Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

2013 Annual Report Table of Contents 3 Letter from the Chairperson & President 4 Underground No More: The Debut of The Struggle Against Slavery 5 Serve and Be Served: The Wright Museum Culture Corps 6 Highlights from the Past Year 14 Financial Activities 15 Museum Donors 18 Museum Partners 19 Board of Trustees & Executive Staff Letter from the Chairperson & President

You’re a child who has spent your entire life in the city. On a tour of the museum with your classmates, you travel back to the dawn of civilization in Africa, cross the Atlantic Ocean to witness religious traditions in Brazil, and learn about ingenious scientific advances made by African Americans – and careers you might pursue today. Your world has been enlarged beyond your wildest imaginings, and now you think, “What if?”

You’ve meant to visit The Wright Museum a thousand times, but for whatever reason just haven’t gotten around to it. Now you’re invited to an event that awakens and excites the senses, and surrounds you with the diversity of metropolitan Detroit all gathered in support of this important institution. It inspires you to finally bring your family to be welcomed within…

You’re older now, and the history you grew up with comes alive again before your very eyes. More important, you see the manifestation of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice,” and with the benefit of wisdom, better understand the reasons why…

So begins our most recent fundraising appeal, and for good reason: these stories represent experiences engendered by the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. Where else can one travel from prehistoric Africa to the present, enjoy the beauty of art from around the world, be transported by the words and voices of writers and poets to places you’ve never visited, and follow ancestral pathways to freedom, all without ever leaving Detroit? The Wright Museum is where these journeys happen every day, for visitors from all walks of life – young and old, black and white, city resident and suburbanite. For many who have never ventured outside of the metropolitan region, especially children, these experiences empower their dreams and expand their worldviews.

The museum has continued its never-ending quest for greatness over the past 12 months. Highlights include:

• Partnering with more than 100 organizations including universities, cultural institutions, governmental bodies, and major media outlets to present over 200 public programs and events • Presenting 14 exhibitions including the museum’s latest long-term installation, Inspiring Minds: African Americans in Science and Technology, and the National Endowment for the Humanities-funded Bandits & Heroes, Poets & Saints: Popular Art of the Northeast of Brazil, which will tour the nation over the next five years • Hosting and participating in an array of education-focused efforts including NBC News’ Education Nation tour, Lawrence Technological University’s Robofest competition, and the Literacy: We Are The Change Summit Conference, which brought together leaders from business, education, government, and non-profit organizations to galvanize efforts towards eradicating illiteracy in the City of Detroit

Whether it’s to Ghana, the Underground Railroad, or to witness the artistry of on-stage performances, experiences like these mirror the internal journeys we make as human beings, of, and to, understanding, compassion, and unity. Ultimately, this most important journey takes place within us all – from the mind, to the heart, and finally, the soul. The Wright Museum is where these journeys happen, and will continue to, as it heads towards its 50th anniversary in 2015, and beyond.

On behalf of our Board of Trustees, staff, volunteers, and the hundreds of thousands of visitors who journey within the museum every year, we extend our sincere thanks and gratitude for your continued support.

Very truly yours,

Elizabeth (“Betty”) Brooks Juanita Moore Chairperson, Board of Trustees President & CEO

3 Underground No more: The Deib ut of The Struggle Against Slavery

The American Civil War began in 1861. For more than a century prior to the direct conflict, enslaved Black people escaped and made the frightful journey out of the South, either on their own or with assistance of a network of sympathizers and the formerly enslaved. In commemoration of their bravery, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History proudly unveils the launch of The Struggle Against Slavery [www.UGRRonline.com], an online project that makes comprehensive information on the Underground Railroad more accessible than ever to children and adults.

Created over three years with the collaborative effort of the museum, Eastern Michigan University’s School of Education, numerous Michigan-based scholars, and with backing from the U.S. Department of Education, The Struggle Against Slavery is truly a monumental effort. The website contains well-founded historical scholarship on the 19th century struggle for civil rights, using the Underground Railroad as a case study. It situates the American anti- slavery and abolitionist movement as an important precursor to later and continuing struggles for civil rights.

The website tells the story of the people, places, organizations, communities, and events of the Underground Railroad era through encyclopedic entries, interactive maps, and video interviews of descendants of abolitionists and freedom seekers, with a focus on activities in Michigan and the Midwest. In addition to numerous iconic photos and artworks, many visual elements included in the project have rarely been seen.

The Struggle Against Slavery is designed for audiences of all ages. Educational resources include K-12 lesson plans, classroom-ready PowerPoint presentations, and downloadable instructional materials that better facilitate classroom teaching. Interviews with historians provide analysis and insight into the people, places, and events of the time, including a complete online course consisting of 12 lectures by Dr. Roy Finkenbine, Professor of History at the University of Detroit-Mercy. Voices of the Civil War, The Wright Museum’s monthly retrospective video series, is integrated into The Struggle Against Slavery, providing for a more comprehensive resource.

The Struggle Against Slavery was launched November 10, 2013, in tandem with The Underground Railroad and the Legacy of Black Resistance, an event featuring portions of PBS television’s The Abolitionists followed by a lecture by Mr. Hari Jones, Curator/Assistant Director of the National African American Civil War Museum of Washington, D.C., and a noted scholar and expert on the Underground Railroad who has appeared on C-SPAN, NPR, and other national media outlets. The Struggle Against Slaverywebsite is located at www.UGRRonline.com. Visitor usage and ongoing feedback will help insure continued improvement to this important addition to The Wright Museum’s educational offerings.

The Struggle Against Slavery is made possible by the United States Department of Education. Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle is made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of its Bridging Cultures initiative, in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. 4 Serve and Be Served: The Wright Museum Culture Corps By Gregory Lucas-Myers

In 2009, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History partnered with JPMorgan Chase & Co. to create the Culture Corps internship program. The goal: to provide college students and recent graduates an opportunity for working world experience. Working as part-time interns, those accepted become integral to the museum’s day-to-day operations. Through the same everyday and extraordinary efforts full-time employees put into their work, Culture Corps interns gain real world experience that can be put toward pursuing any career. In addition, they receive guidance from a pool of professionals in the non-profit sector.

