadesago.Yet,righthereinDe-troit in 2012, it’s a fightthat still continues. If

the city ofDetroit istaken overby a stateemergencymanager aspart of anagreementto restorethecity’sfi-nances, ourpeople willlose a fun-

damental and hard-wonright:tochoosetheirownleaders.

Let’s keep control ofourcity.

Lastweek,Ipresenteda plan calledThe DetroitGrowth and StabilityActin the U.S. Congressthat would enable us todojustthat.Itwouldpro-videupto$500millioninfederal loans for Detroitto overcome the currentcrisis and get back onsolid financial footing.This bill would ensurethat all of our rightsare preserved. It wouldensure that our elected

Hansen Clarke

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The Michigan Chronicle’s Top Lawyers section, scheduled for placement this week, has been delayed at the request of participants. We thank the many law firms that have collaborated with us in this endeavor and hope you will agree that the special section is worthy of this small delay.

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Tom Watkins

It will be a veritable“Greek Week” in Detroitwiththeanticipatedarrivalofmorethan1,200sistersoftheAlphaKappaAlphaSorority,Inc.nextweek.

The 81st Great LakesChapter Convention,representing a five-stateregion,isexpectedtohavean estimated economicimpact of $1.2 million,according to the DetroitMetro Convention & Visi-torsBureau(DMCVB).

LedbyGreatLakesRe-gional Director CharleneTruittNelson, theconfer-encewillfeaturespeakersincluding Congresswom-anEddieBerniceJohnsonout of Texas and writer,

By Tom Watkins Consent agreement?Emergency manager?Bankruptcy?DothekidsofDetroitcare?

Do you think manyof today’s youth — thesmart,decent,hard-work-ingkidsofDetroitthatareswimmingupstream inaschool system that hasbeen dubbed “the worsturban district” in Amer-icaby theU.S.SecretaryofEducation—carehowDetroitgetsfixed?

Doyouthinktheycarewhat the state and cityleaders do to straightenout Detroit’s long-termfinances?

Doyouthinkthekidsof Detroit are frettingover where the commasareplacedontheconsentagreement over whichGovernor Snyder, MayorBingandCityCouncilarearguing?

Will the right balanceof power in the consentagreementturnthestreetlightson?Whenthesunsets and the lights don’tcomeon,are thekidsofDetroit chanting “Para-graphtwo,line3,changethe‘but’toan‘and’”and“Can you believe whatGov. Snyder is trying toslippastourlocallyelect-

ed officials in this con-sentagreement?!”

Do you wonder if thechildren having to walkpast burnt-out crackhouses on their way toschoolreallycareifCoun-cil loses power if a con-sentagreementissignedoranemergencymanagerisappointed?

Doesthestudentwait-ing for the JeffersonAvenue bus that isn’tcoming really cares whoappointsthefinancialad-visorpanel?

ThechildrenofDetroitjust want the same levelof service and securitythatweallexpect.

The young folks arenotaskingformuch.Re-memberMaslow’sHierar-chyofNeeds?Frombasic

food,shelterandsecurityto self-actualization, thechildren of Detroit arehopingforthebasicsandare seeing even that slipaway.

They’d like emergen-cy responders to appearwhen called, buses torun on time, the lightsto come on at night, forburnt-out houses to betorndownandforschoolsandrecreationcenterstoremainopen.Theywouldlike librariesand jobs tobe available to help liftthemup.

Children are but asmall percentage of De-troit’s population, yettheyare100percentofitsfuture. Governor, mayor,CityCouncil,pleasekeepour children in mind asyou sort out these adultissues. The children ofDetroitarepayingnowforthe adult failures of thepast. Don’t make theirchildren’s children payforyourfailurestoday.

Tom Watkins is aformer Michigan statesuperintendent ofschools and mentalhealth director. He is aU.S/China business andeducational consultant.Hecanbereachedat:[email protected].

OnApril10,BarbaraL.McQuade, United Statesattorney for the EasternDistrict of Michigan, willbediscussingtherespon-sibilities of her officerepresenting 6.5 millionpeople living in the east-ern half of Michigan’slower peninsula as partoftheArthurL.JohnsonUrban Perspectives Lec-tureSeriesatWayneStateUniversity.

McQuade will speakfrom noon to 1 p.m. inthe Wayne State Univer-sityLawSchoolBuilding,SpencerM.PartrichAudi-torium,471W.Palmer.

AspartoftheU.S.De-partment of Justice, theoffice prosecutes crimi-nalcases,bringscivilac-tionsanddefendsthefed-eralgovernmentinfederalcourt.

McQuadewasappoint-ed by President Obama,andbeganservingonJan.4,2010.BeforebecomingaU.S.attorney,sheservedas an assistant U.S. at-torney in Detroit for 12years. She was deputychief of the National Se-curity Unit, where sheprosecuted cases involv-ing terrorism financing,foreignagents,exportvio-lationsandthreats.

The lecture is free;however,spaceis limitedand reservations are re-quired.Visitwww.alumni.wayne.edu/events or call877-WSU-ALUM. Parkingisavailableinstructure1,450W.Palmer,andstruc-ture 5, 5501 AnthonyWayneDr.

Parkingcost:$5(creditcardorOneCardonly).

TheArthurL.JohnsonUrban Perspectives Lec-tureSeriesisoneofmanywaystheWSUAlumniAs-sociation offers alumniand the public an oppor-

tunitytoconnectwiththeuniversity while gainingnew cultural insights.Theseriesprovidesinter-esting commentaries ona wide range of subjectsinfieldssuchaspolitics,business,economics,lawandthearts.

This event is made

possibleinpartbygener-oussupportfromtheDTEEnergyFoundation.

Wayne State Univer-sity is a premier urbanresearch institution of-feringmorethan400aca-demic programs through13schoolsandcollegestonearly32,000students.

The contributions ofAfrican American sur-geons andnursesduringthe Civil War will be thethemeofacommunityed-ucationeventfrom1-3:30p.m. Saturday, April 14,at the Margherio FamilyConferenceCenter intheMazurek Medical Educa-tion Commons, 340 E.CanfieldSt.inDetroit.

Sponsors of the eventincludeWayneStateUni-versityLibraries,theWSUDepartment of History,theCollegeofNursingandtheSchoolofMedicine.

Jeff O’Den, historicaldocumentary filmmaker,will explore the topic“Lest We Forget: BlackCivil War Soldiers andSailors.”

In keeping with theAmerican Civil War Ses-quicentennial commemo-ration,O’Denwillpresenta seriesof excerpts fromhisForgottenGlorydocu-mentary.

O’Den’s backgroundintelevisionandfilmpro-ductioncontributestohisunique style, part docu-mentary and part Holly-wooddrama,or“docudra-ma.”

He believes the CivilWaristhesinglemostim-portanteventinAmericanhistorybecauseitcontin-uestodefineusall.

Wayne State Universi-ty facultywillmakeupapanelexploringarangeofsubjects focusing on theCivilWar:

De’Andrea Wiggins, in-terim director, Office ofDiversity and Inclusion,Wayne State UniversitySchoolofMedicine(mod-erator).

Professor Marc Kru-man, Department of His-tory chair, (The CivilWar).

Assistant ProfessorKidada Williams, Depart-ment of History (AfricanAmericans and the CivilWar).

Associate ProfessorMarsha Richmond, De-partmentofHistory(Med-icine in Detroit in the1860s).

Associate ProfessorDeborah Walker, CollegeofNursing(TheCivilWarandNursing).

The traveling exhibit“Binding Wounds Push-ing Boundaries: AfricanAmericans in Civil WarMedicine” is runningthrough April 28, 2012in the atrium of WayneState’s Shiffman MedicalLibrary, next door to theconferencecenter.

FeaturedaspartoftheNational Library of Medi-cine’stravelingexhibit,itdescribeshowtheservice

of African Americans asmedical providers chal-lenged accepted notionsofraceandgender.

Limited seating isavailable for the April 14event. RSVP by April 7to 313-577-6666 or [email protected]; provide contact in-formationandnumberofattendees. The BindingWoundswebsitewww.lib.wayne.edu/bwmayalsobeviewed for additional re-sources, including infor-mationaboutK-12SchoolTourstotheexhibit.

For more informationabout the event, contactLinda Draper at 313-577-8943 or [email protected].

Wayne State Univer-sity is a premier urbanresearch institution of-feringmorethan400aca-demic programs through13schoolsandcollegestonearly32,000students.

The conference is expected to have an estimated economic impact of $1.2 Million.’’

Rev.C.K. Lewis

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Welcome, sorority sisters Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 81st Great Lakes

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Preview Day Saturday, April 149 a.m.–noonpreview.wayne.eduCome see why Wayne State University attracts so many of the region’s brightest students. A nationally recognized research university in the city’s coolest neighborhood, Wayne State is alive with possibilities. You can choose from hundreds of academic programs and prepare for careers in the market’s most rewarding fields — including the health sciences, engineering and education.

Contributions of African American surgeons and nurses during Civil

War featured in exhibit

Aprilis

National Cancer Control Month

U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade featured speaker at Wayne State’s Arthur L. Johnson

Urban

April is National

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pastor, public speaker,lawyer and educator Rev.LeahC.K.Lewis,JD,fromCleveland, in addition toa Project Healthy Livingcommunityhealthfair.

Ateensummitfocusedontheimportanceoflead-ershipandphilanthropyisalsoscheduled.

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Michigan credit unions todayurged Michigan’s Senators CarlLevin and Debbie Stabenow andtheircolleaguesintheU.S.Senatetotakequickactioninsupportofaproposalthatwillstrengthensmallbusinesses,jumpstartlocalecono-miesandcreatelocaljobs.

The Credit Union Small Busi-ness Jobs Bill, S. 2231, increasesan arbitrary cap on how muchcredit unions can lend to smallbusinesses–acapthatisprevent-ing many small businesses fromgaining access to much-neededcapitaltogrow,investintheircom-munities,andhirepeople.ThisbillisexpectedtocometoavoteintheU.S. Senate within the next threeweeks.

“Small businesses in Michiganand across America are the en-ginesofemploymentandeconomicgrowth–andthesesmallbusiness-esneedrelieffromacreditcrunchthat is holding them back,” saidDavidAdams,CEOandpresidentoftheMichiganCreditUnionLeague&Affiliates. “Michigan credit unionshave consistently stepped up tosupportsmallbusinessesatatimewhen other lenders have steppedback. Credit unions can and wanttodomoretohelpgetMichiganandAmerica working and competingagain, and that’s why it’s criticalthattheU.S.SenatepasstheCreditUnionSmallBusinessJobsBill.”

In a recent survey, 90 percentof small businesses reported thatavailabilityofcreditisaproblem.Infact,61percentofthesesamesmallbusinesses said it’s harder to getloanstodaythanitwasafewyearsago.

Underfederallaw,creditunionsfaceanarbitrarilysetcapof12.25percentoftheirassetsformember

businesslending.

The Credit Union Small Busi-ness Jobs Bill will increase thatlimit to 27.5 percent of a creditunion’s total assets. If approved,theplanwouldinject$13billioninnew funds into the U.S. economy,andcreateasmanyas140,000newjobs,allatnocosttotaxpayers,ac-cording toestimatesby theCreditUnionNationalAssociation.

The legislation is co-sponsoredby Senators Levin and Stabenow,andacompanionbillintheHouseisbackedbynineofMichigan’s15U.S. Representatives. That list in-cludesallthreeofMichigan’sCon-gressmenwhositontheHouseFi-nancialServicesCommittee:Reps.Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, Thad-deusMcCotter,R-Livonia,andGaryPeters,D-BloomfieldTwp.

It is a bill that reaches acrosstheaisleandhasbroadbipartisansupport.

The only opposition to the billhascomefromthebanking lobby,namely members of the Ameri-can Bankers Association, who,despite their own refusal to makethese small business loans, havelaunched a baseless campaignagainstcreditunionswhoareready

andwillingtostepup.

“One of the best ways to helpsmallbusinessesgetaccesstocap-italsotheycompeteandcreatejobsistounleashcreditunions’fullpo-tentialtosupportsmallbusinesses.Thatrequiresremovinganarbitrary,irrational and counter-productivelimit on small business lending,”Adamssaid.“CreditunionswanttoplayagreaterroleinstrengtheningtheeconomyofMainStreetsacrossMichigan and America. The CreditUnionSmallBusinessJobsBill isvitaltomakingthathappen.”

Michigancreditunionscontinueto provide solid support for smallbusinesses, with small businesslending up 14 percent comparedto a year ago, according to MCULfourthquarter2011results.

Michigan has an estimated180,000smallbusinesses,158,000of which employ fewer than 20people, according to the SmallBusiness Administration. Smallbusinessesrepresent98.3percentofMichiganemployersandare re-sponsiblefor51.6percentofprivatesectorjobsinthestate,accordingtotheSBA.InMichigan,90percentofbusinessesfailbytheirtenthyear,largelybecausetheylackguidance;80percent fail because theydon’thaveaccesstocapital.

The data showing increasedsmallbusinesssupportfromMich-igan’screditunionscomesasbanklending remains sluggish, a trenddatingbacktothe2008recession.Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.datashowedthatU.S.banks’smallbusiness lending continued tode-clineinthefourthquarterof2011andthatyear-over-yearbanksmallbusiness loans outstanding de-clinedbynearly5percentin2011.

TechTown, WayneState University’s busi-ness incubator and re-searchpark,continuestoplayan important role inDetroit’s economic revi-talization, according to anew report issuedby theorganization this month.The“impactreport”high-lights milestone achieve-ments in entrepreneur-shipandeconomicactivitybetween2007and2011inandaroundtheCityofDe-troit.

TechTown currentlysupports 250 companiesin industries ranging

fromthelifesciencesandadvanced manufacturingto the arts and alterna-tive energy through its100,000square-foot facil-ity.

Key metrics revealedin TechTown’s inauguralimpactreportinclude:

• Since2007,TechTownhas provided support to647 companies, whichhavecreated1,085jobs.

• Active and graduateclients generated a com-binedtotalof$52millionin revenue in 2011 and$41millioninrevenuein2010.

• In excess of 2,200people have received en-trepreneurial trainingthrough TechTown since2008.

• In 2011, TechTowngraduated 62 executivesintrainingfromtheMich-igan Shifting Gears pro-gram, an entrepreneurialtraining program estab-lishedbytheMEDCtore-matriculate former high-levelcorporateexecutivesbackintotheworkforce.

• TechTown has intro-duced more than 8,000Michigan residents toan entrepreneurial cul-ture through networkingevents, conferences andwalk-insessions.

• TechTown has invest-ed $790,000 directly intoclientcompaniesthroughtheTechTownLoanFundand its Thrive One Fundforminority-andwomen-ownedbusinesses.

• Volunteer mentorshave committed morethan 4,000 hours ofcoaching with TechTownstartups since 2008 --counsel valued at morethan$400,000.

• Since2009,TechTownhasplaced74internswhohavelogged20,000hours,representing $200,000 inwages.

TechTown Presidentand CEO Leslie Smithattributes TechTown’sexponential growth andsuccess to the organiza-tion’sabilitytoadaptandrespond tomarketneedsinrealtime,supportedbyitscloserelationshipwithcollaborative partners in-cludingWayneStateUni-versity.In2009,forexam-ple,TechTownrespondedto Michigan’s record un-employment and finan-cial crisis by opening itsdoors to thousands ofmetroDetroitersincareertransition, and, with thesupportoftheNewEcon-

omy Initiative and EwingMarion Kauffman Foun-dation, offered intro-levelentrepreneurship educa-tioncoursesandcoachingservices. The byproductisadiversefabricofbusi-nessesandentrepreneursthat are helping repopu-late theDetroitareawithproducts and servicesthat local residents andworkersneed.

“With our first impactreport, TechTown cel-ebrates some of its earlysuccesses, but we knowthis is only the begin-ning,” Smith stated. “As

we move for-ward, we arefinding newand more ef-fective waysto meet our

entrepreneurs’ needs byproviding guidance andsupport, access to rele-vantandtimelyresourcesand genuine partnershipas we work together torevitalize the economyof Midtown Detroit andbeyond.”

TechTown’s uniqueapproach to businesscreation from 2007 to2011 reflected four basictenets:

Guidance — Individu-alized coaching, educa-tion and networking toincrease knowledge andhelp entrepreneurs focusonsuccessfuloutcomes.

Community — A cul-ture of optimism thatpromotes inclusion, col-laboration,diversityandashareddesiretoachieveagreatergood.

Resources—Businesssupport services that in-clude everything fromshared space to accessto capital, talent andWayne State University’sresearch, academic andtechnologyassets.

Partners — A broadlandscape of allies whooffer best-in-class ser-vices and networks thatempower entrepreneurswithin the context of anentrepreneurial ecosys-tem.

Inadditiontoeconom-ic impact, the inauguralTechTown Impact Reportcalls attention to the di-versity of TechTown’sclient companies - a keyelementforrecreatingthebroad-based infrastruc-turenecessarytosustainMidtown Detroit and itssurrounding neighbor-hoodslong-term.

In 2011, TechTown’sclientcompanieswere60percent women, 66 per-cent minorities and 47percentages46andolder.Inaddition,morethan80percentofTechTownbusi-nessesarefocusedonthedelivery of products andservices in Detroit, ac-cordingtothereport.

“All these entrepre-neurs, regardless of in-dustry, are enriching theregionthroughtheircom-mitment to innovation,”saidAllanGilmour,presi-dent of Wayne State Uni-versity and TechTown’sBoard of Directors. “Byguidingamultitudeofen-trepreneurs from diversebackgrounds to success,we are accelerating theregion’s transformationto an innovation-basedeconomy.”

Techtown, catalyst for 647 companies in metro Detroit

Carl Levin

Michigan Credit Unions urge Washington to support small business, increase lending

Debbie Stabenow


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Women of ExcellenceFrom page A-1

diversity is 47 percent.

“Then if you’re in an in-dustry that’s traditionally women-owned, women-managed, or penetrating with women, like financial services or healthcare, you really should have a 50 to 55 percent pool of diversity.” She pointed out that the panelists come from different industries and backgrounds, but all have made it a priority to both serve the community and position themselves on paid boards. McElvane asked the panelists how early board service has helped them position themselves for opportunities in their professional careers. Scott, whose paper was recently purchased by Real Times Media, the parent company of the Michigan Chronicle, said she went on boards where she cared about what they were doing, so she could bring passion and energy. She also looked at what her bosses were inter-ested in. If she did a good job for them, she would receive professional rec-ognition. She currently sits on several nonprofit boards, some industry related and some community service related. She also sits on one paid board, The Atlanta Life Financial Group. Wisdom said she de-cided to serve on boards

that focused on areas where she had a genuine interest. “Find something you care about, that you have some passion about,” she advised. Earlier this year, Wisdom was appointed by President Obama to serve as a member of the advisory group on preven-tion, health promotion and integrated and public health. She said the various boards she’s served on, including former U.S Sur-geon General Dr. David Satcher’s Satcher Health Leadership Board; the Public Health Institute, a board in California; and a Washington, D.C., board called the National Cam-paign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, have played a critical role in her growth and devel-opment as a professional. “But also I think there have been great opportu-nities for those people and those organizations to learn from a commu-nity health perspective, from a health care equity perspective,” Wisdom said. Pickard, who said her most significant board experience was serving on the board of National Council of Negro Women after getting a call from the late Dr. Dorothy Height, always tried to do whatever she could to make a difference when it came to her community. Nelson agreed with

the others, and said it’s important to serve com-munity, to affiliate with boards for which you have a passion. She serves on several large nonprofit boards, including the Henry Ford Health System, the Parade Company, Tech Town, University of De-troit Mercy and the De-troit Riverfront Conser-vancy. Those experiences have helped her prepare for the for-profit board ex-perience of serving on the board of the Compuware Corp. She also said that being on a for-profit board has honed her skills and made her a better non-profit executive. As president and CEO of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, Nelson re-ports to a 44-member board of directors. McElvane also asked the panelists how they po-sitioned themselves to be invited to sit on boards. Pickard said you never know when someone is watching you. Her phi-losophy is do your best whenever you can and make sure you’re doing the right thing at all times. Nelson warned attend-ees to not underestimate the importance of experi-ence. She noted there are a variety of area boards to consider. See our spotlight on Michigan’s boardrooms on page C-4.

thing in return for it. Every day they wake up hoping that the government (mayor and city council) would repre-sent their aspirations as they struggle to find relief for their despair and break the manacles of poverty.

And because they are Black, they be-lieve that the notion of a financial review team or an advisory board is one that is masking as a good doctor, but in ac-tuality they believe is a “Doctor Death” coming at the city.

Why?

They have watched some Detroit poli-ticians in the past, like the Biblical Ni-codemus, cut deals in the middle of the night on their behalf when the benefits never got to them.

They’ve watched politicians talk from both sides of their mouths and never take the bacon home. They’ve seen how city hall has literally become a casino for the well connected and the power-ful, but not a jackpot for hard-pressed taxpayers and struggling senior citizens who have become prisoners in their homes because of crime.

They watched how Detroit Public Schools started with state intervention in 1999 and the arrival of Dr. Kenneth Burnley, the absolute CEO at the time, and the school boards that followed, all fighting for contracts and personal gigs instead of a curriculum for Detroit chil-dren.

DPS became a classic example of how things could go wrong when the right mechanisms are not put in place. Today the district is struggling to survive and doing all it can to be a comeback story.

So in their mind, we’ve been here before whether it was with Gov. John Engler or Gov. Jennifer Granholm, two prominent governors whose legacies are bittersweet in the mouths of many De-troiters.

Thus the opposition against an emer-gency manager in Detroit or a consent agreement is not necessarily an oppo-sition to Gov. Rick Snyder although it looks that way. It is an inherent opposi-tion to a system of “cash and carry” that Detroit politicians have long mastered with their Lansing collaborators and played well to their own personal ends without benefiting their constituents.

That is why any proposal that does not clearly stipulate how city assets or finances of Detroit will be guarded under a new agreement,will continue to face opposition.

This is part of the reason for the groundswell against an emergency man-ager or a consent agreement.

So let’s not be outrightly dismissive or condescending toward an opposition or any who have witnessed how this city has evolved and changed over time to the detriment of those (residents and businesses) that have remained here.

Just as some of us in the media gave members of the Tea Party Movement the benefit of the doubt, dismissing the suspicions of others that their vicious assault on Obama is racially motivated, let’s think and expand our horizons.

While the Tea Party was positioning itself to become the third rail in American politics, we encouraged them in our col-umns and called it democracy in action, describing them as angry voters who’ve had enough with all things Obama, de-spite the fact that they hurled insults at Congressman John Dingell, spat on the

face of civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis and rudely interrupted town hall meetings beating tables and threat-ening lawmakers who were determined to pass the land mark healthcare legisla-tion.

Let’s learn from all this because it is truly a historic moment for this city. And race is what some in the negotiating room have on their mind, but cannot say because of fear of losing their position or been viewed as not getting along.

Plain and simple, the average person, Black or White, and businesses in this city want services delivered quickly and consistently. And the city has been deli-gent . There are people who literary live in fear that in the event there is crime at their home or they need EMS service, they have no option but to get on their knees to pray until whenever that ser-vice arrives.

There are areas in Detroit where people live that are barely livable, if that. This abject poverty has much to do with failed leadership that has long ignored those at the bottom of the socioeconom-ic scale, dismissed because they have no power to influence or change policy. And when the economy is in bad shape, some in the middle class joined the poor and the economically subjugated.

So while part of Detroit is coming back with all the developments down-town and beyond, this city’s leadership must not ignore the neighborhoods be-cause there are portions in this city that are danger zones.

Just as you cannot have a vibrant downtown without a thriving business district, so it is that you can’t have a city that is on the cusp of meaningful com-munity transformation if the majority of our neighborhoods are in a declining or deplorable condition.

Detroit is Michigan’s largest city, and we do not expect the state and its chief executive, Gov. Snyder, to walk away from Detroit at this crucial time. What we expect is an honest deal on the table. Let us not repeat the past.

Because Detroit is so segregated and yet pivotal to the overall success of not only Southeast Michigan, but also the state, it is important that we approach the conversation around financial trans-formation with a wholistic perspective and strong sense of urgency.

That perspective should take into account this city’s past, present and future.

Race remains and will continue to be a factor in how this city functions, how it connects to everything around the state, and its future.

Bankole Thompson is the editor of the Michigan Chronicle and the author of a six-part series on the Obama presi-dency, including “Obama and Black Loyalty,” published last year. His latest book is ”Obama and Christian Loyalty” with an epilogue written by Bob Weiner, former White House spokesman. His upcoming books in 2012 are “Obama and Jewish Loyalty” and ”Obama and Business Loyalty.” Listen to him every Thursday, 11:30 a.m., on WDET 101.9 FM Detroit and every Sunday, 9 to 10 p.m. on “The Obama Watch” program on WLIB 1190 AM-New York. E-mail [email protected].

Bernie Coker’s career took him from working in the foundry at Ford Motor Company in the 1930s to becoming one of the highest ranking African Ameri-cans in the Detroit Public Schools in the 1970s.

Bernard Louis Coker, 91, died March 12 at an assisted living facility in Southfield after an extended ill-ness.

Coker started work-ing at Ford in 1938 after graduating from Detroit’s East-ern High School and within two years became a machinist at a time when Black people rarely got such jobs. He stayed at Ford until World War II.

After receiving his bachelor’s degree, he went to work for the Detroit Public Schools, where he taught at Hutchins

Junior High and then became a depart-ment head at Durfee Middle School and eventually an assistant principal at Foch Middle School.

In the 1970s he became one of the first African American assistant super-intendents in DPS and served as execu-tive director for Vocational Education before retiring in 1981.

“He enjoyed people and people en-joyed him,” his daughter, Patricia Vaughan of Bronxville, N.Y., said. “He was outgoing and cheerful and had a great sense of humor and he could light up a room.”

