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Say yes to autism, but no to mental

health parity? (Page A-2)

Autismisarisingcon­cernonanationallevel.TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventioninareportreleasedlastmonthprovidesalarmingstatisticswhichstatethat1in88Americanchildrenhaveanautismspectrumdisorder,adiagnosisthathasnearlydoubledsince2007.

Obama campaign looking for

Black staffers (Page B-6)

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Let’s take care of voting business

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WHAT’S INSIDE

State’s largest community college credited for fiscal

management, transparency CHRONICLE STAFFF REPORT

Despite the downturn of Michigan’seconomy,anationalbondratingagencyisshiningabrightspotonMichigan’slargestcommunitycollegethatservesover70,000students.

Strong budgetary and fiscal manage-mentpracticeswerekeydriversinaFitch

RatingsupgradeofWayneCountyCommu-nityCollegeDistrictbondratings fromAtoA+.ThecreditratingsagencyonFridaysaidthatdespitethechallengesassociat-edwiththelocalandcountyeconomy,theDistrict’sfiscalmanagementhasprovidedtheDistrictwiththefinancialflexibilityitneedstocontinueitsmissionandcapitalimprovementplan.

TheDistrict is the largesturbancom-munity college in Michigan, and saw en-rollment grow to more than 72,000 from32,530 credit and non-credit students

Curtis L. Ivery

Fitch upgrades Wayne County Community College to

A+ bond rating

By Bankole Thompson CHRONICLE SENIOR EDITOR

A sDetroit’sleadersdebatethefinancialcrisisofoneofAmer-ica’s largest urban centers,

and what that means for the nextgeneration, they should be payingattention to some real evidence-based transformation taking place

notatcityhallorinthecorri-dors of power,butratherinaprogramcalledMathCorps.

It is not aprogramthatisseeking to beinthelimelightor wanting tograbthe latesteduca t iona lheadline, butone that isknee-deep inthe trencheshelping to

changethelivesofstudentscomingfrom debilitating backgrounds andbrokenhomes.

MathCorps,acombinedacademicenrichmentandmentoringprogramatWayneStateUniversityenvisionedby Dr. Steve Kahn with LeonardBoehm in 1992, has since becomesomesortofaDamascusexperiencefor every child from Detroit PublicSchoolsingrade6-12enrolledintheprogram.

The educational and lifetime op-portunities that the program pro-vides for tomorrow’s leaders, thatincludesitsflagshipsix-weekinten-sive summer program that serves400 students, were ex-plained to me during arecent encounter withthe teachers and stu-dentsofMathCorps.

“It’sneverbeenaboutmath. It was alwaysabout a greater thingto help the children ofDetroit,” said ProfessorKahn. “What I‘ve cometo learn in 20 years isvery powerful. Thereis a human tragedy inthis city. Most of thekidsthatcometousaremissingparents,atleastone.”

Thechallengetohelpshape the lives of chil-dren who are disadvan-taged because of theirbackground isacallingforKahn.

“Math Corps hasdeveloped a powerfulphilosophy where thestudentscanthriveina

Real Change From broken homes to changing lives

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culture built around kindnessandsupportforeachother,andthecourageandwillingness todo the right thing,”Kahnsaid.“It’s about intervention.urgen-cyandtransforminglives.”

The mission of the programis clear: the unwavering beliefthatallchildrenhaveauniqueand special greatness withinthem, and that through hardworkandacommitment toex-cellenceandwiththesupportof

a caring family or community,thatgreatnesscanberealized.

Nicole Plummer, one of thestudents in the program ma-joring in math and secondaryeducation,wasclearabouthowsheviewssocietyandwhyMathCorpsmeantsomuchtoher.

“Oursystemisfailingus.Weneed more people out there tosaytoachild ‘Ibelieve inyou.I know you have greatness,’”Plummersaidinanuncompro-

mising voice that cries out fortheattentionofthoseingovern-mentandleadership.

Plummer’sremarkspoint toa deeper problem in our com-munityandtheextenttowhichstudents feel encouraged towork harder in a conduciveenvironment. Her colleague,Darryl Gardner, who has beenwiththeprogramformorethanadecadeandwhosebrother isnow an air traffic controller,

cameupthroughMathCorpsandtookitfurther.

“Theneedsofchildrenarebeenputasidefortheneedsof adults,” Gardner said,notingthattheprogramhasbeen their most rewardingexperienceineducation.

ButGardnerhopes thoseinchargeofthedistributionof resources to make De-troit an education city lookattheirprogramasamodel.Because they are, in fact, atestimony to how lives canbe transformed not by bu-reaucraticmeasuresbutbyamodelthatemphasizeseverychild’sparticulargreatness.

Sajeda Ahmed, a biologymajor,agrees.

“What Math Corps doesis put the individual backin education. What we havelearned is invaluable,”Ahmedsaid.

MATH CORPS visionary Dr. Steve Kahn (center) with program mentees Arthur Bowman (left) and interim program coordinator Richard Pineau discuss what the program has achieved and how it will continue to move forward.

DARRYL GARDNER (left), Meagan Spencer and Nicole Plummer all credit their academic and personal transformation to Math Corps, a program at Wayne State University that today prides itself on helping inner city children fulfill their dreams. — Andre Smith photos

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Located in De-troit’s Cass Cor-ridor, MarinersInn prides itselfon “Saving Fami-lies…..One FatherataTime.”

New to thisyear’s golf clas-sic is the SamuelLoganJr.Commu-nity Spirit Awardnamed after thelongtimepublisherof the MichiganChronicle, as wellas a humanitar-ian,avidgolferandsupporter of Mari-nersInn.

“To present anaward in his nameat an event that he supported each year is anhonor forushereatMariners Inn,” saidDavidSampson,CEO.“Sam’scommitmenttoourmenand our community will forever be cherished.Thisawardisonewaywecanpreservehislegacywithinourorganization.”

Award applications can be found at www.marinersinn.org. Nominations are due by May18. Contact Shauna Vercher-Morrow, (313)962-9446,ext.230,foradditionalinformation.

Golf classic to honor Sam Logan, legendary Chronicle publisher

Sam Logan

Bella Marshall

dies BellaMarshall,thewidowofthelatecasinomogulandprominentAf-ricanAmericanentrepre-neurDonBarden,diedTuesday,May1.Mar-shall,whoservedasfinancedi-rectorunderDetroit’slegend-aryMayorColemanA.YoungandservedasbothWayneCounty’schieffinancialofficerandchiefoperatingofficer,was62.Atpresstime,thecauseofdeathhadnotbeendetermined.

Marshallwasremem-beredwithamomentofsilenceduringtheMay1DetroitCityCouncilmeeting.

Funeralarrangementswerependingatpresstime.

Bella Marshall

By Tom Watkins Clearly, life is not fair.

Public budgets and laws are about power, choices and priorities. From the beginning of time, there have been winners and losers when power people divide up limited resources. Ev-eryday at the local, state and national levels, law-makers say yes to some issues and no to others.

Autism is a rising con-cern on a national level. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a report released last month provide some alarming statistics which state that 1 in 88 Ameri-can children have an autism spectrum disor-der, a diagnosis that has nearly doubled since 2007.

Clearly, families caring for children with autism were winners in legis-lation passed by the Michigan Legislature and signed into law by Lieu-tenant Governor Brian Calley while Governor Snyder out of the country visiting Michigan National Guard troops serving in Afghanistan. The new law requires insurance com-panies to pay for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis and treatment up to age 18.

Others argue that an opportunity was missed to offer fairness, hope, and help to many fami-lies and children suffer-ing with other disabilities that have been long ig-nored and not covered by the single focus bill.

What laws get passed and those that don’t say a great deal about the pri-orities our lawmakers put on the problems before them.

THE RECENTLY signed legislation man-dating insurance coverage for autism is obviously good news for those fami-lies and children strug-gling with this disability.

Paul Welday, Direc-tor of Michigan Autism Insurance Reform Group (MAIRG) said, “We greatly appreciate Governor Sny-der’s bold leadership on this issue of life-altering significance to children across Michigan. This legislation will give these children hope.”

Yet, for 15 years, mental health advocates have attempted to get law-makers to provide these benefits for all persons with neuropsychiatric dis-orders. They have pushed for legislation that would compel insurance com-panies to provide com-prehensive mental health coverage, referred to as mental health parity.

Michigan is one of only seven states in this coun-try that have not passed a mental health parity law.

Health care insurers pay for mental health treatments and medica-tions based on an individ-ual’s coverage as defined by their policy. Often, any depth of psychotherapy or rehab for drug or alcohol abuse is not covered.

A mental health parity law would establish that, if an employer elects to cover mental health, this coverage can not be sin-gled out for discriminato-ry restrictions compared to other medical coverage under the policy.

HOORAY FOR chil-dren with autism and the families that love and care for them – the state has seen fit to mandate insur-ance coverage for them. This is a welcome relief and an investment in our collective futures.

While mental health ad-vocates are happy for chil-dren and families that will have this new insurance coverage they are per-plexed why the governor and legislature, loathe to pick “winners and losers” when it comes to sup-porting economic activity, have clearly singled out one disability for special “winning” status.

Michigan Partners for Parity, (MPP) a statewide coalition comprised of more than 60 member or-ganizations has called the new law “discriminatory.” They have asked that a parity law be passed that requires insurance cover-age for the diagnosis and treatment of all brain dis-orders.

Mark Reinstein, spokesperson for MPP and executive director of the Mental Health Asso-ciation of Michigan said, “We would never allow insurance companies to cover breast cancer, but not prostate cancer. So why would we pick one neurological disorder and ignore the rest?”

Many illnesses go un-diagnosed and untreated in our children and adults each year due to the lack of insurance coverage.

THE MPP supports Senate Bill 50, introduced by State Senator Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor), that assures equality of coverage for all neuropsy-chiatric disorders when employers choose to in-clude behavioral/mental health coverage in their policies.

Malisa Pearson, the ex-ecutive director of the As-sociation for Children’s Mental Health, called on Governor Snyder and members of the Michigan Legislature “to join the 43 states that have passed mental health parity laws and enter the 21st centu-ry and providing fair, eq-uitable and parity mental health insurance cover-age for all before the year is out.”

Of the 43 states with parity laws, not one has subsequently repealed it.

Lieutenant Gov. Brian Calley, who has a daugh-ter diagnosed with autism, told the Detroit News he will not benefit from the bill because his state in-surance plan is a “self-funded plan and benefits are set by the Michigan Civil Service Commis-sion.”

Calley, a driving force behind the autism legis-lation, rejected the idea of adding mental heath parity to the existing autism legislation noting it would have likely meant the defeat of the bill.

Yet, others in a posi-tion to know, believe the time is now for action to address the needs of many individuals and families suffering due to a lack of a mental health parity law in Michigan.

“Not providing mental health parity is a drain on our children, families and economy. It often pre-vents necessary access to services and supports. It prolongs treatment when eventually received. And it increases costs when outpatient treatment is denied and the child is ultimately hospitalized at the public expense,” said Bev Hammerstrom, former Republican chair of the Senate Mental Health Committee. Ham-merstrom continues her advocacy and commit-ment to people with dis-abilities as chair of the ARC-Michigan (arcmi.org) board of directors.

BRET JACKSON, pres ident of the Econom-ic Alliance of Michigan, a statewide business-labor coalition, says his orga-nization does not oppose the provision of coverage for any particular type

of disability or illness. They do oppose mandat-ing coverage. He went on to say their studies show “higher mandates equal higher health care pre-miums and his members want greater freedom and flexibility to negotiate coverage.”

David Jessup, director of Government Relations for the Small Business Association of Michigan, said, “SBAM is opposed to government mandates generally and health in-surance mandates spe-cifically. This has long been a core principle in SBAM policy and a key issue to his member-ship. SBAM supports free market solutions as the best method to address healthcare cost contain-ment, expanded access to private insurance cover-age and increased access to expanded treatment options.”

Business groups also argue mandates drive up costs and that for every one-percent increase in insurance premiums, an estimated 300,000 fewer people get employer healthcare coverage.

In his 2012 State of the State address, Governor Snyder called for Michi-gan to join 27 other states that require insurers to cover evidence-based therapies for autism. The signing of the bill by his lieutenant governor is one more check-off on his Reinvent Michigan to-do list. ELMER CERANO, the executive director of the Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, whose mission is to advocate and protect the rights of people with disabilities, commends the lieutenant governor for his advocacy and legislative acumen in shepherding the autism legislation into law.

Cerano now calls on Gov. Snyder and Lt. Gov. Calley to lead the charge for mental health parity.

Why not extend a helping hand to parents and kids, lifting them up when they have been left behind? Keeping with the governor’s focus on “re-lentless positive action,” we should all want to help children and families in need.

We do know that early intervention, prevention and treatment of mental health issues can make a huge difference to individ-uals, and families, thereby reducing long-term social costs to everyone.

Our “nerd” governor would say, “We need to bring everyone to the table” … “work to solve problems” with a “dog years” sense of urgency.

The Michigan Part-ners for Parity agrees and looks forward to working with the Snyder admin-istration and Legislature to pass the Mental Health Parity law that has been languishing in legislative committee for a decade-and-a-half, essentially denying care for children and families in need.

Tom Watkins is en-gaged in mental health and other public policy issues in Michigan and globally. He can be reached at tdwatkins88@gmail.com.

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One of few surviving Black family-owned business

owners in Detroit

Detroit Grand Prix andPNC launch new education

program with DPSBy Bankole Thompson SENIOR EDITOR

Ten years ago, Madison Madison International, a Detroit based architect, engineering and planning company located at 1420 Washington Blvd., had 100 employees. It is one of the few minority-owned engineering companies in Southeast Michigan.

Today, the company has only 10 workers and its CEO, Sharon Madison Polk, a third generation owner of the family start-up, said that shows how times have changed dra-matically and how small businesses are now been challenged to survive.

“The economic crisis here and the competition is difficult for small com-panies and those owned by women to be as suc-cessful as we would like,” Polk said. “In Southeast Michigan in the last ten years, the design and con-struction business has not been that great be-cause lots of funding has been cut and resources scaled back.”

Added to that chal-lenge, according to Polk, is the fact that she is in a male dominated industry where they are very few women – African Ameri-can specifically – who are thriving in a male driven industry like design and construction.

Polk’s company is among a few family-owned companies in metro De-troit. Her company, found-ed by her grandfather, engineer Robert James Madison in 1954, has been through the storm.

When her father died in 1989, Polk stepped in to continue the family legacy and decided to expand the operation of the family entrepreneurial business.

Today Madison Madi-son International has ex-panded to look into green energy projects as well as transportation.

“We just completed a building at Dillard Uni-

versity,” she said of the prominent Black college in New Orleans.

Everyone running a business encounters problems. For Polk, the personal challenge can be twofold. She is not only been a woman in a field where gender can cause someone to be overlooked when contracts are given out, but also she is Afri-can American.

Despite that, Polk has managed to sail through the ocean of the business environment in South-east Michigan and moved beyond the borders of De-troit.

“We are living in an area that is primarily male dominated,” Polk said. “I’ve had a lot of wonder-ful experiences and I have had experiences where it makes you want to scratch your head some-times. It’s been challeng-ing but we are just forging ahead.”

Over the years of run-ning the company, Polk said she has had many opportunities as well as challenges that included managing a design and construction project at Detroit Metro Airport.

“My company had 40 percent of all the design and construction program there for some time,” Polk said. “That was a very successful project and it gave a lot of talented African Americans expe-rience in program man-agement they could take anywhere.”

The contract was not only a business oppor-tunity, but also provided mentorship to young Afri-can Americans who were looking to enhance their skills in that field.

Another opportunity she cited was during the 2006 Super Bowl in Detroit where Madison Madison International re-ceived a 150,000 match-ing grant from the Down-town Detroit Partnership for façade improvement in downtown.

“Therefore I would say that it’s been very suc-cessful for me except for those things that happen with the downturn of the economy including the market shifting focus,” Polk said.

For young African American seeking to emu-late what Polk has done?

“I would say be pre-pared, understand your business in the market-place, go out and seek people that are in your business and have some sort of a mentor rela-tionship with a former or current business person who is in your field,” Polk said.

She continued, “People tend to go in to business because they have a cer-tain skill set. But as the owner of a business you have to wear many hats. So it is important to get the statistics on your fi-nances straight and your customer relations and talk to a lot of people who can give many perspective that can helpful.”

Despite the current economic climate in De-troit, people are seeing a wave of new energy been injected in the develop-ment of downtown.

“The real test will be when others beyond Dan Gilbert (founder of Quick-en Loads) are willing to invest in downtown De-troit,” Polk said. “I think people will begin to rec-ognize opportunity in Detroit, especially among young people.”

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Building on the com-munity outreach efforts tied to the return of mo-torsports racing to the area, the Chevrolet De-troit Belle Isle Grand Prix (CDBIGP) has launched a partnership with PNC Bank to host two math-ematics and science pro-grams for Detroit Public School (DPS) students centered around racing.

The new program, called Fifth Gear, com-bines a mathematics and science curriculum to generate excitement among DPS fifth graders for careers in science, technology, engineering and math through real-world application in mo-torsports. The program is funded by a grant from the PNC Bank Foundation under the stewardship of the Detroit Public Schools Foundation.

In the weeks leading up to the Grand Prix, to be held June 1-3 on Belle Isle, participating DPS classes will incorporate the Fifth Gear curricu-lum in their classrooms.

During PNC Bank Free Prix Day at the Grand Prix on Friday, June 1, the students will use the Raceway on the Belle Isle Park street circuit to apply their learning to the fast-paced world of racing. Working with actual race teams and engineers com-peting in the Grand Prix and representatives from Plymouth-based Ilmor Engineering, the students will experience hands-on activities that will build on what they’ve learned in their classrooms.

“Since we announced the return of the Chev-rolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, it has been our desire to create an aspirational program in-volving DPS students that includes a great learning environment,” said Bud Denker, event chairman of the Grand Prix. “Sci-ence and math are criti-cal skills that are used every day in business and

life, but also in racing. With the assistance of PNC Bank and DPS lead-ership, we will welcome over 600 DPS students to the Grand Prix. These are young people that may ex-perience an event like this for the first time, building an annual program that we hope will create the spark for many to pursue science, technology and math as core programs in their futures.“

Three Detroit Public Schools’ robotics teams will also attend PNC Bank Free Prix Day. Par-ticipating school teams include Cass Technical High School, Westside Academy and Davis Aero-space Technical High School. Each team will bring robots that they have created to display on site and they will also help serve as mentors to the younger students.

PNC is also working closely with race orga-nizers to incorporate ma-terials from the bank’s signature philanthropic program, Grow Up Great, into PNC Free Prix Day activities. PNC Grow Up Great is a multi-year, $350 million initiative de-signed to improve early childhood education – particularly in under-served areas.

“PNC Grow Up Great now reaches eight Detroit Public Schools and serves more than

200 pre-K students,” said Ric DeVore, PNC region-al president for Detroit and Southeast Michigan. “In addition to the Fifth Gear students, children involved in the local Grow Up Great programs will participate in age-appro-priate, structured race-themed activities at PNC Free Prix Day.”

Helping to create the next generation of racing fans, the students will also experience the ex-citement of world-class auto racing in the Motor City first hand as they watch all of the on-track action that day from the grandstands. In all, over 600 DPS students are ex-pected to visit Belle Isle to participate in the ac-tivities on PNC Bank Free Prix Day, June 1.

“Having our students involved in an event of this magnitude further demon-strates the DPS commit-ment, as well as that of our community partners, to educate students out-side of the classroom,” said Roy Roberts, emer-gency manager for De-troit Public Schools. “We value opportunities where we can provide hands-on learning experiences for our students, especially those that complement our already rigorous Sci-ence, Technology, Engi-neering and Mathematics curriculum.”

Sharon Madison Polk THE FIFTH GEAR program will include curriculum developed around motorsports to get students more interested in mathematics and science.

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Rating From page A-1From page A-1Real change Plummersaidbecauseofhowherlifehaschangedasaresultoftheprogram,“myfriendsarenowinMathCorpsbe-causeIstartedtakingbackhomeinmyneighborhoodwhatIlearned.”

ArthurBowman,who ismajoring inphysics and has become a mentor toMath Corps students, said, “The pro-gram has instituted in me the need tobringotherpeoplealong.TheygavememyhumanitybackandIhavetheneedtogiveback.”

