The black community in the Ann Arbor area includes Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Second Baptist Church, Brown Chapel, the Ann Arbor Community Center, the old Jones School, and other well-remembered places. The photographs representing this history follow the progress of the African American community from 1857, when the Rev. J. M. Gregory gathered together a small congregation at 504 High Street, to 1996, when Dr. Homer Neal assumed leadership of the University of Michigan as its interim president. This integral but little-known part of Ann Arbor area history is preserved in Another Ann Arbor.

A Quaker mystic and social activist, Rufus Jones won a Nobel Prize as co-founder of the American Friends Service Committee. Widely considered one of the most significant religious voices in America at the time of his death in 1948, his writings impart an Emersonian vision of the ever-present reality of God in our souls and in our world. Indeed, his quintessentially American "affirmative mysticism" infuses all contemporary spirituality and offers an uplifting, positive, and powerful message today.

"Pumping Station Design, 3e" is an essential reference for all professionals. From the expert city engineer to the new design officer, this book assists those who need to apply the fundamentals of various disciplines and subjects in order to produce a well-integrated pumping station that is reliable, easy to operate and maintain, and free from design mistakes. The depth of experience and expertise of the authors, contributors, and peers reviewing the content as well as the breadth of information in this book is unparalleled, making this the only book of its kind.
* An award-winning reference work that has become THE standard in the field
* Dispenses expert information on how to produce a well-integrated pumping station that will be reliable, easy to operate and maintain, and free from design mistakes
* 60% of the material has been updated to reflect current standards and changes in practice since the book was last published in 1998
* New material added to this edition includes: the latest design information, the use of computers for pump selection, extensive references to Hydraulic Institute Standards and much more

This book is the real story of three-time Grammy Award winning gospel artist and entertainer, Kirk Franklin. His song, Lean on Me won a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year in 1999. He is the winner of numerous Stellar and Dove Awards, and every award that the gospel music industry has to offer. He is the winner of a 2003 Soul Train Award. He has performed in concerts in every major city in the United States. He has traveled worldwide, and has performed in Europe, Africa and the Caribbean. With all attempts at sensationalism aside, what kind of background did this young prodigy really experience? This author knows because she was there. adopted but she could tell that he missed his real mother. He spent a year in her class, and she worked with him and helped him to accomplish his learning goals. She could never replace his mother but would try to be a good substitute. There was something unique about this kid. She did not know that he would grow up to become a celebrity. Every day he would finish his assignments early, and come up to her desk and talk, and try to get her to smile. up to become whatever he wanted to be. She praised him when he did well. At the end of the year he moved on, as kids do from year to year, and she thought she would never see him again. She never dreamed that he would come back into her life years later, and find her, traveling thousands of miles to make sure that she was all right.