Bernard Coker was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Betty, his daugh-ter Cynthia Bernadette Coker Ford, and grandson Christopher Ford. He is sur-vived by son Bland, daughter Patricia, son Harold, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Bernard Coker

Bernard Coker, African American education pioneer dies

Detroit Public Schools should be congratulated for the district’s first-ever All-Schools Open Enroll-ment Open House event which drew thousands of parents and hundreds of staff volunteers to schools across the city and al-lowed individual schools to showcase their unique and varied offerings. The open enrollment period runs through April 16.

COMMENTARYThe event delivered on

Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Roy Roberts’ promise that DPS would offer more ed-ucational choices, earlier than ever, to area parents this year.

The district event drew positive response from parents who had the op-portunity to meet face-to-face with principals, staff and parent leaders, take tours, experience instruc-

tional technology and lab demonstrations, see teacher presentations, student performances, and learn about business and community partner-ships, in addition to sam-pling the district’s healthy nutrition offerings during the open house.

All told, the event was a major success story not only for DPS but for the city of Detroit. We encour-age DPS to make the Open Enrollment All-Schools Open House an annual event so parents can con-tinue to have every oppor-tunity to see the various programs and schools available throughout the city and make the best se-lection for their children.

Roy Roberts

Our kids win

By Nick Meyer Protests outside of the BP gas station at Fenkell and Meyers have been an almost daily occur-rence since a shooting that resulted in the death of one young man, Mi-chael Haynes II, and first-degree murder and ille-gal weapons possession charges against another former employee, Ibrahim Saleh, who was recently arraigned.

But this past Sunday was quiet, however, giving hope to the station’s owner, known to custom-ers as “Uncle Abe,” as well as supporters from the community including nearby Hope Presbyterian Church that the neighbor-hood can move on togeth-er following the tragedy.

The owner, who has had the station since Feb-ruary 1994, said that he is broken up inside and greatly saddened about last month’s shooting.

He said that dozens of supporters have pledged to stand with him and his business, including mem-bers of the church, and noted the fate of Saleh will be decided in court.

One former protester who dropped out recently gave the owner a letter de-scribing her decision:.

“My decision to protest was for getting justice, and to make sure justice is served for Mike, but I don’t understand why I’m protesting to shut your business down which would result in jeopar-dizing your family,” she wrote.

“So I choose to forgive you...and the young man for making the decision that day...I as a Christian woman ask you to forgive me for responding out of anger instead of love.

“As a single parent rais-ing a 15 year old, I want to teach him the correct things, I wrote this letter to set an example for my son and to the world as to what forgiveness means.”

She signed it, “Your neighbor, Angie.”

A meeting was ex-pected to be held at the church in order to speak with community mem-bers about the situation on Monday night, includ-ing a friend of the owner’s to hopefully foster more understanding.

Owner of gas station, focus of murder protests, saddened by incident

Tom Hoeg, chairman of the board of Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan, said the fund-ing budget has gone from $7 million to $4 million. The clubs support 20,000 kids every year.

Nia, a student at Cass Tech High School and third place finalist for Youth of the Year, attends the Howard B. Bloomer Club. She overcame her shyness and became in-volved in extracurricular activities.

Jennifer, a senior at Belleville High School and the second place finalist for Youth of the Year, at-tends the Donahey Club. She said “family” is the

word that captures the essence of the club.

Da’Lano, the 2011 Boys and Girls Club of South-east Michigan Youth of

the Year, is a student at Cass Tech and attends the Lloyd H. Diehl Club. He said members learn to be accepting of each other, and to celebrate di-versity.

Michigan Chronicle interim publisher Hiram Jackson, a club alumnus and member of the board of directors, explained how he grew up in a one bedroom apartment in Highland Park, one of a family of five.

“My dad was a jani-tor in the school system, and my mom worked at a nursing home,” he said, adding that the club saved his life.

leaders are able carry out our will.

Just as importantly, it would help Detroit ensure real recovery by investing in our people. I reject the idea put forward by politi-cians in Washington and Lansing that the only way out of the crisis is by slashing budgets for es-sential programs and ser-vices. If the city is forced to address the crisis by cutting police officers and funding for roads and

buildings, crime will rise and businesses will flee. If the city guts basic ser-vices and breaks union contracts, we’ll lose more of our population. All this would make our city’s fi-nancial situation worse.

I’m calling for in-vestment rather than abandonment. The plan I’ve proposed is a proven solution. Back in the 1970s, a similar plan for New York City (which was then a city facing trou-

bles much like our own) proved successful. With stable city finances and a stronger economy — led by the rebirth of manu-facturing — we can rise to any challenge.

I believe in the people of Detroit. I am asking the nation to believe in us as well.

Hansen Clarke, Demo-crat, is a U.S. representa-tive for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District.

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Section B April 4-10, 2012

OnStar launches new Family Link

feature Working to meet consumer de-

mands for more high-tech safety features, OnStar is now offering a new service that allows subscribers to stay connected to their loved ones when driving an OnStar-equipped vehicle.

The optional service, called Family Link, includes two key features -— Ve-hicle Locate where subscribers can log onto the Family Link’s designated website to view a map with the vehicle’s location, and Vehicle Location Alert, which allows users to set up e-mail or text message notifica-tions to let them know the location of their vehicle.

When using Family Link subscrib-ers can choose the day, time and frequency of the alerts.

Hmm, why do I get the feeling that there will be a lot of parents opting for this service?

The decision to launch Family Link was prompted

by a test with more

than 4,500 subscribers last year who liked the ser-vice because

it enabled them to stay connected to their family when they’re on the road.

Family Link begins a phased rollout in mid-April with select subscribers invited to sign up. More subscribers will receive an invitation in June. The service will roll out to all U.S. subscrib-ers throughout the year. Access to the designated website requires an OnStar user name and password. Only the subscriber with access can locate a vehicle or request alerts.

To use Vehicle Locate, subscribers simply log onto the Family Link web-site and navigate to the Vehicles tab and click on Locate. Once the vehicle has been located, the vehicle’s icon will be shown on the map.

To set up a Location Alert, sub-scribers log on to the designated web-site and navigate to the Alerts tab and click on Add Alert. The subscriber can request the day of week and time to receive an alert, as well as notification preference, text, e-mail or both. Loca-tion Alerts will include the address the vehicle is near as well as the date and time.

The cost for Family Link is $3.99 per month to add on any existing OnStar package, which isn’t much of a cost for the peace of mind that comes with the service. — M. Amick

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Understanding the appeal of the new sedan

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By Marcus AmickSPECIAL TO THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE

For a lot of automobiles that make a grand entrance into the marketplace, the novelty of being new begins to wear off some after you start seeing more of the vehicles on the road.

Some of the very high-end luxury or super exotic cars seem to keep us gawking well beyond their introduction, often more out of

the idea of what it cost than the design.

When it comes to a lot of new automobiles the idea of accessibility often taints the appeal of a car, especially in the luxury segment.

Not the case with the new Audi A7.

Nearly a year after the ve-hicle was first launched in the U.S., the sedan is still turning heads — and with good reason.

THE VIEW

Positioned in between the A6 and the Audi’s flagship A8, the A7 encompasses many of

Audi’s design elements in a new form distinguishing it from just about every other vehicle on the road.

Designed with a coupe-like silhouette, the A7 is dis-tinguished by its low roofline and integrated rear doors with frameless door windows and side mirrors mounted on the doors.

IN ROTATION

INTIMACY by KEMGENRE: Contemporary R&B

NOTE: Could be all that rotation the new video “You’re On My Mind” is getting (must-see), but with so many destined-to-be classics featured on the album such as “Why Would You Stay,” “Love Never

Fails” and “Share My Life,” it’s tough to shake this one. Then again, maybe it’s that the idea of love never sound-ed smoother than when KEM sings about it.

MOBILE HOT SHOT Ride: 2013 Ford Taurus SHO

What makes it hot? Ever hopped in a performance car and thought, “I hope I run into some bad weath-er, like pouring rain and then a snowstorm on an unfamiliar route in the mountains?” That’s the feeling of confidence you get behind the wheel of the new SHO with the improvements made on the vehicle with everything from the driving dynamics of the all-wheel-drive car to new convenience features like a new heated steering wheel and an improved MyFord Touch that’s easier to use when navigating the sys-tem. Most of the new exterior design elements will be hardly notice-able to most, however, as the vehicle is more of a refresh than a new design. — M. Amick

The Numbers: MPG – 17 city/25 hwyPowered by – 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6,

365 horsepowerSticker - $39,995

VW drives toward ‘greener’ wheels

Volkswagen has entered partner-ships with Solazyme and Amyris, two of the world’s leaders in renewable fuels, to improve emissions reduc-tions for future vehicles and demon-strate the performance of TDI Clean Diesel technology.

Under the agreements, VW will pro-vide both companies with two vehicles − the new 2012 Passat TDI and 2012 Jetta TDI − to examine the effects that the fuels produced by Amyris and So-lazyme will have on Volkswagen clean diesel technology and the environ-ment.

Amyris converts plant-sourced sugars into renewable hydrocarbons for fuel and chemical applications. Solazyme has developed a technology that harnesses the oil-producing abili-ty of microalgae (or microscopic algae) to develop renewable oil products.

The 12-month evaluation period

Marcus Amick

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In the Green From page B-1

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will equip Volkswagen engineers with valuable data that will aid in the ongoing enhancement of TDI Clean Diesel tech-nology and help the brand to develop more efficient, cleaner burning diesel powertrains for future products.

So, what does it all mean?

“Partnering with two leaders in ad-vanced biofuel technology supports Volkswagen’s goal of offering a com-petitive suite of technologies that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, im-prove fuel efficiency and fit the diverse needs of our customers,” said Prof. Dr. Jürgen Leohold, head of Volkswagen Group Research. “In order to achieve our long-term desire of bringing CO2-neutral mobility to the market, advanced gaso-line and diesel engines — like TDI Clean Diesel technology — must play a major role, and renewable energies to power these advanced powertrains are needed on a large scale.”

In short, VW is leaning on Solazyme and Amyris to improve the perfor-mance capabilities of their TDI vehicles

and make them more environmentally friendly.

During the year-long evaluation, Volk-swagen will measure the environmental impacts from the use of cleaner burning renewable diesel formulas.

According to VW, initial analysis in-dicates that while advanced biofuels are comparable to standard diesel blends in terms of performance, there are tremen-dous opportunities to reduce vehicle emissions with advanced biofuels.

The announcement of the partner-ships with Solazyme and Amyris comes on the heels of an impressive year for Volkswagen TDI products in the U.S. where high-mileage, clean diesel TDI models accounted for 21.6 percent of sales in 2011, a significant increase over recent years.

February 2012 sales of clean diesel products were up more than 54-per-cent over the prior month. Building on the sales momentum, VW recently an-nounced that the 2013 Beetle TDI will become the sixth clean diesel model available in the brand’s U.S. lineup.

Other key design elements include the sharp tornado line which begins at the headlights, extends across the fend-ers, over the doors and terminates in a gentle slope toward the tail lights, paying homage to the 1969 Audi 100 Coupé S.

The face of the A7 features Audi’s sig-nature single frame grille is contoured at the leading with a chrome surround framing high-gloss black lattices with chrome accents.

The signature LED daytime running lights are standard and the tail lamps are fitted with LED lamps as well.

An integrated spoiler automatically extends at 80 mph and then retracts at 50 mph. It can also be deployed and retracted manually via the push of a button. The rear of the A7 is also distin-guished by two large, round chrome tail-pipes that extend from the dual-branch exhaust system.

Simply put, even in a sea of luxury ve-hicles the A7 is hard to miss from any view.

THE RIDE

Then there’s the A7’s V6, which at 310 hp and 325 lb-ft. of torque gives you a nice sense of power when behind the wheel.

Inside, the A7 features what’s called a “wraparound” design which incorpo-

rates a horizontal line encircling the driver and front passenger that starts above the instrument panel and ends in the passenger-side door.

The center console is oriented toward the driver to further enhance the driver focus of the interior. Other key exterior design elements include chrome bezels frame the air vents, while aluminum-look trim accents the optional layered wood veneers and bezels.

Technology features include the latest version of Audi MMI Plus with an eight-inch display that rises from the dashboard when the ignition is switched on enabling the driver to operate audio, navigation and telephone functions with the stroke of a finger. The tran-sition from dash to display is so quiet and seamless that if you’re not watching you’ll miss it.

THE ANALYSIS

Even more impressive is that the Audi A7 has a base price of under $60,000, which is much less than what you’d expect to pay considering how much car you get for the money.

In fact, maybe that’s what makes the A7 most appealing.

Marcus Amick is an automotive life-style writer and consultant. He can be contacted at [email protected].

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White female teacher uses Black history to offend Black student

Laudable leadership

By Tonyaa Weathersbee What in the world wasMarilynBartthinking?

Bart is the White highschool English teacher inFalls Church, Va., who re-cently demanded that theonly Black student in herclass, Jordan Shumatesummon a stereotype. tospice up his reading ofLangston Hughes’ poem,“BalladoftheLandlord.”

“She told me, ‘Black-er, Jordan, c’mon black-er. I thought you wereBlack,” Shumate, a 14-year-old ninth grader,told The Washington Post.But Shumate wasn’t having it. He re-fusedtoreadtherestofthepoem.

SoBarttookover.Shereadthepoem“likeaslave,”Shumatesaid—andrepri-mandedhimwhenheaskedherwhethershethoughtallBlackpeopletalkedthatway.

It’stoobadthatShumatewasn’tabletokeepcallingBartoutonhercallous-ness.

Ifhecould,heshouldhave toldherthatreadingapoeminsuchadegradingmanner would likely obscure its mes-sage. Hughes wrote the poem in 1940,andit’saboutaBlacktenantwhocom-plains about his dilapidated housingtohisdeadbeatlandlord,andwindsupbeingjailedforit.

ShumatecouldhavetoldBartthatthedialect isn’t as important as the mes-sage,whichwasabouthowpoorBlackpeoplewindupbeingvilifiedfordaringto voice legitimate complaints againstthesystem.

Like she did to him when he daredquestionher.

AndShumateshouldhaveaskedherhowshegottheidea—especiallywith-outthebenefitofeverbeingBlackher-self—thatitwasherjobtoteachhimhowtobeBlack.

Then again, what Bart has seemsto be contagious. Almost every othermonth,itseemsthatteachersareincor-poratingselectivebitsofBlackhistoryintolessons,bitsthatoffendratherthanenlighten.

RecentlyinClaytonCounty,Ga.,139fourth grade students were given anextra credit math question that refer-enced slavery. According to WAGA-TV,thequestionread:“Aplantationownerhad100slaves.Ifthree-fifthsofthemarecounted for representation, how many

slaveswillbecounted?”

InJanuary,anelemen-tary school in GwinnettCounty,Ga.,didevenworse.Oneofthemathwordprob-lemsthesegeniusesaskedthe children to solve wentlike this: “Each tree had56 oranges. If eight slavespick them equally, thenhowmuchwouldeachslavepick?”

Andlikethis:“IfFred-erick got two beatings perday,howmanybeatingsdidhegetinoneweek?”

Black parents wereoutraged. Yet the defense

has basically been that the teachersweremerelytryingtoinfusesocialstud-iesandhistoryintomathlessons,soastocovermanylessonsatonce.

Even if you buy that explanation,there are better, non-offensive ways todothat.

Likeinsteadofcomingupwithques-tions about counting slaves, or slavelabor,orslavebeatings,howaboutde-vising a question asking how manyflightsBessieColemanmadeinayearifshetooktwoaweek?

Or one on how many food recipesGeorge Washington Carver would con-coctfrompeanutsinfiveandahalfyearsifheconcoctedsixrecipesayear?

OroneonhowmanyspeechesMartinLutherKingJr.woulddeliverinaweekifhespokethreetimesaday?

TherearewaystoteachBlackhistoryand literature without offending Blackchildren,andit’s lazyandracisttobe-lieveotherwise.

TherearewaysthatBartcouldhavemade that poem, “Ballad of the Land-lord,”resonatewithoutsinglingouttheonly Black student in the class, onewhoishighlyintelligentandspeakstheKing’sEnglish,andinsistthatheevokememories of Mammy from “Gone WiththeWind.”

When aspects of our history, espe-ciallyaspectsthattouchonthepainful-ness of slavery and evoke stereotypes,areinfusedintoothersubjectsinanin-sensitiveway,theydon’tleadtoenlight-enment.

Instead,theysetBlackyouthsupforridicule,and italmostmakesonesus-pect that this isn’t an attempt to edu-cate, but a plot by people who resentdiversitytodiscrediteffortstowardit.

Theyshouldn’tbeallowedtogetawaywiththat.

By Jewel Ware Despite deeply-held so-cietal beliefs about malesuperiority and legal andsocial constraints thatlimited their participationin academia, industry andpoliticalleadership,womenhavechallengedthestatusquoandchangedtheworldthroughouthistory.

Unfortunately, far toooften their contributionshave been downplayed orerased from the historicalrecord, which is why Con-gresshasdesignatedMarchasWomen’sHistoryMonth.EventhoughWomen’sHis-toryMonthisover,wehaveanobligationtocontinuetoreflectuponandcelebratetheuniquecontributionsof women to American and world his-tory.

Many path-breaking women leadershavecalledDetroithome. Imaginehowdifferent our city and country wouldhave been without the lives of RosaParks, Charleszetta Waddles, EleanorJosaitis and Erma Henderson. Whilewe remember trailblazing women likethese during Women’s History Month,we should always share their storieswithyoungwomenwhomaybeinspiredtoachievebytheirexamples.

Perhaps the best way to honor thespirit of Women’s History Month is bycontinuing to create a society wherewomencanparticipate fullyandequal-ly.

Despite women’s many advance-ments, achievements and accomplish-ments,barriers to truegenderequality

stillexist.Femalestudentsarestillsteeredaway fromlucrative careers in sci-ence,technology,engineer-ingandmath(STEM).Menare still paid significantlymore than their femalepeers.Andviolenceagainstwomen isstill a veryclearandpresentdanger.

Thankfully,Detroithasmany outstanding organi-zations that make historyeverydaybyimprovingthelives of women and girls.Alternatives forGirlsgivessupportandguidancetoat-riskgirls.

The League of WomenVoters of Detroit and the

GreaterDetroitChapteroftheNationalCongress of Black Women work dili-gentlyforthepoliticalempowermentofwomen.WayneStateUniversity’sinnova-tiveGoGirlprogramgivesmiddleschoolgirlsextrahelpinscienceandmathandexposesthemtoSTEMcareers.

The Michigan Chronicle shouldalso be commended for its outstand-ing Women of Excellence award pro-gram that honors modern-day historymakers.

So let’s not just honor outstandingwomenofthepastduringWomen’sHis-toryMonth.Letuscontinuetosupportyoung women who aspire to greatnessbybuildingaworldforthemwheretheirtalentsanddreamscanbefullyrealizedallyeararound.

Jewel Ware is a Wayne County com-missioner and former chairwoman of the Commission.

By George Curry 1) Trayvon Martin was a 17-year-oldMiami student visiting Sanford, Fla.,near Orlando, with his father when hewaskilledOnFeb. 26.His father,whoalsolivesinMiami,wasvisitinghisgirl-friendinRetreatatTwinLakes,agatedtownhousecommunity.

2)Trayvonhadmadeashorttriptoanearby7-ElevenstoretopickofabagofSkittlesandacanofArizonaicedteaaswas returningwhenhewasstalkedbyZimmerman.

3)GeorgeZimmerman,whosefatherisWhiteandmother isofPeruviande-scent, fatally shot unarmed Tayvon inchest.

4) Zimmerman was an unregisteredneighborhood watch captain who wasnot supposed to carry a weapon whileonpatrol.ChrisTutko,directorofNeigh-borhoodWatchfortheNationalSheriffs’Association, told the Orlando Sentinelthat Zimmerman had broken a coupleofcardinalrules.“Ifyouseesomethingsuspicious,youreportit,youstepasideand you let law enforcement do theirjob,” Tutko said. “This guy went waybeyond the call of duty. At the least,he’soverzealous.”Tutkoalsosaid vol-unteersshouldnevercarrylethalweap-ons.Hesaid“There’snoreasontocarryagun.”

5)ThoughZimmermanacknowledgedkillingTrayvon,hewasquestionedandthenreleased.Policedidnotfollowbasicguidelines of homicide investigationssuchastestinghimfordrugsandalco-hol,thoughtheyperformedthetestsonTrayvon.

6) Trayvon was talking on his cellphonetohisgirlfriendshortlybeforehisdeathandreportedbeingfollowedbyastrangemaninavehicle.

7) A police dispatcher specificallytoldZimmermannottofollowTrayvon,instructionsheignored.WhenZimmer-man confirmed he was following Tray-von,thedispatchersaid,“OK,wedon’tneedyoutodothat.”Zimmermancon-tinuedanyway.

8) Benjamin Crump, the family’slawyer, said that based on 911 tapes,Zimmermanharboredatleastthreeste-reotypesofBlackmales:“Hesaid,No.1,he looked suspicious. No. 2, he mustbehigh.No.3,he’slookingtobreakinsomeplace.”

9) Some said that Trayvon becamea suspect because he wore a hoodedsweat shirt, known as a hoodie. Somehave even blamed Trayvon’s death onhis clothing. On the March 23 edition

of Fox News’ Fox & Friends, networkcontributor Geraldo Rivera said, “I amurgingtheparentsofBlackandLatinoyoungstersparticularly tonot let theirchildrengooutwearinghoodies.Ithinkthe hoodie is as much responsible forTrayvonMartin’sdeathasGeorgeZim-merman was.” However others, suchas CNN’s Anderson Cooper, say theyfrequentlywearhoodiesandhaveneverbeenviewedassuspectedcriminals.AndnoonedaresuspectNewEnglandPatri-otsCoachBillBelichickorFacebookco-founderMarkZuckerberg,bothknownforwearinghoodies,ofbeingcriminals.SomekookspostingonFoxNewsNet-work site were extremely crass. Onewrote, “GOOD SHOT ZIMMY. I’m justgladZimmermandidn’tmissandhitaninnocentbystander.”

10) Police say Zimmerman was notarrestedbecauseofFlorida’sstandyourgroundlaw,ameasurethatgivesbroadprotectiontoanycitizenactinginself-defense. However, Jeb Bush, who asgovernor of Florida signed the standyourgroundbillintolaw,saidthelegis-lationdoesnotcovertheneighborhoodwatchcaptainwhoshotTrayvonMartinto death. “This law does not apply tothis particular circumstance,” Bushsaidafteraneducationpaneldiscussionat theUniversityofTexasatArlington.“Stand your ground means stand yourground. It doesn’t mean chase aftersomebodywho’sturnedtheirback.”

11)Attheageof9,Trayvonsavedhisfather’slife.InaninterviewwithRolandMartinonTVOne,theelderMartinsaid,“Atthetime,hewas9yearsold.WehadjustcamefromtheLittleLeaguefootballpark.Wefellasleepwhilethestovewason.Agreasefirestarted.Iwentintothekitchentotrytoputthegreasefireout.The grease splattered all over my leg.Mybodywentintoshockandbymeandhimbeinginthehouse,Istartedcallingouthisname.He finallywokeup and,at9yearsold,hepulledmefromoutofthekitchen,wherethekitchencabinetswere on fire. He pulled me out of thekitchen onto the balcony. He actuallywent back into the house and got thecellphoneandcalled911.”

12)Trayvon’sparentsstillhavenight-maresabouthisdeath.Hisfather,inanexclusive interviewwithNNPApublish-ers,said:“Ican’tdescribethefeeling,Ican’t describewhatwas going throughmymindbecauseIwasactuallystaringat a photo of my pride and joy on theground dead. I still see the photo now–hiseyesweren’tclosedalltheway,hismouth wasn’t closed, it was the worstfeelingofmylife.”

Jordan Shumate

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Detroit isabetterplaceto live, work and play inpartduetothemanyeffortsofEdDeeb, the founderofMetro Detroit Youth Dayand president and CEO oftheWarren-basedMichiganFood and Beverage Asso-ciation and the MichiganBusiness and ProfessionalAssociation.

COMMENTARY Deeb,anadroitdiplomatand statesman, has donemuch to quell racial ten-sionsandconflictsbetweenindependent retailers andthe community over thepast30years.

HisunapologeticloveforDetroitanditscitizenryisthebasisforDeeb’smanysuccesses, including Metro DetroitYouthDaycelebratingits30thanniver-sarythisyear.

The event, which draws more than35,000 participants from throughoutMetroDetroit,was founded tostemal-tercationsbetweenDetroit’syouthanditsmerchantsin1980.

Since its inception, Metro DetroitYouth Day has provided evidence sup-portingthepowerthatpositiveoutreachcaninstillinacommunitymiredbycon-flict.

YouthDayremainsdevoidofviolenceand conflicts characteristic of largegatherings.

The event gives kids a chance toenjoytimeawayfromhomewithsuper-vision provided by local retailers andvolunteerssupportiveof theirsuccess,accordingtoDeeb.

Kids’activities—focusedonsports-manship, leadership and education —areaimedatinspiringgoodwillandhar-mony.

Deeb, who received the PresidentialPointofLightAwardin1991forthisef-forts,proudlynotesthatthisyear’seventwill includetheawardingofmorethan60 scholarships to graduating seniors.Sinceitsinception,MetroDetroitYouth

Dayhasawardedmorethan760scholarshipstogradu-ates.

Morethan320commu-nity and youth organiza-tions participate in MetroDetroitYouthDay,inaddi-tion to sports celebrities,elected officials and com-munityleaders.

Regarding his selflesscontributions to MetroDetroit Youth Day, Deebstated,“Whenwehelpandworkwithourkids,wepro-videmeaningto their livesand service to humanity,whichIfeelisthebestworkoflife.”

Goodworkindeed.Ed Deeb

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ARIESYou’ll be full of good ideas this week, so make sure you write down the ones you don’t have time to put into action. You’ll want to share your thoughts on a grand scale, and your mind will seem truly universal to you. Try to be patient with those who have a tendency to annoy you.

Soul Affirmation: Light from my soul shines in many directions.

Lucky Numbers: 2, 3, 9

TAURUSThis week let your gentle spirit shine through. Your rough and tumble side is not appropriate for the relationships that you’ll en-counter. Someone will need your understanding and sympathy. Give it with sensitivity.

