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“There’s no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he does not mind who gets the credit.”

Malik A. ShabazzIt was a ‘stormy day’, Saturday

the 18th. A day full of threateningweather, which could have causedthe less, determined, to use ‘stormyconditions as an excuse to cancel‘Flint Prayer Chain Day’. This muchneeded Christian Ministry, in a citywhere ‘crime has become king’ andinner city streets are filled with vio-lent behavior, political hostility andbloodshed would not allow stormyweather to diminish the urgency ofthis ‘All Day Event’, which covered10 Miles of Saginaw Street in Flint,Michigan.

During an interview about ‘FlintPrayer Chain Day’ Evangelist GenevaSpears of the “Soul Winning JubileeStreet Ministry” declared, ‘seeingHardcore Christians Coming To-gether excitedly with great passion,was indeed a great sight to behold’.‘Prayer Warriors Chained’ them-selves together, holding each other’shands tightly, even as the storms andthe rain poured down on them.

Flint Prayer Chain Day began witha ‘Prayer Rally’ at City Hall. Minis-ters from the City of Flint prayed withfervor zeal and enthusiasm for thedignitaries and for those who are inauthority over the lives of peoplewho live in the City of Flint. MayorDayne Walling was prayed for byPastor Todd. Then the Mayor deliv-ered a powerful speech to encour-age the people of Flint to keep on

Praying Together and Working To-gether. Councilmen Delrico Loyd,Bernard Lawler also gave words ofencouragement and inspiration.

Pastor Sylvia Jones prayed for Dr.Samuel Dismond a living icon in Flintfor over 45 years. Likewise, SheriffPickell and his wife Janet had wordsof encouragement. Minister AlfredaRiley prayed for Genesee CountyCommissioner Omar Sims. Then,Pastor Patricia Williams of God’s Cityof Refuge prayed powerfully for allprayer chain participants.

The Flint Prayer Chain rally at-tracted many Pastors and their con-gregations; as well as many Evan-gelist and Ministers from the FlintChristian Community. This rally wassupported by Ninety-three partici-pating Churches. Ebenezer Minis-tries and their Pastor Urandi Knoxwere well represented, as many ofits members filled Jamieson Street to‘the Glory of God’. Likewise; God’s

Flint Prayer Chain Day 2010An Interview with

Evangelist Geneva SpearsCity of Refuge and their congrega-tion along with New Jerusalem FullGospel Baptist Church under theleadership of Bishop Odis A. Floydwere praying and working hard tomake this day of prayer a day to re-member.

Flint Prayer Chain Committeewould like to thank: Rev. FreelonThrelkeld for his un-tiring support.Freedom Center for cooking andDeliverance C. O. G. I. C. for makingsure that there was food to eat. Alongwith several other music ministries,Pastor Jimmie Whitaker, Pastor GregRowan, Judson Baptist Church andBethesda Temple provided ‘Praiseand Worship and Singing unto ourLord Jesus Christ. There were somany others who are not mentioned,but thank you to all who provided a‘Prayer Chain which will not be bro-ken’; the gates of hell will not pre-vail against God’s Church.

Finally, thank you Dr. Mark An-thony Jones, of Christ Fellowship foryour ‘Powerful Prayer Petitions be-fore the Throne of God our Father’.

Evangelist Geneva Spears statesthat in 2011 this event will be morepowerful and will spread over a largerarea of Flint and as ‘mere thunderstorms’ could only increase the ex-citement and the success of FlintPrayer Chain Day 2010, nothing willslow down this much needed day ofprayer in Flint.

Evangelist Geneva Spears

Take the female and run a seriesof tests on her to see if she will sub-mit to your desires willingly. Test herin every way, because she is the mostimportant factor for good econom-ics. If she shows any sign of resis-tance in submitting completely toyour will, do not hesitate to use thebull whip on her to extract that lastbit of resistance out of her. Take carenot to kill her, for in doing so, youspoil good economic. When in com-plete submission, she will train heroff springs in the early years to sub-mit to labor when they become ofage. Understanding is the best thing.Therefore, we shall go deeper intothis area of the subject matter con-cerning what we have produced herein this breaking process of the fe-male nigger.

We have reversed the relation-ship in her natural uncivilized stateshe would have a strong depen-dency on the uncivilized nigger male,and she would have a limited pro-tective tendency toward her inde-pendent male offspring and wouldraise male off springs to be depen-dent like her. Nature had providedfor this type of balance. We reversednature by burning and pulling a civi-lized nigger apart and bull whippingthe other to the point of death, all inher presence. By her being left alone,unprotected, with the male imagedestroyed, the ordeal caused her tomove from her psychological depen-dent state to a frozen independentstate. In this frozen psychologicalstate of independence, she will raiseher male and female offspring in re-versed roles.

For fear of the young males’ lifeshe will psychologically train him tobe mentally weak and dependent,but physically strong. Because shehas become psychologically inde-pendent, she will train her female offsprings to be psychological indepen-dent. What have you got? You’vegot the nigger women out front andthe nigger man behind and scared.This is a perfect situation of soundsleep and economic. Before thebreaking process, we had to be alertly

on guard at all times.Now we can sleep soundly, for

out of frozen fear his woman standsguard for us. He cannot get past herearly slave molding process. He is agood tool, now ready to be tied tothe horse at a tender age. By the timea nigger boy reaches the age of six-teen, he is soundly broken in andready for a long life of sound andefficient work and the reproductionof a unit of good labor force. Con-tinually through the breaking of un-civilized savage nigger, by throwingthe nigger female savage into a fro-zen psychological state of indepen-dence, by killing of the protectivemale image, and by creating a sub-missive dependent mind of thenigger male slave, we have createdan orbiting cycle that turns on itsown axis forever, unless a phenom-enon occurs and re shifts the posi-tion of the male and female slaves.We show what we mean by example.Take the case of the two economicslave units and examine themclosely.

The Nigger MarriageWe breed two nigger males with

two nigger females. Then we take thenigger males away from them andkeep them moving and working. Sayone nigger female bears a nigger fe-male and the other bears a niggermale. Both nigger females being with-out influence of the nigger male im-age, frozen with an independent psy-chology, will raise their offspring intoreverse positions. The one with thefemale offspring will teach her to belike herself, independent and nego-tiable (we negotiate with her, throughher, by her, we negotiate her at will).The one with the nigger male off-spring, she being frozen with a sub-conscious fear for his life, will raisehim to be mentally dependent andweak, but physically strong, in otherwords, body over mind. Now in a fewyears when these two offspring’sbecome fertile for early reproductionwe will mate and breed them andcontinue the cycle. That is good,sound, and long range comprehen-sive planning.

The BreakingProcess of theAfrican Woman

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STUDENTCOUNT

DAYthis year is

Wednesday,September 29

While it is essential that students be in school to learn everyday, it isespecially important that all Flint students be in school on Wednesday,

·Durant-Tuuri-Mott and Summerfield elementary schools will be givingaway free ice cream to all students in attendance on count day.

·Carpenter Road Elementary is celebrating by encouraging all studentsto don school colors (red and white) for the day.

·Freeman Elementary is holding a drawing for a bicycle. To enter, stu-dents must be present as well as turn in their emergency contact cards andphoto permission slips. All other students in attendance not entering thedrawing will receive free ice cream.

·At McKinley Foundation Academy, teachers are giving students extracredit points, homework passes and free ice cream at lunch. In addition, thenames of all students present on Count Day will be placed in a drawing towin prizes, including school supplies, pens and lanyards.

Remember: September 29, 2010 is Student Count Day.

BE THERE!

September 29. The district’s state aidfor funding school operations is de-termined by the number of studentswho are in school all day on StudentCount Day.