Bowman said the many different re-formstakingplaceineducationdonotnecessarilyservestudentswell.Hecitedmany instanceswherehe ismentoringchildrenintheprogramwhoarenotonlycoming from deeply wounded homes,butalsofromexperiencesthatstandtoteartheirsoulsapart.

HesaidwhilepoliticsisdecidingonmanyfrontsthefutureofeducationforDetroitkids,whether it is theappoint-mentofanemergencymanagerorlocalelectedofficials, there arekids literaryon the edge everyday andwhoneed aseriousmentorshipandappreciationfortheirpotential.

“What we need is emergency ideo-logicalmanagement,”toaddresskidsincrisiscomingtoschool,Bowmansaid.

Meagan Spencer, whose major is innutrition and food science, said grow-ingup inDetroitshehasseenandex-periencedalotandbelievesthatwhatisoftenmissing is the lackof passionandlovethatchildrenfaceintheclass-room.

“If the person who is teaching doesnot place value on you or have an in-terest in education, it is challenging,”Spencersaid.

Richard Pineau, interim programcoordinator, said that is why the pro-gramwhichfeaturesfacultyandcollegestudents as mentors provides middleschool kids with mature role modelslikebigbrothersandbigsisters.

“We have to demonstrate that we

care,” Pineau said. “We have a collegestudentwhose job is to open thedoorforthekidswhentheycomein.”

Joseph Ratcliff, a graduate of theprogramandnowafull-fledgedteacher,saidindealingwithstudents,“youhaveto actively show you care. We actuallytellthemthattheyaregreat.Thishasreallybeenaffirming.”

StudentshavewhoparticipatedintheMathCorps forat least threesummershaveanaverageACTmathscoreof21,significantlyhigherthanDetroit’saver-ageandonparwithstateandnationalaverages.

And since 1995, estimates haveplaced thehigh school graduation rateforMathCorpsstudentsatover90per-centwithabout90percentofthosestu-dentsgoingtocollege.

“Myfamilywouldalwaystellmeifyoucanjustchangeonelife,that’senough,”Kahnsaid. “Weneedasystematicpro-foundchangeinthecitybecausetheseareourkidsgrowingup.”

The Math Corps program reads likea triumph of the human spirit whereourchildrenaregivenhopeinhopelessneighborhoods. Now, our leaders mustrespond because beneath the debatesaboutfinancialcrisis,thisisonecaseofrealchangetakingplace.

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 morning 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 bthomspon@michronicle.com.

during the past decade,including a nearly 9 per-centspikesince2008asthe recession broughtmany displaced workerstotheDistrictseekingre-trainingfornewjobs.

The District has ex-panded its workforce de-velopment programs tomore than 110 and hasadded two- to six-monthcertificate programs toexpedite learning for jobseekers. The Districtalsohasunderwaya$42million expansion of itsNorthwest Campus, in-cluding the addition of anewacademicbuilding,anadditiontoitsgeneralartsbuildingandtenacresofsite improvements. Thatexpansionwillexpandthecampus’capacitytoservean additional 9,000 stu-dentspersemester.

“Weapproachourmis-siontocreatepathwaystobetter lives for all of ourstudents with the seri-ousness and intentional-ity that itdeserves,”saidWCCCD Chancellor Dr.CurtisL.Ivery.“Ensuringwehaveastrongfinancialfoundation with which

tooperate isvital to thatmission.

“We’re proud thatFitch is recognizing thediscipline and thought-fulness with which we’veapproached our financialoperations,andthetrans-parencywithwhichweop-erate. We’re also thrilledtocontinuetoexpandourofferingsandimproveourcampuses to fulfill ourmission to our studentsand the many communi-tiesweserve.”

The District in 2010launched its DistrictDesignInitiativetoensurea stable balance betweenstudent success and fi-nancial sustainability.That program provided aroadmap for the Districtto implement conserva-tive budgeting practiceswith expense reductionsandincreasedadministra-tiveefficiencieswhilestillexpandingitsofferingstostudents.TheDistrictad-ditionally maintains fullfinancialtransparency.

“The importance ofhaving a strong, world-classeducational institu-tion to offer a real door-

way to better careers,new skills and highereducation is more im-portant than ever,” Iverysaid. “We’re determinedto make sure that wecan leave that door opentoallwhoapproachitbycontinuing to be greatstewards of our financialhouse.”

Additional informationabout the upgrade maybefoundatwww.fitchrat-ings.com.

About WCCCD: WCCCD, the largest urban commu-nity college in Michigan, is a multi-campus district with five campus loca-tions, University Center and the Michigan Insti-tute for Public Safety Ed-ucation (MIPSE), serving 32 cities and townships, spanning more than 500 square miles. WCCCD is committed to the contin-ued development of new programs, hosting com-munity-based training sessions, improving stu-dent facilities and servic-es. For more information visit: www.wcccd.edu.

The high quality of a small college, liberal arts education was a key factor in drawing Regina Stevens-Truss to

teach at Kalamazoo College.

So was the ability to take science—and her K students—into the community.

In addition to teaching chemistry, she helps guide “Sisters in Science,” a K student group that works with elementary and

middle school girls on projects that span all the disciplines of science at K.

It’s an effort that pairs well with her quest to equalize science education for young girls, particularly those

in underrepresented groups.

“I make sure we take the fun of science to local schools,” said Professor Stevens-Truss. “It’s a good

learning experience for everyone.”

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By Rep. Shanelle Jackson InallmyyearsservingourcityandrepresentingthefamiliesofDetroit,Ihavealwaysplacedapremiumonhonestyandtranspar-ency.Ifyouwanttoknowmypositiononan issue,youneedonlyask.

I have been nothing butdirectandforthrightwithmy constituents, neigh-borsandanyonewantingto discuss the importantissuesthataffectthelivesof our families and ourgreatcity,especiallywhenit comes to doing what’sbestforourchildren.

That’s why I am deeplytroubled and disheart-ened to know that a cer-taingroup–agroupthatIhavestoodwithinfight-ingforourworkingfami-lies–isspreadingliesandmisinformationaboutmeto our neighbors. All be-cause I support a publiceducational option thatcan give our kids hopeandhelpmoreofourstu-dentsreachacademicex-cellence.

Since they never onceasked for my thoughtsontheissue,I’mnotsur-prisedthattheyhavetheirfactswrong.

ThetruthisthatIsupportlifting Michigan’s cap onvirtualcharterschools,orcyberschools.

Why do I support thisidea?

BecauseIbelieveourstu-dentsneedmoreoptionsfor quality public educa-tion so that every childhas a chance to thrive.Because I believe thatpoor and working-classfamiliesdeservethesameopportunities as wealthyfamilies to decide whichschoolsarebestfortheirkids, no matter wheretheyarelocated.BecauseI believe that one edu-cational model does notfit all students and thatparentsknowbestwhichmodelwillwork for theirchild. Cyber schoolssimply provide anotherchoice for those parentswhostruggletofindtradi-tionalpublicschoolsthatmeet their child’s educa-tionalneeds.

TheHouseofRepresenta-tives is currently consid-eringabillthatwouldliftthecaponcyberschoolsin Michigan. There hasnot,however,beenafloorvote taken on the bill,as it is still verymuchaworkinprogress.Ibelievethat if we’re going to ad-dressthisissue,wemustdoitrightornotdoitatall. This would require anumberofchangestothebillasitcurrentlystands,suchas:

· Gradually lifting the

cap on the number ofcyber schools in Michi-gan, as well as graduallygrowing an enrollmentcapforeachschool.

· Strengthening ac-countability by requiringstatestandardstoatleastmatch nationally recog-nizedstandardsforonlinelearning.

· Requiring cyberschools to provide com-puter and Internet sub-sidies for the families ofchildrenenrollingintheirschools.

· Implementing safe-guards that direct cyberschoolstoworkwiththeMichigan Department ofEducation to ensure anystate funding is properlyinvestedinourstudents.

Contrary to the distortedpoints of those trying topaint cyber schools in apoor light, cyber schoolsare accountable. Theyare successfully improv-ing student performanceand growing in popular-ityaroundthenationbe-cause they fill a uniquevoid in our educationalsystem.

Cyber schools in Michi-ganmustfollowthesamestate and federal regula-tionsastraditionalpublicschools,aswellasreporttoapublicauthorizerforadditional oversight. Anumber of recent stud-ieshave alsoshown thatacademically “at risk,”economically disadvan-tagedandotherstudentsenrolledincyberschoolsare consistently makingpositive academic gains,often more than a year’sworthofacademicgrowthfor each year spent inschool. An independentstudy from the Univer-

sityofArkansas recentlyfound that students in astatewide online schoolhad nearly identical per-formance to students intraditional schools overa three-year period, evenoutperformingtheirpeersinmathandliteracy.

Because of results likethese, the demand forcyber schools is growingand an ever-increasingnumber of parents andstudents are hoping totakeadvantageofthised-ucationaloption.Here inMichigan alone, our twocyber schools currentlyhaveawaitinglistofmorethan10,000students,yettheir need continues togounmet.

We’ve heard a lot aboutinnovation recently inMichigan, whether it’sinnovative ideas to revi-talize Detroit or innova-tivewaystodiversifyandstrengthen our state’seconomy.Wemustspreadthethemeofinnovationtoourstudents’education.

In2006,Michiganbecamethe first state to includeonline learning in itsgraduation requirements.That’s innovation. Wecan lead the way againby setting the standardforonlinelearninginourcountry;bychangingourexpectationsofwhatedu-cationlookslike,andcre-ating engaging, flexible,personalizedlearningop-portunitiesthatgivemorestudents the skills andworld-class knowledgetheyneedtosucceed.

Ifwedonotmakemoreoftheseopportunitiesavail-able,wecouldbestiflinga generation’s worth ofinnovation for countlessMichiganstudents.

Cyber schools provide meaningful education

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StateRep.AlbertaTinsley-Talabi(D-Detroit) hosted an informativetown hall on Michigan’s new taxlaws changes recently to hear di-rectly from Detroit residents whoareseeingthenewtaxlawsimpacttheirretirementchecks.Residentswere given the opportunity to askquestions on the recent changestothestatetaxstructure,connectwithresourcesthatmightbehelp-fulastheyprepareforthenewtaxsystem, and share their thoughtsonthisnewtaxburdenonMichiganfamilies.

Tinsley-Talabiwasjoinedbyhercol-leagues,StateReps.LisaHowze(D-De-troit)andMaureenStapleton(D-Detroit),StateSen.BertJohnson(D-Detroit)andguestsMitchBeanofGreatLakesEco-nomicConsultingandRenellWeathersof theMichiganLeagueofHumanSer-vices.

“I’mglad Iwasable topull togethersomanypeoplewhowereabletoanswerquestionsforthetaxpayersofDetroit,”Tinsley-Talabi said. “Fighting againstthesepainfultaxchangeshasbeenoneof my priorities and the priority of myDemocratic colleagues. While we areagainstthesenewtaxes,IwanttohelpthepeopleofMichiganunderstandhowthesechangeswillaffectthemandtheirfamilies.”

Thisnew taxstructure representsamajorshift:insteadofataxbasethatin-cludesbusinessesandindividuals,tax-payersmustnowpayagreatdealmoreforstategovernmentprogramsandser-vices.Proponentsofthenewlawaddedan appropriation, preventing Michigan-ders fromchallenging the lawby voterreferendum under the state Constitu-tion.

Approximately20individualsattend-edtheeventattheStapletonCenteranddiscussed the recent tax changes andhowthosechangesaffectMichigan’sse-niorsandmiddle-classfamilies.

Formore informationonMichigan’snewtaxlaw,whereyoufitintothepen-siontaxphase-in,andhowmuchmoreyouandyourfamilywillpay,pleasevisitwww.michigan.gov/taxes.

Lisa Howze

Detroit representatives town hall on new tax laws

Alberta Tinsley-Talabi

YouthVille Detroit La-dyLikeLeadershipCollec-tive will host its AnnualHIV/AIDSPreventionPro-gram featuring “FashionAgainstAIDS.”LadyLikeis a leadership develop-ment program dedicatedto empowering youngladies to make changein their lives and in thecommunity.Its’memberswill host the “FashionAgainstAIDS”awarenessevent,FridayMay4,20126:00pmatYouthVilleDe-troit youth developmentcenter located at 7375WoodwardAvenue.

The purpose of theevent is to create moreawarenessabouttheSex-ually Transmitted Dis-ease(STD)andInfections(STI) among adolescentsand young adults. Every

9.5 minutes, someone isthe US will be infectedwithHIV.Therearemorethan1-millionadultsandadolescents in the USliving with HIV. Approxi-mately21percentdonotknow they are infected.African-American youngadults are disproportion-atelyaffectedbyHIVandaccountingfor60percentof HIV/AIDS diagnosis in13-24 year olds in 2006.These numbers tell acompellingstoryandthemain reason why Youth-Ville Detroit wants toraiseawareness.

To help shed light onthis epidemic, FashionDesigner,InstructorDanaKeaton of Diva GrooveFashion House will fea-ture the designs of herstudents-AmantesDeLa

Moda who participate intheFashionprenuerClassheldatYouthVille.Youthlearned the latest ingar-mentconstruction,retailmarketing and runwaymodeling to prepare forthe fashion show. Theevent will also featurelocal Detroit designers,Mark England of MarkEngland Collection, JessSwiftDesigns,andLanceand Quanita Minor ofAjavon Men’s Wear Col-lection. Make-up will beprovided by The SchoolPaulMitchell.

Patrons will enjoyperformances by Youth-VilleDetroitspokenwordartist, music entertain-ment,modelsandartisticworks created by Youth-Villemembers.

YouthVille Detroit to raise awareness about AIDS

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Migraine patients find pain relief in electrical brain stimulation

Changes in genetic function in the brain linked to Alzheimer’s

Planning for health care, long-term

Drug delivery directly into muscleusinganautoinjectorisfasterandmaybemoreeffectiveinstoppingprolongedseizures.

Thisimportantinformationisaccord-ingtoastudysponsoredbytheNationalInstitutesofHealthandconductedbyaWayneStateUniversitySchoolofMedi-

cineresearcher.Itisahighlyrespectedorganization

Thetrialcomparedtheeffectivenessof twoFederalDrugAdministration-ap-proved anti-seizure medications andhow they are administered to patientssufferingprolongedseizuresbeforetheyarriveathospitals.

Chronic migraine suf-ferers saw significantpain relief after fourweeks of electrical brainstimulationinthepartofthe brain responsible forvoluntary movement, themotor cortex, accordingtoanewstudy.

Researchers fromthe University of Michi-gan School of Dentistry,Harvard University andthe City College of theCity University of NewYork used a noninvasivemethod called transcra-nialdirectcurrentstimu-lation(tDCS)asapreven-tativemigrainetherapyon13 patients with chronicmigraine,oratleast15at-tacksamonth.

After10sessions,par-ticipants reported an av-erage37percentdecreaseinpainintensity.

The effects were cu-mulative and kicked inafteraboutfourweeksoftreatment,saidAlexandreDaSilva,assistantprofes-sor at the U-M School ofDentistryandleadauthorof the study, which ap-pearsinthejournalHead-ache.

“Thissuggeststhatre-petitivesessionsarenec-essarytorevertingrained

changes in the brain re-latedtochronicmigrainesuffering,” DaSilva said,addingthatstudypartici-pantshadanaveragehis-toryofalmost30yearsofmigraineattacks.

The researchers alsotracked the electric cur-rent flow through thebrain to learn how thetherapy affected differentregions.

“Wewentbeyond,‘OK,this works,’” DaSilvasaid.

“Wealsoshowedwhatpossible areas of thebrain are affected by thetherapy.”

Theydidthisbyusingahigh-resolutioncompu-tationalmodel.Theycor-rectly predicted that theelectric current wouldgo where directed by theelectrodes placed on thesubject’shead.

But the current alsoflowedthroughothercrit-ical regions of the brainassociated with how weperceive and modulatepain.

“Previously, it wasthought that the electriccurrent would only gointo the most superfi-cial areas of the cortex,”

DaSilvasaid.

“We found that pain-relatedareasverydeepinthebraincouldbetarget-ed.”

Other studies haveshownthatstimulationofthemotorcortexreduceschronicpain.

However, this studyprovided the first knownmechanistic evidencethat tDCS of the motorcortex might work as anongoing preventive ther-apy in complex, chronicmigrainecases,whereat-tacks are more frequentand resilient to conven-tionaltreatments,DaSilvasaid.

While the results areencouraging, any clinicalapplication is a longwayoff,DaSilvasaid.

“This is a preliminaryreport,”hesaid.

“Withfurtherresearch,noninvasivemotorcortexstimulationcanbeinthefutureofadjuvanttherapyfor chronic migraine andother chronic pain dis-orders by recruiting ourown brain analgesic re-sources.”

Thankstobabyboom-ers—thosebornbetween1946 and 1964 —andmodern medical marvels,more Americans thaneverareheadingintotheirsenior years, and they’reexpected to live longerthanever.

Barely 50 years ago,ouraveragelifeexpectan-cy was 62.5 years; todaythatnumberhasrisento78.2 years, according totheU.S.CensusBureau.

Thatmeans thatmoreAmericans than ever willalsosoonbedecidinghowtohandletheireldercare.

SteveCasto,retirementincome specialist andauthorof“IsYourRetire-mentHeadedintheRightDirection?,” says thereare important questionsand answers to considerbefore making that criti-caldecision.

“The key thing to bal-ance is the differencebetween what you thinkyou’llneedandwhatyoucan afford between yourliquid assets and insur-ance coverage,” Castosaid.

“If you don’t start byasking yourself the rightquestions, you’ll neverget to the answers thatwill lead to a successfullong-termcareplan.”

Here are some ques-tions–andtheiranswers.

Q. Should I opt fornursinghomeorin-homecareinsurance?

A. When selecting in-surance plans, protectagainst your worst riskfirst.

In-home care is moreaboutmaintenance,while

careoutside thehome isfocusedoncrises.

Homecare is good forwhenapersonneedshelpgettingaround.

Ifhehasastroke,he’dneed tobecared forout-sidethehomeinitially,sothereisaneedforboth.

Q.WhatshouldIselectasmydailyallowance?

A. Ifyourhealthdete-riorates,adailyallowanceof $100 per day couldcover all your care out-side the home, but onlya thirdof thecare insidethehome.

Your home-care costscouldrockettomorethan$400ormoreperday,soplanfortheworst.

Q.Whatisanelimina-tionperiod?

A.Sometimesreferredto as the “waiting” or“qualifying” period, thisrefers to the length oftime between the begin-ningofaninjuryorillnessandreceivingbenefitpay-mentsfromaninsurer.

With long-term care,the typical eliminationperiod is 90 days, whichmeans you are respon-sibleforcoveringthefirst90 days of care on yourown.

Most people believethat Medicare covers thefirst 90 days, which isdeadwrong.

Itonlycovers itundercertain conditions, andnot all patients meetthose conditions, whichinclude:

• A nursing home staythat follows a three-dayhospitalstay.

•Admissiontoanursing

home within 30 days ofhospitaldischarge.

• A Medicare-certifiednursinghome.Physician-certified need for skilledcareonadailybasis

Your best bet is to beinsured through a long-term care policy for thatfirst90days.

“Thesearejustafewoftheissues,”Castosays.

“A goodstartingpointfor those planning earlyistocompletelydiscounttheideaofgettingadimefromMedicare.

“Evenifitisstillaroundwhenyouneedlong-termcare, the restrictions onMedicarearetightening.

“You’llbeluckytogettheprogramtopayfor10percentofanursinghomestay.

“Therealanswer is togetasolidlong-termcareinsurance policy that isbasedonasoundplan.”

AboutSteveCasto

SteveCastoisfounderandpresidentofStrategicWealthSolutions,Inc.anOmaha,Neb.-basedfinan-cial firm that managesmoney for investors intheMidwest.

Casto helps clientsreduce their tax bill,minimize their risk, andensure theydon’toutlivetheirmoney.

Heistheauthorof“IsYourRetirementHeadingin the Right Direction?”and offers presentationsonhowtoincreaseincomewhilereducingtaxes.

Changes in the epig-enome, a structure thatcontrols the function ofgenes, were found in thebrains of Alzheimer’spatients. These epi-genetic changes can becaused by exposure toenvironmental toxicantsorlifestylebehaviors,ac-cording toastudyoutoftheUniversityofMichiganSchoolofPublicHealth.

If researchers can es-tablish a causal link be-tweenepigeneticchangesand toxicants, it couldlead to new treatments,oreventhepreventionofAlzheimer’sdisease.Thispaperdidnotlookatspe-cifictoxicants,butfuturestudies in this body ofresearch will, said LauraRozek, assistant profes-sorintheSPHandstudy

co-author.