Soul Affirmation: My life itself is my greatest creation.


GEMINIYou are faced with a formidable task but when you defeat it, you’ll take big steps toward a goal. Weigh in and give it your best. Your energy is high. The task looks larger before you start. Compromise with a part-ner. The immediate future prom-ises love.

Soul Affirmation: I enjoy the spirits of people whose spirits are akin to mine this week


CANCERYield to the harmony that lies below the surface of any seeming disagreement. Serenity is more important than your sense of righ-teousness. Questioning the mo-tives of others will make your mind too suspicious to benefit from the unclear way in which love will pres-ent itself this week.

Soul Affirmation: Freedom of mind is the greatest gift for me.


LEOAlways remember that loved ones make the world a wonderful habi-tat. Otherwise, it is an empty place and no amount of material gain can give it the excitement you want and deserve.

Soul Affirmation: I let my luck work for me.


VIRGOSurprises are in order this week, and you can roll with everything that comes at you unexpectedly. Healing can happen in a relationship if you just show up. That’s power! Use it for the good of others.

Soul Affirmation: This week is the week the Lord has made. I rejoice in it.


LIBRADo not travel in the company of those who work against you. Move towards people with words of en-couragement and an extended hand. Release the grudge that you have for someone who betrayed you. You will find liberation and lighthearted-ness in forgiving. Follow your heart when it comes to a love interest.

Soul Affirmation: Intelligent infor-mation does not have to come from intelligent sources


SCORPIOStay adaptable, and all will be fine. Flexibility is easy for you when you want it to be. The situation you’ll face this week will require that you alter your way of thinking about someone with whom you’re in-volved in business or friendship.

Soul Affirmation: Facing down chal-lenges makes me feel good about.


SAGITTARIUSModesty doesn’t mean cowardly.

It can mean gracious. Let a friend have the credit for something that you did. Be cool. It’s good exercise. Tooting your own horn doesn’t get you the biggest notice. The people you want to impress this week will be more impressed by your gra-ciousness.

Soul Affirmation: I am willing to do more than my part to get the job done this week.


CAPRICORNGive birth to some new impulses about love. The ones you’ve been using have led you to a place you do not wish to be. Give yourself a break. Change. Be less critical. Accept love even from those you do not completely agree with.

Soul Affirmation: I keep in mind the practical side of life this week.


AQUARIUSBe modest! Don’t just be smug and cool about your greatness. This week get in touch with your limita-tions and acknowledge them. You’re not doing it in order to fix anything. You’re just enlarging your capacity for self-acceptance.

Soul Affirmation: I am a giver of good words this week.


PISCESThis could turn out to be the most argument-filled week you’ve had in a while. Your feelings could be deeply hurt if you try to force your sense of rightness off on anyone else. Chill. Remember that in the past when people were cantanker-ous you could find pleasure in nature, or animals.

Soul Affirmation: I put my charm to work for me this week.


Philip D. Whitfield has assumed the position of chief financial officer at Northeast Guidance Center. Previously, he served as fiscal manager-Substance Abuse/Head Start at Southeast Michi-gan Community Alliance in Taylor, and accounting manager at the Detroit Workforce Development Department.

Northeast Guidance Center is a community-based behavioral health organization serving over 4000 disadvantaged adults and children and families who struggle with mental health issues. Phil Whit-field brings to Northeast over 15 years of manage-ment experience in the areas of accounting, fi-nance and grants man-agement. He is a gradu-ate of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

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Northeast Guidance Center (NEGC) receives funding through the De-troit-Wayne County Com-munity Mental Health Agency and is a member of the CareLink Network. NEGC is CARF accredit-ed.

Ford Motor Compa-ny Fund and Commu-nity Services along with the Charles H. Wright Museum of African Amer-ican History present the 14th Annual Ford Free-dom Awards Essay Con-test for grades 4-8.

This year’s theme is “Talent, Tenacity, Team-work: African Americans in Sports.”

Essay topic: This year the Ford Freedom Award recognizes accomplish-ments in basketball and other sports – and the im-portance of teamwork. If you could put together a dream team consisting of

three individuals (living or dead) to work with you to help your community, who would you pick and why, and what would the team do? Your dream team members do not need to be sports figures but can be from any field (civil rights, medicine, the arts, etc.).

Essays must be re-ceived by Detroit Newspa-pers in Education no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, April 20. Winners’ teach-ers will be notified by phone in early May.

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Clyde Smith Jr.In celebration of his 79th birthday.

Clyde Smith Jr. was born on March 31, 1933 in Detroit. He is the third oldest of eight siblings. Growing up as a child he was very responsible. He ac-cepted the Lord Jesus Christ at the early age of 14. After high school, he joined the Air Force. Later he met Betty Jean Williams and they were united in holy matrimony on Aug. 25, 1951. From this blessed union of 46 years, four children were born.

Clyde was an outstanding husband and provider and a loving and caring dad. He is a believer in giving and serving in the community.

He is a volunteer at New Harvest Food Ministry, a trustee at his church and

on the Resident Council serving as vice president at the Gateshead Senior Com-munity.

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Oak Park School District holding

2012-2013 district-wide open house

The Oak Park School District is pleased to an-nounce open enrollment for grades K-12 for the 2012-2013 school year. Registration takes place at Oak Park Schools’ Ad-ministration Office, 13900 Granzon. They are ac-cepting students in grades K-6 at Key, Einstein and Pepper elementary schools.

They are accepting students in grades 7-8 at the Oak Park Prepara-tory Academy; grade 9 at the Oak Park High School Freshman Institute (one-to-one laptop initiative); and grades 10-12 at Oak Park High School.

Additionally, for ages 8-15, they are accepting stu-dents at NOVA Discipline Academy; and for ages 16-19, at Oak Park Alter-native Education Center (featuring Hair & Nail Cul-ture, Culinary Arts, Medi-cal Office Assistant, Radio & TV Productions, Build-ing Trades and Computer Repair). Please call 248-336-7708 for more infor-mation or visit the website at www.oakparkschools.org. You are encouraged to enroll now! District-wide open house, Thursday, May 5, 2012, 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. Tours available at all schools.

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Round-Up We are pleased to an-nounce the Oak Park School District’s 2012-2013 Kindergarten Round-Up for grades K-6 at Einstein El-ementary,14001 Northend, Key Elementary, 23400 Jerome, and Pepper El-ementary, 24301 Church. We are excited about our Kindergarten Foreign Lan-guage Exposure Program.

Kindergarten Round-Up Registration will be held on Thursday, April 26, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Call 248-336-7705 or 248-336-7708 for more information.

Northeastern Family Community, 18040 Van Dyke (and Nevada), recently announced that its 21st Century Robot-ics participants will give a special presen-tation on robotic technology on Wednes-day, April 4, from 4 to 6 p.m. This event is aimed at the youth and community as an inspiration to do greater things in Detroit.

These participants have won several competitions throughout the country. They will also be honored at the 3rd

Annual Ambassadors of Justice and Goodwill Banquet on Saturday, May 19.

The Northeastern Family Community Center will hold a community forum on Saturday, April 14, at 3 p.m. to share upcoming events and allow residents to share ideas. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, contact Kenny, (313) 673-5619, Debra, (313) 574-7149, or Rainelle, (313) 445-5619.

The Tougaloo College Alumni Association, De-troit Chapter is pleased to present “An Evening with Tony Dungy” at their inaugural fundraiser that will benefit metropolitan Detroit students current-ly enrolled and entering Tougaloo College.

The event will take place April 14, 6:30 p.m., in the Ambassador Ball-room at the Detroit Mar-riot in the Renaissance Center.

Dungy is a former NFL player and retired coach of the Tampa Bucca-neers and the Indianapo-lis Colts. In 2007, he led the Indianapolis Colts to a Super Bowl victory, making him the first Afri-can American coach to win the prestigious Lomdardi Trophy. As an author, mentor and commenta-tor on NBC’s Football Night in America, Dungy

remains a driving force in sports and the media. He has authored four books and is involved in a wide variety of charitable orga-nizations, including Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys & Girls Clubs, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the American Diabetes Association.

The theme for this

year’s event is “Mentoring Detroit’s Youth Today.” The Tougaloo College Alumni Association, De-troit Chapter, is dedicat-ed to ensuring that local students have access to a quality education at one of the nation’s oldest his-torically Black colleges.

The Princeton Review listed Tougoloo College as one of the Best Colleg-es in the Southeast, and the Washington Monthly selected Tougaloo College among the Top 20 liberal arts institutions in the nation. Please feel free to visit Tougaloo College, at www.tougaloo.edu to learn more about its rich history and academic ac-complishments.

Tickets for the event are $100.

For additional infor-mation, please call (248) 474-1769.

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“Jesus is not simply the presence of God among the marginalized, more than that Jesus represents a truly marginalized God.” – Marcella Althause-Reid.

You have probably heard or read about Sergeant Bale and his deadly change of character and murderous rampage, killing several civilians in Afghanistan. What you may not know is how freely and, oftentimes recklessly, service members are passed forward, like children perceived as failures, from one grade to another just to get rid of them, or passed over by an already overworked, understaffed Veterans Administration. As a retired military chaplain, I have firsthand experience with being offered a “perfect storm” of multiple psychiatric drugs that I have refused, settling for one to help me handle my post traumatic disorder.

Dr. Fred A. Baughman, a neurologist and consultant on this latest tragedy, is of the opinion that the multiple psychiatric drug cocktails – polypharmacy – could be the responsible agents for diminishing if not deleting all sense of right, wrong, family, friend or foe. “That more of our soldiers in their godforsaken deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan do not snap, go crazy, or commit suicide and take a real or imagined regiment of the enemy with them amazes me, or is covered up by the government and the military-pharmaceutical complex.”

This business of medicating people struggling with the agony of pain – emotional, mental or physical – is not new. Do you remember what they offered to Jesus to sooth his pain when He was hanging on the cross?” The very people who had unmercifully whipped Jesus’ back, pulled hairs from his face, pressed thorns on his head, pounded nails in his hands, and stabbed him until blood either oozed out of his body or rushed out of his side, offered him a medicated drink when they heard him say “I am thirsty.”

Our service members, gang members, persons committing hate crimes, abused individuals – verbally, financially, sexually, mentally, and/or physically – are subject to feelings anger, fear, confusion, disillusionment, marginalization, and/or abandonment by our silence. It seems to me that they are crying out, “I am thirsty.”

What can we do to overcome our own spiritual inertia? Consider these three things: 1) Become open to seeing these individuals as you want God to see you; 2) Go before the Lord and submit to God’s will on their behalf; and 3) P.U.S.H: Pray Until Something Happens.

Please pray for the 6,399 American souls and the 7, 734 coalition souls killed in action, their families and, especially, their children. Thank you.

Chat with Churchfolk:Consider these three things

By Pastor PJ Banks-Anderson, D.Min., LCDR, CH, USN (Ret)

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Arbor Hospice joins other national, state and community organizations in the fight against car-diovascular disease and the effort to raise aware-ness of risk factors, signs and symptoms of heart disease.

Specifically, the non-profit is focused on ad-dressing the increased cardiovascular risk fac-tors for those grieving the death of a loved one.

According to research reported in “Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association,” grief

over losing a loved one has been linked to higher heart attack risks. In fact, the study showed that after a significant person’s death, heart attack risks were 21 times higher than normal within the first day, and nearly six times higher than normal within the first week.

“This research con-firms that the grief we ex-perience after the loss of a loved one does indeed have a physical effect on our bodies – making the support we receive during this difficult time even more important,” said

Arbor Hospice President & CEO Gloria Brooks.

“Arbor Hospice is com-mitted to educating the community about these increased risks, and pro-viding our patients and their families with the highest level of care and support.”

Arbor Hospice offers free grief support servic-es, workshops and events for anyone, regardless of whether or not their loved one received services from Arbor Hospice.

For more information: www.arborhospice.org.

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An exhibition that highlights the works of two nationally known print makers will be on display at Wayne County Community College Dis-trict’s Brown and Juanita C. Ford Gallery.

“Traces: Mark Making in Prints” features excit-ing images both figurative and abstract created by Evangeline Montgomery and Jeanne Poulet.

Montgomery’s interest in art was sparked with the gift of an oil painting set at the age of 14 and has remained a constant in her life.

The artist, who holds an arts degree in metals and printmaking, has ex-hibited broadly and served as a curator to museums, university galleries, com-munity galleries and art centers before becoming an U.S. Department of State as a program devel-opment officer for the Arts America Program at the United States Information Agency (USIA), special-izing in American exhibi-tions touring abroad.

Montgomery is a multi-media artist whose me-diums include prints, metals, fibers and photog-raphy.

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Poulet uses printmak-ing, etching and engrav-ing to create large, lush images of the human figure and other concep-tual images of good and evil, and how they affect the human condition. Born in Montreal, Canada and of mixed races, Poulet speaks French, German and Dutch. She fuses sev-eral different mediums in her art, adding prose or poetry to her images

as a form of self-critique. Her works are in many public and private collec-tions. She has exhibited across metro Detroit and in Canada. Poulet lives in Wayne County.

“Traces: Mark Making in Prints” is open to the public at no cost and is presented in partnership with the WCCCD School of Continuing Education. Parking for the exhibit is available in the lots ad-jacent to the Downriver Campus.

Editor’s Note: “Traces: Mark Making in Prints” is open to the public at no cost and is presented

in partnership with the WCCCD School of Con-tinuing Education. The ex-hibition -— open through May 26 -— is located at the Wayne County Com-munity College District’s Brown and Juanita C. Ford Gallery located at 21000 Northline Road, Taylor, MI 48180. Gallery hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Parking for the exhibit is available in the lots adjacent to the Down-river Campus.

For additional informa-tion, contact Julie Figlioli at (313) 496-2510.

By Patrick KeatingCHRONICLE STAFF WRITER

Detroit World Outreach Christian Center Church uses online technology to give students from Pre-K to 12th grade a bit of an academic boost through an educational program called T Lab.

“The T Lab is basically designed to be a supple-mental and accelerational educational source for el-ementary and high school age kids in our immedi-ate community, as well as across the Detroit metro-politan area, using online techniques,” said Bishop Benjamin A. Gibert. He added that the T stands for technology.

Gibert also said T Lab, which launched in No-vember 2010, is designed to give kids who use it access to the best edu-cational software, or best educational sources.

He added that he’s not disparaging the public school system, but point-ed out that there’s a dif-ference between having — as an example — 55 kids in a class, vs. three or four kids being able to sit down with a coach, and getting individual at-tention.

“Basically what it does is it couples the very best software, some of the best — if not the best — coach-ing and support tech-niques to students that would otherwise not have access to it,” Gibert said.

“The hub of the T Lab here is the actual learning lab itself; but when you look at the learning lab itself, you have to remem-ber that even though it only seats 25 or 30 kids, we actually have over 400 now that take part in the T Lab.”

He said the bulk of the students using T Lab access the software online. The T Lab oper-ates from its own server.

Although the church advertises mostly within Wayne County, Gibert said it hasn’t turned anyone away from T Lab because they live in a certain area.

“I think we have a few that are totally out of the area, right now,” he said.

“I think the furthest away is in Ohio, or Ken-tucky or Louisiana.”

According to Gibert, the results have been amazing.

“On average, most kids pick up one year of competency every three or four months,” he said. “What I mean by that is you can pick up a grade level in reading in three or four months of T Lab activity; a grade level in math, a grade level in sci-ence, etc. So for a child who may behind the na-tional average, this may solve their problem in a year or year and a half of activity.”

Dr. Clarence Nixon, T Lab’s founder, said stu-dents are expected to read on three levels: 550, 850, or 1250 words per minute, with at least a 95 percent comprehension rate.

“So we equate and com-pute an effective reading score, which is a multiple of the words per minute, times the comprehension rate,” Nixon said. “And our software tools are able to keep track of that.”

Those who physically come to the T Lab do so in evenings and on week-ends. During the summer months, T Lab was open during the day.

Gibert said partici-pants are self-paced. He also said the children will have already gone through a detailed evaluative pro-cess to understand where they’re ahead of nation-al averages, and where they’re behind.

“So, by the time they get to a place where they’re simply walking in, they will already have had a customized plan laid out for them in various curricula,” Gibert said.

He added these would focus on areas where they need help, as well as help-ing them advance in other areas.

He also said younger participants would be put in areas of study the

church deems a require-ment, such as learning a foreign language.

Gibert is originally from Chicago, where his family lived at the poverty line.

His father was a la-borer who was “blessed enough” to eventually become a chauffer to the owner of the company where he’d worked when he could no longer per-form physical labor.

He also pointed out that his father, now in his nineties, had a third grade education, and was a functional illiterate until he was in his 50s. His mother earned her GED when she was 65.

Gibert and his broth-ers and sisters were taught that both compre-hension and education was critical. They all have bachelor’s degrees and three also have master’s degrees. Gibert has two master’s degrees.

Gibert has only been pasturing for six years. Prior to that, he was chief engineer for mini vans at Daimler Chrysler.

He said the T Lab soft-ware has from three to five different protocols allowing students to get help, back-up, re-learn concepts, etc.

His experience tells him that if you give a kid the right kid of environ-ment, and give parents the right kind of tools, you’ll have positive results.

“Some of the parents that people think don’t care really just don’t know how,” he said.

“They don’t think it’s viable because they don’t know how, and they get frustrated.

“I was blessed that I had counselors who sat down with my parents, and explained what the standardized test scores were, because my dad couldn’t read.”

For more information, visit www.tlab-global.com

THE WORK of Evangeline Montgomery.

Nationally known print artists exhibit opens

ARTIST JEANNE POULET’S work reflecting the human condition.

T Lab program gives students an educational boost

More than 150 high school juniors and se-niors had the chance to explore the wide variety of career opportunities avail-able in accounting at the annual Michigan Asso-ciation of CPAs (MACPA) High School Leaders Con-ference at Wayne State University. The event helps prepare students for success in college and beyond.

Students and teach-ers from ten high schools participated. Among the Detroit schools were Cass Tech, Crescent Academy, Denby, Golightly Career and Technical Center, Northwestern, Osborn and Southeastern High School of Technology.

Because many CPAs say they made their career choices in high school, the conference provided students and educators with a realistic represen-tation of what the profes-sion is all about.

From tracking down corporate fraud, to work-ing in the world of sports and entertainment, the CPA profession offers a variety of job opportuni-ties.

Speakers at the event included Rob Johnson, the chief financial officer and a CPA with Palace and Sports Entertainment, and the honorable Lisa Howze, state representa-tive, also a CPA. Both gave advice to the kids.

“Think of your work/life balance as a jug-gling act of work, ethics, health, faith, family and friends. The work ball is rubber, and if you drop it, it will bounce back up. All the other balls are made of ceramic; if you drop them, they shatter,” said Johnson. “Work is important, but don’t let it ruin the other aspects of your life.”

“The important thing is don’t ever give up,” said Howze. “Believe in yourself, believe in your dreams and persevere.”

The MACPA knows it is important that students also get advice on how to handle the transition from high school to col-lege as well as tips on the kinds of academic chal-lenges they should expect in college.

During a session mod-erated by CPA Ramona Henderson Pearson, four current Wayne State stu-dents talked about their experiences and how the high school kids could prepare for college life.

Isra Haider, a second year student at WSU, told the students proficiency in English is important.

“Most students don’t think about this, but

taking English is key if you want to be a CPA,” said Haider. “You want to be able to write thank you notes to recruiters and people who interview you for jobs. Good Eng-lish skills will also help you put together a great resume.”

WSU student Shavon McCoy offered this advice: “Strong communication skills are essential as a CPA. Yes, you are dealing with numbers, but you need to be able to pres-ent well to upper manage-ment what the numbers mean and how they influ-ence the company or the client.”

The Michigan Associa-tion of Certified Public Ac-countants is a diversified, professional, member-driven organization serv-ing nearly 18,000 CPAs and affiliated profession-als throughout Michigan. Visit MACPA’s website at www.michcpa.org.

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Beaumont Health System is first in Michi-gan to implement a real-time computer interface to send immunization information from its hos-pitals and outpatient sites to the Michigan Care Im-provement Registry, the state’s database for track-ing child and adult immu-nization histories.

Beaumont is using Michigan Health Con-nect’s Health Information Exchange to automatically feed immunization data to the MCIR web site through Beaumont’s oneChart electronic health record.

MHC is a nonprofit or-ganization with 51 hos-pital members that was created to advance the delivery and coordination of health care across the state, and to encourage electronic health record adoption.

The interface replaces the old method of manual entry of immunization up-dates to MCIR by hospital and physician office staff, which in many cases re-quired duplicate data entry.

It also helps health care providers meet federal requirements for “mean-ingful use” of electronic health records, to qualify for incentive payments under the American Re-

covery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Beaumont was the first health system in Michi-gan, and one of the first in the nation, to achieve EHR “meaningful use” re-quirements and to receive incentive payments.

“This interface makes up-to-date immunization information immediately available for physician offices, while saving pre-cious time for data entry by health care providers,” says Subra Sripada, senior vice president and chief information officer, Beau-mont Health System.

“MHC is thrilled to be the first HIE in the state to connect with MCIR through the “MHC is thrilled to be the first HIE in the state to con-nect with MCIR through the new standards-based platform and to have part-nered with Beaumont to get this done,” says Doug Dietzman, MHC executive director. “It represents what MHC is all about…practical, innovative solu-tions that make a real dif-ference in the daily lives of patients and their pro-viders. We look forward to making this solution available to other health systems and providers across the state.” and to have partnered with Beau-mont to get this done. It

represents what MHCs all about…practical, innova-tive solutions that make a real difference in the daily lives of patients and their providers. We look forward to making this solution available to other health systems and pro-viders across the state.”

Health care providers interested in learning more about the service may contact [email protected].

The state’s MCIR regis-try was created in 1998 to collect childhood immu-nization information and make it available to au-thorized users online. It was expanded to include adults in 2006. Through MCIR, health care provid-ers can access and print a patient’s immunization history.

To meet “meaningful use” requirements, hos-pitals must have certified EHR technology; have computerized physician order entry; have the abil-ity to electronically share patient records with other health care providers; and report evidence of prog-ress on clinical quality measures. Hospitals that meet the government’s annual “meaningful use” requirements can qualify for federal incentive pay-ments for four years.

Thanks to a grant from the Michigan Disability Rights Coalition, poetry will be front and center at the Detroit Opera House on Thursday, April 19 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm when Matrix Theatre Company, the Michigan Opera The-atre, and the Detroit Dis-abilities Justice Coalition lead audience participants to explore the concepts of the arts and disability cul-ture. Inclusive Culture is rooted in the belief that all people have creativity, dignity, and voice and that a truly inclusive culture creates opportunities for this beautiful diversity to be celebrated and shared.

This is the first in a series events designed to bring together cultural and community activists and community members for the purpose of creating an important dialogue de-signed to give meaning to inclusive culture, disabil-ity participatory justice and foster understanding between those with and without disabilities. The evening will feature poetry readings by youth from Detroit’s InsideOut and a unique filmed presen-tation by deaf poet Peter Cook and hearing poet Kenny Lerner. In addi-tion to the performances, there will be workshops,

storytelling and discus-sion, along with light snacks. All subsequent events will focus on other art forms and will take place the third Thursday of each month through June at the Detroit Opera House located at 1526 Broadway, Detroit, MI 48226. Suggested dona-tion is $5 - $10. Call (313) 967-0999 to R.S.V.P. or for further information.

Funding for the All Means All events has been made possible with sup-port from the Michigan Disabilities Rights Coali-tion, the Jewish Fund, and MetLife.

The staff of the Great Expressions Dental Cen-ters headquarters in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. announced its annual contribution of $25,000 to the University of De-troit Mercy (UDM) School of Dentistry at a presenta-tion at the school’s Outer Drive Campus.

Through Great Expres-sions donation, the UDM School of Dentistry will be able to help provide schol-arship assistance for stu-dents, support programs that encourage students to participate actively in leadership and service,

and assist in continuing its campus improvement that will ultimately en-hance the student experi-ence.

This annual contribu-tion to the UDM School of Dentistry is part of Great Expressions’ continuous efforts to give back in the communities where its of-fices are located. Since 2006, Great Expressions has donated $150,000 to the program.

For more than 35 years, Great Expressions Dental Centers (GEDC) has been exceeding patients’ ex-pectations with more

than 150 dental centers in Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio and Vir-ginia. One of the largest privately owned dental practice management companies in the United States, GEDC prides itself in being able to maintain the dedication and core values found in small, hometown dental prac-tices.

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DAAA joins fight against diabetes

McDonald’s USA’s new Happy Meal campaign

By Paul BridgewaterIf you have diabetes and

need assistance manag-ing the disease, help is on the way through the new Diabetes Self-Manage-ment Training program at the Detroit Area Agency on Aging. Soon, we will be announcing locations throughout Detroit where Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes can learn to successfully modify be-haviors and better manage their disease.

For the last three years, our agency has been in-volved in a planning and development process to qualify for this new pro-gram, supported by the Administration on Aging. Now that we have received accreditation from the American Association of Diabetes Educators, Medicare beneficiaries will have improved access to desperately needed dia-betes education and train-ing. In the process, we will help to reduce health disparities among His-panic and African Ameri-can seniors with diabe-tes. Proudly, we are the second of the pilot sites to be accredited.

This initiative marks the first time the Detroit Area Agency on Aging, and select other commu-nity-based organizations in the U.S., will be reim-bursed by Medicare for the delivery of this self-management program. In Detroit, we are partnering with the Detroit Commu-nity Health Connection to make diabetes education and training accessible to more people.

Diabetes is a condi-tion where the glucose or sugar levels are too high in the blood. High blood sugar levels, if untreated, will cause short-term ef-fects and long-term com-plications. If there’s a his-tory of diabetes in your family, be sure to tell your primary physician.

In the short term, high blood sugar levels may cause you to feel tired and weak, be thirsty and urinate a lot, be suscep-tible to infections, and have blurry vision. In the elderly, high blood sugar levels can lead to dehy-

dration, electrolyte imbal-ance, and lead to falls.