Now in its fourth year, the program has seen its share of shining stars come and go. Leah Johnson and Tai Brown are just two. Both young women joined the museum in July 2011. Among their favorite memories, Leah cherishes having helped the Marketing & Communications department take part in the planning stages (not to mention being able to dress up for the event) of the successful Dance Theatre of Harlem: 40 Years of Firsts Gala, held in September 2011. Tai most enjoyed working with the children in workshops and the Inspiring Minds exhibit. Both Culture Corps alums felt a sense of growth from the program. “I came into Culture Corps as a communicator and enjoying people, in general,” says Leah, “And now, I feel more confident in working with anybody.” Tai quickly highlighted the importance of confidence. “When you’re able to feel like you can take the lead, and have less doubt in general, you can not only get more done, but are willing to ask more questions to learn what you don’t know.”

Tai, who moved on to an internship at Rock Connections in January 2013, is now working full- time at Quicken Loans. Since leaving in June 2013, Leah and her friends have finalized the launch of their online-based Color Blind Magazine . She is also gearing up for a summer position at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Culture Corps recently welcomed a number of new interns, including Elysse Dowden, an Eastern Michigan University graduate with a degree in African American Studies; Lauren Hollier, a graduate from the School of Art & Design of the University of Michigan; Kenyatta Jones, a third year Elementary Education student from Wayne State University; and Eva McClenney, going into her senior year at the University of Michigan-Dearborn as a double major in Communications and English. Approximately six months prior to this group, Callan “Callie” Hoskins, a fine arts student from Wayne State, and Jessica Bickmann, an English and History graduate of Central Michigan University, joined the program.

Their goals are as varied as their backgrounds. Jessica plans to return to school. “Working with Kevin Davidson [Director of Design & Fabrication] is great because I get so much insight from a veteran designer,” says Lauren. Eva works in

Communications, which fits perfectly with her goals of improving her public relations and technical skills.

Each of these interns (including the writer), and those not profiled, but not forgotten, are united in their aspirations to better themselves, their community, and the world. To do so, they must be sure of their goals and equipped with the tools to reach them. As museum President & CEO Juanita Moore once said to Leah: Culture Corps interns, past & present (L to R): “If you have an idea, go for it... stay focused, be strong about it.” Top: Carolyn Chambers, Tai Brown, Jessica Bickmann Middle: Lauren Hollier, Elysse Dowden, Kenyatta Jones, Culture Corps aims to empower its young people to do just that. Jessica Bickmann, Callie Hoskins Bottom: Leah Johnson, Gregory Lucas-Myers

5 Highlights from the Past Year DECEMBER 2012 ••40th Annual Noel Night ••30 Days To Lose It! Weekly Workouts (ongoing) ••Association for the Study of African American Life & History (ASALH) Monthly Meetings (ongoing) ••Hustle for History Weekly Dance Lessons (ongoing) ••Charter One Free Family Second Sundays (ongoing) ••Voices of the Civil War Monthly Web Video Series (ongoing) ••Community Cinema presents Beauty Is Embarrassing Film Screening & Discussion ••Liberation Film Series presents The Water Front Screening & Discussion ••Kwanzaa Celebrations

JANUARY 2013 ••Community Cinema presents Soul Food Junkies Film Screening & Discussion ••150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation Commemoration & Discussion ••Liberation Film Series presents Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes Screening & Discussion

Size Matters: Large-Scale Paintings from the Collections of the Charles H. Wright Museum Exhibition on display January 11 – May 17, 2013 Size Matters presented fifteen contemporary, large-scale paintings by twelve artists from diverse genres. In the visual arts, size is concerned with scale and proportion. On one hand, scale refers to the size of a whole object in relationship to another whole object; on the other, proportion refers to the relative size of the parts of a whole object. The concern associated with large-scale works of art is also two-fold. The artists have to manage the scale and proportion of the details in their work, but just as importantly, they have to determine where and how they will store and possibly transport them. Museums have similar concerns about such works’ safe Jerome Wright, transport, storage, and exhibition. Therefore, size really does matter. The Agony of Christ

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Breakfast & Celebration January 21, 2013 This annual favorite, the museum’s busiest day of the year, began with the 13th Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Commemorative Breakfast sponsored by the Women’s and Friends Committees of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. It included an interfaith panel with Pastor Jamie Kjos, Brightmoor Christian Church; Imad Hamad, President/CEO ACCHR; Rabbi Simcha Tolwin, Aish Hatorah of Detroit; and Pastor Robert L. Harris, St. Paul Church of God In Christ; and performances by Armond and the Institute of Music & Dance at Marygrove College. Photography courtesy of Annistique Photography [annistiquephotography.com], The day itself featured video tributes, children’s workshops, storytelling, musical Chanell Studios [chanellstudios.com], performances, free health screenings by Henry Ford Health System, a live video stream and Captain Keith McCord of the Presidential Inauguration, and the display of The Table of Brotherhood, donated to the museum by General Motors.

6 Highlights from the Past Year FEBRUARY 2013

Without Consent: The Story of Henrietta Lacks Featuring David Lacks, Jr. February 10, 2013 This at-capacity event co-sponsored by Beaumont Hospital’s Cancer Clinical Trials Office in the Beaumont Research Institute featured David “Sonny” Lacks, Jr., the son of the subject of the New York Times best-selling book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks written by Rebecca Skloot, and his wife Shirley Lacks. Lacks shared what it meant to find out - decades after the fact - that his mother’s cells were being used in laboratories around the world, bought and David “Sonny” Lacks, Jr., Dr. Linda Gillum, sold by the billions. Lacks’ presentation put a personal face to big issues such Jeri Lacks-Whye as the deceptive history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over “informed consent.”

••Children’s Make, Say & Play Hour ••Unveiling of the Rosa Parks’ 100th Birthday Commemorative Postage Stamp ••When Baseball Isn’t White, Straight, and Male Lecture & Book Signing w/Dr. Lisa Doris Alexander ••Community Cinema presents The Powerbroker Film Screening & Discussion ••Julie Dash Selects: A Retrospective Celebration featuring Funny Valentines

••Voices of the Civil War Film Screening, Panel Discussion & Q&A Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History LIBERATION FILM SERIES ••Don Barden Foundation Interactive Storytime (ongoing) presents ••AT&T Education & Technology for a New Generation Oratorical Contest ••Valentine’s Day Love & Happiness Family Concert featuring Gordon Chambers ••Love & War: A Live Storytelling Event featuring The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers

••Meet the Scientist Saturdays (ongoing) W. E. B. Du Bois: A Biography in Four Voices ••Liberation Film Series presents W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography in Four Voices Saturday, February 16 • 2 - 6 PM Featuring “America s Most Important Yet Unknown Screening & Discussion Intellectual-Activist” a discussion and Q&A w th Dr. William Strickland, W. E. B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst ••Visions of Our 44th President & Voting Rights Panel Discussion

Free & Open to the Public Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History ••A Man Can Change #10: A Tribute to Detroit-Made Music and Poetry 315 East Warren Avenue • Detroit, MI 48201 • (313) 494-5800 The Wright Museum™ • TheWright.org ••Phunny Business: A Black Comedy Film Screening ••Gift of Life Organ Donation Discussion & Drive ••Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad Lecture & Reception

Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Director, Schomburg Barbara K. Smith, Roberta Hughes Wright, and Elaine Steele at the unveiling Center for Research in Black Culture of the Rosa Parks’ 100th birthday commemorative postage stamp 7 Highlights from the Past Year MARCH 2013 ••Community Cinema presents Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines Film Screening & Discussion ••Liberation Film Series presents Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man Screening & Discussion

••Harriet’s Return: The Play Spelman College Glee Club ••Women in the NAACP: A Historic Dialogue ••Spelman College Glee Club Concert: A Choice to Change the World ••The Wealth Choice: Success Secrets of Black Millionaires Lecture & Book Signing with Dr. Dennis Kimbro ••Black Marriage Day 2013 ••Black Women Rock: The Diaspora Concert ••Black Women Rock They Say I’m Different Artist Talk ••NBC News Education Nation Detroit Summit jessica Care moore, Black Women Rock curator & performer ••Shirley Woodson Explores Painting Traditions in ••Women’s History Month Panel Discussion Detroit: Influences and Interpretation ••Tea Time: A Holistic Approach to Mothering Event

APRIL 2013

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: Celebrating a Century of Sisterhood, Scholarship & Service: 1913 - 2013 Presented by the Detroit Alumnae Chapter Exhibition on display April 6, 2013 – March 31, 2014 Twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University founded Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. on January 13, 1913, with the objective of using their collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to persons in need. The first public act performed by the Delta Founders involved their participation in the Women’s Suffrage March in Washington D.C., March 1913. This exhibition presents the history of the Sorority and good works that the Detroit Alumnae Chapter has presented in the community during the past 72 years.

••Community Cinema presents The Island President ••Art X Detroit presents The Official Report Film Screening & Discussion on Human Activity or Long for an Elephant, a ••Art X Detroit presents Bill Harris, Rev. Robert Multimedia Reading by Kim Hunter; The Biggest, Jones, and Aku Kadogo; Armenian Music in Gayest Play Ever by Natasha “T” Miller; Naomi

Motown Artist Conversation, Workshop & Long Madgett & Winners of the Naomi Long Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History LIBERATION FILM SERIES Performance by Ara Topouzian; and Display Madgett Poetry Award; and Jim Crow’s Tears presents of Traditional Armenian and Chinese Musical Concert by Kris Johnson Instruments ••Poetry & Spoken Word Month Poetry Slam ••Robofest 2013 presented by Lawrence ••Weight of the Nation Film Screening & Discussion Technological University ••An Evening with Broadside Press Framing an Execution ••Liberation Film Series presents Framing an ••Warrior Women Lecture by Jamon Jordan The Media & Mumia Abu-Jamal Saturday, April 13 • 2 - 6 PM Execution - The Media & Mumia Abu-Jamal • Visions of Me Art Workshop Featuring • “Police Brutality & The Media” Screening & Discussion with Dr Ahmad Rahman & Ron Scott

Free & Open to the Public Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History 315 East Warren Avenue • Detro t MI 8201 • (313) 9 -5800 The Wright Museum™ • TheWr ght org

8 Highlights from the Past Year MAY 2013

15th Annual Ford Freedom Award & Concert by Eric Benét May 10, 2013 Ford Motor Company and The Wright Museum presented the 15th Annual Ford Freedom Award at a new venue: the Max M. Fisher Music Center and Orchestra Hall. This year’s honorees were Civil Rights icons and “Quiet Heroes” Ms. Johnnie R. Carr, the Ford Freedom Award Honoree; Viola Liuzzo, FFA Humanitarian; and U.S. Congressman John Lewis, the FFA Scholar, who spoke to nearly 2,000 students as part of the Ford Freedom Award Scholars Lecture. Capping off the event was a live concert by Grammy-nominated R&B singer-songwriter Eric Benét.

••Community Cinema presents The Revolutionary Optimists Film Screening & Discussion ••Pairing Great Brands Wine Tasting Experience ••House of Bastet Spring Dance & Talent Showcase ••Scraps of Memories: High Tea with Filmmaker Julie Dash ••Kinyarwanda Film Screening & Discussion with the Director ••Visions of My Family Art Workshop ••The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers 15th Annual Ford Freedom Award presents Transformation Concert performance by Eric Benét ••Liberation Film Series presents Malcolm X: Make Friday, May 10, 2013 at 6 PM at the Max M. Fisher Music Center It Plain Screening & Discussion 3711 Woodward Ave, Detroit ••Malcolm X Day: Celebrating the 50th Celebrating Quiet Heroes Anniversary of the Message to the Grassroots

Congressman John Lewis 2013 Ford Freedom Scholar Johnnie R. Carr Viola Liuzzo 2013 Ford Freedom Honoree 2013 Ford Freedom Humanitarian

$40 / $35 museum members / $75 VIP experience Presented by including afterglow & photo opportunities Tickets on sale now at www.fordfreedomaward.com, Ford Freedom Award essay contest winners, honorees, and presenters (313) 576-5111 or at The Max M. Fisher Box Office

Ford Freedom Award is a fundraiser benefiting the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

9 Highlights from the Past Year JUNE 2013

••Eslanda Book Talk & Signing with Dr. Barbara Randsby ••Community Cinema presents Love Free or Die Film Screening & Discussion ••Black Women of Power in Social Work: A Roundtable Discussion ••The Betty Brown-Chappell Collection ••Liberation Film Series presents Hidden Colors 2 Screening & Discussion ••The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers presents Fathers & Figures ••A Family Day Juneteenth Celebration ••Jamon Jordan Lecture on Angela Davis

