Take Back Detroit Public Schools by Firing Uncle Ben And Bringing Back Dr. Crockett Again - Vote Aug and Nov 2016

by The Friends of Cushingberry

Dr. Ethlyene Jones Crockett - Vocational High School
Currently named Ben Carson HS

It is time to take back our Detroit Public Schools from State Mis-Management and, organizations like the Educational Achievement Authority. One step to take is removing Dr. Ben Carson's name from the high school and restoring the name of Dr. Ethylene J. Crockett. This repossession action is mandated by Dr. Carson’s support from people who do not have Our City of Detroit in its best interest. State oversight has been an abysmal failure and, we support District 8 State Representative Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (D) Detroit, and her efforts to rectify the wrongs of this proven failed policy from Lansing.

Currently, this school has removed programs like carpentry, electronics, and other classes that created independent contractors from at-risk and, children that did not want to go to a 4 year college. Dr. Carson's legacy is similar to US Supreme Court Judge Clarence Thomas, whose application and interpretation of law is an embarrassment to the legal profession.  His lone no vote (7 to 1 to exonerate) to execute an African American despite overwhelming evidence of racial discrimination by prosecutors supports actor George Takei's claim to refer to this man as a black-face clown.

"The Nerd has laid a Turd on the children's education in Detroit" -  A District 2 resident having a drink at the Penthouse Lounge

These two men highlight the diversity of the lack of common sense from some African Americans. Dr. Carson is a great brain surgeon that has no business in politics. Clarence Thomas practices law like he was awarded his law degree at Donald Trump University. This and other actions like disrespecting Harriett Tubman has created a groundswell in support to revoke all of his Detroit street credentials by removing his name from the school. This conduct has spearheaded D.P.S. supporters to ask their State Legislators to introduce a bill in Lansing to restore Dr. Crockett's name to the High School and, rename a special ed project after Dr. Carson in because he is a graduate of Detroit Southwestern High School. 

Michigan's policy on using test scores is a ploy to loot the hardworking people of Detroit from their hard earned wages.  The same people who want to limit the number of Medical Marijuana facilities in the City of Detroit want to create more charter schools in Detroit with no limits at all. With the help of a few church pastors, this shell game of moving bey-bey's kids from a public school to a charter school has become an art form of profiteering off the backs of children and their parents.

Handicapped and special needs children are completely ignored by the charter school system and, schools of choice are being used for athletic purposes or, to get money for count day. The day after count day, the child is sent back to their home district in Detroit.

Therefore we are strongly urging D.P.S. alumni members, Detroit parents, teachers, and children to support the removal of Dr. Ben Carson's name from the vocational school and restoring it with Dr. Crockett's.

By any means necessary...

Make Detroit Public Schools Great Again by Removing State Oversight with a Federal Court Order

By Friends of Cushingberry

     If you were a manager of a business that has over 8 years of losses and you keep going to the banks for more loan money, pretty soon the bank will want their money back. This is common in business to have banks repossess property to recover their assets.  In the case of the Detroit Public Schools and public education, the bank is being managed by people who are not acting in the best interests of the shareholders.

“Burger King Franchises are run better than DPS Emergency Managers from the State of Michigan" - A customer at the Burger King in District 2 on Livernois Ave and Florence Street 48221.

     The recent actions by legislators in Lansing regarding the creation of a debt free district and leaving the old one with a massive debt should inspire children to grow up to be auditors, accountants, lawyers, and Information Technology specialists. DPS math teachers are strongly encouraged to train their children how to use math to insure that justice will prevail when it comes to the legacy investment in our future.

       To allow the dumbing down of our students by hiring un-certified teachers, moving classes to buildings that are inaccessible to the local community, and using only test scores as a measuring standard to move money is detrimental to the learning environment.  Detroit taxpayers have given their hard earned money to consultants, closed buildings, and the wild, west of education in the name of charter schools.  There will be more charter schools than Medical Marijuana Caregiver Centers with NO accountability. There is more regulation on Marijuana related businesses than charter schools. The Detroit Education Commission is necessary and will serve as a watchdog for the people for questionable practices with taxpayer’s money.

