Monday, August 31, 2009
Wouldn't it be Great!
We, at the Chatham Avalon Park Community Council, feel it would be great if Governor Patrick Quinn would authorize the building of a weigh station on the Dan Ryan Expressway to assess tolls to trucks that use I-94 and use that excise tax to fund property tax relief for senior citizens. The national trucking industry has been getting off like bonkers with the free ride they have been getting while passing by Chatham will no toll whatsoever for decades. It is time they pay their way rightfully so that tax revenues so generated would help maintain the roadway as well as making the lives of our senior population a little easier. FYI, the seniors of Crestwood get property taxes paid by their off-track-betting operation in a similar way.
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In the Friday Morning Bronzecomm Newsletter: Preparing for the Million Father March, Leaders meet with Ed. Sec. Arnie Duncan And Black Star lists 450 Cities signed on to the program. (Blame the good work of Black Star's Phillip Jackson for the size of today's newsletter) Congratulations Phil! African Festival of the Arts to host Gala Kick Off next Wednesday Reporter Laura Washington moderates Olympic 2016 discussion at Chicago History Museum Underground Fest comes back for Labor Day Weekend Weekend marks several historical events Black and White Party planned for South Shore Cultural Center Registration open this weekend for Mayfair Academy TutorMentor Connection sends tools for mapping neighborhood resources - An Unlikely Duo - the Obama/Kennedy Connection ...and there's more, much more. If there are items you think will be of interest to your friends, family or co-workers, please pass our Newsletter on to them with an invitation to take advantage of the FREE SUBSCRIPTION by sending an email to with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. That's all it takes. And please remember to add our email address to your address book so your ISP knows you want the newsletter and do not want the newsletter lumped in with "spam" or "junk mail."Thank you. Raynard
1. From: The Black Star Project Subject: Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Supports Million Father March and National Fathers Take Children to School Day
Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, and Million Father March Urge Fathers across the Country to Take their Children to the First Day of School or on Tuesday, September 8, 2009
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(left to right) Elizabeth Rorick - Senior Policy Strategist, National PTA; Phillip Jackson - Executive Director, The Black Star Project; John Hammond - President, 100 Black Men of America; Arne Duncan - Secretary, Department of Education; and Ed Lewis - National Manager of Strategic Communications & Media Relations Government Affairs, Toyota Motor North America, Inc., launch the Million Father March in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, August 25, 2009 (photos by Dr. Walter L. Dozier).
MEDIA ADVISORY
One Million Fathers Across America
Asked to Join in the Education of their Children
500 Cities Expected to Sign on to Million Father March 2009, Largest, Organized Back-to-School Effort in American History
WHO: Arne Duncan, Secretary, U. S. Department of Education
Phillip Jackson, Executive Director and Founder, The Black Star Project
John Hammond, President, 100 Black Men of America
Ed Lewis, National Manager of Strategic Communications & Media Relations Government Affairs, Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Elizabeth Rorick, Senior Policy Strategist, National PTA
WHAT: The Million Father March 2009 will occur at thousands of schools across America. This year, an estimated 750,000 men from 500 cities are expected to participate. The Million Father March also provides an escort of safety, support, and encouragement to children of all ages on their first day of school. If the first day of school has passed, fathers will get another opportunity to take their children to school on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, National Fathers Take Children to School Day.
Research shows that children whose fathers take an active role in their educational lives earn better grades, get better test scores, enjoy school more and are more likely to graduate from high school and attend college. Additionally, children have fewer behavior problems when fathers listen to and talk with them regularly and are active in their educational and social developmental lives. A good father is part of a good parent team and is critical to the academic success of children.
Participants in the Million Father March include fathers, grandfathers, foster fathers, stepfathers, uncles, cousins, big brothers, significant male caregivers and friends of the family. Businesses are asked to give fathers and men 2 hours off that morning to take their children to school. Men will also be encouraged to volunteer at schools throughout the year.
WHEN: Tuesday, August 25, 2009
11:40 am
WHERE: Front Plaza of LBJ Building
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland, SW Washington, D.C.
The 2009 Million Father March is managed by The Black Star Project, U.S.A., sponsored by the Open Society Institute's Campaign for Black Male Achievement and the Schott Foundation for Public Education, in partnership with 100 Black Men of America, the National Association of Black Social Workers and the National PTA. Please visit our website at www.blackstarproject.org to bring the Million Father March to your city or for complete information about the march. You may also email blackstar1000@ameritech.net or call 773.285.9600 for more information or to join the March.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 is National Fathers Take Children to School Day.
Fathers Across America Must Take their Children to School on this Day
John Hammond, President of 100 Black Men of America, takes his children to school in Atlanta, Georgia, on the first day of school.
In the past two weeks several reports have come out that highlight the importance of the fathers who take an active role in the educational and social development of their children. These reports show us of the irreplaceable value of fathers in their children's lives. The first report is from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana by Brent McBride. This report tells us that when fathers become early involved in their children's educational lives, it makes a tremendous academic difference as the children grow older. The study reports that a father's involvement in the early educational lives of their children mitigates many of the negative factors that occur later in a child's school career.
