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Sensible solutions to gun violence

(Page A-2) According to colum-nist Tom Watkins, “the status quo is killing our children and rotting the moral fabric of this coun-try from the inside out.” He details what he feels must be done regarding the gun violence crisis.

Former SCLCpresident

again leads(Page A-3)

Charles Steele Jr., the man who once presided over the Southern Chris-tian Leadership Confer-ence, the most storied civil rights organization in America, returned to lead the group in celebrat-ing President Obama’s historic second inaugura-tion.

Paying it Forward:Resolutions

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As we kick off a new year, many people find themselves challenged to stick to their resolutions. Let’s face it, many of us have already broken ours and the calendar hasn’t even flipped to February yet.

Ray McCallum Jr.keeping Detroit

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While the college bas-ketball season is in full bloom and March Mad-ness is on most minds, the University of Detroit Mercy is doing its part as it is firmly in the Horizon League title chase.

Prince:‘Controversy’

(Page D-1) In an interview, Prince, one of the greatest and most uniquely talented artists in music history, said he does not vote because of his religious beliefs. That is fine, but columnist Steve Holsey has a point of view that differs from that of the artist.

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The rescue of the American auto industry by the Presi-dent Barack Obama admin-istration became a dominant theme in the 2012 presidential campaign, and helped Obama carry Michigan in the electoral


Exactly 150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, on the birthday of Dr. Martin

Luther King Jr., and 50 years after the March on Washington, President Barack Obama deliv-ered a progressive and stunning speech centered around the notion of equality on the steps of the U.S. Capitol before thou-sands.

Naming each of the turning points of watershed moments in American history and empha-sizing repeatedly the Declara-tion of Independence, that “We hold these truths to be it is self-evident that all men are created equal,” Obama challenged the

nation to be more forward thinking in his historic speech.

Spec i f i ca l ly addressing voting rights, women’s rights, gay and lesbian rights, i m m i g r a t i o n reform, health care reform and

global climate change, and men-tioning Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Obama’s remarks reached out to Democrats and Republi-cans to seize this moment to-gether.

“Today we continue a never-ending journey to bridge the meaning of those words with the realities of our time. For history tells us that while these truths may be self-evident, they’ve never been self-executing; that

while freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by His people here on Earth,” Obama said. “The patriots of 1776 did not fight to replace the tyranny of a king with the privileges of a few or the rule of a mob. They gave to us a Republic, a government of, and by, and for the people, entrusting each generation to keep safe our founding creed.”

He said through blood drawn by lash and blood drawn by sword, “We learned that no union founded on the principles of liberty and equality could sur-vive half-slave and half-free. We made ourselves anew, and vowed to move forward together. To-gether, we discovered that a free market only thrives when there are rules to ensure competition and fair play.”

“Together, we resolved that a


Catholic Bishop Moses An-derson was a pacesetter. He was a man of character and integ-rity who understood the era that birthed him as a leading African American Catholic who rose to become the first Black bishop in the Archdiocese of Detroit.

Anderson, who died recently at the age of 84 after serving as bishop for two decades, is being remembered as not only a pio-neer for many Black Catholics in Southeast Michigan, but also as an influence for African Ameri-can priests in the church.

The legacy of Anderson,

who presided over 63 churches when he became bishop in De-troit, is one to emulate according to several Black Catholics inter-viewed for this story.

“You could always talk to him about any-thing. That’s how open and accessible he was to us,” said Theresa Fry. “Becoming the first Black bishop in the Catholic church for many of us helped strengthened our heritage.”

Fry, born to Portuguese Afri-can parents, said when she mi-grated to Detroit in the 1950s from South Wales (Britain), she

was eager to learn about her heritage given Detroit’s concen-trated Black commu-nity.

“When he was made bishop it created a new and different era because this is my heritage. Serving as the first Black bishop was different for us and meant a lot to the Black Catholic com-munity,” Fry said. “Be-cause we had a priest

of color our heritage in the Cath-olic church was much stronger.”

She remembers Anderson as a man who was humble and never allowed his title to define his in-

teraction with his congregation.

“He was just down to earth,” she said. He was open to his congregation members. I know we are going to miss him,” She said.

Karen Griffin, another member of the Black Catholic community, agrees.

“You don’t think of your bishop as someone out there cut-ting grass, planting flowers, but that was Bishop Anderson,” Grif-fin said. “ He made us very proud to be Black Catholics because many people don’t realize the number of Blacks in Southeast Michigan who are Catholics.”

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By Tom Watkins Hooray for President Obama! While we all can support the Second Amendment, he is right, his first priority is to keep our children safe.

Politicians, like most humans, attempt to seek pleasure and avoid pain.

Our “pols” in Congress must be made to fear the wrath of the American voter more than they fear the NRA, National Riffle Association.

Americans are fed up with senseless gun vio-lence.

Congress and the pres-ident, up to this point, have grown far too com-fortable protecting the status quo.

The status quo is kill-ing our children and is rotting the moral fabric of this country from the inside out.

I remember some of my first lessons when I entered the world of poli-tics:

1) Money is the moth-er’s milk of politics. With-out resources to put your message out, regardless of how good your mes-sage is, you are unlikely to be elected.

2) You must create a powerful constituency for change, or the status quo will prevail.

3) Once you have the votes, shut up and call the question.

There needs to be an intense, well funded cam-paign to get the votes in Congress and help stop the gun madness.

Thoughtful Americans must organize and advo-cate for a balanced ap-proach to gun violence in America including, at a minimum:

• Make quality mental health services for people with serious mental ill-ness available and afford-able.

• Address the culture of violence perpetuated by the video and entertain-ment industry. These games and “entertain-ment” are corrosive to a healthy and stable soci-ety.

• Establish sensible gun controls that allow for le-gitimate gun ownership for sport, self-protection or collection purposes, while banning assault weapons with ammunition clips capable of shooting dozens of high powered bullets in seconds.

The sensible calvary has

arrived

Hooray for former con-gresswoman Gabrielle Gif-fords and husband Mark Kelly for stepping up and creating the Americans for Responsible Solu-tions (www.americans-forresponsiblesolutions.org) to focus on ways to reduce gun violence.

“This may be a tip-ping point,” said Kelly, a retired Gulf War veteran, Navy pilot and NASA space shuttle commander. “We can’t tolerate 20 children and their teachers being murdered in their school. I own a handgun, and I think everybody has the right to own a gun to pro-tect themselves in their homes. But I don’t believe you need assault weapons to protect yourself.”

This is just the type of counterweight needed for dealing with the NRA.

Giffords and Kelly will help keep the issue in the forefront of the voters’ minds. Now they need your contribution to help stop this senseless gun violence.

When the rate of chil-dren killed by guns in the US is 19.5 times higher than similarly high-income countries, there is a problem.

Finding sensible laws that keep these weapons of modern war off our streets and out of the hands of deranged people is not a violation of the Second Amendment and does not interfere with the rights of any legiti-mate gun owner.

Anything less is inad-equate window dressing that allows our children and other innocents to be continuously slaugh-tered.

While President Obama vows to push for immedi-

ate and concrete gun con-trol proposals to prevent such carnage, he must convince a majority of Congress to come along. We the people need to let Congress know we want action.

The time is now for America’s sensible center to rise up with the indigna-tion, pain and sorrow we felt when hearing about twenty 6-7-year-old chil-dren being slaughtered in the sanctity of school.

The Rolling Stones got it right when they sang in the mid-1960s rock and roll classic, “Sympathy For the Devil”: “I shouted out, ‘Who killed the Ken-nedys when, after all, it was you and me.”

Doing nothing can no longer be tolerated. If we allow the status quo to stand, blood will be on our collective hands when the next mass killing occurs.

Children are being gunned down in America. Killings have been hap-pening daily on urban corners, and by mass murderers in places like Columbine, Colorado, at a Sikh temple in Wiscon-sin, in Aurora, Colorada, Virginia Tech and at a for-tified army base in Fort Hood, Texas. Now in New-town.

Regardless of whether you are pro-gun or anti-gun, or your politics lean right or left, we need to set our personal, selfish perspectives aside and come up with real solu-tions that will help pre-vent senseless killing from becoming ingrained any more than they al-ready have, as the norm in America.

President Obama and Congress must seriously address this moral cancer in our midst.

The politician who blocks sensible reforms should fear the American voter come the next elec-tion.

Let’s demand a stop to the finger pointing and come together as Ameri-cans to solve the problem of gun violence.

Surely the lost souls of Newtown and other in-nocents gunned down in senseless violence will be watching.

Tom Watkins servedthecitizensofMichiganasbothstatementalhealthdirectorandstatesuper-intendent of schools. Hecanbereachedattdwat-kins88gmail.com.

ACE’13, the state’s premier entrepreneurial learning and connecting event, will kick off Jan. 31 at Burton Manor in Li-vonia.

A non-profit, half-day conference, ACE’13 is at-tended by leading mem-bers of the business and investment communities as well as by entrepre-neurs from around the state.

ACE is Michigan’s oldest and most well at-tended technology busi-ness conference. Entre-preneurs in attendance

will see start up com-pany exhibits, attend meaninful panel discus-sions, meet for free with service providers in the consultants corridor and a select group will tout their company in the el-evator pitch competition. Chris Holman, veteran

Michigan business commentator who will emcee, says “the elevator pitch competition prom-ises to be the most enter-taining, most fun entre-preneurial competition in this hemisphere.”

The competition will

feature two returning judges, Frank Legacki, the director of Fletcher Spaght Ventures, Sonali Vijayavargiya the manag-ing director of Augment Venture in Ann Arbor, and two new judges, Adrian Fortino of First Step Fund, which is the leading source of private sector gap financing, and Sam Hogg of Open Prairie Farms.

Those interested may egister at www.ace-event.org.

Black carbon, or soot, is the second largest human-caused contribu-tor to global warming, according to a landmark study published today that involves a University of Michigan researcher.

Behind only carbon di-oxide in terms of its influ-ence on the climate, the impacts of black carbon have been greatly under-estimated, the research-ers say.

Their study, published in the Journal of Geo-physical Research-At-mospheres, is the first quantitative and compre-hensive analysis of this issue.

Major sources of soot include diesel engines, wood and coal burning in

small household burners and some industrial pro-cesses.

The report’s estimate of black carbon’s direct climate influence is about a factor of two higher than most previous work.

Accounting for all of the ways it can affect cli-mate, black carbon is be-lieved to have a warming effect of about 1.1 Watts per square meter (W/m2).

That is approximately two thirds of the effect of carbon dioxide, and

just behind the effects of methane.

Time is now for sensible solutions to gun violence

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A sensible approach to gun policy will protect lives

NAIAS vehicles benefit from $300 million spent by Michigan’s top universities on auto research

Former SCLC president Steele returns to lead historic organization

Snyder signs executive order establishing Department of

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By Debbie Dingell When I was about to start eighthgrade,myfatheralmostshotmymother.Itwasanotheroftheirmanyuglyfights.I got between them — literally — andtriedtograbthegun.

I will never forget that night. Theshouting.The fear.Therawterror thatwe would all die, my brother and sis-ters alongwithmyparents.My callingforhelpbutthepolicenotcoming;myparentswereimportantpeopleintown.Mymotherrunningoutof thehouse. Ilockedmybrotherandsistersinabed-roomandpushedabedagainstthedoor.Myfatherbrokein,tookthedooroffthehinges and pulled the phone from thewall.Hetooktheknobsoffallthedoors,sowecouldnotgetoutandnoonecouldgetin.

We survived that occasion, physi-cally. Emotionally, I am not so sure.My baby sister, Mary Grace, was sup-posedtostartfirstgradethenextday.IwalkedhertoschoolbecauseIbelievedin trying to be normal, to keep every-thing together. She died several yearsago, after suffering all of her life fromdemonsthathauntedher.Icannothelpbut think thatnightwas thesourceofmanyofthem.

Everychilddeservesto feelsafe.Nochildshouldhave toworryaboutgunsand violence and whether somethingbadcouldhappentothem.Tothisday,Ican feel thatpanicandanxiety,and Iwoulddoanythingtoshieldothersfrom

it.

Formostofmylife,Ihavelivedwithguns. My father owned handguns andrifles.Heshowedthemtousandtaughtus gun safety, and he used them, forgoodandbad.Hedidn’tmeantoscareorendangerus,buthesufferedfromde-pressionandhisaccess to thosegunsat thewrongmomentswasnot a goodthing. Later in life, with treatment, he

became a different person, but one Icouldneverquiteforgive.

My husband, Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.),isaformerboardmemberoftheNationalRifleAssociationandalifelongsupporteroftherighttobeararms.Mystepson believes even more stronglythanhis father in thatSecondAmend-mentright.Theyaretwoofthemostre-sponsible,safety-consciousgunownersanyonecouldeverknow.Theirdedica-tiontotherighttobeararms,tohunt,tocompeteinrifleandskeetmatches,andtoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamilieshasbeenpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.

This belief is as central to them asthefreedomofspeechandreligion.Asaresultofknowingthem,IhavecometorespectandunderstandtheimportanceofthisrighttogunownersinwaysIdidnot used to understand, certainly notasascaredchild.Theabilitytodefendone’sselfisahumanrightthatensurestheprotectionofotherbasicrights.

Since last week’s shootings, ourcountry is once again shocked at an-othersenselesstragedyforwhichthereis no rationalization or explanation.Unlesswechangetheconversation,wewillnotfindtheanswers.

DemonizingtheNRAorgunownersin general gets us nowhere. A freshround of old proposals for gun-controllawswon’tworkandwillbefollowedbytherenewedfrustrationofdifferentfac-tionsgoingtotheirrespectivecornerstofightinsteadofseekingrealsolutions.

We, as Americans, need to be will-ing to acknowledge that we have seri-oussocialproblemsandhavetogetatthe root causes for so many of thesehorrific scenes: mental illness, failingeducationalsystems,lackofjoboppor-tunities, the disintegration of families.We need communities more willing toidentifybehaviorproblemsearlyon, toexpress zero tolerance for bullying, toimplementprocesses thatprotect indi-vidual liberties yet flag potential prob-lems.

Mostimportant,wemustremovethestigma of mental illness so that thosewho need help get help. We need lawenforcement agencies that understandproblemswhentheyareidentified,alongwith systems that support parents,teachers and employers in interveningandgettinghelptothosewhoneedit.

I don’t have all the answers. But Iknow two things. Decades later, I stillfeelthefearofthatnightwhenIwas12yearsold.AndwhileordinaryAmericansdo not need access to assault weap-ons,Ialsoknowthatbanningallgunswon’t“fix”theproblem.Weneedanewdialoguethatdoesn’tpitpeopleagainsteachotherbutthatfocusesonhowweallworktogethersothatallAmericans,especially our children, can feel andknowtheyaresafe.

Debbie Dingell is a member of theDemocratic National Committee andthewifeofCongressmanJohnDingell,thedeanoftheU.S.HouseofRepresen-tatives.

By Kathy Barks Hoffman Manyofthenewvehiclesatthe2013North American International AutoShowrunbetter,aresaferorgetbettermileagethankstomorethan$300mil-lionspentonauto-relatedresearchproj-ectsoverafive-yearperiodbythethreetop researchuniversities thatmakeupMichigan’sUniversityResearchCorridor(URC).

The numbers tell the story: from2007 through 2011, faculty and stu-dentsatMichiganStateUniversity, theUniversityofMichiganandWayneStateUniversityworkedon1,400auto-relatedresearch projects, according to an An-dersonEconomicGroupreportcommis-sioned by the URC (http://urcmich.org/news/pdf/auto-sector-report.pdf). Somewasbasicresearchallowing innovationto happen faster. Other research in-volvedworkingwithspecificcompaniesandgovernmentsponsorstosolveprob-lemsandassistinproductdevelopment.The results made their way into someofthetechnologyandimprovementsondisplaytodayattheNAIAS’IndustryPre-view.

“PerhapsinnoindustryistheURC’scollective power to make significantcontributions in innovation and talentmoreevidentthanintheautomotivein-dustry,”saidURCexecutivedirectorJeffMason.“ThoseeffortshavehelpedMich-igan’sauto industrysurgebackpower-fullyinrecentyears.”

InadditiontoR&D,thethreeURCuni-versities each year produce more than3,600 science, technology, engineeringand mathematics graduates, bringingnewtalentandenergytotheautomotivefield.Nearly40percentofthosegradu-ates hold advanced degrees, accordingtothereport.

MICHauto,theDetroitRegionalCham-ber’s automotive accelerator for Michi-gan,ispartneringwiththeURCtohigh-lighttheadvantagesthattheUniversityof Michigan’s Transportation Research

Institute, Michigan State University’sCompositeVehicleResearchCenterandWayneStateUniversity’sElectricDriveVehicleEngineeringLabsbringtoMich-igan’sautosector.

“Thebirthplaceof themodernauto-mobileisnowapioneerintheresearchanddevelopmentoftechnologydefiningthe 21st-century automobile, like info-tainmentsystems, lightweightcompos-ite materials, and fuel cell and plug-invehicles,” said Sandy Baruah, DetroitRegional Chamber president and CEO.“Theroadtoautomotiveinnovationandcutting-edge technology runs throughtheheartofMichigan.”

ArecentlyreleasedMICHautoreport,“Michigan is Auto,” points out theassetsthatmakeMichiganthenation’stop auto state. Besides the many re-searchprojectsmentionedinAndersonEconomicGroup’sMay2012URCautosector report, an updated look at theprojects URC researchers are tacklinginclude examining seat belt use, howcarbon-fiber composite materials holdupincrashesandhowcornsugarscanbebetterconvertedintobiofuels.

RobLuce,projectmanageroftheDe-troitRegionalChamber’sMICHautoini-tiative,waspartoftheNAIAStoursURCresearchers offered Thursday showingreporters theNAIASvehiclesrelatedtoURC researchprojects.The tourswereledbyJerryKu,directorofWayneStateUniversity Electric-drive Engineeringand co-director of Alternative EnergyTechnology; Bruce Belzowski, an autoindustry expert with the University ofMichigan Transportation Research In-stitute;andUMTRIDirectorPeterSweat-man,anautosafetyexpert.

“It’s exciting tosee the researchwedomakeadifference,”saidKu.Hisre-searchfocusesonthermalmanagementof electric-drive vehicle battery packsandpowertrains,aswellasonstudyingthecharacteristicsofalternativevehicleenergyefficiencyandemissions.

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Gov. Rick Snyder hassigned an executive orderestablishing the Depart-ment of Insurance and Fi-nancial Services (DIFS) toprovideafocalpointofcon-sumer protection, enableefficientandeffectiveregu-lation,andpositionthein-surance and financial ser-vices sector for economicgrowth.

The insurance and fi-nancial services fields arerapidlychanging,healthin-surance is becoming moreaccessibleanddigitalbank-ing is revolutionizing theway money is used. DIFSwillprovideagreaterfocuson the functions currentlyperformed by the Office ofFinancial and InsuranceRegulation(OFIR),housedintheDepart-mentofLicensingandRegulatoryAffairs(LARA), ensuring that consumers areprotected,whilefosteringabusinesscli-matethatpromoteseconomicgrowth.

“Insuranceandfinancialservicebusi-nessesareavitalpartoftheoveralleco-nomichealthofMichigan,”Snydersaid.“Byestablishinganewdepartmentdedi-catedtoindustrysustainabilityitfurtheremphasizes thecommitment to remov-ing red tape from economic growth inMichigan.Thisorderwillalsogoalongway toward creating and enforcing ap-propriateregulations,sowehaverobust

consumer protections inplace.”

The insurance and fi-nancialservices industriesaresignificantcomponentsof Michigan’s economy,directly employing over150,000Michiganresidentsand generating more than$9billioninannualpayroll.Michigan is home to over300statebanksandcreditunions and 149 insur-ancecompanies.MichiganservesasaportofentryandchiefU.S.regulatorforfiveCanadian insurance com-panies, and nearly 1,500out-of-stateinsurancecom-paniesalsodobusinessinthisstate.

When the order be-comeseffective in60days,all authority and responsi-

bilities previously bestowed upon theCommissionerofOFIRwillbetransferredtotheDIFSDirector,includingallboardandcommissionroles.GovernorSnyderplanstoappointcurrentOFIRCommis-sionerKevinClintonastheDIFSDirec-tor,subjecttoadviceandconsentoftheMichiganSenate.

All functions of the Autism Cover-age Reimbursement Program, createdaspartofthelegislativepackagepassedin2012toeasetheburdenonfamiliesraisingchildrenwithautism,willalsobetransferredtoDIFSfromLARA.

By Stacy Brown ThemanwhooncepresidedovertheSouthern Christian Leadership Confer-ence,themoststoriedcivilrightsorga-nizationinAmerica,returnedtoleadthegroup in celebrating President BarackObama’s historic second inaugurationonMonday.

CharlesSteeleJr.,whoisbackatthehelmoftheSouthernChristianLeader-ship Conference (SCLC), will also helpthe group mark what would have beenthe84thbirthdayoftheRev.Dr.MartinLutherKing,Jr.,thecivilrightschampi-onwhohelpedfoundtheSCLC56yearsago.

“WiththegreathistoryoftheSCLC,therewasnowayIcouldsitidlybyandletitgounder,”Steelesaid.“TheboardaskedmetocomebackandIdid.”

Steele,66,saidhehadheardtoooftenthe doom and gloom that surroundedthe once proud organization that rosetoprominenceduringKing’smonumen-talbattletogaincivilrightsforAfricanAmericansandothers.