Further, these epigen-eticchanges,whichcausegenestobehavedifferent-lyoveraperson’slifetime,could be reversible. Theresearchers foundhigherratesofakindofanepi-genetic change calledmethylation in geneslocated in the brains ofpeople with Alzheimer’s,saidRozek,whoalsohasan appointment in theDepartment of Otolaryn-gology at the U-M HealthSystem.

“Our next step is tolook at exposures thatoccurred earlier in lifeand try to link those ex-posurestotheepigeneticchanges we saw in thebrain,”Rozeksaid.“Thatwaywemayfindevidence

that toxicants are linkedtotheepigeneticchangesthat are present in thebrainsinthepeoplewithAlzheimer’s.

Researchers lookedonly at late onset Al-zheimer’s,whichisvastlymorecommonthanearlyonsetAlzheimer’s,whichaffects only about 2 per-centofpeopleandsetsinbefore age 60.Scientistshave identified severalgenesthatmayincreaseaperson’sriskfordevelop-ingAlzheimer’s.

The same genes canhave different outcomesin different people. So,otherfactorsmustplayaroleindevelopingthedis-ease,and thishas fueledstudiesontheepigeneticsofAlzheimer’s.

Wayne State research reveals improved meth-od for paramedics to stop prolonged seizures

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Section B May 2-8, 2012

Kit makes Internet music accessible

for all in cars If you thought just because you

don’t own a new car you have to miss out on some of the cool in-car technol-ogy that comes with one, then think again.

From music to navigation, just about every technology feature avail-able in new automobiles is now avail-able for those of us who drive some-thing made before Bluetooth became standard in most vehicles.

The Grooveshark Bluetooth Internet Radio Car Internet enables users to wirelessly connect their android smart-phone to any FM car stereo and add on-demand music through the Groove-shark Application.

The kit works in any car with a 12-volt charging outlet and an FM stereo.

The Grooveshark app (avail-able for free download at: http://m.Grooveshark.com) is the world’s largest on-demand streaming and music discovery service. With over 15 million songs and 30 million users, Grooveshark lets users search and play music, share songs with friends, and build cloud music libraries acces-sible on the Web, on smartphones with Grooveshark Mobile, and on other supported devices.

The kit also features Bluetooth Handsfree Calling with a noise-cancel-ing mic feature and allows users to safely answer and make phone calls while driving with the ability to quickly redial the last call made.

To operate users simply plug the kit into their car’s 12V adapter and pair their Android smartphone to the Kit through Bluetooth. Then tune the car’s FM radio to the same frequency shown on the kit, and the system au-tomatically finds available FM frequen-cies at the touch of a button.

The kit, which cost about $100, also allows users to listen to any other audio application on their phone.

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Join Marcus Amick on test drives and events at Twitter (http://twitter.com/MarcusAmick).

Ferrari unveils new hybrid system

Revving to take its place in the green movement, Ferrari officially unveiled its V12 HY-KERS system at the 2012 Bei-jing Auto Show, which will reportedly power the 2013 successor to the Enzo.

Based on a modified Ferrari mid-rear engine layout, the HY-KERS system combines a 12-cylinder engine and dual-clutch gearbox with two electric motors, according to EarthTechling.com.

Utilizing Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) technology from its Formula 1 race cars, the new HY-KERS system captures energy from braking, storing it the car’s battery pack until it is needed under acceleration.

With its dual-clutch system, the HY-KERS system is expected to help cars provide a more constant acceleration, reducing the jerk associated with tradi-tional gear-changes.

The new system is lighter than previous generation hybrid drivetrains and adds approximately 1 kilowatt of additional power for every additional 2.2 pounds weight the hybrid drivetrain adds, according to published reports.

Ferrari is reportedly saying the new car will have a 0-60 time of under three seconds, and a combined gasoline and electric power output totaling more than 900 horsepower.

In addition, the system is expected to reduce emissions by up to 40 per-cent over combined cycle tests.

Chris Paul named spokesperson for campaign

CHRONICLE STAFF REPORTS

The Jeep brand and USA Basketball have teamed up in a partnership naming the Jeep Wrangler “the Official Vehicle of USA Basket-ball” to support the men’s and women’s na-tional teams.

As part of the partnership, Jeep also rolled out a uniquely designed special edition model, the 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Altitude Edition, which will be featured in the cam-paign.

“Each member of the USA Basketball team embodies inner strength, passion, a drive to win and a true sense of dedication they use to not only represent their team, but also their country,” said Mike Manley, president and CEO, Jeep Brand, Chrysler Group LLC. THE JEEp WranglEr Unlimited Altitude Edition will be featured in the new

campaign with USA Basketball. – Photos Courtesy of Jeep

CHrIS paUl will serve as the spokesperson for Jeep’s new partnership with USA Basket-ball.

Jeep enters new partnership with USA Basketball

“The Jeep brand is proud to be on the same team as these talented men and women. Both symbolize Ameri-can pride, a strong history, a humble spirit, integrity, courage and leader-ship.”

“We are proud to have the Jeep brand’s support of USA Basketball as we prepare to represent our coun-try both on and off the court this summer,” said Jerry Colangelo, USA Basketball chairman. “The defining characteristics of these two Ameri-can brands make the affiliation feel natural, and the strategic buildup of USA Basketball-themed events, along with the comprehensive advertising and marketing campaign, will put the Jeep brand top of mind with sports fans around the world.”

Chris Paul, the 2012 USA Basket-ball finalist and 2008 team member, has been named as the official spokesman for this partnership. He will be featured in the Jeep brand’s advertising campaign and appear in a series of video vignettes that will give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at various facets of the partnership with USA Basketball.

“Like all Jeep brand vehicles, Chris Paul defines the meaning of true athleticism and capability. We greatly admire his philanthropic ef-forts and dedication to giving back to the community. His altruistic nature, compassion and drive perfectly aligns with the Jeep brand values and makes

By Marcus AmickSPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

The 2013 Ford Escape…

Wait, I need to get this off my chest first.

For years, I’ve been a fan of the Escape.

Actually, I’ve been a big fan of the SUV, primarily because the design always

stood out as unique as one of the first ve-hicles of its kind in the segment when in-troduced in 2000.

That and the fact that when a lot of other vehicles in the seg-ment started looking the same, the Escape maintained its classic

“SUV/truck-like” appeal. So, you can only imagine what I was thinking when I saw the all new 2013 model unveiled.

Yeah, call me old school I guess, but I’ve always found the

boxy styl-ing of the E s c a p e kind of cool in a sea of ve-hicles in

the segment that seem to all look alike after a while.

ALL THINGS MUST CHANGE

….Okay, time to move on be-cause like everything else that’s been around for a while, the Escape needed to evolve as we move further away from the era of the big gas guzzling SUVs − even if there are some things about the vehiciles that some of us hate to see go.

It makes me wonder if we’re fastly ap-proaching a generation that will have no idea what a traditional SUV is as cross-overs become more of the mainstay.

– Photos Courtesy of Ford Motor Co.

NEW DAY

2013 Ford Escape closes an era with push for more ‘aerodynamic’ design

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with Marcus Amick D r i v e . L i v e . S h a r e .

THE 2013 FOrD ESCapE features an all new design with a focus on appealing to new consumers.

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THE nEW FOrD ESCapE is available with eleven unique features including the lift-gate with motion-sens-ing that opens and closes the hatch with the kick of a foot.

Scary, huh?

That said, the Escape still packs a lot of those capabilities that have made it one of America’s best-selling vehicles in the segment like towing capability and cargo space.

It’s the overall design of the 2013 model that throws you for loop considering that it’s such a drastic departure from the previous one with Ford hoping it will help lure a new market of women to the vehicle. So much so, that the new Escape could have easily been launched as a completely different ve-hicle.

Some of the key exterior design elements include a the three-dimensional hood, a trapezoidal grille and the sweeping windshield angle, all of which makes the new model nearly 10 percent

more “aerodynamic” than the outgoing one, says Ford.

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MOBILE HOT SHOT RIDE: 2012 VW Beetle 2.0TWhat makes it hot? The minute you see that Turbo badge boldly planted on the side, you immediately know this isn’t the same Beetle your little sister dreamed of driving off to college with a flower on the dash in tote. Boasting 30 more horses than the standard 2.5-liter model, the front-wheel drive 2.0T is far more menacing looking than its sibling, a testament to its performance capabilities. The Black Turbo edition also features larger brakes, 18-inch wheels and a rear spoiler. Tracking one down, however, might be more akin to searching for a collectible considering that the special edition model was introduced as part of VW’s pre-order program launched last year. – M.Amick

The Numbers: MPG – 21 city/30 hwy

Powered by – 200 hp 2.0-liter four cylinder

Sticker - $25,720Available in three engine options including two EcoBoost engines, a lot of the thought has gone into improving the fuel efficiency of the Escape and the vehicle’s overall performance capa-bilities.

The 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine, which pumps out 240 horsepower and 270 lb.-ft. of torque, has an mpg of 30 hwy/22 city. The 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine, which makes its American debut in the new Escape with 178 horsepower and 184 lb-ft., has an mpg rating of 33 hwy/23 city.

The standard engine is an updated 2.5-liter with 168 horsepower and 170 lb-ft. of torque gets 31 mpg hwy/22 mpg city.

Ford engineers went to great lengths to make the new Escape much more fuel efficient going as far to design grille slats that stay open when extra engine cooling air is re-quired, but automatically opens when cruising on the highway to improve fuel efficiency.

Improvements for cargo include rear seats that fold flat easier and a two-position load floor, which allows customers to choose among maxi-mum luggage volume or flat load floor.

The trailer tow rating for the new Escape is

3,500 pounds, the same as the outgoing V6 model with less pain at the pump.

Make no mistake about it, the 2013 Escape is all about more content with Ford touting that the new model has eleven features that no other vehicle in the segment offers like the much-talked about lift-gate with motion-sens-ing that opens and closes the hatch with the kick of a foot.

Very cool.

The available intel-ligent all-wheel-drive system on the all-new Ford Escape can send up to 100 percent of the vehi-cle’s power to the front or rear wheels to better grip the road.

In fact, it’s all of the technology packed into the new Escape from con-venience features to im-proved performance capa-bilities that tend to draw you in to the vehicle.

The upgraded SYNC with MyFord Touch fea-tures a new look, making phone, navigation, enter-tainment and climate con-trols even easier to use.

The new Escape is also available with Ford’s Par-allel parking system with active park assist and the sensor-based BLIS (Blind Spot Information System) with cross-traffic alert that displays an alert in the side mirror when a ve-

hicle is detected entering a blind spot.

The 2013 model also features a new audio system that engineers tuned by listening to ev-erything from classical piano to rock to rap.

HOW MUCH IS COOL WORTH?

Trouble is, once you start packing in a lot of those cool features in the top-of-the line Titanium model priced at around $37,000, the idea of the new Escape starts to seem a bit extreme for the seg-ment even with all of the luxury amenities.

The new Escape be-comes much more palat-able in the SE model with a base price of $23,295.

Still, after enticing you with all those extras and you realize the cost, the new Escape makes you think about checking out a few competitors with an “aerodynamic” look if shopping for a practical vehicle in the segment whether you’ve been a fan of the vehicle or not.

Then again, maybe it’s just that I really haven’t gotten over the idea that no matter how much you like something, everything is subject to change.

Marcus Amick is a national automotive life-style writer and consul-tant. He can be contacted at Marcus@Wheelside.com.

him a great fit for this ini-tiative,” said Manley.

“The Jeep brand has always been associated with the American spirit and as a member of the 2012 USA Men’s Basket-ball National Team, I am proud to serve as spokes-man for Jeep’s partner-

ship with USA Basket-ball,” stated Chris Paul.

Kim Adams House, head of Jeep brand ad-vertising, said the new partnership with USA Basketball benefits both organizations: “We share a common DNA and that is very clearly two American

icons working together in the pursuit of greatness.”

The Jeep brand de-buted the advertising and marketing campaign for the partnership with what USA Basketball called “Power Within” on Satur-day, April 28.

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How the brain’s daily clock controls mood: A new project

ANNARBOR—AmathprofessorattheUniversityofMichiganwillleadaninternational,$1millionproj-ectexaminingthelinksbetweenbipolardisorderandabnormalitiesinthecircadian,ordaily,rhythmsofamammal’sinternalclock.

In humans, this grain-of-rice-sized timepiece is aclusterof20,000neurons rightbehind theeyes. It’scalledthesuprachiasmaticnucleas(SCN)ofthebrain’shypothalamus, and it is responsible for keeping ourbodiesinsynchwithourplanet’s24-hourday.

Scientistsbelieveit’soffkilterinpatientswithbi-polar disorder. Some of the genes implicated in thediseasearethesameonesthatregulatethebiologicalclock.Thecommontreatmentdruglithiumisknowntochangetheperiodofthatclock,andwhenmanicpa-tientsareforcedtostayona24-hourschedule,many

experienceareprievefromtheepisode,saidprincipalinvestigator Daniel Forger, an associate professor intheU-MDepartmentofMathematics.

Exactly how the brain’s clock controls mood re-mains a mystery, though. This new project aims tochangethatthroughcomplexmathematicalmodelingandexperimentsinvolvingmice.

“We’regoing tocontinuouslymonitor thestateofthe animals’ internal clock. We’ll watch it tick, usemathematicstounderstanditsfunctionandtesthowitcontrolsmood,”Forgersaid.

The researchers will examine the brains of de-pressedandnormalmiceandlookforabnormalelec-tricalactivity.Theresearchersaimtodeterminewhatstate of the clock region corresponds with different

moodsintheanimals.

“We’regoingtolearnanawfullotaboutthecircadi-anclock,whichcouldalso,inadditiontodepression,playaroleinAlzheimer’s,cancerandheartattacks,”Forgersaid.

Also involved in this project are Toru Takumi, aprofessor in theLaboratoryof IntegrativeBioscienceatHiroshimaUniversityinJapan,andHughPiggins,aprofessoroflifesciencesattheUniversityofManches-terinEngland.TheprojectisfundedbyacompetitiveinternationalHumanFrontierScienceProgramGrant,whichsupportsbasiclifescienceresearchwithfund-ingfrom13countriesandtheEuropeanUnion.

Daniel Forger: www.math.lsa.umich.edu/people/facultyDetail.php?uniqname=forger.

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Regional Higher Education Economic Summit to Improve Lives Aimed at Creating Pathways to Economic, Social Mobility

Presented By

Pending U.S. Supreme Court Case on the Future of Affirmative Action in Higher Education a Key Area of Discussion

regional economic summit Towards New Geographies of Opportunity in Education, convened in Detroit at the Wayne County Community

College District (WCCCD) downtown campus with nationally prominent

thought leaders on the pivotal role played by educators, social advocates

and policymakers in local and national efforts to create skills, jobs and

opportunities for communities.

Opportunity Nation is a national program and campaign to increase economic

opportunities and mobility – led by Time magazine, United Way, AARP, the Ford

Foundation and a broad coalition of nearly 200 businesses, nonprofits, educational

institutions and military organizations. WCCCD is one of only 12 national summits,

and the only college in the Midwest, selected by the Opportunity Nation Higher

Education Council to “highlight the bright spots of opportunity that are our nation’s

colleges and universities.”

WCCCD’s conference considered the pivotal role educators, advocates, and policymakers

can play in the development of a local and national agenda responding to the collateral

forces of educational inequality, racial segregation, and concentrated poverty that

continue to impede economic opportunity and undermine the very ideals of democracy

upon which the nation was founded.

The conference featured panels on the education and economic inequality in an age of

multiracial democracy; a discussion of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that have

impacted efforts to integrate public schools, including the pending Supreme Court case,

Fisher V. University of Texas, which many legal experts are predicting will end affirmative

action in higher education; and social and institutional responses to segregation in public

education and related public policy initiatives. Kevin Jennings, CEO, Opportunity Nation

and the former assistant deputy of the U.S. Department of Education under the Obama

Administration keynoted the event.

The conference was presented by WCCCD and Opportunity Nation as part of a national

set of conferences to help create a shared, bipartisan plan of real-world strategies to

increase opportunities with the overall aim of creating pathways to economic mobility for

communities across the nation.

Towards New Geographies of Opportunity in Education is one of only 12 Opportunity

Nation conferences happening around the country. Wayne County Community College

District last year was one of a dozen educational institutions selected for the Opportunity

Nation Higher Education Council, a group that includes private, public, community and

religiously affiliated colleges and universities. Each Higher Education Council member

is holding regional events around the country, aimed at spurring dialogue and creating

strategies for building economic mobility in the communities they serve.

Left to right, from top of page: Panelists Godfrey Joseph Dillard, Robert A. Sedler and Reginald Turner; Panelists Sheldon Danziger, Reynolds Farley and Anna Maria Santiago; Leland Bassett and Anurima Bhargava, Chief of the Educational Opportunities Section of the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice; Panelists Jeff Gerritt and Catherine Kelly; Panelists Joshua Bassett, Phillip J. Bowman and Mark Denson; Panelist Joshua Bassett; Panelist Bankole Thompson

Top of page: WCCCD Chancellor Dr. Curtis L. Ivery; Top row: Panelist Reginald Turner addresses conference attendees; Inset: Kenote speaker Kevin Jennings, CEO, Be The Change - Opportunity Nation; Above, l to r: Maureen Taylor and guest; Moderator Mildred Gaddis; Moderator Michelle Martinez; At right: Dr. Curtis L. Ivery greets panelist Reginal Turner

May 2-8, 2012 • THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE • Page B-5

Regional Higher Education Economic Summit to Improve Lives Aimed at Creating Pathways to Economic, Social Mobility

Presented By

Pending U.S. Supreme Court Case on the Future of Affirmative Action in Higher Education a Key Area of Discussion

regional economic summit Towards New Geographies of Opportunity in Education, convened in Detroit at the Wayne County Community

College District (WCCCD) downtown campus with nationally prominent

thought leaders on the pivotal role played by educators, social advocates

and policymakers in local and national efforts to create skills, jobs and

opportunities for communities.

Opportunity Nation is a national program and campaign to increase economic

opportunities and mobility – led by Time magazine, United Way, AARP, the Ford

Foundation and a broad coalition of nearly 200 businesses, nonprofits, educational

institutions and military organizations. WCCCD is one of only 12 national summits,

and the only college in the Midwest, selected by the Opportunity Nation Higher

Education Council to “highlight the bright spots of opportunity that are our nation’s

colleges and universities.”

WCCCD’s conference considered the pivotal role educators, advocates, and policymakers

can play in the development of a local and national agenda responding to the collateral

forces of educational inequality, racial segregation, and concentrated poverty that

continue to impede economic opportunity and undermine the very ideals of democracy

upon which the nation was founded.

The conference featured panels on the education and economic inequality in an age of

multiracial democracy; a discussion of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that have

impacted efforts to integrate public schools, including the pending Supreme Court case,

Fisher V. University of Texas, which many legal experts are predicting will end affirmative

action in higher education; and social and institutional responses to segregation in public

education and related public policy initiatives. Kevin Jennings, CEO, Opportunity Nation

and the former assistant deputy of the U.S. Department of Education under the Obama

Administration keynoted the event.

The conference was presented by WCCCD and Opportunity Nation as part of a national

set of conferences to help create a shared, bipartisan plan of real-world strategies to

increase opportunities with the overall aim of creating pathways to economic mobility for

communities across the nation.

Towards New Geographies of Opportunity in Education is one of only 12 Opportunity

Nation conferences happening around the country. Wayne County Community College

District last year was one of a dozen educational institutions selected for the Opportunity

Nation Higher Education Council, a group that includes private, public, community and

religiously affiliated colleges and universities. Each Higher Education Council member

is holding regional events around the country, aimed at spurring dialogue and creating

strategies for building economic mobility in the communities they serve.

