community Randy Scott Randy Scott is a professional musician, record producer
and composer. He has performed and/or recorded with Michael Powell (writer and producer for Anita Baker, Patti LaBelle, Randy Crawford and others), J. Moss and Paul Allen (writers and producers for Boys II Men and others), Hiroshima, Nancy Wilson, Fred Hammond, Bob James, Marion Meadows and more.
As a three-time winner of nationally televised, “It’s Show-
time At The Apollo,” $10,000 winner of “The Hennesy Jazz Search” and protégé of his friend and mentor, the late Grover Washington, Jr., Scott is ready to take his place among the music industry’s elite. He was requested by the White House to play for former president Bill Clinton, and was awarded the NAACP Walter Francis White Service Award.
His fourth CD entitled, “Breathe,” remained in the Top 40 nationally for five months, and
is being sold by most major retailers and record stores nationally, as well as online through iTunes and
Amazon.com. In 2008, Scott produced four songs on Vickie Winans’ CD, “Woman to Woman.” He also worked on her current single, “How I Got Over,” which debuted at No. 1 on the national Gospel charts. Last year, he produced a CD for gospel jazz guitarist Tim Bowman, which is currently the No. 1 record in the nation on the Smooth Jazz charts. Consequently, he recently signed a new record deal with a division of Sony and performed as one of their new artist.
Scott has been awarded two Gold records, two Platinum records and one Multi-platinum
record for his work on a Gospel WOW compilation CD and recordings with Grammy-winning Kirk Franklin.
He has a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Michigan State University and a master’s
degree from Wayne State University. Upon graduating from MSU, he established his own music production company and recording studio, and continues to record, write, produce and teach music in the Detroit area.
Scott, who attriibutes all of his achievements to belief and faith in God, is married to Dr. Tara Long Scott. They have two children, Morgan and Jordan.
Conrad C. Maitland, M.D. ✦
Dr. Conrad Maitland has been chief of the Urology de-
partment at DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital for the past ten years. In addition, he serves on several hospital commit- tees: The Council of Chiefs, Operating Room Governance Committee, Medical Staff Operations Committee and the Surgical Peer Review Committee. His hospital affiliations are: Harper Hutzel Hospital, Sinai-Grace Hospital, Huron Valley- Sinai Hospital and Detroit Receiving Hospital. He has maintained a private urology practice for the past 26 years. This practice now involves both academic and pri- vate practice of Urology.
A native of Grenada, West Indies, Dr. Maitland com-
menced his education in the United States in 1969, after courses at Cambridge University, England, where he earned certificates in several subjects including distinction in biology. He received his BS in Biology at the University of Detroit in 1973, and his MD degree in 1978 from Wayne State University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in general surgery at Sinai Hospital in Detroit in 1980. In 1983, he completed his residency in Urology at DMC- Wayne State University.
As a prostate cancer survivor, Dr. Maitland is dedicated to educating his community on this
subject, especially in the African-American community. He spends countless hours lecturing at health seminars, faith-based community events and outreach programs to get this message across. For the past 15 years, during Prostate Awareness Month, he opens his practice up to conduct free prostate screening for the uninsured. He has screened hundreds of men and saved many lives in the process. This program has now crossed international boundaries, since he has taken it to his native land, Grenada. He founded the Prostate Awareness Foundation, which supports this effort. To this end, he travels back to Grenada annually to conduct urology clinics and perform urologic surgeries. He also started the Grenadian Relief Fund.
Dr. Maitland is a member of several professional organizations, including American Medical
Association, Michigan State Medical Society and Wayne County Medical Society and Michigan Urologic Society. He is also a member of Small Business Association of Michigan, NAACP and past member of the City of Detroit Health Advisory Committee.
By Jacquelyn Vaughn Golf is one of the few sports
Relationships on the green Ladies on the Green
that allows you to meet new people on an ongoing basis. It’s a national fraternity of friends where all you have to do is mention that you play golf at work, at a meeting or any casual conversation and next thing you know, you could have a new friend for life.
Since this is “Ladies on the
Green,” allow me to address the ladies and say that some- times Mr. Right could be play- ing right next to you. Dating each other on the green could be a lot of fun and asking him to help you with your game could be a move to closeness or an opportunity to stroke his ego, but we all know it’s more clever than anything he’ll come up with. Of course if you’re a better player than him, then you will have to adjust.
Consider it a blessing if you
already have a significant other you enjoy and is available to play with you. If your man pre- fers to play with his buddies, help him change his mind by looking your best and maybe surprising him with a favorite snack on the course. If he is like most men, a cold pack of beer will probably suffice.
If a love connection isn’t
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Michigan Chronicle’s Men of Excellence The Michigan Chronicle saluted the accomplishments of several men from the Metro Detroit
area (June 9-15 edition). Two bios were were missing. We are printing them now.
June 16-22, 2010
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Metro region unites against community mental health cuts
In a major expression of
unity, the community mental health boards of Macomb, Oak- land and Wayne counties have joined together to protest the unfair share of funding cuts suffered by their residents this year -- and to urge action against any further cuts to the Metro-Detroit area.