OnceSteelesteppedasidein2008aspresident of the Atlanta, Ga.-based or-ganization,thewhispersinandoutsidethe African American and civil rightscommunitiesgrewlouder.

King’s image was being tarnished,somewrote,whileotherssaidtheSCLChadsimplylostitsrelevance.

“TheworldhasletusknowthattheSCLCisneededasmuchnowaswewerewhenKingwasourleader,”Steelesaid.

“Arewestillrelevantandimportant?I’dargue,especiallybasedonwhat I’veheard during my travels, that we aremoreimportantandmorerelevantnowthan ever before. There is still a greatneedforustocontinuewhatKingwasdoingduringthemovementandagreaterneedtoseethathisdreamisfulfilled,”hesaid.

Steele returned in July as chief ex-ecutiveofficeramidcallsfromtheboardofdirectorstorestorefinancialstabilityandcredibilitytotheSCLC.

During the announcement in July,SCLC Board Chairman Bernard LaFay-ettedidn’thesitatetovoicehisfullsup-portforSteele,whohadledtheorgani-zationduringmoreprosperoustimes.

“ThestormisoverforSCLC,”LaFay-ette, 72, said. “We are rebuilding ourexecutiveteamandDr.Steele isavitalmember.”

The SCLC found itself immersed incontroversyaftera2010complaintwasfiled by its General Counsel, DexterWimbish,allegingthatthegroup’sthen-chairman Rev. Raleigh Trammell, 74,and treasurer, Spiver Gordon, 73, hadengagedinunauthorizedexpenditures.

Bothmenwereultimatelyclearedofthose charges, although Trammell waslaterconvictedinanunrelatedtheftcaseinDayton,Ohio.

Sincehisreturn,Steelehasn’twastedanytimeinseekingtorestorethelegacythat was instilled by King and othersduringthetumultuouscivilrightsmove-mentinthemid-20thcentury.

“Wewentglobal,”hesaid.

“IjustgotbackfromtheUkraineandFrance and we have a vision which isto spreadKing’s vision throughout theworld.”

Among the many foreign dignitarieshemetwithincludedMikhailGorbach-

ev, the lastheadofstateof the formerSovietUnion,Steelesaid.

“Wemet for twohoursand the firstthing he asked me in Moscow waswhether or not King’s dream has beenfulfilled,” Steele said. “No, it has notbeen.We’vejustbeguntoembarkuponhavinganytokenofthedreambeingful-filled.”

“Gorbachevaskedmewhatcouldhedo?”Steelesaid.“Itoldhimtobecomea partner with African Americans whohave made the supreme sacrifice withtheirlives.

“Wehavetotakethisopportunitytolet the world know because the SCLCisn’tgoinganywhere,weareheretostayfor at least another 100 years becausethereisaneedfortheSCLCandthecivilrightsmovement.”

Steele also took his message of aglobal civil rights campaign to France,IsraelandPalestine,hesaid,notingthatmany individuals from those countriesinquiredastohowKingandotherAfri-canAmericanswereabletoenduregreatoppressionduringthestruggle.

“Well,youwon’t findpeopleinlead-ershiproleswhospeakoutbutIhavearighttotellthetruth.Youcan’tbescaredandyoucan’tbeascaredNegrobecausethatwillgetyoukilled,”hesaid.

Steelealsoplanstoincreasecallsformore African Americans to register tovoteandparticipateinglobaleconomicefforts that should see more jobs cre-atedforblackpeople,hesaid.

“We’ve got to do something aboutblack voter registration. We celebrateObama, but our people must keep inmindthatweoperateatadisadvantagewhenwelackinformation,”Steelesaid.“Wealsoneed to realize financial free-dom in the form of a global economythatAfricanAmericanshaveyettotakeadvantageof.”

TheworldhasmovedtowardaglobalsocietyandtheimpactofthatmovementcanbeasgreatforAfricanAmericansasanyoneelseifinterestandparticipationarehigh,Steelesaid.

“We must take responsibility andhelp to bring about opportunities fromaglobalperspective.Ifwedo,ourimpactwould be strong enough that we canreallyempoweroneanotherandfinallyrealize that part of King’s dream,” hesaid.

Outspoken,wittyand,attimes,dead-pan serious, Steele seemingly has thecompletebackingofSCLC’sofficials.

“Hehasthecredibilitythatweneed,”said the Rev. Samuel F. Mosteller, 54,president of the group’s Georgia chap-ter.

“Without(Steele),wewouldbemovinga lotslower,”LaFayettesaid.“Now,wewillmoveswiftlyintothefuture.”

The organization hosted a gala thathighlighted its accomplishments andcelebratedObama’sre-election.

Festivitiesbeganat11a.m.,Jan.20,at the L’Enfant Plaza Hotel in South-westand8p.m.,Jan.21,attheNationalMuseumofWomenintheArtsinNorth-west.TheSCLCalsomarkedwhatwouldhave been King’s 84th birthday duringthefestivities.

“TheseeventsaregoingtohighlighttheaccomplishmentsofSCLCsinceitsinception and showcase the work thathasbeendoneanddefinetheworkthatislefttodo,”Steelesaid.

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great nation must care for the vulnerable and pro-tect its people from life’s worst hazards and misfor-tune.”

Reminding the nation of the battles that were fought for the dignity of every Person, Obama put it bluntly, “We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths –- that all of us are created equal –- is the star that guides us still, just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and

Stonewall, just as it guided all those men and women, sung and unsung, who left footprints along this great mall to hear a preacher say that we cannot walk alone, to hear a King proclaim that our individual freedom is inextricably bound to the freedom of every soul on earth.”

With rhetorical inge-nuity Obama anchored his speech on the theme of the 1957 inaugural cel-ebration, “Faith in Ameri-ca’s Future.”

“It is now our gen-eration’s task to carry on what those pioneers began. For our journey is not complete until our wives, our mothers and daughters can earn a living equal to their ef-forts,” Obama said to the thunderous applause of more than a half million people. “Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. For if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we

commit to one another must be equal as well.”

The president contin-ued with his speech nu-merously interrupted by applause.

“Our journey is not complete until no citizen is forced to wait for hours to exercise the right to vote. Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful im-migrants who still see America as a land of op-portunity, until bright young students and engi-neers are enlisted in our workforce rather than ex-pelled from our country,” Obama said.

Zeroing on the urban safety crisis and the debate on gun control, Obama specifically men-tioned Detroit.

“Our journey is not complete until all our children, from the streets of Detroit to the hills of Appalachia, to the quiet lanes of Newtown, know that they are cared for and cherished and always safe from harm,” Obama said.

Re-echoing a campaign theme about the future of the middle class Obama said, “For we, the people, understand that our coun-try cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it. We believe that America’s prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class.”

The president added, “We know that America thrives when every person

can find independence and pride in their work, when the wages of honest labor liberate

families from the brink of hardship. We are true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows that she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else because she is an Ameri-can, she is free and she is equal, not just in the eyes of God but also in our own.”

After the inaugura-tion the Obamas stopped at the Capitol Rotunda to pay homage to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. bust.

During the parade Obama waved to floats of Dr. King and the Tuske-gee Airmen.

Bankole Thompson is editor of the Michigan Chronicle and the author of the forthcoming book “Rising From the Ashes: Engaging Detroit’s Future With Courage.” His book “Obama and Black Loy-alty,” published in 2010, follows his recent book, “Obama and Christian Loyalty” with an epilogue by Bob Weiner, former White House spokesman. Thompson is a political news analyst at WDET-101.9FM (NPR affiliate) and a member of the weekly “Obama Watch” Sunday evening round-table on WLIB-1190AM New York and simulcast in New Jersey and Con-necticut. E-mail [email protected] or visit his personal page at www.bankolethompson.com.

column, solidly securing a solid second term.

And on the day of his inauguration, President Obama cited Detroit in his second historic inaugural speech, something that unquestionably places the Motor

City on the global map as millions around the world watched Obama de-livered a sweeping mes-sage for equality.

“Our journey is not complete until all our children, from the streets of Detroit to the hills of Appalachia, to the quiet lanes of Newtown, know that they are cared for and cherished and always safe from harm,” Obama said in an apparent ref-erence to the number of children that have died in Detroit from gun violence as well as crushing pov-erty greeting so many of them in the city.

Rev. Wendell Anthony, president of the Detroit Branch NAACP, was in Washington for the inau-guration and was elated to hear Obama mentioned Detroit.

“First of all, when he mentioned Detroit it was like somebody shocked me, Anthony said. “Now the question is, how does that translate to policy? I think we should seize on that moment, that Detroit is an opportunity for poli-cies to address the crisis of urban America.”

Anthony said he hopes that the mere fact that the city was selected by the president in his speech would motivate, “every-body who has influence on the city to work harder because Detroit now has the attention of the presi-dent. Let’s seize on that moment.”

Detroit City Coun-cil member Rev, Andre Spivey said, “It surprised me but it shows that the president and his admin-istration have Detroit on their minds. So it would behoove the mayor, coun-cil, our congressional delegation to now go after federal help. We were the only major urban city mentioned.”

Michigan’s U.S. Sena-tor Debbie Stabenow, during a brief exclusive interview at the Michi-gan Inaugural Ball held at the National Museum of American History Monday night, applauded Obama for thinking about De-troit.

“I think that was excel-lent,” Stabenow said. “It shows that Detroit is a

very important city in the nation and we are going to come back if everyone is focused.”

Stabenow said Detroit has had a good week so far, given that the presi-dent mentioned the city on the heels of a $25 mil-lion federal grant for the Detroit M-1 Rail project, annouinced by Trans-portation Secretary Ray LaHood on Friday.

The president’s speech, Stabenow said, “was about values and pri-orities, challenging us to work together and speak-ing about real people.”

In the presidential motorcade, the Cadillac that brought Obama to the grounds of the U.S. Capitol for the public inauguration according to Stabenow shows the strength of the American auto industry and should instill pride in everyone from Detroit.

“The president is all about the American au-tomobile industry. It was fantastic to see him driven in a Cadillac made in Detroit,” she said.

Wayne County Sher-iff Benny Napoleon, who is considering a run for mayor, said, “I think that anytime you are on the president’s radar screen has to be a positive.

Now is the time for De-troit to leap into action and show we are very seri-ous about public safety.”

Napoleon a former De-troit police chief, said after Obama’s remarks that the city can no longer be “the poster child for vi-olent crime in America.”

Sharon Madison Polk, CEO of Madison Interna-tional, agreed.

“We can no longer tol-erate the terrible things happening to our children in Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.,” she said. “Children have been killed in De-troit for many years.”

Greektown Casino and Hotel executive Marvin Beatty said to be talked about in a historic inau-gural address as Obama did highlighting Detroit “was powerful and what it shows is a continuing indication that Detroit is on the move. People in Detroit need to recognize the value we have.”

Beatty, in a reference to the skepticism in some quarters about Detroit’s revitalization, the presi-dent demonstrated in his speech that “there is hope for us in Detroit. We’ve

got to capitalize on that and begin to govern our-selves with some leader-ship. But we need a plan to pull together because we are the calvary.”

Douglas Diggs, the son of the late legend-ary Detroit Congressman Charles Diggs, said, “I think that the recognition that the kids in the city of Detroit need a better opportunity is so signifi-cant. I think that was an embrace from Obama and now we’ve got to be pre-pared to fix the problems we have.”

Diggs said he was thrilled to see the presi-dent’s motorcade because it showed the world that “those cars are made only in Detroit. I think that was fantastic.”

Rev. Nicholas Hood III, senior pastor of Plymouth United Church of Christ, like many prominent De-troiters, was in Washing-ton for the inauguration with his family, including federal judge Denise Page Hood.

“I think he mentioned Detroit because he wants to let the world know that Detroit is on the map,” Hood said during an in-terview at the Michigan Inaugural Ball. “The pres-ident’s remarks showed that Michigan really mat-ters. Our best days are ahead of us.”

Hood, whose family background is steeped in the Civil Rights Movement, also said, “It’s still a pow-erful event to see a Black man elected and sworn in as the most powerful man in the world. I know that the best days are yet to come for Detroit and the state of Michigan.”

And what would depu-ties of the Civil Rights Movement who passed away think about an Af-rican American in the White House today?

Diggs said, “I think my father, Adam Clayton Powell, Medgar Evars and many others never imag-ined this day.

As I stood on the lawn I thought about that same question of they would say about Obama. They would say we are not at the top of the pyramid but keep fighting. We still have the same issues,” said Diggs, whose father was instru-mental in the founding of the Congressional Black Caucus and became its first chairman as well as establishing meaningful relations between Africa and the U.S.

Bishop Anderson, Grif-fin said, “gave us a lot of pride. We are Catholics and we are Black and there was nothing to be ashamed of.”

Hubert Sanders, cur-rently the only Black deacon in the Detroit Catholic Community, said Anderson was a great influence on him making the decision to go into training to become a deacon.

“He gave everything he had and I saw that and I wondering why a Black man would give his life to something when it seemed they didn’t care about him,” Sanders said. “That’s how I felt about the church at the time. I was raised a Catholic but I felt I was an outsider but when I saw what Bishop Anderson did I felt I was included.”

Sanders said he would like to see the Catholic church in Detroit contin-

ue Anderson’s legacy by providing opportunities for its African American members to serve in lead-ership positions in the church.

“I love my church but it is not doing enough to encourage African Ameri-cans to be in leadership roles and I’d like for my grandkids to see some-one who looks like them in influential roles in the church,” Sanders said. “We have to have repre-sentation that inspires leadership rather than have a vocation day once in a year. Bishop Ander-son instilled in me to speak out. “

John J.F. Thorne of the Black Catholic Ministries said Anderson fought for diversity.

“For me he will be remembered for trying to fulfill his episcopal motto, ‘Unity in Diversity.’ Throughout his episco-pacy and his life he tried to bring communities to-

gether to show the com-monalities that so many communities shared, yet each has many differenc-es and their sharing their gifts were woven in to the fabric of the church,” Thorne said.

“Bishop Anderson was quite a man. I had the privilege of sharing a few meals with him. He grew up in Selma during the long Jim Crow period. He was born into a poor family, in a place where things were separate but very unequal.”

Thorne said credit should be given to the then archbishop of De-troit, Edmund Szoka, who petitioned the pope for an African American bishop.

“At a time in our city’s history when tension was high, it was a moment of rejoicing for the entire church and a moment of pride for Black Catholics and Blacks alike,” Thorne said.

By Tony JonesREAL TIMES NEWS SERVICE

The 2013 Annual Stel-lar Awards will be remem-bered as a zenith event in the growth of the gospel music industry. From in-ception to exit strategy, the show was terrifically executed in true glitterati style.

This year’s 28th edi-tion took place on Sat-urday, Jan. 19, and was broadcast live for the first time from Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry, a fitting choice. In the same way that the country music industry has become its own arena-filling power-house genre, gospel has grown into a commercial powerhouse.

More than 140 mar-kets signed on and streamed the Stellars live on the web. That interest meshed, of course, with commentary on industry and fan blogs, Facebook pages, tweets and email support.

Co-hosting with fellow industry leader Kirk Franklin, duo Mary Mary’s five award-winning moments were among the night’s highlights on stage. Marvin Sapp’s aptly titled “I Win” equaled their total as the big statuette garnerers for the night.

Special awards were given to Kurt Carr, as the recipient of the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award, and to Bishop T.D. Jakes, who received the Thomas Dorsey Notable Achieve-ment Award (sponsored by Chevrolet).

Unless they decided to give away free Corvettes (the new C7 is the talk of the industry), Chevrolet couldn’t have chosen a

better weekend to high-light their diversity out-reach. The Stellars co-incided with First Lady Michelle Obama’s birth-day and led into President Barack Obama’s second inauguration, which was held on Dr. Martin Luther King Day.

The real actionThe Stellar Awards are

the polished face for a revenue-driven industry. The real action is behind the scenes, where deals are discussed, doors opened and where up-coming talents network the showcases, seminars and confabs in their push to become to become “the next…”

Following Friday’s day-long pre-show activities, Terrance Zachary, the president for the recently established indie label NuJeru Music Group, said the BMI luncheon is always the highlight for him.

Zachary’s out to write his own success story after a rewarding experi-ence with industry major Bow Tie World Music (based in Nashville) and its main act, Wess Morgan.

“I was with Bow Tie World from 2010 to 2012. I worked with a ton of art-ists there, Wess of course being the best known. Billboard voted us one of the top ten labels in 2010 and 2011 and I’m praying to be half as successful on my own,” said Zachary

“Working with Wess taught me a lot, seeing the work that was done in him getting to where he is now, and remaining humble along the way.”

When the break comes

Detroit’s Tabitha Good-

man, part of the artists’ support team, had myriad duties during the Stel-lar Awards weekend, in-cluding chaperoning the schedule of the Chrysler Corporation Choir, now known throughout the nation after being featur-ing in several commer-cials for the company.

“What I’m trying to do, and what I tell others like me that are here to do the same, is brand yourself to be ready when the break comes,” said Goodman.

“For instance, the main person I’m trying to connect with is one of the top radio charters in the industry, who places a lot of music on the air. She has 38 Stellar nomi-nations, represents all of the artists nominated for Song of the Year and seven Grammys just this year. Just getting her ear would be a major plus.”

‘Here with God’s people’

The closing highlight of the pre-show day was a service led by industry legend Pastor Hezekiah Walker, who presented the award to New Artist of the Year LeAndria John-son.

Heading back to his hotel room afterwards to rest up for the big day, Walker’s representative, Sean Pennington, offered insight from his decade-plus work managing a major industry figure via his company Flipside Entertainment (which also represents the Wess Morgan).

“Pastor Walker was really excited to pres-ent the New Artist award because he loves to see young people succeed in any endeavor, praise God,” said Pennington.

Stellar Awards shine amid business, music and praise “I like being here to see people that may not be winners out front yet but are winners at heart be made known to the world, and to get to know others with similar interests.”

‘Step up our game’

In entertainment, crunch time is called “Day Of,” and nearly every con-versation kicks off with “It’s Day Of, so…”

For the Stellars, “Day Of” presented several op-tional events, the most important being a confer-ence for radio media. To-tally thronged, a perfect example of smart mar-keting was the currently

unknown and New York-based Livre, who had a full display on the event floor, positioning them to appear like a major. An-other smart thing they did was to have door hanger flyers made and placed on room doors at the hotels where the industry play-ers were staying.

“We work hard,” man-ager Craig Towns said. “We planned everything this year around the Stel-lars. We’ve been here sev-eral times and knew we had to step up our game.”

After the radio meet, all on board repaired to the hotels to breathe and change for the night. As

the crowd thronged in, Michael Adrian Davis, air personality for the Mem-phis gospel arm of the powerful Clear Channel Group, summed it all up.

“It’s the industry Gram-mys, and because it’s now a live broadcast, it makes it even more important,” said Davis.

“But it’s really higher than that because of the message of the music. Praising God is always most important.”

Tony Jones reported this story for Real Times News Services’ Memphis outlet, the New Tri-State Defender.

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Sometimes life’s path takes you back to where it all began. Jon Campbell, Sr.’s path back to the beginning also led him to the entrepreneurial

success that many strive for but few actually achieve.

Campbell’s path started at 16 years of age in front of a hot grill, making burgers and fries at his local McDonald’s on Eight Mile and Lasher roads in Southfield. As a student at Bishop Borgess High School in Redford, Campbell did not know that one of his first jobs would grow to owning a handful of McDonald’s restaurants in the Metro Detroit area and being one of the most prominent African-Amer-ican businessmen in the state.

But it wasn’t all maneuvering the spatula and shaking the fries that got Campbell where he is now; he always knew he wanted to be in the food service industry. Graduating from Michigan State University with a double major in food systems and public affairs management gave him the business acumen he needed to be the man positioned for success. “Education is key,” says Campbell. “The college atmosphere of learning and preparing for the future gave me the drive to accomplish the goals I set for myself.” Not only was Campbell a success in the classroom, but also on the football field, where he was a walk-on full back from 1987 to 1991. Thinking he would get a job as a brand manager for Kellogg’s or General Mills after graduation, Campbell never thought his work at McDonald’s at 16 would lead him to where he is today.

Taco Bell was searching to fill management posi-tions on the East Lansing campus while Campbell was searching for a post collegiate job. “Getting a job right out of college was extremely important to me,” Campbell said. “Building my résumé and going back to school right after col-lege was always the plan.” While manag-ing at Taco Bell, Campbell received his master’s degree in Human Resources from Central Michigan University through satel-lite classes, but in 1996, after working managerial jobs at Arby’s and Wendy’s, his path led him back to McDonald’s. He met Terry Alexander, the director of operations of McDonald’s Michigan Region, at a business expo in Detroit where he was encouraged to apply to the McDonald’s Training and Mid-Management program. Once he sent in his application and was accepted, the hard work and dedication Campbell exuded in school truly began to pay off.

In 1999, while in the McDonald’s training program, Campbell tackled another educational hurdle by earning his MBA in finance at Oakland University. “It was important for me to learn all the tricks of the trade,” said Campbell. “If I was going to run a business, I had to know how to run it right financially.” His logic proved to be true in late 2001, when he was offered the opportunity to take over ownership of two McDonald’s franchises, in Dearborn Heights and Redford. Campbell says it seemed that he was destined to run the restaurants, “It was an offer I really couldn’t refuse, I mean, this was what I worked all my life for.” After creating JMC Inc., designed to operate and finance his busi-nesses, Campbell acquired four more McDonald’s franchises in Garden City, Dearborn and Inkster. He had such a knack for running the franchises that he was named Rookie McDonald’s Owner of the Year in 2002.