Left to right, from top of page: Panelists Godfrey Joseph Dillard, Robert A. Sedler and Reginald Turner; Panelists Sheldon Danziger, Reynolds Farley and Anna Maria Santiago; Leland Bassett and Anurima Bhargava, Chief of the Educational Opportunities Section of the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice; Panelists Jeff Gerritt and Catherine Kelly; Panelists Joshua Bassett, Phillip J. Bowman and Mark Denson; Panelist Joshua Bassett; Panelist Bankole Thompson

Top of page: WCCCD Chancellor Dr. Curtis L. Ivery; Top row: Panelist Reginald Turner addresses conference attendees; Inset: Kenote speaker Kevin Jennings, CEO, Be The Change - Opportunity Nation; Above, l to r: Maureen Taylor and guest; Moderator Mildred Gaddis; Moderator Michelle Martinez; At right: Dr. Curtis L. Ivery greets panelist Reginal Turner

By George Curry The new NAACP ReportCard for the first sessionof the 112th Congress isoutanditshowsthateverygradedRepublicanmemberoftheHouseandSenatere-ceivedanFonissuescon-sidered important to thenation’s oldest civil rightsgroup.

IntheSenate,all46GOPsenators received Fs fromNAACP.Of those,34votedagainst the NAACP’s posi-tion every time, includingSenate Minority LeaderMitchMcConnellandformerpresidential candidateJohnMcCain. In theHouse,all238Republi-cansgradedalsoreceivedFs.AlthoughGOP House members have a reputa-tion but being more conservative thantheirSenatecolleagues,only10HouseRepublicans voted against the NAACPeverytime.

InstarkcontrasttoRepublicans,47Democrats in the Senate earned As,threereceivedB’s,onegotaDandnonereceivedanF.Thetwoindependentsinthe Senate, Connecticut’s Joe Lieber-man and Bernie Sanders of Vermont,receivedaBandanA,respectively.

In the House, all 238 Republicansgraded earned an F. House Democratsvoted like their counterparts in theSenate:159earnedAs,22gotBs, fourearnedCs,onegotaDandfourreceivedFs.

IhavebeenstudyingNAACPlegisla-tivereportcardsforacoupleofdecadesand I can’t remember a timewhenRe-publicans in Congress have been thissolidifiedintheirhostilitytowardscivilrights. About eight years ago, Republi-can Congresswoman Mary S. Leach ofIowaearnedaC.Morerecentlyacoupleof Republicans have earned Ds as therestflunked.

InthesessionofCongressthatlastedfromJan.5,2011toDec.23,2011,onlyone Republican, Senator Scott Brown(R-Mass.),votedwiththeNAACP40per-cent of the time. The GOP’s so-calledmoderate senators, Olympia J. SnoweandSusanCollinsofMaine,supportedtheNAACP33percentofthetime.

TheNAACPgradedmembersofCon-gressonvotestakenonsuchissuesas

repealingfundingforhealthcarereform,judicialnomi-nations,deepbudgetcuts,job creation and criminaljusticereform.

This NAACP ReportCardshouldputtorestthelie that there’s no differ-ence between DemocratsandRepublicans.Thereisdifference – a huge differ-enceatthat.

EventheBlackRepub-lican alternatives are notviablealternatives.

In the bygone years,the Republican Party had

suchmoderatesasNewYorkGov. Nelson Rockefeller,

Mayor John Lindsey of New York CityandConnecticutSen.LowellWeicker.ItevenhadBlackRepublicanswhofoughtforcivil rights.But theGOPbegan thepolitical equivalent of ethnic cleansingin 1964 with the nomination of Arizo-naSen.BarryGoldwater,whomadeanopenappealtosegregationists.

Overthelasthalfcentury,GOPmod-erates,suchasformerSecretaryofStateColin Powell have either been pushedout of the party or marginalized. Mod-erateshavebeenreplacedbyrabidTeaPartyactivists.

The voting records of DemocraticandRepublican leaders inCongress il-lustrate the gap in support of African-Americansinthetwoparties.

AllDemocraticleadersintheHouseearned A’s: Minority Leader NancyPelosi (100 percent), Democratic WhipSteny Hoyer (100 percent), AssistantDemocratic Whip James Clyburn (100percent) andDemocraticCaucusChairJohnLucas(95percent).

EachRepublicanleaderintheHouse,on the other hand, got F’s: MajorityLeaderEricCantor(5percent),MajorityWhipKevinMcCarthy (10percent),Re-publicanConferenceChairJebHensar-ling (5 percent) and Republican PolicyCommitteeChairTomPrice(5percent).

The Republican Party’s hostility tocivil rights reminds me of a commentmadebythefatherofformerGOPCon-gressmanJ.C.Watts,anAfrican-Ameri-can from Oklahoma. His father said aBlackvotingRepublicanislikeachick-envotingforColonelSanders.

By Stacy Swimp Did you knowthat almost two mil-l i o n d e a d A m e r i c a n sare registered to vote, andthat three mil-lionAmericansareregis-tered to vote more thanonce?Didyouknowthata busload of volunteerswith a list of names dis-enfranchises you morethan anything else, andmakes a mockery of oursystem? Various groupssupport photo ID laws,butareshouteddownbyU.S.AttorneyGeneralEricHolder’s Justice Depart-ment andcertain leaderswhoinsistthatthereisnosuchthingasfraud.

Sowhydo73percentofvoterssup-port the institutionof photo ID laws?It’sbecausewe’renotstupid!Notonlycan dead people vote, but some livepeoplecanvotetwice,duetomultipleregistrations. But don’t worry, politi-ciansaremuchtoohonesttoevercheatinanelection!

Accordingtosome,voter fraudisarareoccurrence,hardlyworthourtimetotrytoprevent,butit’safactthatprov-ingfraudisdifficultandtime-consum-ing.Ifyoususpectthat“dead”peopleare voting, theonlyway to verify it istocombthroughthepollbooks,com-paring the names to another reliablelistofthedeceased,whichisexpensiveandtime-consuming.Whynotsimplyeliminatetheknowndeadfromthepollbooksinthefirstplace?

Anotherwaytocheatistopurposelyregisterpeopleyouknowwillnotshowuptothepolls,thenbusvolunteersintovoteforthem.You’dbesurprisedathow justa fewpeoplecanmakeabigdifference. Many local elections arewononthebasisofahandfulofvotes,andwithtensofthousandsofprecinctsin the United States, even a nationalelectioncanbeshifted.

Perhapsthemostegregiousformoffraudoccurswhenabsenteeballotsaretamperedwith,eitherby“helping”thevoter todecideorbyoutright theftor

destructionofballots.

If we want to protecttheintegrityofourvote,wehavetoacceptthattheop-portunity for troublemak-ingexists,thenformulateaplantosafeguardourmostprecious right to free andfair elections. Volunteer-ing to watch the processandreportsuspectedfraudis one of the most impor-tant things a citizen cando.TheadditionofavoterIDrequirementisnotonlyeffective, but popular be-cause Americans want alevel playing field. Percep-tioniseverything.Youcanonly have confidence in a

systemthatdoesn’tseemrigged.

Thereisabiggercivilrightsissueatplayheretoo.Thosewhowantundoc-umentedpeoplevotinginourelectionscouldn’tcarelessaboutpeoplewithoutID.Insteadofstreamliningtheprocesstomakesurethatunderservedpopula-tionsgettheIDtheyneedtobe“social-lyenfranchised,”theystymyeffortsforafreeandfairvote.

Ifanygroupistrulyconcernedaboutthe “disenfranchised,” they shouldbudget timeandmoneytowardensur-ing that their constituents are prop-erlydocumentedandabletofullypar-ticipate inourculture. Youcan’tbuya beer, open a checking account orobtainmanysocial serviceswithoutaphotoID.Youcan’tevenentertheDe-partmentofJusticetocomplainaboutvoterIDlawswithoutaphotoID.

Guesswhat?Thisisanon-partisanissue,becausebothsidesofthepoliti-calspectrumhavebeencaughtatonetimeoranother.

I encourage you to join me at theStatewide Election Integrity Sum-mitheld inLansing,Michigan, regard-inghowtotakebackfreeandfairelec-tions.TheeventwilltakeplaceonMay12 from10a.m. to4p.m. at theBestWesternPlus,locatedat6820S.CedarSt.inLansing.

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By Jeff Johnson There are many whohave been and continueto be concerned about thevoterIDlawspassedinover31statesprimarilyoverthepastthreeyearsthatarere-quiringeveryvoter tohaveastate-issuedID.Thelaws,which have additionallyreduced or removed earlyvoting and restricted voterregistrationeffortsaresaid,by some, to make it moredifficult fornearly fivemil-lioneligiblevoterstogotothepolls.

The NAACP, Rev. AlSharpton and others havebeen doing what they canto mobilize and create legitimate op-position to the laws, which are on thebooks.AndwhileIbelievethatweneedto diligently fight these laws state bystate,itisessentialthatwerealizethatmost,ifnotall,oftheselawswillnotbechanged by the time the 19 remainingstates have their primaries or even bythegeneralelectiononNovwmber6.

So that means we have to do twothings. The first is educate people ontherulesof thisnewgame.Get people who don’t have ID’s an ID.

Photo ID’s issued by the U.S. fed-eral government or the Common-wealth of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvaniadriver’s license or non-driver’s licensephoto ID (IDs are valid for voting pur-poses12monthspastexpirationdate);Valid U.S. passport; U.S. military ID,activedutyandretiredmilitary(amilitaryorveteran’sIDmustdesignateanexpira-tiondateordesignatethattheexpirationdateis indefinite).Militarydependents’ID must contain an expiration date;employee photo ID issued by federal,Pennsylvania, County or Municipalgovernment; Photo ID cards from anaccredited Pennsylvania public or pri-vate institution of higher learning;PhotoIDcardsissuedbyaPennsylvaniacare facility, including long-term care

facilities, assisted livingresidences or personalcarehomes.

For those of you thatdon’tthinkthisreallyhitshome, there is a 91-year-old woman in Pennsylva-niawhohasvotedineveryelection for 70 years.Shewasunable togetanID, despite having all thedocumentsontheDepart-ment of State checklist— birth certificate andSocialSecuritycard,bothwith her maiden name,her marriage certificate,deed to her house, Pecobills,plusher IRSrefundcheck.

Butbecausethemarriagelicensewasin Hebrew…and no one at the bureaucouldreadHebrew,shewasoutofluck.This shows not just how silly the lawis,buthowbadthestaffoftenisattheBureauofMotorVehicles.Itisessentialthatwedon’tallowthistohappentoourlovedones.

Churches, families, community cen-ters, Greek letter organizations, andothers,pleasestartraisingresourcesinstateswhereID’sarenotfree.

And where you can get them free,bring people together to help themthroughtheprocess.Partnerwithlocalradioandnewspapersaswellassocialmediatogetthewordout.

Thereisnoreasonwhywecan’tturnoutasmanypeoplein2012aswedidin2008. Itmaynotseemasexciting,butitiswithoutquestionjustasimportant.Complain about the laws that there isclearlynobasisfor.

Fighttoseethemchanged.Butbyallmeans,dowhatourcommunityalwayshas.

No matter how many times theychange the rules,play thegamebetterthantheydo.

It’sallabouttheID.Getthemandgettothepolls.

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Let’s take care of voting business

Cleaning up voter registration

Obama campaign looking for Black staffers

By Michael Cottman Seven months beforeElection Day, the Obamacampaign is seriouslysearchingforBlackstafferstoworkinitspredominant-lywhiteChicagoheadquar-tersandfieldofficesacrossthecountry.

In an e-mail labeled“Urgent,” Stefanie Brown,director of the campaign’sAfrican-American voteroutreachinitiative,recentlyappealedtotheBlackcom-munityforhelp.

“TheObamaforAmericacampaign is in theprocessofreallystaffingupinstatesaroundthecountry, and I need your help to findqualified, African-American candidatesfor some of these positions,” Brownwrotetosupporterslastmonth,accord-ingtoPOLITICO.

Brown’s e-mail comes as a photoof the Obama campaign surfaced thatshoweddozensofWhitestaffersintheChicago office and not one African-Americanintheroom.

ThepushbytheObamacampaigntohiremoreBlackstafferstookongreat-er significance this week as PresidentBarackObamatraveledtothreecollegesspeaking to students about reducingcollege loan interest rates while alsocourtingyoungvoters.

When I visited theObamacampaignheadquarterssixmonthsago,Iwatchedaroom-fullofenthusiasticyoungwhitestaffers sitting under large cardboardsignsofmostAmericanstates,workingthephonesandrallyingDemocratsfromcoasttocoast.IalsosawseveralseniorBlackstafferstyping furiouslyontheirlaptops,analyzingpollingdata,andtalk-ing about innovative ways to increaseBlackvoterturnout.

But the question that continued toecho in my mind was this: Why aren’tthere more African-American young

people working for thecampaign when PresidentBarack Obama is in theWhite House? It’s a le-gitimate issue, especiallysince Obama campaignmanagerJimMessinasaysracialdiversityisanimpor-tantcomponentofthe2012election-yearcrusade.

Jones’ “urgent” e-mailto the Black communitywas noteworthy because,for the first time, civilrightsactivistslearnedthatassembling Black staffersisnowapressingissuefortheObamacampaign.

With a new poll that shows ObamatakingaslimleadoverRepublicanMittRomney—49to42percent—Obama’saidessayeveryvoteinNovemberisim-portantandvoterturnoutiscritical.

Speaking privately, several influen-tial Black Democrats in Washington,D.C., have expressed frustration withtheObamacampaign’s lackofAfrican-American staffers, with one Black pro-fessionalsaying“thecampaignisthreeyears too late” with its Black recruit-mentefforts.

Sowhat’stheproblem?

With the economy slowly recover-ing,manyyoungAfrican-Americansarelookingforpaidjobsandcannotaffordtovolunteerformonthsatatimewhilemany young Whites have parents whosubsidize their public serviceprojects.In addition, unlike some Black house-holds, many young White volunteerscome from families thathave longhis-tories of working with political cam-paigns.

FortheObamacampaign,thekeytohiring more Black staffers is tappingintocivilrightsorganizationsthathavespentyearscultivatingyoungBlackpro-fessionalsandpreparingthemforpoliti-calandcivic-mindedcareers.

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The current state of the DetroitPublic Schools is a mockery of Brownv Board of Education and it exposesthe deep inequities in education.

Just becauseyour child isnot enrolledin the DetroitPublic Schoolsdoes not meanyou shouldn’tbe concernedabout the fateof the districtbefore it headstoward implo-sion.

Your abil-ity to get thebest education

for your child should not be basedon geography, income or ethnicitybut, rather, on the simple principlethat every child regardless of theirbackground should have an empow-ering education that equips them fora brighter future. Each child shouldhave access to a meaningful educa-tion that would not leave them trail-ing behind in the dust children inJapan, India, China and other coun-tries move ahead.

But that is not the case in places

like Detroit where a national readingreport card places the city at number56 out of the 75 largest metropoli-tancitiesin the U.S. surveyed. Thatmeans literacy is shamefully low inthe city and we are doing little ornothing to change the deplorablesituation.

The latest study conducted byCentral Connecticut State Universi-ty, according to Data Driven Detroit,ranks the “culture and resources forreading” and it examines not wheth-

er people can read, but whether theyactually do read.

Detroit’s 56th place in the 2010study is the same spot it occupied ina similar report in 2005. The highestrank the city got was 50th in 2007. Washington, D.C., was rated themost well-read city in the nation andfollowing that were Seattle, Minne-apolis, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, San Fran-cisco, St. Paul, Denver, Portland, St.Louis, Cincinnati and Boston.

Its is also noteworthy that thesecities are among the most admiredplaces in the nation and they have,in fact, become meccas for thoseseeking greener pastures. Whenyoung people are making the exodusfrom the state, more than likely theyare moving to one of the cities men-tioned in this report.

These cities are not only a para-gon of a reading culture, they alsooffer other incentives that we are notoffering in this city.

There is no possible way we canbank on attracting young families tothe city if basic amenities like recre-ational centers are not available on afull scale.

When the educational systemdoes not have the public confidence

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Wayne County CommunityCollege District (WCCCD) isthe largest urban commu-nity college in Michigan, withrecord enrollment numbersfor the spring 2011 semester.Nearly 32,000 students regis-tered for credit classes at allfive of the District locationsand online. Additionally, theDistrict expects more than40,000 non-credit studentsto register as well for a totalof nearly 72,000 served in allprograms.

WCCCD, the multi-campusdistrict serving 32 communi-ties in Southeast Michigan,has seen exponential growthas degree and certificate pro-grams have been expanded,infrastructure improved, and

investments in students, ser-vices and technologies in-creased.

“In this economy, post sec-ondary education and trainingis the ticket to competing intoday’s changing workforce.Access to higher education--especially community colleg-es--is critical,” said Dr. CurtisIvery, chancellor. “WCCCDis an integral economic andsocial catalyst to the healthand welfare of this region andstate.”

A recent economic impactstudy reported that WCCCD’sstudents generate morethan $122 million in taxableincome annually to the regionand state.Every dollar that isinvested in WCCCD returns

$22.80 in benefits to all Michi-gan residents.

Having been recognizedas one of the fastest growingcommunity colleges in thenation and the largest urbancommunity college in Michi-gan, WCCCD was forced to capenrollment during the spring2010 semester. This year,under the direction of Dr.Ivery, WCCCD lifted the enroll-ment cap to make certain thatno student was turned awayin spite of WCCCD’s fundingchallenges.

WCCCD gives studentsthe opportunity to train inemerging technology and highdemand fields, allowing themto become competent profes-sionals helping to position the

state for vibrant growth and astrong economic future.

Community colleges acrossthe nation face difficult deci-sions in a climate of limitedresources. The commitmentof WCCCD in assuring that thedoors to educational opportu-nities remain open is a directresult of the determination offaculty, staff and administra-tors.

“Our students and all thosewe serve need us to work ashard as we can for them. Ifwe can’t be the difference be-tween success and a futureof limited options, we are notliving up to the mission andvision of this institution,”said Dr. Ivery.

Curtis Ivery

WCCCD is largest urban community college, with record enrollment numbers

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By C.L. Price

Area businesses sloshing throughMichigan’s sluggish economic recov-ery will soon receive much-needed in-frastructure support, thanks to globalcommunications leader AT&T’s net-work improvement plans announcedlast week.

The improvements — to expandbackhaul, enable 4G speeds, increasemobile broadband capacity and upgradehundreds of cell sites — are predictedto accelerate the pace of area businessgrowth.

Why invest now?

“We feel very confident about De-troit’s economic recovery,” stated JimMurray, president of AT&T Michigan.“As a consequence, we’re committedto making sizeable investments in this

sampson appointed (A-8)Mariners Inn recently an-nounced the promotion of David Sampson to the position of chief executive officer. He has been with Mariners Inn since 2002 and held several positions.

mubarak played religion card (A-2)Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak portrayed him-self as a paradigm of stability in a country he once described as a “powder keg” of sectarian unrest. Yet far from promoting stability, his regime may have actually been the source of much of the religious strife.

Home repair Program (B-1):Rebuilding Together Detroit (RTD) is seeking applications from low-income homeowners in Southwest Detroit who are in need of minor home repair assistance.

Academic excellence honored (c-1):The Final Five Elite High School Football Players were recently lauded for their Ath-letic and Scholastic Excellence at the 20th Annual Franklin D. Watkins Awards held at the Omni Hotel in Los Angeles.

new tax credits (c-6):A new 25 percent state Small Business Investment Tax Credit, designed to encourage investments in start-up and early-stage Michigan technol-ogy companies, is aiming to help Michigan entrepreneurs secure capital and reduce risks associated with a new business or novel technology.

The motortown Revue (d-1):The Motortown Revue, the leg-endary shows that toured the nation by bus for almost the entirety of the ’60s, is recalled by someone who never missed a revue and, like so many other Motown fans, cherishes the memory.

Gov. Snyder keynotes Pancakes & PoliticsGov. Rick Snyder kicked off the Michigan Chronicle’s Pancakes & Politics season at the Detroit Athletic Club on March 3 with a candid conversation built around reinventing Michigan. At left, Snyder chats with Curtis Ivery, Wayne County Community College Chancellor, Betty Brooks, community leader, and Shaun Wilson, Vice President, Director of Client and Community Relations, PNC Bank, and Ric DeVore, Regional President, PNC Bank. See page C-7 for photo high-lights.

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The Detroit Associa-tion of University of Mich-igan Women (DAUMW) is set to celebrate 100 years at their annual luncheon on Saturday, May 19, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the St. John Conference

and Banquet Center in Southfield.

Membership is open to any woman — any class year — who attended the U of M. DAUMW offers scholarships to women entering the University of

Michigan in addition to offering charitable/com-munity service work in the metro area.

For more information, contact Linda Moragne at (313) 963-5522.

By PJ Banks-AndersonD.Min., LCDR, CH, USN (Ret) “They killed Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Jesus for the same reasons: They in-fluenced policy by stand-ing for equality, justice, and redemption for all.”

