D dlcated home health aide receive
Employe of the Year award
DBTROIT Mildred
Singleton, of Detroit, ha
been named'''1990 Employe of
the Year" by Vi iting Nur e
Home Health Service, a sub­
sidiary of the Visiting Nur e.
A sociation of Southea t
Michigan.
Singleton, a home health
aide with Visiting Nur e
Home Health Service for
more than 30 years. received
the organization' Chri­
tophe r P. Andrade ward for,
'her "excellent care to
patients." Her colleagues
describe her as "intelligent"
and "eager to perform well,"
In addition to her re pon­
sibilitics at Vi iri ng NUT. e
Home He Ith Service,
Sihgleton i union r e p r e­
s e n ta r i v with the home
health aide unit 0 the'
American Federation of State,
County and Municipal
Employee Local 1640. "In
this capacity. Mildred has
worked cooperatively, to
facilitate communication with
employees of all level ." said
Lynn Rinke, Chief Operating
Officer for Vi iting Nurse
Home Health Service.
Visiting Nurse Home
Health Servi e provides
nursing service, including
never een any
crack cocaine but it h
touched her in profound
y.
Mr , Tindell live t 2115
Hal lee Street. Next door,
2111, i the burned reminder
of what u e to be hou e
where cr c moker mo ed
crac cocaine,
On Se p te mp e r 2'/ of I st
�"'Ar 2111 w et on fire by
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cr c
Tind
II ,Mr. Tin-
been renting hou e
down the treet. She is afraid
to go home,
The ity Council
Mildred in�1 t
pc i a l t y pro ram. lor
g e r i a t r i cs , rr�latric . AIDS
(Acquired Immune Defici n­
c y S Y 'n d rom e) � n den t e r 0 -
tomal therapy. Rehabilitative
therapies. m d i c a l social
work and home health aide
ervices are al 0 available .to
patients in their homes, The
organization i the only. ac­
credited certified agency
which h a been erving
t Mictrigan for 93
APRIL IS
FAIR HOUSING MONTH
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,
Michigan can be proud of It law against
d I c (I min a t Ion. U n for tun ate I y, Its a
different tory when we talk about the full
Implem ntalon of tho e laws. April serves
a reminder that housing discrimination
becau e of race or national origin till
exl t .
Today, mo tp. ople don't even know when
they ar victim of dl crimination. That'
why It, I Important to report ,any activity
that m que tlonabl or [u t doe n't feel
'right. Let the Departm,nt of Civil Right
tak It from there.
VI 'II mov "quickly to r olve your
comptatnt bec8u e U could �etermlne
whether you or your family will hay a place
to live.
e II 256-2663 or come to The State Plaz
Bldg., 1200 Sixth Ave. Remember, If It'
un qual, It' unlawful.
The Detroit Alumnae h p­
ter of De ta Sigma Thet
Sorority, Inc. kicked off it
monthly "March into Reading"
Storytelling Program for,
Children on Saturday, March
16, with the renowned
African/ African-American
storyteller Catherine Black-
well. Thi program is open to
the community, nd is
designed to implement the
Sorority' n tional thrust
"School America." ' Continued from
The was huge suc-
cess . hove 50 children nd
par nts attending. BI ckwell
me ... merized the audience with
her wonderful African folk­
tales and he' made the
children feel regal nd proud
when she dressed them in
. authentic African clothing.
Clown's and jugglers were on
hand to entertain the children,
and well-known folk artist
Jamal, taught them how to
make jewelry out of inexpen-
Ii e mat . Is. '
Each child who attended the
affair left with a book to add to
his/her personal library and a
"goodie bag" filled wi th
refreshments and a surprise
gift.
to come dow n.
Mr ,Tindell aid H ,lIec
treet h become 8 "cr ck
treet."
"There are thr e cr c
hou e on Ha i le ck between
Dequinder nd Goddard," he
aid. "We c n't leep at night.
bec u eofiL"
Ruby Lov, ne ighbor,
friend, omeon Mr. Tindell
ha known 11 of 65 ye r ,
said. "She (Mr. Tindell) i a
mot her t o e v r y,b 0 d y. We
want to ee her b c in her
home. "
been member for about 35
ye r s , id. "Some night I
c n't get ny 1 ep but II yo .
c n do i pray. I do th t
the tim ."
She added, with a bit of em­
pha is, "1 wish the Lord there
as orne way tbey could top
thi cr ck (cocaine
epi ernie)."
c off
tor Iling
program
THE EXCITING event
ended with a balloon launch
and_ a promise by all who at­
tended to attend the next se -
sion which will be held April
, 20, 1991' from 10 a.m. (sharp)
until 12 noon with guest
storyteller/singer, Amy Jack­
son.
For more information, call
345-5217, 345-8845, or 838-
5591.
Detroit UL
elect new
board officer
The Board of Director of
the Detroit Urban League ha
elected new officer for the
1991 - 9 2 year.
Helen Love, Corporate
Urban Programs Manager of
the Ford Motor Company, wa
elected Board Chair. Ms.
Love joined the Detroit Urban
League Board in 1989 and is
ac ti ve in the Urba n League
Guild, She has made a sig­
nificant contribution to the
organization through her
work on the Salute to Distin­
guished Warriors, My Sister's
Cl os e t, and public relations
ac tiv l tic ,
According to N. Charles
Anderson. President, "We
look forward to Ms. Love's
tenure and welcome the ex­
perti e he bri ngs in the area
of communications and urban
affair ."
M', Love ha been with the
Ford Motor Company for
even year'. she i a former
executive producer for P.M.
Magazine on WJBK- TV.
Other officer include
Robert L. Hur t, Vice Chair;
Eddie R. Munson;' rrrea urer­
Secretary; and Pamela E.
Jack on. A si t at Trea urer­
Secretary.
Seven new member were
elected to the board: Jeffery
C. Felton; Wyatt. Lafayette
Jone ,Jr.; Sharon L. Madi on;
Julia T. Richie; Sandra J.
White; A. Halana William
J me R. E. Younger.
LOV 10 th the, nd
ever I neighbor, c lled City
Hall nd complained but 0
far, n thin .
Mr . Tindell, ho doe mi -
ionary wor at St. Peter'
AME Zion Church in
Hamtramck, where he ha
CGRI.FF
the e reforms in Detroit for
the benefit of our children."
McGriff served deputy
superintend nt of the Mil­
wau ee Public School . If she
ccepts the position, she will
become Detroit' first woman
uperintendent.
McGriff would begin her
duties in July, but Superinten­
dent John Porter aid he hopes
she will tart coming to Detroit
on a regular basi next month.
Porter had agreed to serve as
superintendent for two years,
and he will leave in June.
McGriff beat out four other
e 1
fin list , Detroit C s echni­
c I High School principal
D vid Snead, Baltimore Super­
intendent Rich rd Hunt r ;
Dayton, Ohio Superintendent
Fr n lin Smith; nd yracuse,
N. Y. Superintendent Henry
William.
McGriff i known' in il-
w ukee for helping implement
an African-American male
academy, creating a multi-cul-:
tural curriculum, boo 'ng the
number of specialty chools,
and contracting with private
schools to teach targeted
children.
mixed udience re pons e,
many expres ed opposition to
McGriff, ayin het election
was" lap i n he ·face" to
qualified Detroiters.
OUR I G HI an-
nouncement, Patrick said of
McGriff, "More than any
American educator of her
generation, she po esse the
practical xperience to realize