A number of Flint schools willhave special attendance incentivesto help ensure that as many studentsas possible are present in school onSeptember 29. Among the list ofschools offering incentives:

·Potter Elementary has a school-wide challenge to achieve 100 per-cent attendence. In addition, eachstudent present will receive a free bagof popcorn, courtesy of the ParentAdvisory Council.

Part 3 of The Willie Lynch Letter:

Sickle cell disease is the mostcommon inherited blood disorder inthe United States. The disease af-fects 70,000 to 100,000 Americansand is most prevalent among Afri-can Americans, according to theNational Center for Health Statistics.About one in 500 African Americanshas the disease, and one in 12 carrythe sickle cell trait. Here’s some ba-sic information about sickle cell dis-ease.

What Is Sickle Cell Disease?Normal red blood cells are disc-

shaped and look like donuts with-out holes in the center, traveling eas-ily through the blood vessels. But insickle cell, the red blood cells areshaped like sickles or “C’s.” Theseirregularly shaped cells are rigid andsticky. They often form clumps,which can slow or block blood flowand oxygen throughout the bodycausing pain, serious infections, andorgan damage.

How Do You Get It?Sickle cell disease is passed from

parent to child like eye color, bloodtype and other physical characteris-tics. People who have the sickle celltrait often have no symptoms. Askyour health care provider for a blood

test so that you can know for sure.What Are the Symptoms?Sickle cell anemia is present at

birth, but many infants don’t showany signs until after four months ofage. Symptoms of sickle cell anemiavary. Some people have mild symp-toms while others have very severecomplications and must be hospital-ized for treatment. Some of the mostcommon symptoms are fatigue;acute chest syndrome that causesbreathing problems; pain in the armand leg bones, the chest, abdomen,and back; frequent infections; swol-len hands and feet; and vision prob-lems.

In addition to these symptoms,stroke is a serious complication ofsickle cell disease, especially in chil-dren. Cells obstruct blood flow to thebrain, and oxygen can’t get past theblockage, which causes the stroke.Signs of stroke include seizures,weakness or numbness of the armsand legs, sudden speech difficulties,and loss of consciousness.

If you know you have sickle celldisease, the key is to do your best tostay as healthy as possible. The Cen-ters for Disease Control and Preven-tion suggests the following tips:

* Get regular checkups – Regu-lar health checkups with a primarycare doctor can help prevent someserious complications.

* Prevent infections – Commonillnesses such as the flu can quicklybecome dangerous for a child withsickle cell disease.

* Drink plenty of water – Peoplewith sickle cell disease should drinkas much water as possible, at leasteight glasses of water every day.Eating healthy food is also impor-tant.

* Look for clinical studies – Newclinical research studies are beingconducted all the time to find bettertreatments and, hopefully, a cure forsickle cell disease.

* Get support – Find a patient-support group or other organizationin your community that can provideinformation, assistance and support.

All states now mandate the test-ing of newborns for sickle cell dis-ease as part of their newborn screen-ing programs, but we can do more toraise awareness of the disease. Forits part, UnitedHealthcare hasteamed up with the American HeartAssociation and StrokeAssociation’s “Power to End StrokeCampaign”(www.powertoendstroke.org) to promote early screeningand educate African Americansabout the connection between sicklecell disease and stroke.

While there is no cure yet for sicklecell disease, people who have it canstill live well and long. The first stepis to find out if you have the diseaseor the trait. Then you can discusstreatment options with your doctorto ensure your best outcome, reducethe risk of complications and passdown a legacy of good health to thenext generation. To learn more aboutUnitedHealthcare’s health andwellness resources for you and yourfamily, v is i twww.uhcgenerations.com

September Is NationalSickle Cell

Awareness MonthUnitedHealthCare Urges

AfricanAmericans to

Know the FactsJacqueline Stiff,

MD, MSPH,UnitedHealthcare

vice president,Health CareStrategies

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Christian Love Faith Center3202 Flushing Rd.

Min.Timothy Hicks Sr., PastorChristian Love Faith Center’s 19th

Anniversary “God Is Worthy To BePraised” Sunday, Sept. 26th at9:30a.m. The food Pantry of Chris-tian Love Faith Center will be givingfree food to the first 100 families onSat., Sept. 11th at 10:00am-12:00pm.Please bring a container (box or bags)First come, First served. Contact per-son Mary Tibbs 810.240.5130.

King Solomon MBCG-2220 W. Coldwater Rd.Seldon Williams, Pastor

Sept. 26th We go to Upper RoomMBC for their Auxilairy Day at4:00p.m.

Macedonia MBCG-5443 N. Saginaw Street

Rev. Alfred L. Harris, Sr., Pastor.The Macedonia Missionary Bap-

tist Church will have their AnnualNight Sunday School on Sunday,Sept. 26th at 5:00 p.m. Guest teach-ers from the surrounding areachurches will be the instructors.

Agape (God’s Love) COGIC3541 Wyomning Ave.

Pastor Tony RichmondAgape COGIC along with Pastor

and First Lady Tony and BrendaRichmond would like to announcethe movement of the membership totheir new church edifice. The newchurch home is located at 3541Wyomning Ave., Flint, MI 48506.Sunday, Sept. 26th at 11:30am and4:00pm will be the Annual Unity Day.We will have guest speakers eachservice. For more information pleasecall 810.785.6124.

Dozier Memorial CME Church3212 S. Saginaw St.

Rev. R.L. Monmouth, PastorThe Dozier Memorial Christ Meth-

odist Episcopal Church Family willobserve Family and Friends Day in aservice Sunday, Sept. 26th at4:00p.m. Theme: “Family andFriends Joined Together in Chris-tians Love.” The Rev. Patricia A.Havis and the St. James CME Churchwill be our guest pastor and congre-gation: Pastor Havis will bring thePreached Word. We invite you to joinus on that Sunday.

First Trinity Missionary Baptist1226 Beach St.

Dr. F.O. Hockenhull,PastorDuring the month of September,

the congregation of First Trinity willbe observing Church School Month.Church School begins at 9:00 a.m.each Sunday. With different teach-ers speaking on the theme: “GodReveals”. The lesson for Sept. 19thlesson entitled “The People Dis-obey” (Exodus 32:7-14) will be taughtby Bro. Cleveland Relph, and on Sept.26th the lesson entitled “The Offerof Forgiveness” (Exodus 34:1-10) willbe taught by Sis. Margaret Williams.You are welcome to worship with theFirst Trinity Church family. For moreinformation, please call 234-2653.

Great Lakes District UshersGreat Lakes District Ushers-There

will be a meeting on October 3rd,2010 at 6:00p.m. Hope to see youthere. L. Morgan 810-789-6199 or D.Nunn 810-785-8944.

Greater New Bethel C.O.G.I.C.925 W. Atherton Road

Supt. Brian Grundy, Host PastorSupt. Quintin Marshall, PresidentGenesee County Church of God

in Christ Alliance Seven I Am’s (allfemale speakers) Monday, Septem-ber 27th — 7pm Greater New BethelC.O.G.I.C.

Morning Glory M B C746 E. Lyndon Ave.

Rev. James Beamon, Pastor.The Morning Glory Missionary

Baptist Church will be having anappreciation service for Sis.Josephine (Josie) Beamon on Satur-day, October 2nd at 3 p.m. Specialguests will be the El-Bethel Evange-listic Missionary Baptist Church andPastor Danyiel Griffin. Pastor Griffinwill be bringing the message. All areinvited to attend, for more informa-tion contact the church at (810) 787-8090. Come out and help us celebratethis woman of God.

New Zion Baptist Church1601 Chippewa St.

Rev. W.G. Terry, PastorOn Sunday, Sept. 26th New Zion’s

Annual Nurses Guild. Our GuestChurch will be Providence BaptistChurch and Rev. B.F. Young, Sr., Pas-tor. All are welcome!

Quinn Chapel AME Church2101 Lippincott Blvd.