Success has been very good to Campbell. He was recognized as one of Crain’s Detroit Business’s 40 Under 40 in 2007. The way Campbell enjoys his success is, first, by giving back to the community. He is a supporter of Starfish Family Services’ work in Inkster, a non-profit organization that helps children and families in need.. “I believe in paying it forward, someone gave me a chance, offered me the oppor-tunities I needed to be the man that I have become, and I want to do the same”.

Campbell also continues to give back by being a positive representative for future African-Ameri-can businesspeople, by encouraging the benefits of education and finding a company that supports minorities in the workforce. “McDonald’s is one of the most proactive in diversity and working with mi-norities,” said Campbell. “When it comes to getting minorities in management positions and eventually becoming a franchisee, they are top notch.”

With wife Sabrina, a personal assistant to the assistant dean and adjunct faculty at Wayne State University, and three boys ages 6, 10 and 11 by his side, Jon Campbell Sr. keeps moving down the path to success which began in the glow of those famous golden arches and continues to shine, “I am happy where I am at. I can look back at all the schooling, all of the working and say, ‘I did all of this and it paid off’, and that truly makes me happy.”

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As we kick off a new year, many people find themselves challenged to stick to their resolutions. Let’s face it, many of us have already broken ours and the calendar hasn’t even flipped to February yet.

Typically, resolutions are made with the intention of improving or benefitting oneself, but this year, why not consider a different kind of resolution? One that will not only make you feel better, but also help those in need. After a year filled with many challenges, from natural disasters to devastating violence, many people across the country are turning to acts of kindness and volunteering to help make a difference in their communities in 2013.

Journalist Ann Curry sparked a movement to pay it forward by encouraging people to do 26 random acts of kindness in memory of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. Since then, the movement has taken hold in social media, with people using the hashtag #26acts on Twitter to share ideas for giving back in small, simple ways. Others are using Facebook to pay it forward, promising to do something kind for the first five people to comment on their post. These kind acts might include baking cookies, sending an en-couraging card or taking someone’s garbage out. The idea is that the person doing kind things doesn’t want anything in return, except for the recipients to pay it forward as well.

So, how can you get started? How can you give back and make a difference in your community this year?

“One of the easiest ways to give back is to take a hobby or a passion of yours and think of ways it can benefit others,” said Patri-cia McCann, Comerica Bank vice president and national civic affairs manager. “One group of Comerica Cares volunteers is harnessing a passion for knitting to benefit others by making and donating cloth-ing, winter hats and baby blankets to community organizations and hospitals.”

Through the Comerica Cares volunteer program, Comerica employees generously give their time and talent by participating on boards, conducting financial literacy training and providing service to make a difference in their local communities. Through this program, Comerica hopes to inspire other businesses and individuals to join in helping revitalize the region.

Evette Hollins, senior financial analyst at Comerica Bank and Co-merica Cares volunteer, has some advice on how to find a fulfilling opportunity: “Find a relatable organization or cause, find something close to your heart and try to make a difference. Be positive. When you read about something negative happening in your community, look at it as an opportunity to improve your surroundings and help your neighbors.”

Volunteering opportunities exist everywhere. There’s something for people of all ages, backgrounds, skill sets and physical conditions. The United Way for Southeastern Michigan (www.liveunitedsem.org)

Comerica Cares Volunteer Holly Windom is all smiles as she helps package produce for distribution at Gleaners Food Bank during Comerica’s fifth annual National Day of Service.

Resolutions worth keepingPaying it forward:

lists various volunteer opportunities on its website, so that’s a great place to start. One unique organization to check with is The Parade Co., (www.theparade.org) which is always looking for volunteers to help with float construction, sewing costumes, lead-ing tours of its studio or helping out at events. Other ways to find opportunities would be to Google your city and the words “volunteer center” to see what may be available in your area. Additional ideas for volunteering or committing random acts of kindness include: ■ Read to children, tutor students or mentor young adults.

■ Help pack food at a community food bank or deliver food to those who are homebound.

■ Clean your closets and donate gently used clothes to your local homeless shelter or thrift store.

■ Need some exercise? Look into walks or runs in your area that support a cause you are passionate about; form a team of friends. If you can’t walk or run, see if they need help organizing the event.

■ Animal lover? Call your local humane society about volunteer-ing at a local animal shelter or adopting a homeless pet.

■ Interested in culture and art? Volunteer at one of our many great cultural institutions, such as the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History or the Detroit Zoo.

■ Good with finances? Help a friend or neighbor with their budget or taxes.

■ Shovel your neighbor’s snow.

■ Collect your old books that you will never read again and donate them to a library or shelter.

■ Handy with a tool belt? Help make homes handicap accessible by adding ramps for the disabled.

■ Let the mother of crying children go ahead of you in the gro-cery line.

■ Write a thank you letter to troops overseas.Committing time and volunteer hours to your community not

only helps others, it will make you feel good. “Volunteering isn’t supposed to be a chore. Find your calling

and it will be enriching,” said Geneva Merriweather, trust analyst for Comerica Bank and Comerica Cares volunteer. “It will warm your soul to know that someone is smiling because of you.”

For additional ideas, see what other kinds of activities Com-erica is involved in by visiting www.Comerica.com/Community.

Comerica Cares volunteer Ketra Lewis shows off her power tool skills while building an ADA-approved, permanent entrance ramp with United Cerebral Palsy of Metropolitan Detroit.

Volunteer Rhonda Dunigan of Comerica Bank paints a beautiful mural which was donated to a hospital.

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Five grocery staples for youth, vitality

It’s the question we ask ourselves almost every day: What’s for dinner?

Entwined in this daily dialogue is wondering whether we’ll need to dash into the grocery store on the way home from work. The next time we make one of those su-permarket pit stops, Dr. Eudene Harry, author of “Live Younger in 8 Simple Steps,” (www.Living-HealthyLookingYounger.com), would like us to veer in a new direction.

“When people shop on the go, they tend to gravi-tate toward old standbys and foods they can mul-tipurpose with – usually not the most nutritious choices possible. But by substituting a few items on your list, you can not only look and feel more youthful, you’ll boost your resistance to certain cancers and other illness-es.”

Some of the most nu-trition-packed foods not only taste great, they’re readily available at the grocery store and easy to prepare, Harry says.

“The more you eat, the more you’ll crave them.”

Here are five food combos for shoppers with healthy eating on their minds:

• Tomato, garlic, chick-en and almonds: Toma-toes contain one of the world’s most concentrated sources of cancer-fighting lycopene, which is best absorbed from tomatoes that are cooked. Garlic has been used for cen-turies for various health purposes and is a known free-radical destroyer. Nuts help to lose weight, maintain healthy blood pressure and support moods; almond crumbs are a great substitute for bread crumbs on chicken. Pair these goodies with whole wheat couscous for a full dinner.

• Pomegranate-Balsamic tempeh: With its high protein, fiber and isofla-vones content, and meaty texture, tempeh is heavily utilized by vegetarians. It’s made from soybeans

processed in a manner similar to cheese making. Like tofu, tempeh takes on the flavors with which it is cooked or marinated, including zesty-tangy bal-samic vinegar – perfect for accentuating salads.

• Mashed cauliflower gone Greek: Not only does the “original” yogurt have a thicker texture and richer taste, it’s also denser in lactobacilli, the healthy bacteria that may delay the onset of cancer. And yogurt is low in fat and high in protein, which is essential for many body functions, including build-ing and repairing muscle tissue, organs, bones and connective tissue. Rather than add fatty, cholester-ol-filled butter and sour cream to starchy potatoes that stick to your ribs, why not pair two healthy options with mashed cau-liflower with Greek yogurt and fresh black pepper for simple goodness?

• Sushi – wild salmon, minced cucumbers, shredded carrots, kelp, sesame seeds and rice: A sushi roll is much more filling and satisfying than a non-sushi eater would think. Many gro-cery chains offer ready-made rolls, but they are also fairly easy to make. A bamboo roller is a great start; place a sheet of nu-trient-dense kelp as the first thing on the roller, and add, lengthwise, de-sired ingredients. Your

first try is not likely to be perfect, but the tasty and healthy ingredients will be there. � �

• Fruit salad for dessert: Bring together chopped apples, strawberries, cantaloupe, watermelon and pineapple with blue-berries and grapes for a sweet and juicy post-dinner palate-cleanser. Lemon juice prevents fruits from bruising. If that’s not enough, com-bine the salad with Greek yogurt – perhaps blended with vanilla or almond ex-tract – and fiber-filled gra-nola for a parfait.

Dr. Eudene Harry holds a bachelor’s in biology from New York University and completed both her medical degree and resi-dency training at Thomas Jefferson University. Cur-rently the medical direc-tor for the integrative and holistic Oasis Wellness and Rejuvenation Center, she has practiced medi-cine for nearly 20 years, is board certified in both emergency and holistic medicine, and for more than a decade practiced emergency medicine as an attending physician in Level II trauma centers. In 2005 she opened Oasis for Optimal Health, a pri-vate practice focused on integrative, holistic well-ness and empowering and educating the patient.

Institute of Medicine issues report concerning childhood immunization

A review of the available evidence un-derscores the safety of the federal child-hood immunization schedule, according to a report released today by the Insti-tute of Medicine. University of Michigan population ecologist Pejman Rohani served on the 13-person committee that wrote the report.

Roughly 90 percent of American chil-dren receive most childhood vaccines advised by the federal immunization schedule by the time they enter kinder-garten, the committee noted. However, some parents choose to spread

out their children’s immunizations over a different time frame than recom-mended by the schedule, and a small fraction object to having their children

immunized at all.

Their concerns arise in part from the number of doses that children receive. The schedule entails 24 immunizations by age 2, given in amounts ranging from one to five injections during a pediatric visit.

“We reviewed the available data and concur with studies that have repeated-ly shown the health benefits associated with the recommended schedule, includ-ing fewer illnesses, deaths and hospital stays,” said Rohani.

Pejman Rohani is a professor of ecol-ogy and evolutionary biology, a profes-sor of complex systems and a professor of epidemiology at the School of Public Health.

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By Bill Johnson It was difficult for themedia to generate sus-tained interest in the an-nouncementbytheKresgeFoundationof its intent tokickin$150milliontowardtheDetroitStrategicFrame-work plan, modeled onMayor Dave Bing’s DetroitWorksproject.Andit’snotsurprisingthatpublicreac-tionwasho-hum,atbest.

Detroiters have seenplenty of long- and short-term plans with promisethat were either scrappedor rejected over the last60 years. Some were evenfunded.Andjudgingbythestateofthecitytoday,itisobviousthatnonecametofruition.Thedecadesofdecline willonlybereversedbyimmediateattentiontothebasics.

Noteveryeffortonthedrawingboardis pie-in-the-sky. Dan Gilbert’s RockVenturesisanactivedowntownrenais-sance participant. The latest potentialacquisition by the founder and chair-man of Quicken Loans is the 1001Woodward Avenue office building, the16thpurchaseofadowntownpropertybyGilbert’scompanysince2011.

Gilbert deserves a pat on the backfor putting his own money at risk totransform the city with informationtechnologyandknowledgeastheprimeeconomic drivers. But despite the factthat downtown Detroit is experiencingamini-boon,citiestypicallyarenotde-finedbytheirskylines.Avibrantdown-town,tosomedegree,isessentialforalong-termrecoveryplan,doesnotacitymake. Too many neighborhoods arebeingleftbehind.

Tounderstandthehistoryofthecity,it’simportanttoacknowledgethatsinceDetroitwasbuiltontheautomotivein-dustry, its transition into a new erahas been particularly tumultuous. Thecityhasbeenhithard: population andincomedeclines,povertyandunemploy-mentincreases,crimeandsocialprob-lems.

Hightaxation,decliningservicesandeducationfailurecontributestothecity

losing more than half itsresidents and most of itsjobs,wealthandtalent.Forthecity tosucceed in thiseconomic transition, newskills,newstrategies,newcooperation and new resi-dentsareimperatives.

Anothercontributortothe decline is city govern-ment,whichhasactedasifit were insulated from thepowerful forces reshapingthe regional and nationaleconomy. Confidence ingovernmenthasbeenplum-meting for decades. Theneedtocutfundingtomeetthe elusive goal of a bal-anced budget pressureselected officials to get themostbangforeverytaxpay-

erbuck.

Yet government can’t seem to findways to downsize, consolidate or out-sourcetomeetthedemandsofacityintransition. ItsfailingshavemadeDetroitthe poster child for inept government.Detroiters justifiably have a deep dis-trustanddisgustwith thewaygovern-ment fails to meet minimum but vitalobjectives.

That said, hats off to the KresgeFoundation for having a vision and adeepcommitment to turn thecity intoalaboratoryofexperimentationandin-novation.Unfortunately,Detroitdoesn’thave50yearstocompletethetransitionasprojectedbyitsplan.

Make no mistake, however. The De-troit recovery agenda for the futuredoesn’tbeginwithadiagram; itbeginswithprovidinghopeandopportunityforthoselivingintheshadowsofthedown-townskyscraperswithpublicsafetyne-cessities. That ultimately involves theprerequisiteofamajorinfusionofcopstomakestreetssafetoday.

The role of government ultimate-ly must be performance and productrather than process and perpetuation.Theremustbezerotoleranceforwaste,fraudandabuse.WecanonlyhopethatKresge officials have the institutionalcouragetodemandaccountabilityfromprivate-and public-sector customerslestthefutureisabandonedtochaos.

By Dr. Anthony Ingram

(Second of three parts)

The impact that MartinLuther King, Jr., had onthe Civil Rights Movementwas profound and majes-tic. King’s words stirredthe nation to re-examineits policies, practices andproceduresintermsofhowpeopleofcolorweretreatedinAmericasocially.AmongtheideasDr.Kingcontrib-utedwere:

1. Uniting America:HelpingAmericacontinuethe healing process thatbegan with the Emancipation Proc-lamation (1863).The period of legal-ized segregation in the late 1950s and1960snearlytorethenationapartwithdivisions between African-Americans,Whites,richandthepoor.Atthattimerace determined a person’s status andrights inAmericansociety. Dr.King’sreligious,spiritualandmoralstrategieswerebasedonscripturesandspeechesthatemphasizedtheonenessofAmericaandthecommonbondsofhumanity.

2. Inviting A Culture of Peace: Dr.King lived his life as an instrument ofpeace.HispurposewasnothinglessthantobringaboutpositivesocialchangeinAmericaand to raise thestandards forequitabletreatmentofallthepeoplesoftheworld.Thesuccessofendingsegre-gation in the American South inspiredpeople around the world. Dr. King’sspeech, “We Shall Overcome” wasquotedandcitedbypeople inGdansk,Poland;TiananmenSquare,China;Shef-field,SouthAfrica;LatinAmerica;and,inmanyothercountries.

3. Inspiring Positive Social ChangeinSouthAfrica:Theheightenedaware-nessofhumanrightsandthedemocracythatcametoSouthAfricawereinspiredbytheAmericanCivilRightsMovement.Even though Nelson Mandela spent 27yearsinaSouthAfricanprison,hewasabletoutilizeKing’snon-violentphilos-ophy tonegotiatehiswasoutof thoseyearsofsufferinginawaythatinspiredanation.

4.SettingAStandardforAcceptanceof Differences: King’s most singularcontribution is preparing America forthefarreachingchangethattodaychar-acterizestheUnitedStatesasoneofthemostmulticultural,multiracialandmul-tiethniccountriesintheworld.

5. Validating the Role and Powerof Education in Human Achievement:Through Dr. King’s leadership, theAmericanCivilRightsMovementhelpedfosterdebateaboutanda focusonthevalueandimportanceofeducation.Thisfocusculminatedyearslaterinthebattlefor Affirmative Action and EducationalAccess(everyoneshouldhaveaccesstoeducationbeyondhighschool).

6. SpreadingtheSpiritof InclusionintheAmericanDream:TravelingacrossAmericaandtravelingabroadinfluenceDr.Kingtoaddressissuesandconcernsabout economic oppression based onrace,faith,andgender.Dr.King’sworkwasaboutbringingallcitizensintofull

participation in Americansociety. The inclusion oflow-income Whites, His-panics, Asians, and NativeAmericans changed theinfra-structureofAmerica.The nation and the worldbegan to embrace a con-sciousness of equal pro-tection,equalopportunity,equalaccessandeconomicequality for all. Dr.King’swork paved the way forthe entry of women intothe American Workforce.King’s dream of equalityandexclusivity inAmericaistherootoftoday’sglobalsociety.

In the last years of Dr. King’s life,his thinking and responses about theCivilRightsMovementchangedasnewgroupsemergedbetween1965and1967.Amongthesegroupswere:

1. Militant Young African-AmericanActivists, who adopted the slogan of“BlackPower”;

2.MalcolmXandtheNationofIslam,whoviewedWhitesas“devils”andwel-comedviolentconfrontationtodealwithracismanddiscrimination;

3. Violent Hate Groups Emerged intheSouth, includingtheKuKluxKlanwhoattackedcivilrightsactivities;

4.PublicDebateOvertheEscalatingWarinVietnamanditsfinancialburdenandpoliticsthatshiftedthefocusawayfromtheCivilRightsMovementandthenation’santi-povertyprograms;and,

5. The Growing Conservative Move-ment, which sought to play up WhitebacklashagainsttheperceivedgainsofAfrican-Americans through their civilrightsefforts

Dr.King’sdecisiontobeproactiveinhisresponsestoalloftheseissuespre-ventedAmericafrommovingintoaracewar with a huge number of potentialcausalities. To help stem the growingtideoftheracialdivision,Dr.King:

1. Moved the Southern ChristianLeadership Conference (SCLC) intonorthern cities to ease the conditionsthatwerecausingmanyurbanriots;

2.VoicedhisoppositiontotheViet-namWar;

3.Opposedandcriticizedconserva-tive politicians who sought to exploitwhitepeople’sracialfearsaboutminori-ties;and,

4.Expandedanddevelopedhisvisionas the debate about segregation beganto include the problems of racial dis-criminationintheNorthaswellastheSouth.

As Americans began to understandDr. King’s moral imperative, religiousphilosophy, and non-violent strategies,hebecameaguidingforceinAmericansociety,emergingas thenation’smostprominent speaker for human rightsandsocialjustice.

Dr. Tony Ingram is academic dean, Division of Social Science & Human Services, Oakland Community College.

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Colin Powell puts Republican Party on notice

Detroit’s decades of decline

Wilmington 10: The Black press at its Best

By George Curry When then-NationalNewspaper Publishers As-sociation Chairman DannyBakewell, Sr. asked meto emcee the Black PressWeek luncheon at the Na-tionalPressClubin2011,IhadnoideathatIwouldbewitnessing history. At theurgingofWilmingtonJour-nal Publisher Mary AliceThatch, the NNPA decidedto launch a national cam-paign to win pardons fortheWilmington10,agroupofactivistswhowerefalselyconvictedandsentencedtoacombinedtotalof282years.

Everyoneknewitwouldbeanuphillbattle,butitwasabattletheNNPAwaswillingtowage.ItestablishedTheWilm-ingtonTenPardonofInnocenceProjectwhose goal was “to generate nationalandworldwidesupportforthepetition,tothestateofNorthCarolina,andspe-cificallythegovernor,tograntindividualpardonsofinnocencetotheWilmingtonTen.”

NNPA publishers saw a video abouttheWilmingtonTenattheluncheonandits leader, Benjamin Chavis, Jr., wasinterviewed by me and the publishers.When I asked Ben, a longtime friend,about his lowest point in prison, hetriedtosteermeawayfromthequestionbysayinghepreferred to focuson thefuture,notthepast.

Butthepastaffectsthefuture,whichiswhyIbroughthimbacktomyorigi-nalquestion.Thistime,hegaveadirect,emotionalanswer.

“I was warned not to go into theshower,” he said, his voice barely au-dible. “I couldn’t take a bath for eightmonths.”

AndthereasonChaviswasreluctantto take a bath was because of deaththreats.

For Chavis, the trouble began aftertheall-Blackhighschoolwasclosedaspartofthecourt-ordereddesegregationof New Hanover County, N.C. schools.TheBlackstudentswereforcedtoattendthe previously all-White high school,

wheretheywereharassed.In February 1971, theUnited Church of ChristdispatchedChavis,anativeofOxford,N.C., tohelpor-ganizeaschoolboycott.

During that periodof unrest, someone fire-bombed Mike’s Grocery,a White-owned businesslocated a block away fromGregory CongregationalChurch, where Chavis hadsetupheadquarters.Whenfirefightersandpoliceoffi-cers arrived, theywere at-tackedbysnipers.

Chavisandnineotherswerechargedandconvictedof arsonandconspiracyin connection with the incident. Mostof the defendants received a 29-yearsentence,withAnnShepard,theWhitewomanfromAuburn,N.Y.,receivingthelightestsentenceof15yearsandChavis,thenonly24yearsold,getting34years,thelongestsentence.

In 1980, a federal appeals court over-turned theconvictionsof theWilming-ton Ten. The court ruled that the trialjudgehadwronglyrestricteddefenseat-torneys from cross-examining witness-es who had received special treatmentinexchangefortheirtestimonyandthatthe prosecutor violated due processrights by failing to turn over evidencethat would have impeached the testi-monyofitschiefwitness,AllenHall.Inaddition,theprosecutorrefusedtoturnover a second statement made by Hallthatdirectlycontradictedatleast15ofhisallegations.