The following is my tribute, one of many Inter-net pages dedicated to the late Whitney Elisabeth Houston:

“I met Whitney Hous-ton’s music while serv-ing in the Gulf War. She recorded “The Star Spangled Banner” and we played the recording over and over. The troops and I were so proud and pleased to experience this powerful woman of God’s voice. She helped encour-age so many.

Peace, sweet peace, at last for you, Whitney Elisabeth Houston. I will continue to pray for your family that, as you have peace now, may they also come to a place of rest in the awesome memories and legacy you have left for our enjoyment and en-couragement. — Chaplain

PJ Anderson, CH LDCR USN (Ret).”

I grew up listening to her mother, Cissy Hous-ton, and cousin Dionne Warwick’s music. It is re-ported that the last song Ms. Houston sang was “Yes, Jesus Loves Me.”

After many years of drama, success, and suf-fering (separations and fi-nally divorce, on the top of the charts in the ’80s and ’90s, multiple Grammys, many battles with addic-tion that eventually de-stroyed her vocal chords) she returned to her begin-nings, a place where she first met the Lord.

Ms. Houston is the perfect example of the im-portance of introducing our children to God early on. Without that early training, what principles, wisdom and guide do our children have to call upon or to fall back on except drugs, alcohol, drama and demons?

Bringing our children up in church is a Black/African-American tradi-tion. We are so blessed to have active youth and young adults at St. Ste-

phen’s. The average age of our congregation is 37 in part because we focus on the interests of youth: rap/hip-hop, children’s bell choir, youth speak outs and preaching from the pulpit, youth choir and youth dancers during our worship experience.

Sure, it’s a pain to get up on the Sabbath and go to a faith-based organiza-tion to worship. But con-sider this: You will not take any of your earthly possessions or positions with you and your per-sonhood returns to dust. What then, go into eter-nity alone, without God? God forbid.

Ms. Houston sang, “Yes, Jesus loves me,” and then, “Did you know you are loved?…for the Bible tells me so.”

Please pray for the 6,379 American souls and the 7,689 coalition souls killed in action, their families and espe-cially their children.

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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. We are accept-ing students in grades K-6 at Key, Einstein and Pepper elementary schools. We are accept-ing students in Grades 7-8 at the Oak Park Prepara-tory Academy; grade 9 at our 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, we are accepting students at our NOVA Discipline Academy; and for ages 16-19, at Oak Park Alternative Educa-tion Center (featuring Hair & Nail Culture, Culinary Arts, Medical Office As-sistant, Radio & TV Pro-ductions, Building Trades and Computer Repair). Please call 248-336-7708 for more information or visit our website at www.oakparkschools.org. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO ENROLL NOW.

District–Wide Open House, Thursday, May 5, 3:30 to 6 p.m.

Tours available at all schools.

By Paul BridgewaterCould you eat healthy

on $3.84 per day?

A lot of seniors do be-cause they have learned how to get the most nu-trition for the dollar with federal benefits. They are the 2.85 million older adults over age 60 that rely on SNAP, our country’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro-gram, commonly known as “food stamps” (called FAP, the Food Assistance Program, in Michigan).

Throughout the U.S., millions of seniors experi-ence hunger daily, yet only one in three eligible older adults are participating in the federal food program, funded by the U.S. De-partment of Agriculture. Many factors contribute to this low participation rate, from barriers related to mobility, technology, and stigma, to widespread myths about how the pro-gram works and who can qualify.

According to a survey by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, 67 percent of state SNAP di-rectors said that a major reason why seniors did not participate was that they felt embarrassed. Studies have also shown that many older adults do not participate because they mistakenly believe they will only get the min-imum benefit ($16).

Actually, the aver-age benefit is $119 for a senior living alone – and 80 percent of older adults receiving food assistance live alone. Those of us who serve older adults want all eligible individu-als to use these benefits. We will also work to main-tain and improve access to any and all nutrition assistance programs that help low-income seniors.

You can call the Michi-gan Food Stamp Hot-line at 800-481-4989 to see if you, or someone you know, can apply by phone. Applications are

also available by mail and online. If you meet pro-gram guidelines, based on such factors as age and income, you will be able to buy food with a special debit card (called a Bridge Card or an EBT Card). The card comes with a certain amount of money already on it.

Information and assis-tance specialists at the Detroit Area Agency on Aging can also help you identify and apply for the benefits you deserve. Call us at (313) 446-4444.

In these tough eco-nomic times, too many vulnerable seniors are aging into poverty. They have worked hard all their lives, raised children, supported their com-munities and paid taxes, yet they cannot meet the costs of health care and basic living expenses, even with Social Security and Medicare. They are economically insecure, and too many go without food to pay for medicine or utilities. Going with-out proper nutrition then raises the risks of illness and disease.

Poor nutrition, how-ever, threatens more than low-income seniors.

Illness and mobil-ity issues make it diffi-cult for many seniors to shop for and prepare nu-tritious meals, causing more stress in their lives.

Nearly half of seniors who live alone consume few fruits, vegetables or milk products.

Some seniors simply do not feel like eating as a result of their health conditions. Many have illnesses and diseases that dampen taste buds. Seniors on multiple medi-cations or recovering from an illness may lose interest in eating. And then there is loneliness, which can lead to depres-sion and make problems worse.

Family caregivers can be on the lookout for spoiled foods and expira-tion dates in the refrigera-tor when visiting friends or relatives. They can also make sure cupboards are stocked for emergen-cies. More than anything, they can provide company during meals.

At the Detroit Area Agency on Aging, we are seeking private contri-butions for our Adopt-a-Senior program to pro-vide meals for low-income seniors who are on the waiting list for home and community-based servic-es. To help, call Andrea Johnson at (313) 446-4444, ext. 5213.

May is Older Ameri-cans Month. Let’s share some of our time and re-sources to make a differ-ence in the lives of our elders, whether we know them or not.

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 Solution” radio show on a new station at a new time: 1 p.m., every Saturday on WCHB 1200 AM and 99.9 FM.

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Children’s Aid Society: 150 years and counting

KENNETH HILL, a 40-year Detroit resident, is the founder of DAPCEP. He recently received $50,000 grant for the Chicago program.

DRMM success story 25th pastoral anniversary celebrationThe Rev. Dr. Johnnie E. Jordan Sr. recently celebrated his pastoral anniversry. The theme was “A Chosen Servant” (Romans 10:14-15). Seated (from left) are O’ Neil D. Swanson Sr., president and CEO, Swanson Funeral Homes Inc., who gave greetings representing business community, First Lady Evangelist O’ Dean Jordan, Rev. Dr. Johnnie E. Jordan Sr. and the Rev. Dr. Tellis Chapman, president, BME State Convention. Standing (from left) are Wayne County Sherriff Bennie Napoleon, M.C. Rev. Sidney Griffin, Betty Napoleon and Rev. Donaldson Jones, special assistant to the president of the National Baptist Convention.

Children’s Aid Society is celebrating 150 years of helping children and Families. It was founded in 1862 by Isabella Duff-ield Stewart the daughter of a Presbyterian minis-ter and a dozen church women. Known as the “Home of the Friendless” in the early days, the name was later changed to Children’s Aid Society.

For 150 years CAS has served as the oldest Child Welfare agency in southeastern Michigan. To celebrate this histori-cal year, CAS had three events: a Kickoff Lun-cheon, Saturday, April 28, at the New St. Regis Hotel. The keynote speaker was Alice G. Thompson, presi-dent of the Greater De-troit Association of Black Social Workers and CEO of Black Family Develop-ment Inc.

It will be followed by their 3rd Annual Walk/Run, “Keeping Kids Safe,” Aug. 18, on Belle Isle, and Nov. 17 is the Black Tie Gala at the Detroit Yacht on Belle Isle.

The American Associa-tion of Blacks in Energy (AABE) is celebrating 25 years of advocating for our future. The 12th Annual Lewis H. Latimer Awards Program will honor Dr. Curtis L. Ivery, chancel-lor of Wayne County Community College Dis-trict. The Detroit Urban League’s president and CEO, N. Charles Ander-son, will be the keynote speaker at the event to be held May 18 at Burton

Manor, 27777 Schoolcraft Rd. in Livonia.

AABE is a national association of energy professionals working to promote a better un-derstanding of energy issues. Funds from the program support minority students in science, engi-neering and math.

For more information: (517) 788-1572 or online at erharvey@cmsenergy.com.

Twenty-year-old Robyn Carter arrived at the De-troit Rescue Mission Ministries (DRMM) Gen-esis House I – the teen moms program – in 2010. She had spent much of her young life staying with various relatives before ending up at Covenant House Michigan, a sanc-tuary for homeless youth. After she became preg-nant, Robyn’s counselor referred her to DRMM’s program.

“I liked it,” said Robyn. “They taught me parent-ing. I had no idea how to be a parent, honestly. I wasn’t doing really well in school and they had tutoring. Everything that I needed, they were on point with it. They taught us how to cook, buy the meals, the cleaning . . . basically being a woman on our own. And I learned a lot.”

Robyn grew especially fond of Tezonia Morgan, MA, program director at Genesis House I. “If it

wasn’t for her, I don’t even think I would make it or even have made it there,” said Robyn. “I don’t want to say she’s strict, but she is and I needed that and her advice. All of that was awesome. And to this day, I still call her.” Morgan helped Robyn secure a permanent home in the Emerald Springs public housing complex on Detroit’s northeast side, where she lives with her 16-month-old daugh-ter, Ari. It’s a far cry from Robyn’s previous life where she bounced from home to home, smoked,

drank and worked as an exotic dancer to survive. “I don’t do any of that anymore. I’ve been look-ing for a job. Ms. Morgan is helping me,” she said.

Robyn would like to work or volunteer at DRMM and mentor other young women who find themselves in a similar situation. She has already recommended DRMM to some of her friends and can recite the agency’s locations and phone number by memory. She also learned about the power of prayer while stay-ing at Genesis House.

“They are really into God and I never had that,” she said. “We prayed every day. We went to churches. We did all of that. That really helped me out a lot – praying – it worked. I never prayed like that before. And I know that stuff started coming and happening, and I said, ‘Wait, I prayed for that and it came true.’ So, it’s nice.”

Researchers from the University of Michigan Institute for Social Re-search are conducting an innovative field experi-ment designed to improve the lives of older, lower-income people.��The study is funded with an $886,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation.��

“We’re adapting a pro-gram called Masterpiece Living for use in afford-able housing communi-ties,” said U-M psycholo-gist Toni Antonucci, the principal investigator of the project. “Two com-munities in the Los Ange-les area will serve as our intervention groups, and another nearby retire-ment community will be our comparison group.”��

The two-year study will examine how the pro-gram’s suite of services affects residents’ quality of life, physical mobility, medical and behavioral risk factors, productive activity, and use of medi-cal services.��

The Masterpiece Liv-ing program is based on principles identified in

the book “Successful Aging,” co-authored by ISR researcher Robert Kahn and geriatrician John Rowe. ��“Bob Kahn and Jack Rowe really pio-neered the idea of suc-cessful aging,” Antonucci said. “Instead of focusing on the losses that come with aging, they identified the factors that allowed men and women to stay active and continue en-joying their lives as they aged.”��

The Masterpiece Living program involves improv-ing the quality of food in community dining rooms, providing nutritional in-formation to residents, improving fitness areas, and regularly assessing residents’ gait, balance, and arm strength, among other factors. Partici-pants also provide feed-back on how they’re doing, and meet with trained staff to discuss what they are doing to stay active, and what improvements they can make. The pilot of this program showed considerable success.

“Over a three-year period, participants rang-

ing in age from the late 60s to the 90s showed a pattern of stability and small gains. That might seem modest, but ‘in old age, maintenance is an accomplishment,” Kahn said. “National data on individuals in that age range show, on aver-age, a marked decline in function in a comparable three-year period.”

So now Antonucci and Kahn are adapting the Masterpiece Living pro-gram for use in afford-able housing communi-ties, trimming the costs of implementing the pro-gram without reducing its effectiveness.��“Our goal is to develop a blueprint that can be widely used to improve the quality of life for all seniors, of every income level,” Antonucci said. “We hope the results of this field experiment will also result in Medi-care and Medicaid savings and contribute to efforts to reform current models of service provision to older Americans.”��

Visit the ISR website at http://www.isr.umich.edu for more information.�

The Chicago Pre-Col-lege Science & Engineer-ing Program (ChiS&E) was awarded a $50,000 grant from American Honda Foundation to sup-port their STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program for K-3rd grade students. Now in its third year, ChiS&E is an innovative program de-signed to develop student and parent knowledge in science and engineering

and provide parents and teachers with the tools and experience to prepare the next generation of sci-entists and engineers.

ChiS&E serves Chi-cago Public School stu-dents in low-income Afri-can-American and Latino communities with highly engaging, age-appropri-ate hands-on science and engineering activities for students and their par-ents. It was founded by

Kenneth Hill, president & CEO, who modeled the program on DAPCEP, the successful Detroit Area program he also founded more than 40 years ago.

In their evaluation of the program Honda praised ChiS&E’s work in engaging children in science, technology, engi-neering and mathematics (STEM) at such an early age and for the long-term.

Dr. Curtis Ivery

Robyn Carter

Testing successful aging program with low-income seniors

May isNational Mental Health Month

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the ChiS&E program.

Honda awards $50,000 grant to ChiS&E

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LITECultureCulture

By Robert McTyre Sr.

So there I was on the last day of school before summer break and my teacher, Mrs. Birbaum, told us to find some-thing constructive to do until the bell rang. This was Wingert Elementary (W. Grand Boule-vard and Moore Place), circa 1960s. Overall we were a pretty well behaved group so the op-erative word, “constructive,” was understood in the spirit in which it was given. While some of my classmates decided to talk amongst themselves and others played tick-tack-toe and hang man, I made the decision to do something that would change my destiny.

I had not been the most stellar of students for Mrs. Birbaum during that school year; especially when it came to English. Conjugating verbs and figuring out what tense to use with which word was, well, not my forte. What Mrs. Birbaum had no way of know-ing, though, was that at the moment, my mental world was filled with the newly found wonders of comic books. Par-ticularly, at that time, “Captain America” and “The Aveng-ers.” That assembly of Marvel Comics superheroes had quickly trumped my interest in DC Comics’ “Justice League of America” (ala Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, et al). Cap and The Avengers were so wonderfully dysfunction-al. And after all, they had the Hulk! And they had the cool-est rallying cry. When a battle was brewing Cap was given to shout: “Avengeeeerrrs Assem-ble!”

Any way…so I did a destiny-changing thing on that day, at that moment, and here is what it was: I decided to write a story about Cap and The Avengers to fill the time until the bell rang. It was pretty easy to do be-cause I had often been—unbe-knownst to Mrs. Birbaum, who was my homeroom teacher--doodling pictures and writing half-started comic book sto-

ries for a while. Within moments I was en-

grossed in writing this story in my composition book. So en-grossed I hadn’t noticed that Mrs. Birbaum had been travers-ing the room, casually moni-toring what we were all doing. I did not know that she had been standing behind me for several minutes (this I learned from a classmate sometime later). When I did notice her, I turned around, a little surprised and also a little embarrassed as this comic book business had been a pretty private affair up to this point, one I shared with just a handful of friends.

She asked to take a look at what I was writing. A bit sheep-ishly, I handed the notebook over to her. She read it closely. I studied the expression on her face. I think I saw astonish-ment. A few moments later she exclaimed these magic words: “I didn’t know you could write like this! This is good! Finish it!”

More than 40 years later, those words are still the wind upon my wings as I have now been a professional writer, teacher of writing, consultant of writing—you name it, if it is writing, I’ve done it or will be doing it—for more than 30 years. The recounting of that seminal moment with Mrs. Birbaum is also particularly important to a more current

historic development in comic book history: The debut of “The Avengers” movie on May 4.

Who woulda thunk it back in the day that Cap, and that wonderfully disparate group, would find their way to the movie screen? Never mind that a couple of characters from the original comic book story will be absent (Giant Man and the Wasp…it’s complicated…Google or Yahoo them for the back story), I think the achieve-ment alone is the prize.

And what has helped bolster my confidence “The Avengers” will be a game-changer of a movie is the person behind the production; Joss Whedon, an often-mentioned hero of “Big Bang Theory’s” lead geek, Dr. Sheldon Cooper. For my taste, no one could have been a better choice by the Marvel Comics people for producing a movie that has been as much awaited for in fandom as was the first Batman movie (another semi-nal work unto itself). Genera-tionally, Whedon, born on the cusp between the Baby Boom Generation and Generation X (he was born in 1964), is old enough to appreciate the origi-nal story’s intent and young enough to appreciate the new characters who came along in more recent years. Hence, I assume, why the Black Widow is part of this team rather than Giant Man and the Wasp (do I sound just a little wistful about that…?).

There’s a nice piece in the May 2012 issue of Wired that offers back story about Whedon, whose work has ranged from well known TV series such as “Buffy the Vam-pire Slayer” to cult classics such as “Firefly” (a Dr. Shel-don Cooper favorite). What I like—and this comes across well in the Wired article—is that Whedon understands the all-so-important complexity of this superhero team. Between Captain America’s sage wisdom from having come from sus-pended animation from back

in World War II, and Iron Man’s Tony Stark-arrogance clash-ing with Thor’s Norse god ar-rogance…and then there’s the Hulk. Actually, I’m geeked just to see how the Green Skinned Behemoth becomes integrated into the group. In the comics, he was “human upped” a bit (able to speak in broken, “me Tarzan, you Jane” kind of lan-guage) but…well, I’ll wait and see what Whedon comes up with there.

So, again, all deference to Mrs. Birbaum—wherever you are, I love you!—here is hoping upon hope that this historic cinematic iteration of “The

Avengers” be all we geeks of past, present, and future want and need that movie to be.

…and will Cap strike that stirring battle cry just once?...”Avengeeeeerrrs As-semble!”…we’ll see come May 4!

Dr. Robert McTyre Sr. is host of the Internet radio show, “21st Century Ideas with Dr. Robert.” He discussed the cultural implications of The Avengers movie on April 27. That episode can be found in the archives by going to blogtalkradio.com and put-ting the title of the show into a search.

The Avengers comics as they originally appeared in the ’60s.

‘Avengeeeerrrs Assemble!’

Dr. Robert McTyre Sr.

The many faces of

Samuel L.Jackson

Hail to the king of pop culture

He’s a pop culture icon. That voice is recognizable from clear across the room, especially

that special rhythm he achieves when adding a few, to quote Mr. Spock, “col-orful metaphors.”

He’s a bad mother…(hush your mouth) But I’m talking about Shaft, er, Samuel L. Jackson. He’s gone from being one of the most recognizable supporting actors, to commanding his own starring film roles (“Shaft”), voice over work (“Afro Samurai,” “The Boondocks”), to most recently, the character Nick Fury, director of S.H.I.E.L.D., who will figure quite prominently in “The Avengers” movie.

Jackson is so bad, they had to change the color of Fury be-cause of the potency of the Jackson legacy. The Marvel comic “The Ultimates” was launched in 2002, written by Mark Millar

(the creator of “Kick-Ass” and “Wanted”) and drawn by Bryan Hitch. This was post 911, so the idea was to modernize Stan Lee and Jack Kir-by’s “The Avengers” for the New Millen-nium. Naturally, they succeeded, and the comic though suffering from delays in shipping at times, excited the fans, and Nick Fury was given Samuel L. Jackson’s likeness.

Take a moment to consider this.

In Millar’s “Wanted,” the two main characters bore the like-ness of Eminem and Halle Berry. Clearly, this casting didn’t stick for the film starring Angelina Jolie, but Sam Jackson took to the eye patch at the end of the first “Iron Man” movie, and this started the ball rolling for the Marvel Comics Uni-verse to become a Marvel Comics Cinema Universe. Fury, as

Cornelius A. Fortune

Samuel L. Jackson will portray Nick Fury, in “The Avengers.”

originally conceived by Lee and Kirby was basically a super spy, World War II action hero, who by the way, was white. A ‘60s staple, he was updated to fit our times.

George Lucas has gone on record as saying there are three lightsaber colors in his universe, green and blue (for the good guys) and red (for the Sith baddies). Period. Then along comes Mr. Samuel L. Jackson and Lucas, from some cavernous Jedi cave (or that spooling collection of “Star Wars” revisions) says, “Okay, you can have a purple lightsaber.” Not a direct quote, mind you, but bottom line, what Mr. Jackson wants, Mr. Jackson

gets.

