BJ Jones, a successful Detroit Black businessman and I were talking about his
long time mentee Eddie Hall. One of America’s most successful
auto dealers started from humble beginnings and worked his way through to where he is now. He valeted for the late Dick Harris, pioneer Black auto dealer
and then for Mrs. Porterfield Wilson also heir to auto dealerships. BJ was
talking how he had been successful in Saline, Ann Arbor and Royal Oak. He was not as successful in the City of Detroit. In fact we couldn’t think of any auto dealer today in Detroit city
proper. (B.J. wasn’t letting me use my
academic research.) "What we need today is more Blacks serious
about business. Find a need and fill it." He's right. Instead of focusing
on jobs we need to focus on providing service, widgets, and useful products and
innovative art for the market place.
When I become a councilman I will focus on the following:
- Helping individuals with employment and entrepreneurship. That’s one person at a time
- Expand drug treatment and insure immediate assistance to those in crisis addiction.
- Lower the homeless population by making mental health treatment a priority. This will reduce the desperation actions and lower the homeless population.
- Focus on Community Policing. If you know the neighbors personally and take the kids to parents first we can strengthen the community. Too many people are focused on retribution, retaliation, recriminations as opposed to rehabilitative prevention and treatment.
Earlier they retired the honorable Jackie Robinson's # 42 as an honor for all he
accomplished for our nation and people.
WHY HASN'T OUR NAACP REALLY HONORED HIM?
WE SHOULD. HE WAS A TRUE BRIDGE BUILDER WHO CARRIED HIMSELF WITH DIGNITY AND
RESPECT.
JAMES BROWN WAS RIGHT....."I don't want nobody to give me nothing, open up
the door and I'll get it myself."
That’s the spirit to propel our City to greater heights.
STRAIGHT AHEAD
AND BACK TO THE ROOTS
With Love,
George Cushingberry Jr. esq.
Your Candidate for Detroit City Council District #2