Rev. Stanley U. Sims, PastorThe Ushers of Quinn Chapel Af-

rican Methodist Episcopal Churchwill celebrate their 90th Annual Ush-ers’ Day on Sunday, Sept. 26th at 4:00P. M. The guest speaker for the oc-casion will be the Reverend ReginaldD. Flynn, pastor of Foss AvenueMissionary Church. All are welcometo attend.

Upper Room Baptist Church iscelebrating Auxiliary Month. Sun-day September 26, 2010 at 4PM KingSolomon Baptist Church, Rev.Seldon Williams, Pastor will be ourspecial guest.

Upper Room Baptist Church6009 North Saginaw Street

Dr. Roosevelt Deloach

The Calvary Life & Praise918 E. Spencer

Pastor David HornadayThe Calvary Life & Praise Church

will celebrate their 16th church anni-versary with a three day revival. Theirspecial guest will be Pastor DannyDavis. The revival will start SundayOct. 10, 2010. 8:00p.m. nightly. Cal-vary Life & Praise is located 918 E.Spencer St. Flint, Michigan. For moreinfornation you may contact thechurch a 810-789-9111.

Second Friendship M B CG-6046 Clio Road

Rodney S. Williams Host PastorThe Women of Second Friend-

ship Missionary Baptist Church willobserve their annual Women’s Con-ference on Monday, Sept. 20 thruSunday, Sept. 26th. Theme Womenof God enduring with Power, Loveand Sound Minds.Canaan Baptist Church

910 E. Gillespie Ave.Rev/ Charles E. Roots, PastorOn Sunday, Sept. 26th at 4:00

p.m. Canaan Baptist Church will cel-ebrate our Mission and the MatronsAnnual Day. Our guest will beGreater Paradise Baptist Church. Rev.Michael Gibson will deliver the mes-sage. All are welcome!

Dozier Memorial CME Church3212 S. Saginaw St.

Rev. R. L. Monmouth, PastorThe Dozier Memorial Christ Meth-

odist Episcopal Church Family willobserve Family and Friends Day in aservice Sunday, Sept. 26th at4:00p.m. Theme: “Family andFriends Joined Together in Chris-tians Love.” The Rev. Patricia A.Havis and the St. James CME Churchwill be our guest pastor and congre-gation: Pastor Havis will bring thePreached Word. We invite you to joinus on that Sunday.

Dr. Clarence Knox, FounderThe congregation of Ebenezer

Ministries invites you to worshipwith us and witness the ordinationof Bishop–Elect Sr. Pastor Urundi B.Knox. The ordination & consecra-tion service will begin at 7 p.m. Fri-day, October 1st at Ebenezer Minis-tries. Bishop Odis A. Floyd of NewJerusalem Full Gospel BaptistChurch will be the presiding Bishop.All are welcome to attend.

Five Fold Ministry Christian8041 N. McKinley Road

Juanita Crump, Senior PastorThere is much talk about bad

times, hard times, times of lack andfamine, job losses, increasing crimerates, deceasing revenues, hope-lessness and despair. If we are notcareful, these negative reports willtake its toll, causing weariness anddefeat. If you are ready for the “goodnews”, join us on Tuesday October5 thru the 8th as we hear what Godis saying, four nights of praise, wor-ship, & fellowship. All services willbe held at Five Fold Ministry Chris-tian Center. Speakers from across thecountry will be there declaring theword of God. Service times: 6:30 pm.Contact 810-695-0563 or facebook/WE AGREE for more information.

Gethsemane M.B. Church1258 B. Humphrey

Gethsemane M.B. Church willhost a Five Week Women ChristianEducation Course, Sister To SisterTV, on each Tuesday, starting onTuesday, September 28st - Tuesday,October, 19th at 6:30pm until8:00pm. Guest Instructor: Evange-list Jackie Blair, All are welcome tojoin us. Call 810-789-4131 for moreinfo and registration.

Great Lakes Baptist DistrictAssociation

Woman’s AuxiliaryThe Great Lakes Baptist District

Woman’s Auxiliary will host TheWolverine State Baptist Convention,Inc., Woman’s Auxiliary 30th AnnualYvonne Golden Women’s RetreatSat., Oct. 2nd at 8:30a.m. until1:00p.m. at Christ Fellowship Bap-tist Church, 317 E. Hamilton Ave.,Flint, Dr. Mark A. Jones, Host Pas-tor. For more information contact:Mrs. Ruth Lott, 810.742.9216 or Mrs.Velver J. Henry 810.785.1876.

Greater New Bethel C.O.G.I.C.925 W. Atherton Road

Supt. Brian Grundy, Host PastorSupt. Quintin Marshall, President

Genesee County Church of Godin Christ Alliance Seven I Am’s (allfemale speakers) Monday, Septem-ber 27th — 7pm Greater New BethelC.O.G.I.C.

Holy Ghost Church Ministries801 Addison St., at North

Dr. Robert Burrell, PastorAnnual Women’s Ministry

Month October 2010 Services heldon Sundays (11:30 AM), Tuesdaysand Fridays (7:00PM) AnnualPrayer Breakfast, Saturday, October23 at 9:30 AM. Please contact Dr.Donna Burrell at (810) 919-3437 formore information.

House of Prayer MB Church1851 W Carpenter Rd.

Rev Kenneth L Stewart, Overseer.House of Prayer MB Church will

hosts Family and Friends Day Sept.26th at 10:45am Service. All Fam-ily and Friends are invited to comeout.

Morning Glory MB C746 E. Lyndon Ave.

Rev. James Beamon, Pastor.The Morning Glory Missionary

Baptist Church will be having anappreciation service for Sis.Josephine (Josie) Beamon on Satur-day, October 2nd at 3 p.m. Specialguests will be the El-Bethel Evange-listic Missionary Baptist Church andPastor Danyiel Griffin. Pastor Griffinwill be bringing the message. All areinvited to attend, for more informa-tion contact the church at (810) 787-8090. Come out and help us celebratethis woman of God.

Mt. Nebo Baptist Church8266 North Vassar Road

Pastor T. J. Lee Jr.Sept. 26th. Mt. Nebo will be in

worship service with the New Cov-enant MBC of Ypsilanti, MI 4:00 pm.Sunday School 9:30am Worship Ser-vice 11:00am Midweek (Wed.) 10am& 6:00 PM.

Ebenezer Ministries2130 S. Center Road,

Rev. “Ron” Knox, Pastor/Teacher

Mt Pisgah MBCG-6415 N. Clio Rd.

Rev. Wallace Hill, III - PastorWednesday- 6:00pm Wednesday

Night Bible Study; Sunday, Sept 26- 5:00pm Rev. Hill will be teaching aNight Sunday School Class atMacedonia Baptist Church; Monday,Oct 4, 5:30pm-7:30pm Youth Min-istry resumes. For more information,please call (810) 687-2437.

New Beginnings MinistriesG-5227 Beecher Road

Apostle Clarence & PastorBarbara Lewis, Senior PastorsFamily & Friend’s Day Theme:

Spirit of Unity (Romans 15:5) onSunday Sept. 26th at 11:00 a.m. atNew Beginnings Ministries. Bringyour family, friends, neighbors andCo-workers to worship with us.

North Star Baptist Church1657 E. Broadway Blvd.Pastor J. O. Flowers, Sr.

The In-Home Bible Study Minis-try of North Star Baptist Church willair an informative program on WFLTGospel Radio, Wednesday, Sept. 29th

at 8:00a.m. taught by knowledgeableChristians teachers is geared towardwinning souls to Christ and motivat-ing people to study and understandthe word of God in the privacy oftheir own home. Call-ins are wel-come! For more information pleasecontact Carolyn Anderson at810.789.7845 or Elder Leslie at810.789.3930.

Peace Presbyterian Church1521 N. Elms Rd.