Additionally, in a study released last week by Brenda Lohman of Iowa State University, it was projected that 25% of low-income children in Chicago, Boston and San Antonio engage in sex between the ages of 11 years old and 16 years old with the average age being 12 years old.
The research also found that children with more involved fathers were less likely to have sex at a young age.
If you missed taking your child to school on the first day, don't miss taking them on Tuesday, September 8, 2009,National Fathers Take Children to School Day. It can change their lives for the better, forever.
Please call 773.285.9600 to participate in this day of action and commitment or email us at blackstar1000@ameritech.net.
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The 2009 Million Father March is managed by The Black Star Project, U.S.A., sponsored by the Open Society Institute's Campaign for Black Male Achievement and the Schott Foundation for Public Education, in partnership with 100 Black Men of America, the National Association of Black Social Workers and the National PTA. Please visit our website at www.blackstarproject.org to bring the Million Father March to your city or for complete information about the march. You may also email blackstar1000@ameritech.net or call 773.285.9600 for more information or to join the March.
Cities and Counties Participating in the Million Father March 2009 as of
August 23, 2009
450 Participating Cities and Counties.
If your city is not listed, call us today to join the Million Father March and the National Fathers Take Children to School Day on Tuesday, September 8, 2009.
1. Adelanto, California2. Akron, Ohio3. Albany, New York 4. Albemarle, North Carolina 5. Albuquerque, New Mexico 6. Anchorage, Alaska 7. Angelus Oaks, California8. Anson County, North Carolina9. Apex, North Carolina10. Apple Valley, California 11. Arlington, Texas12. Asheboro, North Carolina 13. Asheville, North Carolina 14. Atlanta, Georgia 15. Atlantic Beach, North Carolina16. Atlantic City, New Jersey17. Aurora, Illinois18. Bakersfield, California19. Baltimore, Maryland20. Banning, California21. Barstow, California22. Baton Rouge, Louisiana23. Bay Pine, Florida24. Beaucaire, France25. Beaumont, California26. Beaumont, Texas 27. Belleair Beach, Florida28. Belleaire Bluffs, Florida29. Belleaire Shore, Florida30. Belleaire, Florida31. Bellwood, Illinois32. Belmont, North Carolina33. Berkeley, Illinois34. Bessemer City, North Carolina35. Bettendorf, Iowa36. Beverly Hills, California37. Big Bear Lake, California38. Birmingham, Alabama39. Black Mountain, North Carolina40. Bloomington, California41. Blythe, California 42. Bollingbrook, Illinois43. Boone, North Carolina44. Brandon, Florida45. Brevard, North Carolina46. Bridgeport, Connecticut47. Brooklyn, Ohio48. Buffalo, New York49. Burlington, North Carolina 50. Calimesa, California51. Calumet City, Illinois52. Camden, Alabama53. Camden, New Jersey 54. Camp Pendleton, California55. Canyon Lake, California56. Cape May County, New Jersey57. Carlsbad, California58. Carrboro, North Carolina59. Cary, North Carolina 60. Cathedral City, California61. Cedar Rapids, Iowa62. Champaign, Illinois63. Chapel Hill, North Carolina64. Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands65. Charlotte, North Carolina66. Chester, Virginia 67. Chesterfield County, South Carolina68. Chicago - Northside, Illinois69. Chicago - Southside, Illinois70. Chicago - Westside, Illinois71. Chicago Heights, Illinois 72. Chino Hills, California 73. Chino, California 74. Chula Vista, California75. Cincinnati, Ohio 76. Claremont, California 77. Clayton, North Carolina 78. Clemmons, North Carolina79. Cleveland, Ohio 80. Clinton, North Carolina81. Coachella, California 82. Coconut Creek, Florida83. College Park, Georgia84. Colton, California85. Columbia, South Carolina 86. Columbus, Ohio 87. Concord, North Carolina88. Conover, North Carolina 89. Cooper City, Florida90. Coral Springs, Florida 91. Cornelius, North Carolina 92. Corona, California 93. Coronado, California94. Coshocton County, Ohio95. Country Club Hills, Illinois96. Crafton, California97. Crestline, California 98. Crystal Beach, Florida99. Dania Beach, Florida100. Danville, Illinois101. Davenport, Iowa102. Davidson, North Carolina103. Davie, Florida 104. Decatur, Georgia105. Deerfield Beach, Florida106. Del Mar, California107. Denver, Colorado 108. Des Moines, Iowa 109. Desert Hot Springs, California110. Detroit, Michigan 111. Dillon County, South Carolina112. Dolton, Illinois113. Dothan, Alabama114. Dover, Florida115. Dunedin, Florida116. Dunn, North Carolina117. Durham, North Carolina118. East Aurora, Illinois119. East Chicago, Indiana120. East Los Angeles, California121. East Orange, New Jersey122. East Point, Georgia123. Eden, North Carolina124. El Cajon, California125. El Toritos, California126. Elizabeth City, North Carolina127. Elmhurst, Illinois128. Elon, North Carolina129. Encinitas, California130. Enterprise, Alabama 131. Escondido, California132. Evanston, Illinois133. Fairburn, Georgia134. Fallbrook, California135. Fayetteville, North Carolina 136. Florence County, South Carolina137. Florence, South Carolina 138. Fontana, California 139. Ford Heights, Illinois 140. Forest City, North Carolina141. Forest Park, Illinois142. Fort Lauderdale, Florida143. Fort Wayne, Indiana144. Fort Worth, Texas145. Fredericksted, Virgin Islands146. Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina147. Galveson, Texas148. Garner, North Carolina149. Gary, Indiana 150. Gastonia, North Carolina 151. Geneva, Alabama152. Goldsboro, North Carolina153. Graham, North Carolina 154. Grand Terrace, California155. Greensboro, North Carolina156. Greenville, North Carolina157. Gulfport, Florida158. Hallandale Beach, Florida159. Hamlet, North Carolina160. Hartford, Connecticut161. Harvey, Illinois 162. Havelock, North Carolina 163. Hazel Crest, Illinois164. Hemet, California 165. Henderson, North Carolina 166. Hendersonville, North Carolina 167. Hesperia, California 168. Hickory, North Carolina 169. High Point, North Carolina 170. Highland, California 171. Highwood, Illinois172. Hillsboro Beach, Florida 173. Hillsborough, North Carolina174. Hillside, Illinois175. Hoke County, North Carolina176. Holly Springs, North Carolina177. Hollywood, California178. Hollywood, Florida 179. Homewood, Illinois180. Hope Mills, North Carolina181. Houston, Texas182. Huntersville, North Carolina183. Indian Rocks Beach, Florida184. Indian Shores, Florida185. Indian Trail, North Carolina186. Indian Wells, California187. Indianapolis, Indiana 188. Indio, California 189. Inglewood, California 190. Inland Empire, California191. Irdell County, North Carolina 192. Irvington, New Jersey193. Jackson, Mississippi194. Jackson, Tennessee 195. Jacksonville, North Carolina 196. Jersey City, New Jersey197. Joliet, Illinois198. Joshua Tree, California199. Junction City, Kansas200. Kalamazoo, Michigan201. Kannapolis, North Carolina202. Kenneth City, Florida203. Kernersville, North Carolina204. Kings Mountain, North Carolina 205. Kinston, North Carolina206. Knightdale, North Carolina207. La Jolla, California208. La Mesa, California 209. La Quinta, California210. Lake Arrowhead, California211. Lake Charles, Louisiana212. Lake Elsinore, California213. Lakeside, California214. La Porte, Indiana215. Largo, Florida216. Lauderdale Lakes, Florida217. Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Florida218. Lauderhill, Florida219. Lauderdale Lakes, Florida220. Laurinburg, North Carolina221. Lazy Lake, Florida222. Lemon Grove, California223. Lenoir, North Carolina224. Levy, Florida225. Lexington, North Carolina 226. Lighthouse Point, Florida 227. Lima, Ohio228. Lincoln, Nebraska229. Lincolnton, North Carolina230. Loma Linda, California231. Long Island, New York 232. Lorain, Ohio233. Los Angeles. California234. Lucerne Valley, California235. Lumberton, North Carolina 236. Macon, Mississippi237. Madeira Beach, Florida238. Madison, Wisconsin239. Manhattan - Harlem, N.Y240. Manhattan Beach, California241. Mansfield, Ohio242. Maple Heights, Ohio243. Margate, Florida244. Marina Del Rey, California245. Marion County, South Carolina246. Marlboro County, South Carolina247. Matthews, North Carolina248. Maywood, Illinois249. Mebane, North Carolina250. Melrose Park, Illinois251. Memphis, Tennessee252. Mentone, California253. Miami, Florida254. Michigan City, Indiana255. Milwaukee, Wisconsin256. Minneapolis, Minnesota257. Mint Hill, North Carolina258. Miramar, Florida259. Moline, Illinois260. Monroe, Louisiana261. Monroe, North Carolina262. Montclair, California 263. Montgomery County, North Carolina 264. Montgomery, Alabama 265. Moore County, North Carolina 266. Mooresville, North Carolina 267. Morehead City, North Carolina 268. Moreno Valley, California 269. Morgan Park, Chicago, Illinois270. Morganton, North Carolina 271. Morrisville, North Carolina272. Mount Airy, North Carolina273. Mount Holly, North Carolina 274. Mount Vernon, New York275. Murrieta, California276. Muskogee, Oklahoma277. Naperville, Illinois278. Needles, California279. New Bern, North Carolina280. New Haven, Connecticut281. New Orleans, Louisiana282. New Rochelle, New York283. New York City - Brooklyn, New York284. New York City - Manhattan-Harlem, New York285. New York City - Queens, New York286. New York City - Staten Island, New York287. New York City - The Bronx, New York288. Newark, New Jersey 289. Newton, North Carolina 290. Norco, California291. North Chicago, Illinois292. North Lauderdale, Florida293. North Reddington Beach, Florida294. Northlake, Illinois295. Nowark, Connecticut296. Oak Island, North Carolina297. Oak Park, Illinois 298. Oakland Park, Florida 299. Oakland, California 300. Oceanside, California301. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma302. Oldsmar, Florida303. Olympia Fields, Illinois304. Omaha, Nebraska305. Ontario, California 306. Orlando, Florida307. Oxford, North Carolina 308. Ozark, Alabama309. Ozona, Florida310. Pacific Beach, California311. Pala, California312. Palm Desert, California 313. Palm Harbor, Florida314. Palm River, Florida315. Palm Springs, California316. Palmdale, California317. Palmetto, Georgia318. Panama City, Florida319. Parkland, Florida320. Pasco, Florida321. Pass-a-Grille Beach, Florida322. Pembroke Park, Florida323. Pembroke Pines, Florida 324. Peoria, Illinois325. Perris, California 326. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania327. Pinehurst, North Carolina328. Pinellas, Florida329. Pinellas Park, Florida330. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 331. Plant City, Florida332. Plantation, Florida333. Polk, Florida334. Pompano Beach, Florida 335. Poway, California336. Racine, Wisconsin337. Raleigh, North Carolina338. Ramona, California 339. Ranchita, California340. Rancho Bernardo, California341. Rancho Cucamonga, California 342. Rancho Mirage, California343. Rancho Santa Fe, California344. Redington Beach, Florida345. Redington Shores, Florida346. Redlands, California347. Reidsville, North Carolina348. Rensselaer, New York349. Rialto, California350. Richmond County, North Carolina351. Richmond, Virginia352. Riverdale, Illinois353. Riverside County, California 354. Riverside, California 355. Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina356. Robbins, Illinois 357. Robeson County, North Carolina 358. Rochester, New York 359. Rock Island, Illinois 360. Rocky Mount, North Carolina361. Roxboro, North Carolina362. Running Springs, California363. Safety Harbor, Florida364. Salisbury, North Carolina365. San Bernardino County, California366. San Bernardino, California 367. San Diego, California 368. San Francisco, California 369. San Jacinto, California 370. San Luis Rey, California371. San Marcos, California372. San Ysidro, California373. Sanford, North Carolina 374. Santa Ysabel, California375. Santee, California376. Scotland County, North Carolina377. Sea Ranch Lakes, Florida 378. Seffner, Florida379. Selma, North Carolina380. Seminole, Florida381. Shelby, North Carolina382. Siler City, North Carolina383. Skokie, Illinois384. Smithfield, North Carolina385. Solana Beach, California386. South Pasadena, Florida387. Southfield, Michigan388. Southern Pines, North Carolina389. Southwest Ranches, Florida390. Spring Lake, North Carolina 391. Spring Valley, California392. Springfield, Illinois393. St. Louis, Missouri394. St. Peter Beach, Florida395. St. Petersburg, Florida396. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands397. Statesville, North Carolina398. Stone Park, Illinois399. Suffolk, Virginia 400. Summerfield, North Carolina401. Sunrise, Florida402. Sunset Beach, Florida403. Syracuse, New York404. Tamarac, Florida405. Tampa Bay, Florida 406. Tarboro, North Carolina 407. Tarpon Springs, Florida408. Tecate, California409. Temecula, California 410. Thomasville, North Carolina411. Tierra Verde, Florida412. Toledo, Ohio413. Toronto, Canada414. Treasure Island, Florida 415. Trinity, North Carolina416. Tulsa, Oklahoma417. Twentynine Palms, California418. Union, New Jersey419. Union City, Georgia420. Upland, California421. Victorville, California422. Vista, California 423. Wadesboro, North Carolina424. Wake Forest, North Carolina425. Warren, Ohio 426. Washington, D.C. 427. Washington, North Carolina 428. Waukegan, Illinois 429. Waynesville, North Carolina 430. Weddington, North Carolina 431. West Park, Florida 432. Westbury, Long Island New York433. Westchester, Illinois434. Weston, Florida 435. White Plains, New York436. Whiteville, North Carolina 437. Wilberforce, Ohio438. Wildomar, California439. Wildwood, New Jersey440. Wilmington, North Carolina 441. Wilson, North Carolina 442. Wilton Manors, Florida443. Windsor, Canada 444. Winston-Salem, North Carolina 445. Wrightwood, California446. Yermo, California447. Yonkers, New York448. Youngstown, Ohio449. Yucaipa, California 450. Yucca Valley, California
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The 2009 Million Father March is managed by The Black Star Project, U.S.A., sponsored by the Open Society Institute's Campaign for Black Male Achievement and the Schott Foundation for Public Education, in partnership with 100 Black Men of America, the National Association of Black Social Workers and the National PTA. Please visit our website at www.blackstarproject.org to bring the Million Father March to your city or for complete information about the march. You may also email blackstar1000@ameritech.net or call 773.285.9600 for more information or to join the March.
2. From: Africanfest@aol.com Subject: African Festival of the Arts GALA - Wednesday, Sept. 2nd
3. From: Laura Washington Subject: A Conversation about the 2016 Olympics
Join us for this important discussion:
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This FREE monthly sponsored by the Chicago History Museum, explores contemporary issues affecting life in Chicago.