       The looting of Detroiters through its school system is deplorable and in some cases prosecute-able by Federal law and it must stop. Make sure you vote in August and November for candidates who are committed to change and defending the children of Detroit from financial Ponzi Schemes that has brought results like the Flint Water Crisis, and the blatant sabotaging of public education by special interests.  The only difference is the head poisoning from Micihgan Department of  Education and the Lead Poison from Michigan Department of Environmental Quality with the same damaging effects.

Before President Obama leaves office, the children of Detroit are asking that organizations like the Security and Exchange Commission and, the FBI investigate where all the money went when Dr. Robert Bobb started his job as the Emergency Manager and, all of his successors. The children are asking where is the Court Order from a Federal Judge suspending the duties of all Emergency Managers in Michigan until a complete and forensic audit of the entire budget of Public Education has been thoroughly reviewed.  If criminal prosecution is warranted, then let it rip on Darnell Early and, anybody else who stole from the children for their own personal gain.

An Afternoon Tribute To 33 Years of Public Service by Mr.George Cushingberry Jr.

by The Friends of George Cushingberry Jr.

The Management of Riverside Marina invites you to join us to honor President Pro Tem George Cushingberry Jr. for 33 years of public service to the City of Detroit on Thursday May 26, 2016 at the Riverside Marina located at 11000 Freud St. Detroit MI, 48214 from 5 to 8pm EDT.

Your monetary donation is your ticket to attend.

Sponsor Level Donations

Bronze $100.00 USD Silver $250.00 USD Gold $500.00 USD Host $1,000.00 USD

From Lansing to Detroit Mr. Cushingberry has used his time, knowledge and, love for the wellbeing of a fellow human being to shape polices that have benefited many people. Youth programs like the Richard H. Austin essay contest challenges young people to write out their thoughts and ideas in a concentrated essay to bring out the best in our youth.

Mr. Cushingberry was a driving force in upgrading the technology use for the City of Detroit, especially the Detroit Fire Department.  Before he got there, City Departments were running Windows 3.1 and XP as a primary operating system. The fire department’s computer system was a piece of rented junk software. Now they are running of the latest operating systems and Engine 44 has brand new doors!

Mr. Cushingberry’s strong relationship with GOD has driven him to the ministry. Currently he is the associate pastor at The Northwest Unity Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit Michigan where he has helped the community since 1957.

Mr. Cushingberry’s knowledge in the legal arena is providing a watchful eye of the monetary practices and procedures of the City of Detroit. From forensic audits to sound financial planning is the only way to rebuild the city because, if you have any plans, you need to have your financials in order.

Your donations will continue the existence of programs like the Richard H. Austin Essay Contest and other community events with Mr. Cushingberry's support.

Sponsored by The Committee to Re-Elect George Cushingberry Jr.
13228 Mitchell
Detroit, MI 48212

Corporate Checks Payable To Northwest Detroit Leadership Campaign
Benjamin Drummer Treasurer   (313) 333-3444

2016 Residential Street Repair in District 2 by Street Name and Boundaries

by The Friends of George Cushingberry Jr.

       To request any of the listed services below, please call (313) 224-0033.

• Maintenance / Repair Operations
• Snow & Ice Operations
• Street Sweeping
• Resurfacing Operations

The following list is for the City of Detroit construction projects on the streets and major roads in District 2 for 2016. If you have any questions regarding this matter please contact the Department of Public Works at (313) 224-0033



Residential Streets:

Street Name	Boundaries
Birwood	Dead End/Pembroke
Birwood	Eight Mile/Dead End (N)
Cambridge (Conc)	Livernois/San Juan
Cherrylawn (Conc)	W. Outer Dr./Dead End (N)
Clarita	James Couzens/Schaefer
Curtis	Southfield/Grandville
Ferguson	Puritan/Fenkell
Harlow	Puritan/McNichols
Indiana	Marygrove/Florence
Indiana	Seven Mile/W. Outer Dr.
Kentucky	Margareta/Clarita
Lesure	Curtis/James Couzens
Lesure (Conc)	James Couzens/W. Seven Mile
Manor (Asp)	Cambridge/St. Martins
Norfolk	Lichfield/Briarcliff
Norfolk	Livernoise/Monica
Norfolk	Prairie/San Juan
Norfolk	Renfrew/Dead End (W. of Stratford)
Northlawn (Conc)	Eight Mile/Pembroke
Northlawn (Conc)	W. Outer Dr./Dead End (N)
Northlawn (Conc)	St. Martins (N)/St. Martins (S)
Parkside	Seven Mile/Cambridge
Picadilly	Eight Mile/Chippewa
Pickford	Prairie/Wyoming
Pickford	Santa Rosa/Monica
Pinehurst (Wpa/Asp)	Pembroke/W. Outer Dr.
Prairie (Conc) .	Pembroke/W. Outer Dr
San Juan (Conc) .	Pembroke/W. Outer Dr
Santa Barbara	Pembroke/W. Outer Dr.
Sorrento (Conc)	Pembroke/W. Outer Dr.
Sorrento (Wpa)	Seven Mile/W. Outer Dr.
Stansbury	Vassar/Seven Mile
Steel (Wpa)	Seven Mile/W. Outer Dr.
Stoepel (Conc)	W. Outer Dr./Cambridge
Stoepel (Conc)	Pembroke/W. Outer Dr.
Stratford	Pembroke/Canterbury
Tracey (Conc)	Pickford/W. Outer Dr.
Ward	Pembroke/W. Outer Dr.
Wildemere	McNichols/Florence
Winthrop	Seven Mile/Dead End (S)
Wisconsin	McNichols/Curtis
Woodingham	Pembroke/W. Outer Dr.

Major Streets

Street Name	Boundaries
John R	7 Mile/8Mile
Curtis	Wyoming/Meyers

Home Buying Workshop and Education Fair at Liberty Baptist Church Sat. May 14th @ 10am

by The Friends of George Cushingberry Jr. 

On Saturday May 14^th, 2016 from 10am to 2pm, Councilmember Pro-Tem Cushingberry will be hosting a home buying workshop, health and education fair at Liberty Baptist Church (Website: www.libertytbc.org) On 17188 Greenfield (click here for directions) in Detroit, MI 48235. Representatives from Major Universities, Historically Black Colleges Universities, Specialty Schools, Mentoring Programs, Grant opportunities will be there to answer all of your questions.

Did you know that if you have insurance through the Affordable Care Act and, you have experienced a loss of income, you can have your premium reduced so low that your tax credit will cover your entire deductible!  Come to our workshop and find out how to do it on www.healthcare.gov, along with free health screenings.

Highlights:

ONSITE VOTER REGISTRATION AND OTHER SERVICES BY THE MICHIGAN SECRETARY STATE! 


Employers will be there to take resumes and hire on the spot.
Apprenticeship programs with the following organizations:
Federal Bureau of Investigation (all positions including support staff)
Carpenters Union
Access for All Skilled Trade Positions;

For more information please contact Cleo Wiley at 313-224-4032 WileyC@detroitmi.gov

	www.alasu.edu

The 2016 American Election. The Life of Marc Emery, Canada's Prince of Pot Shares his Life Story in America's Drug War

By Richard C. Clement -  Marijuana Policy Analyst

Who is Marc Emery and why is his struggle is important to you as a Voter in 2016.

