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Victoria Woodyard Pickard, mother of William F. Pickard, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 14. Mrs. Pickard had been a Michigan resident since 1955 when she and her husband relocated from Troup County, Ga. After her son, William, founder of Global Automotive Alliance, ushered Victoria into early retirement she continued to spread joy to friends and family. She dedicated her retirement years to caring for numerous siblings and family members, sharing her cooking skills, and serving on the usher board at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church.

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In a Sacramento courtroom Monday, prosecutors asked the judge to delay Lakers’ forward, Matt Barnes’ arraignment to determine whether charges should be brought against him following his arrest last Wednesday.

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Update: A 15-year-old male was charged with assault this afternoon in connection with the Mumford High School shooting that took place on Sept. 7 that injured two students.

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Eagan Orthodontics, Michigan’s first African-American orthodontic business, celebrated its 55th anniversary with Summerfest Patient and Community Appreciation Day on Aug. 28, at God’s Graceland Park.

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Communicating Arts Credit Union (CACU) recently announced that it has received a 750K grant from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund.  The grant, which is part of a total of $104.9 million in awards distributed nationwide, was one of 180 given to local financial institutions serving struggling communities in 44 states and the District of Columbia.

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Rainbow PUSH Detroit Bureau and General Motors are urging students to apply a for  a $2,500 scholarship Sept. 29. Visit www.rainbowpush.org or call (313) 842-3883 to find out how to apply for the scholarship. The deadline to submit applications is Sept. 17. Ten scholarships will be presented to needy and deserving students by Rev. Jesse Jackson and General Motors during the 11th Anual Automotive Summit Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at the Motor City Casino Hotel.

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Community participants volunteered their time and “sweat equity” at the Eliza Howell Park, located in northwest Detroit’s Brightmoor community.   They continued AAA’s nearly century-long history of volunteering and giving back to the community as they worked on several community projects in the Brightmoor neighborhood.

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Category: News Briefs Written by Contessa “lilD” Porter

Nadir is a movement and his biggest hope is that his listeners will find their own rhythm and march beside him. Multifaceted musician Nadir says “since (he) can remember, music has been an important part of (his) life.”

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Category: News Briefs Written by Jackie Jones

Construction of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall is 45 percent complete and on schedule, to be finished by fall 2011, according to Harry E. Johnson, Sr., president and CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc.

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Life Church, 4366 W. Davison (at Livernois), will hold their Third Annual Clothing Drive on Sunday, Aug. 29, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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