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On October 2, the International Olympic Committee will choose the host city for the 2016 Olympic Games. With decision day just around the corner, join us for a conversation that takes a closer look at Chicago’s plans and those of our competitors. How does Chicago stack up? What changes will be made in our city? What are the positives and negatives of our plan in the eyes of the Olympic Committee? What are the pluses and minuses for Chicago citizens?
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4. From: kahilz Subject: Underground Fest 2009The Place to be every night after the African Festival:
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. From: Raynard Subject: Weekend Marks Anniversaries of Important Historical EventsAugust 28th, 1955 The Murder of Emmett Till (thanks to Taki for the Reminder)National African American museum acquires casket of Emmett TillSource: LA Times.comThe family of Till, whose brutal slaying in 1955 fueled the civil rights movement,donates his original casket to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington.Read the entire story: click here>>>August 28th, 1963From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMarch on Washington for jobs and Freedom.
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating racial harmony at the Lincoln Memorial during the march.[1]
August 28th, 2005Katrina Anniversary: List Of EventsBelow is a list of some of the Hurricane Katrina anniversary events taking place in New Orleans and around the area:Click here to view list>>>August 29th, 1958Birth of Michael JacksonGoogle produces a list of events celebrating/remembering MichaelClick here>>>6. From: Mayfair79@sbcglobal.net Subject: Mayfair Academy - Fall Registration Open this Weekend
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8. From: Daniel F. Bassill Subject: TutorMentor Connection View the TutorMentor Connection Newsletter on-line, go to http://www.tutormentorconnection.org/AboutTMC/CurrentNewsletter/tabid/646/Default.aspx
Using Maps to build collaboration, and resources for neighborhood programs
IImage courtesy of Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection.
This map was created following a news report about a high rate of violence in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. Our aim is to help volunteer-based tutor/mentor programs grow in each high-poverty zip code of the Chicago region by enlisting business, faith community, hospitals and university resources to work with programs in the neighborhoods where they have facilities. This map shows many churches in the area and a major expressway that brings thousands of commuters through the neighborhood every day. Read the story we wrote with this map: http://tinyurl.com/T-MC-AustinMap
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9. From: cage626@aol.com Subject: Community Fair for the Whole Family
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All summer, I have volunteered with a great group of kids, teaching them different skills, how to start businesses, how to tap into their talents, and how to stay focused on their dreams. On the following Saturday September 5, 2009 from noon-to 4:00 p.m., those students will be showcasing what they learned all summer at the Violence Prevention and Training Community Fair. You are all invited to attend this great community fair that is focused on bringing a community together to enhance the success of it’s children. Each student class will be running a mini business at the fair, there will be guest speaker Representative Ken Dunkin, Alderman Pat Dowell, and Brenda Matthews a world renowned Poet and Story teller. Community service agencies such as Department of Human Resources will be providing information about the resources they have for community participants, local business will be represented such as Sensual Steps and the Black Bean Café. Bob Jackson from Cease Fire will be speaking to the community about how to address the violence our children face each day. I have attached a flier, please feel free to distribute to friends, family, and other communities, all are invited. Please come, support an activity that focuses on the future of our children. Be an activist for Change, if you want to know how you can get involved, make a donation, or becomea volunteer/mentor in the fall, give a call 800-520-9946. Thanks in advance for your support.Aaron B. Cage 10. From: Raynard Subject: Black Activism Examined During March on Washington AnniversaryBlack Activism Examined During March on Washington AnniversaryBy Hazel Trice Edney - NNPA Editor-in-ChiefSource: The Washington Informer.comThis week marks the 46th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Aug. 28, 1963. Nearly a half century since the march that drew more than 200,000 to Washington, D.C., Black activists contend that their commitment remains the same. “I think that some leaders are now reluctant to engage in public struggle because President Barack [Obama] is in the White House. But, I would remind you that a public demonstration for justice would not be a march on the President,” said the Rev. Jesse Jackson, president and CEO of the Chicago-based Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. Though public demonstrations by Black activists have been scaled back significantly since Obama’s election, the intense focus on issues is still the same, Jackson said.“In 1963, we were marching for the right to vote. Now we’re marching to the polls by the millions all over the nation. Activism, now, is the election of city councils and state legislatures, Congress and President of the United States,” Jackson said. “When you fight, you fight with the whole armor of God – litigation, legislation, registration, demonstration. All of those are forms of fighting. Even in 1963, we had won the ’54 Supreme Court decision, the ’55 Montgomery bus boycott, and students across the South marched on Selma. Even then, we used litigation, legislation, registration and demonstration. We’ve always used several forms of fighting.” Jackson admits that the current lack of street activism, that had resurged during the eight years of the Bush Administration, may be necessary to make ultimate progress on issues through the first four years of the Obama Administration.Street demonstrations are not only still needed to fight remaining inequities, but to counteract the uprising of White-led right wing activism around the nation in the wake of health care legislation, Jackson said.“The evidence of hostility is shown clearly in the town hall meetings,” he said. “We are still fighting. But we’re winning. The reason why the right wing is acting so hostile is because they are feeling desperate. They lost the White House. We won.” “Our agenda has not changed. It’s just that instead of having an adversary in the White House, we have an ally,” Jackson said.Read the entire article: click here>>> 11. From: Raynard Subject: An Unlikely Duo An unlikely duo: President Obama andSen. Ted Kennedy built strong ties in short time
BY David Saltonstall Source: New York Daily News.com
Somodevilla/GettyPresident Obama and Sen. Kennedy forged a deep bond in a short period of time.