Over the long term, high blood sugar levels can lead to the classic chronic complications of diabetes: Eye disease that may lead to blind-ness; kidney disease or nephropathy leading to kidney failure (requiring dialysis or transplanta-tion); and nerve disease or neuropathy which commonly leads to ampu-tations. Having diabetes nearly doubles your risk of heart disease so it is very important to control your cholesterol and your blood pressure.

Types of diabetes in-clude Type 1 — called insulin-dependent, where the pancreas produces little or no insulin. Type 2 — high blood glucose levels caused by lack of insulin or the body’s in-ability to use it efficiently. Pre-diabetes — blood glu-cose levels higher than normal but not as high as with diabetes (also at higher risk of developing diabetes, but can usually be controlled by weight loss and diet changes).

The American Diabetes Association provides an-swers to these frequently asked questions about monitoring blood glucose levels:

What is blood glucose monitoring? This refers to testing how much glucose is in the blood stream. Many people often refer to blood glucose as “blood sugar” because glucose is a form of sugar. Although the proper medi-cal term is “glucose” your doctor will know what you mean if you use the term

blood sugar. Blood glu-cose meters are available to monitor your blood at home. With a tiny pin-prick of blood placed on a test strip, you can pre-vent blood glucose highs and lows by learning how to control the levels with diet, exercise, and stress management. Ask your health care provider for assistance in getting a meter and learning how to use it correctly.

Why do people need to test their blood glu-cose levels? When we eat food or drink bever-ages containing carbohy-drates, our bodies con-vert what we ingest into glucose, a form of sugar the body needs to nourish cells, tissues, and organs. When you have diabetes, maintaining stable blood glucose levels is the goal. Without regular monitor-ing, you will not know what your levels are. Swings in the blood glu-cose levels can make you ill and can increase the chance of damaging your organs or nervous sys-tems. It can be dangerous to have blood glucose go too low or too high.

In Detroit, Southeast Michigan Beacon Commu-nity has launched a public health campaign, “Fight-ing D in the D,” to combat the epidemic of type 2 dia-betes. It is a personalized, 14-week text-based health intervention, which en-ables people to take a free risk assessment on their mobile device: txt4health.

Thanks to the cam-paign’s catchy slogan, we should all enlist in “Fight-ing D in the D.”

Need help with the ev-eryday issues of older adults? Call for a free copy of the Detroit Area Agency on Aging (DAAA) Senior Solution Resource Guide for Seniors and Caregivers at 313-446-4444, ext. 5816. The 80-page guide details the ser-vices of DAAA, along with information on dozens of local organizations fo-cused on the needs of se-niors. And listen to “The Senior Soluition” radio show on a new station at a new time: 1 p.m., every Saturday, on WCHB 1200 AM and 99.9 FM.

McDonald’s USA re-cently introduced a new, national Happy Meal campaign to help make nutrition fun for kids. These are the first adver-tisements that support McDonald’s nutrition commitment to promote nutrition and/or active lifestyle messages of its national communications to kids.

The new Happy Meal campaign is McDonald’s latest initiative to sup-port its “Commitments to Offer Improved Nutrition

Choices,” announced in July 2011. McDonald’s Contest to Reward Top Kids’ Stories of Nutritious Fun at Family Mealtime runs through April 18. McDonald’s Happy Meal Chefs contest is seeking top inspiring stories from parent-and-child teams who enjoy cooking with wholesome ingredients at family mealtime. Ten kids will win a trip to the London Olympic Games.

No purchase neces-sary. Open to US resi-dents 18 yrs+ who are

parent/legal guardian of a child 8-11 yrs. Contest ends 4/18/12. See Offi-cial Rules at https://hap-pymealchefs.mcdonalds.com/rules info, deadlines & complete details. Void where prohibited. For more information about McDonald’s “Commit-ments of Offer Improved Nutrition Choices,” visit aboutmcdonalds.com.

For more information, visit www.mcdonalds.com.

Paul Bridgewater

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In the Game

By Leland Stein III

Tiger back on the prowl?Woods appears ready for Masters this week

By Leland Stein III At the risk of sounding like a homer, it was great watching golf again (lol). Es-pecially since Tiger Woods was in the hunt for a win at the Arnold Palmer In-vitational at Bay Hill in Orlando.

I’m not trying to minimize the ef-forts of so many great golf profession-als on the PGA Tour, including the up and coming group of young golfers that is making the sport as competitive as ever.

COMMeNTaRY

But for me, there is something – I have to use my ’60s vocabulary here – “groovy” about seeing Woods in his red shirt and black pants prowling the final 18 holes with a chance to win. It gets me kind of excited and eager to watch a slow game like golf on television. My wife was even watching the tournament off and on with me. She would periodi-cally yell at me, “Is Tiger still in the lead?”

Now I’m pretty sure this was not just happening in the Stein household, but in many homes across the country. The documented PGA television rating when Woods is in contention clearly shows that the Stein household is not alone in this.

I’m sure thousands of others are wondering if Woods is really back and if this is his very real first step to get-ting back towards reclaiming world golf domination with his five-stroke victory at Bay Hill.

By ending his 30-month winless famine and triumphing for the 72th time on the PGA Tour, Woods showed that he’s quite capable of finishing first in an elite stroke-play tournament against a strong field.

He had not won since September 2009 and I was questioning if he had lost his mojo. I think that is what both-ered me the most about Woods descent into the golf abyss. Surely any man that gets caught cheating on his wife is put in a position of scorn.

However, I was totally shocked that Woods let the media and public percep-tions affect him so greatly that he ap-peared to lose his self-confidence and self-esteem. Now to be balanced, he did

have very real injury problems that re-quired surgery. Surely that had a nega-tive effect on his ability to swing his clubs and negotiate a golf course.

But the style in which Woods won at Bay Hill is what got me giddy. He built a lead through the first three rounds with inspired all-around play. Final day com-petitor Graeme McDowell tried to make it interesting after Woods’ first-hole double bogey pushed his lead to three.

However, Woods seemed to regain his mojo. Yeah, he tossed a club after a bad hit off a tee, and the camera caught him cussing at himself after a makeable putt he missed. I like that passion. The fact of the matter is that is the type of energy it takes for any superstar athlete to ascend to the elite level.

We will all soon see if Woods’ rebirth is worthy of a cigar as the golf crown jewel, the Masters, starts this week and he’ll be the favorite.

Woods has never really given cre-dence to the fact he has been on a pro-tracted slump. Instead, he has always said he feels he can still win and every time out he expect to or at least tries to

win.

No matter. After the Bay Hill win there was obvious joy in his demeanor and spirit as he walked off the course to rousing cheers.

“It does feel good,” Woods told re-porters just before signing his card. “It feels really good. It’s been a lot of hard work.”

Woods finished at 13-under 275 for his 72nd PGA Tour win, one short of Nicklaus for second place on the all-time career list. But that’s not the record Woods wants. He has 14 majors, four short of the Nicklaus standard, and he tries to end a four-year drought at the Masters this weekend.

For me, Woods at the 1997 Masters drowning in tears while in a prolonged embrace with his father, Earl, who was recovering from heart bypass surgery and ignored doctor’s orders by attend-ing, took precedence over Tiger being the first man of color to win a major championship. He set a tournament-record 18-under-par 270 at the very young age of 21. He has won four Mas-ters titles overall.

By Leland Stein III I was not surprised that Magic John-son was part of a group that purchased the iconic baseball franchise, the Los Angeles Dodgers. What I was surprised about was that it was the Dodgers in-stead of an NFL franchise for Los Ange-les.

While in Los Angeles covering the NBA All-Star Weekend in 2011, the talk was Johnson and his group was all but assured of building a new football sta-dium and bring an NFL team back to the City of Angels. Yet, the big sports news of the week is Johnson and the Dodg-ers.

No matter. By all accounts the Johnson group, largely funded by Gug-genheim Capital chief executive officer Mark Walter, agreed to purchase the Dodgers, Dodger Stadium and a 50 per-cent stake in the parking lots surround-ing the ballpark from Frank McCourt for $2.15 billion.

Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt announced an agreement to sell the team to a group that includes former Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson and former baseball execu-tive Stan Kasten for $2 billion, the most money paid for a team in the history of professional sports.

The purchase price dwarfs the $1.1 billion Steve Ross paid for the NFL’s Miami Dolphins in 2008, the record for a North American sports franchise, as well as the $1.47 billion Malcolm Glazer paid for Manchester United, the iconic English soccer team, in 2005.

It was the largest sell in the history of sports franchises. In fact, many prog-nosticators claim foul, that the Johnson group has paid too much for a franchise that is in a prolonged downturn. Base-ball needs a strong and stable franchise in Chavez Ravine. Twenty-two teams have been to the World Series since the Dodgers last made it in 1988.

Dodger fans just wanting to get out from under the scandal of McCourt and his public divorce appear to simply want to move forward at any cost, to forget the past few years and start in a new di-rection.

Indeed, Johnson, who won five NBA titles as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers and orchestrated Showtime, buying a baseball team took me by sur-prise. What this shows is the resilience of Johnson, who retired from the NBA after contracting HIV in 1991, but went on to become a beloved civic leader and businessman.

I guess the opportunity, especially as an African-American, to become an owner of a Dodgers franchise that broke

baseball’s color barrier signing the leg-endary Jackie Robinson, was too en-ticing to pass up. Having Johnson in a position of leadership may upgrade the percentage of African-Americans play-ing and attending games — well, at least in L.A.

“I love baseball,” Johnson told re-porters. “I’ve been to many, not just Dodger games, but baseball games around the country. I grew up a Detroit Tigers fan, of course, being from Michi-gan, and then became a Dodgers fan when I moved to L.A. over 30 years ago.

“But the reason I joined was because of these two guys (Stan Kasten and Walter). It was an easy decision. When I met Mark Walter he reminded me so much of (Lakers owner) Dr. Jerry Buss in terms of how he approached things, how he wants to win, family man, that whole thing.

“I still can’t believe that we’re buying the Dodgers. I can’t believe the Dodgers were on the market.”

After the sale was announced, John-son said he received phone calls from Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

and former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda.

“If they invested that much money,” said Lasorda, the Dodgers’ retired Hall of Fame manager, “I’m sure they’ll invest to get us a winner. I wish them all the luck and I admire them. I know both of them. I know Magic from the day he came into Los Angeles as a basketball player for the Lakers, and there is no doubt he is a winner.”

In a statement Lakers owner Buss said, “In addition to being a phenom-enal success on the court in leading the Lakers to five NBA championships, he has been a success in everything else he’s become involved with, most nota-bly his spectacular business career and also his educational campaign on behalf of HIV awareness. I’d like to congratu-late Magic and his partners on their ac-quisition of the Dodgers and wish them the best of luck.”

Leland Stein can be reached at either [email protected] or at Twitter @lelandsteinIII.

TIgeR WOODS at the Buick Open in 2009. – Andre Smith photo

Former MSU star keepsmaking ‘Magic’

MagIC JOHNSON at Wayne State. – Andre Smith photo

Kentucky conquers Crescent

City/Kansas NEW ORLEANS – The Super Bowl will always be America’s biggest single event, but as far as sports events go, the NCAA Final Four is creeping up on America’s Game. While traversing the French Quarter, Canal Street, French Market and sipping on tea at the Café Du Monde, it became quite evident that the NCAA college basketball tourna-ment continues to elevate itself.

The Final Four collective of Ohio State, Louisville, Kansas and Ken-tucky with their school colors domi-nating and with unabated enthusiasm the greater New Orleans area for five days was a sight to see and hear.

However, in the end it was the Kentucky Wildcats that dominated the Kansas Jayhawks in the national championship contest. By the 3-minute mark in the first half, the Wildcats had built up a commanding 37-21 lead, eventually taking a 41-27 advantage

into halftime.

K a n s a s , showing the grit of a champion, came back at the start of the second half, cutting the margin to 41-30, but Ken-tucky built it back up to 46-30. The Jayhawks made another run get-ting it back to 44-54, but again Ken-tucky countered, taking a 59-44 lead. But oh no . . . these Jayhawks have nine lives. On

the strength of a Tyshawn Taylor three-pointer and an old fashioned three play Kansas got it to nine. Then five (62-58) with 1:37 left in the game.

But eventually the Wildcats held them at bay and hung on for their eighth NCAA title with the exciting 67-59 win. They now only trail UCLA’s 12 titles. Kentucky also holds NCAA Tournament records for appearances (52) and tournament games (156) and is second to UCLA in Final Four wins (18), also.

The match-up of Kentucky and Kansas was indeed a clash of college basketball royalty. Kansas’ program was founded by the inventor of basket-ball, James Naismith, in 1898. Overall, the university has won five national titles. On the other hand, Kentucky has the most all-time wins in college basketball.

I give Coach Jon Calipari tremen-dous credit and respect for mold-ing those young men into a cohesive team.

The best talent or team does not always win. Basketball is a team sport and Calipari put together these young men who brought him his first NCAA title.

Calipari’s group of three freshman and two sophomores were indeed a unique collective. Watching the pre-game introductions I was surprised how calm they were. They calmly walked on the floor without any chest bumping or jumping up and down. They had the look of a group that was approaching this task as business as usual.

Kentucky tied an NCAA single-season record with its 38th victory and finished 38-2. Calipari also led Mem-phis to a 38-2 record in 2008.

“This win was not about me,” Cali-pari said. “This was about these young me on the podium with me. They put in the effort and work. This is also about the Big Blue Nation and this universi-ty.”

Said Anthony Davis, who became only the fourth freshman to win the Most Outstanding Player: “I got this award, but you see how my teammates came through when I was struggling with my shot. I just told them to play their games and I would concentrate on rebounding and defending.”

That Davis did, scoring only six points, but had game highs in assist (5), rebounds (16) and blocks (6).

What a venue for the 2012 national basketball championships! The Su-perdome after all is where Muhammad Ali famously avenged his loss to Leon Spinks in 1978. It’s where Michael Jordan’s legend began as he sank a jumper and Georgetown’s national title hopes in 1982. And it’s where a record six NFL Super Bowls, four NCAA Final Fours, and two BCS National Champi-onships have all made history.

Following the inventive lead of De-troit’s Ford Field stadium designers, and buoyed by the largest crowd in a NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Na-tional Championship Game — 72,922 at Ford Field in 2009 — now all the NCAA title games have the floor posi-tioned in the middle of the field.

Detroit now stands third following Houston and now New Orleans, who drew 73,361 Saturday.

Leland Stein can be reached at [email protected] or at Twitter @leland-steinIII

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NASSAUI recently enjoyed a few days of sun and relaxation on

the aptly named, Carnival Imagination. Submitted for

your approval, some shots via Apple’s iPhone 4S.

– Cornelius A. Fortune

“Stuck in the middle with you.”

– Cornelius Fortune photos

Nightmare at 20,000 Feet: All you need is a monster on the wing, Wil-liam Shatner freaking out, and a Rod Serling intro monolgue.

The cramped, encamped wonder of Laguardia Airport in New York.

Meeting the horizon.Visual FX: Not really. It’s a reflection within a reflection.

Nothing says serenity like palm trees and radiant sunshine filtering through. The so-called “Beer of the Bahamas.”

Urban Revitalization: Strengthening our CoreA discussion on what needs to be done to strengthen the state’s largest cities

Panelists to be announced

Thursday, April 26, 2012 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.Detroit Athletic Club241 Madison Street

Detroit, MI 48226

Tickets: $75.00

To purchase tickets visit www.michronicle.com or call (313) 963-5522

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Got creative block? Get out of your office and go for a walk

U-M newborn screening research

Family Fun Day workshop

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Thenexttimeyou’reinneed of creative inspira-tion,trythinkingoutsidethebox—literally.

New research by Jef-frey Sanchez-Burks andSuntae Kim of the Uni-versity of Michigan RossSchoolofBusinessshowsthatengaging inphysicalacts and experiences en-hances creative problem-solving.

“Metaphorsofcreativethinkingaboundinevery-day use,” said Sanchez-Burks, associate profes-sor of management andorganizations. “By think-ing ‘outside the box,’ byconsideringaproblem‘ontheonehand,thenontheotherhand’orby‘puttingtwo and two together,’creativitypresumably fol-lows.

“Such prescriptiveadvice is no strangerwithin research labs, ad-vertisingteams,thehallsof higher education orothercontextswherepio-neeringnovelapproachesto pressing problems arevalued. These metaphorssuggest a connection be-tween concrete bodilyexperiences and creativecognition.”

Sanchez-Burks andRoss School doctoralstudentKimassembledateam of international re-searcherswhoconductedfive studies with nearly400 college students toexamine the psychologi-cal potency of creativemetaphors by investigat-ingwhethercreativeprob-lem-solving is enhancedwhen people literallyfollowthesemetaphors.

The studies ranged

from requiring partici-pants to generate ideaswhile first holding outtheirrighthandandthentheir left hand (“on theonehand, thentheotherhand”)tocompletingwordtasksbyeitherphysicallysittinginsideoroutsideaboxorengageinproblem-solving by walking in arectangularpathvs.freelywalking (“thinking out-sidethebox”)toconverg-ingmultipleideastofindsolutions while combin-ing two objects (“puttingtwoandtwotogether”).

Inall fivestudies,thefindings revealed thatphysicallyandpsycholog-icallyembodyingcreativemetaphors promotes flu-ency,flexibilityandorigi-nalityinproblem-solving,Sanchez-Burkssaid.

“Theactsofalternatelygesturingwitheachhandandofputtingobjectsto-gethermayboostcreativeperformance,” he said.

“Literally thinking out-side or without physicalconstraints,suchaswalk-ing outdoors or pacingaround, may help elimi-nateunconsciousmentalbarriersthatrestrictcog-nition.

“We shed new lightby demonstrating thatembodiment can poten-tially enlarge, not justactivate, the repertoireof knowledge by trigger-ing cognitive processesthat are conducive forgenerating creative solu-tions.Inotherwords,ourbody-mindlinkagesattestnot only to processes ofknowledgeactivation,butalso knowledge genera-tion. Embodying creativemetaphors appears tohelp ignite the engine ofcreativity.”

The research willappear in an upcomingissue of PsychologicalScience.

Speech and languagepathologists at Beau-montHospital,RoyalOakand the National Stutter-ing Association will host“FamilyFunDay”onSat-urday, April 14, from 9a.m.to2p.m.

It will take place atBeaumont, Royal Oak,Administration Building,3601 West Thirteen MileRoad.

“Family Fun Day” isa workshop filled withactivities for school-agechildren who stutter,theirfamiliesandspeechand language patholo-gists.Kidsandteenswilllearnmoreaboutstutter-ing; meet other childrenwhostutter;engageinfunand self-affirming activi-ties, learnhowtohandle

theirstutteringandmeetadults who have learnedtocopewithstuttering.

“Parents of childrenwho stutter and speechandlanguagepathologistswill have an opportunityto learn about the latestresearch,howtoworkasateamandtoolstofosterpositivespeechbehaviorsand attitude with theirchildorstudent,”saidMi-chael Rolnick, Ph.D., di-rector, Speech LanguagePathology, BeaumontHospital,RoyalOak.

The National Stutter-ingAssociation isanon-profit organization dedi-catedtobringinghopeandempowermenttochildrenand adults who stutter,theirfamilies,andprofes-sionals through support,

education, advocacy, andresearch.

Beaumont’s Stutter-ingProgram is a special-ized treatment programfor children, ages 3 andolder,whostutter,regard-lessofseverity.

The program is com-prised of individualizedtreatment sessions fo-cused on reversing theprogression of the dis-order by increasing flu-ency and addressing theemotionalaspects,whichoften accompany stutter-ing.

For more informationon treatments and ser-vicesoffered through theBeaumontStutteringPro-gram, call 248-551-2100or visit www.beaumont.edu/speech.

Sexual violence is ahugeconcerninourcom-munitiesandinthelivesofthewomen,menandchil-drenintheCityofDetroit.WeknowthatsurvivorsofSAoftenliveinourCityinsilence.ManysurvivorsofSexual Assault do notknow where to turn forhelp, or even know thathelpisavailable.Accord-ing to the Department ofJustice, every 45 sec-onds,someoneisrapedintheUnitedStates.WayneCounty has the larg-est number of reportedsexualassaultsofall thecounties in the State ofMichigan at 20 percent,andDetroitmakesup60percentof that.Wehaveseenthedevastationthiscrime has caused ouryouth, adults, families,andcommunities.

Tobring awareness tothis issue,andabouttheorganizations that arededicated to providingsexual assault servicesto the community, theWayneCountySexualAs-saultForensicExaminer’sProgram (WC SAFE) andtheYWCASexualAssaultand Advocacy Serviceswillhost the2ndAnnualTakeBacktheNightRallyon Thursday, April 12.Theeventwill takeplace

at Campus Martius- Ca-dillac Square from 4:30-6:30p.m.OurgoalfortheRally is to raise aware-nessaboutsexualassaultinourcommunityandtosupport survivors in thecityofDetroit.

Take Back The Nightstarted in the UnitedStates in the 1970’s, fo-cusingonunsafestreets,citiesandcampuses.Theeventhighlightstheprob-lem of violence againstwomen, as well as thebroaderissueofsexualvi-olence. All events duringthemonthofApril strivetobringawarenesstotheproblem of sexual vio-lence and support thosewho have been victim-ized.

WC SAFE is a non-profitorganization,whichworks daily to make adifferenceintheworldofsexual assault survivorsby providing compas-sionate and comprehen-sivemedical-forensicandcrisis advocacy services.In fact, sinceopening itsdoorsinJanuaryof2006,they have provided in-valuableservicestothou-sands, and have reachedover600survivorsin2011alone. The YWCA/InterimHouse is theoldestshel-

terprogramintheCityofDetroit,whichhasprovid-edsafehousingandsup-portive services for over30 years. In responseto the growing need forsexual assault services,The YWCA added sexualassaultcounseling inad-dition to their domesticviolenceservicesthispastyear,callingtheirprogramtheYWCASexualAssaultand Advocacy Services(YWCS-SAAS).

The program for theevening includes: Con-gressman John Conyers,Jr.,WayneCountyProse-cutorKymWorthy,Coun-cilwomanJoAnnWatson,Detroit Police Depart-ment Commander RobertEnnis, Kalimah Johnsonfounder of Sexual As-sault Services for Holis-tic Healing and Aware-ness(SASHACenter),andFrankie Darcell from Mix92.3 FM, Brinni Kellomfounder of Just Speak,Inc. and other servicesproviders from the com-munity.

For further and up-dated information con-tact Denise Diggs-Taylorat 313-964-9701, [email protected],orvisitourwebsite:www.wcsafe.org.

U-M researchers willuse computer modelingand patient surveys tostudyhealthandeconom-icoutcomesforscreeningofrare,butpotentiallydis-ablingorfatalconditions,includingKrabbedisease,Pompe disease and phe-

nylketonuria.

The five-year, multi-disciplinary study willuse computer modelingtostimulateclinicaltrialsofnewbornscreeningpro-grams.Thestudyaimstoprovide comparative ef-fectiveness evidence and

cost-effectiveness resultsfornewbornscreeningfortheconditions.

The research is sup-ported by a $2,5 milliongrantfromtheAgencyforHealthcare Research andQuality.

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Spotlight on Michigan’s boardrooms

Carol Stephenson Dr. Cynthia A. Telles

Erroll B. Davis, Jr.

Kathryn V. Marinello Patricia F. Russo Homer A. Neal

Ellen R. Marram

Kimberly A. Casiano Ronald L. Thompson

Jacqueline Kane Nina VacaReggie Turner Ronald E. Hall, Sr. Shirley StancatoVivian Pickard

Diane R. Goddeeris James U. Settles Jr.

Jean L. Rose Jon E. Barfield

Kathleen S. Neal Renee C. Axt

S. Martin Taylor Sarah W. Doyle

Harvey Hollins, III Jack Martin (chairman)

Joyce V. Hayes Giles Kirk J. Lewis

Lauren B. Foster

Nancy M. Schlichting Shari L. Burgess

David Baker Lewis

Ex-Officio Trustee Jack Martin

Leroy C. Richie Linda D. Forte

N. Charles Anderson

Celeste A. Clark

Rick InatomeGail McGovern Josue Robles, Jr.

Lillian Bauder Ruth Shaw W. Frank Fountain, Jr.

Shirley Stancato

Patricia Maryland, Dr.PH Maureen Fay

Leslie MurphyKaren Swanson, MD

The Michigan Chronicle took a look inside some of Michigan’s leading corporate boardrooms to place a much-needed spotlight on the executives serving on area boards as a part of our Women on Board initiative.Editor’s Note: Michigan Chronicle Marketing Assistant Andrew Losen compiled the listings detailed in this special edition.

Photo not available at press time: Anne Mervenne

Photo not available at press time:Linda Ewing, Rebecca R. Smith, Cynthia M. Bala-Brusilow, Ph.D.,

Robin Scales-Wooten, Susie M. Wells

Marvin W. Beatty

Photo not available at press time:

Joseph R. Jordan

Christine Parks, CSJ

Photo not available at press time: Maureen Fay, OP, PhD, Denise Lewis

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(L to r) Phillip Bagley; Lori Slumba-Bagley; Mavis Spencer; Dr. Phyllis Vroom; Frank Vroom; Noah Bagley; Ebow Vroom and guest.

Mygene Carr; Dr. Peter B. Vaughan, Dean Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service; Dr. Phyllis Vroom, and Frank Vroom

In the Spirit and Joy of Haram-bee, the Greater Detroit As-sociation of Black Social Workers (GDABSW) held an Harambee Celebration on

Saturday, March 24, 2012 at Fel-lowship Chapel to honor Phyllis Ivory (Bagley) Vroom, Ph.D., Dean Emeritus, Wayne State University School of Social Work. “ ‘Harambee’ is a Key Swahili word that means, ‘we all pull together’. It is a dem-onstration of unity, being in one accord, with the same mind and same judgment. Dr. Vroom has been, and continues to be, a bless-ing for so many in our community and in the field of Social Work and Social Work Education. At Wayne State University School of Social Work (WSUSSW), Dr. Vroom’s ac-complishments are well known. She helped to develop the Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work Programs, and was appointed Dean in January 2002 and served until her retirement in 2011. Under Dr. Vroom’s leadership, the School established the Ph.D. Program in Social Work, and the Center for Re-search on Social Work Practice and Policy,” states Alice G. Thompson, President, GDABSW.