Complex Movements’ Beware of the Dandelions JUN 14 JULY 14 June 14 – July 14, 2013 BEWARE Complex Movements’ Beware of the Dandelions (work-in-progress) is a 30-minute multi- OF THE media performance and installation about transformation and social justice movements as DANDELIONS WORK IN PROGRESS complex systems. Through non-linear narrative, interactive hip-hop performance, video COMPLEX C MOVEMENTS projection and creative technologies, it explores the relationship between art, science and M

social justice movements. Complex Movements is a Detroit-based artist collective composed

of graphic designer/fine artist Wesley Taylor, music producer/filmmaker Waajeed, hip-hop

INVINCIBLE, CARLOS GARCIA (LO5)

WAAJEED, WESLEY TAYLOR lyricist/activist Invincible, and creative technologist Carlos (L05) Garcia. Beware of the in collaboration w/ AARON JONES

Dandelions was sponsored locally by the Ford Foundation. Beware of the Dandelions is an opportunity to investigate a new theory of change for the world The installation explores the relationship between art, science, and social justice movements through Sci fi parable, interactive hip hop performance, video projection, and creative technologies

CHARLES H. WRIGHT MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY 3 5 East Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI 4820 JULY 2013 complexmovements.com ••Camp Africa Daily Summer Camps ••21st Annual Concert of Colors Opening NightB e f th D n ••A Search Past Silence: The Literacy of Young Black Men Lecture & Book Signing w/Dr. David E. Kirkland ••2013 Summer Theater Festival featuring Passing & I’mma Do Me ••Nelson Mandela’s 95th Birthday Celebration ••The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers presents Breakups & Downs & Through ••Detroit Mayoral Primary Debate

Inspiration Through Art: Works by Darold Gholston and Henry T. Heading Exhibition on display July 25 – October 13, 2013 Darold Gholston and Henry T. Heading are Metro Detroit artists whose artistic renderings speak to contemporary realism - their perceptions about the beauty of life and the realities of the modern age. Gholston, who is legally blind, creates stylized works to which he often alters the natural shapes of his subjects’ faces, and uses multiple forms, colors and textures to add interest. Heading, on the other hand, employs Magic Realism to create his works of art. Gholston and Heading’s universal themes touch upon timeless beauty and offer reflections of Henry T. Heading, Joy social values and inspirations of life through art.

10 Highlights from the Past Year AUGUST 2013

••2nd Annual Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding Summit ••The Activist Entrepreneur Book Talk & Signing by Walt Douglas ••Ingrid Saunders Jones’ Retirement Recognition ••The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers presents Stand Your Ground ••Channel 7 WXYZ presents Healthy Living for Kids 2013 Immunization Fair ••Let Freedom Ring: 50th Anniversary of the “I Have a Dream” Speech

Ingrid Saunders Jones: 31 Years of Distinguished Service... and Counting Exhibition on display August 9, 2013 – March 31, 2014 This limited-engagement exhibit celebrates the amazing career and achievements of Detroit native Ingrid Saunders Jones, who retired in June 2013 as the Senior Vice President of Global Community Connections for The Coca-Cola Company and Chair of The Coca- Cola Foundation after 31 years of distinguished service. This fitting tribute honors her life as she moves on to its next chapter - as the volunteer national chair of the National Council of Negro Women.

Bandits & Heroes, Poets & Saints: Popular Art of the Northeast of Brazil Exhibition on display August 15, 2013 – January 5, 2014 Organized by Con/Vida – Popular Arts of the Americas in partnership with The Wright Museum, Bandits & Heroes, Poets & Saints includes nearly 200 works of art by more than 50 artists, and tells the story of how African, European, and indigenous cultural traditions have interacted over a period of more than 500 years to form the distinctive culture of this fascinating area of the largest country in South America. The exhibition travels next to the DuSable Museum, Chicago, Illinois; the Robert W. Woodruff Library at the Atlanta University Center, Atlanta, Georgia; and the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina. Funding for Bandits & Heroes, Poets & Saints has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Michigan Humanities Council, with additional support from Wayne State University, TechTown, and the Adrian Dominican Sisters.

31st Annual African World Festival August 16 – 18, 2013 Following a successful 30th African World Festival in 2012 that saw this Detroit summertime tradition move from Hart Plaza to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, AWF was celebrated once again on the grounds of The Wright Museum with performances, poetry, arts and crafts, African drumming and dance, hundreds of vendors, ethnic foods, and events for all ages, including an expanded Watoto Village for children. Picture-perfect­ weather helped bring an estimated 150,000 attendees to enjoy the festival during the three-­day weekend.

11 Highlights from the Past Year SEPTEMBER 2013 ••Grandparents Day ••A Moment of Grace featuring Patrice Gaines ••Liberation Film Series presents The Untold Story of Emmett Till Screening & Discussion ••The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers presents Hair Stories: The Good, Bad & Ugly ••Bottle RoboSumo Camp Workshop & Competition presented by Lawrence Technological University

The Wright Gala 2013 Annual Benefit:Brasil September 28, 2013 The third annual Wright Gala, having taken its theme from the Bandits & Heroes, Poets & Saints: Popular Art of the Northeast of Brazil exhibition, transported attendees to the Amazon rainforest and Rio carnival at MGM Grand Detroit. Responsible for the museum’s most successful fundraiser to-date was the Gala host committee which included chairperson Yvette Bing; co-chairs Jo Coleman, Jennifer Fischer, Suzanne Shank, and Lorna Thomas, M.D.; and members Rosalind Brewer, Betty Brooks, Lauren Campbell Sanders, Juliene Carroll, Serena Cockrell, Janice Cosby Bridges, Retha Douglas, Linda Forte, Mary Anne Gargaro, Sandra Gates Taylor, Dr. Linda Gillum, Roberta Hughes Wright, Ph.D., Sharon James, Marion Jones, Florine Mark, Vivian Pickard, Sandra Pierce, Glenda Price, Ph.D., Fair Radom, Maureen Roberts, Barbara K. Smith, Ph.D., Jaime Rae Turnbull, and Barbara Whittaker. Primary Sponsors included Presenting Sponsor Ford Motor Company, Education & Literacy Sponsor General Motors Foundation, Arts Education Sponsor St. John Providence Health System, Reception Sponsor General Motors Company, and Entertainment Sponsor MGM Grand Detroit. Table Sponsors included Advantage Management Group, Bank of America Corporation, Mayor Dave & First Lady Yvette Bing, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Rosalind Brewer & Sandy Gates, BW Limited & Barbara Mahone, Jo Coleman & The Culinary Studio, Curb Gardner Creative Group, Dakkota Integrated Systems, FirstMerit Bank, Rod & Dr. Linda Gillum, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation, Nordstrom, Roy & Maureen Roberts, Sam’s Club, Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., Dr. Lorna Thomas, and Yazaki North America. Thrill of Brasil Sponsors included AAA Michigan, Art Van Furniture, Avis Ford, Jon Barfield & Dr. Vivian Carpenter, Bill & Betty Brooks, DTE Energy, David & Jennifer Fischer and The Suburban Collection, Global Automotive Alliance / Vitec, and Henry Ford Health Systems.

