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Stapleton announces run for state rep
Maureen Stapleton, an
entrepreneur and longtime public administrator, an- nounced Friday, March 5, her plans to run for the 4th Dis- trict state representative seat.
Stapleton’s official cam-
paign kickoff was held from 5 p.m. at Alvin’s on Cass in De- troit’s 4th District. Stapleton said she is running because the city deserves elected of- ficials who are prepared to do the job and who don’t make empty promises during cam- paigns.
“Now more than ever, faced
with the most challenging times in Michigan’s history, we need people with very little to no learning curve,” Staple- ton said. “My career has pre- pared me to serve the resi- dents of the 4th District. I can hit the ground running to help be a part of the solution.”
Stapleton, who has lived in
the 4th District most of her adult life, previously ran for the seat in 2006 when she cap- tured 26 percent of the vote. Her candidacy has been en- dorsed by Wayne County Ex- ecutive Robert A. Ficano, State Rep. Bert Johnson, Sen. Irma Clark Coleman and former De-
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‘Achieving Abundance’
Before You Finally Fade Into The Ether Of Oblivion
Where Your Identity Becomes Unknown
You Should Exercise Your Op- tions To Test Your Theories
About The Use Of Your Tal- ents
For Finding Your Earthly For- tunes
You Know That Your Search For Prosperity Will Not Be Simple In A World Of Wanderers Where The Voices Of Illusion Can Invade Your Mental Ears
Maureen Stapleton
troit City Councilman Nicho- las Hood III.
“I learned at an early
age about the need to serve others,” said Stapleton. “I also learned at a very early age to take part in the political process.”
For more information, call
(313) 574-3537 or via the cam- paign guestbook at www.sta- pleton4staterep.com.
Prevent Blindness America offers free wellness information
With healthcare costs
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As part of the Healthy Eyes
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at educating employers about the importance of providing vision benefits to their em- ployees and at encouraging their employees to take advan- tage of their vision benefits to schedule regular, compre- hensive exams and to wear proper eyewear to enhance and protect their vision. The program also advocates to fed- eral and state government on the importance of vision in- surance coverage benefits in relation to overall health. The Web site, sightsaved.org, con- tains public health resources, information about vision in the workplace and how vision benefits can assist employees, and access to other Prevent Blindness America materials and programs. Sight Saved is sponsored by Transitions Op- tical, Inc.
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News Briefs
Ford appointed global supplier
communications manager
Angela Spencer Ford has
been appointed to Chrysler Group global supplier com- munications manager. In her new position, she will imple- ment communications initia- tives to support the company’s global supply base.
Ford joined Chrysler Group
Angela Ford
in 2000 as communications manager of safe- ty programs. Since that time, she has served in a number of other communi- cations posi- tions, including manager of Safety and Government Affairs, and
most recently as communica- tions manager of Diversity and Human Resources.
Detroit schools set to close
The Detroit Public Schools
plans to close 51 schools, sav- ing the district nearly $19 mil- lion a year.
See Briefs page A-4
Michigan Chronicle to increase newsstand price
In its 70 years of publication, the
Michigan Chronicle has had few price changes. However, due to inflation and the cost of operations, we are forced to increase the price of the paper. Effective Jan. 17, it will be $1. This rate will also apply to the Michigan FRONTPage. Since the 1960s the Chronicle has only increased its price three times.We have maintained the 50 cent newsstand rate for as long as possible, but economic realities have caught up with us.
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MANY FEMALE consumers like the extra space offered in the Ford Edge.
Automakers breaking ground with women
By Melody Deniece Moore
CHRONICLE ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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Women are being sought
after by automakers that are creating special features in the latest cars to appeal to women.
From the vehicle’s style to its
color to extra interior space, certain features are attractive to women and car manufacturers are reaching out more to that market.
Courtney Caldwell, founder
of Road and Travel magazine, said automakers are doing so without ignoring male con- sumers.
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ing to make vehicles more appealing, while at the same time not turning off men,” Caldwell said. “The Ford Edge has a huge console that can be
used to put a purse in and it can very easily hide it. It’s just as good as laptop or a lunchbox.”
Caldwell said the Dodge
Caliber has features tailored to what women like. For example, the Caliber has a chilled glove compartment, which Caldwell says women can use to keep their child’s milk cold, while men can keep their drinks cold while tailgating.
The buying power of women
has grown over the last five years and automakers are capi- talizing on it. According to national statistics, women account for 80 percent of vehi- cle purchases.
Ford Motor Co.’s new
crossover utility vehicle (CUV), the Edge, offers features that
See Women & cars page A-4
By Bankole Thompson
CHRONICLE SENIOR EDITOR
The Detroit School Board
moved to include Super- intendent William Coleman among a list of finalists seeking the district’s top job, despite objections from a 40-member community advisory committee.