Supporting this celebratory trib-

ute were sponsors: Bear-Wood Management Company, Inc; Black Family Development, Inc.; Chil-dren’s Center; Detroit Area Agency on Aging; Homes for Black Children; Northeast Guidance Center, Inc.; Carolyn Phillips; Wayne State Uni-versity Alumni Association, School of Social Work; and Wayne State University School of Social Work. Many of the organizations sup-porting this event proudly employ former students of Dr. Vroom who now serve in executive and admin-istrative positions in their corpora-tions.

GDABSW members Carolyn Phil-lips, James Madry, Ph.D., and Founding GDABSW Elder, Gar-land Jaggers, served as Co-Chairs for the event with a supporting cast of committee volunteers including: Theresa Bass; Cassandra Bowers; Kathy Burnett; Phyllis Edwards; Janet Joiner; David Mitchell; Anwar Najors-Durack; Jennifer Poole; Margo Smith; Maria Stanfield; Lori Thurman; and Tanya Traylor.

Those gathered came together and said thank you to Dr. Vroom for her God given gifts, talents, and unwavering compassion for giving and love.

GDABSW Harambee Celebration Honors Dr. Phyllis Vroom

Event Co-Chairs Dr. James Madry; Carolyn Phillips; Alice G. Thompson, Presi-dent GDABSW; and Garland Jaggers, Founding Elder GDABSW

Judith Jackson, Dr. Vroom and Dianne Robinson

Guest Deborah Simmons, and Alice G. Thompson

Noelle Clark; Dr. Ingrid Draper; Phillip Bagley; Noah Bagley; Lori Slumba-Bagley; Frank Vroom; Dr. Phyllis Vroom, and Ebow Vroom

Garland Jaggers; Carolyn Phillips; Deborah Simmons; Denise Hall; Alice G. Thompson; Linda Thomas; Dr. James Madry

Phillip Bagley; Frank Vroom; Ebow Vroom; Dr. Vaughan; and Garland Jaggers David Mitchell; Margo Smith; Tanya Traylor; Alice G. Thompson; Dr. Vroom; Tracy Golliday; and Lori Thurman

(Front l to r) Carolyn Phillips; Alice G. Thompson; Dr. Vroom; Robert Williams, GDABSW Vice President; and James Brogdon. (Back l to r) Garland Jaggers; Dr. Madry; Dr. Eugene Pettis

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Darwin Beacham Jr and Ms. Toni HazelMr. & Mrs. Marvin BeattyMs. LaKeshia BectonMr. Ehrlich A. BellMs. Emma BellMs. Helen BellMs. Juvetta BellMr. Hershell Bell, IIIMr. & Mrs. Hershell Bell, Jr.Ms. Rosemary Bell-CrainMr. & Mrs. Johnny BellamyMs. Jackie BergMs. Janet BeverlyMr. Tarlochan BhullerMrs. Mary E. BlackmonRev. Dr. Martin BoltonMr. & Mrs. Wayne BradleyMs. Camille BrazzleDr. Kathleen Fouche Brazzle, MDMr. & Mrs. Paul BridgewaterMr. Mark Tem BroekMs. Brenda Lynn BrownMs. Joyce Y. BrownMs. Ernestine BullApostle Dr. Thomas I. Butler & Pastor Kim ButlerMs. Melvin ByrdMs. Evelyn CaiseMr. Robert ChapelMr. Marvell CheeksMr. & Mrs. Norris H. CollierMs. Therese ComerMs. Kathleen ConeyMr. George CookMs. Bertha CrossleyMs. Charlotte DeckerMs. Emma DidlakeMr. Earnest EavesMs. Malia EdwardsMs. Rian EnglishMs. Bernetta EsawMr. & Mrs. Julia Burkes B. Esaw, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. John E. FarrisMs. Maggie FarrisHon. Robert A. FicanoRev. Kenneth J. FlowersMr. Alton B. FoucheMrs. Betty FoucheMs. Jacqueline FoucheMr. Michael FoucheMs. Phyllis Frazier-ChillisonMr. Taft GaddyMr. Grant GartrellDr. Jessie GoodwinAlicia S. Gray

Phillip and Shekitra GreenMr. & Mrs. Henry GriffinMs. Charity HallMs. Gail HallMr. & Mrs. Nathan Halley, Jr.Mr. Willie HamptonMs. Evelyn HankinsMs. Nettie L. HansonMs. Cheryl Anne HarveyMr. Michael HathawayMs. Betty HendersonMs. LaToya A. HenryMr. & Mrs. Marion J. HenryMs. Marlena HenryMs. Blondy J. HesterMelvin Butch Hollowell, Esq.Melvin and Deloris HootenMs. Barbara J.L. HuntMr. & Mrs. Hiram JacksonMs. Judith JacksonHon. Shanelle JacksonMr. & Mrs. James JenkinsMr. Brandon JessupMs. Joy E. JohnsonMr. Raphael B. JohnsonMr. John E. Johnson Jr., Esq. & Hon. Izetta BrightMs. Mable JonesMr. Chui Karega, Esq.Ms. Barbara G. KennedyMs. Michele R. KennedyMs. Monica L. KennedyMs. Ruby KennedyMr. Bob KingMr. Todd KingMr. Jonathan KinlochMs. Kamilia LandrumMr. Michael LawrenceMr. Michael K. LeeMr. Michael LeeMs. Mary D. LewisMs. Simone LightfootMiss Meion LigonsMr. & Mrs. Richard Mack, Esq.Ms. Lucy MaddoxMs. Camille McClureMs. Elaine McGigorMs. Alicia MerkersonMs. Brenda MillerMr. & Mrs. Dennis MooreMs. Laurie MooreMs. Louella MooreMs. Charlotte NicholsMs. Katrina OliverRev. Mark A. Owens

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ReflectionsBy Steve Holsey

The name game Weallknowthat“stuffhappens”andthatsomeeventscanalterpersonalrelation-ships.Butevenso,itisstrangethatpeoplecanworktogetherinvocalgroupsandbandsformanyyears,then,forwhateverreason,decidetogotheirseparateways—dividingintotwogroups.

Rightnow,therearetwogroupsofCon-tours,twoMan-hattans,twoATasteofHoneys,twoStylistics,twoDelfonics,twoSisterSledg-es,twoWars,etc.Therearetimeswhenthiscanbeconfusingtothepublic.

Whenagrouphasbeenaroundalongtime,seemstheywouldputforthaspecialefforttostickitoutsinceinsomecasesitwillnotbeallthatlongbeforeretirement.

USHERRAYMONDisveryexcitedthesedays(he’sprobablysaying“Yeah!”).HehasbeensignedforthepartofSugarRayLeonardinthemovie“HandsofStone.”Hecallsit“anincred-iblerole,”andwhatmakesitevenbetteristhatitalsofea-turesthelegendaryRobertDeNiro.

“HandsofStone,”setfor2013release,focusesonthelifeandcareerofRober-

toDurán,thefamedprofessionalboxerwhofoughtSugarRayLeonardontwooccasions.

SpeakingofLeonard,itisinterestingthathisex-wife,JuanitaWilkinson,waslaterengagedtoPeaboBryson.

RUBENSTUDDARDisgeneratingasub-stantialamountoftalkbecausetheseasontwo“AmericanIdol”winner’snewalbum,“LettersFromBirmingham,”dealswithhisfailedmar-riagetoSurataZuriMcCants,whomhewedin2008.Themarriagelastedthreeyears.

Amongtheselectionsonthealbumare“TwistedLove,”“What’stheReason?”and“Her4U.”Theconcludingtrackis“June28th(I’mSingle).”

Hmmm,thisisreminiscentofMarvinGaye’s1978album,“HereMyDear,”inwhichhecamedownreallyhardonhisex-wife,AnnaGordyGaye.

ItamazedmethatBerryGordywouldallowaMotownartisttorecordanalbumthatwassuchaput-downofhissister.ButIguessforsomepeopletherearetimeswhenbusinessandmakingmoneyarethickerthanblood.

RAVEN-SYMONEisheadingtoBroadwaytostarasDelorisVanCarterinthestageversionof“SisterAct.”WhoopiGoldberghadthatroleinthefilms“SisterAct”and“SisterAct2:BackintheHabit.”

RhondaRossKendrick,daughterofDianaRossandBerryGordy,nowownsarealestatebro-keragecompanyinNewYorkCitycalledRossReal-ityInternational.

Asasinger,Kendrickhasappearedinnumerousjazzclubs,andasanactresshercreditsinclude

thedaytimedrama“AnotherWorld”andtheTVminiseries“TheTemptations.”

IlovethisquotefromAcademyAwardwinnerOctaviaSpencer:“Ican’tallowmyselftomakedecisionsinconcertwithothers.Ifyoudo,whatwillyouholdforyourself?”

See Reflections Page D-2

See eddie Murphy Page D-2

Rhonda Ross Kendrick

sisteR sLeDGe with Joni and Debbie Sledge.

sisteR sLeDGe featur-ing Kathy Sledge (origi-nal lead singer).

Usher Raymond

Ruben Studdard

THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE SHOW BUSINESS

EDDIE MURPHY

Something special happened on April3,1961,inBrooklyn,NewYork.

EdwardReganMurphywasborn,des-tinedtobecomeoneofthefunniestcome-dians,oneofthebestimpressionistsandanoutstandingactor.Aprettygoodsingertoo. Murphy first came to the generalpublic’s attention in 1980 when he wasrecruited for the cast of NBC’s “Satur-day Night Live.” He played a key role inmaking1980to1984amongthebestperi-odsintheperennialshow’slonghistory. Among the highlights: two devastat-ing impressionsofJamesBrown,a just-as-perfectoneofBillCosby,there-intro-ductionof“Buckwheat”from“TheLittleRascals,”ahilariousimitationofMichaelJackson, and a “spot-on” impression ofBobMarley.

Ditto for his Jesse Jackson, a side-splittingcombinationofRichardSimmonsandLittleRichard,a“ghetto-ized”send-up of “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood,” plusanarrayoforiginalcharacters,including“VelvetJones,”thepimpwhowrotebookssuchas“KickedintheButtByLove”and“HowToBeaHoe.”

Interestingly, because he eventuallygrew tired of people asking him to “doBuckwheat,” Murphy had the characterkilled in an “SNL” episode. Some felt itwasinpoortaste,butapointwasnever-thelessmade.

EDDIEMURPHYhasthedistinctionofbeing the second-highest grossing actorintheUnitedStates.

The box office bonanza includes “48Hours,” “Trading Places,” the “BeverlyHills Cop” series, “Coming to America,”“Harlem Nights,” “Boomerang,” “TheNuttyProfessor”and“Dreamgirls.”

His current big-screen offering is “AThousandsWords.”

Granted, there were several misfires,butthehitsweresomassivethatthenon-successesarealmostunimportantinthegreaterschemeofthings.

Healsoprovidedvoicesinfilms,mostnotably in “Shrek” and the sequel. Hewilldothesamein“HonkKongPhooey”whichiscurrentlyinpre-production.

Murphy’s comedic style is as distinc-tiveashis laugh,and justashewas in-fluencedbyRichardPryor,BillCosbyandRobin Williams, to name a few, so haveothers who came along after him beensimilarlyinfluenced.

SOME PEOPLE seem to have showbusiness in their blood — one or bothparentsareorwereintheentertainmentfield.

That is only true with Eddie Murphy

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Thisonetoo:“Idon’tbuyintothefame.It’saboutthework.”

J.RandyTaraborrelli,whohasmadetheNewYorkTimesBestSellerListnumeroustimes,recentlydescribedDianaRoss’March26birthdayas“themostimportantbirthdayoftheyear.”(Nowthere’safan!)

TheMarveletteshavebeenchosenforinclu-sioninthepopular“Unsung”seriesthatairsoncableviaTVOne.Andrightfullyso.TheseladieshadMotown’sfirstnationalNo.1Pophitandtwodozenadditional

hits.

ToniBraxton’supcom-ingalbumisoddlytitled“Heartstrings&Syna-gogueVibes.”

BETCHADIDN’TKNOW…thattheeffer-vescentSherriShepherdonceworkedasalegalsecretary.

MEMORIES:“Fair-weatherFriend”(JohnnyGill),“LoveOverboard”(GladysKnight&thePips),“GetItRight”(ArethaFranklin),“Shackles”(R.J.’sLatestArrival),“HigherGround”(StevieWonder),“An-otherOneBitesthe

Dust”(Queen),“IAmLove”(JenniferHolliday),“KillingMeSoftly”(theFugees),“PutItinaMag-azine”(SonnyCharles),“IWanttoKnowWhatLoveIs”(Foreigner).

BLESSINGStoShirleyBranham, Marilyn Mitch-ell, Brian Spears, WalterWillis, Karen Dumas,Evelyn Browne, SylviaQuarles, Jesse Walker,Emanuel Stewart andAlexisWilliams.

Letthemusicplay!

(Steve Holsey can be reached at [email protected] and PO Box 02843, Detroit, MI 48202.)

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Afreeconcerttoenter-tainandeducatesingers,speakers and others inthe community will takeplace on Monday, April16, to celebrate the fifthannualWorldVoiceDay.

Hosted by the HenryFord Medical Center forthe Performing Artist,this year’s celebration,“MakeYourVoiceCount,”willbeheldfrom6:30to9p.m.at theVirgilH.CarrCulturalArtsCenter,311

E. Grand River. Amongthose performing will bethe Reflections, NatalieCochranandRumyaHon-asoge.

ExpertswiththeHenryFord Medical Center forthe Performing Artistwill also be at the eventto discuss proper voicecare for performers. Thegroup provides medicalandspeechpathologyser-vices to performers andthoseatriskofstraining

their voices due to theirprofessional or privateactitivities,suchassing-ing, lecturing, teaching,broadcasting and thosetalkingforlongperiodsoftime.

“Make Your VoiceCount” is free and opento the public. Seating islimited and reservationsare required by April 12.Toregister,call(313)[email protected].

Henry Ford to celebrate World Voice Day with free concert

TheO’Jaysareaperfect exampleofanentertainmentactthatwasandisinitforthelonghaul.Thekeysaretalent,showmanship, commitment, tenacity,goodrecords,businesssavvyandaloyalfanbase.

The trio gave a lively performanceMarch31at theColosseumatCaesarsWindsor.Itwasdefinitelyworththetripacrosstheborder.

Starting out as the Triumphs, thenbecoming the Mascots before settlingontheO’Jays,thegrouphasdozensofsolid, timeless hits to their credit, in-cluding“LoveTrain,”“BackStabbers,”“Use Ta Be My Girl,” “For the Love ofMoney,”“WorkOnMe,”“ILoveMusic,”“Sunshine,” “Darlin’ Darlin’ Baby(Sweet,Tender,Love),” “Livin’ForTheWeekend”and“PutYourHandsTogeth-er.”

Staunch fans also remember earlyrecordings such as “One Night Affair,”“Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)” and“LonelyDrifter,”amongothers.

The O’Jays were inducted into theRockandRollHallofFamein2005.

in a broad sense in thathisfatherwasanamateuractor.ButCharlesMurphymadehislivingasatran-sitpoliceofficer.Hiswife,Lillian, was a telephoneoperator. And certainlythere was no comedy inthebloodline.

The young and ambi-tiousEddieMurphy,whois from Chicago, got hisfeetwetasastand-upco-medianinacomedyclubin the San Franciso BayArea, the same club, infact, that Whoopi Gold-berg and Robin Williamshonedtheircraft.

Murphywasfunny,butall too often his mate-rial was what could onlybe described as crude,as well as insensitive togay people, Whites, over-weight people, etc. Thiswas even pointed out byan unlikely source —RichardPryor.

Murphy later apolo-gized for his insensitiv-ity,justasPryorlaterde-nounceduseof theword“nigger.”

Having conqueredstand-up comedy and

television, movies wasthenaturalnextstep.

MURPHY MADE hisbigscreendebut in1982in“48Hours,”co-starringNick Nolte. That movieopenedwholenew vistasfor the rising star whoprovedtobeanaturalasanactor.

In addition to themovies already cited,Murphy starred in,among others, “Another48 Hours,” “The Distin-guished Gentleman,”“Vampire in Brooklyn,”“HolyMan”and“Bowfin-ger.”

Although he has beennominated for and wonmany awards, Murphyreached the apex withthe 2006 film “Dream-girls” in which he por-trayed the James BrowninspiredcharacterJames“Thunder”Early.Hewon,among others, a GoldenGlobeAwardandaScreenActors Guild Award andwas nominated for anAcademy Award in theBest Supporting Actorcategory,anawardhewaswidelyexpectedtowin.

There is talk of therebeingafilmmadeonthelife and career of JamesBrown, and if it hap-pens,EddieMurphy,now51, says he is ready toassumetheleadrole.Buthesaid,jokinglyyetseri-ously, that itwouldhavetobemadesoonifheistobeexpectedtodosplits.

Ashisactingstarwasrising,Murphydecidedtoventure into theworldofrecording,anddidsowiththesameenthusiasmandexpectation of success.(“I’ve always had confi-dence,”hehassaid.)

Murphy recorded fivemusical albums and hadtwoTop10singles,“PartyAll the Time” and “PutYourMouthonMe.”

Although success hascomeineveryfieldhehasentered, do not expectEddie Murphy to retireanytime soon, if ever.But slowing down some-what…that’s anothermatter.

“I’m relaxed about mycareernow,”hesaid.“I’veearnedtherighttorelax.”

O’Jays still going strong, five decades later

THE O’JAYS in concert last week at Caesars Windsor. From left are Walter Williams, Nathaniel Best and Eddie Levert. — Monica Morgan photo

Get your house in shape for spring.Michigan’s Property Improvement Programcan help you make home improvements with a low-interest loan. This program is available to qualifying Michigan homeowners through the Michigan State Housing Development Authority.

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Cooking with firefighters An apple a day keeps the dentist at bay

Tips for a healthier smile

Capt. Christopher Dixon, firefighter Ebon Stoffer, firefighter Jona-than Thomas and fire-fighter Sam Moore had a two hour lesson with Chef Michael Mina. There were four stations set up for the hands-on lesson and each sampled the dishes they made.

On Thursday, March 29, as a way to show ap-preciation and salute

them for the amazing job they do, MGM Grand De-troit and world-renowned chef Michael Mina (owner of Saltwater and Bour-bon Steak inside MGM Grand Detroit) invited four Detroit Fire Depart-ment firefighters into the kitchen to have a hands- on cooking lesson inside the kitchen at Bourbon Steak.

Mina worked with the

firefighters to show them how to spice up firehouse classics, demonstrate a few healthy options and work with them on a couple of new tricks to impress the firehouse. Everyone had a great time. The firefighters presented Chef Mina with a DFD t-shirt and they all received custom recipe cards and signed aprons.

CHEF MICHAEL MINA (left) demonstrates to Capt. Chris-topher Dixon how to core bok choy for Asian chicken salad with ginger sesame vinaigrette.

Pic 3:CHEF MICHAEL MINA signs copies of his cook-book featuring his signature dishes, Tuna Tartare and Lobster Pot Pie, both are served at SALTWA-TER inside MGM Grand Detroit.

PICTURED (from left) are firefighter Eboni Stoffer, firefighter Jonathan Thomas, Capt. Christopher Dixon and firefighter Sam Moore making firehouse portions of Michael Mina’s beef bourguignon.

Everest Institute, with five campuses throughout Michigan, is the nation-wide leader in training dental assistants. Dental assistant instructor Maria Diaz offers the following tips on what children and parents can do to pro-tect and strengthen their smiles for years to come.

Brush and floss daily — the right way. It’s not new advice, but brushing and flossing remain the two most important ingre-dients for a healthy smile. Parents should model and teach their children the correct techniques to keep their teeth healthy and clean. Brushing should require only a pea-sized amount of tooth-paste and incorporate circular brush strokes to reach all surfaces. Often, because of their limited dexterity, children will brush too hard, which can lead to increased tooth sensitivity and receding gum lines.��

Proper flossing re-quires wrapping the floss around the fingers and then gliding the thread be-tween teeth in a C-shaped motion. This prevents plaque buildup between teeth and under the gum line. Make sure your child uses a new section of floss each time he or she goes between two new teeth to avoid spreading bacteria throughout the mouth.��

Limit sugary snacks and drinks. The bacteria that form plaque feed on sugar and use it as a glue to stick to teeth. Be aware of the snacks you provide your children. Foods like raisins, peanut butter, taf-fies, toffees, soft candies and pastries stick to teeth and provide a long-term feast for bacteria. Crunchy foods like apples, carrots and other raw vegetables, as well as foods high in vi-tamin C, like citrus fruits and broccoli are not only healthier, but also natu-rally clean teeth while kids eat them.

Using fluoride tooth-

paste helps your child’s teeth to be less soluble to the acids created by bacteria. However, using too much creates a con-dition known as mottled enamel, which appears as brown spots on teeth. The key to avoiding mot-tled enamel is using the right amount of fluoride. For infants, a small smear of fluoride toothpaste is sufficient, and for chil-dren younger than 7, use no more than a pea-sized amount. It is also impor-tant to know if your child is consuming fluoridated water. Check with your local water utility to find out if your water has flu-oride in it as well as the amount it contains. Along with fluoride, dental seal-ants are an excellent way to prevent tooth decay in children. The dental seal-ant procedure takes only minutes, is painless, is less than half the cost of a filling and is virtually 100 percent effective at stop-ping decay.��

Proper procedures can save teeth. Children involved in sports need proper mouth protection to prevent mouth inju-ries, knocked-out teeth and possible concus-sions. Ask your dentist about customized mouth guards. If your child knocks out a perma-nent tooth while playing sports, gently rinse the tooth off and place it in a cup of warm milk. If warm milk is not available, salt water or plain water will also work. Call your den-

tist and bring your child and the soaking tooth in immediately for re-im-plantation and stabiliza-tion.��

Make dentist visits fun. If children have a good at-titude about their dental hygiene, they will be more likely to take proper care of their teeth. Appoint-ments should be made right at the appearance of the first tooth, accord-ing to the American Acad-emy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). Early visits make for a more pleasant expe-rience for the child and help prevent future health problems. In fact, studies done by the AAPD show improper oral hygiene may increase a child’s risk of eventually developing heart disease or suffer-ing a stroke as an adult. Be positive about the den-tist and explain to your children that the dentist is a friendly doctor who is helping to take care of their smiles.

“The most important thing for parents to re-member is that taking care of a child’s teeth is very important for his or her future health,” says Diaz. “Although your children will lose their baby teeth, that doesn’t mean they are not impor-tant. Healthy baby teeth influence jaw placement and future alignment of permanent teeth, which is one of the reasons par-ents can end up spending hundreds of dollars on future dental work and orthodontics.”

religious directory THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE April 4-10, 2012 Page D-4

Directory of Religious ServicesTo Be Listed Contact Linda Moragne, 963-5522, Ext. 242

AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPALAllen Temple AME 9:30AM & 11AM 4101 Helen Street (313) 922-7492 Rev. Darren K. Penson

Baber Memorial AME 11AM 15045 Burt Rd. (313) 255-9895 Rev. Larry L. Simmons

Bethel AME 10:30AM 5050 St. Antoine (313) 831-8810 Rev. David R. Jarrett

Bethel AME (Ann Arbor) 7:45AM & 10:45AM 900 John A Woods Dr. (734) 663-3800 Rev. Joseph Cousin

Brown Chapel AME (Ypsilanti) 8AM & 11AM 1043 W. Michigan Ave (734) 482-7050 Pastor Jerry Hatter

Community AME (Ecorse) 9:30AM &11AM 4010 17th Street (313) 386-4340 Rev. Gilbert Morgan

Ebenezer AME 7:30AM & 10:30AM 5151 W. Chicago (313) 933-6943 Rev. Byron Moore

Emmanuel Grace AME (formely Grace Chapel AME) 11AM 490 Conner Ave. (313) 821-0181 Pastor Karen Jones Goodson

Greater Quinn AME 11AM 13501 Rosa Parks Blvd. (313) 867-8380 Rev. Daniel J. Reid

Gregg Memorial AME 9AM 10120 Plymouth Rd. (313) 491-1704 Dr. Charles Fontaine Macon

Mitcham Chapel AME (Royal Oak) 10:45AM 4207 W. 14 Mile Rd. (248) 356-5292 Rev. Barbara J. Anthony

Mt. Calvary AME 11AM 1800 E. Seven Mile Rd. (313) 892-0042 Rev. Ernest L. Evans

New St. James AME 11AM 9321 Rosa Parks Blvd (313) 867-2851 Rev. Minnie Autry

Newman AME (Pontiac) 11AM 233 Bagley St. (248) 332-2800 Rev. Alfred E. Johnson

Oak Grove AME 8AM & 11AM 19801 Cherrylawn (313) 341-8877 Rev. Dr. Robert Brumfield

Pleasant Valley AME (Belleville) 11AM 45620 Victoria Ave. (313) 461-1303 Rev. Paul Mugala

Ruth Chapel AME 11AM 5353 Baldwin (313) 267-9002 Rev. Diane Chappelle

Saunders Memorial AME 11AM 3542 Pennsylvania (313) 921-8111 Rev. Dwayne A. Gary

Smith Chapel AME (Inkster) 11AM 3505 Walnut (313) 561-2837 Rev. Dr. Cecilia Green-Bar

St. Andrew AME 9:30AM & 11AM 12517 Linwood (313) 868-3156 Rev. Kenneth Boyd

St. Luke AME 11AM 363 LaBelle (313) 868-7707 Rev. Robert Addison Blake

St. Luke AME (Roseville) 11AM 17805 Oakdale Street (586) 445-8350 Rev. Betty Middlebrook

St. John AME (River Rouge) 10:45 AM 505 Beechwood (313) 386-2288 Rev. Gerald D. Cardwell

St. Matthew AME 11 AM 9746 Petoskey (313) 894-3633 Rev. Gloria Clark

St. Paul AME (Detroit) 10 AM 2260 Hunt St. (313) 567-9643 Rev. Andre L. Spivey

St. Paul AME (Southwest) 9:30AM & 11AM 579 S. Rademacher (313) 843-8090 Rev. Jeffrey Baker

St. Peter AME 10:45AM 948 Watling Blvd. Rev. Kim Howard

St Stephen AME 10AM 6000 John E. Hunter Drive (313) 895-4800 Dr. Michael A. Cousin

Trinty AME 10:45AM 6516 16TH St. (313) 897-4320 Rev. Dr. Alice Patterson

Vernon Chapel AME 11AM 18500 Norwood St. (313) 893-5275 Rev. Larry James Bell

Vinson Chapel AME (Clinton Twp.) 11AM 22435 Quinn Rd (586) 792-2130 Rev. Arnita Traylor

Visitor’s Chapel AME 10:45AM 4519 Magnolia Street (313) 898-2510 Rev. Anita McCants

AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZIONClinton Chapel AME Zion 11AM 3401 23rd Street (313) 897-5866 Pastor Ronald L. Bailey

Greater St. Peters AME Zion 11AM 4400 Mt. Elliott (313) 923-3161 Rev. Anthony Johnson

Lomax Temple AME Zion 8AM & 11AM 17441 Dequindre (313) 893-1463 Rev. Brian Relford

Metropolitan AME Zion 11AM 17816 Woodward (313) 869-5150 Rev. George A. Stewart

St. Paul AME Zion 10:30AM 11359 Dexter (313) 933-1822 Rev. Eleazar Merriweather

St. Peter AME Zion 11AM 3056 Yemans (313) 875-3877 Rev. Michael Nelson

John Wesley AME Zion (Southfield) 7:30AM & 10:45AM 28001 Evergreen (248) 358-9307 Rev. Al Hamilton

APOSTOLICAbundant Life A.O.H. Church of God 11:30AM 437 S. Livernois (313) 843-4339 Rev. Charles A. Bailey

Aimwell Apostolic Church 11:30AM 5632 Montclair (313) 922-3591 Elder H. Seals

Apostolic Church of God In Christ 11:15AM 5296 Tireman (313) 894-2522 Rev. Gilbert Allen

Apostolic Faith Temple 11AM 4735 W. Fort Street (313) 843-3660 Bishop Lambert Gates

Apostolic Temple 11:45AM 5201 French Rd. (313) 826-6487 Bishop Derrick C. McKinney

Bethel Christian Ministries (Oak Park) 12:30PM 13500 Oak Park Blvd. (248) 424-5584 Bishop Donald E. Burwell

Bethel Church of the Apostolic Faith 11AM 3381 Mack Ave. (313) 579-2765 Elder John M. Lucas

Bethlehem Temple 11AM 16238 Joy Road (313) 273-5699 Elder Samuel Hemmingway

Bethlehem Temple Church of Detroit 12 Noon 5594 Pennsylvania St. (313) 923-4860 Pastor Brenda Waller

Calvary Apostolic Ministries (Southfield) 11:30AM 18347 W. McNichols (313) 541-8728 Elder William E. Watson II

Christ Temple Apostolic Church (Westland) 11:15AM 29124 Eton St. (734) 326-3833 District Elder Luke A. McClendon

Christ Temple Apostolic Faith Inc. 11:30AM 3907 30th Street (313) 897-6132 Bishop James Garrett

Christ Temple, City of Refuge (Inkster) 12 Noon 27741 Carlysle (313) 278-8282 Elder L. C. Barnes, Jr.