Museum president & CEO Juanita Moore; Eric Peterson, U.S. vice president, Diversity Dealer Relations, General Motors; Pamela Alexander, Director of Community Development, Ford Motor Company Fund

Dr. Lorna Thomas, First Lady Yvette Bing, Jennifer Fischer, Linda Forte

12 Highlights from the Past Year OCTOBER 2013

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History ••Hope’s Alabaster Box Charity Benefit Play by D. Irene Key LIBERATION FILM SERIES presents a screening of ••Liberation Film Series presents Taking Back Detroit Double Feature Screening & Discussion ••The Secret Society Of Twisted Storytellers presents the Boys 2 Men Story Slam ••They Came Before Columbus Lecture by Jamon Jordan ••Many Rivers to Cross: Professional Development Opportunity for Educators ••The Great Migration & The Midwest Renaissance Lecture by Dr. Darlene Clark Hine Taking Back Detroit ••Community Simulcast & Q&A of the Detroit Mayoral Debate & The Anti-Democratic Assault on Detroit Public Schools Saturday, October 12 • 2 - 6 PM featuring “The Demise of Detroit and Proposed Resurrection Solutions” with State Senator Bert Johnson and Chris White

Free & Open to the Public Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History 315 East Warren Avenue • Detroit, MI 48201 • (313) 494-5800 The Wright Museum™ • TheWright.org

Clifford Wade, Country Preacher

The Bombay Sapphire® Artisan Series Exhibition on display October 25 – December 8, 2013 Now in its fourth year, the Bombay Sapphire® Artisan Series is an annual competition co- presented by Russell and Danny Simmons’ Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation to allow visual artists the chance to have their work showcased during Art Basel, the world’s premier international art show for modern and contemporary works. Detroit area artists submitted images of 147 works of art to the online competition; 24 pieces were selected for inclusion, including works of emerging, experienced, and master artists such as Clifford Wade, Valencia Brockington, Lobyn Hamilton, Raymond Wells, Desiree Kelly, and Allie McGhee.

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Jocelyn Rainey, Where Were You When I presents Discovered Color? NOVEMBER 2013 ••Ras Baraka Poetry Performance & Book Signing in Honor of Dudley Randall and Afro Brazi lian Robert Hayden Concert PerformAnCe featuring ••Robofest RoboParade Camp presented by Lawrence Technological University Pathe Jassi (Senega ) Mady Kouyate (Senegal) Wendell Harrison Detroit) & Nanny Assis (Brazil) ••I Remember Coleman Documentary Filming ••The Underground Railroad & Legacy of Black Resistance Film, Lecture, & Project Premiere ••Literacy: We Are The Change Summit Conference Saturday NoVemBer 16 • The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers presents Betrayal & Trust Showtime at 7 PM • Doors at 6 PM • $30 | $20 for Museum Members

Ticket includes adm ssion to the exhibition ••In Transit: Afro Brazilian Music & Beyond Lecture with Sean Blackman Bandits & Heroes, Poets & Saints: Popular Art of the Northeast of Brazil on d splay before, during, and after the performance ••Garifuna in Peril Film Screening & Discussion Tickets available online at TheWright.org, by phone at (800) 838 3006, or at the museum ••Sean Blackman’s In Transit Afro Brazilian Concert Performance Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History 315 East Warren Avenue • Detroit, MI 48201 • (313) 494-5800 The Wright Museum® • TheWright.org • Liberation Film Series presents Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power Ba d s & He o s oe s & Sa n s opu a A o he No heas o B az was o gan zed by Con V da – opu a A s o the Ame cas n pa ne s ip wi h e W ght Museum und ng has been p ov ded by • he Nat onal Endowment o the Hum ni i s and he M chi an Human t es Cou cil w th add t onal su po t om Wayne St te U ive s ty ech own nd he Ad an Dom nican S ste s Screening & Discussion 13 Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Highlights The fiscal year ending June 30, 2013 was an extremely challenging year for the museum, resulting from continued reduced operating support from the City of Detroit. The museum proactively responded by reducing staff salaries 10 to 15 percent, worked with vendors to spread out payments, and diligently controlled other expenses. Despite this situation, the museum continued to expand its offerings of programs and exhibitions, including the opening of the long-term­ exhibit Inspiring Minds: African Americans in Science and Technology.

Financial Summary Total revenue for the year decreased approximately $582,800, or 11%. This was almost totally due to a reduction of $508,000 in support from the City of Detroit. Total expenses for the year increased approximately $132,200, or 2 percent, due to expenditures associated with the implementation of the Inspiring Minds: African Americans in Science and Technology exhibition, and the Underground Railroad: The Struggle Against Slavery project, which was implemented this November 2013. The Inspiring Minds expenses incurred this fiscal year were funded by grants received in prior fiscal years, and the Underground Railroad expenses incurred this fiscal year will be reimbursed by the U.S. Department of Education in the next fiscal year. Total expenses associated with these two projects were approximately $500,000. Excluding those expenses and depreciation, total expenses would be approximately $5 million, a reduction of 7 percent. Operating support from the City of Detroit declined again in fiscal year 2013 by $507,600. Earned revenue from admissions, the museum store, facility rentals, memberships, and fundraising increased by approximately $108,600. Cash and investments decreased approximately $611,400. Restricted cash was expended either for programming or capital improvements in accordance with grant obligations. The museum’s liabilities increased approximately $271,500. The museum’s endowment fund increased 5 percent over the prior year to a total of approximately $935,400. Additionally, $2.3 million is currently held in trust by the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan for a total of approximately $3.3 million.