Pastor David GalbraithWe invite you to join us in a spe-

cial service as we celebrate with“Partners in Ministry” on Sunday,November 14th at 4:00 P.M. Dr.James Kennedy from Mt. CarmelBaptist Church will bring the mes-sage from God’s Word. Other guestministers will be Pastor Wallace Hill,Pastor Freelon Threlkeld and PastorSeldon Williams. The service willalso include musical numbers pre-sented by the choirs and other mu-sicians from participating churches. Please join us as we celebrate to-gether as Christ’s body and plan tostay following the service for fellow-ship and refreshments.

Quinn Chapel AME Church2101 Lippincott Blvd.

Rev. Stanley U. Sims, PastorThe Ushers of Quinn Chapel Af-

rican Methodist Episcopal Churchwill celebrate their 90th AnnualUshers’ Day on Sunday, Sept. 26th at4:00 P. M. The guest speaker for theoccasion will be the ReverendReginald D. Flynn, pastor of FossAvenue Missionary Church. All arewelcome to attend.

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Charles H. Winfrey, former editorof the CPSA Courier and former lo-cal editor of the MichiganChronicle, announced today he iscampaigning to become next presi-dent of the Flint Branch of theNAACP.

Winfrey has served as an EqualOpportunity and Contract Compli-ance Officer for the City of Flint,executive assistant to MayorWoodrow Stanley and also servedas Stanley’s campaign coordinator,mobilizing the city to support hiscandidacy for mayor.

Prior to that, he was co-founderand executive director of the Coali-tion for Positive Youth Develop-ment, where he mobilized volunteersthroughout the city to develop posi-tive activities for youth in opposi-tion to the youth gang violencethat was sweeping the city. Today,he serves as a volunteer coordina-tor of the Brothers Battling Blood-shed “ rites of passage” program atFoss Avenue Baptist Church.Winfrey served as executive direc-tor of Mc Cree Theatre from 1979-1986. He resumed that position in2004 to present. He also serves aswriter-in-residence and producer forthat theatre company.

Winfrey is a graduate of the Uni-versity of Michigan-Flint with aBachelor’s Degree in Political Sci-ence and Africana Studies. As astudent at UM-Flint, he served onthe famed Committee “A”, the com-mittee responsible for implementingthe university’s Africana Studiesprogram.

Winfrey AnnouncesCandidacy for

President of LocalNAACP

Charles H. Winfrey

Join Us! For A Community Em-powerment Event/Tuesday, Sep. 28,2010/11 AM to 1PM at the Univer-sity of Michigan-Flint Theater, 327E. Kearsley Street, Flint, Ml 48503.

Ms. Sarah Jones, a Tony Awardwinning playwright, actress, andpoet will perform her one woman-show entitled “A Right to Care”,which tackles themes of inequalityin health? Her multi-character soloshows include Bridge & Tunnel,which was originally produced off-

A Right to Care

Winfrey has also earned certifi-cation from the American Associa-tion for Affirmative Action as a “Cer-tified Affirmative Action Profes-sional.”

He also formerly served as Pub-licity Chairman for the Flint Branchof the NAACP for many years.Winfrey is a member of the Deacon’sMinistry at Foss Avenue BaptistChurch..

As president of the local NAACP,Winfrey says he wants to engage theentire community to use their God-given talent and gifts to eradicate themany problems and issues our com-munity is faced with.

“It’s time we came to the table touse our intellect, our creativity, andour collective resources to createjobs for our people, to create op-portunities for our youth, and to re-kindle the spirit of sharing and cama-raderie throughout our neighbor-hoods,” he said.

“Most of all, I want to infuse a“can do” attitude throughout ourcommunity and instill the belief thatwe can achieve whatever our mindscan conceive on behalf of ourpeople.”

The local NAACP election isscheduled to be held Sunday, No-vember 21, 2010 at Stewart School,1950 Burr Blvd. One must be amember of NAACP at least thirtydays prior to Election Day in orderto vote.

If interested in supportingWinfrey’s candidacy or obtaining amembership, call (810) 265-0332.Memberships are $30.00.

Broadway by Oscar-winner MerylStreep. Everyone is welcome! Thisevent is FREE!! Contact KenyattaDotson @ (810) 610-652

This event has been made pos-sible with sponsorship from theChurch Without Walls Ministries,the University of Michigan-Flint Di-versity Council and Black Man forSocial Change (an activity of theGenesee County REACH US Projectwith funding through the Centers forDisease Control and Prevention).

Ms. Sarah Jones

Parents Must Resistthe Whitewashing of

HistoryOur Children are vulnerable to the attempted

whitewashing of Our History that rightwingers have embarked on.

Tonyaa Weathersbee I didn’t want to write about

Glenn Beck’s rally on the steps ofthe Lincoln Memorial. I didn’t wantto give this gold-shilling huckster– abetted by Fox News and theangst of white folks who will never,ever get over the fact that the manin the White House is black – anymore attention than he’d alreadygotten from YouTube and CNN.But I got to thinking about some-thing that a friend told me sometime ago that made me change mymind.

This friend, a teacher, told meabout how some black students atthe mostly white high school shetaught at would balk at honoringblack history and black traditions.Seems that their white classmateshad duped them into buying intothe ludicrous idea that to acknowl-edge their history amounted tothem being racist – and that theysome how owed it to their whiteclassmates, many of whom cel-ebrate their Irish and Italian and Eu-ropean roots, to embrace invisibil-ity.

That story made me think abouthow important it is for black parents– and black communities – to rearblack children whose sense of his-tory and pride is too strong for themto be that gullible, to be that lightlyarmed intellectually. And unless Wedo that, our children will be espe-cially vulnerable to this massivemovement of whitewashing USAhistory that right-wingers like Beckhave embarked upon since BarackObama was elected president.

For his part, Beck claims that itwas divine providence, and not cyni-cism, that led him to pick the Lin-coln Memorial – the site where Mar-tin Luther King Jr. gave his “I HaveA Dream” speech 47 years ago – forhis “Restoring Honor,” rally.

I don’t believe that. And the factthat he said that he and his mostlywhite minions – some of whom havecarried signs depicting Obama aseverything from an ape to a bone-in-the-nose witch doctor – were go-ing to “reclaim the civil rights move-ment,” tells me that in spite of all theGod-talk and all the troop honor-ing, Beck intended to conflate theircause with King’s.

No doubt, the tens of thousandswho came believe they are as op-pressed as the black people whomarched in 1963. There’s just onebig difference: The protesters whogathered at the Lincoln Memorialnearly 50 years ago were marchingto get access to rights guaranteedby the Constitution, while thepeople at the Beck rally were, in es-sence, protesting having to sharethose rights with people in a nationthat is becoming blacker andbrowner.

Yet they want to use the sym-bolism of 1963 to remake history;people who now want to say thatthe 14th Amendment doesn’t meanwhat it says and that the 1964 CivilRights Act was flawed. And Beck’srally isn’t the first attempt at this.

Just this past spring, the TexasBoard of Education voted to reviseits history textbooks to removewhat some of its members deemedas left-leaning, anti-American views.Among other things, it wanted toportray W.E.B. Dubois and Ida B.Wells as people who preached nega-tive views about America – eventhough during their time, lynchingsand segregation made life prettynegative, if not outright unbear-able, for most black people.

Also this past spring, Arizonacame up with a law that barred mostethnic studies from being taught. Itslawmakers, it seems, have no prob-lem seeing Latinos when it comesto scrutinizing whether they are inthe country illegally, but don’t wantto see their struggles and their con-tributions to this country in class-room lessons.

In a way, it’s almost flatteringthat Beck, a racist who found hismoment when America elected ablack president, would look to usethe symbolism of the civil rightsmovement to push his delusions.