Clinton Street Greater Bethlehem Temple 12 Noon 2900 W. Chicago Blvd. (313) 361-1110 Bishop Shedrick L. Clark, Sr.

Corinthian Apostolic Faith 11AM 19638 Plymouth Rd. (313) 836-0380 Elder Benjamin S. Hoke, Sr.

Deliverance Temple of Faith Ministries 11AM 9600 Woodlawn (313) 923-3545 Elder Gary R. Gay, Sr.

Faith Reconciliation Tabernacle Center Inc. 11AM 16599 Meyers (313) 345-3849 Pastor Ray Johnson

Family Worship Center (Ecorse) 9:30AM & 11AM 4411 Fifth Street (313) 381-9860 Pastor Tommy L. Lyons

First United Church of Jesus Christ 11:30AM 8061 Joy Rd. (313) 834-8811 Bishop Cleven L. Jones, Sr.

Grace Christian Church 11AM & 7PM 16001 W. 7 Mile Rd. (313) 272-6111 Elder Billy Owens

Greater Christ Temple (Ferndale) 11:30AM 210 Hilton Rd. (248) 414-3700 Presiding Bishop Carl E. Holland

Greater Grace Temple 7:30AM & 11AM 23500 W. Seven Mile Rd. (313) 543-6000 Bishop Charles Haywood Ellis III

Greater Grace Temple O.G.H.M. (Taylor) 11AM 24111 Koths (313) 295-4472 Suff. Bishop Gary Harper

Greater Second Ebenezer Apostolic Faith 11:45 AM 14118 Rosa Parks Blvd. (313) 869-7783 Pastor O.B. Mahone, Jr.

Holy Temple 11:30 AM 8590 Esper Blvd (313) 416-2166 Pastor Pamela Dixon

Immanuel House of Prayer 11AM 147 E. Grand Blvd. (313) 567-1871 Bishop Thomas L. Johnson, Sr.

Independent Apostolic Assembly 10:30AM & 6:30PM 16111 W. Eight Mile (313) 838-0456 Bishop Charles C. McRae III

Jesus Christ Apostolic 11:30AM 13341 Gratiot (313) 371-8611 Pastor M. L. Jennings

Mt. Sinai House of Prayer 11:30AM & 7PM 6462 Van Dyke (313) 925-7050 Bishop Samuel Moore

New Greater Bethlehem Temple Community 11:30AM 3763 16th Street (313) 386-3055 Elder Anthony V. Price

New Liberty Apostolic Faith 11:30AM 8425 Fenkell Ave. (313) 342-2423 Bishop G.M. Boone D.D.

New Life Assembly (Southfield) 12:30PM 27800 Southfield Rd. (248) 851-3189 Elder Ronald B. Dalton

New Mt. Olives Apostolic Faith 11:30AM 2676 Hendrie (313) 337-2027 Dr. Jeffrey I. Harris

Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ (Eastpointe) 11:15AM 16226 E. Nine Mile (586) 772-2336 Pastor Keith L. Spiller, Sr.

Pentecostal Temple 11:30AM 750 Alter Rd. (313) 824-8437 Bishop Dr. Charles M. Laster

Solomon’s Cathedral C.O.O.L.J. of the Apostolic Faith Inc. 11AM 19538 Schoolcraft (313) 273-2992 Bishop Anthony David Crawford

St. Paul Apostolic Temple 11AM 17400 Manderson (313) 861-2784 Bishop Benjamin S. Hoke

True Light Temple 11AM 8730 Harper (313) 922-4500 Elder Michael Mitchell

True Worship Church 11AM 803 Cottrell (313) 834-1697 Pastor Lovell Cannon Jr.

Unity Temple of the Apostolic Faith 11AM 17376 Wyoming Ave. (313) 862-3700 Pastor Steven Staten

Word of Life Temple of Jesus Christ 11AM 19391 Conant (313) 368-8630 Bishop Carl Noble, Sr., Pastor

Zion Hill Church (Berkley) 12:15AM 3688 Twelve Mile Rd. (248) 548-9466 Pastor Clarence Hawkins III

BAPTISTAijalon Baptist 10:45AM 6419 Beechwood (313) 895-7283 Rev. Dr. Curtis C. Williams

Bethany Baptist Church 11AM 15122 W. Chicago Blvd. (313) 836-7667 Rev. Dr. Samuel H. Bullock, Jr.

Bethel Baptist Church East 7:30AM & 10:45AM 5715-33 Holcomb (313) 923-3060 Dr. Michael Andrew Owens

Bethesda Missionary 10:15AM 8801 David St. (313) 571-0095 Pastor Edward Holly

Beulah Missionary Baptist (Westland) 10AM 5651 Middlebelt (734) 595-6146 Rev. Kenneth C. Pierce

Central Institutional M.B.C 10:45AM 15170 Archdale (313) 836-2933 Rev. Dr. Clayton Smith

Chapel Hill Baptist 7:45AM & 10:45AM 5000 Joy Road (313) 931-6805 Rev. Dr. R. LaMont Smith II

Christ Cathedral Baptist 11AM 6115 Hartford (313) 895-1999 Rev. George R. Williams, Jr.

Christ Reformed Baptist 11 AM 13576 Lesure (313) 836-8507 Rev. Willie Williams

Christian Chapel Community Baptist 11:30AM 22930 Chippewa (248) 624-7675 Rev. George B. Glass, Jr.

Christ’s Mission Missionary Baptist 10:45AM 3712 Preston (313) 579-9590 Rev. Howard R. Ramsey

Christland Missionary Baptist 10:45AM 12833 Puritan (313) 341-0366 Rev. Allen O. Langford

Church of God Baptist 11 AM 12000 Grand River (313) 834-1265 Rev. Clifford D. Burrell, M. DIV.

Church of the New Covenant Baptist 10:45AM 3426 Puritan Ave. (313) 864-6480 Rev. Brian Martin Ellison

Church of Our Faith 10:45AM 2561 Beniteau (313) 821-3627 Rev. William Anderson

Church of Our Father MBC 8AM & 10:45AM 5333 E. 7 Mile (313) 891-7626 Rev. Bernard Byles

Conventional Missionary Baptist 11AM 2255 Seminole (313) 922-4010 Pastor Roderick L. Richardson

Corinthian BC (Hamtramck) 8AM & 10:45AM 1725 Caniff Street (313) 868-7664 Rev. Dr. Joseph R. Jordan

Cosmopolitan Baptist 10:30AM 17131 St. Aubin (313) 893-6163 Pastor Senoise Clemons, Jr.

Dexter Avenue Baptist MBC 7:45AM & 10:45AM 13500 Dexter (313) 869-4878 Rev. Ricardo Bartlett II

El Bethel Missionary MBC 8AM, 10AM & 12NOON 25295 Grand River (313) 532-7897 Lawrence C. Glass, Jr., Pastor

Elim Baptist 11 AM 19333 Lahser Rd. (313) 533-7285 Rev. Charles D. Oliver

El-Shaddai Missionary Baptist (Ferndale) 8AM & 11AM 928 E. 10 Mile (248) 548-5683 Rev. Benny Holmes

Elyton Missionary Baptist 8AM & 10:45AM 8903 St. Cyril (313) 921-4072 Rev. John D. Kelly

Emmanuel MBC 11AM 13230 W. McNichols (313) 927-2627 Rev. Frederick Lee Brown, Sr.

First Baptist S.W. 8AM & 11AM 7642 Gould @ Crossley (313) 841-4866 Rev. Garrund Woolridge

First Baptist World Changers Int’l. Min. 11AM 22575 W. Eight Mile Rd. (313) 255-0212 Pastor Lennell D. Caldwell

First Greater St. Paul Baptist 8AM & 10:45AM 15325 Gratiot Avenue (313) 839-4000 Dr. Ricardo Bartlett, Sr.

First Baptist Institutional 10AM 17101 W. Seven Mile Rd. (313) 838-0166

First Missionary Baptist (Ecorse) 7:30AM &10:45AM 3837 15th Street (313) 381-2700 Rev. Alfred L. Davis Jr.

First Progressive Missionary Baptist 9:20AM & 11AM 10103 Gratiot (313) 925-9377 Dr. R. W. McClendon

First Union Missionary Baptist 10:45AM 5510 St. Aubin (313) 571-3043 Rev. Frank J. Knolton

Flowery Mount Baptist 11:15AM 13603 Linwood (313) 869-2567 Rev. Daniel Moore

Gethsemane Missionary Baptist (Westland) 8AM & 10AM 29066 Eton St. (734) 721-2557 Rev. Dr. John E. Duckworth

God’s House of Prayer Baptist 11AM & 4PM 3606 25th St. (313) 894-6739 Rev. Michael L. Townsell

Good Shepherd Missionary Baptist 10:45AM 20915 Evergreen Rd. (248) 353-4368

Great Commission Baptist 11AM 19250 Riverview (313) 255-7995 Rev. Al Bufkin

Greater Burnette Baptist 8AM & 10:30AM & 6PM 16801 Schoolcraft (313) 837-0032 Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Caldwell

Greater Christ Baptist 8AM & 10:45AM 3544 Iroquois (313) 924-6900 Rev. James C. Perkins

Greater Concord Missionary Baptist 9:30AM & 11AM 4500 East Davison Rd. (313) 891-6800 Dr. Cullian W. Hill, Pastor

Greater Ephesian Baptist 10:45AM 9403 Oakland (313) 867-3889 Rev. Jerry Lee James

Greater Macedonia Baptist 10:45AM 8200 Mack Ave. (313) 923-5588 Rev. Wallace Bell

BAPTISTGreater Mt. View Missionary Baptist 11AM 4211 Mt. Elliott (313) 924-2500 Pastor Edward Smith

Greater Mt. Zion Baptist 10:45AM 15600 Evanston (313) 839-9842 Pastor R. A. Hill

Greater New Light Baptist 11AM 8641 Linwood (313) 894-2390 Dr. David W. Roquemore

Greater New Mt. Moriah Baptist 7:45AM & 10:30AM 586 Owen (313) 871-8025 Rev. Kenneth J. Flowers

Greater Olivet Missionary Baptist Church 10AM & 11:30AM 20201 Southfield (313) 592-4114 Rev. Clifford L. Jackson, III

Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist 11AM 557 Benton St. (313) 831-6466 Rev. Mark Gray

Greater Ship of Zion Missionary Baptist 11AM 8440 Joy Rd. (313) 933-7367 Rev. McKinley Graddick, Jr.

Greater St. John Baptist 10:45AM 7433 Northfield (313) 895-7555 Pastor William Mebane II

Greater Tree of Life Missionary Baptist 11AM 1761 Sheridan (313) 925-1450 Rev. Latham Donald Sr.

Hartford Memorial Baptist 7:30AM & 11AM 18700 James Couzens (313) 861-1285 Dr. Charles G. Adams

Historic St. James M.B.C. 10AM 19400 Evergreen (313) 534-3000 Rev. Argustus C. Williams

Holy Cross Missionary Baptist 8AM & 11AM 6220 Linwood Ave. (313) 894-1350 Rev. Lorenzo Edwards, Sr.

Holy Hope Heritage Church Baptist 8AM & 10:45 AM 18641 Wyoming (313) 861-5005 Dr. William Revely, Jr

House of Mercy 10AM 5203 St. Aubin (313) 923-6395 Rev. Robert W. Wright, Jr.

Imani Missionary Baptist 11AM 13641 W. Eight Mile (313) 341-9556 Rev. J.K. Jackson

Israel Baptist 10:45 AM 3748 E. Forest Ave. (313) 922-2633 Rev. Edward L McCree Jr.

Jamison Temple Missionary Baptist 11 AM 12530 Mack Ave. (313) 821-5958 Rev. Homer & Evang. Royal Jamison

Jude Missionary Baptist 11AM 9036 Van Dyke (313) 925-9330 Rev. Sylvester F. Harris, Sr.

Kadesh Missionary Baptist 8AM & 11AM 20361 Plymouth Rd. (313) 534-5382 Rev. Dr. Gregory L. Foster, Sr.

King David M.B.C. of Detroit 11AM 18001 Sunset (313) 891-4160 Pastor Sterling H. Brewer

Leland Missionary Baptist 8AM & 11AM 22420 Fenkell Ave. (313) 538-7077 Rev. C.A. Poe, Ph.D

Liberty Temple Baptist Church 7:45AM & 10:45AM 17188 Greenfield (313) 837-6331 Rev. Dr. Steve Bland, Jr.

Macedonia Missionary Baptist (Pontiac) 7:30 AM & 10AM 512 Pearsall St. (248) 335-2298 Rev. Terrance J. Gowdy

Mark’s Tabernacle Missionary Baptist 11AM 15757 Wyoming (313) 863-8090 Pastor J. Leonard Jones

Martin Evans Baptist Church 11:15AM 11025 Gratiot (313) 526-0328 Rev. Thermon Bradfield, Pastor

Messiah Baptist 10:45AM 8100 W. Seven Mile Rd. (313) 864-3337 Pastor Orville K. Littlejohn

Metropolitan Baptist 10:45AM 13110 14th Street (313) 869-6676 Rev. Dr. Charles Clark, Jr.

Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist 11AM 4741-43 Iroquois (313) 924-6090

Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist 11AM 7432 Oakland Ave. (313) 872-4630 Rev. Marvin Youmans

Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist 10:45AM 8944 Mack Ave (313) 571-0041 Pastor Henry Crenshaw

Mt. Olive Baptist 10:45AM 9760 Woodward Ave. (313) 871-5854 Rev. Harold H. Cadwell, Jr.

Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist 8AM & 10AM 21150 Moross Rd. (313) 884-6648 Pastor James Minnick

Mt. Valley Missionary Baptist 9:30AM & 11AM 14718 Fenkell (313) 272-0428 Dr. E. C. Garrison

Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist (Ecorse) 7:30AM & 10:50AM 3936 12th St. (313) 383-1069 Rev. Damon Pierson

Nazarene Missionary Baptist Church 11AM 901 Melbourne (313) 871-6509 Rev. Oscar A. E. Hayes

New Bethel Baptist 7:30AM & 10:45AM 8430 C. L. Franklin Blvd. (313) 894-5788 Rev. Robert Smith Jr.

New Bethlehem Baptist 9:15AM & 10:45AM 19018 Hawthorne (313) 366-1872

New Bethlehem Missionary Baptist 11AM 3061 Ewald Circle (313) 931-0559 Rev. Arthur L. Turner

New Birth Baptist Church 8AM & 11AM 27628 Avondale (313) 563-1705 Rev. Joseph A. Stephens

New Calvary Baptist 10:30AM 3975 Concord St. (313) 923-1600 Dr. Michael C.R. Nabors

New Faith Baptist Church 11:15AM 19961McIntyre (313) 533-0679 Rev. McKinley A. Williams

New Greater Christ Baptist 11AM 13031 Charlevoix (313) 331-2386 Rev. Dr. William O. Thompson

New Greater Oregon St. John 10.40AM 8010 Manor (313) 931-1850 Rev. Robert L. Sykes

New Heritage Baptist 10:45AM 11226 E. Jefferson Ave. (313) 837-4912 Rev. Jobe C. Hughley

New Jerusalem Temple Baptist 11AM 17330 Fenkell (313) 836-8970 Rev. Lawrence J. London

New Liberty Baptist Church 8AM & 11AM 2965 Meldrum (313) 921-0118 Rev. Dr. Maurice Strimage, Jr., Pastor

New Life Community Church (Romulus) 11AM 35761 Van Born Rd (734) 968-0105 Rev. Billy J. Hales

New Life MBC of Detroit 11AM 8300 Van Dyke (313) 923-3111 Pastor Edison Ester, Jr.

New Light Baptist 10:45 AM 5240 W. Chicago (313) 931-1111 Rev. Frederick L. Brown, Sr., Pastor

New Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist 11AM 13100 Woodward Ave. (313) 869-0190 Rev. Dr. Jerome Kirby

New Mt. Pleasant Baptist 11AM 2127 East Canfield (313) 831-4669 Rev. Willie Smith

New Mt. Vernon Baptist 11AM 521 Meadowbrook (313) 331-6146 Rev. Dr. Edward R. Knox

New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist 10:45 AM 2201 Elmhurst (313) 868-7240 Rev. Jimmie T. Wafer

New Prospect Missionary Baptist 7:30AM & 11AM 6330 Pembroke (313) 341-4883 Rev. Dr. Wilma R. Johnson

New Providence Baptist 8AM & 11AM 18211 Plymouth (313) 837-0818 Rev. Everett N. Jennings

New Resurrection Missionary Baptist 11AM 7718 W. McNichols (313) 862-3466 Rev. Arthur Caldwell III

New Salem Baptist 11AM 2222 Illinois St. (313) 833-0640 Rev. Kevin H. Johnson, Pastor

New St. Mark Baptist 7:30AM & 10AM 24331 W. 8 Mile Rd. (313) 541-3846 Rev. Larry Smith

New St. Paul Baptist 10:45AM 2101 Lakewood (313) 824-2060 Rev. Tolan J. Morgan

New St. Peter’s Missionary Baptist 11AM 1600 Pingree (313) 871-6969 Rev. Walter K. Cheeks

Northwest Unity Missionary 11AM 8345 Ellsworth (313) 863-8820 Rev. Dr. Oscar W. King III

Oasis of Hope 10AM 933 W. Seven Mile Rd. (313) 891-2645 Pastor Claude Allen May

Overcomers Evangel Missionary Baptist 11AM 20045 James Couzens Hwy. (313) 861-9144 Rev. C. Kenneth Dexter

Peace Missionary Baptist 10:30AM 13450 Goddard (313) 368-2304 Rev. David L. Jefferson, Sr.

Pilgrim Star Missionary Baptist Church 12 Noon 5619 14th Street (313) 361-2542 Pastor Billy Hall

Pine Grove Baptist 10:45AM 1833 S. Electric (313) 381-7882 Rev. Debirley Porter

Pleasant Grove MBC 8AM & 10:45AM 13651 Dequindre (313) 868-8144 Pastor Louis Forsythe II

Renaissance Baptist 10:30AM 1045 East Grand Blvd. (313) 922-7287 Rev. Edwin H. Holmes, Pastor Rev. Dale Weathers, Assoc. Pastor

Rosedale Park Baptist 10AM 14179 Evergreen (313) 538-1180 Rev. Haman Cross, Jr.

Russell Street Baptist 11AM 8700 Chrysler Fwy. Dr. (313) 875-1615 Rev. Dee M. Coleman

Samaritan Missionary Baptist 10AM 8806 Mack Ave. (313) 571-9797 Rev. Robert E. Starghill, Sr.

Second Baptist Church of Detroit 8AM & 10:30AM 441 Monroe Street (313) 961-0920 Rev. Kevin M. Turman

Shady Grove Baptist 11 AM 2741 McDougall (313) 923-1393 Pastor Roger Carson, Jr.

Smyrna Missionary Baptist Church 11:30AM 12728 Grand River (313) 491-3190 Dr. Charles E. Marshall Sr.

Springhill Missionary Baptist 7:45AM & 11AM 21900 Middlebelt Rd. (248) 306-5450 Rev. Ronald Garfield Arthur

St. Bartholomew - St Rita Sat. 4PM | Sun. 9AM &11AM 2291 E. Outer Drive (313) 892-1446 Rev. Ronald A. Borg

St. James Missionary Baptist 10AM 9912 Kercheval (313) 822-9322 Pastor Karl Reid

St. Luke of Detroit 11:30AM 11832 Petoskey (313) 912-6270 Bishop Chris C. Gardner III

St. Matthew Missionary Baptist 8AM & 11AM 13500 Wyoming (313) 933-3722 Rev. David L. Lewis

St Missionary Baptist Church 10AM 9212 Kercheval (313) 372-5426 Rev David L. Brown

St. Phillip’s Baptist MBC 9:30AM & 11:30AM 7307 Livernois (313) 894-8123 Rev. Alvin D. Hodges, Sr.

Tabernacle Missionary Baptist 8AM & 11AM 2080 W. Grand Blvd. (313) 898-3325 Rev Nathan Johnson

Temple of Faith Baptist 10:45AM 14834 Coram Ave. (313) 526-1400 Rev. Alan J. Jones

Tennessee Missianary Baptist 11AM 2100 Fischer (313) 823-4850 Rev. Milbrun L. Pearson, II

Thankful Missionary Baptist Church 11AM 2449 Carpenter St. (313) 365-5519 Rev. Charles Hubbert

The Calvary Baptist Church 7:45AM & 10:45AM 1000 Robert Bradby Drive (313) 567-4575 Rev. Lawrence T. Foster

Third Baptist Church 11AM 582 East Ferry (313) 874-4133 Rev. Fred L. Gilbert

Third New Hope Baptist Church 8AM/10AM & 12Noon 12850 Plymouth Rd. (313) 491-7890 E. L. Branch, Senior Pastor

Triumph Missionary Baptist Church 8AM/9:30AM/11AM 2550 S. Liddesdale (313) 386-8044 Rev. Solomon Kinloch, Jr.

True Light Missionary Baptist 11AM 2504 Beniteau (313) 822-3170 Rev. Alton M. Reid

True Love Missionary Baptist Church 7AM & 11:15AM 8200 Tireman (313) 931-1177 Rev. Herbert B. Robinson, Jr.

Twelfth Street Missionary Baptist 10:45AM 1840 Midland (313) 868-2659 Rev. Floyd A. Davis

Union Baptist 11:30AM 1754 E. Grand Blvd. (313) 922-2557 Rev. Patrick L. Franklin

Union Grace Missionary Baptist 10:30AM 2550 W. Grand Blvd. (313) 894-2500 Rev. Reginald E. Smith

Union Second Baptist (River Rouge) 10:45AM 459 Beechwood St. (313) 383-5559 Rev. Kenneth L. Brown

United Missionary Baptist (Pontiac) 11AM 471 S. Boulevard (248) 332-8917 Pastor Wardell Milton

United Prayer Temple Baptist Church 11AM 15003 Fairfield (313) 342-4011 Rev. Anthony L. Caudle, Sr.

Victory Fellowship Baptist Church 10:15AM 17401 East Warren Ave. (313) 886-3541 Rev. Darryl S. Gaddy Sr.

Warren Ave. Missionary Baptist 7:30AM & 10:30AM 1042-44 East Warren Ave. (313) 831-5990 Rev. Bernard Smith

Williams Chapel Missionary Baptist 10:45AM 3100 Elmwood (313) 579-0875 Rev. James C. Jones

Wings of Love Baptist 10:45AM 17133 John R. (313) 867-7411 Rev. Alvin E. Jackson

Zion Hope Missionary Baptist 7:30AM & 10:45AM 4800 Van Dyke (313) 921-3967 Rev. Curtis R. Grant Jr.