Statements of Activities (All Funds Combined) For the Years Ending June 30, 2013, 2012, and 2011 (in thousands of dollars)

2013 2012 2011 Revenues: $4,806.4 $5,389.2 $5,079.6

Expenses: $5,493.6 $5,361.4 $4,817.2

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) before depreciation ($687.2) $27.8 $262.4

Depreciation $342.1 $171.1 $226.2

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) in Net Assets ($1,029.3) ($143.3) $36.2

NET ASSETS - Beginning $3,352.4 $3,495.7 $3,459.5

NET ASSETS - Ending $2,323.1 $3,352.4 $3,495.7

14 Museum Donors July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013 The museum would like to extend its sincere appreciation to those donors who made annual gifts to support our exhibits, programming and special events. Listed below are the names of contributors who made gifts of $500 or more. Every attempt had been made to list donors accurately; if there are errors or omissions, please contact (313) 494-5872 so we may correct them. Thank you!

$250,000 + Mr. Dana Locniskar / D. Locniskar & Associates Ford Motor Company Fund Dakkota Integrated Systems, LLC Don H. Barden Foundation, Inc. Fifth Third Bank $100,000 + Friends Committee of the Charles H. Wright Museum of DTE Energy Foundation African American History The Ford Foundation Goldman, Sachs & Co. General Motors Foundation Mr. John James / James Group International, Inc. Lear Corporation $50,000 + McDonald’s - Jamjomar JP Morgan Chase Michigan Humanities Council Kresge Foundation Ralph L. and Winifred E. Polk Foundation Target Foundation Ms. Marjorie Rose Ms. Nettie Seabrooks Mr. Jimmy Settles $25,000 + St. John Providence Health System Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. Taubman Centers, Inc. City of Detroit Employees Dr. Lorna L. Thomas Denso International America, Inc. Erb Family Foundation MGM Grand Detroit $2,500 + Quicken Loans Butzel Long Mr. Howard and Mrs. Judith Sims Mr. James and Mrs. Eva Cunningham Women’s Committee of the Charles H. Wright Museum of Detroit Metropolitan Bar Foundation African American History Epoch Events, Inc. Yazaki North America, Inc. Frito Lay Mr. Roderick and Dr. Linda Gillum Global Automotive Alliance, LLC / Vitec, LLC $10,000 + Ms. Alma Greer Ally Financial Dr. Roberta Hughes Wright Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mrs. Jacque Nickerson Charter One Foundation Ms. Deanie Parker Mr. Kieth and Mrs. Serena Cockrell Sam’s Club Foundation Ms. Jo Coleman / The Culinary Studio The Links, Inc. - Oakland County Chapter Comerica, Inc. Mr. Jim and Mrs. Charlene Thrower Mr. Tyrone Davenport and Mrs. Linda Forte Mr. Walter and Mrs. Retha Douglas Edsel B. Ford II Fund $1,000 + Mr. David and Mrs. Jennifer Fischer / The Suburban Collection Auxiliary to Detroit Medical Society, Inc. Hudson Webber Foundation Mr. John Bernard Masco Corporation Mr. Barry Bess / Olson-Kulka Foundation Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Mr. Michael and Mrs. Barbara Bickers Nordstrom Mr. Stacy Brackens PNC Financial Services Group Mr. Frank and Mrs. Faith Branham Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation Mr. William and Mrs. Elizabeth Brooks Mr. Roy and Mrs. Maureen Roberts Ms. Corinthian Brown Ms. Suzanne Shank / Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., LLC Mr. Melvin and Mrs. Barbara Byrd State of Michigan Mr. Jon and Mrs. Sabrina Campbell UAW Ford National Program Center Clark Hill PLC Mrs. Lynn Weaver and Mr. Jack Pitts The Honorable Barbara-Rose Collins Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Melissa Cragg Detroit Memorial Park Association, Inc. $5,000 + Fellowship Chapel, U.C.C. AAA Michigan Mr. Joel Ferguson and Ms. Anna Strong AARP Mr. Benson Ford, Jr. Advantage Management Group Mr. Jeffrey Fratarcangeli Art Van Furniture Ms. Christine Gavin-Patterson Ms. Ida Austin Mr. Donald and Mrs. Patricia Goodwin Mayor Dave and First Lady Yvette Bing Ms. Stephanie Green Mrs. Wilma Bledsoe Ms. Allo Greer Bodman LLP Mr. Michael and Mrs. Valorie Guthrie The Coca-Cola Company Mr. Albert and Mrs. Kathryn B. Harrison Compuware Corporation Ms. Joyce Hayes-Giles

15 Museum Donors July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013

Ms. Norma Marshall Hill Mr. Ronald and Mrs. Terrye Blevins Mr. Paul Hillegonds Dr. Betty Brown-Chappell General Holiefield / UAW Region 1-A CAP Mr. Leland Calloway Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP Fund Ms. Lynne Carter In Memory of Ms. Elaine L. Hopkins Ms. Sandra Clemons Ms. Chacona Johnson Mr. Lane and Mrs. Leigh Coleman Mr. Dennis and Mrs. Kendra Johnson Ms. Pauline Coleman Mr. William and Mrs. Marion Jones Mr. Arthur and Mrs. Edith Davidson The Honorable Damon J. Keith Mr. Matthew Davis Mr. Granville Lee Dr. Leonard and Mrs. Melody Douglas Lewis & Munday, P.C. Rev. Robert and Mrs. Alruthus Dulin Mrs. Denise Lewis Mr. De Witt and Dr. Silverenia Dykes Dr. Edward Littlejohn Eastern Michigan University Ms. Barbara Mahone Mr. Gregory and Mrs. Karen Eason Ms. Florine Mark / The W W Group, Inc. Dr. Jennifer Fuller Mr. Jack and Mrs. Bettye Martin Mr. Kala and Mrs. Shelly Gibson Michigan First Credit Union Mr. Marvin and Mrs. Shirley Glass Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters Mr. Daniel Haddad Minerva Education and Development Foundation Dr. William and Mrs. Betty Hill Ms. Juanita Moore Mr. Ernest Holland Mr. Reuben and Mrs. Cheryl Munday Dr. Barbara Hughes Smith and Mr. Joseph Smith Mr. John Obee Mr. E. Christopher and Mrs. Rhonda Johnson Ms. Juliette Okotie-Eboh Mr. George G. Johnson Mr. Eric and Mrs. Sandy Peterson Ms. Reba L. Johnson Dr. Bob Pettapiece Ms. Stephanie Jones Dr. Glenda Price Mr. Brian and Mrs. Eboni LaMar Mr. David and Mrs. Brenda Rudolph Mr. Kirk and Mrs. Wendy Lewis Sean Anderson Foundation Ms. Vera Magee Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. - Rho Sigma Chapter Michigan State University Ms. Elouise Simuel Mr. John Nussbaumer Mr. Gerald Smith Dr. L. Kimberly Peoples Mr. Anthony and Mrs. Shawn Snoddy Mr. Paul and Mrs. Mary Piper Soave Enterprises Mr. Bernard and Mrs. Yvonne Price Mr. Myzell Sowell, Jr. Queens Extraordinaire’s Bid Whist Social Club Mr. Henry and Mrs. Shirley Stancato Ms. Stephanie Randolph Dr. Clarence and Mrs. Oretha Stone Mr. Walter and Mrs. Doris Rhea Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church Mr. Orris Rucker Tapper’s Diamonds & Fine Jewelry Mr. Paul Sears The Links Foundation Dr. Mark and Mrs. Patricia Smith The Links, Inc. - Detroit Chapter Mr. Harold Stephens The Links, Inc. - Great Lakes Chapter Mr. Karl and Mrs. Dolores Sturdivant The Links, Inc. - Renaissance Chapter Dr. Bradley and Dr. Simone Taylor Mr. Reginald and Mrs. Marcia Turner The Drifters, Inc. - Detroit Chapter Mr. Walter and Mrs. Vicki Watson Mr. Jimmy Tyner Mr. Richard White University of Massachusetts Amherst Mr. Roy and Mrs. Patricia Williams The University of Michigan The University of Michigan - Dearborn $500 + Mr. David Walker Mr. David and Mrs. Julie A. Adams Mr. Walter and Mrs. Harriett Watkins Ms. Asmara Afework Wayne County Community College Mr. Vernon Baker and Mrs. Theresa Bailey-Baker Wayne State University Mr. Carl and Mrs. Lynn Barrett Mr. Ruben Wilson Ms. Patricia Wolshon