The Community Mental
Health Boards serving the Detroit-Wayne County CMH Agency, Macomb Commu- nity Mental Health Agency and Oakland CMH Authority have passed a joint resolution asking their state legislators take a stand to end the dispro- portionate cuts, which have totaled over $37 million over the past two years.
Their joint resolution calls
on State legislators and the Department of Community Health to develop an equita- ble funding strategy that ade- quately meets the needs of the metro region.
The resolution comes fol-
lowing years of successive decline in funding for the re- gion’s mental health needs. Over the past two years, the Metro region has borne the brunt of General Fund cuts to mental health, developmen- tal disability and substance abuse services. The Commu-
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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
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For 70 years, we have been “the
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MANY FEMALE consumers like the extra space offered in the Ford Edge.
Automakers breaking ground with women
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See page B-1 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.
“(Automakers) have been try-
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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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At Lindsey Mason III, Course Manager It’s also important to know
how to nurture business rela- tionships and promote your- self on the golf course. You can elect to sponsor tour- naments of interest, donate raffle items to events, or boast your logo on towels, tees, um- brellas, balls and shirts. I once labeled 144 water bottles with a sticker that said “For fresh cool ideas contact Vaughn Marketing” with my company logo, and placed one in all the carts. Everyone appreciated the water and I even got a few clients from it.
So ladies, the relation- Jacquelyn Vaughn
made on the green, then per- haps the possibility of being rolled into someone’s Rolo- dex is good enough. Golf gives friends a reason to come to- gether and form events, teams, leagues and some even travel together. I have heard several stories of an all girls golf trip, the sort that guys have been doing for years. Now the ladies are going to beautiful golf des- tinations and making the trip an opportunity to network with other ladies around the country. This week I will be going to Myrtle Beach for the Brown Mills Women’s Golf As- sociation golf event with 153 ladies from all over the United States, for golf, a fashion show, shopping, picnics, golf, golf and more golf!
ships are out there. Go and get them! Hope to see you “Ladies on the Green”!
If you have golf success
stories, tips, questions or ideas for upcoming articles, please send them to jackie@
ladiesonthegreen.com.
Jacquelyn Vaughn is the
founder and former president and CEO of Vaughn Market- ing Consultants. She current- ly owns and operates three Michigan-based assisted living facilities, including the state-licensed White House. A graduate of Northern Illinois University, she holds an M.S. in Instructional Media, and a B.S in Radio, TV and Film. Currently a Michigan resi- dent, she is the proud mother of two.
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Detroit auto show revs up with
ion with the GM Style event. The invite-only affair, emceed by Jimmy Kimmel, host of
celebrities, but what does it all mean? W
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.
HOLLYWOOD BASH The gala featured celebrities strolling
the runway in some of today’s hottest fashion lines, paired with more than 15 GM vehi- cles, including
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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. ”
Marcus Amick 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-
See Star Power page A-4
GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD nominee Jennifer Hudson showcases General Motors’Escalade. – Monica Morgan photo
nity Mental Health Boards in Metro-Detroit were required to bear 70 percent of the fourth quarter FY09 Executive Order reduction and 79 percent of the FY10 statewide reduction. In the same two year period, however, the metro area has seen at least a 30 percent in- crease in demand for mental health and substance abuse services.
Budget reductions are cur-
rently being proposed for FY 11 and the Senate has proposed a requirement that Department of Community Health distrib- ute the reductions using the same method as has been used over the past two years. This will result in Southeast Michi- gan again taking a dispropor- tionate hit, even as our area’s need continues to grow.
“These disproportionate
cuts are shredding the public safety net for mental health care in our region. People’s need for services will only show up in emergency rooms, jails and other places that result in much higher costs to communities,” according to Veda Sharp, executive director of Detroit-Wayne County CMH Agency. “These unfair cuts will be compounded by the unfair impact throughout all our communities.”
“Further cuts will mean
critical treatment intervention and support services cannot be provided. Those hardest hit by the downturn, the newly uninsured whose services are supported by the General Fund, are the most directly impacted,” said John Kinch, executive director of Macomb County Community Mental Health.
“Citizens of the Metro
Region should not bear an unfair proportion of the cuts just because of where they live. We need our local State Legislators to ensure their constituents are treated fairly by protecting funding for ser- vices needed by this commu- nity,” said Jeffrey L. Brown, executive director at Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority.
For more information con-
tact Teresa Blossom, director of Communications and Com- munity Collaboration, Detroit Wayne Community Mental Health, (313) 833-2983; Vicki Suder, Community Education manager, Oakland County Community Mental Health Au- thority, (248) 858-1235, ext. 289; or Lory Valuet, Commu- nity Relations Office, Macomb County Community Mental Health, (586) 307-8258.
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By Bankole Thompson CHRONICLE SENIOR EDITOR
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,
chairman of the De t r o i t - b a s e d Southern Hospital- ity Group, is the general chairper-
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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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