Ford African-Ancestry Network (FAAN)

Ford African-Ancestry Network (FAAN) Ford Motor Company employee resource group.

02/22/2023

Loni Love invites you to join her, at home, at our 42nd Black History Month Celebration. Have you purchased your tickets yet?
If not, click here to get your tickets today: faanevent2023.eventbrite.com

The Ford African-Ancestry Network (FAAN) invites you to our 42nd annual Black History Month Celebration. We are excited ...
02/21/2023

The Ford African-Ancestry Network (FAAN) invites you to our 42nd annual Black History Month Celebration. We are excited to announce our first "live" event since 2019 and we look forward to seeing everyone. We have an amazing program planned to celebrate the contributions, innovation, and legacy of African- Americans in history.

Our theme for the program is "Black Resilience." Loni Love, Detroit native and two-time EMMY, two-time NAACP Image Awardee and three-time Gracie Award-winning host, comedian, actress, author, and philanthropist, will be our special guest for the evening.

Our Heritage Award, given to individuals who have a legacy of leading, giving and advocating in the community, will be awarded to Rev. Wendell Anthony, president of the Detroit branch of the NAACP and Pastor of Fellowship Chapel and Debra White-Hunt - Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Detroit Windsor Dance Academy (DWDA).

Our Community Service award, given to individuals who have had a significant impact on the community in a shorter time, will be awarded to Kirk Mayes - former CEO of Forgotten Harvest and Carla Walker-Miller, Founder and CEO Walker-Miller Energy Services.

And last but not least, we are excited to announce our "Groundbreaker Award" honoree, Kyra Harris-Bolden, who was inaugurated on January 1, 2023, to the Michigan Supreme Court and is the first black woman to serve on the high court.

You don't want to miss this event at the newly remodeled Ford Experience Center in Dearborn, Michigan. To purchase tickets, please click the link here: faanevent2023.eventbrite.com

The Ford African-Ancestry Network (FAAN) cordially invites you to our 41stt annual Black History Month Celebration.  Thi...
01/27/2022

The Ford African-Ancestry Network (FAAN) cordially invites you to our 41stt annual Black History Month Celebration. This year’s program will be a virtual experience, and again, FAAN is providing complimentary registration for attendees. Click here to register: https://broadcaster-audience.mediaplatform.com/ #/event/61ef15c8f4bce10309817e33/registration

One more day until the big virtual event!  On Friday, Feb 26 @ 6pm eastern follow this link to the program:   www.FAANBH...
02/25/2021

One more day until the big virtual event! On Friday, Feb 26 @ 6pm eastern follow this link to the program: www.FAANBHMEvent.com

OUR FAAN 2021 BHM CELEBRATION KEYNOTE SPEAKER MICHAEL ERIC DYSON!Michael Eric Dyson is one of the nation’s most renowned...
02/23/2021

OUR FAAN 2021 BHM CELEBRATION KEYNOTE SPEAKER MICHAEL ERIC DYSON!

Michael Eric Dyson is one of the nation’s most renowned professors, gifted writers, inspiring preachers, knowledgeable lecturers and riveting media personalities. As a professor who earned a PhD in Religion from Princeton University, Dyson has taught at some of the nation’s most distinguished universities, including Brown, UNC Chapel Hill, Columbia, DePaul, the University of Pennsylvania, and Georgetown University.

As a writer of more than 20 books, New York Times bestsellers The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America; and, Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America, that was called by the New York Times,” one of the most frank and searing discussions on race…a deeply serious, urgent book, which should take its place in the tradition of Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time and King’s Why We Can’t Wait.” His latest book, “Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America” published December 1, was heralded as Amazon’s Bestselling Book for 2020.

Dyson has lectured across the country, and around the world, in many of the best colleges and universities, and in public theaters and auditoriums, and for many corporations and unions. He has also served for the last 30 years as a media commentator and host, on every major radio and television show, from NPR’s Morning Edition, The Takeaway, and Fresh Air with Terry Gross, to television’s Meet the Press, Face the Nation, Today Show, Good Morning America, and Real Time with Bill Maher, and as a political analyst on MSNBC, CNN and Fox News. While feminist author Naomi Wolf calls Dyson “the ideal public intellectual of our times,” writer Nathan McCall captures it best when he says that Dyson “is a street fighter in suit and tie.”

WATCH THE FAAN 2021 BHM CELEBRATION THIS FRIDAY AT 6PM EASTERN @ FAANBHMEVENT.COM or right here!

OUR FAAN 2021 BHM CELEBRATION EMCEE IS KIMBERLY GILL!Kimberly Gill is a television news anchor for the NBC affiliate WDI...
02/18/2021

OUR FAAN 2021 BHM CELEBRATION EMCEE IS KIMBERLY GILL!

Kimberly Gill is a television news anchor for the NBC affiliate WDIV- Local 4.

She is originally from South Carolina but has proudly called Detroit home for the past six years. Kim has worked at television stations in the Carolinas, Ohio and Pennsylvania. She’s earned multiple awards throughout her career including three regional Emmys.

Before working in television, Kim drove 18-wheelers for FedEx and fueled commercial and private airplanes for an aviation company. She worked both jobs to pay her way through college at The University of South Carolina where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism.

Kim lives in Detroit with her husband and son Basil.

Please join us for our VIRTUAL 40th Black History Month Celebration! Registration is free! Register today at FAANBHMEVENT.com

2021 FAAN GROUNDBREAKER AWARD RECIPIENT SPOTLIGHTJoneigh S. Khaldun, MD, MPH, FACEP,  Chief Medical Executive and Chief ...
02/16/2021

2021 FAAN GROUNDBREAKER AWARD RECIPIENT SPOTLIGHT

Joneigh S. Khaldun, MD, MPH, FACEP, Chief Medical Executive and Chief Deputy Director for Health in the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Joneigh S. Khaldun, MD, MPH, FACEP is the Chief Medical Executive and Chief Deputy Director for Health in the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). In those roles, she provides overall medical guidance for the State of Michigan, and oversees public health and aging programs, Medicaid, and behavioral health for MDHHS. Dr. Khaldun is the top public health advisor leading Michigan’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to her role at MDHHS, she was the Director and Health Officer for the Detroit Health Department, where she oversaw a robust community health assessment, established a comprehensive reproductive health network, spear-headed new human service efforts, and led Detroit’s response to the largest Hepatitis A outbreak in modern history.

Previously, Dr. Khaldun was the Baltimore City Health Department’s Chief Medical Officer. She has held several local and national leadership positions, including Director of the Center for Injury Prevention and Control at George Washington University, Founder and Director of the Fellowship in Health Policy in the University of Maryland Department of Emergency Medicine, and Fellow in the Obama administration’s Office of Health Reform.

In 2018, Dr. Khaldun was selected for the 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health Award by the National Minority Quality Forum. She also received the deBeaumont Foundation 40 Under 40 Leaders in Public Health award in 2019 and in 2020 was named one of Crain's Detroit’s Notable Women in Health and Crain’s Newsmaker of the Year. Dr. Khaldun obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania, MPH in Health Policy from George Washington University, and completed residency in emergency medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center/Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, NY, where she served as chief resident in her final year. She is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and practices part-time at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and has recently been appointed to the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force by President Joe Biden.

2021 FAAN HERITAGE AWARD RECIPIENT SPOTLIGHTClaudette Robinson - "The First Lady of Motown"Claudette Robinson is known a...
02/11/2021

2021 FAAN HERITAGE AWARD RECIPIENT SPOTLIGHT

Claudette Robinson - "The First Lady of Motown"

Claudette Robinson is known as "The First Lady of Motown”. The former wife of Smokey Robinson, Claudette was an original member of the famed Motown group “The Miracles”, the first signature act and the first million-selling act for the company. She was a member of The Miracles from 1957 to 1972. Her brother Emerson “Sonny” Rogers was a founding member of the group, Claudette replaced her brother in the group after he was drafted into the U.S. Army.

Claudette Rogers and William "Smokey" Robinson were married on November 7, 1959. Smokey co-wrote the number-one Motown single “My Girl” with Miracles member Ronald White in dedication to Claudette, a song performed most notably by The Temptations.

In 2012, Claudette was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the rest of the original Miracles, which included her cousin Bobby Rogers, along with Pete Moore, Ronald White, Marv Tarplin. and her former husband, lead singer/songwriter Smokey Robinson. The Miracles were also honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The Robinson's have two children, and both have Motown-referenced names: Berry William Borope Robinson, and Tamla Claudette Robinson. Smokey Robinson and Claudette were divorced in 1986, after 27 years of marriage.

Motown founder Berry Gordy gave Claudette the official title, "The First Lady of Motown” because she was the first female artist ever signed to a Motown-affiliated record label (Tamla).

Claudette still performs and makes selected appearances with The Miracles and has released a children’s book, “Claudette’s Miraculous Motown Adventure”. She is a board member of the National Rhythm & Blues Foundation and the HAL Awards. The documentary of her life: “The First Lady of Motown: The Claudette Robinson Story,” is in post-production.

Please celebrate with Claudette at our virtual 40th Black History Month Celebration! Register to attend at FAANBHMEVENT.com

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