And that’s the Sam Jackson paradox: just as he moves dan-gerously close to self-parody (“Snakes on a Plane” is a fine example), he shifts to something completely unexpected. Case in point, his role as Martin Luther King Jr. with Angela Bassett (as Coretta Scott King) in the Broad-way play “The Mountaintop.” And now, he’s doing the rounds for Apple with a new iPhone 4S commercial (sadly, no stylized bleeping).

He’s come a long way from Gator, the crack head, in Spike Lee’s “Jungle Fever,” and now

he’s going beyond the “Star Wars” universe to the Marvel Universe.

I really can’t wait to see Samuel L. Jackson, doing Samuel L. Jackson portraying Nick Fury, in a feature film co-starring, yet again, Samuel L. Jackson.

Even the man’s name, screams pop culture.

– Cornelius A. Fortune, man-aging editor

Read Cornelius Fortune’s “The Avengers” movie review online at www.michronicleon-line.com on Friday, May 4.

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With May and June upon us, graduation is right around the corner for many college students. Some are hoping to being hired immediately, while others will continue their education by going to grad-uate school or pursuing other options.

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According to the Young Entrepreneur and Buzz Marketing Group of 500 small business owners be-tween 21-24:

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• 92% believed that having an entrepre-neurship education was vital given the realities of the new economy. This is up from 90% in 2010.

While Michigan’s unemployment rate dropped to 8.5% in March, this de-crease stems primarily from companies increasing hiring and some job seekers who have stopped looking altogether.

While unemployment continues to improve, the overall employment pic-ture is mixed. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, corporations are planning on hiring 10% more graduates this year compared to 2011--however, when you examine the data closely, employers scaled back hiring in March and the Labor Depart-ment reported 54% 0f 18-24 year olds were employed by companies. Unfor-tunately, this is the lowest level since 1948 when the Labor Department began collecting data.

What does this mean for you as a young person graduating?

It means you should consider all em-ployment options when planning your future. Begin to ask yourself hard ques-tions--such as:

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2. Have you started to work with your career counselor to plot your short and longer-term strategy?

3. What are career aspirations?

4. What makes you happy and fulfills your internal burning desire?

5. Have you thought about entrepreneurship?

Years ago, the track was to graduate from college, maybe, go to graduate school and then straight into the corpo-rate world--if there were opportunities. And gen-erally speaking, there were.

However, with the change in market dynam-ics, increased competi-tive activity and global-ization, companies have had to restructure and reorganize their business models while lowering overall costs.

In other words, compa-nies are hiring, but they are being more prudent

and practical when it comes to identify-ing talent. Why? There are many poten-tial employees to choose from.

This means college graduates are not only competing with other college grad-uates for potential jobs, but also with those who might have been displaced due to downsizing in recent years.

In other words, continue to pursue all options, including entrepreneurship, as you think about your career options. And if you’re considering starting your own business, understand the potential benefits and risks before acting on an intuition.

Ask yourself the following ques-tions:

• What are your short and longer-term career aspirations?

• From a business standpoint what are you passionate about?

• If you could start a business, what might it be?

• Have you thought about a business plan?

• What are potential funding sources?

• And have you researched your idea?

As you enter the workplace, think about how broad your horizon really is and don’t limit yourself. Talk to family, friends, peers, career counselors, et. al. to assist you in preparing your first steps as you enter into the next phase of your life.

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The National Organization of Black County Officials (NOBCO) will be holding its 29thannual economic development conference in Detroit next summer, thanks in part to Wayne County.

Officials from the Wayne County Executive’s administration and com-mission Vice-Chair Alisha Bell were in Atlanta last week to attend the annual NOBCO conference and made a presen-tation to NOBCO officials.

“This is welcome news,” said Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano. “The NOBCO conference is a good opportuni-ty for county officials to come together to share best practices about policy and government. We are always looking for ways to produce efficiencies in the way we deliver services.”

NOBCO is a non-profit organization established in 1982 which represents a coalition of black elected and appointed officials within county government for all 50 states. The organization provides, among other things, education and training to black county officials, com-munity-based organizations, agencies and concerned citizens.

In preparation for their presentation, county officials came with a video of Kid Rock touting the region, a DVD with images of Detroit and its assets, copies of the Michigan Chronicle and other ma-terials and handouts about Detroit. Or-ganizers liked what they heard.

“We are extremely pleased that the National Organization of Black County Officials has chosen Detroit for their 2013 Annual Economic Development Conference,” said Larry Alexander, pres-ident and CEO of the Detroit Metro Con-vention & Visitors Bureau. “We appre-ciate the visibility and economic impact this influential group will bring into our community. The DMCVB and hospital-

ity community welcome the opportunity to showcase the wealth of amenities and attractions available to them.”

This year’s conference theme was “Conquering the Challenges Through Innovative Solutions.” The five day conference explored a variety of topics including economic development, healthcare costs and county budgets, transportation, civic participation, and innovations to public safety.

Assistant Wayne County Executive Heaster Wheeler served as a panelist on “The Impact of Regional Transportation and Economic Development Today and in the Future.” He presented the current picture of transit service in southeastern Michigan, emphasizing new legislation to create a regional transit authority.

“It was a very productive conference,” Wheeler said. “We learned what’s going on in transit around the country and shared good news about the positive transformation our region is currently undergoing.”

Wayne County officials help land national economic conference in 2013

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Grand Prize Features Red Wings Ceremony

and Tablet PCsFifth Third Bank and the Detroit Red

Wings just concluded another year of the S. H.O.T.S. program (Students Helping Others Through Service). This initiative encourages Southeast Michigan High School students to volunteer their time in an effort to make a positive impact on the local community.

The S.H.O.T.S. program started in September, 2011and ran through Febru-ary, 2012 and was available to students in grades 9-12 that attend high school in Genesee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Shiawassee, Washt-enaw or Wayne County. The types of service projects entered have included volunteering at a local soup kitchen, organizing a community service event, helping a nearby family in need and sev-eral other chari- table operations. Student groups participate in as many or few projects as they prefer, such as one five-month long proj-ect, one project per month, multiple proj-ects each month, or any other combination.

The judging committee con-sisted of Detroit Red Wings play-by-play announcer Ken Kal, who also served as ambassador for the program, Fox Sports Detroit’s Trevor Thompson, 97.9, WJLB’s Dr. Darrius, and Pat Caputo of 97.1 The Ticket, and members of Fifth Third Bank. Student community service projects were judged on the following criterion: project creativity, community reach and community impact.

“Fifth Third Bank has always had a passion for community service,” says Fifth Third Bank Senior Vice President of Marketing, Jack Riley. “We encour-age employee volunteerism in our com-munities year round, and with the Red Wings and S.H.O.T.S., we encourage high school-age students to learn about the value of their services in their com-munities as well.”

Each month a winning project was

selected from all of the entries and that school’s community service team was treated to a Little Caesar’s pizza and Hudsonville ice cream party.

On March 24th, the final five service teams from Detroit Edison Public School Academy Early College Excellence, Davi-son High School, Airport High School, Loyola High School, and Southgate High School gathered at Joe Louis Arena to present their projects to the panel of judges before the Detroit Red Wings game.

Loyola High School’s Loyola Lead-ers for Others, was chosen as the Grand Prize winner. Loyola’s service project took place in December involved baking and delivering over 500 cookies to the homeless in Cass Corridor on Christmas Eve, along with gloves, blankets, socks and hats. They also sewed, ironed and sent homemade pillowcases and cards and letters to service men and women overseas through Anysoldier.com. Sev-eral of the members of the team also participated in local running races to raise money for Special Olympics.

The winning team won i-Pads for each team member and a check for $530.00 to the school to be used as seed

money for a future project.

“I cannot thank Fifth Third Bank and the Red Wings enough for this program,” stated Kathy Gross, Loyola’s team coach. “Winning this competition means so much to our students and the school, and it has truly motivated us for more. We will use the money to assist in a service project we are doing in South Dakota this summer with Lakota native children on the reservation where we will be running a day camp and provid-ing hands on learning through projects and activities. These funds will provide a bus for the summer camp kids as well as food for lunch.”

Fifth Third Bank, the Detroit Red Wings and judges panel would like to thank and congratulate all of the schools that entered a project into the SHOTS program this year. Your efforts are making a difference! See you next year.

2012 S.H.O.T.S. pictured from left to right: Ken Kal, Pat Caputo, Kathy Grosska, Mary Jane Nowak, Vicky Thompson, Kwaishon Bell, Javon Williams, Travis Mc-Clendon, Malik Burch, Demetrius Heard, Terry Davis, Dr. Darrius and Jack Riley.

Students Serve Communities in S.H.O.T.S Program

On Monday April 23rd, Congressman Hansen Clarke (MI Congressional District 13) and Warren Morgan, Vice President and Detroit East Side Fi-nancial Center Manager visited Chandler Park Middle School in Harper Woods to teach the American Bankers Asso-ciation’s National Teach Children to Save financial literacy program.

Mr. Morgan talked to the 8th grade students about Make a Wish, Set a Goal, which helps stu-dents learn the difference between general and spe-cific goals. After some discussion several of the students shared their oc-cupational goals, such as attending college, becom-ing a state senator, and entering the CIA. They also cited the goals they would need to accomplish to get there such as stay-ing out of trouble, getting good grades, and saving money for college.

The students were then joined by Congress-man Hansen Clarke, who shared some of the goals he made early in life and how those goals changed with the circumstances he experienced, bringing him to where he is today, a member of Congress.

TCTS is a signature program of the ABA Edu-cation Foundation, which engages bankers to help kids develop a lifelong

savings habit. Fifth Third employees will deliver the Teach Children to Save curriculum to students. Beyond the classroom, the Bank will offer Finan-cial Empowerment Days at each school for teach-ers, parents and stu-dents. Fifth Third Bank also will participate in the ABA’s Race to Save 2012, an effort to facilitate the opening of 100,000 chil-dren’s savings accounts across the country.

TCTS augments the Bank’s current financial empowerment strategy, which evolved from a foundational belief that knowledge about finances and access to appropriate financial services are es-sential to an individual’s ability to make good de-cisions and achieve per-

sonal goals. The Bank’s mission is to financially empower students at all grade levels with special emphasis on the grades in which students are most likely to have a pro-ficiency test (third-, fifth-, eighth-, and eleventh-grade).

“Partnering with the ABA to deliver their ex-cellent financial literacy program to eighth-grad-ers in our local markets is an excellent way to reach students at another crucial age,” said Byna Elliott, senior vice presi-dent and director of com-munity outreach. “We are intentional about target-ing suitable grade levels and providing access to the information kids need before they reach adult-hood.”

Fifth Third Expands Financial Empowerment Programming;

Delivers American Bankers Association’s Teach Children to Save Program

Pictured from left to right: Dr. Ronald Williams, Prin-cipal, Chandler Park Academy, Hansen Clarke, Con-gressman District 13, Byna Elliott, Senior Vice Presi-dent Community Affairs Fifth Third Bank, Warren Morgan, Financial Center Manager, Detroit East Side.

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Royal Oak opens its doors

Wayne State University Alumni Association hosting annual awards gala

The 2012 Royal Oak Woman’s Club Home and Garden Tour is scheduled for Saturday, June 23rd offers a wonderful selection of some of our finest homes in Royal Oak.

This city wide self-guided home tour sponsored by the non-profit Royal Oak Woman’s Club offers a rare opportunity to experience the craftsmanship, archi-tecture and unique features of some of the most impressive residences in this popular community.

With six stops, the tour showcases homes with varied themes and passions: a stunning multi-level Mission-influ-enced home, a classic Craftsman bun-galow, with coffered ceiling, leaded glass windows, lovingly restored to its original beauty, a Dutch Colonial, decorated in traditional décor, a former commercial building converted to a one-of-a-kind, design-oriented 5,000 sq. ft. loft, with a show car displayed in the living space.

The homes featured this year contain a number of award winners including: First Place: Interior Use of Tile from De-troit Home 2011 Design Awards, “Resi-dential Beautification Award” from RO

Chamber of Commerce and a Featured home in 2011 National Association of the Remodeling Industry Home Tour. In addition, one of the home owners was chosen to be the contractor for a project featured on HGTV’s “House Crashers”. Your tour will also include Royal Oak’s Historical Society Museum – housed in a converted vintage firehouse. Trained docents will direct and educate partici-pants at each site.

The city-wide tour starts at the Royal Oak Woman’s Club, 404 South Pleasant, at the corner of Fourth and Pleasant Sts. Tour hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. There is a cost to attend. Advance tickets may be purchased by contacting Laura Hewson at 248-808-1528, online at www.rowc.org or at the following locations:

William Sullivan and Son Funeral Home, 705 W. Eleven Mile Road, Royal Oak. The phone number is (248) 541-7000.

The Ladybug Craft and Framing Shoppe, 123 Catalpa Drive, Royal Oak. The telephone number (248) 545-3200.

The Wayne State University Alumni Association will honor the achievements of outstanding individuals who exem-plify the Wayne State spirit of achieve-ment, excellence and service during the annual Alumni Awards Gala, to be held from 5-6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 7, at Ford Field.

The following awards will be present-ed this year:

DistinguishedAlumniAward

Presented to alumni who meet one or more of the following criteria: outstand-ing service to the university over a period of years; personal accomplishments that enhance the prestige of WSU; distin-guished service or accomplishment in any field of human endeavor; or singular contributions to the development of the cultural or spiritual life of any commu-nity.

N. Charles Anderson, 1981 Lifelong Learning, president and CEO, Detroit Urban League.

Nancy G. Edmunds, 1976 Law, U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Michi-gan.

RecentAlumniAward

Recognizes an individual who dem-onstrates outstanding professional achievement, community contributions or service to the university, and has re-ceived an undergraduate degree or cer-tificate in the past 10 years.

Nick Schroeck, 2007 Law, executive director, Great Lakes Environmental Law Center

HomerD.StrongAward

Presented for distinguished leader-ship and service to the alumni associa-tion and the university, for stimulating alumni participation and significantly benefiting the university through volun-teer leadership.

James M. Garavaglia (posthumously), 1076 M.A. Liberal Arts and 1986 Ph.D., past president, WSU Alumni Associa-tion.

Angela Rankin-Yohannes, 1973 Busi-ness, past president, WSU Alumni Asso-ciation.

SpecialRecognitionAwards

Rob Fournier, director, WSU Athlet-ics.

Paul Winters, head coach, WSU War-riors football team.

This year’s event features the awards program and a reception in the Roof-top Suite at Ford Field. Both activities are free; however, space is limited and reservations are required. Visit alumni.wayne.edu/events or call 877-WSU-ALUM to make a reservation. Complimentary parking is available in the Ford Field Parking Deck, located on the east side of the stadium on St. Antoine Street by Entrance G.

Wayne State University is a premier urban research institution offering more than 400 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 32,000 students.

ONE OF THE homes on the home and garden tour. WAYNE COUNTY BUILDING AUTHORITY

Subcontractors and Suppliers,

Walbridge-dck Joint Venture is the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for the construc-tion of the new Wayne County Consolidated Jail Facility. The 700,000 sq. ft. facility will be located on a 7.2 acre site, directly east of the Frank Murphy Justice Center, at the corner of St. Antoine Street and Gratiot Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. Work will begin later in 2012 and continue through the middle of 2014.

The CMAR is currently soliciting bids for Bid Package 1601, Electrical, to subcontractors and suppliers. A pre-qualified list of Prime Electrical Bidders has been selected from the expressions of interest and pre-qualification information received to-date, and is shown be-low. Please contact one of the companies listed if you are interested in participating in this request for proposals.

The Bid Due Date for receipt of bids to Walbridge-dck is Thursday, March 22, 2012.

PRIME ELECTRICAL BIDDERS

Name Address Comments

Dynalectric of Michigan Troy Kevin C. Provo 248-556-7200

Motor City Electric Detroit Mike Kawa 313-957-3456Shaw Electric/

Edgewood Electric JV Southfield/ Detroit Kevin Bielski 248-228-2000

Centerline Electric Center Line Clyde Jones 586-757-5505

Conti Electric Sterling Heights Warren Wintermantel 586-274-4800

Opportunities exist for subcontractors, material suppliers and equipment suppliers that are interested in electrical sitework, high and low voltage electrical power systems, lighting and power distribution, electrical equipment supply (substations, generators, transformers, pan-elboards, etc.), as well as low voltage installations, fire alarm systems, telecom and security raceways, etc. In addition, firms with capabilities in 3D electrical design and detailing, model-ing, etc. may also be able to participate.

Wayne County, Minority, Women and Veteran Owned businesses are encouraged to partici-pate, in an effort to support the local labor force.

Further questions concerning pre-qualification can be directed to Mike Kuhlmann of Wal-bridge-dck at mkuhlmann@walbridge.com or to Francine Pegues of Dan Teak LLC at fpeg-ues@danteak.com

ANNOUNCEMENT(S)

Henry Edward Slayton Sr. 87 departed this life on April 17, in Detroit. Henry was born Feb-ruary 2, 1925 to Edward Caldwell Slayton and Roberta Scott Slayton in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Mr. Slayton attended Chattanooga public schools and served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII and Korea.

He married Carolyn L. Stone and welcomed their only child, Henry E. Slayton Jr., into the world. Mr. Slayton, furthered his education at Wayne State University, majoring in journalism and in later years he was a journalist for the De-troit Chronicle.

He ran for Representative of the State Legis-lature Twelfth District Detroit. He was also the Post Commander of the VFW Post 8458 in Detroit from 1989-1993. Mr. Slayton was also an entrepreneur in Women’s Fine Jewelry, as he dabbled in many careers.

He is survived by his son Henry E. Slayton Jr. (Gloria); grandson, Kevin A. Slayton; great-grandson, Kevin A. Slayton Jr.; great-grand-daughters, Kennedi and Kayla Slayton. His memory will also be cher-ished by his daughter-in-law, Wendy P. Slayton.

Henry Edward Slayton Sr.

Novella Pleasant of Pittsfield Township, Mich. (formerly of Detroit), passed away on April 25, at her residence. She was 88 years old.

Ms. Pleasant was united with Messiah Baptist Church, Detroit and a retired nurse of Wayne County General Hospital.

Public visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 2, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at C&H Community Home for Funerals, Lucille’s Memorial Chapel, in Ypsilanti. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 3, at 10 a.m. with the funeral service to follow at 11 a.m. at Brown Cha-pel AME Church, 1043 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti.

Burial will take place in Knollwood Memorial Park, in Canton. Ar-rangements are entrusted to C&H Community Home for Funerals.

Please sign his guestbook at www.chfuneral.com

Home going services for Novella Pleasant

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The Wayne State Uni-versity School of Medicine is pleased to announce the appointment of Tracy Muscat to the new posi-tion of associate vice pres-ident of development and alumni affairs. Muscat as-sumed her duties effective March 12. She has served WSU’s main campus Office of University Devel-opment as associate vice president for development since March 2009.

“I am very pleased to welcome Tracy to lead the school’s development team,” said Dean Valerie Parisi. “Based on her ex-perience in fund raising for major health care in-stitutions in Southeast Michigan and her tenure in development at Wayne State, we are fortunate to have her join us to lead our outstanding group of fund-raising profession-als.”

The position of associ-ate vice president of devel-opment and alumni affairs was created to reflect the significant role the School of Medicine has in the uni-

Muscat named associate vice president of development and alumni affairs at WSU School of Medicine

Tracy Muscat

versity’s overall fund-rais-ing program. Historically, nearly half of all univer-sity giving is to the School of Medicine. The associate vice president’s leader-ship will be critical to the school’s future success.

“I am impressed with Tracy’s strong skills in

strategic planning, her capital campaign knowl-edge, team management and donor development, along with her unflagging energy and enthusiasm,” said David Ripple, WSU vice president for develop-ment and alumni affairs. “I look forward to continu-ing to work with Tracy as she takes the School of Medicine’s fund-raising efforts to a new dimen-sion.”

Muscat brings to the position a strong and successful background in health care. Before coming to Wayne State she was vice president for fund development at Trinity Health-St. Joseph Mercy Oakland for nearly five years. During her tenure, she created and implemented a compre-hensive major gift strat-egy, resulting in millions of dollars in contribu-

tions. Her previous work history includes posi-tions with CCS Fundrais-ing, Hospice of Michigan, Detroit Public Television and Angela Hospice.

“I am very excited about plans for the School of Medicine and I look forward to joining its de-velopment team,” Muscat said. “Promoting health care research and patient care has been my profes-sional interest for more than 20 years. I hope to assist in expanding the school’s important re-search and teaching ca-pacities to benefit people in Michigan and beyond.”