Zion Hill Baptist Church 11AM 12017 Dickerson (313) 372-3987 Rev. Dan Flowers

Zion Progress Baptist 11:00 AM 7835 E. Layfayette (313) 331-8244 Rev. Dr. Allyson Abrams

CATHOLICChrist the King 10AM 20800 Grand River (313) 532-1211 Rev. Victor Clore

Church of the Madonna 9AM 1125 Oakman Blvd. (313) 868-4308 Msgr. Michael Le Fevre

Corpus Christi 9 AM 16000 Pembroke (313) 272-0990 Rev. Donald Archambault

GESU Catholic Church 5PM Sat & 8 & 10:30AM Sun. 17180 Oak Drive (313) 862-4400 Rev. R. Scullin, S.J.

Good Shepherd Catholic 10AM 1265 Parkview (313) 822-1262 Fr. Michael NKachukwu

Martyrs of Uganda 11AM-Sat. 9AM 7601 Rosa Parks Blvd. (313) 896-2335 Fr. Tyrone Robinson

Our Lady of Good Counsel Sun. 9:30AM - Sat. 4PM 17142 Rowe St. (313) 372-1698 Rev. Robert J. Kotlarz

Presentation/Our Lady of Victory 10:30AM 19760 Meyers Rd. (313) 342-1333 Rev. Hubert Sanders

Sacred Heart of Jesus 8AM /10AM 3451 Rivard St. (313) 831-1356 Rev. Norman P. Thomas

St. Aloysius Church 11:30AM - Sat. 4PM 1234 Washington Blvd. (313) 237-5810 Fr. Mark Soehner, O.F.M.

St. Augustine and St. Monica 10AM 4151 Seminole Street (313) 921-4107 Rev. Daniel Trapp

St. Cecilia 8:30AM & 10AM 10400 Stoepel (313) 933-6788 Fr. Theodore Parker

St. Gerard 8AM /11AM/4PM Sat. 19800 Pembroke (313) 537-5770 Rev. Donald Archambault

St. Gregory The Great 11AM 15031 Dexter (313) 861-0363 Msgr. Michael Le Fevre

St. Luke 11:30 AM - Sat. 4PM 8017 Ohio Ave. (313) 935-6161 Fr. Tyrone Robinson

St. Matthew 10 AM - Sat. 4:30PM 6021 Whittier (313) 884-4470 Rev. Duane R. Novelly

St. Patrick 9:30AM 58 Parsons St. (313) 833-0857 Fr. Mark Soehner, OFM

St. Raymond Church Sun. 11AM - Sat. 4:30PM 20103 Joann St. (313) 577-0525 Fr. Robert Kotlavz

St. Rita 9AM & 11:30AM 1000 E. State Fair (313) 366-2340 Fr. Tim Kane

St. Peter Claver Catholic Community 10AM Sun. 13305 Grove Ave. (313) 342-5292 Rev. James O’Reilly, S.J.

Sts. Peter & Paul (Jesuit) 11AM & 7:35 PM 438 St. Antoine (313) 961-8077 Fr. Carl A. Bonk

St. Suzanne/Our Lady Gate of Heaven Sat. 5:30PM - Sun. 9AM 19321 W. Chicago (313) 838-6780 Fr. Robert McCabe

CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST)Renaissance Christian Church 10:30AM 18101 James Couzens (313) 341-7025 Rev. Antonio Harlan

Serenity Christian Church 11AM 5801 E. 7 Mile (313) 892-3550 Rev. John C. Harvey

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CHRISTIAN METHODIST EPISCOPALBunton Metropolitan CME 11AM 15001 Quincy (313) 341-0524 Rev. Diane Beverly

Carter Metropolitan CME 10:45AM 1510-12 W. Grand Blvd. (313) 895-6744 Rev. Dr. Faith A. Allen

Central CME 11AM 7600 Tireman (313) 931-0592 Rev. Eduardo Spragg

Coggins Memorial CME 11AM 4900 Hurlbut (313) 921-1565 Rev. Alexander Miner

Grace CME 10:45AM 642 W. McNichols (313) 862-4774 Rev. John C. Clemons

Greater New Bethany CME (Romulus) 11AM 35757 Vinewood (313) 326-0210 Rev. Zachary E. Easterly

Hamlett Temple CME 11AM 13600 Wyoming (313) 834-6598 Rev. Dr. Barbara Delaney

Isom Memorial CME (Belleville) 11:15AM 23612 Sumpter Rd. (734) 461-2200 Rev. Alena E. Zachery

Missionary Temple CME 11AM 18134 Lumpkin (313) 893-2685 Rev. Tyson Kelley

Peace CME 11AM 4613 Chene (313) 832-5929 Rev. Odis Hunt

Rosebrough Chapel CME 18618 Wyoming (313) 861-8667 Rev. Donte’ Townsend

St. John’s CME 10:30AM 8715 Woodward Ave. (313) 872-5663 Rev. Joseph Gordon

Womack Temple CME (Inkster) 11AM 28445 Cherry St. (734) 326-4822 Rev. Robert L. Holt

CHURCH OF CHRISTChurch of Christ of Conant Gardens 11AM 18460 Conant (313) 893-2438 John H. Mayberry, Jr.

Holy Redeemer Church of Christ 12NOON & 3PM 7145 Harper (313) 342-7628 Bishop J. Hatcher

New Cameron Ave. Church of Christ 11AM & 6PM 7825 Cameron (313) 875-8132 Lucky Dawson, Minister

Northwest Church of Christ 11AM 5151 Oakman Blvd. (313) 834-0562 Patrick Medlock/Stanley Daniel

Westside Church of Christ 11AM & 5PM 6025 Woodrow (313) 898-6121 Jerrold D. Mcullough, Minister

Wyoming Church of Christ 9:15AM/10:30AM & 6PM 20131 Wyoming (313) 345-6780 Dallas A. Walker Jr., Minster

CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRISTAll God’s People Ministries 11AM 7013 E. Seven Mile Rd. (313) 492-5009 Apostle W. J. Rideout III - Sr., Pastor

Anderson Memorial C.O.G.I.C. 11AM 17860 Jos. Campau (313) 366-1407 Supt. Charles J. Johnson III

Bailey Temple C.O.G.I.C. 11:15AM 5370 McKinley Ave. (313) 898-7996 Supt. James M. Johnson

Calvary C.O.G.I.C. 11AM 15025 Fenkell (313) 836-6939 Elder David L. Wells

Christian Gospel Center 11:30AM 19901 Kentucky (313) 345-9160 Rev. Marcus R. Ways

Conquerors of Faith Ministries COGIC 11AM 13100 Puritan (313) 862-5467 Pastor S.A. Moore

Covenant Missionary Temple (Roseville) 9:30AM & Sun. 11AM 28491 Utica Rd. (810) 776-9235 Elder Jay L. Burns

East Grand Blvd. C.O.G.I.C. 11AM 1432 East Grand Blvd. (313) 922-1464 Bishop Elton A. Lawrence

East Side Unity C.O.G.I.C. 11:45AM 5357 Mt. Elliott (313) 579-2353 Supt. Robert Butts Jr.

Encouragement Corner Ministries 9AM & 10:30AM 10330 Whittier (313) 417-9430 Elder Howard L. Parker, Jr.

Evangel Church of God in Christ 11:45AM 13318 Kercheval (313) 824-4887 Supt. James Smith, Jr.

Faith Clinic C.O.G.I.C. 11:15AM 12260 Camden (313) 372-3429 Elder Zachary Hicks

Faith Tabernacle C.O.G.I.C. 10:45AM & 6PM 23800 Lahser (248) 357-3110 Elder Edward W. Lucas, D.D.

Fellowship C.O.G.I.C. (Ecorse) 11AM 3828 12th St. (313) 381-6644 Rev. William Elum

Fenkell Gospel Temple C.O.G.I.C. 11AM 2600 Fenkell (313) 862-4771 Elder Lavell Whitaker

First Tabernacle of Detroit 8:30AM & 11AM 4801 Oakman Blvd. (313) 935-PRAY Supt. Alfred Knight Jr.

Healing Springs C.O.G.I.C. 11AM 10331 Dexter Ave. (313) 813-8952 Rev. Joey Henderson

Glad Tidings C.O.G.I.C. 11:15 AM 625 E. Seven Mile Rd. (313) 366-4378 Elder Robert D. Taylor, Sr.

Glory and Praise Tabernacle C.O.G.I.C 10AM & 11AM 16573 Meyers Rd. (313) 862-7073 Pastor Krafus Walker

Glory to Glory Temple C.O.G.I.C. 11AM 19309 Greenfield Rd. (313) 477-0479 Pastor Tommy C. Vanover

Greater Bethesda (Ecorse) C.O.G.I.C. 11:30AM 4670 9th Street (313) 381-3810 Elder Sam Knolton, Sr.

Greater Dequindre C.O.G.I.C. 11:45AM 1847 Sycamore (313) 961-4842 Rev. Robert Bullard, Jr.

Greater Emmanuel Institutional C.O.G.I.C. 8:30AM & 11AM 19190 Schafer (313) 864-7170 Supt. J. Drew Sheard

Greater Haven of Rest C.O.G.I.C. 10:30AM 16130 Woodbine (313) Jesus-29 Supt. R. K. Benson

Greater Love Tabernacle C.O.G.I.C. 11AM 17617 Plymouth Rd. (313) 835-8016 Bishop Clifford C. Dunlap

Greater Miller Memorial C.O.G.I.C. (Warren) 11AM & 6:30PM 4439 E. Nine Mile Rd. (586) 757-6767 Bishop Earl J. Wright

Greater Mitchell Temple C.O.G.I.C. 11AM 13737 Curtis (313) 345-9900 Bishop John H. Sheard

Greater Mt. Everett (Ferndale) 11AM & 7PM 631 E. 8 Mile Rd. (248) 541-7200 Elder Jesse G. Bell

Greater Northwest C.O.G.I.C. 11AM 15811 Rosa Parks Blvd. (313) 345-4676 Pastor Supt. Cleotis Wells

Greater Rock of Ages C.O.G.I.C. 12 NOON 9804 Conner Ave. (313) 526-0482 Supt. Fred L. Mitchell Sr.

Hammond C.O.G.I.C. 11AM 8740 Puritan (313) 861-9095 Victor G. Thompson, Pastor

Hill Memorial C.O.G.I.C. 11:30AM 5501 Chase Rd. (313) 846-4674 Elder Michael Hill

Jones Memorial C.O.G.I.C. 11 AM 19200 Evergreen Rd. (313) 534-2860 Elder Leon R. McPherson Sr.

(Kendall) The New Gospel Temple C.O.G.I.C. 11AM 16601 Tireman St. (313) 581-4377 Pastor Gerald A. Echols Jr.

New Christ Temple C.O.G.I.C. 11AM 10001 Hayes (313) 521-5426 Rev. Lorris Upshaw, Sr.

New Jerusalem C.O.G.I.C. 11AM 7361 Linwood Ave. (313) 894-8816 Elder Darryl Clark

New Maclin Temple C.O.G.I.C. 10AM & 12 NOON 2255 E. Forest (313) 831-7372 Elder James M. Maclin

New St. Paul Tabernacle C.O.G.I.C. 8AM & 10AM 15340 Southfield Dr. (313) 835-5329 Bishop P.A. Brooks

Redemptive Love Christian Center 10AM 12190 Conant Ave. (313) 893-6275 Elder Kenneth J. Jenkins

Rewarding Faith C.O.G.I.C. 8AM & 11AM 12935 Buena Vista Ave. (313) 933-3000 Supt. Joseph W. Harris

Saints Liberty Life Steps Ministries (Pontiac) 11AM 340 East Pike St. (248) 736-3207 Elder Andrew L. Jenkins Sr.

Seth Temple C.O.G.I.C. 11:30AM 9841 Dundee (313) 931-1315 Elder Philip R. Jackson

Shiloh Chapel C.O.G.I.C. 9AM & 11:30AM 14841 Eastburn Ave. (313) 527-5400 Bishop Alfred M. Smith

The Open Door C.O.G.I.C. 11:30AM 14900 E. 7 Mile Rd. (313) 526-3460 Elder Alan R. Evans

The Way of True Holiness C.O.G.I.C. 10:30AM 1901 Electric Ave. (313) 383-3373 Elder Curtis Charles McDonald

The Word of Truth C.O.G.I.C. (Warren) 9AM &10:30 AM 7107 Rivard Ave. (586) 754-9673 Dr. Robert E. Garner, Pastor

Unity Fellowship C.O.G.I.C. 11AM & 6PM 17050 Joy Rd. (313) 270-2000 Elder George W. Hutchinson, Sr.

Walk In The Spirit C.O.G.I.C. 11:30AM 11648 Whittier Ave. (313) 371-4007 Elder Leon K. Shipman Sr.

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENENew Hope Church of the Nazarene 11AM 7630 Southfield Rd. (313) 633-0852 Pastor John O. Wright, Jr.

CONGREGATIONALBushnell Congregational Church 10:30 AM 15000 Southfield Rd. (313) 272-3550 Rev. Roy Isaac

First Congregational Church of Detroit 11AM 33 E. Forest (313) 831-4080 Rev. Dr. Lottie Jones Hood

EPISCOPALAll Saints Episcopal 10AM 3837 W. Seven Mile (313) 341-5320 Rev. C. Alfred Loua

Cathedral Church of St. Paul 7:30AM, 8:15AM & 10:30AM 4800 Woodward Ave (313) 831-5000 Rev. Dr. S. Scott Hunter

Christ Church - Detroit 8:15AM & 10:30AM 960 E. Jefferson (313) 259-6688 Rev. John Talk

Grace Episcopal 8:30 & 11AM 1926 Virginia Park (313) 895-6442 Supply Clergy

St. Christopher St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 11AM 20750 W. McNichols (313) 538-2320 Rev. Deborah Semon Scott

St. Clement’s Episcopal (Inkster) 8AM & 10:30AM 4300 Harrison St. (734) 728-0790 Rev. Ellis Clifton. Jr., Rector

St. Cyprian’s Episcopal 10:30AM 6114 28th St. (313) 896-7515 Rev. Dr. Donald M. Lutas

St. Matthew’s & St. Joseph’s Episcopal 8AM & 11AM 8850 Woodward Ave. (313) 871-4750 Rev. Shannon Brown -MacVean

St. Phillip & St. Stephen Episcopal 10AM 14225 Frankfort (313) 822-7730

St. Timothy’s Episcopal 10:45AM 15820 Wyoming (313) 341-1244 Supply Clergy

FREE METHODISTNew Beginnings Free Methodist (Ann Arbor) 8:30AM 2780 Packard Rd. (734) 971-8317 Rev. Jeffery D. Harrold

FULL GOSPEL BAPTISTAbundant Life Full Gospel Worship Center 11:30AM 5619 Charles (313) 366-0874 Pastors Roger & Mary Lewis

Crossroads Victory Full Gospel Cathedral 10:30AM & 11:30AM 9355 Greenfield (313) 836-7260 Rev. Dr. Eileen V. Martin, Ph.D., Ed.D.

Heavenly Dimensions F.G.B.C. 10AM & 11AM 11731 Mt. Elliot (313) 368-2925 Pastor Robert D. Lodge Jr.

Resurrection Ministries 11AM 4959 Martin (313) 896-1708 Rev. William Goodman

INTER-DENOMINATIONALCommunity Christian Fellowship 11AM 8131 E. Outer Drive (313) 245-2925 Bishop Samuel A Wilson, Sr.

First Church of the Redeemed 11:15AM 9360 Van Dyke (313) 923-6455 Min. Katherine M. Fitzgerald

For Such A Time As This Ministry 11AM 10630 Grand River (313) 935-9992 Pastor Joyce Driver

Grace Community Church of Detroit 8AM & 11AM 20021 W. Chicago Rd. (313) 273-0410 William A Harris, Minister

People’s Community 7:30AM & 10:30AM 8601 Woodward Ave. (313) 871-4676 Rev. Martin E. Bolton

ISLAMIC FAITHMasjid Wali Muhammed (Jum’ah 1PM) Ta’aleem Sunday 1PM 11529 Linwood (313) 868-2131 Imam Salim MuMin

Moorish Science Temple of America, Temple #25 2-4 Sun./7:30PM-10PM FRI. 5601 Grand River (313) 894-8340 Minister Bro Craig P. Fuqua-Bey

Muhammad Mosque No. One 11AM Sun./ 8PM W&F 14880 Wyoming (313) 931-4873 Minister Rasul Muhammad

(The) Muslim Center (Jum’ah Prayer 1PM) Ta’aleem 12NOON 1605 W. Davison Ave. (313) 883-3330 Derrick Ali, Imam

LUTHERANCross of Glory Lutheran (ELCA) 9:30AM 16661 E. State Fair (313) 839-5787 Pr. Michael Rothgery

Genesis Lutheran 10AM 7200 Mack (313) 571-7371 no pastor at present time

Good Shepherd Lutheran (ELCA) 10:30AM 16100 Lawton St. (313) 341-3978 no pastor at present time

Gracious Saviour Lutheran (ELCA) 11AM 19484 James Couzens Hwy. (313) 342-4950 no pastor at present time

Immanuel Lutheran (ELCA) 8AM & 11AM 13031 Chandler Park Dr. (313) 821-2380 Pr. Patrick P. Gahagen

Iroquois Ave Christ Lutheran (ELCA) 10AM 2411 Iroquois (313) 921-2667 Pr. Maxcy Christmas

Revelation Lutheran (ELCA) 10AM 6661 Oakman Blvd. (313) 846-9910 Pr. Doris Harris Mars

Salem Memorial Lutheran (ELCA) 10:45AM 21230 Moross (313) 881-9201 Pr. Michael Johnson

St. Andrew-Redeemer Lutheran (ELCA) 10AM 2261 Marquette St. (313) 262-6143 Frank Jackson

St. James Lutheran (ELCA) 10:30AM 14450 Ashton Road (313) 838-3600 Pr. Michael Konow

Spirit of Hope Lutheran (ELCA) 11AM 1519 Martin Luther King Blvd. (313) 964-3113 Pr. Matthew Bode

NEW THOUGHT - HOLY SPIRITDivine Awareness Spiritual Temple of Truth Sun. 4PM/Thur. 9PM 4088 Pasadena (313) 491-1062 Rev. Jewell Stringer

Faith Universal Study Group 11:30AM 8033 Kercheval (313) 393-5212 Rev. Gloria J. Fitchpritch

St. Catherine Temple of Prophecy 11AM 12833 Linwood Ave. (313) 868-5612 Rev. Vallerie Gray

The Order of the Fishermen Ministry 10:30AM 10025 Grand River Ave. (313) 933-0770 Fisherman Earl “DOC” Savage

Vulcan Christian Ministries (Warren) 11AM 7447 Convention Blvd. (810) 771-3257 Dr. Marjorie A. Lyda

NON-DENOMINATIONALAction Outreach Church 10AM & 11:30AM 12908 W. 7 Mile Rd. (313) 345-3016 A.C. Goodman, Pastor

Almighty God Missionary Tabernacle 10:30AM 2708 Joseph Campau (313) 921-0848 Rev. Dr. Minnie L. Lacy

Bible Standard Church of God 11AM 9600 Woodlawn (313) 921-9741 Rev. Samuel Oree

Body of Christ International 11AM 11780 Ohio (313) 491-2102 Bishop Kenneth L. Tate

Body of Christ Community of Faith 10:30AM 18100 Meyers Rd. (313) 345-9106 Rev. Benjamin Prince

Bride Of Christ 11AM 12400 Kelly (313) 371-3236 Rev. Bill McCullum

Calvary Church of Jesus Christ 11:15AM 6318 Varney (313) 922-3877 Pastor L.C. Gray

Canton Christian Fellowship 8AM & 10:30AM 8775 Ronda Drive (734) 404-2408 David Washington, Jr.

Cathedral of Faith 10:30AM 13925 Burt Rd. (313) 533-9673 Rev. Lee A. Jackson

Cathedral of Hope 11AM 17561 Jos. Campau (313) 366-4234 Rev. Robert Thomas, Sr.

Christ Covenant Church 9:30AM & 11:30AM 10213 Hamilton Ave. (313) 883-2203 Rev. Authur L. Gooden

Church of Universal Truth 11:30AM 13038 E. McNichols (313) 371-4839 Rev. Adrian Harris

Community Church of Christ 11AM 11811 Gratiot Ave. (313) 839-7268 Pastor R. A. Cranford

Craig Memorial Tabernacle 10:45AM 14201 Puritan (313) 838-4882 Bishop James L. Craig, Sr.

Deeper Life Gospel Center (Redford) 11AM 20601 Beech Daly (313) 794-0975 Rev. Wade A. Bell, Sr.

Deliverance Center 10AM 340 West Grand Blvd. (313) 297-7773 Bishop Gregg A. Booker

Dove Christian Center Church 11AM 4660 Military (313) 361-Dove Pastors Lucell & Marcella Trammer

Eastside Church of God (Sanctified) 11:30AM 2900 Gratiot Ave. (313) 567-7822 Bishop William K. Lane D.D.

Family Victory Fellowship Church (Southfield) 8AM & 11AM 19421 W. 10 Mile Rd (248) 354-1990 Pastor Larry T. Jordan

Fellowship Chapel, U.C.C. 7:30AM&11AM 7707 W. Outer Drive (313) 347-2820 Rev. Wendell Anthony

Full Truth Fellowship Church 11:30AM 4458 Joy Rd. (313) 896-0233 Rev. Darlene C.A. Franklin

Grace Out-Reach Ministry 10:30AM 15251 Harper (313) 885-1927 Bishop J. Ward, Jr.

Greater Heritage of Christ Church 11:30 AM 19471 James Couzen Rev. Tracy Lamont Bell

Greater Life Christian (Pontiac) 10AM 65 E. Huron (313) 334-1166 Eld. Ellington L. Ellis, Senior Pastor

Hill’s Chapel 11:30AM 6100 Linwood (313) 896-9460 Rev. V. Broadnax

Interfaith Church 11AM 1923 23rd Street (810) 985-5555 Rev. Link Howard III

Lighthouse Cathedral 10:30AM & 12Noon 15940 Puritan Ave (313) 273-1110 Bishop Charlie H. Green

Metropolitan Temple 11AM 20099 Fenkell (313) 533-8063 Rev. Byron Ammons

New Birth Church of Christ 11AM 8021 Linwood (313) 897-1531 Rev. Keith Cooper

New Foundation Christian Ctr. 11AM 7759 Fenkell (313) 862-0657 Pastor Marshall Hall

New Galilee Spiritual Church 11AM 8025 Harper St. (313) 571-2108 Bishop M. J. Moore Sr.

New Life! Christian Ministries, Inc. 10:30AM 2415 W. Forest Ave. (313) 894-9394 Pastor Jacquelyn L. Rhodes

New Testament Worship Center 11:15AM 14451 Burt Rd. (313) 592-8134 Pastors Samuel & Sarah Davis

Perfecting the Saints of God Church 11:30AM 13803 Newbern (313) 368-8973 Bishop W.E. Hollowell

Puritan Street Church of Christ 11:15AM 19451 Conant (313) 893-2197 Pastor Mary R. Ealy

Restoration Christian Fellowship 10AM 22575 W. 8 Mile Rd. (313) 255-0212 Pastor Paul Bersche

Restoration International Christian Ministries 4PM 18140 Cornell Rd. (248) 352-9256 Rev. Dr. Ronald F. Turner

Right Spirit Christian Church 10AM 16250 Northland Dr. (313) 837-7510 Rev. Jacquelyn Willis

Shekinah Tabernacle Gospel Church 10AM 16900 W. Chicago (313) 835-0283 Elder Risarg “Reggie” Huff

Shrine of the Black Madonna/Pan African Orthodox Christian Church 11:15AM 7625 Linwood (313) 875-9700 Cardinal Mbiyu Chui

Spirit Filled Ministries 11AM 15100 Plymouth (313) 272-3104 Pastor Thomasyne Petty Faulkner

St. Michael Church Guardian Angel 10AM & 11:30AM 12320 Woodrow Wilson (313) 868-7166 Bishop James Williams

Temple of St. Jude Spiritual 8AM & 11AM 8747 Fenkell (313) 834-1650 Rev. Larry H. Williams

Transforming Love Community 10AM Northwest Activities Center (313) 270-2325 Rev. Shaheerah Stephens Ballroom

True Light Worship Center 11AM 8714 W. McNichols (313) 864-1046 Rev. William H. Sanders

Unique Non-Complaining Church (Redford) 8AM & 12 Noon 26547 Grand River Ave. (313) 794-5440 Pastor Charles E. Brooks Jr.

Universal Hagar’s Spiritual Temple #7 11AM & Fri. 6PM 13327 W. Seven Mile Rd. (313) 862-0363 Rev. Mother Cynthia Nelson

Universal Liberty In Christ Temple, Inc 11AM 7000 E. Canfield (313) 923-5360 Rev. Ralph J. Boyd

Universal Life of Hope 12PM 15065 Grand River (313) 836-2100 Rev. Dr. R. Hill

Universal Triumph the Dominion of God, Inc. 10:30AM 1651 Ferry Park (313) 873-6591 Rev. Lord & Princess James Maggie Shaffer

Waterfall Bible Institute 6PM - 10PM 12040 Visger Rd. (313) 382-0900 Rev. Dr. Emanuel Cain

ORTHODOX-CHRISTIANSt. Raphael of Brooklyn Orthordox 10AM 23300 W. Davison St. (313) 533-3437 V. Rev. Fr. Leo Copacia

PENTECOSTALChurch of God of Baldwin 11:30AM 5540 Talbot (313) 366-3190 Elder Gerald Williams

El-Beth-El Temple 11AM 15801 Schaefer (313) 835-3326 Elder Henry G. Sims Sr.

God’s Way Cathedral (formely C.O.G.I.C.) 11:30AM 14820 Puritan St. (313) 580-9103 Bishop Herbert A. Ross D.D.

God’s Vineyard C.O.G.I.C. (Centerline) 11:30AM 8090 Theisen (586) 755-8910 Bishop Carey Jackson Jr.

Great Faith Ministries Int’l 11AM 10735 Grand River (313) 491-1330 Bishop Wayne & Pastor Beverly Jackson

Greater Faith Assembly 11:30AM 1330 Crane St. (313) 821-5761 Bishop Raphael Williams Sr.