But what’s dangerous about it isthe fact that his rally, as well asthings like the Texas history text-book changes, the Arizona ethnicstudies ban, and even the attemptslast year by some school districtsto not show Obama’s back-to-school speech, amount to attemptsto distort and minimize black his-tory.

And while none of us could’velegally stopped Beck or anyone elsefrom having a rally at the LincolnMemorial – it’s his right to do so –what we can do is make sure thatwhen he starts talking nonsenseabout reclaiming the civil rightsmovement, at least our children willknow he’s talking nonsense and bebold enough to tell their classmates.

National Multicultural Diversity Institute (NMDI) 18th Annual Celebra-tion will be held on Oct. 11th at the Flint Institute of Music, 1025 E. KearlseySt., Flint, MI. The theme will be “Valuing Multicultural Diversity.”

The Celebration will begin at 5:00p.m. with registration and refreshments:E-mail Pen Pals, Free School Supplies, Health Awareness and Silent Auc-tion. Promptly at 6:00p.m.the Diversity Program and Multicultural dinnerfollowing music, drama, physical fitness and much more. Contact NMDIfor more information 810.265.3176 or 810.845.3468.

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CHURCH DIRECTORY

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Woodside Church—designed byrenowned architect, Eero Saarinen —is pleased to announce a specialevening on Tuesday, September 28that 6 p.m. to focus on the importanceof accessibility for all people andmaintaining the creative integrity ofhistorical and unique buildings.

Flint is home to many beautifulchurches and other buildings thatwere designed and built before ac-cessibility became a true consider-ation for architects and interior de-signers. Woodside Church is amongthose beautiful buildings that by itsvery design prevents complete ac-cess. Some of Woodside’s projectsto improve accessibility have hadlittle impact on the flow or look of

the building. However, the time hascome to focus on the fact there aresignificant barriers to the chancel,which includes the pulpit, lectern,communion table and choir loft.Senior pastor, Rev. Dr. DeborahKohler, says “The chancel is essen-tially the heart of the worship experi-ence. We encourage all members toparticipate in services—serving asreaders, preaching, singing in thechoir and otherwise sharing their tal-ents and faith with each other. And,of course, marriages, baptisms andconfirmation celebrations are alsoconducted in the chancel. How canwe be viewed as inclusive when sucha key area is not accessible to all?”

The situation is not unique to

Woodside. So, Woodside membersdecided to hold an event to explorehow accessibility and architecturalintegrity can go hand-in-hand. It willshare the challenges with otherchurches and businesses. Theevening includes a presentation byand discussion with KarenSwanson, a highly-regarded archi-tect with a very special connectionto Woodside. She is the granddaugh-ter of the church’s designer, EeroSaarinen, and the granddaughter ofRobert Swanson, who implementedMr. Saarinen’s design. Ms.Swanson has been contracted todesign access to the chancel.

Michael Zelley, Executive Direc-tor of the Disability Network, willguide us through the Americans withDisability Act – the need for access,the opportunities, and the uncer-tainty about how to plan and de-

sign for true access. Woodside’sbuilding will be the “teaching” toolwith the opportunity for an “upclose” look at its mid-century archi-tecture and neo-classical organ de-signed by Robert Noehren. Ms.Swanson will discuss how she envi-sions that her concepts will increaseaccess without detracting from theoriginal design. And a lively ques-tion and answer session should en-gage church leaders across the citywith architects, historians, and acommunity looking forward to fulland easy access.Proceeds will beused to fund the design and itsimplementation. Tickets are $30 perperson. Tickets at the door at 6 p.m.September 28th or reserve at 767-4911. For more information contactJ. Richardson, 348-5332.WoodsideChurch,1509 E. Court Street, Flint(next door to Mott College)

Granddaughter of Eero Saarinen to Speak at Woodside Church onRe-Designing Historic Churches for Access to All

Rev. Dr. Deborah Kohler

Woodside Church,1509 E. Court Street, Flint MI

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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

Dr. Turner Hartfield

Pastor James A. Waldon

735 E.Wagner Ave. Church

Sunday School ................................................... 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship .............................................................. 11:00 a.m.Evening Worship ................................................................. 6:00 p.m.Midweek Service ............................................................... 6-8:00 p.m.Tuesday Bible Study Morning .......................................... 10:00 a.m.Tuesday Bible Study Evening ............................................. 6:00 p.m.

“A friendly Church Exalting Our Lord And Saviour, Jesus Christ”

Psalms 8:1-9Golden Text: Thou madest him to

have dominion over the works of thyhands; thou hast Put all things un-der his feet. Psalm 8:6

I. Divine Excellency:Psalm 8:1-2

II. Human Insignificance:Psalm 8:3-4

III. Human Responsibility:Psalm 8:5-9

Lesson BackgroundThe Psalms contain some of the

most loved Scriptures in the entireBible. Little children are taught tomemorize Psalm 23 and 100 at an earlyage. Passages from Psalms arequoted approximately 80 times in theNew Testament, more than any otherOld Testament book. Today’s wor-ship and praise songs are filled withwords taken from Psalms.

It is best, however, not to think ofPsalms as a “book” like most otherBible books. It is actually a collec-tion of material from many differentauthors and periods in the historyof Israel. This collection is dividedinto five sub-books, each ending asimilar statement of praise to God (seePsalms 42:13; 72:18,19; 89:52; 106:48;and 150:6). Many people think thatKing David, “Israel’s singer if s” (2Samuel 23:1), wrote the psalms. In-deed we find his name attached to72 Psalms, but that is fewer than halfof them. David is just 1 of 7 authorswe can identify in addition to him,we find psalms written by Asaph, theSons of Korah, Solomon, Moses,Herman, and Ethan. Moreover, 51Psalms (about one third) do not iden-tify the author, thus remaininganonymous.

Today’s text, Psalm 8, is ascribedto David. We are told in the psalm’ssuperscription that it is to be per-formed according to the Gittith, butwe are not sure what a Gittith was.Some believe it is related to the wordfor winepress. If this is the case, thedirections are to sing it using themelody from the “song of theWinepress,”although we do nothave this tune.

Another explanation is that theGittith was some type of musical in-strument, perhaps a stringed instru-ment. Again, this is possible, but wedo not know what such an instru-ment looked like or what type ofsound it produced.

Regardless, we recognize the in-fluence of this psalm in such wellknown hymns as “How Great ThouArt,” “For the Beauty of the Earth,”and “This is My Father’s World.”

Psalm 8 is sometimes designatedas a creation psalm. Others in thiscategory include Psalms 19,29, 65,and 104. They all contain parallels toGenesis 1 and meditate on the mar-vel and power of God’s creation.

Many other passages present Godas the Creator (see Job 38,39; Isaiah42:5; Amos 4:13; compare Colossians1:15-17). Psalm 8 is the best known

creation psalm, and it still serves tohelp us understand the mysteries ofGod’s purposes in creating the uni-verse.

Lesson ExpositionI. Divine Excellency:

Psalm 8:1,21.O Lord, our Lord, how majestic

is your name in all the earth! Youhave set your glory above the heav-ens.

2.From the lips of children andinfants you have ordained praisebecause of your enemies.

David begins by marveling at theLord’s majesty. The word majesticconveys a sense of royal splendor.David distinguishes the Lord fromearthly kings, though, by proclaim-ing that God’s glory extends far be-yond the human realm to be the pre-eminent name in all the universe,higher than any created reality eventhat of the heavens.

Sometimes the best way to under-stand the attributes of God is tospeak in a paradox. Here David pre-sents the example of the weakesthuman beings: children and infants.His point is that the majesty of theLord is so overwhelming that eventhese wee ones can be empoweredto acknowledge God and do hiswork.

This is a power that routs any whowould stand as an enemy of God orhis people. The weakest people whotrust in the Lord are more powerfulthan the strongest of the godless.