Muscat received a bach-elor of arts in profession-al and technical writing from Madonna University and a master of business administration from the University of Phoenix. She is a graduate of the New Detroit Multicultural

Leadership program as well as Leadership Michi-gan and Leadership Oak-land.

Wayne State Univer-sity is a premier urban

research institution of higher education offering more than 400 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 32,000 students.

It may sound like some-thing from a TV medical drama, but the incidence of surgeons leaving some-thing behind in the body is very real at hospitals across the country.

For decades, surgi-cal teams have relied on counting — and recount-ing — the sponges, nee-dles, blades, retractors, and other items used during operations.

But the University of Michigan Health System has created a new system using state-of-the-art tech-nologies to insure that no foreign objects are left behind during surgery, re-ducing potentially serious medical errors.

“Having a foreign object left behind during surgery is something we consider a ‘never event,’” said Ella Kazerooni, M.D., M.S., pro-fessor of radiology at the U-M and associate chair of clinical affairs at the U-M Health System. “It’s some-thing that should never happen.

“Unfortunately in com-plex cases, surgical cases that involve emergencies or in very large patients, items can be left behind in the body and we want to do everything we can to prevent that,” she says. Some of the methods put into practice at the U-M to prevent retained surgical objects:

• Bar-coded sponges. Sponges are the most frequent item to be left behind after surgery, but with bar-coded sponges, computers help do the counting. Bar codes are scanned when sponges are used and scanned again when they’re taken out of the body. If there’s a count discrepancy, the surgeon knows to search the surgical field for some-thing that may have been overlooked.

• Electronic radiology orders. The U-M transi-tioned from a manual ra-diology order to an elec-tronic order system to quickly call for help to locate retained objects. X-rays to find retained items are performed while the patient is still in the oper-ating room.

“The practice of manu-ally counting is a long-standing practice within the OR,” says Shawn Murphy, R.N., nursing director of University of Michigan Health System operating rooms.

“Surgical teams may count more than a hun-dred items in a single case.”

The kinds of items in-clude instruments used during procedures, nee-dles for suturing or spong-es used to pack the inci-sion area open to improve the view of the surgical field.

But radiology can play a key role in prevention of retained surgical objects. X-rays can identify metal items, and also soft goods. The bar-coded sponges contain a radiopaque tag, allowing a radiologist to see it on an x-ray.

U-M Health creates system to prevent retained surgical items

The National Medi-cal Association (NMA), The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) and The Association of Mi-nority Nephrologists (AOMN) have announced their unified support and adoption of a position statement supporting noninvasive assessment of central blood pressure as a means of better diag-nosis and management of hypertension.

These organizations have a long history of ad-vocacy for minority popu-lations, and have been at the forefront on the fight

to end health disparities.

According to the Cen-ters for Disease Control and Prevention, two out of three U.S. adults with high cholesterol and half of U.S. adults with high blood pressure are not being treated effectively. In a press release issued by the CDC earlier this year, the urgency of this issue was addressed.

Cardiovascular dis-ease, which includes hy-pertensive disease, is a major health concern for all populations but partic-ularly minority patients.

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ReflectionsBy Steve Holsey

On top of the world Backin1979—wow,hasitreallybeenthatlong?—Chichadahugehitwith“GoodTimes.”Well,basedonthewaythingsaregoingforhimthesedays,LionelRichiecouldbesingingthatsong.

“Tuskegee,”featuringre-recordedversionsofsomeofhishitswithtopcountrystars,in-stantlybecametheNo.1albumintheUnitedStates.

Inaddition,thesuccessofthealbumhaspromptedhimtoincreasethenumberofconcerts,andhedoessoassuredthatsoldoutvenuesarevirtu-allyguaranteed.

TherehasbeenageneralresurgenceofinterestintheverylikableLionelRichievirtu-allyworldwide.(Notthathewaseverbelowtheradarinthatrespect.)Ontelevision,heisbecomingomnipresent.

AndallofthisatatimewhenRichieispre-paringtocelebratehis63rdbirthday.

Truly,ageisnotwhatitusedtobe!

BEYONCEwasthenamed“World’sMostBeautifulWoman”byPeoplemagazine.Suchthingsare,ofcourse,subjective,becausediffer-entpeoplehavediffer-entideasofbeautyandnoonehasseeneverywomanintheworld.

Butit’sallentertain-mentanyway.WhenpeoplelikeDenzelWashingtonandBradPittarechosenbyPeoplemagazineas“SexiestManAlive,”theyknowtheyarenot,really.

Withtongueincheek,Washingtonsaid,“Idon’tlookinthemirrorandsay,“Hey,sexyman!Idon’ttakemyselftooseriously.”(Still,it’sflatteringthoughsomewhatembarrassingaswell.)

Allthatsaid,BeyoncéisoneofthemostbeautifulwomenI’veeverseen.Beautifulpersonalitytoo,nottomentionherbeautifulmultipletalents.

IF YOUhappentogooutwithP.Diddy(SeanCombs)fordinner,lunch,adrinkorwhatever,thereisagoodchancethathewillpickupthetab.

DiddywasnamedbyForbesmagazine—theundisputedexpertsonfinancialmatters—asthewealthiestmaninrap.Hisnetworth?Canyouenvi-sion$550million?“Mr.Rich”isfollowedbyJay-Z(ShawnCarter)andDr.Dre(AndreYoung).

ThoseofyouwhoremainfansoftheElec-trifyingMojo,themostuniqueradiopersonal-ityinDetroitradiohistory,mightwanttovisitMarkMcMorris’website,www.MadAboutMojo.com.

IranintoMojoattheMainPostOfficerecently.Heisflatteredthatsomanypeoplerememberhimsofondly.Thesedaysheisenjoyinghimselfbydoingalotoftraveling.

ChrisBrown’snewalbum,“Fortune,”issetforJuly3release.

AlotofAfrican-Americanwomen—par-ticularlytheoneswithalotofintegrity—areverydispleasedwiththewaytheBlackwomenontheTVshow“BasketballWives”presentthemselves.OneofthemostupsetisStarJones,whohasbeenexpressingherfeelingsviaTwitter.

GLADYS KNIGHTwasenjoyableon“Danc-ingWithTheStars,”butthetruthofthematteristhatshehadgoneasfarasshecould.Sheputforthasincereeffort,accomplishedagreatdeal,hadalotoffunanddidnothingtoembar-rassherself.

However,itisnotreason-abletoexpectawomaninherlatesixtiesbecompetefavorablywithpeoplelessthanhalfherage.

IlovedthewayKnightacceptedthejudges’critiquesandshealwayslookedsensationalwhenitcametimefortheactualshow.And,ofcourse,herwarm,sincerepersonalityisalwaysapleasure.

ItishardtogetusedtotheTemptationshavingaheavysetleadsinger.Itlooksabitawkward.BruceWilliamsonisafarcryfromDavidRuffin,AliWoodson,EddieKendricks,PaulWilliamsandtheothers.

Sometimesdoing“somethingdifferent”canbackfire.BrianMcKnight,knownforlovebal-lads,recordedanovertlysexualsong(com-pletewiththe“P”word)titled“IfYou’reReadytoLearn.”Therewassomuchbacklashthathetookitoffline,sayingalotofpeoplelack“asenseofhumor.”

BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW…thatthreeofElvisPresley’sbiggesthits—“Don’tBeCruel,”“AllShookUp”and“ReturntoSender”

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Gladys Knight

Lionel Richie

Beyoncé

P. Diddy

it WAs An an extra special day at the Motown Museum when Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder paid a visit. Giving the two megastars a tour was museum founder and CEO Esther Gordy Edwards, a former Motown vice president.

PHOTO CRUISING

tHe HoneY cone had several hits in the ’70s, includ-ing “Want Ads,” “One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show” and “Stick-Up.” Lead singer Edna Wright (center) is still singing, but with two new members. The group is now called Edna Wright & the Honey Cone.

one oF tHe biggest thrills for a very young Steph-anie Mills was having a chance to meet one of her heroes, Michael Jackson.

PRince HAs taken hun-dreds, if not thousands, of publicity pictures. This is one not many people have ever seen.

sAnDRA steinBeRG sure looks a lot like her mother, Martha Queen “The Queen” Steinberg. No wonder she is often referred to as “Lil’ Queen.”

LoUis FARRAKHAn, the fiery and highly controversial Nation of Islam leader and activist, also happens to be a trained classical violinist. And at one time he was a calypso singer and flamenco dancer. — Monica Morgan photo

UsHeR is is one entertainer, among many others, who President Barack Obama can count on for continuous sup-port. — Barbara Orto photo

MAXine MicHAeLs (left) has been an important figure in Detroit radio for a long time. She is shown here with Chaka Khan.

JAcKie WiLson, known as “Mr. Excitement,” sure knew how to “excite” and “get close” to his wildly enthusiastic female fans, as this concert pic-ture makes clear.

JAY BUtLeR, veteran Detroit radio personality, was obviously saying something very interesting to Claudreen Jackson, a woman of many talents and achievements.

MUHAMMAD ALi, back in the days when he was known as Cassius Clay, made a record. His version of Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me” was on the national charts for two weeks in 1964.

tWo JAcKsons came together on this occasion — the raw, and often raunchy, R&B singer Millie Jackson and civil rights icon Jesse Jackson. (Hmmm…wonder if he has ever listened to any of her albums.)

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MOTOR CITY ENTERTAINMENT

— were written by Otis Blackwell, an African American.

MEMORIES: “Ever-lasting Love” (Carl Carl-ton), “Summertime” (D.J. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince), “I Don’t Want Nobody Else (To Dance With You)” (Narada Michael Walden), “Fame” (David Bowie), “Love Hangover” (Diana Ross), “Baby I’m For Real” (the Originals), “Rock the Boat” (the Hues Corpora-tion), “Slip Away” (Clar-ence Carter).

BLESSINGS to

Dorothy Mae Redmond, Belinda Blythe, Al Allen, Annette Beard Helton, Delores Wyatt, Rosalind Ashford Holmes, Delores Wyatt, Karen Dumas and Anthony Moreland.

WORDS OF THE WEEK, from Alan Cohen: “All the figuring, plan-ning and reasoning in the world will do you no good unless you are willing to follow your instincts.”

Let the music play!

(Steve Holsey can be reached at Svh517@aol.com and PO Box 02843, Detroit, MI 48202.)

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Come see the stars of today honor the stars of the past.

I0th annual negro Leagues Weekend Celebration

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The Chene Park box office is now open for ad-vance sales of the 2012 Classic Soul series. That includes Bootsy Collins and Cameo (June 24), the Isley Brothers and Bobby Womack (July 21), Ledisi and Eric Benét (July 28) and New Edition with Whodini (Aug. 3).

Tickets range from $37 to $125 for pavilion or $22 to $40 for lawn seats, plus $3 facilities fee. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.

New this year is the VIP ticket offer that includes orchestra pit seating and

waterfront VIP hospital-ity. VIP guests will be ad-mitted early and enjoy a catered buffet.

To purchase tickets online, please visit www.cheneparkdetroit.com or call (313) 393-7128 for tickets. They are also available via Ticketmas-ter.

Ticket for Chene Park Classic Soul line-up on sale

On Monday, May 28, at 8 p.m., Nickelodeon will premiere “Rags,” an origi-nal TV movie.

Set against a New York City backdrop, the music-infused film is a contemporary twist on the classic “Cinderella” tale. In the starring roles are Keke Palmer and Max Schneider. Servivng as ex-ecutive producer is Nick Cannon.

“Rags” follows the story of Charlie Prince (Schneider), an orphan living in New York City with his acerbic and un-loving stepfather and spoiled, simple-minded stepbrothers. His dream is to be a singer, and while he is talented and can write music, he can’t seem to catch a break.

Kadee Worth (Palmer), on the othr hand, is the daughter of a music

Max Schneider and Keke Palmer.

‘Rags,’ Nickelodeon TV movie,offers new spin on ‘Cinderella’

mogul and is an interna-tional pop phenomenon. The world knows her as a glamorous superstar, but she is secretly frus-trated with singing other people’s songs and wear-ing clothes chosen for

her. She wants the world to see and hear her true talent.

Kadee and Charlie find each other and finally get what they have been seeking, as well as each other.

“I want to remind people that good things and good people are still in Detroit, and I want to celebrate that,” said Dor-othy Tené Redmond, a former Detroiter, adding that people coming to-gether in the right spirit can achieve great things.

“Mahogany Dreams,” a play written by Redmond, will be presented May 10-12 at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, 315 E. Warren near Woodward. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Redmond explained, “Café Mahogany was a place where creativity was encouraged and there was so much love there. I think this cast really does a great job of conveying the love and support we felt there.” For tickets and/or more information, call (202) 480-9469. In addition to being a playwright, Redmond contributes to more than 20 publications, cover-ing travel, the automobile industry and entertain-ment. Dorothy Tené Redmond

‘Mahogany Dreams’at Wright Museum

For the education causeAshli Bobo (left), GM Communications, is joined by actress Nia Long and Ameri-can Black Film Festival (ABFF) founder Jeff Friday at the ABFF Strikes for Edu-cation event held recently in Los Angeles. Hosted by Long, it included a celebrity bowling event sponsored by Cadillac with all proceeds going to benefit the Film Life Foundation to support minority youth interested in pursuing careers in film. – Earl Gibson III photo

Calendar“CLUCKED UP Sat-urday Night,” stage comedy, City The-atre, May 24. For more information, call 313.471.3464.

“ERNIE,” City Theatre, through July 29. To charge by phone call 1.800.745.3000. For more information call 313.471.6611.

STEVE HARVEY, Fox Theatre, June 9. Tickets sold at Ticket-master locations. To charge by phone call 1.800.745.3000.

JACKSONS Unity Tour, Fox Theatre, June 23. Tickets sold at Ticket-master locations. To charge by phone call 1.800.745.3000.

B.B. KING, Fox Theatre,

May 23. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations. To charge by phone call 1.800.745.3000.

JOHNNY MATHIS, Motor City Casino Sound Board, June 7. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and MotorCity-Casino.com.

MICHAEL McDONALD, Boz Scaggs, Donald Fagen, DTE Energy Music Theatre, Aug. 17. Tickets sold via Livena-tion.com and Palacenet.com.

TRACY MORGAN, Royal Oak Music Theatre, May 18. For more information, call 248.399.2980.

ONE DIRECTION, Fox Theatre, June 1. Tickets sold at Ticket-

master locations. To charge by phone call 1.800.745.3000.

JEFFREY OSBORNE, Motor City Casino Sound Board, May 10. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and MotorCity-Casino.com.

QUEEN EXTRAVA-GANZA, Fox Theatre,

May 31. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations. To charge by phone call 1.800.745.3000.

RED HOT CHILI PEP-PERS, Joe Louis Arena, June 1. Tick-ets on sale at Ticket-master locations. To charge by phone call 1.800.745.3000.

KID ROCK, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Fox Theatre, May 12. Tickets sold at Ticket-master locations. To charge by phone call 1.800.745.3000.

JILL SCOTT, Fox Theatre, June 17. . Tickets sold at Ticket-master locations. To charge by phone call 1.800.745.3000.

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Marley, Joe Louis Arena, July 19. Tickets on sale at OlympiaEntertain-ment.com and at Tick-etmaster locations. To charge by phone call 1.800.745.3000.

MICHAEL L. WALKER, Warren Avenue Baptist Church, May 20, 4 p.m., worship and celebration, free admission, recep-tion and refreshments to follow. For more informa-tion, call 313.921.9577.

THE WHISPERS, the Emotions, the Stylistics, the Delfonics, the Chi-Lites, Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes, Fox The-atre, May 13. Tickets on

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ARIESYou may feel restless this week be-cause you have an excess of mental energy. You can channel that into productivity by applying your fine mind to tasks that you have been putting off for a while. You’ll feel more settled at the end of the week.

Soul Affirmation: All things work together for good

Lucky Numbers: 12, 16, 30

TAURUSWear your smile like it was your fa-vorite fashion accessory this week. You’re sure to feel better when you see how many times your smile is returned to you. Do what makes you happy. This is a good week to embrace your uniqueness and cel-ebrate your individuality.

Soul Affirmation: The slowness of my week gives me time to refresh my energy

Lucky Numbers: 20, 40, 55

GEMINILuck will be with you if you allow positive vibrations to accompany all of your activities, especially this week. Keep away from naysay-ers. Considering your options for too long could cause self-defeating hesitation. Trust your impulses, and remember how doing so has helped in the past.

Soul Affirmation: I let go and let the spirit take control.

Lucky Numbers: 1, 17, 32

CANCERExercise will be needed to work off some of your excess energy this week. Take a walk and remember that your world is made up of many beautiful parts. The part you are fo-cusing on so intently this week is not your entire world. Proceed ac-cordingly!

Soul Affirmation: I give my mind a big rest again this week

Lucky Numbers: 26, 32, 36

LEOThis is a terrific week for putting your thoughts about people and projects on paper. Spend some time writing things down, and you’ll find that you feel more balanced cen-tered and on track. These are defi-nitely the days to follow your own drumbeat and ignore anyone who wants to tell you that your plans won’t work.

Soul Affirmation: I appear to others what I know myself to be.

Lucky Numbers: 5, 8, 10

VIRGOYou are gifted with excellent ana-lytical abilities this week. Those abilities will prove very useful to you, as you may want to analyze why certain people are acting in a certain way. Be discreet if you see something you weren’t supposed to see. Be cool if someone tries to get on your nerves.

Soul Affirmation: The slowness of my week gives me time to refresh my energy

Lucky Numbers: 20, 40, 55

LIBRAA partner may be prone to up and down mood swings this week. Stay positive and listen closely for what you need to hear. Take it easy and don’t fret over every tiny detail of a conversation. Keep the big picture in mind and a positive outlook will ensue.

Soul Affirmation: I let go and let the spirit take control.

Lucky Numbers: 1, 17, 32

SORPIOSomeone with a sloppy attitude toward a project that is important to you may annoy you this week. Let yourself feel free to protect your own interests. Guard against quick answers and sharp remarks. Live and let live is the message you need to keep in mind.

Soul Affirmation: I give my mind a big rest again this week

Lucky Numbers: 26, 32, 36

SAGITTARIUSHealth, self-management and in-dependence are on your mind this week. Keep your workout goals and you’ll find that you are getting some great ideas for the future as you im-prove your physical self. You are in harmony with all your desires. Move with ease towards what you want.

Soul Affirmation: I give myself chance to know how wonderful I am.

Lucky Numbers: 4, 22, 41

CAPRICORNYou have artistic gifts that you are beginning to ache to express. Why not let the force of your talent out of the secret place you’ve been keeping it in? You’ll be pleasantly surprised if you act on that impulse to step out of the rational.

Soul Affirmation: I can see clearly now the rain is gone. There are no obstacles in my way.

Lucky Numbers: 2, 16, 25

AQUARIUSAre you receiving as much as you are giving? Give yourself a break and avoid anyone who seems to expect more than his or her share of you. It’s high time that you pam-pered your beautiful self. This is a good week to focus on love and self-love.

Soul Affirmation: I turn all of my emotions toward the home front.

Lucky Numbers: 15, 24, 47

PISCESTreat yourself with tenderness. Buy or make yourself some bread pud-ding or sweet potato pie or whatev-er your favorite comfort food is and enjoy it, from preparation to your lips. You are practicing receiving goodness from the universe. Let it flow over you with abundant pros-perity this week.

Soul Affirmation: I let myself adapt to the flow of life around me.

Lucky Numbers: 16, 29, 33

Reworking the business modelBy Lee Meadows In spite of the vola-tile nature of conducting business in today’s global environment, there is an inherent consistency that earmarks the start of a growth cycle. Busi-ness strives for a certain predictability that allows it to become efficient and effective at the use of its resources. The downside of such an achievement is the unintentional lack of support for new ideas.

This is an ongoing irony since the very life-blood of business is found in the support and pursuit of ideas. All businesses go through a fractured, frenzied, cha-otic, shoot-from-the-hip, try-anything, start cycle. If it actually survives that phase and moves to actual market penetra-tion, customer response and profit, a funny thing happens. The business runs the risk of becoming victimized by its own suc-cess.