After taking up the cause of theWilmingtonTen,NNPAnewspapersgaveprominent display to stories writtenaboutthecasebyCashMichaels,editoroftheWilmingtonJournal.

ThenationalcampaignheateduplastspringwhenMichaelsproducedastringofstoriesexaminingeveryaspectofthecase. Without Michaels’ exceptionalreporting and the national exposure,many of the facts about the Wilming-ton Ten injustice would still remainunknown–andGov.Perduewouldnothavepardonedthecivilrightsactivists.

By Michael Cottman IappreciateColinPowell’sboldcom-mentsabouttheracismthatpermeatesthe Republican Party. I only wish thatPowellhaddecidedtounleashhiswrathontheGOPduringlastyear’spresiden-tial election. But it’s better late thannever–andPowelldidtherightthingbyputtinghispartyonnotice.

“There’s also a dark vein of intoler-anceinsomepartsoftheparty,”PowellsaidonNBC’s“MeetthePress.” WhatImeanbythatistheystillsortoflookdownonminorities.”

Powell, who enthusiastically en-dorsedObama,said therewerenumer-ouscommentsbyRepublicansaimedatObamathatprovesracismexistswithintheRepublicanParty.And itwas clearthat Powell has deep-rooted concernsabout the GOP that have been bottled-upforquitesometime.

Powell was straightforward with hisdisapprovalofhowtheRepublicanPartyoperates.

Both the Latino and Asian popula-tions have increased 43 percent re-spectively,accordingtoTheCenterforAmericanProgress.Americaisquicklybecoming more racially diverse. Non-Whites,forexample,madeup28percentoftheelectorateinlastyear’spresiden-tialelection,comparedwith20percentin2000.

“The new electorate is a lagging in-dicatorofthenextAmerica,”saysPaulTaylorofthePewResearchCenter.“Wearemidpassage in a century-long jour-neyfromthemiddleofthelastcentury,whenwewerenearlya90percentwhitenation,tothemiddleofthiscomingcen-tury,whenwewillbeamajorityminor-

itynation.”

It’spatheticthateveryyearRepubli-cansclaimtheyaregoingto“reachout”tominoritiesandworkhardertoattractAfrican Americans and Latinos to theparty and then some Republican bigotsayssomethingraciallyinsensitive.

I interviewed former GOP chairmanMichael Steele several times and healways insisted that Republicans haveevolved.Steelewaseithermisled,inse-riousdenialordidn’tactuallybelieveawordhewassaying.Inanycase,it’sthesame old story, year after year. Noth-ingeverchangesintheGOPandIdon’texpectchange fromaparty thatallowsoneof itsmoreprominentmemberstocallthepresident“lazy.”

“In recent years, there’s beena sig-nificantshift to the right,andwehaveseenwhatthatshifthasproduced:twolosing presidential campaigns,” Powellsaid.“IthinkwhattheRepublicanPartyneedstodonowistakeaveryhardlookatitselfandunderstandthatthecountryhaschanged. Thecountry ischangingdemographically. And if the Republi-can Party does not change along withthatdemographic,they’regoingtobeintrouble.”

The Republican Party has so manyentrenched bigots that it’s difficult toimaginehowthepartybeginstoattractpeopleofcolor.

“You’ve got to think first,what’s thepartyactuallygoingtorepresent? Ifit’sjustgoingtorepresentthefarrightwingof the political spectrum, I think thepartyisindifficulty. I’mamoderate,butI’mstillaRepublican,”hesaid.

AndaRepublicanwhotellsthetruth.Nowthat’snews.

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Beaumont launches community hotline for flu information

Free educational seminar

Red Cross Nurse Assistant Training Scholarships

As influenza sweeps our region and nation, many people are wonder-ing if their symptoms are the flu and want to know their best options for treatment. Should they stay home and tough it out? Go to their doctor’s office? Rush to the near-est emergency center?

To help area residents identify flu symptoms and select a treatment option, Beaumont Health System has launched a free, com-munity Flu Hotline.

Staffed by Beaumont registered nurses, the hotline is a toll-free, 24-hour-a-day community resource for timely, accu-rate information about flu symptoms and when and where to seek medical at-tention. The Flu Hotline can be reached at (888) 375-4161.

“Area hospitals and emergency rooms are jammed with patients with mild flu or other minor respiratory illness,” says James Ziadeh, M.D., in-terim chief, emergency medicine, Beaumont, Royal Oak. “In most cases, people can get better at home by resting, drink-ing lots of fluids and with over-the-counter medica-tions. People at higher risk for flu complications should seek medical care from their physician.”

People at higher risk include those with asthma, severe heart or lung disease, insulin-re-quiring diabetes, cancer or other immune-compro-mising conditions; preg-nant women; and those over 65 years of age or under 2 years of age.

People should seek emergency medical care if they have high fevers, with a temperature of 102 or greater, with chills and develop shortness of breath.

According to Jeffrey Band, M.D., Beaumont’s corporate chairman of Epidemiology, what’s un-usual about this year’s flu season is its timing.

“We started seeing flu about four weeks ahead of schedule in very early December and the strain causing illness (H3N2) is more contagious,” says Dr. Band. “Although the flu vaccine is an excellent match for this year’s influ-enza viruses, fewer people have taken the vaccine this year, because the flu season has been so light the last two years.”

The best way to pre-vent the flu is by being vaccinated each year, ac-cording to Dr. Band. An-tiviral medications only shorten the duration of illness by one day and are only indicated for hospi-talized patients or those with severe underlying diseases.

“It’s still not too late to get the vaccine,” says Dr. Band. “Also, if you are ill, it is best to stay away from others until your fever has resolved and your cough is under control so you don’t infect others.”

Seasonal flu symptoms include fever, sore throat, cough, body aches, head-aches, chills and fatigue.

For more information about the seasonal flu, go to cdc.gov/flu.

The Ford Motor Co. has pledged its support to the American Red Cross Nurse Assistant Program and support of our local community by providing training scholarships for deserving low income residents that live in the City of Detroit. This support allows the Red Cross the opportunity to give Certified Nurse As-sistant Training Scholarships (Tuition

$1250) at a discounted rate of $250 and will provide recipients with valuable job skills necessary to gain employment in the Health Care industry.

If you are interested in the health field and think you may qualify for a scholar-ship, please call (313) 576-4120 for more information.

St. Joseph Mercy Oak-land’s (SJMO) Michigan Bariatric Institute (MBI) will host a free education-al seminar focusing on bariatric surgery options at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6 in the hospital’s Franco Communications Center, 44405 Woodward Ave., Pontiac.

Entitled, “A Minimal Surgical Approach to Treating Obesity,” the seminar will feature an overview of the bariatric surgery program and the types of procedures it offers, as well as a ques-tion and answer session.

Speakers include gen-eral and bariatric surgeon and Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery Jacob Roberts, DO; and MBI Pro-gram Director and former bariatric patient Paula Magid.

In the area of Bariatric Surgery, Dr. Roberts spe-cializes in laparoscopic (i.e., minimally invasive) surgery procedures: Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery, Adjustable Gas-tric Banding and Sleeve Gastrectomy. He also is interested in minimally invasive/advanced laparo-scopic surgery including: Cholecystectomy, Hiatal

Hernia Repair and Nissen Fundoplication, Incision-al and Inguinal Hernia Repair, Splenectomy, Gastric Resections, Col-ectomy, Appendectomy and Anti-Reflux Surgery.

Dr. Roberts received his medical degree at the Michigan State Univer-sity College of Human Medicine and was chief resident at St. John Macomb-Oakland Hos-pital, Oakland Center in Madison Heights.

He completed his fel-lowship training at the Chicago Institute of Mini-mally Invasive Surgery at Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, Ill. Dr. Roberts also is board certified in General Surgery by the American Board of Osteo-pathic Medicine.

Dr. Roberts is on the St. Joseph Mercy Oakland medical staff as a general and minimally invasive bariatric surgeon. He per-forms surgeries at SJMO and at St. Mary Mercy Li-vonia, both Saint Joseph Mercy Health System member hospitals.

Surgeons at MBI are experienced in advanced laparoscopic surgical techniques, including lap-

aroscopic gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and adjustable gastric band-ing. Laparoscopic bar-iatric surgery results in minimal pain, less scar-ring, shorter hospital stay and recovery time. Weight loss of about 70 percent of excess body weight can be anticipated within the first year and maintained.

The MBI program pro-vides a comprehensive approach to the bariatric surgery experience, in-cluding:

Team of specially trained registered nurses, registered dieticians, be-havioral specialists and exercise physiologists to assist the patient through the weight reduction pro-cess

Free educational semi-nars

Comprehensive pre-surgical classes

Post-surgical follow-up visits

Monthly support group

The public is welcome free of charge.

To register for the edu-cational seminar or for more information, call 877-Why-Weight (877-949-9344).

Take a short tour with Shannon O’Dell, curator at the Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry at the Univer-sity of Michigan School of Dentistry, as she explains the exhibit “Women Den-tists: Changing the Face of Dentistry,” which high-lights little-known contri-butions that women made to the early field of den-tistry.

The exhibit features 23 women, nine of whom received their dental de-grees from U-M. Among other things, the exhibit chronicles the tough road these early women walked in the all-male profes-

sion.

However, they did have allies. Jonathan Taft, the first dean of the U-M School of Dentistry, de-fended the rights of women in the dentistry program, encouraged their success and argued in support of women against his male colleagues, many of whom believed women shouldn’t practice at all. In one letter on display in the exhibit, Taft wrote, “Women can accomplish good work and I have observed they are always above men in their class.”

The museum is one of a handful in the world

devoted to exhibiting and preserving the history of dentistry, and houses more than 15,000 ob-jects. In 1875, U-M was the first public university to offer a dental degree. The museum is named in honor of Dr. Gordon H. Sindecuse, a U-M alum-nus from the dental class of 1921. His 1991 gift to the School of Dentistry provides the endow-ment income to operate a museum focused on the history of dentistry.

Exhibit: http://dent.umich.edu/featured-news/new-exhibit-features-role-women-dentists

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Here are some odd facts about hunger in America that are just plain wrong.

Among the nation’s poor men, women, and children, each one will “skip” six meals a week. Not because they are watching their weight but simply because there is not enough food in the house. That includes pregnant women, babies, senior citizens, and people with illnesses. One in six America experi-ences hunger on a weekly, monthly and annual basis. Making it personal, over 600,000 people in Michigan are living in pov-erty and missing a total of 3,600,000 meals a week.

I ask myself, “Can this really be true?” After all, we have food stamps (also known as SNAP benefits). To help fill the food gap, we also have soup kitch-ens, shelter programs, food pantries, concerned relatives and informal networks of people who share their meals with others, and school feed-ing programs.

However, when in-formation is collected, crunched and analyzed, mathematics indicates it is true. If one adds up the value of all of those sourc-es, even a poor person who has the most access to help in paying for food is going to struggle.

“The average family of three receives about $290 a month in SNAP benefits, which aver-ages less than $1.50 per person per meal,” said Bob Aiken, president and CEO of Feeding America. “Most SNAP benefits are redeemed by day 21 of any given month, leaving families scrambling to find enough food – and in-creasing the burdens on food pantries run by our nation’s charities.”

What about the people who can’t get to a food pantry? Maybe one isn’t available where they live.

Maybe they don’t have transportation – about 60% of those who need food don’t have cars. Many are shut in by health prob-lems and the demands of taking care of household members.

What if they don’t qualify for SNAP food benefits? A quarter of the hungry people in America have incomes that dis-qualify them for SNAP benefits. However, they are still skipping meals as part of their economic survival plan.

I ask myself, how does skipping an average of six meals a week affect a person? Research as well as common sense tells me that mental health, physical health, ability to recover from illness, and healthy development of children’s minds and bodies are all going to be compromised – some-times severely.

Many food pantry re-cipients indicate that on a regular basis, they are forced to choose between buying food for the family or paying their rent, mort-gage, utilities bills, trans-portation or gasoline or medicine — all everyday needs. Providing ade-quate food can go a long way to helping them meet their other needs.

Can’t people with lim-ited food resources do better at making wise food purchases and cooking from scratch to make the food they have go farther?

Possibly, but two-thirds of them are children, se-niors and disabled. More than a third of are, like our readers, employed. Imagine yourself trying to carefully select afford-able foods from a variety of vendors and pantries and taking them home to prepare full course meals each day from scratch. Those who try this on a regular basis often find themselves frustrated and exhausted — and unsuc-cessful.

We know hunger is a problem. We know good food is a necessity. So what can we do to help?

There are many fine food assistance organiza-tions in the metro Detroit community. However, there are not enough, and more help is needed. That is why Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries is re-sponding to the needs by working in partnership with over one hundred churches and groups who will help us identify people in need in their own neighborhoods.

Once they identify people, they will come to Detroit Rescue Mission Ministry to pick up food boxes packed with enough food to feed a family of four for two weeks. Just last December, we were able to provide over 1,000 food boxes. And as our partners distributed those boxes, they were able to develop relationships that are laying the foundation to meet the needs of the whole person. We will be doing this every month and being part of God’s answer to the prayer Jesus taught in the Lord’s prayer, “Give us this day our daily bread.”

If you would like to help in this effort by helping us collect canned goods, staple food items, meats, fruits, vegetables, baby foods, and dairy products, please call Rachael Wil-liams, volunteer coordi-nator for Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, at (313) 993-4700.

Caring Kids, a 29-year nonprofit orga-nization, sponsors its 22nd annual Miss Charity Rose Beauty Pageant Spring 2013 at the Southfield Embassy Suites Hotel. All pageant proceeds feed the homeless community and the adopt-a-family Christmas program.

Girls age 4 to 16 are welcome to par-ticipate. A winner is crowned in four dif-ferent age group competitions. All par-

ticipants receive a trophy and gift bag. Pageant registration is Feb. 16, and par-ticipants must RSVP.

To register, contact Mrs. Watkins at (313) 614-8675. Visit us online at www.caringkidsyouthministry.org, E-mail [email protected] or write or write us at P.O. Box 23161, Detroit, MI 48223.

Close friends and family from De-troit and Albion, Mich., Dayton, Ohio, and Dubai, UAE, gathered on Satur-day, Jan. 5, to celebrate the 100th birthday of Visel Nervis. She was born in Hampton, Va., and graduated from Hampton Institute. She taught high school English and French in North Carolina until she married and moved to Detroit.

Visel, fondly known as “the Queen” by her children and grandchildren, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2001 and finds it hard to believe she is 100 years old. Her daughter greeted her on Jan. 5 by singing “Happy Birth-day” and the honoree asked whose birthday it was. When told it was hers, she asked how old she was, and her daughter replied, “100,” to which Visel responded, “100! Am I dead?”

Well, Visel is very much alive and still delights those around her with her special brand of witicism and ob-servation. Her family gives thanks to God for blessing them with a wonder-ful mother and grandmother and for letting the family have such a perfect day on Jan 5, 2013.

The brain is the con-trol center of the body, the source of thoughts, the place where rapid analysis of stimuli takes place in time to send out messag-es that control body func-tions and actions; it is the location where learning and remembering is pos-sible. Just as a footnote, the brain experiences a minimum of direct pain — it is the body that sends the message of pain to the brain and the brain tells the body what to do about it. The Psalmist writes that we are wondrously and fearfully made. This notwithstanding, the body of Christ is even more mi-raculous and mysterious than our human bodies.

In the body of Christ, Jesus is not only the heart of the church but the head of the church. He is the control center of the body; the source of thoughts and emotions. Jesus does the rapid analysis of stimuli and sends out messages that control spiritual body functions and actions. Jesus is the one from whom we learn and the Holy Spirit is the one who brings back to humans’ memory the knowledge, wisdom, and understand-ing that is stored in our soul from private devo-tions and public Bible study.

Paul uses the human body to help us under-stand the overall theme in Romans 12 and I Corinthi-ans 12: “There are many parts in one body….” Romans 12:5-9, in part, puts it this way: “We have many parts in one body, but the parts don’t all have the same function. In the same way, though there are many of us, we are one body in Christ, and indi-vidually we belong to each other.We have different gifts that are consistent with God’s grace that has been given to us. with p

Identifying and becom-ing proficient at the part of the Body of Christ of which you have been called – and

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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.

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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.

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“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

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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.

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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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By Derek Smith “Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself, and the wife see that she reverence her husband.” — Ephesians 5:33.

Our first article on mar-ital happiness discussed the benefits of each mate placing the others’ needs first. Next, we talked about the importance of the husband submitting to his wife. This last ar-ticle will examine the im-portance a wife’s honor plays in her husband’s emotional wellbeing.

Several Scriptures in-struct husbands to love their wives, but even more instruct wives to honor their husbands. Does this mean that love is not as important for men? Of course not! But honor and respect is of such vital necessity to the ad-mittedly fragile psyche of the male that God felt the need to make this point in several scriptures (1 Kings 1:31, Ester 1:20, Ephesians 5:22, 1 Peter 3:5-6).

Not surprisingly, honor is the number one quality husbands feel they don’t receive in sufficient quan-tity. Why do some women – especially Black women – find it difficult to honor their man? What causes a Black woman to resist giving her man the same respect that she herself expects and deserves? Ladies, if the man is good enough to be yours in the first place, he’s good enough to receive the honor that God instructs you to provide.

Many Black women place a contingency on the honor they give their man. Sure, he can re-ceive honor, but only if he reaches an ever-shift-ing performance standard that is always just out of reach. Honor and respect are not meant to be given based on what one does, but rather because of whom one is.

With the unique chal-lenges we face, a Black man needs to know that there is one place in the world where he is uncon-ditionally valued and re-spected. But instead of making us feel like Super-man by encouraging us so we can successfully face the injustices of a world that still hates us be-cause of the color of our skin, many Black women today willfully engage for sport in the crushing of what’s left of her man’s self-esteem, leaving him a broken and weak Clark Kent.

And what exactly is godly honor? Plainly put, honor is the level of esteem you freely give to another in acknowledg-ment of the high value you place on their status in your life. Providing honor doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t expect our mate’s best effort, or that we can never disagree. What it does mean is that when we do, we do so while remaining calm and humble, with no yell-ing and screaming, and

keeping the focus on the issue rather than going for our mate’s emotional jugular by chastising, ridiculing, and demean-ing. What causes some to so easily visit emotional harm upon their mate in-stead of love – especially in marriages which are far too often played out against the backdrop of a battlefield where Black men and women seem more intent on devouring one another than lifting each other up?

One of the foremost reasons we find ourselves ill-equipped to relate to one another is that too many of us have been raised in single-parent homes without the pres-ence of a strong, loving, and responsible father in our lives. Because we didn’t have a nurturing two-parent relationship modeled before us, we have absolutely no point of reference from which to draw upon when the time comes for us to suc-cessfully relate to our own mates.

Growing up without a father, James Evans Sr. and George Jeffer-son (from the television shows “Good Times” and “The Jeffersons”) became two of my Black male role models. They may have been actors, but Evans and Jefferson modeled a Black male behavior that is tragically lost to much of our current genera-tion.

If you’re old enough to remember, you know I’m telling the truth when I say that no matter what was going on, Jefferson and Evans consistently did three things for their families. They always came home at the end of the day. They took what-ever legal means neces-sary to put food on the table. And they always honored their wives and spent time with their chil-dren. These qualities are in woefully short supply in today’s African Ameri-ca.

Contemporary media is also at fault as it o ooften portrays Black men as thugs or drug dealers. And we can’t ignore the sistas. Some make so many poor relationship choices in early adulthood that when they find a decent, God-fearing man, they run him off with emotional bag-gage from relationships past. And while I’m at it, Black women, please stop taking relationship advice from your single girlfriends who wouldn’t know what a healthy, loving relationship or a responsible Black man was if they rose up and bit

her.

The story is told of a wife’s textbook example of the use of godly wisdom in honoring her husband. There was a Christian wife whose husband regularly visited the local bar. Now the husband was a good man. He’d held the same job for many years and treated his family well. One day the husband asked his wife to accom-pany him on his next visit to the bar. Perplexed, the wife didn’t want to dis-honor her husband by re-fusing his request, but as a Christian she had no in-tention of going to a bar.

Knowing that God an-swers prayers, she sought the Lord’s guidance, and the answer she received was truly divine. She sug-gested to her husband that instead of going to a loud, smoky bar that served watered-down drinks, she’d happily pre-pare food and beverages if he and his friends would socialize at home. The husband thought this was a great idea, and the fol-lowing week he and his friends ended up having the best time ever. The wife was happy, too.

Not only was her hus-band safe at home, but she sensed a much bigger change on the horizon. By now, you can guess how the story ends. The hus-band was so pleased with his wife’s thoughtfulness that not only did he start going to church, but his three friends did as well, and after six months, all four men made a pact to give up drinking and dedi-cate their lives to God.

This was the story of a godly woman who pur-posed to obey God by honoring her husband. But what might have hap-pened if the wife, being overly prideful, had re-sponded to her husband in the manner so many Black women today are wont to do? The con-versation may have gone something like this: “You must be crazy! Ain’t no way I’m going to no bar with you! And if you go to that bar tonight, don’t call me! You better do like Erika Badu said and ‘call Tyrone!’” If the wife had chosen this course, her pride would have surely swollen for awhile as she strutted around with her girlfriends. But not only would she have had a major problem with her husband, more impor-tantly, none of the men would have given up the bottle for the glory of the Lord.

