Court of the People –
Detroit Michigan
Docket#: 2020-07-01 July 1, 2020
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The
People for Dr. Ethelene Jones Crockett
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Plaintiffs
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Detroit
Public Schools Community District Board Members,
- Dr. Iris Taylor, President (term ending 12/31/2020)
- Angelique Peterson-Mayberry, Vice President (term ending 12/31/2022)
- Misha Stallworth, Secretary (term ending 12/31/2020)
- Sonya Mays, Treasury (term ending 12/31/2020)
- Dr. Georgia Lemmons (term ending 12/31/2022)
- Bishop Corletta J. Vaughn (12/31/2020)
- Dr Nikolai Vitti Superintendent DPSCD
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Defendants
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NOTICE
OF REPOSSESSION
On this date at
5pm, July 1st, 2020 we the
people are executing this action to restore the name of Dr. Ethylene Jones
Crockett on the building at 571 Mack Avenue Detroit Michigan 48206. Upon taking this action, we want the name and
legacy of Dr. Ben Carson to be reassigned to one or more of the following
institutions or programs.
- The
Dr. Charles Wright Museum of African American History
- Grants
written in his name to improve programs within DPSCD like special education with a science concentration.
While we
acknowledge his accomplishments as a doctor. His blatant support of policies
that have harmed our nation is not reflective of the proud residents of Detroit
who really care about people. This name change was done by a few people in
Lansing who wanted to remove the history and legacy of people who fought
against slavery, believed in aviation training for our children and, taught
young people how to be doctors and humanitarians to their fellow citizens. The appalling actions on the Covid-19 by
President Donald Trump supported by Dr
Carson as the director of Housing and Urban Development is completely
unacceptable to people who finance the Detroit Public School Districts two
entities, the legacy district and the community district.
Their only goal
was to loot the City of Detroit of its assets and spend the money on overpaid
consultants and contractors who put profit over people. When we vote in August
and November we are voting for change at the state and federal level. This
attempt to re-write the history of Detroit and rob our children’s education
will be stopped on August 4th, and November 3rd at the
ballot box.
When you dump
Trump and elect a new school board, Ben Carson’s name will be no more in
District 4.Therefore, we are demanding that the current school board
immediately remove the name of Dr. Ben Carson from the school and replace it
with the people’s choice. Or face the consequences at the ballot box.
History
of Dr. Ethelene Jones Crockett
Written
by R. Wayne Hicks(1959-2018) www.electronicvillage.blogspot.com
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| Dr. Ethelene Crockett |
My
maternal grandmother, Ethelene Jones Crockett, was born in 1914 in St. Joseph,
Michigan and grew up in Jackson, Michigan. She attended Jackson Junior College
and graduated from University of Michigan. She married George Crockett, Jr. who
was an accomplished lawyer, judge and congressman in his own right, and they
had three children (including my Mom!) before she decided to attend medical school
at Howard University in 1942.
Grandmother Crockett served her medical internship at
Detroit Receiving Hospital but completed her residency in a New York City
hospital because no Detroit hospital would accept an African American woman.
She became the first Black female Ob/Gyn in the state of Michigan in 1952.
She retired from active practice in 1972. In 1978 she
became the first woman president of the American Lung Association.
Unfortunately, she died later that same year.
My
grandmother was larger than life. I loved her very much. It would tickle her to
know that her junior college created an alumni award in her name. The Dr.
Ethelene Jones Crockett Distinguished Alumni Award is awarded annually by
Jackson Community College. Leonard Griehs won the award this year. Mr. Griehs
is vice president of investor relations at Campbell Soup Company.
I just wanted to use this post to express gratitude to JCC
for creating this award and to Mr. Griehs for winning it this year. Use this
post as your reminder to give your Mom or Grandmother a call! Tomorrow is not
promised to any of us.
From Wikapedia: Dr.
Ethelene Jones Crockett (1914-1978)
was an influential physician and activist from Detroit. She was Michigan's
first African-American female board certified OB/GYN,[1] and the first woman to be president of
the American
Lung Association.[2] In 1988, Crockett was inducted
posthumously into the Michigan
Women's Hall of Fame.