As the story is often told, back in the 1950s a CEO of an Airplane Propeller manufacturing company was asked his opinion of jet engines. His response was, “The engines are too noisy, they burn too much fuel and, besides, we’re in the

airplane propeller busi-ness.” So, the fate of his company was sealed the moment he locked onto the one idea that had de-termined his success. It is a predictable pattern that has sedated many busi-nesses into a comfortable coma. The ultimate awak-ening is the recognition that your business has been out of it for a while and there is no recovery (remember Ollie Fret-ter and Highland Appli-ance?).

While the understand-able need for internal pre-dictability is essential to driving the engine of any successful business, the real challenge lies in not allowing that predictabil-ity to blind the business to new ideas. Rather than rest on the supposed laurels that comes with being the best dry-clean-ing business in the area or the largest software

developer, business must commit itself to fostering an ongoing “workplace of ideas” in order to reap the full benefits of talented employees. Businesses such as 3M and the W.L. Gore Company have inte-grated the ‘workplace of ideas’ concept into their culture in ways that allow them to maintain their competitive edge. Some-times the real secret lies in playing the ‘What if’ game to inspire creativ-ity.

What if a depart-ment sponsored a once a month ‘lunch, munch and hunch’ session where the department springs for soup and sandwiches for its employees and during that hour, employees are asked to engage in an ideas free-for-all about any aspect of the business that can be improved?

What if company spon-sored sports teams (base-ball, basketball, track, golf) were actually com-posed of employees from different departments so as to increase the likeli-hood that a cross fertil-ization of ideas will mate-rialize?

What if “passive pro-ductivity” Fridays were replaced with dedicated time to engage in an ‘in-formal walk and talk

about ideas’ with employ-ees beyond your cubed culture?

What if we designed our work environments so the flow of ideas is pri-marily inward to organiza-tional resources instead of outward to rarely being fulfilled?

Keep in mind that an innovative idea just builds on existing ideas. The IPod/MP unit is just sev-eral iterations removed from the first portable AM/FM radio, as unlikely as that might sound.

As much as the de-mands of building a busi-ness can divert the use of limited resources, ideas are a resource that orga-nizations have in abun-dance.

During the latter half of the 19th century, the director of the U.S. Patent Office, in what some would describe as a moment of organi-zational clarity, sent a memo to the president of the United States, direct-ing him to shut down the Patent Office because, “All that can be invented, has been invented.”

In 2011, over 480,000 patent and new trade-mark ideas were filed. His memo was a little prema-ture.

Gather your girlfriends, get out and get healthy at the Ladies Night Out Health Crawl, set for 6 to 8 p.m. May 17 on the campus of Wayne State Univer-sity School of Medicine.

The School of Medicine and the Wayne State University Physician Group will host the event in celebration of Nation-al Women’s Health Week May 13-19, an annual project of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Women’s Health.

The free event will take place at the School of Medicine’s Scott Hall, located at 540 E. Canfield St.

The event aims to empower women of all ages and back-grounds to make their health a top priority. Mothers, daugh-ters, aunts, grandmothers and girlfriends can nosh on gour-met nibbles and sip wine while strolling through physician-led informational stations covering women’s health topics such as bone density; breast, colorec-tal and ovarian cancer; diabe-tes; heart health, reproductive and sexual health; nutrition and healthy eating. A local chef will demonstrate healthy reci-pes and share tips for healthy cooking.

Attendees may also enter to

win an Amazon Kindle Fire, courtesy of the Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Wayne State University Physician Group.

This is a free event, but ladies are encouraged to RSVP at http://events.wayne.edu/rsvp/lno/

Free parking will be available in Wayne State University parking lot No. 75, located on Canfield Street, between St. Antoine and Brush streets.

The hosts have pledged $1 for every “like” of WSU’s School of Medicine and University Physician Group on Facebook May 13-19, with proceeds ben-efitting the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries and its af-filiated shelters. WSU School of Medicine students provide free medical care to children and families at DRMM’s SAY Detroit Family Health Clinic in Detroit.

To like the Wayne State Uni-versity School of Medicine on Facebook visit http://www.facebook.com/WayneStateMed-School

To like the Wayne State Univer-sity Physician Group on Face-book visit http://www.facebook.com/WayneStateMedSchool#!/wsupgdocs

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Bankole Thompson

Bankole ThompsonCHRONICLE SENIOR EDITOR

The current state of the DetroitPublic Schools is a mockery of Brownv Board of Education and it exposesthe deep inequities in education.

Just becauseyour child isnot enrolledin the DetroitPublic Schoolsdoes not meanyou shouldn’tbe concernedabout the fateof the districtbefore it headstoward implo-sion.

Your abil-ity to get thebest education

for your child should not be basedon geography, income or ethnicitybut, rather, on the simple principlethat every child regardless of theirbackground should have an empow-ering education that equips them fora brighter future. Each child shouldhave access to a meaningful educa-tion that would not leave them trail-ing behind in the dust children inJapan, India, China and other coun-tries move ahead.

But that is not the case in places

like Detroit where a national readingreport card places the city at number56 out of the 75 largest metropoli-tancitiesin the U.S. surveyed. Thatmeans literacy is shamefully low inthe city and we are doing little ornothing to change the deplorablesituation.

The latest study conducted byCentral Connecticut State Universi-ty, according to Data Driven Detroit,ranks the “culture and resources forreading” and it examines not wheth-

er people can read, but whether theyactually do read.

Detroit’s 56th place in the 2010study is the same spot it occupied ina similar report in 2005. The highestrank the city got was 50th in 2007. Washington, D.C., was rated themost well-read city in the nation andfollowing that were Seattle, Minne-apolis, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, San Fran-cisco, St. Paul, Denver, Portland, St.Louis, Cincinnati and Boston.

Its is also noteworthy that thesecities are among the most admiredplaces in the nation and they have,in fact, become meccas for thoseseeking greener pastures. Whenyoung people are making the exodusfrom the state, more than likely theyare moving to one of the cities men-tioned in this report.

These cities are not only a para-gon of a reading culture, they alsooffer other incentives that we are notoffering in this city.

There is no possible way we canbank on attracting young families tothe city if basic amenities like recre-ational centers are not available on afull scale.

When the educational systemdoes not have the public confidence

Read Less, Pay More

Read Less, Read Less, edunomics:

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Wayne County CommunityCollege District (WCCCD) isthe largest urban commu-nity college in Michigan, withrecord enrollment numbersfor the spring 2011 semester.Nearly 32,000 students regis-tered for credit classes at allfive of the District locationsand online. Additionally, theDistrict expects more than40,000 non-credit studentsto register as well for a totalof nearly 72,000 served in allprograms.

WCCCD, the multi-campusdistrict serving 32 communi-ties in Southeast Michigan,has seen exponential growthas degree and certificate pro-grams have been expanded,infrastructure improved, and

investments in students, ser-vices and technologies in-creased.

“In this economy, post sec-ondary education and trainingis the ticket to competing intoday’s changing workforce.Access to higher education--especially community colleg-es--is critical,” said Dr. CurtisIvery, chancellor. “WCCCDis an integral economic andsocial catalyst to the healthand welfare of this region andstate.”

A recent economic impactstudy reported that WCCCD’sstudents generate morethan $122 million in taxableincome annually to the regionand state.Every dollar that isinvested in WCCCD returns

$22.80 in benefits to all Michi-gan residents.

Having been recognizedas one of the fastest growingcommunity colleges in thenation and the largest urbancommunity college in Michi-gan, WCCCD was forced to capenrollment during the spring2010 semester. This year,under the direction of Dr.Ivery, WCCCD lifted the enroll-ment cap to make certain thatno student was turned awayin spite of WCCCD’s fundingchallenges.

WCCCD gives studentsthe opportunity to train inemerging technology and highdemand fields, allowing themto become competent profes-sionals helping to position the

state for vibrant growth and astrong economic future.

Community colleges acrossthe nation face difficult deci-sions in a climate of limitedresources. The commitmentof WCCCD in assuring that thedoors to educational opportu-nities remain open is a directresult of the determination offaculty, staff and administra-tors.

“Our students and all thosewe serve need us to work ashard as we can for them. Ifwe can’t be the difference be-tween success and a futureof limited options, we are notliving up to the mission andvision of this institution,”said Dr. Ivery.

Curtis Ivery

WCCCD is largest urban community college, with record enrollment numbers

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$19 billion to support area business growth

By C.L. Price

Area businesses sloshing throughMichigan’s sluggish economic recov-ery will soon receive much-needed in-frastructure support, thanks to globalcommunications leader AT&T’s net-work improvement plans announcedlast week.

The improvements — to expandbackhaul, enable 4G speeds, increasemobile broadband capacity and upgradehundreds of cell sites — are predictedto accelerate the pace of area businessgrowth.

Why invest now?

“We feel very confident about De-troit’s economic recovery,” stated JimMurray, president of AT&T Michigan.“As a consequence, we’re committedto making sizeable investments in this

sampson appointed (A-8)Mariners Inn recently an-nounced the promotion of David Sampson to the position of chief executive officer. He has been with Mariners Inn since 2002 and held several positions.

mubarak played religion card (A-2)Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak portrayed him-self as a paradigm of stability in a country he once described as a “powder keg” of sectarian unrest. Yet far from promoting stability, his regime may have actually been the source of much of the religious strife.

Home repair Program (B-1):Rebuilding Together Detroit (RTD) is seeking applications from low-income homeowners in Southwest Detroit who are in need of minor home repair assistance.

Academic excellence honored (c-1):The Final Five Elite High School Football Players were recently lauded for their Ath-letic and Scholastic Excellence at the 20th Annual Franklin D. Watkins Awards held at the Omni Hotel in Los Angeles.

new tax credits (c-6):A new 25 percent state Small Business Investment Tax Credit, designed to encourage investments in start-up and early-stage Michigan technol-ogy companies, is aiming to help Michigan entrepreneurs secure capital and reduce risks associated with a new business or novel technology.

The motortown Revue (d-1):The Motortown Revue, the leg-endary shows that toured the nation by bus for almost the entirety of the ’60s, is recalled by someone who never missed a revue and, like so many other Motown fans, cherishes the memory.

Gov. Snyder keynotes Pancakes & PoliticsGov. Rick Snyder kicked off the Michigan Chronicle’s Pancakes & Politics season at the Detroit Athletic Club on March 3 with a candid conversation built around reinventing Michigan. At left, Snyder chats with Curtis Ivery, Wayne County Community College Chancellor, Betty Brooks, community leader, and Shaun Wilson, Vice President, Director of Client and Community Relations, PNC Bank, and Ric DeVore, Regional President, PNC Bank. See page C-7 for photo high-lights.

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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 Elder Randall L. Greenwood

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. Roger Mohr

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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in troy, milmS north america, inc. has available po-sitions of Senior Project Engineer in Troy, MI. Position requires a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering & 12 months experi¬ence as a Product Development En-gineer. Position also requires: 1) Experience must include exp. analyzing thermal systems for engines & turbochargers using GT Power & GT Drive simulation tools; & 2) Work exp. or Master’s thesis or one professional pub-lication in which individual used CHEMKIN computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tool for chemical kinetic analyses. Job duties: Design & analyze engine, turbocharger, & vehicle system performance using computer model-based approaches. Analyze thermal system characteristics for engines & turbochargers using GT Power & GT Drive simulation tools. Use CHEMKIN CFD tool to perform chemical kinetic analyses for research & development involving alcohol blended fuel for internal combustion engines to meet CAFÉ & govern-ment emission standards. Model & simulate powertrain systems using AMESim, Simulink, & GT Drive. Use knowledge of powertrain systems to architect solutions for specific client projects. Assign work to project engi-neers, as needed. Responsible for project execution & project management as well as technical documen-tation & communications with upper manage-ment & clients. Qualified candidates should send resume to lisa r. Brown, executive & Hr adminis-tration, lmS north america, inc., 5755 new King Street, troy, mi 48098.

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Dave Bing, Mayor

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS/QUALIFICATIONS1467 Junction (a/k/a Former Detroit Fire Department ladder no. 8)

The City of Detroit’s Planning and Development Department (P&DD) is seeking statements of qualifications from qualified entities for the purposes of re-developing a 11,238 square foot City of Detroit site known as 1467 Junction (a/k/a Former Detroit Fire Department Ladder No. 8). The site contains the former Detroit Fire Department Ladder Number 8, a two-story commercial brick structure and surface parking lot. The current zoning of the site is R2 (Two-Family Residential District) and is located on Junction just north of Rogers. minimum Bid price: $82,000

The intent of this Request for Proposals/Qualifications (RFP/Q) is to retain an experienced and qualified Developer who will submit a solid, financial feasible plan for the adaptive reuse of the former vacant site and building. The selected Developer must be experienced, effective and have the necessary finan-cial capabilities to complete this project. Potential respondents are encouraged to submit a comprehensive proposal that in-cludes development experience of the Development team, level of responsibilities within the Development team, and a preliminary project schedule/strategy for developing the site.

RFP Packages will be available for pick-up beginning Thursday, May 3, 2012 at the Planning and Development Department, Real Estate Development Division, 65 Cadillac Square, 20th Floor, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Mon-day through Friday - excluding holidays. All proposals must be submitted by 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2012, to: City of Detroit, Planning and Development Department, Real Es-tate Development Division, 65 Cadillac Square, 20th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226. Attention: 1467 Junction (a/k/a Former Detroit Fire Department Ladder No. 8) • Response. The full responsibility for the timely submission of proposals rests with the responding individual(s).

notice of non-Discrimination: The City of Detroit does not discrimi-nate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, age, handicap, sex or sexual orientation. Complaints may be filed with the Detroit Human Rights Department, 1026 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Detroit, Michigan 48226.

Further information may be obtained by contacting James Marusich, Manager I at (313) 224-3517 or email: JMarusic@detroitmi.gov.

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Come in for your heart procedure and go home the same day. That’s what some patients at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit are doing – unlike most others, who have to stay overnight for obser-vation.

The difference is that Henry Ford Hospital is using a technique for cardiac catheterization which allows some pa-tients to recover at home the same day.

With cardiologists using the artery in the wrist to access the heart, there is much less risk of bleeding after the pro-cedure. And patients re-cover quicker than the traditional route, through an artery in the leg.

“Going through the wrist makes for a quicker, more comfortable recov-ery,” says Adam Green-baum, M.D., director of the Cardiac Catheteriza-tion Lab at Henry Ford Hospital. “Afterward, pa-tients sit up in an arm-chair, keeping the wrist straight for a few hours. It’s a lot easier than lying on your back on a stretcher for six to eight hours. That’s what you have to do if your proce-dure was done through the leg artery. And that’s difficult for patients with back problems, or who have arthritis, or who have breathing difficulties when lying flat.”

It is estimated that ap-proximately 10 percent of cardiac catheteriza-tions in the U.S. are done through the wrist. Of 900 sites reporting to the Na-tional Cardiovascular Data Registry, less than 2 percent had patients discharged the same day after such a procedure.

Not everyone is a can-didate to be discharged the same day as their pro-cedure. Henry Ford has a strict set of criteria. Pa-tients have to have some-one to stay with them at home, which has to be within a certain distance to a hospital. The pro-cedure has to have gone well, and there cannot be any problems during the hours of observation. But, if the procedure was done through the wrist and these criteria are met, it is safe for the patient to go home the day of the procedure.

Cardiac catheteriza-tion is a common medical procedure used to diag-nose and treat coronary heart disease, the lead-ing cause of death in U. S. Those with the disease have a build-up of plaque in the coronary arter-ies, which can cut off the blood supply to the heart. Symptoms include chest pain, or pain in the shoul-ders, neck, back and arms.

To unclog arteries blocked by plaque, doc-

tors perform a proce-dure called angioplasty, during which a catheter with a small balloon is inserted in the wrist or leg artery and threaded to the blockage. Then the balloon is inflated, press-ing the plaque against the artery wall and improving blood flow. Usually, doc-tors then insert a hollow tube, called a stent, into the artery to hold it open. The procedure is per-formed under local anes-thesia.

National quality guide-lines call for patients with a heart attack to undergo cardiac catheterization and balloon angioplasty within 90 minutes of ar-riving at the hospital. Studies have shown that performing the procedure in that timeframe greatly reduces a patient’s risk of dying.

The average “door-to-balloon” time at Henry Ford Hospital is 75 min-utes.

Henry Ford has a very high success rate in achieving a door-to-bal-loon time of 9 minutes or less, since July 2009. And most transferred pa-tients also fall within this time period – from their transferring hospital to balloon inflation. Henry Ford is believed to be the only hospital in southeast Michigan to demonstrate this success for the past 2 ½ years.

The Detroit Al-liance for Asthma Awareness will pres-ent World Asthma Day on Thursday, May 10, at The Well-ness Plan Medi-cal Center, 4909 E. Outer Dr., from 4 to 7 p.m.

This event will in-clude free education-al materials, prizes, food, and more.

For more infor-mation, call (313) 819-4641 or e-mail thedaaa@gmail.com.

About one baby is born every hour addicted to opiate drugs in the United States, according to new research from University of Michigan physicians.

In the research pub-lished April 30 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, U-M physicians found that di-agnosis of neonatal absti-nence syndrome, a drug withdrawal syndrome among newborns, almost tripled between 2000 and 2009.

By 2009, the estimat-ed number of newborns with the syndrome was 13,539 – or about one baby born each hour, ac-cording to the study that U-M researchers believe is the first to assess na-tional trends in neona-tal abstinence syndrome and mothers using opiate drugs.

“Recently, the Cen-ters for Disease Control and Prevention released a report which found that over the last decade sales for opiate pain relievers like OxyContin and Vi-codin have quadrupled,” says Stephen W. Patrick, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., lead author of the study and a fellow in the University of Michigan’s Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. “Although our study was not able to dis-tinguish the exact opiate used during pregnancy, we do know that the over-all use of this class of drugs grew by 5-fold over the last decade and this appears to correspond with much higher rates of withdrawal in their in-fants.”

Patrick, a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the University of Michi-

gan, says multiple factors are likely to blame for the dramatic spike in use of opiate pain relievers, from their potential overuse for chronic pain to illegal sales of these drugs on the street. Overall, the U-M study showed that the number of mothers using opiate drugs increased five times over the last decade.

“Opiate use in our country is becoming an epidemic. Too often our health system reacts to problems; instead, we must address opiate use as a public health issue. To do this, we must limit opiate pain reliever use through healthcare pro-vider education and state-wide systems that watch for abuses, like people going to multiple doctors to get opiate prescrip-tions,” Patrick says.

Neonatal abstinence syndrome causes a wide array of symptoms includ-ing increased irritability, hypertonia, or heightened muscle tone, tremors, feeding intolerance, sei-zures, and respiratory distress. In addition, babies with the syndrome are more likely to be born with a low birthweight.

“You can often stand in the hallway and know which babies are experi-encing withdrawal. They are irritable, their cries are different, and they appear uncomfortable,” Patrick says.

The majority of the mothers of babies born with the syndrome were covered by Medicaid for health care costs. The average hospital bill for babies with the syndrome increased from $39,400 in 2000 to $53,400 in 2009,

a 35 percent increase. By 2009, 77.6 percent of charges for babies with the syndrome were charged to Medicaid.

In Florida, where opiate pain reliever death now accounts for four times the number of deaths as illicit drugs, the number of newborns diagnosed with the syndrome has increase five-fold in the last six years. The Florida state House and Senate recently passed legisla-tion to form a task force to evaluate the issue.

“Given that newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome experience longer, often medically complex and costly ini-tial hospitalizations, this study highlights the need for increased public health measures to reduce the number of babies exposed to opiate drugs,” says Matthew M. Davis, M.D., M.A.P.P., as-sociate professor in the Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit at the U-M Medical School, and associate professor of Public Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Davis is senior author on the paper and co-director of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar Program at U-M.

“We hope that state leaders will call for more research into the data we’ve provided because the majority of hospi-tal expenditures for this condition are shouldered by state Medicaid pro-grams.”

The study is being re-leased early to coincide with its presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meet-ing.

Northeast Guidance Center (NEGC) is pleased to announce the honor-ary Co-Chair couples for its second fundraiser “Kruise 4 Kids II.” Tyrone Davenport and Linda Forte have joined Gerald and Beverly Bantom to champion mental health services. “Kruise 4 Kids

II” is scheduled for Thurs-day, August 16, aboard the Ovation Yacht. Pro-ceeds will help support children’s mental health programs at the Center.

For nearly 50 years, NEGC has been a premier provider of mental health services for children, adults and families, serv-

ing our community with distinction. The Center also provides training to hundreds of health and mental health profession-als annually via onsite and distance learning through the Wellness Academy.

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