We must understand that God does not call us to submit in recognition of our mate’s superiority. Rather, the Lord instructs us to honor one another. As our elders used to say, ‘You catch more flies with honey than vinegar’. They were right. And it’s a lot easier to get the “honey” from your mate using honor and respect, too!

Derek Smith is a Chris-tian author and freelance columnist. Queries about this article can be sent to [email protected].

Before the death of her 16-year-old twin daugh-ter, Sarah, Caroline Flohr says she was living under some major misapprehen-sions.

On the fifth anniver-sary of Sarah’s death, her friends and family agreed to set her free. She would be released from her family’s pain and grief, powerful emotions that ensnared her spirit. The family accepted her loss in a celebratory ceremony at Sarah’s grave.

“I’ve allowed my heart to mend, to hold onto Sarah’s memory but not the pain of her loss,” says Caroline.

She says she has become a more complete and spiritual person since the death of her daughter, and explains how her faith made that possible:

• What does a bereaved mother do with the rest of her teenage daughter’s life, which has moved on to the next stage? After a

few weeks, Caroline can-celled Sarah’s cell phone, and the family slowly re-turned to a regular rou-tine. Caroline lights a candle during dinner, with a picture of Sarah and her twin sister placed nearby. Though she can’t see Sarah, she feels her presence. It may be in the kindness of a stranger, the sudden appearance of something that was lost, the smell of a certain fra-grance. Faith is believing in that which you can’t see – and not ignoring what you can feel.

• Within weeks of Sar-ah’s death, the family dog, Emmett, died. After so much loss, the family welcomed a yellow Lab-rador, which would be named Lady Brooke. While witnessing the joy the dog brought back to the household, it became abundantly clear that ex-periencing joy in life was a gift. Indeed, every moment given to us should be considered a gift, includ-

ing the memories of loved ones no longer physically in our lives.

• In the five years from Aug. 23, 2004 to Aug. 24, 2009, Caroline learned how to weave the real-ity of death into her daily life. Death is no longer one heavy fact that cuts through life but rather a part of life that makes joy sweeter and relationships richer. By interweaving death with life, we are always reminded of what is important.

Caroline Flohr was a busy wife and mother to five children when her 16-year-old twin daughter, Sarah, was killed in an ac-cident. She was forced to dig into the deeper mean-ing of existence and came away with profound edi-fication. Flohr lives with her husband and children on Bainbridge Island, a suburb of Seattle. She will be a participating author at Seattle University’s Search For Meaning Con-ference in March 2013.

Matrix Theatre Com-pany presents its inaugu-ral Detroit Dreaming Film Festival (DDFF) Friday, Jan. 25 running through Sunday, Jan. 27.

Each of the 11 featured films focus on Detroit, and through a diversity of techniques and subject matter, they showcase the diversity, struggles and triumphs of the city.

Categories include nar-rative and documentary features and shorts. The opening night reception takes place on Friday, Jan. 25, from 7 to 8 p.m. and offers the audience a chance to mingle with the filmmakers before a pre-sentation of the popular feature documentary “De-force.”

Prices for all film blocks during the Festi-val are a suggested dona-tion of $5 per block, and a schedule for the entire weekend can be found at www.detdreamingfilm-fest.org.

There will be “talk-backs,” dialogues be-tween the audience, art-ists and staff, after each block.

An award will be pre-sented for each category at a special ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 7:30 pm. The DDFF takes place at Matrix Theatre, 2730 Bagley St., Detroit, MI 48216.

Call Matrix Theatre at 313-967-0599 for further information.

The 2013 DDFF offers a wide range of subject matter and techniques. “Films feature everything from documentaries on the Arab Israeli crisis transported to Michigan, to a documentary on the infamous Brewster Doug-las Projects in Detroit.

Documentary features include Deforce, the pop-ular documentary which chronicles the City’s long struggle with political op-pression, and narrative features include Detroit Winter, the story of a mor-ally desensitized, wise-cracking jerk who suffers the consequences of a hit and run accident.

“We are excited about some of these films that really think outside the box,” said Matrix Direc-tor of Production Megan Buckley. “There’s a lot of

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“Deforce” is a chronicle of one city’s long struggle with political oppression.

Once the engine of America, Detroit remains a proud city - rich with local triumphs and indi-vidual achievements, but is known best for its over-whelming quality of life challenges.

This film reveals that these present challeng-es are indeed forged of the past and, if left un-changed, could shape the country’s future in ways that benefit no one.

“Detroit Winter” takes us through a day in the life of Todd, a morally de-sensitized, wise-cracking jerk.

After a hit and run (...then return) with his old flame Kerissa, Todd does all he can to keep her quiet about the incident.

His plan of action is to kidnap his ex-girlfriend until she sees things his way but it’s when Todd leaves Kerissa in the care of his buddies that all hell breaks loose.

“Late” (narrative short, 8 min.) Late night. Trou-bled souls. Evangelist Phillips, dispenser of hope.

“Best Girlfriends” (narrative short, 12 min.) Childhood friends are reunited when a movie star mom visits Detroit to make a film. Can two young women fall in love in 24 hours?

“Nain Rouge” is the story of Jason, a young man visiting the city of Detroit for the first time.

When he finds himself lost and unable to find a way home, Jason learns the true consequences of his actions and what it means to trespass in places he does not belong on Devil’s Night.

“Brewster Douglas You’re My Brother” shows that the Brewster Doug-las Projects in Detroit are anything but a “blank

slate.”

“Death of an Imam” (documentary short, 16 min.) On October 28, 2009, FBI agents shot and killed Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah in a Dearborn, Michigan warehouse.

It was the first killing of a Muslim religious leader by the U.S. government and the film examines the news reporting associ-ated with the shooting. It explores the issues at the core of the incident: the allegations of a terrorism conspiracy, the use of FBI informants, and Muslims in the mainstream media.

“Our School” (docu-mentary feature, 89 min.) is a critical study of the Detroit Public School System through the eyes of high school students and their teachers.

Interleaving the pris-matic complexities of teenage life with the struc-tural narrative of a once prosperous, but deeply segregated, industrial city, “Oor School seeks to negotiate the racial, economic, and systematic problems of urban public education.

For more information, visit matrixtheatre.org.

Derek Smith

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Some people spend their free time playing card games, others spend it fixing up old cars, but some spend their pre-cious free time serving those in need. Michelle Craig, senior credit specialist with Comerica Bank, was raised to treat others as she would like to be treated. When community

members are struggling, Craig knows it’s her duty to lend a helping hand.

Growing up, Craig didn’t have much. As a child, she was raised by a single mother after the passing of her father. It was a struggle to make ends meet, but her mother never let that be an excuse in life. Craig was raised to help those around her whenever possible.

Craig has taken her mother’s teachings to heart, volunteering with more than 15 charities and causes over

the past 20 years, something she continues today through the Comerica Cares volunteer program. She also encour-ages others to get involved, organizing quarterly volunteer projects for members of Comerica’s Environmental Servic-es Group. She has volunteered with many Metro Detroit area charities, including the United Negro College Fund, Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan, Red Cross, Forgotten Harvest, Children’s Hospital of Michigan and Fort Street Presbyterian Church, to name a few.

How would you encourage others to volunteer?

“When someone hasn’t had any experience volunteer-ing, I simply invite them to come along with me. I start off small and ask if they’d like to spend an hour volunteering together. Pressuring people to volunteer or telling personal stories doesn’t do the trick; it’s witnessing firsthand that truly inspires people.”

Why do you volunteer?

“One day I might need help. I might be cold without a sweater or hungry without a warm meal to eat. I know that in life nothing is guaranteed and at any given moment the tables could turn. Someday somebody might be lending me a helping hand. Understanding how quickly my situation could change makes it a no-brainer to treat others the way I’d like to be treated if we switched places.”

What do you enjoy about volunteering?

“I enjoy connecting with people in my community. With the Fort Street Presbyterian Church we have closets where we give out clothes and I have the opportunity to talk with people as they look for a nice outfit. It’s more than just pick-ing out a nice pair of pants or a pretty blouse, it’s a special moment. Everybody has a story and I enjoy spending time with people and learning their stories.”

What is most rewarding about volunteering?

“I don’t volunteer for recognition or awards. I volunteer because I know I am making a difference in somebody’s life. To see a child’s face light up with joy, to see that smile, makes everything I do worthwhile. To you or me a simple compliment might seem so small but complimenting some-one who is down and seeing them come out of their shell is absolutely amazing.”

Comerica Cares volunteer Michelle Craig donned a jester costume and helped serve up a traditional Thanksgiving feast at The Parade Company.

Michelle Craig

Loretta Smith (center) of Comerica Bank was recently honored for her continued support of Don Bosco Hall at the organization’s 15th Annual “Getting Jazzy Eve-ning.” Pictured with her are Charles Small of Don Bosco Hall and Maxine Willis, emcee. Don Bosco Hall is a private nonprofit agency that provides supportive human services to enhance the quality of life for Metro Detroit youth and their families.

Comerica Bank is a sponsor of the Rosa Parks Scholarship Foundation’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ birth on Feb. 2, 2013, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

Former scholarship recipients, commu-nity leaders, educators, civil rights activists, supporters of the foundation and other community members will participate in this celebration of the life and legacy of Rosa Parks.

Tickets are $75 per person and can be purchased by visiting www.rosaparks100.org or

contacting Jonathan Hart of the Rosa L. Parks Scholarship Foundation at (313) 222-2538.

Comerica and ACCESS partnered to provide school supplies and toys to more than 900 students at Salina Elementary School. Comerica Cares volunteers served as elves, pass-ing out presents to the children who had a surprise visit from Santa Claus.

Franklin-Wright Settlements, Inc.’s Spirit of Giving Dinner Gala and Fundraiser was started as a method of honoring the donations of time, talent and financial resources of individuals who assist Franklin-Wright Settlements in fulfill-ing its mission to help children, families and seniors to have a higher quality of life. 2012 honorees included (from left) Kenny Akinwale of Detroit Seafood Market, State Representative Rashida Tlaib, Wayne County Sheriff Benny N. Napoleon, Louise Guyton of Comerica Bank and Pastor Larry Callahan. Franklin-Wright Settlements, Inc. is a Detroit neighborhood human service organization that assists individuals, families, groups and the community with basic life, family and social needs.

Comerica Cares volunteer Vanessa Alexa shares her holiday spirit and time serving as a red kettle bell ringer for The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit at Campus Martius.

MBN USA magazine names 2012 Ambassadors

for Supplier DiversityTeresa LeFevre, vice president of supplier diversity for Co-

merica Bank, was recently named by MBN USA magazine as a 2012 Ambassador of Supplier Diversity. The Ambassadors of Supplier Diversity were recognized for their unwavering

commitment to connect diverse suppliers with increased access among our nation’s purchasing communities.

The compilation of the na-tion’s leading supplier diversity professionals was featured in the MBN USA Chrome Edition that recently debuted at the annual National Minority Supplier De-velopment Council Inc.® Con-ference and Business Opportu-nity Fair. Comerica Bank was named one of the top 40 corpo-rations for supplier diversity in that edition.

“The MBN USA editorial board was absolutely thrilled to name these phenomenal individ-

uals to the Ambassadors of Supplier Diversity list. They reflect a level of professionalism and dedication that truly makes a difference in growing and developing MWBEs,” said Jarilyn Fox, president and publisher, Business News Group and MBN USA magazine.

Supplier diversity leadership, mentoring initiatives, supplier outreach and minority business development council involve-ment were among the criteria considered when compiling the list.

Teresa LeFevre

The Henry Ford Hospital Grand Ball honors the hospital’s employees as well as the individuals and organiza-tions who have supported the hospital through their time, talent and gener-osity. Comerica Bank and the Com-erica Charitable Foundation have sup-ported the Henry Ford Health System

for more than 15 years. Through the philanthropic support of Comerica and others, individuals awaiting emer-gency treatment are now served more quickly through the 27 patient bays that were added as part of the Henry Ford Hospital Emergency Department campus expansion.

Comerica colleagues shared their holiday spirit by donat-ing blankets to Team Mental Health Services. The blan-kets will be given to those in need at the organization’s Detroit and Southgate clinics.

Comerica’s chief diversity officer, Linda Forte, was one of the 2013 honorees at the recent Women and Leadership in the Workplace Conference and Awards. The conference and awards program is a joint venture of the Michigan Business & Professional Asso-ciation and an advisory commit-tee of leading businesswomen and community leaders. Forte and others were honored with the Distinguished Leadership Award for their achievements in the business community. The confer-ence provided women business leaders informative workshops, keynote addresses, facilitated networking opportunities, and a morning focus of education and inspiration.

Nancy Schlichting (left), chief executive officer of Henry Ford Health system, and Dr. John Popovich, president and chief ex-ecutive officer, Henry Ford Hospital, recently recognized Com-erica with the hospital’s Outstanding Foundation recognition at the third annual Henry Ford Hospital Grand Ball. Linda Forte (center), senior vice president of Business Affairs for Comerica, accepted the award on the bank’s behalf.

Oprah gets Lance’s

confession Welcome to a new reality media world of Media Vampires vs. Cheaters. It is not the worst reality show yet conceived, but it is in the top tier. In a much hyped and antici-pated interview with legendary cyclist Lance Armstrong, he finally admitted to using banned drugs during his cycling career, and the media vampires seemed to revel in yet another’s missteps.

Newspapers had running blogs on Arm-strong’s revelations. Talk radio guzzled up the long-awaited revelation. Television sports and news shows devoted precious chunks of time to dissecting an interview that was still airing opposite their own pro-gramming.

To Oprah Winfrey’s credit, she had a lot riding on that interview: increased viewer-ship for her OWN network, increased adver-tising revenue for the network’s shows, and perhaps the greatest public spotlight she has had since her talk show ended in 2011. OWN has been through many struggles since it launched, but Thursday’s interview provided Oprah with a crucial chance for a wider audi-ence to tune in.

Oprah, using her grandmotherly per-suasion and, her wily communica-tions guile set the tone throughout not angrily or very heated, but she did manage to be gently prosecutorial over-all.

“Oprah is doing a remarkable job,” ESPN’s Don Van Natta, Jr. wrote. “Simple, direct questions. She has done her home-work. And she’s getting out of the way.”

There were exceptions to the praise. Newsday critic Verne Gay, for one, thought Oprah was not being nearly hard enough on Armstrong. The New York Times’ Sarah Lyall also wrote halfway through the in-terview that “her questions have been less sharp than they might be.”

I say what the heck is the big deal? I know there are many that will knock me down be-cause of this, but the utopian attitude and expectation toward athletes is ridiculous. Movie and musicians that we all admire are the worst drug, marriage and insane behav-ior people of all times. But no one is calling for them to never make a movie again or boy-cott their music or picture premiere.

All Armstrong did was peddle a bike — albeit very good. Still, it is not the biggest achievement in world history. Now if he had invented a cure for cancer or built an inter-galactic spaceship, that would be impres-sive. But just ride a bike over some very tall mountains? Come on! I ride a bike, billions of people ride bikes. Big deal! It is just enter-tainment.

Others are saying that “Armstrong is a total disgrace, just another cheat and a liar and he really should lose everything.” Some people are hoping he gets hit hard from all angles and loses everything.

I say there is not much we can “hold him accountable for. It’s clear now that every-one was doping. Anyone who won just about any race between the mid 1990s until 2005 when Lance first retired was likely doping. The USADA has made the case that you can’t have won a race during that period or the Olympics unless you were doping. He can be held accountable for lying under oath which he seems to have admitted. He’ll pay back a little money, but I’m sure he will still be rich and he’ll have still raised hundreds of millions of dollars for cancer patients and research.

Armstrong won the world famous Tour de France a record seven consecutive times between 1999 and 2005, but in 2012 he was disqualified from all his results since August 1998 for using and distributing per-formance-enhancing drugs and was banned from professional cycling for life.

Armstrong did not appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sports. He re-peatedly denied doping until he admitted it in Oprah’s television interview.

In October 1996, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer that had spread to his brain and lungs. His cancer treatments included brain and testicular surgery and extensive chemotherapy. In February 1997, he was declared cancer-free and the same year he founded the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer support. By January 1998, Arm-strong had renewed serious cycling training, having signed a new racing contract with US Postal.

He was a member of the US Postal/Discov-ery team between 1998 and 2005.

Lance Armstrong has raised million for cancer research, but the vampire reality media digs the story too much to let real-world things come into focus.

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

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In the Game

By Leland Stein III By Leland Stein III While the college basketball season is in full bloom and March Madness is on most minds, the University of Detroit Mercy is doing its part as it is firmly in the Horizon League title chase.

Led by the father and son team of Ray McCallum Sr. and Ray McCallum Jr., the Titans of Detroit are keeping themselves in the college basketball conversation.

Clearly one of the better basketball stories in the country, McCallum Sr. and Jr. are keeping Detroit Mercy bas-ketball a source of pride for the Motor City.

Ray Jr.’s decision to leave schol-arship opportunities with a number of national college basketball powers to go to be a student/athlete for Dad proves that blood is thicker than per-ceived national basketball power rank-ings and/or college pedigree.

UDM recently contested Valparaiso on ESPNU in a rematch of the 2012 Ho-rizon League Championship. It lost a one-point contest at home, but there is still reason to believe that the Titans are still in the game.

Led by Ray Jr., the Titans had pro-duced a home-winning streak of 17-straight games that Valparaiso broke. Ironically, Detroit’s last loss at home came on Jan. 6, 2012 against Valparai-so, 73-71. Still, UDM had implemented a five-game win streak and seemed to be jelling as a team.

Junior guard Ray Jr. has produced a stellar start to the 2012-13 season and as he goes, so goes the Titans.

UDM boasts one of the most bal-anced attacks in the nation with all five starters averaging double figures. But it is Ray Jr. who currently leads the Horizon League in two categories this season scoring (19.1 ppg) and steals (1.7 spg.) and is third in assists with 4.5 apg. He also ranks 29th in the nation in scoring.

For his efforts Ray Jr. has been named a finalist for the 2013 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award. This marks the second straight year that McCallum has been named to the final 20 of the Bob Cousy Award.

He is also climbing up the UDM career record board. McCallum has 1,325 points (20th), 381 assist (9th) and 140 steals (10th) in his career. The last Titan to rank among the Top

10 in all three of those categories was Rashad Phillips ’01. Ray Jr. needs 277 points to reach that plateau.

With Ray Jr. leading the way, Detroit had posted a 9-2 record over its last 11 games, before its loss to Valparaiso.

After Detroit finished its 2011-12 season at 22-14, all knew that Ray Jr. would be the key to everything this season and he has taken on that chal-lenge.

Although UDM lost three key play-ers from last year’s team, won the Ho-rizon League conference tournament title, and with that title can an auto-matic bid to the NCAA Tournament against No. 2 seed Kansas. The Hori-zon League Tournament title was the first for the Detroit since 1999.

“This was big for us, you know, going through the season with all the things that we had to go through,” Ray Sr. said about last year’s team. “We had to fight through adversity, guys getting hurt and then we figured out how to play together as a team.”

Said Ray Jr.: “After coming alive

last season and winning the title, my decision to stay in Detroit and play for my dad was what was right for me. It was a great feeling for both of us and we hope we can bring the fans another season like that.”

As for Ray Jr.’s continued growth as a point guard, he noted that he is a student of the game.

After winning the 2012 Horizon League Tournament MVP, this past summer Ray Jr. attended Chris Paul’s invite-only CP3 Elite Guard Camp in Paul’s hometown of Winston-Salem, N.C. It marked the second year in a row that he has been invited to a summer performance camp as he competed in the Deron Williams and LeBron James Skills Academy last year, parlaying the experiences into a spot on Team USA at the World University Games in Shenzhen, China.

“Playing for USA Basketball was a great experience,” Ray Jr. said. “Play-ing with some of the best coaches and players in the country helped me step my game up even further.”

LaNCe aRMSTRONg and Oprah Win-frey.

RaY MCCaLLUM SR. and Ray McCallum Jr.. – Dan Graschuck photo

RaY JR. handles the point for UDM. — Dan Graschuck photo

McCallum Jr. keepingDetroit Mercy in title picture

Justin M. Banks, aka Lil Coach to the East English Village Bulldogs, is a sophomore. The team won the East Divi-sion in the DPSL and are State District champs. Justin received a varsity football letter and a medal for winning the State District and Sportsmanship Award trophy.

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In its golden year anni-versary, the 23rd annual Walk for Warmth on Feb. 23, OLHSA’s Oakland Walk for Warmth is seek-ing supporters old and new to help keep the heat on in our neighbors’ homes this winter. Join the fun at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets starting at 8:30 a.m.

This is the second year that the Oakland event has partnered with Geni-sys Credit Union as pre-mier sponsor. Says Linda

Zabik of Genisys, public relations manager and fundraising chairperson:

“Supporting Walk for Warmth has become a staple of the Genisys brand. It’s a great event in line with our mission and every year our employees, members, and the com-munity have a great time at the event.”

Live entertainment and shopping discounts at various outlet stores throughout the mall will be a main draw to the

1,100+ walkers.

The Livingston Walk for Warmth will be at the Hartland Educational Support Service Center on February 9, 2013. Stel-lar community support is enjoyed by this event and real estate professional and fundraising chair-person Candye Hinton wants to see that support ramped up even more than usual.