They were hardly the most likely duo: the white, aged and distinctly privileged son of the storied Kennedy clan, and the young, black freshman senator from inner-city Chicago who never really knew his father.
But Sen. Edward Kennedy and President Obama managed in a short time to build a relationship that went beyond the political to the personal, friends and aides said yesterday, and both men benefited in ways large and small.
"I think Ted Kennedy saw a bit of his brother John in Barack Obama - cool under pressure, focused, tough, yet standing for the right things," said Peter Fenn, a Democratic consultant and longtime Kennedy pal. "It was very real."
For Obama, it was an affection that translated into what many see as the single most important endorsement of his campaign in January 2008 - well before it was clear Obama would be the nominee.
With Kennedy's stamp of approval, Obama got instant credibility, to say nothing of the aura of Camelot that Kennedy seemed so eager to bestow.
"Say what you want about the politics of that endorsement," said presidential spokesman Bill Burton yesterday, "the psychological boost it gave to folks on the campaign was amazing."
Kennedy got something, too, that day: a promise that health care reform would be at the top of Obama's legislative agenda if he won - a vow that Obama is still struggling to make real.
But insiders say the relationship really began much earlier, when Obama first got to the Senate and needed to learn the ropes. One of the first calls he made was to Kennedy, who stretched out his hand to the young freshman when many colleagues of lesser seniority did not.
"The President has always said that Sen. Kennedy kept an open door and an open mind," said Tommy Vietor, an assistant White House press secretary.
By the end, the bond had grown into something much deeper.
"I mean this is someone who helped the President pick out his family dog - that's going above and beyond," said Vietor, referring to First Dog Bo, who came from the same breeder that provided Kennedy with his three beloved Portuguese water dogs - Sunny, Splash and Cappy.
It's a friendship that was evident yesterday in Obama's words, but also in the somber, pained expression in which he delivered them.
"Even though we have known this day was coming for some time now, we awaited it with no small amount of dread," said Obama, reading from a small notebook rather than his usual TelePrompTer.
After delivering the statement, Obama went to the beach with his family, and later grabbed some fried seafood in downtown Oak Bluffs for lunch before retreating to his 28-acre compound about 4 p.m. for the remainder of the day.
He's got another speech to write - this one a eulogy, which aides said yesterday he'll deliver at Kennedy's funeral on Saturday.
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In the Friday Morning Bronzecomm Newsletter: Preparing for the Million Father March, Leaders meet with Ed. Sec. Arnie Duncan And Black Star lists 450 Cities signed on to the program. (Blame the good work of Black Star's Phillip Jackson for the size of today's newsletter) Congratulations Phil! African Festival of the Arts to host Gala Kick Off next Wednesday Reporter Laura Washington moderates Olympic 2016 discussion at Chicago History Museum Underground Fest comes back for Labor Day Weekend Weekend marks several historical events Black and White Party planned for South Shore Cultural Center Registration open this weekend for Mayfair Academy TutorMentor Connection sends tools for mapping neighborhood resources - An Unlikely Duo - the Obama/Kennedy Connection ...and there's more, much more. If there are items you think will be of interest to your friends, family or co-workers, please pass our Newsletter on to them with an invitation to take advantage of the FREE SUBSCRIPTION by sending an email to with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. That's all it takes. And please remember to add our email address to your address book so your ISP knows you want the newsletter and do not want the newsletter lumped in with "spam" or "junk mail."Thank you. Raynard
1. From: The Black Star Project Subject: Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Supports Million Father March and National Fathers Take Children to School Day
Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, and Million Father March Urge Fathers across the Country to Take their Children to the First Day of School or on Tuesday, September 8, 2009
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(left to right) Elizabeth Rorick - Senior Policy Strategist, National PTA; Phillip Jackson - Executive Director, The Black Star Project; John Hammond - President, 100 Black Men of America; Arne Duncan - Secretary, Department of Education; and Ed Lewis - National Manager of Strategic Communications & Media Relations Government Affairs, Toyota Motor North America, Inc., launch the Million Father March in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, August 25, 2009 (photos by Dr. Walter L. Dozier).
MEDIA ADVISORY
One Million Fathers Across America
Asked to Join in the Education of their Children
500 Cities Expected to Sign on to Million Father March 2009, Largest, Organized Back-to-School Effort in American History
WHO: Arne Duncan, Secretary, U. S. Department of Education
Phillip Jackson, Executive Director and Founder, The Black Star Project
John Hammond, President, 100 Black Men of America
Ed Lewis, National Manager of Strategic Communications & Media Relations Government Affairs, Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Elizabeth Rorick, Senior Policy Strategist, National PTA
WHAT: The Million Father March 2009 will occur at thousands of schools across America. This year, an estimated 750,000 men from 500 cities are expected to participate. The Million Father March also provides an escort of safety, support, and encouragement to children of all ages on their first day of school. If the first day of school has passed, fathers will get another opportunity to take their children to school on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, National Fathers Take Children to School Day.