Live painting by artist Sabrina Nelson during the Black Women Rock concert Mike Ellison (MIKE-E­ of AfroFlow) performs A Family Day Juneteenth performance during Concert of Colors 16 Museum Donors July 1 - November 15, 2013

$100,000 + $2,500 + Mr. Reginald and Mrs. Marcia Turner Ford Motor Company Fund Butzel Long Mr. Jon Vigi Kresge Foundation Detroit Black McDonald’s Operators Ms. Rhonda Welburn The Ford Foundation Association Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, P.C. $500 + $50,000 + Dr. Omar Sheikh Ms. Ida Austin Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Ms. Roslyn Baughman Inc. $1,000 + Mr. Charley and Mrs. Lillie Bilberry In memory of Ms. Deirdre A. Arnold Mr. Leonard Bowens $25,000 + Dr. Brandon and Mrs. Lauren Barton Reverend Nicholas Hood, Sr. and Mrs. Erb Family Foundation Mr. Barry Bess / Olson-Kulka Foundation Doris Chenault Hood General Motors Company Mr. John Bernard Mr. Gary and Mrs. Mary Lou Cochran In memory of Ms. Ida B. Holmes Braylon Edwards Foundation Mr. Lane and Mrs. Leigh Coleman MGM Grand Detroit Mr. William and Mrs. Elizabeth Brooks Ms. Pauline Coleman The Nissan Foundation Mrs. Lauren Campbell Sanders Mr. Louis Cunningham Mr. Leland Calloway Detroit Regional Chamber and Affiliates $10,000 + Charlie J. Williams Realty, LLC Dr. Leonard and Mrs. Melody Douglas Advantage Management Group Clark Hill PLC Mr. Demetrice Ferguson Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mr. Matthew Davis Dr. David Fike and Mrs. Sylvia Rosales- Charter One Foundation Mr. Gregory and Mrs. Karen Eason Fike The Coca-Cola Company Mr. Albert Fields and Mrs. Rhoda Mr. Gilbert and Mrs. Patricia Fisher Mr. Kieth and Mrs. Serena Cockrell Henderson Fields Mr. Jeffrey Fratarcangeli Ms. Jo Coleman / The Culinary Studio Dr. Dexter Fields Dr. Jennifer Fuller Detroit Medical Center Mr. Benson Ford, Jr. Mrs. Johnie Gilmore FirstMerit Bank Ms. Allo Greer Dr. Frank and Mrs. Nancy Glover Mr. David and Mrs. Jennifer Fischer / The Mr. Edward Greer Golden Ray, Inc. / Healthy Soul Natural Suburban Collection In memory of Dr. Toni Gregory Food Store Ms. Alma Greer Ms. Cara M. Griffin Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Carol Goss Hudson Webber Foundation Mr. Ronald Hall / Bridgewater Interiors, Dr. Herman Gray Masco Corporation LLC Mr. William and Mrs. Stephanie Griggs McDonald’s Corporation Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, Mr. Frederick Hall and Ms. Wanda Hall National Black McDonald’s Operators P.C. Mr. Roger and Mrs. Robin Huff Association Mr. Roderick and Mrs. Kaili Hardamon Dr. Barbara Hughes Smith and Mr. Joseph Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation Dr. Errol Henderson Smith Ms. Suzanne Shank / Siebert Brandford Mr. Wilbur B. Hughes, III Mr. Bill and Mrs. Johnnie Hunter Shank & Co., LLC Dr. Roberta Hughes Wright Dr. Charles and Mrs. Earline Inniss St. John Providence Health System Mr. Gregory Jackson / Prestige Jack and Jill of America, Inc. - Motor City Dr. Lorna L. Thomas Automotive Group Chapter Ms. Chacona Johnson Mr. Darnell and Mrs. Collette Jackson $5,000 + Mr. Dennis and Mrs. Kendra Johnson Mr. Hiram and Mrs. Kimberly Jackson AAA Michigan Mr. George G. Johnson Mr. E. Christopher and Mrs. Rhonda AARP Mr. William and Mrs. Marion Jones Johnson Art Van Furniture Mrs. Doris Keith Waddell Mr. Nelson and Mrs. Elise Jones Mr. Jon E. Barfield and Dr. Vivian Ms. Florine Mark / The W W Group, Inc. Ms. Carolyn King Carpenter Mr. Richard A. Marsolais Ms. Deneen Law Mayor Dave and First Lady Yvette Bing Mr. James W. McGinnis, Ph.D., J.D. Mr. Orin Lewis City of Detroit Employees Mr. Aaron Moore Ms. Vera Magee Comerica Bank Mrs. Veronica Murff Mr. John and Mrs. Kelly Green Mr. James and Mrs. Eva Cunningham Mrs. Jacque Nickerson Mr. Reuben and Mrs. Cheryl Munday Dakkota Integrated Systems, LLC Mr. Silas Norman, Jr. Mr. Albert and Mrs. Faye Nelson Mr. Walter and Mrs. Retha Douglas Mr. Huel and Mrs. Priscilla Perkins Dr. L. Kimberly Peoples DTE Energy Foundation Mr. Errol Peschel Dr. Bob Pettapiece Mr. Roderick and Dr. Linda Gillum Dr. Glenda Price Ms. Stephanie Randolph Global Automotive Alliance, LLC / Vitec, Ms. Fair Radom Mr. Walter and Mrs. Doris Rhea LLC Ms. Sharron Rose Dr. Robert and Mrs. Gwendolyn Rhodes Greektown Casino Mr. Barry Sanders Mr. Leroy and Mrs. Julia Richie Ms. Kelsey Hastings Ms. Nettie Seabrooks Savvy Chic Henry Ford Health Systems Sean Anderson Foundation SET Enterprises, Inc. Mr. John and Mrs. Sharon James Ms. Elouise Simuel Mr. Younger and Mrs. Cynthia Taueg Ms. Barbara Mahone Soave Enterprises Mr. Ricardo Thomas Meijer, Inc. Ms. Winta Tedla Mr. Danny and Mrs. Erma Toliver Mr. Roy and Mrs. Maureen Roberts The Gilder Lehrman Institute of Mr. Bernard White and Ms. Rita Cargile Mr. Howard and Mrs. Judith Sims American History Mr. Rick Poe and Mrs. Selina Wilkins-Poe State of Michigan The Gordy Foundation, Inc. Mr. Roy and Mrs. Patricia Williams The Taubman Company The Links, Inc. - Detroit Chapter Mr. Ruben Wilson Ms. Barbara Whittaker / BW Limited, Mr. Jim and Mrs. Charlene Thrower Ms. Georgetta Woodson LLC Mrs. Marla Thrower Senator Coleman A. Young, II Yazaki North America, Inc. Mrs. Joni Thrower-Grundy

17 Museum Partners JULY 1, 2012 – NOVEMBER 15, 2013

AAA Michigan Charles Ezra Ferrell, Liberation Film Museum of Contemporary Art AARP Series Detroit ACCESS First Book Music Hall Center for the Performing AccuGraphics FM 98 WJLB Arts Ambassador Magazine Focus: HOPE NAACP, Detroit Branch American Heart Association Friends Committee of the National Endowment for the Annistique Photography CHWMAAH Humanities Arab American National Museum Good People Popcorn NBC News Art Detroit Now Google Nsoroma Institute Arts & Scraps David Head, Meet the Scientist Oakland University Association for the Study of Saturdays Oakwood Healthcare System African American Life & History Dr. Errol Henderson / Penn State One World, LLC (ASALH), Detroit Branch University Praise 102.7 FM Beans & Cornbread Henry Ford Institute on Multicultural Rosa Parks Institute Beaumont Health System Health Royal Physique Fitness Beyond Basics Heritage Works RS Health & Fitness B.L.A.C. Detroit magazine Holiday Inn Express & Suites The Secret Society of Twisted Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding HOUR Detroit Storytellers Association (BMBFA) Independent Television Service – Shrine of the Black Madonna Cultural Cake Luv ITVS Center and Bookstore CBS Outdoor Infused PR & Events Spelman College Chanell Studios In The Mix Productions Spirit of the Moment Clear Channel Radio jess Care moore Foundation Step In Time Dance Co. The Coca-Cola Company Thomasenia Johnson / Two Left Feet St. John Providence Health System Coleman Young Foundation Kids Kicking Cancer Troy Chamber of Commerce Complex Movements The King Center Union Street Con/Vida – Popular Arts of the John S. and James L. Knight U.S. Department of Education Americas Foundation U.S. Postal Service CultureSource Lamar Advertising University of Detroit – Mercy Curb Gardner Creative Group Lawrence Technological University University of Massachusetts Amherst Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The “Life Center” Private Fitness University of Michigan – Ann Arbor Detroit Association of Black Facility University of Michigan – Dearborn Storytellers The Links, Inc. – Renaissance Urban Stringz II Detroit Free Press Chapter Wayne County Community College Detroit Institute of Arts Marriage Resource Center District Detroit Jewish News McDonald’s Wayne State University Detroit Metro Convention and Meijer WADL TV 38 Visitors Bureau The Media Education Foundation WCHB-AM NewsTalk 1200 The Detroit News Metro Parent Publishing WDET 101.9 FM Detroit Public Schools Michigan Chronicle WDIV Local 4 Detroit Public Television Michigan Department of Civil Rights Weight Watchers Detroit Regional Chamber Michigan Humanities Council Whole Foods Market – Detroit Detroit Symphony Orchestra Michigan State University Who’s Who in Black Detroit Dr. Terrance Dillard, Meet the Midtown Detroit, Inc. Women’s Committee of the Scientist Saturdays MIX 92.3 FM CHWMAAH Don Barden Foundation Mother2Mother WWJ AM 950 Encore Impressions WXYZ-TV Channel 7

18 Board of Trustees

Elizabeth W. Brooks, Chair Community Activist Joyce Hayes Giles DTE Energy Kieth Cockrell, Vice Chair Bank of America J. Edward Hannan ValStone Asset Management (retired) Darrell Burks, Treasurer PriceWaterhouseCoopers (retired) Ronald Hewitt Community Activist Lynn Weaver, Secretary Yazaki North America, Inc. Hiram Jackson Real Times Media, Inc. Kelly Major Green, Parliamentarian The Jackson Group at Morgan Stanley John James James Group International, Inc. Jon E. Barfield LJ Holdings Investment Company Dennis Johnson Comerica Bank Michael G. Bickers PNC Bank James W. McGinnis, Ph.D., J.D. Law Office of James McGinnis Yvette Bing First Lady, City of Detroit Eric Peterson General Motors James P. Cunningham Williams, Williams, Rattner & Plunkett, P.C. Maureen Roberts Civic Leader & Philanthropist Matthew A. Davis Chase Bank Jimmy Settles United Auto Workers Walter E. Douglas Sr. Avis Ford Joni Thrower-Grundy Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, P.L.C. Kala J. Gibson Fifth Third Bank Carolynn Walton Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Roderick Gillum Jackson Lewis, LLP.

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