“The need is so high right now for emergency utility assistance – keep-

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‘Walk for Warmth’ ing people warm. What better way to be part of the solution than joining Walk for Warmth raise money for this very cause?”

The Livingston event will see family friendly entertainment including Buzz Elliott from WHMI-FM as emcee, a walk-till-you-drop soundtrack provided by local DJ Kurt Lewis, and much more.

An exciting new feature walkers will love is free personalized fundraising web pages, available for each walker.

“Now walkers can ac-tivate a free, custom page and personalize it so they can gather their donations online through email or social media,” said Ronald B. Borngesser, OLHSA CEO.

“It’s the next step for our fundraising and we hope the community will use this new tool to raise even more funds than before.”

As always 100 percent of the proceeds from both Walk for Warmth events will go towards keeping the heat on in the homes of Oakland and Livingston County residents through-out our harsh Michigan winters, already in swing.

Donations are now being gratefully accepted – your dollars will make a difference right away.

Walkers (teams and in-dividuals), sponsors, and volunteers are needed for both Walk for Warmth events. Sponsorship levels have been adjusted this year to be even more attractive to local busi-nesses.

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The Detroit Tigers are currently accepting sub-missions for the 17th Annual Detroit Tigers Jackie Robinson Art, Essay & Poetry Contest. Now through March 8, middle and high school students from the metro Detroit area may enter the contest by entering an original work of art, an essay or a poem in honor of Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson.

On April 15, 1947, Rob-inson broke the color bar-rier in Major League Base-ball during his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. As a way of celebrating the momentous and historic event, and keeping the memory of Robinson alive, the Tigers host an annual art, essay and poetry con-test in his honor.

Contest winners will receive five complimenta-ry tickets and be honored during a special on-field, pregame ceremony held at Comerica Park on Tues-day, April 23, before the Tigers host the Kansas City Royals.

Contest criteria:

ART: Create an artis-tic expression that cap-tures the spirit of Jackie Robinson’s nine values of success: courage, de-

termination, teamwork, persistence, integrity, citizenship, justice, com-mitment and excellence. Artwork can be a painting, drawing, or rendering, no larger than 22”x28.”

ESSAY: Write an essay that chronicles, “How can one or more of Jackie Robinson’s nine values of success help build peace and prevent conflict?” Essays should be type-written, double-spaced and limited to one page.

POETRY: Write a poem that explores one-or-more of Jackie Robinson’s nine values of success. Poems should be typewritten, double-spaced and lim-ited to one page.

To enter, contestants must submit an original piece of art, an essay or poem by 5 p.m. Friday, March 8. An official entry form must accompany each submission. Items may be mailed or deliv-ered to:

Detroit Tigers, Inc. Attn: Sam Abrams 2100 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48201

For more information, including the official entry form, visit tigers.com/edu-cation or call Sam Abrams at (313) 471-2363.

Submissions open for 17th Annual

Jackie Robinson Art, Essay & Poetry contest

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AlphaRhoOmegaChaptercommemoratedits90thanniversarywithayear-longcelebra-tionculminatingwithacommunityopenHousereceptionattheAlphaKappaAlphaFoundationofDetroitBuildingindowntown.Sisterhood,ServiceandScholarship,thehallmarksoftheorganizationresonatedthroughoutthecommunity.AlphaRhoOmega,the13thchaptercharteredinthe105yearoldorganizationistodayoneofthelargestinthecountry

Theyearfeaturedaseriesofserviceprojects,luncheons,historicalpresentations,receptions,exhibits,trainingforyouthandaGalaheldattheCharlesH.WrightMuseumofAfricanAmericanHis-tory.Thetheme,“90Years…MakingaDifference”highlightedthechapter’smanyaccomplishmentsanditsdirectservicetotheDetroitcommunityandbeyond.

AlphaRhoOmegahonoredthreeinstitutionsin-cludingtheMichiganChronicle,St.John’sPresbyte-rianChurch,andPlymouthUnitedChurchofChristforitscontributionstoAlphaRhoOmegaChapterthroughtheyears.ThechapteradoptedCovenantHouseMichiganasits90thAnniversaryServiceProjectandprovidedsixweeksoflife-skillstrainingtothehomelessandat-riskyouthresidents.AlphaRhoOmegaChapteralsodonatedtotheCovenantHousefurnishingspurchasedfromArtVanFurni-tureStore.

PresidentStaceyA.Traviswastherecipientofmanyawards,andresolutionsonbehalfofAlphaRhoOmegachapter.

“AlphaRhoOmegaisproudoftheimpactithashadonourcity,state,countryandworld,”Travissaid.

The90thanniversarycelebrationwasspearhead-edbyKateF.Civil,chairman,andWandaJ.Harper,co-chairman,alongwithasteeringcommitteecom-prisedofformerpresidents,includingEvaRedwine,FrancesGardner,JustineLofton,ErmaDavis,RamonaJenkins,AlfredineJordanWiley,SchylbeaJeanHopkins,AlthaSteenandBuniceRobinson.

MembersDorothyCocroft,ThelmaEllison,TynishaMcGee,AlyshaMcGee,IreneRichey,andDonnaNorthernservedaseventandprojectchair-persons,alongwithProgramChairmanSchylbeaJ.Hopkins.Theyear-longcelebrationwasstronglysupportedbythenearly400membership,friends,family,fraternal,civicandcommunityorganiza-tions.

AlphaKappaAlphaSorority,Inc.,foundedJanu-ary15,1908onthecampusofHowardUniversity,isaserviceorganization.AlphaRhoOmegaChapterwascharteredDecember15,1922.Today,ninetyyearslater,AlphaRhoOmegacontinuesitslegacyofSisterhoodandServiceandisactivelyinvolvedin“ServicetoallMankind.”

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The growing senior workforce

Exhibit presents indelible, haunting ‘human cost’ of undocumented workers entering U.S. from Mexico

Henry Ford Community College offers Saturday art program for children

Aging summits focus on solutions for seniors

By Jacqueline MorrisonDirector, AARP Michigan Retiringatage65?Youareswimmingagainstthetrend.

If there were anydoubts that people arecontinuingtoworkthesedays well into traditionalretirementyears,theyareflatly dispelled by newAARPresearch.

The data shows a 77percent higher participa-tioninthelaborforcebyAmericans age 75 andolder in 2012 comparedto1990.

Thenumbersarevirtu-ally thesame for75-plusAfrican Americans, whohave a74percenthigherparticipation rate in thelaborforceoverthesametimeperiod.

In 1990, there were487,000 people 75 andolder takinghomeapay-check. Today there are1.32 million. There were34,000AfricanAmericansage75-plusonthejobin1990,comparedto88,000today.

Certainly,financialrea-

sonsplayamajorroleinsome seniors’ decisionstoremainonthejob.Nesteggs aren’t going as farasmanyhadanticipated.Soaringhealthcarecostsarealsoaconcern.

But increasing num-bersofolderworkerssaythey’re remaining amongtheemployedbecausetheyactually enjoy the worktheydo.RecentpollingbytheAmericanPsychologi-cal Association showed

80percentofpeople65oroldersaytheyarestayingintheworkforcebecausethey’re healthy and theyliketheirjobs.

The ranks of olderworkers would be evenhigherifitwereeasierforthem to hold onto jobs.Mandatory retirement at70oryoungerforcessometo leave. Older workerswho lost jobs during therecessionhavea toughertime finding a new jobthan do younger work-ers.Thenumberofunem-ployed 75-plus workersswelled from 11,000 in1990to64,000in2012.

As the senior workforce continues to grow,Michigan employersshouldkeepinmindthatolder workers offer spe-cialvalue.Theyareknowl-edgeable, experiencedandreliable.Trainingpro-gramscancatchthemupontechnicalskills.Thinkaboutpart-timeworkandtelecommuting possibili-ties.

NowisthetimetoplanforMichigan’saginglaborpool.

ForJasonDeLeón,thestory of undocumentedmigrant workers’ treach-eroustreknorthwardfromMexico through Arizonaisacomplex,layeredcon-temporary narrative besttold by what isn’t said,andwhatisleftbehind.

Forthepastfouryears,De León, an assistantprofessor of anthropol-ogy at the University ofMichigan,has directed agroupofU-Mstudents inan exhaustive collectionand archeological docu-mentationofclothes,per-sonalbelongingsandoddbits of refuse left in thewake of undocumentedmigrants traveling alongtheU.S.-Mexicoborder.

While De León’s Un-documented MigrationProject (UMP) has re-ceived widespread atten-tioninthenationalnewsmedia and especially inthe southwest U.S., the

InstituteofHumanitiesatU-M is the first venue topresenttheexpansivecol-lection of found objectsof De León’s meticulouschronicle, which somecritics claim offers anevocativetestamenttothe“humancost of immigra-tion.”

The exhibit, “State ofException,” features thevideography of acclaimedphotographer RichardBarnes, whose work hasbeen exhibited at manyprestigious museums intheU.S.

Barnes’ video work,which complements DeLeón’shumanisticunder-taking,depictsthecondi-tions and challenges ofthosemakingthejourneynorthward while evok-ing the ambiguity of thefound objects — waterbottles, back packs, per-sonalphotosandwallets,forsaken shoes — that

litterthedesertpathlead-ingtotheArizonaborder.

“State of Exception,”which runs throughMarch 12 at the Insti-tute of Humanities, 202S. Thayer St., is part ofthe Understanding RaceProject,theCollegeofLit-erature,Science,and theArtsthemesemesterthatexplores the many no-tions of race throughoutthewinterterm.

FromJanuarythroughApril, an extensive rangeofpublicexhibits,perfor-mances, lectures, sym-posiaandmorethan130courses in several disci-plines explore the con-ceptandimpactofrace.

The historical, cul-tural, psychological andlegal interpretations ofrace will be examinedfrom both national andglobalperspectives.

By Paul Bridgewater MakingDetroitalivablecommunity for people ofallagesisthemissionofthe Detroit Works Proj-ect. Making sure strate-giesareinplaceforolderadults and individualswith disabilities is thework of the Detroit AreaAgencyonAging(DAAA).

Throughout January,DAAAhasscheduled fiveAging Summits in ourservice area to explorethe demographic trendsandemergingissuesthatimpactseniors.Weneedtotakeahardlookatex-isting programs and ser-vicestomakesurewearegetting needed results.As we identify gaps inservices, it is our job todetermine where limitedfundingshouldbedirect-ed.Thisisabigjobthatrequires input from theverypopulationweserve.

We need to hear fromevery single senior resi-dentwhocaresabouthisor her future. If you donotwantothersspeakingfor you, you can partici-pate inanAgingSummitandspeakforyourself.

The first summit washeldlastweekinFarEastDetroit,andthefollowingeventsarescheduledthisweekandnext:NorthDe-troitSummit,Wednesday,January 23, Second Eb-enezer Church; East De-troitSummit,Friday,Jan-uary 25, Historic TrinityLutheran Church; North-west Detroit Summit,Tuesday,January29,Fel-lowship Chapel; South-west Detroit Summit,Thursday, January 31,PattonRecreationCenter.Each Aging Summit is

scheduled between 9:00a.m. and 12:30 p.m., andtransportation arrange-mentscanbemade.Call(313) 446-4444 for moredetails.

Here is a snapshot ofolderadultsinourregion(Detroit, Hamtramck,Highland Park, HarperWoods, and the fiveGrossePointes):

• Approximately137,140areage60yearsandover

• 78.2 percent are non-whites

• 32 percent have in-comes150percentofthefederalpovertylevel

• About10.2percentre-ceiveSSI

• 18.8 percent live inhouseholds without ve-hicles and have unmettransportationneeds

• 24.8 percent have dif-ficultieswithactivitiesofdaily living thatmake in-dependentlivingpossible

Toassuretheindepen-dence of seniors in ourcommunity, we need toincrease home and com-munity services -- theservices that provide as-sistance with: Dress-

ing, grooming, oral care,bathing, toileting, trans-ferring, walking, climb-ing stairs, eating, cook-ing, shopping, reaching,stooping, using a phone,housework,laundry,driv-ing,managingmedication,and managing finances.These are among the ac-tivitiesprofessionalsreferto as “Activities of DailyLiving” – ADLs. Assis-tancewiththeseactivitiesis critical to wellbeing.Gettingthisassistancetomoreindividualsrequiresmoreadvocacy.

Weneedmoreadvocatesfor seniors and individu-als with disabilities. Weneedtoarrestthechronicconditions that result inpremature deaths. Weneed to improve accessto healthcare. We needto reduce excess hospi-talizations. We need tofocusonwellness.Allofus–consumers,commu-nitystakeholdersinagingandhealthcare,taxpayersand policymakers – needto work cooperatively forsolutions.

The Detroit AreaAgency on Aging is atrisk of losing approxi-mately $1.2 million eachyear because of Detroit’spopulationloss.Wehavedeveloped strategies forgeneratingnewrevenues,andweneedDetroitresi-dentstoreacttoourpro-posals.

Joinus foroneof theAging Summits, and dis-cover what it takes tocreateaDetroitwherewecanallageinplace.

Paul Bridgewater ispresident and CEO, De-troit Area Agency onAging.

Henry Ford Community College’s(HFCC)CenterforLifelongLearningPro-gramwilloffer aSaturdayArtProgramforChildrenfromthroughApril.

HFCC offers two five-week sessionsin painting, drawing and ceramics forchildren ages 6-15. The first will runfromSaturday,Jan.26, throughSatur-day, Feb. 23; the second will run fromSaturday, March 16, through Saturday,

April 13. All classes take place in theMacKenzieFineArtsCenter.

For further information about thisprogramortoregisteryourchild,pleasecall (313) 317-6686. To learn moreaboutthecollege,pleasevisitwww.hfcc.eduoronFacebook,www.hfcc.edu/face-book,Twitter,www.hfcc.edu/twitter,andon YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/user/henryfordcc.

Jacqueline Morrison

Paul Bridgewater

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ReflectionsBy Steve Holsey

‘Controversy’ Inaninterview,Prince,oneofthegreatestandmostuniquelytalentedartistsinmusichistory,saidheis“oneofJehovah’switness-es”andforthatreasonnevervotes.

Theorgani-zationbelievesthatit’sallabout“prophesy”andwhattheybelievewillhappenhasnothingtodowithmanandhis“system.”

Well,everyonehasarighttotheirbeliefs,butyourstrulyhasneverbeenbigonorganizedreligion.Veryoftentheytrytocontrolpeople’smindsandveryoftensucceed.

Moreover,itkindofannoysmewhenpeopleliveinsociety,workthere(andinPrince’scase,makemillions),partakeofev-erythingithastooffer,etc.,andthenrefusetohaveavoiceinhowitisrunandbywhom.Sincewe’reallhere,thereshouldbesomesenseofcivicresponsibilityoneveryone’spart.

IHAVEbeenwatching“AmericanIdol”almostsincethebeginning,butIamdis-turbedbythemuch-publicized“feuding”—mostlikelypartrealandpartcontrived—betweentwoofthenewjudges,superdivaMariahCareyandflamboyantrapsuperstarNickiMinaj.

Fromthe20minutesoflastweek’sseasondebutthatIwatched,Iquicklycametotheconclusionthatthis“feud”dragstheshowdown,makesit,inonesense,reminiscentofthe“conflictrealityshows”thathavebeenpollutingtheairwavesforyearsnow.

Thesearetwogrownwomen—Careyis42andMinajis30—sotheyshouldknowbetter,andIfeelthatMinajisthebiggercul-prit.Butwhoknows,the“catfight”maywellboostratings.Yetanotherindicatorofwheresocietyistoday.

Minajhassaidtheyare“twobigdivas”andthatshe“doesn’twanttolooklikeapsychoagain.”Sofar,thelatterissomewhathardtobelieve.

IonlywatchthefirstshoweachseasonbecauseIamnotinterestedinallthebadau-ditions.Itunebackinwhenthecompetitionhasbeennarroweddowntotwelve.

OPINIONSareopinionsandeveryonehasarighttoexpresstheirs.Butevenso,thealwaysoutspokenDickGregorywaswayoutoflinetousetermslike“thelittlethug”and“punk”todescribeSpikeLee,whohasbeencriticalofthecontroversialmovie“DjangoUnchained.”

Gregoryclaimstohaveseenit12times.Yourstrulycannotbringhimselftoseeitevenonce...justdon’tcareforQuentinTaran-tinomovies.

KEMshouldbeforevergratefultoMix92.3-WMXD.Thatstationcanalways—andwedomeanalways—becountedontoplayhismusic.Forthatreason,it’shardtoimag-inehimeversayingnoifthestationaskshimtodosomething(makeaguestappear-anceatoneoftheeventstheysponsor,etc.).

RayParkerJr.,whohasbeenactiveinthebusinessforsomethinglike50years,makesitclearthathehasnointentionsofquit-ting.Asheputit,“Itmakesmehappytoplaymusic,soI’llbedoingthatforever.”

Asonewholoved“SexyBack,”IamratherdisappointedwithJustinTimberlake’sreturntomakingmusicafterasix-yearhiatus.“Suit&Tie”soundsratherordinary.

NICETOhearthatDestinyChild—BeyoncéKnowles,KellyRowlandandMichelleWilliams—willbereunitingaspartofthehalf-timeentertainmentatSuperBowlXLVIIonFeb.3inNewOrleans.

Theladiesalsohaveanewsingle,“Nu-clear,”featuredonanalbumtitled“LoveSongs”featuringmostlypreviouslyrecorded

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By Steve Holsey

Ortheia Barnes couldwriteabook,maybeaseriesofbooks.Her lifeandcareerhavebeenthatvaried.

First and foremost, ofcourse, there is OrtheiaBarnes the singer, and asa side note, she is one onthe very long list of Detroitfemale vocalists who havefirst names that end withan “a,” including ArethaFranklin, Diana Ross, FredaPayne, Dorinda Clark-Cole,Anita Baker, Martha Reeves,Ursula Walker, Vanessa BellArmstrong, Laura Lee, DellaReeseandAliciaMyers.

Ortheia Barnes — fullnameOrtheiaBarnes-Kenne-rly—isaDetroitinstitution,astatussheearnedbywayofa career that stretches welloverfourdecades.

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Cut Glass consisted of Mildred Vaney and Ortheia Barnes.

Ortheia Barnes and Aretha Franklin “cut a holy step.”

thefactthatwhenshestartedoutinthe1960s,Ortheiawasbasically known as “J.J.’slittlesister.”

During those years J.J.Barnes was a successfulrecording artist, a particu-larly important artist in andaroundDetroitwithhitsongslike “Please Let Me In” and“RealHumdinger.”ThelatteralsomadethenationalTop20R&BSingleschartandanoth-er, “Baby Please Come BackHome,” found a place in theTop10andinadditionmadeanimpactonthenationalPopchartsaswell.

But itdidn’t take long for

OrtheiaBarnestofindherownplace.Havingsungata plethora of concerts —her own and opening forothers — benefits, tele-vision shows, etc., mostpeople have heard hersingatonetimeoranoth-er. Probably many times.She has even sung forNelson Mandela, BishopDesmond Tutu and PopeJohnPaulII.

LONGTIME follow-ers will recall recordingssuch as “Heartbreaker,Soulshaker”and“Joey.”

At one point Ortheiawas half of duo calledCut Glass, her partnerbeingMildredVaney,laterknown as Millie Scott, astarinownrightwiththenationalhits“EveryLittleBit”and“LoveMeRight.”

Cut Glass, formed in1980, attracted a sub-

stantial amount of atten-tionwiththeirrecordings“WithoutYourLove”(pop-ularinclubs)and“RisingCostofLove.”

Although she has es-sentially been a Detroitattraction, and honoredmany times as such, Or-theiaBarneshasalsoper-formedoverseas. Forex-ample,wowingaudiencesinJapanwhereartistryismoreimportant,andmorecelebrated, thanhaving acurrenthitrecord.

In fact, many artistshave learned, much totheirsurpriseanddelight,that they have long hadfollowingsinJapan,Eng-landandelsewhere.Thatisagreatthinganditpro-vides work opportunitiesand the chance to travelabroad,buttherecanbea

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but never heard songs. It comes out on Jan. 29.

Speaking of albums, Fantasia says her next one will offer something different, a bit more rock and maybe even jazz flavored.

“I don’t want to be boxed in anymore on just one type of music,” she said. “I grew up on good music, not just Black artists, including Elton John, Queen, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Aerosmith and many more. I just want to now do what is best for me and what feels true to me.”

Fantastia admires the way the iconic Tina Turner retained her soul-ful voice and style while making a move into rock territory where she was enormously successful.

The Top 10 best sell-ing gospel albums in the U.S. right now (in order) are “Gravity” (Lecrae), “Best Days” (Tamela Mann), “Shake Heaven”

(Montell Jordan & Vic-tory World Music), “Iden-tity” (James Fortune & FIYA), “Joyful Noise” (soundtrack), “Jesus at the Center: Live” (Israel & New Breed), “The Evolution II” (Larry Cal-lahan & Selected of God), “Go Get It” (soundtrack, Mary Mary), “Well Done” (Joshua Rogers) and “Life Music” (Jonathan McReynolds.

Unless you follow gospel music closely, most of those names will be unfamiliar, since most are relatively new.

BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW...that the “Gap” in the Gap Band’s name is actually an acronym for Greenwood, Archer and Pine, three streets in their native Tulsa, Oklahoma.

