General Motors marked Black History Month with a reception at the Detroit Marriott at the automaker’s headquarters, the Renaissance Center. On hand was a special keynote speaker, however, Spike Lee.
The Detroit News reports the critically-acclaimed movie director delivered a compelling speech on the arts, education and mentorship, and challenged those in attendance to allow children to follow their dreams.
The evening’s sponsor, Cadillac, filled the room with the latest from GM’s luxury marque, where brand president Johan de Nysschen also made remarks over Cadillac’s move to New York City and his South African heritage.
“Every step Cadillac takes, we take Detroit with us,” he assured the 1,200 guests.
de Nysschen was also awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award during the event.
Other award recipients included DMC CEO Reginald Eadie, music executive Mike Muse, Chicago Child Care Society’s Dara T. Munson, Marc Robert, owner of the male grooming spa Marc Robert Experience and the Rev. Dr. Cecelia Evelyn GreeneBarr, pastor of Smith Chapel AME Church, according to the report.
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Next year, to continue the trend of having the most racist guys in the US speak at our functions, Reverend Al Sharpton!
Cadallic … you need to get back to your roots as should Ford/Lincoln. The Cadillac/Lincoln brands used to mean luxury cars with lots of room, not sport sedans trying to compete with the brands like Mercedes an BMW. I can tell you with older relatives they want Cadillac an Lincoln models like were built in the mid 1990’s to 2005. To quote my adopted Lincoln driving Dad … there is no room for a floor shifter in a Lincoln. He’s spent enough buying an restoring a Lincoln Town Car to buy a new one. The story is the same for Chrysler, people want a 5th Avenue Edition type of vehicle. To quote another past Cadillac customer you lost “the current Cadillac models look like they mated a Pontiac Aztek with a Heinz 57 wannabe.”