Dr. Connie Calloway of Normandy Public School in Missouri and Dr. Doris Hope- Jackson of Calumet Public School-District 132 in Chicago were the two highly recom- mended candidates for the posi- tion, according to the commit- tee.
Dr. David Snead, former DPS
superintendent, came in third with Coleman ranking behind.
However during a Jan. 4
board meeting, board member Tyron Winfrey made a motion for Coleman to be included in the finalist stage.
“The board was trying to nul-
lify some of this controversy to allow him (Coleman) to come before the board and the com- munity,” Winfrey said. He said it
See Coleman page A-4
DR. RACHEL KEITH (left) and her husband, Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Damon Keith.
Metro Detroit mourns health care advocate
Wife of respected judge
Cornelius A. Fortune
CHRONICLE STAFF WRITER
Dr. Rachel Keith, 82, a
woman who defied the odds at a time when women had to strug- gle for respect as doctors, died Jan. 4. The cause of death was not known at press time.
The wife of Sixth Circuit
Court of Appeals Judge Damon Keith, Rachel Keith pioneered the way for other African American women to become physicians.
Keith was born in Monrovia,
Liberia, on May 30, 1924 to par- ents who were American med- ical missionaries. The family
returned to America in 1926, and settled in Richmond, Va. She completed her undergradu- ate studies at Houghton College in Houghton, N.Y., in 1943, where she was second in her class.
Dr. Keith completed her med-
ical degree at Boston University School of Medicine in 1949 and began her internship at Harlem Hospital in New York. She com- pleted a two-year residency in internal medicine at Detroit Receiving Hospital in 1953 and entered private practice in 1954.
“She was well respected in
See Rachel Keith page A-4
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celebrities, but what does it all mean?
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By Marcus Amick
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
ell, it’s finally here. After all the anticipation, the 2007 North American International Auto Show kicked off this past Saturday in star-studded fash-
ABC-TV’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” was covered by just about every major network in the city. Dubbed by GM as Detroit’s largest ever gathering of cars and stars, the style show opened with Jay-Z stepping out of a cus- tomized “Jay-Z Blue” Yukon Denali.
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the Camaro convertible concept. Models included Hollywood celebrities such as Carmen Electra, Vivica A. Fox, Nick Cannon, Cheryl Hines, “Dreamgirls” star Jennifer Hudson, Christian Slater, and Detroit native Kristen Bell, star of the CW television network’s “Veronica Mars. ”
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Grammy award-winning R&B artist John Legend per-
formed at the event and former Detroit Pistons star John Salley was also on hand for the affair.
There’d been a lot of buzz about the GM Style event months before the affair among journalists and others hop-
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GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD nominee Jennifer Hudson
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Despite Your Having To Carry
Even With The Best Advice Available
And The Lessons Learned From Losing
There Will Be No Guarantees
That Your Most Desirable Goals Will Be Safely Granted By Your Chosen God
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Are Spread Out Like A Laby- rinth Over Changing Landscapes
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‘Being’
It can be amazing what a person has to do
I mean it seems to take so much just for you to be you
You go from day to day, speaking the way you speak
Thinking all of your thoughts Opting to be strong or weak
I wonder if everyone, thinks the same thoughts I think
Am I special, will I live for- ever and why do I think the thoughts I think?
Why does god allow suffer- ing?
Is God really real? Is man the most devious animal, and why do men kill? Why does the moon affect the ocean?
Can people really read the stars?
Arvis Perry
These are some of the ques- tions I ask myself, while drift- ing off afar
Are we so caught up in pho- niness that we would deny ourselves the truth?
Would we rather be accepted for our lies than loved for our truth?
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On Sunday, Jan. 14, all roads will lead
to the Mariott Hotel-Renaissance Center where the Michigan Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Con- ference, under the leadership of its pres- ident, Dr. Claud Young, will honor the Jan. 15 birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a ministerial dinner.
This will be a gathering of civic and
community leaders and Black clergy. The Rev. Tellis J. Chapman of Galilee
Missionary Baptist Church will receive the Pastor of the Year Award. Rev. Charles Adams of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church will keynote the event.
Frank Taylor,
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son of this year’s celebration. He has expressed concern about how King’s legacy is being honored today.
Bankole Thompson
He wants the younger generation to
study King. However, I want to take the charge to
the Black church, unquestionably one of the most powerful and influential groups in our community.
See SCLC page A-4
Nate Shapiro dies
Final services were held Jan. 7 for
Nate Shapiro at the Ira Kaufman Chapel. He died Jan. 3 at the age of 87.
Shapiro, registered professional engi-
neer, was presi- dent of Con- sulting Engin- eering Associates Inc., a Detroit- based firm found- ed in 1956.
He was born in
Detroit, attended Cass Technical High School and Wayne State Uni- versity.
He was an exec-
Nate Shapiro
utive board member of the Detroit Branch of the NAACP-Golden Heritage member, and in 1955 received Engineer of the Year recognition from the City of Detroit.
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