MEMORIES: “Sweet Sensation” (Stephanie Mills), “I’m So Into You” (Peabo Bryson), “You Should Be Dancing” (the Bee Gees), “When You’re Young and in Love” (the

Marvelettes), “Stop Your Weeping” (the Dramat-ics), “Forget Me Nots” (Patrice Rushen), “Start-ing All Over Again” (Mel and Tim), “Too Much, Too Little, Too Late” (Johnny Mathis and De-niece Williams), “You’re So Fine” (the Falcons), “Jungle Boogie” (Kool & the Gang).

BLESSINGS to Anita Baker, Cal Street, Eric Merchant, Sherrie Farrell, Henry White, Bess White, L.J. Reynolds, Michael “Tiger” Price, Keena Green and Barrett Strong.

WORDS OF THE WEEK, from legendary jazz artist Charlie “Bird” Parker: “Music is your own experience, you own thoughts. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn. And there are no boundary lines in art.”

Let the music play!

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

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Carolyn Crawford, an-other Detroit songstress, recalls touring overseas and having people asking her to sign recordings she had never seen before, thus no compensation. The hope is that Ortheia has not been taken advan-tage of in that way.

IT WOULD be negli-gent to not acknowledge that Ortheia Barnes has also been, among other things, a TV show host, nightclub owner, radio program host and nearly won a seat on Detroit City Council.

In addition to being a strong singer in the from-church-to-R&B tradition, Ortheia Barnes is sweet,

personable, sincere and has a natural inclination to want to help people. It would take the entirety of this page to name all of

the benefits she has lent her talents and presence to.

This ties right in with Ortheia Barnes being the founder and CEO of I Be-lieve Ministries (“A Minis-try Without Walls”). The organization is commit-ted to finding solutions, or contributing to solu-tions, for problems such as poverty, homelessness and substance abuse, not only here but in other countries as well.

However, there will always be a song in the heart of Rev. Dr. Orth-eia Barnes-Kennerly, and whenever she sings, one knows that something special and God-given has been shared.

Introducing Sound Board’s Sunday Brunch & Jams! Each month will feature new and exciting artists. Along with an amazing performance, enjoy a delicious brunch buffet that will definitely have you calling for an encore. Get your tickets today! M o t o r C i t y C a s i n o . c o m

February 10th Cool Jazz with Kimmie Horne

March 17th Celtic Rock featuring The Lash

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BOBBY BROWN, Sound Board at Motor City Casino, Jan. 31. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and MotorCityCasino.com.

RACHELLE FERRELL, Sound Board at Motor City Casino, April 4. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster loca-tions and MotorCityCa-sino.com.

EDDIE GRIFFIN, Sound Board at Motor City Casino, Thursday, Jan. 24. Tickets sold at Ticketmas-ter locations and Motor-CityCasino.com.

BUDDY GUY, Jonny Long, Fox Theatre, Feb. 14. Tickets sold at Ticket-master locations and the Fox Theatre box office. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

“HAIR,” Fox Theatre, March 2-3. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations and the Fox Theatre box office. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

DIANA KRALL, the Colos-seum at Caesars Wind-sor, March 2. For ticket information, visit www.caesarswindsor.com or call 800.991.8888.

MORRIS DAY & THE TIME, Sound Board at Motor City Casino, April 18, Sound Board at Motor City Casino.

“MY BROTHER MARVIN,” featuring Clifton Powell, Lynn Whitfield, Keith Washington and others, Fisher Theatre, Feb. 12-17. Tickets on sale at the Fisher Theatre box office and Ticketmaster locations. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

“OLDIES AND MORE” BYOB parties for older adults, St. George Ca-thedral Cultural Center, 18405 W. Nine Mile Road, Feb. 4, March 8, April 26, May 10, May 24, June 14 and June 28. Call Bobby Green at 313.530.2933 for more information.

RIHANNA, Joe Louis Arena, March 21. Tickets sold via Ticketmaster locations and the Joe Louis box office. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

ROYAL COMEDY, featur-ing Mark Curry, Gary Owen, Sommore, Bruce Bruce, Masonic Temple, March 9. Tickets sold via Ticketmaster locations. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

MIKE TYSON, “Undis-puted Truth,” Fox Theatre, April 6. Tickets sold at Ticketmaster locations

and the Fox Theatre box office. To charge by phone, call 1.800.745.3000.

WHISPERS, Sound Board at Motor City Casino, Feb. 14. Tickets sold at Ticket-master locations and MotorCityCasino.com.

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Services were held for LaJenna Chambliss-Powell Dec. 29 at Swanson Funeral Home with Elder Eric Holden officiating. Mrs. Chambliss-Powell, 58, died Dec. 15.

She was born Dec. 30, 1953 and educated in the Detroit Public Schools System, and earned her GED in 1986.

She was employed as a nurse’s as-sistant.

She enjoyed singing and dancing, and had a beautiful voice.

She was an active member of New Life Counseling Center, and joined

the Church of God in Christ, where her eldest brother, Lamont, is minister.

She is survived by her daughter, Qiana; granddaughters, Shantelle and Lyric; grandsons, Faheem, Andrew and Diontae; great grandson, Ayden; brothers, Lamont, Reginald and Rich-ard; and many others.

Interment was at Gethsemane Cemetery.

LaJeana Chambliss-Powell

Services were held for Christine Buck Dec. 22 at Swanson Funeral Home. Ms. Buck, 79, died Dec. 10.

She was born Dec. 25, 1932 in Lexington, Miss., and educated in the Detroit Public Schools System.

She began working at the Gotham Hotel. Later, she worked at Detroit Receiving and Herman Keifer Hos-pitals. When she retired from the city of Detroit after 30 years of service, she was working for the city’s Election Commission.

She loved to travel, and visited England, France, Italy, Spain, Israel. Greece and South Africa. She had been planning a visit to Australia.

She also traveled to Fort Wayne, Indiana, to visit her great grandchildren.

After her retirement, she volunteered with the Michigan Opera Theater, where she was a team captain. She also volun-teered with Olympia Entertainment on Team 16. She also en-joyed her activities with AARP, and was one of the leaders of Chapter 1962.

Ms. Buck is survived by her son, Christopher; grandsons, Christopher Sean Dewitt and Charlton Ian Edward; great grandchildren, Chloe and Brennan; sister, Marion Gregory; stepbrother, Willie Grace; and many others.

Interment was at Trinity Cemetery.

Christine Buck

Services were held for Calvester Smith, Sr. Dec. 22 at Swan-son Funeral Home, with Elder Christopher Holden officiating. Mr. Smith, 68, died Dec. 14.

He was born April 24, 1944 in Helena, Ala. and educated in the Shel-by County School System. He gradu-ated head of his class.

Mr. Smith subsequently joined the Army, and after his discharge four years later, he moved to Detroit in 1967. In 1969, he married the late Al-ice Henderson.

He was employed at General Mo-tors for 35 years.

He is survived by his sons, Danny Clisby, Warren Kelley, Ricardo Henderson and Calvester Smith, Jr; daughter, Tiffney Smith; six grandchildren; one great grandchild; nine sisters; two brothers; and many others.

Interment was at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery.

Calvester Smith, Sr.

Services were held for Delores Smith Dec. 29 at Swanson Funeral Home. Ms. Smith, 64, died Dec. 18.

She was born Aug. 1, 1948 in Hickman, KY and educat-ed in the Detroit Public Schools System. She graduated from Southwestern High School.

She was employed by Chrysler Corp. for several years before becoming injured. She later became a home health aide for her brother, James, until his death.

She was a kind and loving daughter, sister, mother and friend. She loved to help others. Her favorite pastime was cook-ing.

She is survived by her children, Antonio, Yolanda and Ta-Tanisha Smith; five grandchildren; one great grandchild on the way; brothers, J.D., Elmer and L.D. Smith; sister, Margaret Rideout; and many others.

Interment was at Gethsemane Cemetery.

Delores Smith

Services were held for Eddie Roberts Dec. 29 at Swanson Funeral Home. Mr. Roberts, 61, died Dec. 19.

He was born July 1, 1951 and educated in the Detroit Pub-lic Schools System.

Mr. Roberts, known as Eddie Cane, Jr., was a friend to many and gave of himself in meeting the needs of others.

He is survived by his sister, Cheryl Loyd; brother, Andre Loyd; seven nieces; three nephews; 11 grand-nieces; 13 grand nephews; two great nieces; 6 great nephews; and many others.

Eddie Roberts

Services were held for Mark Shelton Dec. 22 at Swanson Funeral Home. Mr. Shelton, 87, died Dec. 14.

He was born Oct. 20, 1925 and educated in the Selma, Ala. school sys-tem.

After serving in the military and working on the railroad, he moved to Detroit and was employed by Borg Warner until his retirement.

Mr. Shelton is survived by his wife of 49 years, Edna; sons, Mark, Jr. and Marcus; daughter, Robin; five grand-

children; two great grandchildren; brothers, Eddie, George, Quincy and Albert Shelton; sisters, Nettie Shelton and Dorothy Shelton Mixon; and many others.


Mark Shelton

Services were held for Thomas McGruder Dec. 19 at Great-er Christ Baptist Church. Mr. McGruder, 77, died Dec. 9.

He was born Feb. 9, 1935 and educated in the Detroit Public Schools System. He graduated from Miller High School. After a term in the military, where he was a com-munications engineer, Mr. McGruder attended Michigan State University and Electronics Institute of Technol-ogy. He graduated with a four year de-gree in electronic engineering.

In 1960 he started his own busi-ness, McGruder Electronics. He also worked for Ford Motor Company for

42 years, retiring in 2004 as a shipping and receiving supervi-sor.

Mr. McGruder was an active member of Greater Christ Missionary Baptist Church.

He had a passion for photography, and took hundreds of photos for family and friends’ events.

He is survived by his daughters, Elaine, Debra and Amanda McGruder; stepson, David Mitchell; grandson, Robert Mc-Gruder; sister, Barbara Hill; brother, Carl McGruder; a host of nieces and nephews; and many others.

Arrangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Home. Interment was at Trinity Cemetery.

Thomas McGruder

Services were held for Alza Johnson Dec. 27 at Swanson Fu-neral Home, with Elder Christopher Holden officiating. Mrs. Johnson, 94, died Dec. 18.

She was born Feb. 27, 1918 in Blytheville, Ark., and later moved to Chicago, and then in 1943, to Detroit.

She was employed by Fruehauf as a welder.In her later years, as her health declined, she resided at Fa-

ther Murray’s Nursing Facility.She is survived by her daughter, James Etta; adopted daugh-

ters Charlene and Joe Ann; grandchildren, Clarence and Kim; great grandchildren, Darryl and Shaniqua; great-great grandson, Bryan; and many others.


Alza Johnson

Services were held for Azalee Williams Dec. 20 at Word of Faith International Christian Center, with Minister Matthew Hoyle officiating. Mrs. Williams, 84, died Dec. 12.

She was born Oct. 14, 1928 in Sumtor, S.C. and educated at Hillston Industrial School in Wilmington, N.C.

She subsequently married the late Eugene Williams, Sr.She was employed at Harper Hospital, starting in the house-

keeping department. During her employment, she attended classes and was promoted to environmental service manager. She retired in 1992.

Mrs. Williams was an active member of Word of Faith In-ternational Christian Center.

She enjoyed doing crossword puzzles and spending time with her family and friends.

She is survived by her daughter, Vera Holifield; sons, Eu-gene, Jr. and Zanwell Williams; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; sisters, Naomi Durham and Berdie Bibbs; and many others.

Interment was at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Home.

Azalee Williams

Services were held for Mamie Owens Dec. 21 at Swanson Funeral Home, with Dr. Robert E. Fox officiating. Mrs. Owens, 67, died Dec. 11.

She was born Dec. 5, 1945 and educated at Higgins High School in Macomb, Miss. She graduated in 1964.

She came to Detroit in 1974, after having lived in Brooklyn and Chicago.

She married the late Connie Owens in 1977. In 1981, she married Daniel Tucker II.

She was employed for 30 years at Trumbley Manor Assisted Living Center.

She is survived by her children, Quandra Brown, Constance Regland, Rollin Mathews, Daniel Tucker III, and Eric Tucker; 19 grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; sisters, Bobby Weary, Rachel James, and Sandra Fox; brothers, Ray McMorris and Bennie Bacot; fiancé, Norman Doctor; and many others.

Mamie Owens

Services were held for Cierra Washington Nov. 3 at Deliver-ance Temple, with Pastor Ben F. Cunningham officiating. Ms. Washington, 21, died Oct. 24.

She was born Aug. 28, 1991. Prior to her high school graduation, she par-ticipated in track and field in multiple events.

She had planned to join the U.S. Navy, following in the footsteps of her father and older brother, Nartino. She’d also planned on working as a paramedic. Her long term goal was to become a nurse. She was employed by

American Management Staffing at the time of her death.Ms. Washington is survived by her parents, Brian and

Rhonda Washington; grandfather, Clifford Polk; brothers, Nar-tino Polk and Brian Washington, Jr.; and many others.

Interment was at Gethsemane Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Home.

Cierra Washington

Services were held for Charles Watkins, Jr. Oct. 8 at Word of Faith International Christian Center. Mr. Watkins, 61, died Oct. 11.

He was born June 9, 1951 and educated in the Detroit Pub-lic Schools System. He graduated from Kettering High School.

Before enlisting in the Army in 1971, he was employed by Chrysler Corp. After his discharge in 1981, Mr. Watkins was employed by the U.S. Post office, from which he later retired.

He was an active member of Second Ebenezer Church.Mr. Watkins was an avid sports fan and enjoyed bowling,

playing cards, dominos, chess, listening to music and watching movies.

He is survived by his children, Nicole Roberts, Charles III, Hope Watkins, Ciara Coleman and Tyrece Watkins; grand-children, Nia Robert and Gabrielle Watkins; mother, Mamie Watkins; sisters, Claressa Watkins and Carmaletta Watkins; and many others.

Interment was at Detroit Memorial Park East. Arrange-ments were handled by Swanson Funeral Home.

Charles Watkins Jr.

Services were held for Lola Bell Rice Dec. 19 at Swanson Funeral Home, with Pastor Edwin G. Fabre officiating. Mrs. Rice, 85, died Dec. 6.

She was born Aug. 4, 1927 in West Blocton, Ala. and married the late John E. Rice in 1946.

She is survived by her children, Joann Haywood, Lola Kennedy, Regi-nald Rice and Alice Rice; 19 grand-children; 27 great grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; sister, Alice Readous; and many others.

Interment was at Lincoln Memo-rial Park Cemetery.

Lola Bell Rice

Services were held for Mary Curry-Harrell Dec. 4 at Third New Hope Baptist Church, with Rev. Edward L. Branch offici-ating. Mrs. Curry-Harrell, 62, died Nov. 26.

She was born Feb. 25, 1950 in Dothan, Ala., and educated at Carver High School. She later moved to Detroit, where she furthered her education at Detroit Business Institute. She re-ceived a certificate in business communications.

She was employed by AT&T for more than 31 years. She retired in 2005.

She was an active member of Third New Hope Baptist Church, where she served on the senior usher board.

She enjoyed spending quality time with her family, and had a passion for sewing.

She is survived by her husband, Joe Harrell; sons, Cedrick Harrell and Joseph Lee; daughter, Michelle; four grandchildren; two great grandchildren; mother, Annie B. Jones; sister, Rev. Annie Mays; brothers, James and Willie Curry and Michael Jackson; and many others.

Arrangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Home.

Mary Curry-Harrell

Services were held for Darrell Bellamy Nov. 30 at Greater St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, with Dr. Ricardo Bartlett, Sr. officiating. Mr. Bellamy, 57, died Nov. 17.

He was born June 15, 1955 in Mt. Clemens, and employed by Ford Motor Company for 21 years.

Mr. Bellamy was an active member of Zion Baptist Church, and then of Greater St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, where he joined the Progressive Usher Board.

Mr. Bellamy was a fun, loving, good-hearted man who loved fishing and playing solitaire while listening to gospel music. He also enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.

He is survived by his wife, Gloria; children, Donyetta Gary, Darrell, Jr., Darlesha and Galisa Bellamy, and Levon Williams; 11 grandchildren; and many others.

Interment was at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery. Ar-rangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Home.

Darrell Bellamy

Services were held for Mildred Alston-Fleming Nov. 1 at Word of Faith International Christian Center, with Minister Stephen Bell officiating. Mrs. Ashton-Fleming, 91, died Oct. 26.

She was born Dec. 14, 1920 in Kosciusko, Miss. and ed-ucated at Milton Lower School and Kosciusko High School, where she enjoyed school and played basketball.

She married the late James Alston in 1936 and the couple moved to Detroit.

In her later years, she went back to school and became a certified EKG technician. She was employed for many years at various medical facilities, and retired in 1991 after Southwest Hospital closed.

In 2002, she married Louis Fleming.She was an active member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church,

New Calvary Baptist Church and Tabernacle Missionary Bap-tist Church.

She enjoyed traveling, knitting, crocheting, playing cards, and watching the Tigers play baseball.

She is survived by her husband, Louis Fleming; children, Pearlean Snell, Clara Duncan, James Alston II, Tommy Ray Alston, Merthiel Daniels, Pamela Thompson, Wade Alston, and Terrance Alston; 37 grandchildren; 54 great grandchildren; 16 great-great grandchildren; and many others.

Interment was at Mt. Hope Memorial Gardens in Livonia. Arrangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Home.

Mildred Alston-Fleming

God saw you were getting wearySo He did what He thought best,He came and stood beside you,

And whispered, “Come and Rest”...

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course,

I have kept the faith: 11 Timothy 4:7

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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. Twylla B. Lucas

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 Vacant

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

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) 835-5477 Rev. Ryan Johnson

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 Rev. Dr. Herbert G. Ford

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

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

BAPTISTGreater 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.

Hampton Memorial Missionary Baptist Church 8:30 AM & 11AM 15100 Fenkell St. (313) 838-4447 Bishop Sidney L. Hampton II

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

Hopewell Missionary Baptist 10:45 AM 1831 Ewald Circle (313) 883-0808 Rev. Ted R. Spencer 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.

Little Rock Baptist Church 11 AM 9000 Woodward Ave. (313) 872-2900 Rev. Jim Holley

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

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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

CHRISTIAN METHODIST EPISCOPALCarter 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. Patricia Havis

Coggins Memorial CME 11AM 4900 Hurlbut Rev. Donte Townsend

Grace CME 10:45AM 642 W. McNichols (313) 862-4774 Rev. Dr. Barbara Delaney

Greater New Bethany CME (Romulus) 11AM 35757 Vinewood (313) 326-0210 Rev. Christopher Hale

Hamlett Temple CME 11AM 13600 Wyoming Rev. Dr. Robert Holt

Isom Memorial CME (Belleville) 11:15AM 23612 Sumpter Rd. (734) 461-2200 Rev. Prince Albert Williams

Missionary Temple CME 11AM 18134 Lumpkin (313) 893-2685 Rev. Eugene Warford

Peace CME 11AM 4613 Chene (313) 832-5929

Rosebrough/Bunton CME 11AM 15001 Quincy (313) 341-0524 Rev. Fred Moore Jr.

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. Tyson Kelly

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 Bishop Edward W. Lucas, D.D.

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

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 Bishop 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

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 Bishop 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

Outer Drive Faith Lutheran Church 8:30AM & 11AM 17500 James Couzens Fwy (313) 341-4095 Rev. Eddie Morales

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 Rev. James L. Craig II

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. 9:30 AM 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. Mary Austin

(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

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Henderson Memorial United Methodist 9:30AM 7520 Puritan (313) 342-4020 Rev. Thomas Taylor

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Metropolitan United Methodist Church 11AM 8000 Woodward (313) 875-7407 Rev. Dr. Ray McGee

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

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Scott Memorial United Methodist 11AM 15361 Plymouth (313) 836-6301 Rev. Anthony Hood

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St. Timothy United Methodist 8:30 AM & 11AM 15888 Archdale (313) 837-4070 Dr. Lester Mangum

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UNIVERSAL FOUNDATION FOR BETTER LIVINGFaith Universal Truth Center 11:30AM 8033 Kercheval (313) 921-2950 Rev. Gloria J. Fitchpritch

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have finished my course, I have kept the faith: 11 Timothy 4:7

Services were held for Frederick Beatty, Jr. Dec. 17 at Plym-outh United Church of Christ, with Rev. Dr. Nicholas Hood III officiating. Mr. Beatty, 52, died Nov. 27.

He was born July 12, 1960 and edu-cated in private schools and at Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla. In high school, he ran track and was a star basket-ball player.

After graduation, he assisted his parents in managing their several hotels, construc-tion business and other enterprises. Later,

he was employed as a driver by Brinks, the armored transporta-tion service. He later started his own cleaning and towing busi-ness.

Mr. Beatty was an active member of Plymouth United Church of Christ, where he also served as custodian.

He was also a faithful volunteer for the Thanksgiving Pa-rade, serving as a traffic monitor at the corner of Woodward and Monroe for more than 15 years. He was a parade regular in his multi-colored Cat-in-the-Hat stovepipe hat and numerous strands of Mardi Gras beads. He also served as a viewing stand captain for the Grand Prix for a number of years.

He is survived by his son, Christopher; step-daughter, Raquel Glenn; step-grandchild, Christina Stuart; and many others.

Arrangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Home. Interment was at Trinity Cemetery.

Frederick Beatty, Jr.