Mt. Zion Church of Deliverance 11:30AM 2263 S. Fort St. (313) 388-9867 Rev. Jewett B. Jackson

New Jerusalem C.O.G.I.C. 11AM 7361 Linwood (313) 894-8816 Elder Darryl Clark

New Resurrection Faith Ministries Inc. 11AM 18614 Schoolcraft (313) 836-8099 Bishop Merdith R. Bussell

Thomas Temple C.O.G.I.C. 11am & 5:30PM 14500 Grand River (313) 835-3570 Bishop Frank Richard

True Testimonial of Jesus (Roseville) 11:30 AM 19200 Frazho (810) 443-4999 Rev. Willie Moorer Jr.

Universal Church of the Living God 10AM & 11:15AM 3401 Grandy Ave. (313) 259-0707 Bishop Earl Field, Sr.

World Deliverance Temple 8AM & 11AM 27355 Ann Arbor Trail (313) 730-8900 Bishop Roy Ferguson

PRESBYTERIANCalvary Presbyterian 10:30AM 19125 Greenview (313) 537-2590 Rev. Kevin R. Johnson

Christ Presbyterian 11AM 23795 Civic Center Dr. (248) 356-2635

First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham 8:30AM & 10AM 1669 W. Maple (248) 644-2040

Hope Presbyterian 11AM 15340 Meyers Rd. (313) 861-2865 Rev. Raphael B. Francis

St. John’s Presbyterian, U.S.A. 11AM 1961 E. Lafayette Blvd. (313) 567-0213 Rev. Johnie Bennett

Trinity Community Presbyterian U.S.A. 8:30AM & 11AM 4849 W. Outer Drive (313) 342-2288 Rev. Edwin Fabré

Westminster Church for All People 8:30AM & 11AM 17567 Hubbell Ave. (313) 341-2697 Rev. Neeta R. Nichols

(CUMBERLAND) PRESBYTERIANSt. Paul Cumberland Presbyterian 11AM 3841 Humphrey (313) 834-2463

PRIMITIVE BAPTISTSt. Peter’s Primitive 11:30AM 17251 Jos Campau (313) 893-9094 Rev. Walter L. Harris

PROTESTANTChurch of the Living God /#37 11:30AM 3556 Dubois (313) 831-2770 Elder Leroy Williams

REFORMED CHURCH IN AMERICANardin Park Community 11AM 5027 W. Boston (313) 834-4770 Rev. Robert Morris

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTBurns Church of Seventh-Day Adventist Sat. 11:00AM 10125 East Warren Ave (313) 924-5535 Rev. Cory Jackson, Sr., Pastor

City Temple Seventh-Day Adventist 9:15AM & 11AM 8816 Grand River (313) 897-0506 Leon J. Bryant, Pastor

Detroit Northwest Seventh-day Adventist Church Sat. 9:45 & 11:15 AM 14301 Burt Rd (313) 538-8190 Cory Jackson, Pastor

Ecorse Church of Seventh-Day Adventists Sat. 9:15AM &10:45AM 3834 10th St. (313) 928-9212 William Hughes, Pastor

Sharon Seventh-Day (Inkster) Sat. 9:15AM & 11AM 28537 Cherry Street (313) 722-2313 Philip Jones, Pastor

UNITARIAN-UNIVERSALISTFirst Unitarian Universalist Church 11AM 4605 Cass Ave. (313) 833-9107 Rev. Bill Neely

Northwest Unitarian Universalist Church 10AM 23925 Northwestern Hwy. (248) 354-4488 Rev. Kimi Riegel

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRISTMayflower Congregational Church 11AM 7301 Curtis (313) 861-6450 Rev. J. Michael Curenton

St. John’s – St. Luke 10:30AM 2120 Russell (313) 393-8168 Rev. J. Womack – Rev. L. Hawkins

UNITED METHODISTCalvary United Methodist 11AM 15050 Hubbell (313) 835-1317 Rev. Dr. Theodore L. Whitely, Sr.

Cass Community United Methodist 11AM 3901 Cass Ave. (313) 833-7730 Rev. Faith Fowler

Central United Methodist 10AM 23 E. Adams (313) 965-5422 Rev. Edwin A. Rowe

Conant Avenue United Methodist 11AM 18600 Conant Ave. (313) 891-7237 Rev. Dr. Darryl E. Totty

Faith United Methodist (Oak Park) 9:30AM & 10AM 23880 Scotia (248) 542-8861 Rev. Jonathan Combs

Henderson Memorial United Methodist 9:30AM 7520 Puritan (313) 342-4020 Rev. Thomas Taylor

Hope United Methodist (Southfield) 7:30AM & 10:30AM 26275 Northwestern Hwy. (248) 356-1020 Dr. Carlyle Fielding Stewart IIIs

Metropolitan United Methodist Church 11AM 8000 Woodward (313) 875-7407 Rev. Tonya M. Amesen

Mt. Hope United Methodist 11AM 15400 E. Seven Mile Rd. (313) 371-8540 Rev. Henry Williams

People’s United Methodist 11AM 19370 Greenfield (313) 342-7868 Rev. Carter A. Grimmett

Redford Aldergate United Methodist Church 9AM & 11:15AM 22400 Grand River (313) 531-2210 Rev. Jeffrey S. Nelson

Second Grace United Methodist 8AM & 11AM 18700 Joy Rd. (313) 838-6475 Rev. Dr. Charles S. G. Boayue

Scott Memorial United Methodist 11AM 15361 Plymouth (313) 836-6301 Rev. Anthony Hood

St. James United Methodist (Westland) 10:30AM 30055 Annapolis Rd. (313) 729-1737 Rev. Willie F. Smith

St. Paul United Methodist 11AM 8701 W. Eight Mile Rd. (313) 342-4656 Rev. Henry Williams

St. Timothy United Methodist 8:30 AM & 11AM 15888 Archdale (313) 837-4070 Dr. Lester Mangum

Trinity Faith United Methodist 11AM 19750 W. McNichols (313) 533-0101 Rev. Jan J. Brown

John Wesley United Methodist (River Rouge) 11AM 555 Beechwood Street (313) 928-0043 Rev. Rahim Shabazz

UNITYUnity of Farmington Hills 10AM 32500 W. Thirteen Mile Rd. (248) 737-9191 Rev. Barbara Clevenger

Detroit Unity Temple 10AM 17505 Second Blvd. (313) 345-4848 Rev. John Considine

God Land Unity 11AM 22450 Schoolcraft (313) 794-2800 Rev. Ron D. Coleman, Sr.

Unity of Redford (Livonia) 5-6 PM 28660 Five Mile Rd. (313) 272-7193 Rev. Josephine Furlow

West Side Unity 9:30AM & 11AM 4727 Joy Rd. (313) 895-1520 Rev. Charles G. Williams

UNIVERSAL FOUNDATION FOR BETTER LIVINGFaith Universal Truth Center 11:30AM 8033 Kercheval (313) 921-2950 Rev. Gloria J. Fitchpritch

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CITY OF DETROITPLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT

DAVE BING, MAYOR

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the City of Detroit Planning and Development Department in the 13th Floor Auditorium of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center (2 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI), on

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 at 5:00 PM

to consider the request of the Planning and Development Department to reprogram various Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds awarded from 1995 through 2011. The reprogramming will close existing Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) line items for a number of projects for which funds are not currently being used or are unlikely to be used in a timely manner. The reprogram-ming will be used for City of Detroit demolitions, Brewster Douglass pre-demolition evaluations, studies, and plans, and early repayment of Section 108 Loans.

Detailed information regarding this reprogramming is avail-able through the City of Detroit website shown below:http://www.detroitmi.gov/DepartmentsandAgencies/Planning-DevelopmentDepartment/NoticeofProposedChange.aspx Notice of Non-Discrimination: The City of Detroit does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, na-tional origin, age, handicap, sex or sexual orientation. Complaints may be filed with the Detroit Human Rights Department, 1230 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Detroit, MI 48226

DWSD LOCAL CONTRACTS

SECTION 00030 ADVERTISEMENT

1. Bids – The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) will receive sealed Bids for the Work delivered to the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, Contracts and Grants Division, 735 Randolph, Rm. #1510, Detroit, Michigan 48226, until 2:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time, on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, when all Bids duly received will be opened publicly and read aloud. Bidders should arrive in a timely manner.

2. Project Description – The Work, Water System im-provements, DWSD, Contract No. WS-680, includes, but is not necessarily limited to the replacement of existing 6-inch, 8-inch, and 12-inch water mains. For the work, the City will furnish approximately 23,235 lin-ear feet of 8-inch and 8,496, linear feet of 12-inch Ductile Iron Pipe and fittings (see “General Description of Work and Project”).

The Contractor will install the City furnished 8-inch and 12-inch Gate Valves. The Contractor will furnish and install 8-mil Polyethylene Wrap and furnish/construct and install all appurtenances, connections and related structures.For a more detailed description, please refer to Exhibit A, General Description of Work and Project.

The Bidder should understand and accept that the extent of the work may be different from the quantities of the various items in the Bid Schedule and might need to be adjusted.

The Site for the above work is located in various streets throughout the City.

3. Bidding Documents - Beginning Monday, April 9, 2012, Sets of Bidding Documents may be obtained from the DWSD Contracts Section, 1504 Water Board Build-ing, 735 Randolph, Detroit, MI 48226 on Business Days between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. Copies may be obtained upon the payment of $100.00 per set, in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Detroit Board of Water Commissioners (which will not be refunded).

Bidding Documents will be shipped only if the requesting party assumes responsibility for all related charges.

4. Bid Security – Each Bid shall enclose Bid Security, as specified in the Instructions to Bidders (and Section 00310, Bid Bond), in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Bidder’s Bid.

5. Pre Bid Conference – A pre bid conference will not be held for this contract. Any Administrative questions may be answered by calling Daniel Edwards at (313) 964-9471 and please submit any technical questions in writing in accordance with Section 100 “Instruction to Bidders”, Article 4. Addenda may be issued, in response to issues raised, or as the Owner and/or Engineer may otherwise consider necessary.

6. Local Contracting Requirements – Local require-ments applicable to this contract are reproduced in their entirety and available for review on the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department’s website: www.dwsd.org. Poten-tial Bidders are specifically directed to review requirements of this contract before submitting their bid. Please be ad-vised that DWSD will not accept joint ventures on this project. Note: Prevailing Wage Rates must be updated and paid each year by the contractor and subcontrac-tors for the duration of the contract.

7. Contract Times – The Contract Times are specified in Exhibit A, General Description of Work and Project. The associated liquidated damages are specified in Article IV, Paragraph 4.02 of the Agreement

8. Award – Subject to any agreed extension of the period for holding Bids, Bids shall be open for acceptance by the Owner for 180 days after the date of Bid opening. In addi-tion, the Owner expressly reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, waive any non-conformances, to issue post-Bid Addenda and re-Bid the Work without readvertising, to re-advertise for Bids, to withhold the award for any reason the Owner determines and/or to take any other appropriate action.

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CITY OF DETROITPLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

DAVE BING, MAYOR

SUMMARY AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE HUD CONSOLIDATED PLAN2012-2013 DRAFT ACTION PLAN

The City of Detroit through its Planning and Development Department will conduct a public hearing regarding the HUD Consolidated Plan and 2012-2013 Draft Action Plan. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 19, 2012 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the fol-lowing location:

Planning and Development Department65 Cadillac Square

23rd Floor Detroit, MI 48226

INFORMATION AND PUBLIC REVIEWThis notice provides a summary of the HUD Consolidated Plan and the 2012-2013 Draft Action Plan. The Draft Action Plan fund-ing recommendations will be available for public review beginning April 4, 2012 to May 4, 2012 in the offices of the Planning and Development Department and online at: http://www.detroitmi.gov/Departments/PlanningDevelopmentDepartment/tabid/134/De-fault.aspx At the public hearing, citizens may obtain information and submit comments about the Draft Action Plan. Citizens may also submit comments by letter (at the address shown below), appointment, telephone or by electronic mail at [email protected] on or by May 4, 2012. For further information, please contact:

Mr. Christopher RaschkePlanning and Development Department

Grants Management Section65 Cadillac Square, Suite 2300

Detroit, MI 48226Telephone: (313) 224-6519

BACKGROUNDThe HUD 2012-2015 Consolidated Plan is a three-year Strategic Plan with annual Action Plan updates. The Strategic Plan describes the needs, conditions, goals, objectives, priorities, strategies, resources and programs related to community develop-ment, affordable housing, homeless persons and families, and persons with special needs, including persons living with HIV/AIDS. The 2012-2013 program year marks the first annual Action Plan update for the 2012-2015 Consolidated Plan.

The Action Plan is the City of Detroit’s annual funding application for the following HUD funded programs:• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)• HOME Investment Partnership (HOME)• Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)• Housing Opportunities For Persons With AIDS (HOPWA)

SUMMARY OF THE HUD CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND 2012-2013 DRAFT ACTION PLAN CONTENTSThe HUD Consolidated Plan contains the following major sections: • Executive Summary • Strategic Plan • Housing Market Analysis• Introduction • Annual Action Plan • Monitoring/Evaluation Plan• Housing and Homeless Needs Assessment • Federal Resources • Certifications

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe Executive Summary includes a summary of objectives and outcomes identified in the consolidated plan, and an evaluation of past performance.

INTRODUCTIONThe introduction summarizes the plan and HUD requirements for the plan.

FEDERAL RESOURCESCity of Detroit Consolidated Plan revenues for 2012-2013 are shown below:

2012-2013 Action Plan Revenue ProjectionsProgram 2011-2012Revenue 2012-2013RevenueEstimatesCDBG Entitlement $33,531,253 $33,353,509CDBG Program Income $300,000 $ 300,000CDBG Other Revenues $515,739 $ 986,361 CDBG Subtotal $34,346,992 $34,639,870HOME $9,575,512 $ 5,833,389HOME Program Income $950,000 $ 2,000,000ESG $1,626,338 $ 2,903,719HOPWA $2,016,944 $ 2,200,845 GrandTotal $48,515,786 $47,577,823

HOUSING AND HOMELESS NEEDS ASSESSMENTThis section describes housing needs by income group, owners and renters, the elderly, individuals, large families, persons living with HIV/AIDS, the disabled, public housing residents, the homeless, and other persons with special housing needs. It describes the needs of households where the cost of housing is great compared to income, and of racial and ethnic groups with dispropor-tionate housing needs. This section also examines over-crowding, the need for sub-standard housing rehabilitation, and lead based paint hazards.

HOUSING MARKET ANALYSISThis section examines affordable housing supply and demand. Special attention is given to housing conditions, costs, racial and ethnic group concentrations, and low-income persons. Also included are the availability of public housing and publicly assisted housing, homeless facilities and services as well as special needs housing and services. Public housing unit conditions and ef-forts to improve management and public housing operations are also covered. Affordable housing barriers are examined, includ-ing public policies (taxes, fees, zoning, code enforcement, etc.) impacting low and moderate income housing costs for individuals and families.

STRATEGIC PLANThis section discusses the priorities for providing affordable and supportive housing assistance over a five-year period. It also discusses the housing delivery system including the government agencies, financial institutions, non-profit agencies, private developers, and other organizations involved. This section outlines the City’s anti-poverty strategy, non-housing community development priorities and strategies, to remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing and strategies to eliminate lead-based paint hazards.

ACTION PLANThe 2012-2013 Action Plan implements goals and strategies contained within the 2012-2015 Strategic Plan. This section also contains project descriptions, locations, and funding amounts proposed for the 2012-2013 program year.

CERTIFICATIONSThis section provides the certifications required by HUD related to the implementation of the CDBG, HOME, ESG, and HOPWA programs.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLANThis section describes the procedures the City will use to monitor progress in carrying out its strategies and activities. It also describes how the City will evaluate its programs.

DRAFT ACTION PLAN FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS:Listed below are the Mayor’s recommendations by broad program categories for the 2012-2013 program year for CDBG, ESG, HOME, and HOPWA.

ActivityType 2012-2013 ActivityType 2012-2013 ProposedFunding ProposedFunding CommunityDevelopmentBlockGrant(CDBG) HOMEInvestmentPartnershipProgram HOME PI $5,833,389Administration $4,666,700 HOME 2,000,000Demolition $1,228,432 HOMETotal $7,833,389Development-Engineering Technical Assistance $2,552,140 Economic Development $ 400,000 EmergencySolutionsGrantProgram(ESG)Eight Mile Blvd Association $ 22,700 ESG $2,903,719Elections (Citizens District Councils) $ 25,491 ESGTotal $2,903,719Grass Cutting $ 900,000 Homeless Public Service $2,431,586 Homeless Public Service II $ 472,133 Housing Services Technical Assistance $2,709,733 HousingOpportunitiesForPersonsWithAIDS(HOPWA)108 Loan Repayment $8,656,652 HOPWATotal $2,200,845 Home Repair $5,340,614 NSS Admin/Planning $ 546,512 NSS Community Based Technical Assistance $ 486,047 NSS Public Service Technical Assistance $ 322,017 ONCR Projects $ 40,000 ONCR Staff $ 129,829 Planning $1,459,573 Planning Historic $ 25,000 Public Improvements $ 373,111 Public Facility Rehab $ 400,000 Public Service $1,301,600 Recreation Centers $ 150,000 CDBG Total $34,639,870 GrandTotal $47,577,823

Important Note: These RecommendationsAre Subject To TheApproval Of The Detroit City CouncilAnd The U.S. Department OfHousingAndUrbanDevelopment(HUD).CityCouncilMayChangeTheAmounts,AddProjectsAndActivities,OrDeleteProjectsAndActivities.InAddition,HUDMaySetConditionsOnTheUseOfTheseFunds.

NOTICEOFNON-DISCRIMINATION: The City of Detroit does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, age, handi-cap, sex or sexual orientation. Discrimination complaints may be filed with the City of Detroit, Human Rights Department, 1230 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Detroit, Michigan 48226

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The First Year Center works in col-laboration with Academic partners and all incoming students with choice of major, creating a graduation plan and identify and assist with challeng-es faced along the way. Responsible for the design and implementation of services designed to improve stu-dent success, retention and gradu-ation rates. Minimum Qualifications: Master’s Degree in Education or equivalent combination of educa-tion and/or experience. Five years of academic and/or career advising experience, preferably at the lower division levels. Salary is up to the high $50s, commensurate with ex-perience. Refer to online posting for additional qualifications and requirements. First consideration will be given to those who apply by April 11, 2012. Must apply on line for this position to: https://jobs.oakland.edu.

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Minimum Qualifications: High school graduation or an equivalent combi-nation of education and experience. Four years general office work, in-cluding experience in prioritizing work and meeting deadlines. Type minimum 30 wpm. Ability to operate standard office equipment. Knowl-edge of proper grammar, spelling & punctuation, intermediate word pro-cessing, spreadsheet and database applications. Ability to effectively interact with the public, students, faculty, and staff. This is a full time, clerical-technical position. This grant funded position currently has fund-ing up to 24 months and salary is $36,576.00 annually. Position is located at the Macomb SmartZone in Sterling Heights. See online posting for additional position re-quirements. Must apply on line to; https://jobs.oakland.edu.

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Assist in administering an educa-tionally sound competitive soccer program for male student athletes, within the rules and policies of The Summit League Athletic Conference and the NCAA legislated guidelines. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent combina-tion of education and experience. Minimum four years of collegiate head soccer coaching experience at NCAA D1, D2, D3 NAIA or JUCO level. Minimum one year of NCAA Division 1 experience. This is a full time, individual contract position. Salary commensurate with experi-ence. See online posting for ad-ditional position requirements. First consideration will be given to those who apply by April 13, 2012. Must apply online to: https://jobs.oakland.edu.

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TEACHER CAREER FAIRThursday, April 12th from 6-9pm at 6051 Mercury Drive, Dearborn, MI, 48126. Childtime is seeking early childhood Teachers at 5 schools in the area! On-site interviews! Email resume in advance to: [email protected]. Call: 313-240-7529. eoe

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Project Healthy Living announces spring schedule United Health Orga-nization (UHO), the non-profit group that coordi-nates community-wide health screenings, has announced its spring 2012 event schedule. This year’s expanded schedule features a wide array of new tests at 45 sites in seven Michigan counties. Project Healthy Living runs through May 12.

“This year we’re en-couraging participants to begin anew. It’s never too late to make a fresh start in pursuit of a healthier lifestyle,” said Ifetayo B. Johnson, executive direc-tor of UHO and Project Healthy Living.

Many of the basic screen-ings for fitness, obesity, hypertension, vision and hearing remain free of charge.

For a nominal cost, new blood screenings for gluten, food and seasonal allergies will also be of-fered. A four hour fast is recommended before test-ing. Participants can pre-register to be screened at their preferred loca-tion using Fast Track, UHO’s online registration system. All events are free and open to the public.

Persons must be at least 18 years of age to participate, or be accom-panied by a guardian. Highlights of the spring season include:

Telemedicine, person-alized healthcare service via audio/video telecon-ferencing, will be tested at selected sites in the metro-Detroit area.

For more informa-tion about UHO, Project Healthy Living, its events, fee schedules, screen-ings, locations and times, call the hotline at (313) 531-9108 Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., or visit the website at www.projecthealthyliving.net.

PROJECT HEALTHY LIVING SCHEDULE

April 4, Westland Mall, 35000 W. Warren, West-land, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

April 10, Rosedale Park Baptist Church, 14179 Evergreen Rd., 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.

April 11, McLaren-Oak-land, 50 N. Perry, Pontiac, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

April 11, Livonia Senior Center, 15218 Farming-ton Rd., 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

April 12, AKA 81st Great Lakes Regional Conference, Marriott Hotel, 400 RenCen, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

April 13, Sanford Brown College, 5900 Mer-cury Drive, Dearborn, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

April 14 Palestine Mis-sionary Baptist Church, 15787 Wyoming, Detroit, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

April 14, Hope United Methodist Church, 26275

Northwestern Hwy., Southfield, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

April 15, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 3451 Rivard. 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.

April 17, Ypsilanti Township Recreation Center, 2025 E. Clark St., Ypsilanti, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

April 18, ACCESS Community Center, 6450 Maple, Dearborn, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

April 19-20, Eastland Shopping Center, 18000 Vernier Rd., Harper Woods, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

April 21, Lahser Am-bulatory Surgery Center, 27207 Lahser Rd., Suite #100, Southfield, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

April 21, Wayne Tower Apartments, 35200 Sims, Wayne, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

April 22, Calvin East Presbyterian Church, 6125 Cadieux, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

April 24, Oakwood Seventh Day Adventist Church, 26300 Goddard, Taylor, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

April 25, Wayne Co. Community College Dis-trict NW Campus, 8200 Outer Dr. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

April 27, Macomb Co. Premier Wellness & Re-tirement Expo, 44001 Garfield, Clinton Twp., 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

April 27, Romeo Senior Center, 361 Morton, Romeo, 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

April 28, McKenzie Health System, 120 Dela-ware, Sandusky, 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

April 28, El-Shad-dai Missionary Baptist Church, 928 E.10 Mile Rd., Ferndale, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

April 30, Kaplan Career Institute, 3031 W. Grand Blvd., Suite 236. 12 p.m. – 4pm

May 1, Bridging Com-munities, 6900 McGraw, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

May 1, Neinas Com-munity 5k Run/Walk & Health Fair, Clark Park, 1130 Clark St., 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

May 2, Birmingham Senior Center (BASCC), 2121 Midvale St., Birming-ham, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

May 4, Clinton St. Greater Bethlehem Temple Church, 2900 W. Chicago Blvd., 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

May 5, Baker College – Auburn Hills Campus, 1500 University Drive, Auburn Hills, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

May 5, Hartford Me-morial Baptist Church, 18700 James Couzens Hwy., 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

May 6, Fellowship Chapel, 7707 W. Outer Drive, 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

May 7, Shiloh Chapel COGIC, 14841 Eastburn Ave., and 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

May 8, First United Methodist Church, 1230 Bower St., Howell, 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.

May 9, VODI/IMPACT, 4777 E. Outer Drive, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

May 9, Akler Eye Center, 2841 Monroe, Suite 1, Dearborn, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

May 10, VFW Post #8594, 4 W. Mechanic, Yale, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.

May 10, Bonus Days! Macomb Mall, 32233 Gra-tiot Ave., Roseville, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.

May 12, Affirmation Gay & Lesbian Commu-nity Center, 290 W. 9 Mile Rd., Ferndale, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

May 12-13 B o n u s Days! Macomb Mall, 32233 Gratiot Ave., Ros-eville, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

U-M named bike-friendly

universityThe University of Michigan has been named a bike-friendly university by the League of American Bicy-clists in recognition of the university’s programs and commitment to bicycling on campus.

U-M received a bronze designation and is one of only 35 campuses nation-wide to receive the desig-nation of a bike-friendly university. To be chosen, a campus’s biking pro-gram must undergo an evaluation based on what the League of American Bicyclists calls its five E’s: engineering, education, encouragement, enforce-ment, and evaluation and planning.

Those campuses that receive a bike-friendly designation are seen as actively enhancing mo-bility on their campus through an increase in biking for transportation, exercise, recreation and sport among faculty, stu-dents and staff.

The U-M bike program is a key component in the institution’s sustainable transportation strategy that includes a variety of transportation options de-signed to lessen the use of single-vehicle travel in and around campus

“As universities com-pete for students and status, becoming more bi-cycle-friendly is a winning strategy that energizes and invigorates staff and the student body,” said Andy Clarke, president of the League of American Bicyclists. “By making cy-cling safe and enjoyable, BFUs are both educating and empowering the next generation to adopt smart-er, healthier transporta-tion habits that will last a lifetime.”

The League of Ameri-can Bicyclists promotes bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation, and works through advocacy and education for a bicy-cle-friendly America. The League represents the interests of America’s 57 million bicyclists, includ-ing its 300,000 members and affiliates.

More information on the League of American Bicyclists can be found at www.bikeleague.org.

For more general infor-mation: http://pts.umich.edu/alternative_transpor-tation/bicycles.php.

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