Research shows that children whose fathers take an active role in their educational lives earn better grades, get better test scores, enjoy school more and are more likely to graduate from high school and attend college. Additionally, children have fewer behavior problems when fathers listen to and talk with them regularly and are active in their educational and social developmental lives. A good father is part of a good parent team and is critical to the academic success of children.
Participants in the Million Father March include fathers, grandfathers, foster fathers, stepfathers, uncles, cousins, big brothers, significant male caregivers and friends of the family. Businesses are asked to give fathers and men 2 hours off that morning to take their children to school. Men will also be encouraged to volunteer at schools throughout the year.
WHEN: Tuesday, August 25, 2009
11:40 am
WHERE: Front Plaza of LBJ Building
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland, SW Washington, D.C.
The 2009 Million Father March is managed by The Black Star Project, U.S.A., sponsored by the Open Society Institute's Campaign for Black Male Achievement and the Schott Foundation for Public Education, in partnership with 100 Black Men of America, the National Association of Black Social Workers and the National PTA. Please visit our website at www.blackstarproject.org to bring the Million Father March to your city or for complete information about the march. You may also email blackstar1000@ameritech.net or call 773.285.9600 for more information or to join the March.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 is National Fathers Take Children to School Day.
Fathers Across America Must Take their Children to School on this Day
John Hammond, President of 100 Black Men of America, takes his children to school in Atlanta, Georgia, on the first day of school.
In the past two weeks several reports have come out that highlight the importance of the fathers who take an active role in the educational and social development of their children. These reports show us of the irreplaceable value of fathers in their children's lives. The first report is from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana by Brent McBride. This report tells us that when fathers become early involved in their children's educational lives, it makes a tremendous academic difference as the children grow older. The study reports that a father's involvement in the early educational lives of their children mitigates many of the negative factors that occur later in a child's school career.
Additionally, in a study released last week by Brenda Lohman of Iowa State University, it was projected that 25% of low-income children in Chicago, Boston and San Antonio engage in sex between the ages of 11 years old and 16 years old with the average age being 12 years old.
The research also found that children with more involved fathers were less likely to have sex at a young age.
If you missed taking your child to school on the first day, don't miss taking them on Tuesday, September 8, 2009,National Fathers Take Children to School Day. It can change their lives for the better, forever.
Please call 773.285.9600 to participate in this day of action and commitment or email us at blackstar1000@ameritech.net.
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The 2009 Million Father March is managed by The Black Star Project, U.S.A., sponsored by the Open Society Institute's Campaign for Black Male Achievement and the Schott Foundation for Public Education, in partnership with 100 Black Men of America, the National Association of Black Social Workers and the National PTA. Please visit our website at www.blackstarproject.org to bring the Million Father March to your city or for complete information about the march. You may also email blackstar1000@ameritech.net or call 773.285.9600 for more information or to join the March.
Cities and Counties Participating in the Million Father March 2009 as of
August 23, 2009
450 Participating Cities and Counties.
If your city is not listed, call us today to join the Million Father March and the National Fathers Take Children to School Day on Tuesday, September 8, 2009.
1. Adelanto, California2. Akron, Ohio3. Albany, New York 4. Albemarle, North Carolina 5. Albuquerque, New Mexico 6. Anchorage, Alaska 7. Angelus Oaks, California8. Anson County, North Carolina9. Apex, North Carolina10. Apple Valley, California 11. Arlington, Texas12. Asheboro, North Carolina 13. Asheville, North Carolina 14. Atlanta, Georgia 15. Atlantic Beach, North Carolina16. Atlantic City, New Jersey17. Aurora, Illinois18. Bakersfield, California19. Baltimore, Maryland20. Banning, California21. Barstow, California22. Baton Rouge, Louisiana23. Bay Pine, Florida24. Beaucaire, France25. Beaumont, California26. Beaumont, Texas 27. Belleair Beach, Florida28. Belleaire Bluffs, Florida29. Belleaire Shore, Florida30. Belleaire, Florida31. Bellwood, Illinois32. Belmont, North Carolina33. Berkeley, Illinois34. Bessemer City, North Carolina35. Bettendorf, Iowa36. Beverly Hills, California37. Big Bear Lake, California38. Birmingham, Alabama39. Black Mountain, North Carolina40. Bloomington, California41. Blythe, California 42. Bollingbrook, Illinois43. Boone, North Carolina44. Brandon, Florida45. Brevard, North Carolina46. Bridgeport, Connecticut47. Brooklyn, Ohio48. Buffalo, New York49. Burlington, North Carolina 50. Calimesa, California51. Calumet City, Illinois52. Camden, Alabama53. Camden, New Jersey 54. Camp Pendleton, California55. Canyon Lake, California56. Cape May County, New Jersey57. Carlsbad, California58. Carrboro, North Carolina59. Cary, North Carolina 60. Cathedral City, California61. Cedar Rapids, Iowa62. Champaign, Illinois63. Chapel Hill, North Carolina64. Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands65. Charlotte, North Carolina66. Chester, Virginia 67. Chesterfield County, South Carolina68. Chicago - Northside, Illinois69. Chicago - Southside, Illinois70. Chicago - Westside, Illinois71. Chicago Heights, Illinois 72. Chino Hills, California 73. Chino, California 74. Chula Vista, California75. Cincinnati, Ohio 76. Claremont, California 77. Clayton, North Carolina 78. Clemmons, North Carolina79. Cleveland, Ohio 80. Clinton, North Carolina81. Coachella, California 82. Coconut Creek, Florida83. College Park, Georgia84. Colton, California85. Columbia, South Carolina 86. Columbus, Ohio 87. Concord, North Carolina88. Conover, North Carolina 89. Cooper City, Florida90. Coral Springs, Florida 91. Cornelius, North Carolina 92. Corona, California 93. Coronado, California94. Coshocton County, Ohio95. Country Club Hills, Illinois96. Crafton, California97. Crestline, California 98. Crystal Beach, Florida99. Dania Beach, Florida100. Danville, Illinois101. Davenport, Iowa102. Davidson, North Carolina103. Davie, Florida 104. Decatur, Georgia105. Deerfield Beach, Florida106. Del Mar, California107. Denver, Colorado 108. Des Moines, Iowa 109. Desert Hot Springs, California110. Detroit, Michigan 111. Dillon County, South Carolina112. Dolton, Illinois113. Dothan, Alabama114. Dover, Florida115. Dunedin, Florida116. Dunn, North Carolina117. Durham, North Carolina118. East Aurora, Illinois119. East Chicago, Indiana120. East Los Angeles, California121. East Orange, New Jersey122. East Point, Georgia123. Eden, North Carolina124. El Cajon, California125. El Toritos, California126. Elizabeth City, North Carolina127. Elmhurst, Illinois128. Elon, North Carolina129. Encinitas, California130. Enterprise, Alabama 131. Escondido, California132. Evanston, Illinois133. Fairburn, Georgia134. Fallbrook, California135. Fayetteville, North Carolina 136. Florence County, South Carolina137. Florence, South Carolina 138. Fontana, California 139. Ford Heights, Illinois 140. Forest City, North Carolina141. Forest Park, Illinois142. Fort Lauderdale, Florida143. Fort Wayne, Indiana144. Fort Worth, Texas145. Fredericksted, Virgin Islands146. Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina147. Galveson, Texas148. Garner, North Carolina149. Gary, Indiana 150. Gastonia, North Carolina 151. Geneva, Alabama152. Goldsboro, North Carolina153. Graham, North Carolina 154. Grand Terrace, California155. Greensboro, North Carolina156. Greenville, North Carolina157. Gulfport, Florida158. Hallandale Beach, Florida159. Hamlet, North Carolina160. Hartford, Connecticut161. Harvey, Illinois 162. Havelock, North Carolina 163. Hazel Crest, Illinois164. Hemet, California 165. Henderson, North Carolina 166. Hendersonville, North Carolina 167. Hesperia, California 168. Hickory, North Carolina 169. High Point, North Carolina 170. Highland, California 171. Highwood, Illinois172. Hillsboro Beach, Florida 173. Hillsborough, North Carolina174. Hillside, Illinois175. Hoke County, North Carolina176. Holly Springs, North Carolina177. Hollywood, California178. Hollywood, Florida 179. Homewood, Illinois180. Hope Mills, North Carolina181. Houston, Texas182. Huntersville, North Carolina183. Indian Rocks Beach, Florida184. Indian Shores, Florida185. Indian Trail, North Carolina186. Indian Wells, California187. Indianapolis, Indiana 188. Indio, California 189. Inglewood, California 190. Inland Empire, California191. Irdell County, North Carolina 192. Irvington, New Jersey193. Jackson, Mississippi194. Jackson, Tennessee 195. Jacksonville, North Carolina 196. Jersey City, New Jersey197. Joliet, Illinois198. Joshua Tree, California199. Junction City, Kansas200. Kalamazoo, Michigan201. Kannapolis, North Carolina202. Kenneth City, Florida203. Kernersville, North Carolina204. Kings Mountain, North Carolina 205. Kinston, North Carolina206. Knightdale, North Carolina207. La Jolla, California208. La Mesa, California 209. La Quinta, California210. Lake Arrowhead, California211. Lake Charles, Louisiana212. Lake Elsinore, California213. Lakeside, California214. La Porte, Indiana215. Largo, Florida216. Lauderdale Lakes, Florida217. Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Florida218. Lauderhill, Florida219. Lauderdale Lakes, Florida220. Laurinburg, North Carolina221. Lazy Lake, Florida222. Lemon Grove, California223. Lenoir, North Carolina224. Levy, Florida225. Lexington, North Carolina 226. Lighthouse Point, Florida 227. Lima, Ohio228. Lincoln, Nebraska229. Lincolnton, North Carolina230. Loma Linda, California231. Long Island, New York 232. Lorain, Ohio233. Los Angeles. California234. Lucerne Valley, California235. Lumberton, North Carolina 236. Macon, Mississippi237. Madeira Beach, Florida238. Madison, Wisconsin239. Manhattan - Harlem, N.Y240. Manhattan Beach, California241. Mansfield, