PHOTO of the WEEK About President Obama’S Visit to Flint
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May 5 2016_Layout 1 5/7/2016 3:01 PM Page 1 Volume 72 Number 41 www.telegramnews.net WEEK OF MAY 5 - MAY 11, 2016 50 ¢ TCELEBRATIENG 71 YEARLS OF SERVIENG DETROGIT AND THE DROWNRIVER CAOMMUNITYM* Detroit Educators Get Why do we celebrate Assurance on Pay Mother’s Day? Teachers say they were locked out for two days to make (L-R) Marian Robinson (Michelle Obama’s Mother) , Malia Obama, Sasha Obama a statement because their pay was going to end in June Photo by Dale Rich and First lady Michelle Obama during the final day of the Democratic National Convention DETROIT—After two days of tion of Teachers encouraged being locked out of their the school employees to go Millions of people celebrate mom with breakfast in bed. But smack of tokenism? Some schools, the Detroit Public back to school on Wednesday. the second Sunday of May by how did anyone come up with cynics say the holiday was in - Schools’ transitional manager DFT Interim President Ivy Bai - giving their mother flowers, a the idea of Mother’s Day in the vented by greeting card com - today gave teachers and ley received a letter with the card, or a present. Some kids first place? And if the purpose panies, confectioners, and school employees the assur - assurance from Judge Steven and dads wake up a little ear - is to appreciate mothers, then florists. ance they needed that they will Rhodes, the transitional man - lier than usual to surprise doesn’t a one-day event Mother’s Day - Page 8A be paid for their work. At a ager for DPS. membership meeting late this “We’ve been working 24/7 to afternoon, the Detroit Federa - DPS - Page 6A Gov. Rick Snyder issues statement PHOTO OF THE WEEK about President Obama’s visit to Flint President Barack Obama Governor Rick Snyder LANSING - Gov. Rick Snyder political barriers and find a issued the following statement way to work together, which is following President Barack why I was pleased to meet Obama’s visit to Flint today: with President Obama today to share an update on what “The answer to helping the the state is doing and how the people of Flint as quickly as “We take back our neighborhoods today. We take back our streets today.”was the rally cry by the young men during the peace Rally last week after another young person was killed possible is to break through Obama’s visit - Page 14A Photo by Dale Rich Serving Detroit and the Downriver Community since 1944 For delivery of the Telegram to your home or business call 313-928-2955 May 5 2016_Layout 1 5/7/2016 3:01 PM Page 2 Page 2A TELEGRAM NEWSPAPER WEEK OF MAY 5 - MAY 11, 2016 National Day of Prayer NEWS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS May 5, 2016 Sen. Hopgood marks May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month portunity to talk about the at Howard Law School, as well achievements of our commu - as the first Asian Pacific Amer - nity,” Sen. Hopgood said. “Our ican to serve as dean of Asian Pacific American resi - Wayne State University Law dents have left a lasting, pos - School. itive imprint on our state.” “We represent a culturally di - The state of Michigan is home verse group of people from to more than 300,000 resi - more than thirty countries, 16 dents of Asian and Pacific Is - major ethnic groups, nine lan - land descent. Asian Pacific guages and numerous belief Hoon-Yung Hopgood Americans comprise one of systems,” Sen. Hopgood said. State Senator the fastest-growing popula - “Celebrating our rich heritage tions in both the state and the and contributions to the state LANSING — Today Senator nation. we love is empowering.” The 65th annual National Day Up America, emphasizing the Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D–Tay - of Prayer, May 5, 2016, will need for individuals, corpo - lor) introduced and the Senate The resolution will coincide Sen. Hopgood invites the pub - have profound significance for rately and individually, to re - adopted Senate Resolution with the 14th Annual Asian lic to join him at the Capitol for our country. It is an unprece - turn to the God of our Fathers 170, which will designate May Pacific American Heritage Michigan’s 14th Annual Asian dented opportunity to see the in reverence for His Holy 2016 as Asian Pacific Ameri - Month celebration taking Pacific American Legislative Lord’s healing and renewing Name. To further highlight our can Heritage Month. place at the Capitol on May Day on Tuesday, May 10, power made manifest as we theme, we’ve chosen Isaiah 10. Frank Wu, a Detroit native, 2016, from 11 a.m. to noon. call on citizens to humbly 58:1a as our Scripture for this “Asian Pacific American Her - will keynote the event. Mr. Wu come before His throne. year: “Shout it aloud, do not itage Month gives us the op - was the first Asian Pacific hold back. Raise your voice American professor to teach NDP_Theme-PPSlide.jpe - like a trumpet.” gOur theme for 2016 is Wake State and Local Elected Officials Host May Coffee Hour in Inkster DETROIT – Wayne County importance to them. Mail: PO Box 30014, Lansing, Commissioner Glenn S. An - Citizens who have questions MI 48909 derson, State Representative or concerns in the meantime Phone: (517) 373-0849 Julie Plawecki, and State Sen - are encouraged to contact any Email: ator David Knezek will be of the elected officials by mail, [email protected]. hosting their normally-sched - telephone, or email: uled monthly coffee hour event Senator David Knezek Commissioner Glenn S. An - RIVER ROUGE at Memorial Park on In Inkster on Monday, May 9th. 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Christophe, Haitians who led the only successful slave revolt in the western hemisphere. She wanted to thank the Many Black people came to the people that helped to United States from the Caribbean make this difficult time in and brought with them the same spirit, the same dedication and their life a little more drive, and the same resolute char - bearable. acter that causes men and women to seek for themselves, as Richard Allen taught back in 1767. Some of the people that Our Caribbean brothers and sis - This is the first weekend of she wants to thank are; ters have come with the determi - May and it is a big weekend. Chyetta Wheeler-Clark, nation to do for self, to rely on self, Shirley Johnson This Saturday, May 7th, is Michael Jenkins, Mr. to cooperate with one another, “I love everybody,” says and build an economic system Free Comic Book Day. Clay and Mark Twain Coalition-building is the best way This year supported by the Shirley Johnson. 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