Mr. and Mrs.
Marc Emery

Marc Emery is a Canadian Citizen and a marijuana activist from Vancouver British Columbia. He was labeled a criminal and ranked as a major terrorist by Attorney General Alberto “I love to Waterboard Weedheads” Gonzales who was appointed by the George W. Bush Administration. His crime was shipping Marijuana seeds around the world including the United States of America. In 2009 and at the request of the United States, Marc was extradited and arrested from his home to spend five years in a Federal correctional facility in Mississippi. While he was in jail, another man by the name of Irving Rosenfeld from Florida was and still is getting the equivalent of 2 free ounces a month grown in the same state grown for his personal use. Mr. Rosenfeld is the ONLY person in the USA who can legally use Marijuana in all 50 states without criminal penalty and, has smoked over 115,000 joints all supplied by the United States of America at the University of Mississippi in Oxford MS.

August 12, 2014

Marc Emery spent 4 years in federal prison and earned 235 days of good conduct credit and was released on August 12^th, 2014 at 4:00pm.  When international prisoners get released, they are sent back home to the closest city to where they lived.  In Marc Emery’s case, he was kicked out of the USA via Windsor Canada and dumped off at the tunnel entrance in handcuffs in a T-shirt, Shorts, a new pair of Nike sneakers, and $150 in US currency. The intent was to make him suffer and walk back to Vancouver British Colombia on Canada’s west coast. In other words he got kicked out of the country like Dolomite except he did not get the damn good meal.

Marc's Final Blog as a Drug War Prisoner in America

Weed Warrior and Mrs. Jodie Emery

When America had people like Harry Ainslinger conducting a racist drug war against black people in 1932, Canada had whackos like Prime Ministers Stephen Harper, William Lyon Mackenzie King and, author Emily Murphy who published a book in 1922 that started the ball rolling against marijuana. She created the current situation in Canada regarding the plant (CBC Canada Report on Why Weed was Made Illegal). To this date Canada has NO IDEA WHY Marijuana was made illegal in the first place. There were no seizures in Canada until they linked up with the American Mr. Anslinger who hated African Americans like Billie Holiday with a feverous passion while praising Judy Garland even though they both used heroin.

Mark Scott Emery

Why does Marc Emery’s life story matter to Americans?  It is what he did AFTER he was released. Mr. Emery carried no bitterness toward his captors and was very complimentary to them when he was released. However, he vowed to register one million Canadian Citizens to vote and to campaign against Prime Minister Stephen Harper who sent him to the dogs in America.  On October 19^th   2015, his efforts paid off with the election of Justin Tredeau as the new prime minister of Canada.  Mr. Tredeau has vowed to legalize Marijuana in Canada at a Federal Level.  This is a game changer on many levels and one day you may be able to cross the border with your medicine just like you do with Vicodin, OxyContin, and aspirin. The revenue from Cannabis may help the United States to pay off the loan for the Gordie Howe Bridge from Canada earlier than 30 years on tolls. That is important to Detroiters and Americans who support the reform of marijuana laws.  

This year do not take the power of your vote lightly because you will have a list of people who are running for elected office in the Michigan August 2^nd, primary. Take note of who is running for Judge and the Michigan House of Representatives in Lansing. 

You have the power in your hands to shape the future of your City, State, and Nation when it comes to Marijuana policy with your vote. Please make sure to start from the back of the ballot and work your way to the front. This is a guaranteed way to make sure you are electing Judges who support and think like you. No one should go to jail for a plant and it is time to turn up the turnout and vote early and by absentee.  No Detroit based Marijuana business should be subjected to a Drug Free Zone restriction in another municipality like Dearborn or in Counties like Oakland and Macomb. No Pastor, Reverend or Drug Free Zone School in Oakland or Macomb County on 8 mile, especially in Royal Oak Township should be dictating ANYTHING to someone in Detroit regarding a marijuana business. Wayne County has its own set of rules and a county executive, prosecutor, and Sherriff that is doing a good job.

So stay tuned and look for the official 420 slate of potential candidates who will support laws in Detroit, Michigan, and America because, we want progressive non-partisans, republicans and democrats who want to end the War on Weed.