II. Human Insignificance:Psalm 8:3,4.

3.When I consider your heavens,the work of your fingers the moonand the stars, which you have set inplace,

4.What is man that thou are mind-ful of him, the son of man that youcare for him?

Human understanding of the im-mensity of the universe has growndramatically since the time of David.What has not changed is the awethat we feel (or should feel) whengazing at a clear sky on a dark, cloud-less night. This is even more spec-tacular if we are removed from thelights of a city and away from anypollution in the air. If we are at highaltitude this is magnified to anotherlevel.

We can see the fabulous phenom-enon we call the Milky Way, and yetwe understand that it is not whiteliquid in the sky. It is comprised ofstars, in such number and concen-tration that they look like whiteblotches. Some scientists believethere are more than 100 billion starsin our galaxy alone, with more than400 billion galaxies in the universe.

Having extolled God’s glory asrevealed in his creation, David nownarrows his focus to one of the greatquestions: What is man? By exten-sion, why would the Creator of themarvelous universe care about hu-man beings:

We acknowledge that we are usedto seeing the phrase son of man as atitle for Jesus. However, the descrip-tor son of man occurs in the Old Tes-tament over 100 times in reference tohuman beings-usually to theprophet Ezekiel.

III. Human Responsibility:Psalm 8:5-9

5. You made him a little lower thanthe heavenly beings and crownedhim with glory and honor.

6. You made him ruler over theworks of your hands; you put ev-erything under his feet.

7. All flocks and herds and thebeasts of the field,

8. The birds of the air, and the fishof the sea,

9. O Lord, our Lord, how majesticis your name in all the earth!

David begins his answer to thequestions by reflecting on the posi-tion of humanity in the created or-der. He teaches us that there is a ceil-ing for us, and this can be defined inreference to the heavenly beings.Hebrews 1:7, quoting this verse,specifies that these are angels. Theyperform crucial tasks of ministry forthe Almighty (Hebrews 1:14).

We should admit that we do notfully understand the exact nature andposition of angels. In some ways, theBible presents angels as extensionsor representatives of God himself.For example when Jacob receives themessage from God that it is time forhim to leave Laban and return home,it is presented as a revelationthrough an angel (Gen. 31:11.)

What we do know is that angelsare not glorified human beings. Wedo not become angels when we die,although we become “like the an-gels” in certain respects (Luke20:35,36). Angels are a created orderof beings distinct from humans.They are not made in the image ofGod as humans.

David presents the true positionand purpose of humanity. While onearth, we are created to function in aposition below the angelic beings ofGod’s Heaven, by above all othercreated things Man is acknowledgedto be a ruler, having a position ofpower and control.

David lists the 3 realms of livingbeings as understood by ancientpeople land, air and sea. His descrip-tion includes both domesticated andwild animals. These are the areas ofhuman dominion.

The Bible also teaches that we areunique in our spiritual nature, andtherefore our relationship with God.While we may share DNA and geneswith other animals, humans are cre-ated with a dignity and purpose thatno other moral He form possesses.

In verse 9 we find the final line ofthe psalm repeats the first line. Thuswe have come full circle. We are re-minded that it is not about us. It isabout God. It is foolish to praise theglories of the universe without re-membering the Lord (Romans 1:20).It is futile to worship the creation andnot the Creator (1:21,22).

The final word of the psalm is agood reminder for us too. The earthis the home of the human race. Wewere created for the earth. The earthwas created for us. It is our venuefor appreciating and worshiping theLord.

Thought to Remember:God has granted us both

authority and responsibility.

October 3, 2010

God’sMajesty and

HumanDignity

I keep wondering if consumerswill learn their lesson from this re-cession — to rely less on credit cardsand more on the cash they have.

If you look at recent reports, itdoes appear that people are pullingback from plastic and becoming morefrugal. Just last month, TransUnion,one of the three big credit bureaus,said the average debt on all bank-issued credit cards continued to driftdownward for the fifth consecutivequarter.

During the second quarter of thisyear, the debt dropped more than 13percent compared to the secondquarter of 2009 — to an average$4,951 from $5,719. This marked thefirst time credit card debt was belowthe $5,000 average since early 2002.

The national credit card delin-quency rate for the second quarterof this year was down by 17 percentcompared to the previous quarter,TransUnion reported, noting thatconsumers continue to pay downtheir credit cards in response to eco-nomic uncertainty and high unem-ployment.

CreditKarma.com, a website sitethat provides credit information, re-ported that its “U.S. Credit ScoreClimate Report” data show that con-sumer credit card debt has de-creased 3 percent since January.Federal Reserve data appear to backup these reports. According to thecentral bank, July was the 23rd con-secutive month that revolving con-sumer debt decreased. But as thesaying goes, the devil is in the de-tails. And that’s quite an appropri-ate saying when you consider thefinancial havoc credit card debt cancause.

Odysseas Papadimitriou, chiefexecutive and founder ofCardHub.com, a credit card compari-son website, had his doubts that asignificant percentage of consumerswere actually paying down theircredit cards. So he took the FederalReserve data and ran the numbers adifferent way.

He looked at how much creditcard debt the banks were writing offtheir books. Turns out, he discov-ered, that a lot of the decrease incredit card debt is coming fromcharge-offs, as opposed to a jump inconsumers paying down their bal-ances.

Papadimitriou said his analysisshows that previous studies havefailed to factor in the increasing rateof credit card charge-offs, which oc-cur when the creditor declares thedebt uncollectible. Typically, creditcard debt is charged off when a con-sumer becomes 180 days delin-

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quent.” I don’t think we should bepatting ourselves on the back andcreating this false sense of goodnews and optimism for consumerswhen that is not what is happen-ing,” Papadimitriou said. “Let’s getthe message straight that we are stillheading in the wrong direction.”

I had my doubts too. I workclosely with people in debt and Ispeak to a lot of groups and, anec-dotally, I wasn’t seeing what the re-ports were showing. There has notbeen a slowdown in the number ofpeople I’m hearing from and talkingto who are in credit card trouble.

Many have been relying on creditafter spending through whateversavings they had after a job loss.Others, who have had to take lower-paying jobs, are struggling to paycredit card debt accumulated beforeand after their unemployment.

CardHub’s analysis found thatcredit card debt for the second quar-ter of this year decreased by about$12 billion compared to the previ-ous quarter. But banks charged off$21.8 billion during the same pe-riod. Given that the drop in out-standing debt is smaller than thedollar amount that was charged off,the difference of $9.8 billion is theamount of debt consumers accumu-lated, Papadimitriou said.

His findings give a more realisticview of how seriously the recessionhas crippled consumers. Thecharge-offs also indicate that manybanks are continuing to experiencedeep losses, and this is one of thereasons why credit is still tight. It’swhy many lenders have been cut-ting people’s credit limits, he said.

“We need to keep remember-ing throughout this recovery thatreverting back to where we were isthe wrong thing to do because wewere in a bubble,” Papadimitriou

said. “Holding the bar to wherethings used to be and expecting andwanting to get back there means justprolonging the same pattern of get-ting into another big recession afew years from now.”

CardHub’s analysis of the creditdata is just the skeptical look weneed. It’s too soon to declare thatmany American consumers are re-formed spendthrifts who have notlearned their lesson. Too manypeople are still leaning on credit inthese lean times.

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Closing of theSTD Clinic

The closing of the STD clinic will have great impact on public health,especially in light of the recent syphilis outbreak (the highest rate in thenation at the time) and the current epidemic: of Chlamydia and Gonorrheathat we’re now facing with our teenagers aged 15 to 19. Genesee County’sSTD rates remain the second highest in the state!

