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Flying high

Blue Angels plane now

at Yankee Air Museum

Last week, Yankee Air Hornet and it will be on static
Museum officials welcomed a display indefinitely.
Blue Angel F/A-18C Hornet as Two large semi-tractor-trail-
the latest addition to the exten- ers transporting the dismantled
sive historic aircraft collection aircraft provided a rare sight for
at the museum. This particular many motorists.
jet was the lead aircraft for the The aircraft is expected to be
Blue Angels in a performance at re-assembled and on display for
the Detroit 2017 Thunder Over the first time this weekend.
Michigan air show The Yankee Air Museum is
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels open during the winter months
have retired all of their F/A 18Cs from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
and are now flying F/A-18E Saturdays and from 11 a.m. until
Super Hornets. Yankee Air 4 p.m. Sundays. Yankee Air
Museum is the last museum to Museum is located at 47884 D The Blue Angels plane is delivered to the Yankee Air Museum and unloaded from two heavy-duty trailers
receive a Blue Angel Legacy Street in Belleville. last week.
Van Buren to mail masks to all township residents

Van Buren Township will time high across the country. of the public safety department. additional $10,000 to mail med- parks. The township will spend
spend $270,000 in hazard pay to The decisions were made at He said the proposal was at the ical face masks to township resi- another $7,000 to have the Van
reward the essential employees the Dec. 15 meeting of the town- behest of himself, Treasurer dents, adding that employees Buren Township logo printed on
who worked the front-lines dur- ship board of trustees. Sharry Budd and Clerk Leon had obtained 45,000 masks at no the masks, McNamara told mem-
ing the Corona virus pandemic. The hazard pay proposal was Wright. He suggested that with cost from Wayne County. The bers of the board of trustees dur-
In addition, the township will made by Township Supervisor the current grants awarded for $10,000 expense will cover ing the Zoom meeting. He said
send protective face masks to Kevin McNamara who suggested reimbursement of COVID postage, envelopes, and labels to these were high-quality, double-
every township resident in an a one-time payment of $500 for expenses, the township could deliver three masks to every resi- woven masks.
effort to help curtail the spread all township employees and a fund the expense. dence in the township, including Township tax records will be
of the virus which is at an all- $1,500 payment for each member The township will spend an apartments and mobile home used to address the mailings.

COVID-19 vaccinations are urged for African Americans

N. Charles Anderson, presi- their belief and support of the whether it is safe for you to
dent/CEO of the Detroit Urban vaccines becoming available ” take, then make your decision
League recently issued a state- and ensuring that they are safe I am advocating that we listen to professional, on whether taking the vaccine
ment regarding the concerns of and effective for Black and is for you. The opportunity to
many in the African American Brown communities. trusted voices while staying away save your life and the lives of
community regarding the I am advocating that we lis- from the anti-vaccine community. those we love is vested in a
Corona virus vaccine. ten to professional, trusted voic- large number of the population
“When the corona virus first es while staying away from the being vaccinated against the
attacked us, African Americans anti-vaccine community and the corona virus. I'm planning to
were unwittingly at the front of social media pundits who that are antidotal and not based “Always just ask your own take the vaccination and hope
the line of those disproportion- espouse negative statements on fact. physician about the vaccine and you will, too,” he concluded.
ately affected and more likely to
be hospitalized and die as a
result of complications. A focus
on making testing available for
the more affected populations
and the consistent promotion of
safety measures started making
a dent in the disproportionate
impacts being felt by people of
color and saved many lives,” he
said.
“Now that there's a vaccine,
questions are arising as to who's
first in line and who is really
going to take it. Clearly, health
care workers are at the front of
the line as they are hard at
work providing care for those
hospitalized as a result of com-
plications from COVID-19.
However, after that where will
the other front-line workers
appear on the list for vaccina-
tions? Then the real question is
how will the African American
community respond to their
opportunity to get the vaccine?
“A key consideration relative
to healthcare and development
of the COVID-19 vaccine is trust
and our community's concern
for past treatment of African
Americans. The forty-year
Tuskegee experiment that
dates back to 1932 is foremost in
the minds of many. But this vac-
cine development has involved
open and strong involvement of
African American professionals
to ensure trust and safety for
the community.
“I have been following and
studying the commentary and
advice from the scientists and
medical professionals regard-
ing the efficacy of the vaccines
and I am compelled to get vac-
cinated. When I listen to Dr.
Kizzmekia Corbett, a Black
woman and noted Senior
Research Fellow, I'm encour-
aged about the safety of the vac-
cine because of her lead role at
the National Institute Health in
developing the Moderna vac-
cine. I think it is critically
important to that this African
American scientist has played
an integral role in the research
and approvals for this break-
through.
“Moreover, I am taking note
of the commentary from the
Black Coalition Against COVID,
which includes the Deans of the
four Black medical schools, in