How to Open a Marijuana Care Center in the City of Detroit – State of the Bud Report

By Richard C. Clement - Marijuana Policy Analyst

       Starting a Medical Marijuana Business in Detroit has been made much easier because of the work of CIO Beth Niblock and Department of Innovation Technology Director Chuck Dodd. Detroit is leading the way in Information Technology in the State of Michigan. The City of Detroit is the ONLY municipality in State and Local Government that has a true Marijuana Information System that can handle documents including pictures in *.jpg format.   

To start a Marijuana based business in Detroit you must follow these steps:

1. Begin 

2. Find a legal* location and; purchase the building or, pay rent to the owner of the property. 

3.  Fill out a Marihuana Application on the City of Detroit’s website

               a.       If you are approved then you can pay your $1160 fee by clicking here

4.  Fill out a Building Permit Application on the City of Detroit’s website 

5.  Fill out a Board of Zoning Appeals

               a.      If approved pay $1200 by clicking here then skip to step 6

               b.      If Denied then for $1500 dollars you can appeal your BSEED denial
                                        i.      If denied appeal to the Wayne County Circuit court and skip to step 6.

6.      Apply for a Business License Application (under construction as of 4/13/2016)

7.      End.

The Cost of Doing Business With Marijuana in the City of Detroit
Site Plan Review (Due Upon Filing)	$160
Conditional Land Use Hearing (Due Upon Filing)	$1000
Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing(s)	$1200  Variance $1500  BSEED Denial (if necessary)
Building Permit or Change of Use:  Based on the cost of the construction.	$150  Minimum
Business License Application	To Be Developed

From Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones:

Council President
Brenda Jones

“At this time no one has been granted a license to operate and no zoning variances have been granted. 66% of the current applicants do not live in the City of Detroit. Out of the 195 applications 74 of them are in drug-free zones. The City Assessors office is currently conducting real time analysis to confirm the validity of the current drug free zones.”

While the Citizens for Sensible Cannabis Reform withdrew their lawsuit (Case# 16-004185-AW Citizens for Sensible Cannabis Reform v Janice Winfrey, Detroit Election Commission, City of Detroit), the Sons of Hemp has filed another one against the Detroit’s Marijuana ordinance (Case No. 16-004201-CZ JONES, RONALD, ET AL. V THE CITY OF DETROIT). This is a group of homegrown longtime Detroit residents who own businesses that are severely impacted by this ordinance. They position is that this ordinance discriminates against native Detroit residents of color and the religious beliefs of their membership. With help from the Wayne County Circuit Court, this ordinance could be modified to remove some of the most heinous restrictions like being 1000 feet from an empty church and, a money losing golf course for example.

Another restriction is the rule of Medible Marijuana that allows haters of Detroit to promote the idea that people will be getting their doors kicked in because of brownies and medicated butter on Grits or Hash Browns, Eggs with Toast and a Sausage.  This is a provision in the ordinance that can be eliminated because the people promoting this idea have stockpiled their Medible Marijuana in places like Allen Park and Ferndale and use this to drive business to their locations by bashing the City leadership and its residents.  

Johnson Recreation Center
Closed

Some of the churches and day care centers listed in the City’s database do not exist and in District 2, the long closed Johnson Recreation Center on Cherrylawn and Chippewa, and the School next to the rec center is being used to shut down marijuana businesses on 8 Mile Road.  Owners of these businesses are strongly urged to appeal this to the Board of Zoning and Wayne County Circuit Court.  Shutting down businesses on bad data is a bad deal for everyone because it is removing taxpaying businesses unfairly and without malice.

No injunction has been granted as of yet however and, the City is currently taking applications for Marijuana Caregiver Centers.  Potential owners must have a site plan and $1160 dollars down to reserve your location within City Limits.

If your potential property is located on the border in the City of Detroit, and schools in parks are across the street from your location in another city, (Warren, Ferndale, Dearborn, Grosse Pointe (all), Redford, et al) their property has no bearing on your City of Detroit application. Meanwhile court proceedings will address the challenges by owners and, BSEED inspections will continue.