The County Health Department was forced to close McCree North in late2009, reducing access to STD and WIC services to individuals in the northend of Flint. Genesee County already has several agencies providing familyplanning services and it seems reckless to eliminate STD services in favor ofprogramming that is replicated throughout the county. Continuous reduc-tion and elimination of prevention and diagnosis programs for SexuallyTransmitted diseases will only contribute to the rise in numbers.

How do we direct our community members on where to go (other thanemergency rooms and urgent care centers) to get rapidly tested and treatedfor STD’s? What about community members who are uninsured orunderinsured and have little or no income? They cannot go to Urgent CareCenters or Emergency Rooms for this service because they cannot afford topay for it. You have to know public health to really value it and having someof the highest STD rates in the state and nation doesn’t allow for us to closeour only low cost/free STD resource to the county.

Citizens deserve the right to accessible and affordable health care andnothing less. These cuts will be such a loss to our community and I ask forreconsideration before the budget is finalized on Oct 1st.

As the midterm elections ap-proach, it appears that each weekbrings a fresh instance of congres-sional misdeeds. Many of the mostrecent occurrences have involvedmembers of the Congressional BlackCaucus, which is fond of billing it-self as the “conscience of the Con-gress.”

Over the weekend, it was reportedthat Congressman Sanford Bishop(D, GA), steered college scholar-ships awarded by the CongressionalBlack Caucus Foundation to severalrelatives and associates. News of Mr.Sanford’s actions come on the heelsof news that Representative EddieBernice Johnson (D, TX) alsosteered funds to several relatives,and place the Georgia congressmanin very dubious company.

Legendary artist Vincent vanGogh once said that the conscienceis a man’s compass. If so, recentevents have made clear that Con-gress’ self-described instrument ofmoral navigation is irreparably bro-ken. The revelations of Mr. Bishop’sand Ms. Johnson’s malfeasanceshould prompt a thorough and long-overdue house-cleaning at the CBC,as well as an opportunity for thegroup to seriously re-examine its pri-orities.

According to the CBC Founda-tion, lawmakers are expressly prohib-ited from routing scholarship moneyto their relatives. Mr. Bishop’s wa-fer-thin defense, however, was thatanti-nepotism rules were institutedafter he granted the money to hisfamily members and acquaintances.Although Bishop may not have vio-lated the letter of the foundation’sguidelines, he certainly violated theirspirit. The CBC Foundation estab-lished its scholarship fund in ac-knowledgment of the financial bur-dens many black students face whenapplying for college. Public officialssteering those funds to students oftheir choice can’t be seen as any-thing other than what it is: a scan-dalous breach of trust that deprivesneedy children of money that de-frays seemingly inexorable costs oftuition.

Even during the best of times,aspiring students of all colors arehard-pressed to fund their collegeendeavors. For minority and disad-vantaged students, the scramble fordollars can be even more challeng-ing, a point driven home in a recentreport by the College Board. Theorganization’s study found that morecollege graduates are saddling them-selves with excessive loans that may

cripple them financially later in life.Black students are bearing the bruntof this reality: the College Board’sdata showed that 27 percent of blackbachelor’s degree candidates bor-rowed more than $30,000 in the 2007-08 academic year - a far higher pro-portion than the 16 percent of Cau-casians, 14 percent of Latinos and 9percent of Asians.

The self-serving behavior ofReps. Bishop and Johnson also un-derscore a dynamic that plays aprominent role in the ongoing battleover higher education. Diversity andcivil rights advocates have oftenvoiced consternation over legacyadmissions, the practice of admittingstudents to prestigious universitiesbased on their ties to people (oftenrelatives) that colleges wanted toplease for financial reasons. Theseapplicants stand little chance of gain-ing acceptance on their own merits,but the cozy network of alumni, do-nors, administrators and faculty putsthem on a glide path to rear-entryadmissions. The same principleholds true for Mr. Bishop and Ms.Johnson. In a society that empha-sizes merit over pedigree, why allowthe offspring of the well-connectedto leap-frog over more deservingcandidates?

Additionally, the political ramifi-cations of the CBC’s behavior can’tbe understated. Trust in public offi-cials is at an historic low, and theimpending November election isshaping up to be a monumental re-jection of congressional Democratsand their unpopular agenda. Withethics violations reaching epidemicproportions in Washington, theDemocratic majority is confrontingthe very real possibility of a 1994-style electoral wipeout. The 111thCongress bears the ignominious dis-tinction of being the exact oppositeof what Speaker Nancy Pelosi oncepromised would be the most ethicaland transparent America had everseen.

In Shakespeare’s perennial clas-sic Hamlet, the officer Marcellusdeclared that “something is rottenin the state of Denmark.” He chosehis words carefully, in a way that in-dicated what ailed the body politicemanated from the top of its hierar-chy and radiated downward. Thescene recalls our modern-day Con-gress, which is becoming less andless acquainted with concepts ofpublic trust and self-restraint.

Some continue to push the im-probable claim that black congress-men are enduring the political

equivalent of racial profiling, or atleast being subjected to double stan-dards. That can hardly be consid-ered the driving force behind thespate of investigations and ethicallapses currently bedeviling the po-litical class.

It’s clear the CBC Foundationneeds to move quickly to strengthenits internal controls, audit its fi-nances and fully disclose the namesof all CBC members that channeledmoney to relatives or close connec-tions. But perhaps more importantly,it’s well past time for the black politi-cal elite to be held accountable fortheir actions, and stop employingspecious charges of racial bias todeflect from their corrupt behavior.Many of them were elected to be re-formers, yet they’re continually re-elected, even as the constituenciesthat elect them continue to descendfurther into poverty and crisis.

While Republicans are just assusceptible to the temptations ofpower as Democrats, one thing isclear: the GOP has not controlled theagenda for at least four years. TheCongressional Black Caucus shoulduse the occasion of its legislativemeeting this week to take a good,hard look at its priorities, and theactions of its cohorts. If not, votersshould foist accountability on thesepoliticians in November.

Congressional Black CaucusShould Do Spring Cleaning

Before this Fall

Help Keep a Child WarmThis Winter!

When cleaning out your closets this fall, please consider helping a childin need by donating a new or gently used coat to Coats for Kids.

Last year, almost 2,000 children in Genesee County received coats toprotect them from our harsh winter weather.

Collection boxes are located throughout Genesee County at all HaloBurger restaurants, Genesee Valley Center (JC Penneys inside entrance),Courtland Mall (food court), Absolutely the Best Cleaners at 3607 BeecherRoad, FedEx Kinkos at 3170 S. Linden Road and The Salvation Army indowntown Flint at 211 W. Kearsley Street.

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Utilizing Computer Aided Design(CAD) and Rapid Prototyping toolsand equipment, SE Tools of Lapeerand a group of Mott CommunityCollege Regional Technology Cen-ter staff and faculty members withrecently completed a project to in-troduce some exciting new products.

SE Tools has manufactured spe-cialized hand tools for automotiveand aeronautical mechanics fornearly eight decades. Their nichemarket includes only four other com-panies in the United States that pro-

duce similar tools.As a Center for Advanced Manu-

facturing (CAM) project, MCCworked with SE Tools to innovateand successfully change an existingproduct design. SE Tools’ old sparkplug puller is a hand tool built of steelwith a plastic coating. A specialtytool used by auto mechanics for pull-ing wires loose from the spark plugtips, it had issues with plastic coat-ing degradation and correspondingconductivity, resulting in electricalshocks that were impacting the tool’s

marketability. Earlier attempts tochange the 30-year-old design ofsteel and plastic were less than fa-vorable.

The CAM project involved mar-ket research, product design, pro-cess and tool development and toolbuild. The final result is productionof a new and innovative, all-nylonspark plug boot puller. Utilizing rapidprototyping equipment located inthe Regional Technology Center,Technology faculty built initial de-signs and modified prototypes ofthe new puller.