Services were held for Mary Douglas Nov. 5 at Carter Met-ropolitan CME Church, with Dr. Faith A. Allen officiating. Ms. Douglas, 95, died Oct. 30.

She was born Feb. 11, 1917 in Campbellsville, KY, and educated in that town. At age 18, she moved to Detroit.

She was employed cleaning homes and cooking for fami-lies.

She was an active member of Carter Metropolitan CME Church, where she served in many auxiliaries, including the Season Saints Sunday School class; corresponding secretary for the Lay Department; coordinator for the Golden Circle Se-niors; and on the Missionary Society.

Ms. Douglas is survived by her sister, Katherine Shields; three nephews; a niece; and many others.

Interment was at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery. Ar-rangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Home.

Mary Douglas

Services were held for Theresa and Kyle Bozeman, Jr. Nov. 27 at Greater Apostolic Faith Temple, with Bishop Lambert W. Gates, Sr. officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Bozeman died Nov. 18.

Mrs. Boze-man, 70, was born Feb. 21, 1942 in Cleve-land, OH and educated in the Detroit Public Schools System. She graduated from Southwest-ern High School in 1960.

She was employed by Sears Roebuck for 20 years.She was a very creative person and loved art. She loved at-

tending art and craft shows and taking ceramics classes. She enjoyed making beautiful flower arrangements and painting.

Mr. Bozeman, 77, was born Jan. 30, 1935 in Wetumpka, Ala. and educated at the Elmore County Training School. He later served in the U.S. Army. After his discharge, he relocated to Detroit, where he attended barber college.

He was employed at two jobs for many years. He worked with Cement Solvay (later Allied Chemical) for 15 years, and Big G. Barber Lounge for 57 years.

Mr. Bozeman enjoyed spending time with his wife. They would often spend their Sunday evenings driving to Belle Isle and sitting by the water. He also enjoyed shooting pool.

The couple married on Aug. 24, 1963.They are survived by their children, Kai and Kyle; grand-

daughter, Kia McClure; and grandson, Thaddeus Bozeman. She is also survived by three siblings; a host of nieces and nephews; and many others. He is also survived by a brother; two sisters; a host of nieces and nephews; and many others.

Interment was at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly. Arrangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Home.

Theresa and Kyle Bozeman

Services were held for Clarence Hill, Jr. Jan. 8 at Greater New Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, with Pastor Ken-neth Flowers officiating. Mr. Hill, 73, died Dec. 30.

He was born Dec. 1, 1939 and educated at Northern High School. After his graduation in 1959, he enlisted in the U.S. Army.

Mr. Hill was employed at Chrysler’s Sterling Heights As-sembly Plant from 1963 until his retirement in 2006. He was an avid member of UAW Local 1700.

He was an active member of Greater New Mt. Moriah Mis-sionary Baptist Church, where he sang in the Mighty Voices of Thunder.

He enjoyed Big Band Music, traveling, bowling, and at-tending sporting events.

Mr. Hill is survived by his daughter, Stacy Jones-Freeman; grandchildren, Sierra, Aaron and Solomon; brothers, Charles and Kenneth Hill; sister, Patricia Bailey; and many others.

Interment was at Detroit Memorial Park East. Arrange-ments were handled by Swanson Funeral Home.

Clarence Hill, Jr.

Services were held for Effie Jean Weathers Nov. 10 at New Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Smith, Jr. officiating. Mrs. Weathers, 83, died Nov. 3.

She was born June 29, 1929 in Carthage, Miss., and educated at Leake County Agricultural High School. She subsequently attended Jackson College for Negro Teachers in Jackson, Miss.

She was employed as an elementary school teacher at Wesley Chapel School in Carthage, where she met her husband, James. The couple later moved to Detroit,

where she was employed at North Detroit General Hospital in various leadership positions.

She was soon appointed by Mayor Young as a supervisor for the Food and Friendship Program for the City of Detroit Health Department. After retiring from the city, she worked in the family business managed by her daughter and son as the director of Angel Land Day Care Service at New Bethel Baptist Church.

She also went back to school at age 50, taking courses at Wayne County Community College and the Detroit Institute of Technology, where she graduated summa cum laude with a BA in social work.

Mrs. Weathers was an active member of New Bethel Baptist Church, where she served as president of the Pastor’s Aide So-ciety, and was a member of the Officer’s Wives Club for many years.

She is survived by her husband, James; son, James, Jr.; daughter, Terrie W. Henderson; four grandchildren; two great grandchildren; brothers, Lorenzo Nollie, J.T. Nollie, Jr. and Worthy Lee Nollie; sister, Natha Lee Smith; and many others.

Interment was at Woodlawn Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Home.

Effie Jean Weathers

Services were held for Dorothy Timmons Jan. 3 at Original New Grace Missionary Baptist Church, with Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Robinson officiating. Mrs. Timmons, 80, died Dec. 27.

She was born July 29, 1932 and edu-cated in the Detroit Public Schools System. In 1950, she graduated from Northeastern High School. That October, she married John Timmons.

Mrs. Timmons was employed by Wayne County Community College, from which she later retired.

She was an active member of New Grace Missionary Bap-tist Church, where she served on the trustee board and sang in the choir.

She enjoyed shopping and trips to Las Vegas. She also en-joyed visiting casinos in both Michigan and Las Vegas. She was a member of the Silver Dollar Social Club and of the Ten Sisters Social Club.

Mrs. Timmons is survived by her daughter, Darlene McIn-tosh; son, John Timmons, Jr.; four grandsons; a granddaughter; three great grandsons; two great granddaughters; brothers, Jo-seph and Albert; and many others.

Interment was at Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Home.

Dorothy Timmons

Services were held for Edna Mae McGregor Dec. 31 at Sec-ond Baptist Church of Detroit with Rev. Dr. Kevin M. Turman officiating. Mrs. McGregor, 93, died Dec. 26.

She was born Jan. 10, 1919 in Toronto, and educated in that city. She subsequently earned a bachelor’s degree from Howard University in 1945, and a master’s degree in education from the University of Michigan in 1950.

She was employed by the Detroit Public Schools from 1945 until her retirement in 1985. Her subject areas were sci-ence, math, health and physical education. She was also a guid-ance counselor.

She was an avid reader and sports enthusiast.Mrs. McGregor was also an active member of Second Bap-

tist Church of Detroit.Over the years, she received many awards and commenda-

tions, including the Howardite of the Year Award in 1975. On her 90th birthday, she received congratulations from Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. She also received the State of Michigan Legislative Certificate of Merit and the Spirit of De-troit Award from the Detroit City Council.

She is survived by her nephews, Rev. Dr. James Echols, Da-vid Echols, and Roger Patterson; niece, Catharine Patterson; and many others.

Interment was at Woodlawn Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Home.

Edna Mae McGregor

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Dorothy Dudley (nee Rivers) - age 76 of Royal Oak Town-ship, went to be with God on January 8 2013. Beloved wife of

the late Harold Dudley, mother of one daughter, grandmother of one grandson, proud great-grandmother of one great-grandson. She was a retiree from Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit, MI). and previ-ously worked for the U.S. Postal Service and Harper Hospital. Dorothy at 70 years old graduated, Summa Cum Laude Honors from Wayne County Commu-nity College on June 4, 2006 receiving an Associate Degree in Gerontology. Be-

fore her illness she atteded Oak Grove A.M.E. Church, Detroit, Michigan. Loved and remembered by many nieces, nephews and friends. Private Interment - Woodlawn Cemetery.

Dorothy Dudley

For many months now as the interim superin-tendent of the Detroit Public Schools, I have been trying my level best to obey a Wayne County Circuit Court order to col-laborate with Emergency Financial Manager Roy Roberts in administering the school district.

The judge put me in charge of academics and the emergency financial manager in charge of fi-nance. Too often, how-ever, I have found it to be nigh unto impossible to cooperate with this gubernatorial appointee. For the most part, he has continued to try to func-tion illegally as the CEO of the entire district, mis-interpreting the law to suit himself.

On Jan. 9, Mr. Rob-erts wrote a letter to me and DPS Board President LaMar Lemmons which he circulated to the media and to all DPS staff pro-testing the board’s move to appoint five volunteer administrative staff mem-bers to report to me, and to pay these volunteers as soon as a judge grants it the power to do so.

These board appoint-ments were to be synchro-nized with an extensive re-duction of DPS’ top-heavy central office administra-tion which I have now crafted a board-anointed plan to downsize. In authorizing these new staff, the Board meant to counter the EFM’s recent directive to top academic administrators still in place to ignore any order from me that he doesn’t approve.

In his letter, the EFM an-nounced his immediate intent to cancel my volun-teer staff’s security clear-ances and to have the DPS police escort them from the premises of any DPS property. A local daily newspaper printed part of my response to the EFM’s letter. Here’s an excerpt: “I think that rather than petulantly threaten to evict my volunteer staff from the premises of a

public facility, you need to sit down with Board President LaMar Lem-mons and reason together like grownups.” The EFM was unhappy with this re-sponse, and he wrote a re-sponse to my response to which I have now duly re-sponded. It would appear that we will unfortunately continue this back-and-forth volleying for some time.

The five banished staff members are my chief of staff, Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (a recent candidate for the state legislature), Chief Information Officer Keith Owens (a former editor of the Michigan Chronicle and recent chief informa-tion officer for the Wayne County Treasurer), and former DPS principals Wesley Ganson (Adju-tant), Bob Thomas and Claude Tiller (ombuds-men). For the past sev-eral months, Thomas and Tiller had been doing yeoman voluntary duty for me out in the schools, and they have resolved ex-plosive situations which recent Deputy Superin-tendent Karen Ridgeway or I would have had to deal with. I previously

had responded to literally hundreds of parent and teacher concerns, as had Ms. Ridgeway, and that breakneck pace undoubt-edly contributed to my October heart attack.

We Detroit ers believed that when we overwhelm-ingly voted with the rest of the state to repeal the emergency manager law, the war to save the De-troit Public Schools was won.

But the governor has now approved near-du-plicate legislation in un-constitutional contempt for the voters’ wishes, even though the new law, Public Act 436, is adver-tised as being somewhat different from the old law which the citizens of Michigan rejected on

Nov. 6. If left intact, this replacement law will re-store dictatorial power to the EFM, who will then again become the gover-nor’s overseer of DPS. It will also strip me of my powers that the demo-cratically elected board afforded me as superin-tendent, thus posing a clear and present danger to the rule of law in Michi-gan.

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ARIESIf you brought your work home with you this weekend, you’ll have trouble relaxing. A moment of quiet time with yourself will bring you back to your center. Your work really can wait. Rest is important to a busy one like yourself.

Soul Affirmation: I open myself up for a great surprise!

Lucky Numbers: 15, 25, 44

TAURUSEveryone needs appreciation in his or her life. Take some time out this week to seek those whom you really appreciate and let them know what they mean to you. Appreciate yourself, while you’re at it!

Soul Affirmation: I admit what I really want out of life this week.


GEMINIYou’re in the mood for adventure. If a short trip isn’t possible, spend some time exploring a subject that interests you so that you feel as if your mind has traveled someplace new. Armchair traveling with a good book will help still your rest-lessness.

Soul Affirmation: The deed is done. I must wait for the results to unfold.


CANCERThis week is like a present! Observe it and enjoy it. The vibes are perfect for a long lunch with a friend, for a long walk in the park, or just for watching the sunrise. Be aware of the beauty that surrounds you this week.

Soul Affirmation: I work hard to combat envy this week.


LEOBalance is an important skill. If you’ve been working too hard, the urge to play is going to be nearly irresistible this week. However, if you’ve been playing too hard, it’s a terrific week to restore some order to your work. Keep smiling!

Soul Affirmation: I quiet all confu-sion.


VIRGOYour energy level is marvelous, and you are probably getting a great deal of work done in an unusually facile manner. Bless your lucky stars and stay on track. Expect to hear from a friend this week.

Soul Affirmation: I entertain wild ideas about making money this week.


LIBRAA little space from your current love interest seems to be in order. Use a brief time-out to remember the unique and wonderful person-ality traits of the person you love. Don’t forget to tell her or him of your love! Keep your heart open.

Soul Affirmation: Smooth commu-nications is the key to my success this week.


SCORPIOThis is truly your week. Take a break from any disappointments that you may have been remember-ing and move toward the now with a wise heart. Your attention may focus on personal health and ways to make yours better.

Soul Affirmation: I exercise to lower tension this week.


SAGITTARIUSFamily matters will be pleasant this week, but save your evenings for your romantic partner. The vibes support a mutually wonderful expe-rience that will deepen your appre-ciation for one another.

Soul Affirmation: I obey the rules this week and avoid hassles.


CAPRICORNYou’re so lucky! Everything goes your way this week, so relax and enjoy the abundant and wonderful soul vibrations. Make calls early in the week so that you can cruise through the afternoon.

Soul Affirmation: I find peace in spending time outdoors this week.


AQUARIUSA project at work may suddenly demand your attention. If you pounce on it rather than waiting for it to go away (it won’t), you’ll be fin-ished by lunchtime. Your speed and agility enable you to work smart. Use your advantage.

Soul Affirmation: By going slowly I get there faster this week.


PISCESTalk it up this week. You’ve got a gift with words this week that will facilitate all endeavors. If you’ve been meaning to ask for a raise, this week might be the time to broach the subject with the boss. Trust your instincts!

Soul Affirmation: By rewarding others I reward myself.


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An employee morale problem is more than a morale problem. Low employee morale can be at

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Employee morale involves the atti-tudes of individuals and groups toward their work, their environment, their managers, and the business or organi-zation. This morale is not a single feel-ing, but a composite of feelings, senti-ments and attitudes. So, why should an employer be concerned about employee morale? Hacker’s response: “Because it’s tied to profitability.”

Consider the downside of low em-ployee morale. The primary sign that a business or organization has a morale problem is the number of people leav-ing. High turnover is a sign that there most likely is also a morale problem.

And along with the morale problem comes lower productivity, inefficiency, poor quality, lack of cooperation, bad attitudes, and a lot of stress generated for both managers and employees. In the worst cases of low morale, there can even be instances of sabotage.

The eight problems that can under-mine morale: 1. A lack of orientation and train-ing of new employees. “When you’re bringing people in and they don’t know what’s expected, immediately you’ve got problems, and that can get worse,” said Hacker.

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3. Managers failing to praise and appreciate their people or show an in-terest in employees’ ideas.

4. Management not being honest with employees and not keeping them informed. 5. Unfair promotion practices and management not promoting from within. 6. Not addressing behavior and performance problems as they arise.

7. Management not getting rid of the “bad apples.”

8. Actually getting rid of the “bad apples.” Unfortunately, said Hacker, “if you fire someone, you fire their entire

family. But there are times, for the sake of the business, that some people have to be moved out of the organization.” Also, terminations can create morale problems for the remaining people in the organization. Explained Hacker: “Terminations are hard on morale when employees don’t know the whole story.”

She offers these suggestions to help keep employee morale high:• Keep compensation competitive.• Look for other ways to reward people.

For example, have a fun work environ-ment, or give employees flexibility in scheduling their time.

• Delegate whenever possible. “When you do, you let people know you believe in them. It gives employees a chance to grow and learn and develop.”

• Let people know that they count, that they’re appreciated. You can do that with a simple thank-you or with other perks that are meaningful to them.

• Learn to give feedback without causing defensiveness. You can turn someone off with a negative comment and never regain their support.

• Promote from within first. It’s a real morale-buster if you don’t.

• Celebrate success with a potluck, gift certificates or time off, for example.

• Hire right.

• Build fun into your organization.

• Address problems as they arise.

There are four types of employees, when it comes to employee morale, ac-cording to author Carol Hacker. She identified them as:

• Turnovers — They aren’t happy with their jobs and will leave at the first op-portunity.

• Turn-offs — They have negative at-titudes but stay because of “golden handcuffs” (financial security, ben-efits, fear of not finding a better job).

• Turn-ons — They have positive atti-tudes and stay because they enjoy the work. However, if they don’t get con-tinual job satisfaction, they’ll leave.

• Turn-ons plus — They like the work and the work environment. Even if occasionally dissatisfied, they’re the most likely to stay for the long run.

“Try to screen out the turnovers and the turn-offs,” Hacker advised and “hire turn-ons.”

Detroit’s issues have been well docu-mented — from sig-nificant population de-clines to a shift away from the manufactur-ing industry as its key driver. This has re-sulted in lower tax rev-enues and a financial situation which some would deem dire and shaky, at best.

In the midst of doom and gloom, there is hope. Under the shroud of this back-drop, there are people who believe in Detroit and have bucked the trend and actually moved to this area to start a business—and, have been successful.

Jon Gregory, a 24-year-old small business-man who owns Third Media, recently relocated to Detroit from Texas. The trend is the opposite. Small Talk recently in-terviewed Gregory for his perspective of relocating and starting a business in Detroit.

ST: Please tell us about you and Third Media.

JG: I am the found-er of Third Media, an international Inter-net marketing and digital media produc-tion agency currently thriving in the heart of Detroit. I was born and raised in Texas but decided to pack my bags and move to Michigan in June of 2010, after over twenty years of living in the same state.

ST: Why did you move to Michigan?

JG: I saw so much potential in the people of Detroit. The city has a vision and, most impor-tantly, the city has heart, two traits that all entre-preneurs can appreciate.

ST: What motivated you to become an en-trepreneur and what steps did you take to realize your dream?

JG: A significant por-tion of what motivated me to pursue and real-ize my dream of entre-preneurship was the fact that I actually took the time to dream in the first place. The ability to con-tinue dreaming, to blur the line between impos-sibility and improbabil-ity, and defy the typical course of life is what mo-tivated me to succeed as an entrepreneur.

ST: What were your

most significant chal-lenges and how did you overcome them? Successes?

JG: Funding, hands down. If you can devel-op a profitable business strategy on a zero dollar budget, you’ll feel like a small business samurai

when you finally gradu-ate from the school of hard knocks. In seven months, Third Media has grown from a simple idea to an award-winning agency working on inter-national projects span-ning five continents. We thank Detroit.

ST: What makes Third Media unique?

JG: The way we think. It’s creative anar-chy. While the average marketing agency im-presses a client by using their lemons to make lemonade, we’re far more likely to take those same lemons and end up with an orchard. Guess who’ll be selling lemons to the average marketing agency next year.

ST: Your friends thought you were crazy, right? What did you tell them?

JG: More often than not, an innovative idea is considered crazy until people see it in action. Sometimes it’s best to let your actions speak louder than words and take the first step on your own. It’s okay if you stumble on the first step, what’s important is that you saw something you wanted, you set your mind on pursuing it, and you followed through with your commitment.

ST: You’re a believ-er in Detroit. Why?

JG: I absolutely be-lieve in Detroit. I live by the philosophy that there is good to be seen in every situation, no matter how horrible it may look or how hope-less it may seem in the moment. Occasionally, you will come across situations that challenge you to search a little harder to uncover the good, but the end result is always same: the good is there. So, what makes

me so fond of the city? I can see the good of Detroit, with-out having to look.

ST: What advice would you give to aspiring entrepre-neurs?

JG: Be different. Take risks. Embrace change.

ST: What can Detroit do to market itself as a destination for out-of-towners?

JG: We tend to forget that Detroit has always been one of the most rec-

ognized and respected brands in America. De-troit is one of the few major cities in the world that is known by a nick-name that emphasizes a product it’s known for pioneering. As the home of Ford’s first automo-bile and the signature Motown sound, Detroit is responsible for build-ing two of the most influ-ential brands in history. If anything, I’m tempted to say Detroit’s brand is, well, building brands.

You can reach Jon Gregory at www.t h i r d m 3 d i a . c o m , 313.244.0656 or @inJon-sMind.

Readers interested in contacting Mark S. Lee can reach him at [email protected] or follow him @leegroup, Facebook or Linked In.

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Meaningful action is on the agenda at the 2013 Detroit Policy Conference hosted by the Detroit Chamber on Feb. 28. Aimed at accelerating urban revitalization efforts, the conference has garnered interest and respect among action-oriented thought lead-ers prepared to invest in Detroit.

The 2013 conference follows the huge success of the inaugural event in April 2012, which attracted over 400 dynamic entre-preneurs, small business owners, major corporations and civic partners.

This year’s conference promises to focus on the key issues for Detroit as well

as opportunities for urban and suburban businesses in an action-packed agenda. Esteemed local and national speakers will provide expertise and inspire innovative solutions to encourage urban revitalization during a day dedicated to Detroit’s contin-ued comeback.

Participants will want to attend the “Reimagining Detroit’s Assets: Leader-ship, Policy and Strong Urban Core” session,which is expected to offer refreshing insight in regard to development opportuni-ties. Panelists include:

• Larry Alexander, Chairman, Detroit Re-gional Convention Facility Authority

• Graham Beal, President, Detroit Institute of Arts

• Paul Hillegonds, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, DTE Energy

• Thomas Naughton, CEO, Wayne County Airport Authority

• Faye Nelson, Chairperson, Detroit River-Front Conservancy

To learn more about the 2013 Detroit Policy Conference, contact Beverly Maddox at 313.596.0343.

“Third Media provides insight into the importance of color in branding campaigns.”

Larry Alexander Faye Nelson Graham Beal Paul Hillegonds Thomas Naughton2013 Detroit

Policy ConferenceWhen:

February 28, 20138:00 am - 4:00 pm

Where: MotorCity Casino Hotel

Cost: $75 Chamber members /

$125 Future members

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