By utilizing rapid prototyping, SETools was able to have a prototypepart quickly produced, allowing themto visually see, touch, and manipu-late the new spark plug puller. Proto-type builds and design revisionswere completed in just days. Thedesigns were then forwarded for fi-nal tool build. Subsequently, theproduction tool was rapidly built andthe new spark plug pullers distrib-uted for sale.

SE Tools’ new spark plug pullercan be manufactured quicker withfewer operations and at a signifi-cantly lower cost than the previouslydesigned product. SE Tools’ cuttingedge design is lighter and more du-

rable and will allow the company tocompete more aggressively in newmarkets and increase their marketshare.

MCC’s CAM project at SE Toolsis also supporting two new toolingproducts that are adaptations of thespark plug puller design. These toolswill be for two brand new markets. Anew “snap-in” design folding mirrorfor the aviation industry was imple-mented as the first product innova-tion.

Greg Shaw, President of SE Toolsadded, “SE Tools would like to thankMott Community College for theirsupport and help to design anddevelop what I consider groundbreaking, “No Spark” automotivespark plug boot pullers. These newpliers are produced with only threelabor operations making them verycompetitive in the market place.Working with Mott’s Regional Tech-nology Initiatives office allowed usto quickly continue further develop-ment of the all-nylon molded pliersinto at least two more commercialapplications.”

Doug Prehoda, Senior ProgramManager for CAM said, “This hasbeen a great opportunity for Mott’sRegional Technology Initiatives of-fice to work with a local business (SETools), helping them introduce newand innovative products into themarket.”

As part of the Regional Technol-ogy Initiatives’ (RTI) ongoing effortsto support existing and new compa-nies in mid-Michigan, the SE Toolsproject was one of eight projectssuccessfully implemented at differ-ent area companies. Supported by aDepartment of Education (DOE)grant, MCC’s RTI model for technol-ogy intervention is being consideredfor expansion into other regionaleconomic development efforts de-signed to help companies be morecompetitive in both existing and newmarkets.

MCC’s Regional Technology Initiatives OfficePartners with SE Tools to Introduce New Products

PinkSunday

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.is pleased to announce a new part-nership with the American CancerSociety to encourage more peopleto stay well and get well, to help findcures, and to fight back against can-cer. The local chapter, Zeta BetaOmega, is asking local churches todesignate one Sunday during themonth of October as Pink Sundayin recognition of Breast CancerAwareness Month. Pink Sundaywas developed by the Susan G.Komen in an effort to partner withlocal churches to educate congrega-tions on breast health and breastcancer, and to raise awareness of thedisease and the importance of earlydetection. Zeta Beta Omega ispleased to announce that TrinityUnited Presbyterian Church has des-ignated October 10 as Pink Sunday.All members are asked to wear pink;a minute for mission will be pre-sented during their 10:00 AM serviceand breast cancer awareness litera-ture will be passed out. Here are somealarming statistics which may en-courage you to act: For BlackWomen, breast cancer strikesyounger; African American womenages 35 to 44 have a death rate frombreast cancer twice that of whitewomen the same age.

CPSA Courier - Page 4 September 26, 20108

By Cynthia W. Edwards Public Affairs Specialist

SocialSecurityIssues

visist our websitewww.cpsacourier.com

What’s in a name?It’s an age-old question: what’s in a name? The answer: it depends on

what name you’re talking about. Each one has a history and a story. Youcan learn a lot about many names at www.socialsecurity.gov.

That’s because as Social Security card applications come in for new-borns, we keep track of baby names. As a result, we know all about babynames, how popular they’ve been through the years, and how that popular-ity has changed.

For 2009, the top baby names are Jacob and Isabella. Jacob’s beenAmerica’s most popular baby name for boys since 1999. Isabella is new tonumber one, and just entered the top 10 in 2004. She didn’t even make thetop one thousand until 1990.

On Social Security’s Popular Baby Names page, you can see the top tennames back to 1880. (The top names in 1880 were John and Mary.) You alsocan see the top 10 names of the past decade (Jacob and Emily rule!) or anydecade. There’s a lot of interesting trivia in these lists.

For example, there’s something about Mary. She remained in the numberone slot for girls from 1880 until 1946, slipped to second for six years, thenreturned to the top spot. Mary was in the top ten for nearly 100 years, from1880 to 1971. This marks the first year since we’ve been recording namesthat Mary slipped out of the top 100, to 102.

You also can search for the most popular baby names by state or themost popular twin names. Another interesting feature on our Popular BabyNames page is that you can track your name, or any name, through theyears. How popular was your nameover the last century? Just plug it inand do a search.

Learn more about popular babynames, celebrity names, and evenyour own name atwww.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/babynames. While you’re on ourwebsite, be sure to learn what everyparent should know about SocialSecurity at the left side of the page,where you also find a link to our Re-tirement Estimator for a fast, person-alized estimate of your retirementbenefits.

What’s in a name? If the name iswww.socialsecurity.gov, a lot.

Bishop–Elect Sr. Pastor Urundi B. Knoxof Ebenezer Ministries

May God bless and keep youin your continued success

Rev. Angela Collins

Dr. Ronald W. WaltersA memorial service is planned for

later this month for Dr. Ronald W.Walters, a civil rights pioneer wholed a sit-in at a Wichita drugstore thatrefused to serve blacks in 1958.Ronald Walters, a professor of gov-ernment and political science atHoward University and the Univer-sity of Maryland, died Friday at theage of 72, University of Marylandspokesman Lee Tune said Saturday.He had been suffering from lung can-cer. The Wichita NAACP and theKansas African American Museumwill host a memorial service to honorWalters on Sept. 26 at the museumin Wichita.

Walters was born in Wichita in1938 but spent most of his profes-sional life in the Washington areaafter earning his master’s degree andPh.D. in international studies fromAmerican University. In July 1958,Walters led the Wichita NAACPyouth chapter in a sit-in at a WichitaDockum Drug Store. Like many Kan-sas stores at that time, Dockum’s hadan unwritten policy to refuse to serveblacks sitting at the lunch counter.

The Wichita sit-in sparked a similardemonstration in Oklahoma City in1959 and there were several othersbefore the well-known Greensboro,N.C. sit-in took place in 1960. Withno national media or nationalNAACP attention when the sit-inoccurred, the Dockum protest fadeduntil 2006 when Kevin Myles,Wichita branch NAACP president,urged the national organization toinclude Dockum as it recognized sit-ins prior to Greensboro.

In 1984, Walters served as adeputy campaign manager for theRev. Jesse Jackson’s presidential bid.He consulted again on Jackson’ssecond campaign in 1988 and ad-vised members of Congress over theyears, said California Rep. BarbaraLee, chairwoman of the Congres-sional Black Caucus. On Saturday,Lee called Walters a “scholarly gi-ant” and a “man whose academicrecord and analytical insights havecontributed to America’s understand-ing of the intersection of race, poli-tics and policy.”

Congradulation Memorial to HonorCivil Rights Pioneer

Dr. Ron Walters

Notice OfOctober Meetings

AndNovemberElection

Please note the following GeneralMembership meetings of theNAACP Flint Branch, for the pur-pose of election of officers and at-large members of the executive com-mittee.

On October 11, 2010, 3455Lippincott Blvd. at 5:30 p.m., therewill be a report of the NominatingCommittee, receipt of Nominationsby Petition, and election of the Elec-tion Supervisory Committee. Allmembers whose memberships arecurrent as of April 1st may be nomi-nated for office or as an at-largemember of the Executive Committee.In order to sign a nominating peti-tion, or be elected to the ElectionSupervisory Committee, a membermust be current as of 30 days priorto the October meeting.

On November TBD, 2010, theelection of officers and at-large mem-bers of the Executive Committee willtake place at TDB. Polls will openfrom TBD to TBD.

We are nothuman beingson a spiritual

journey. We arespiritual beings

on a humanjourney.Stephen Covey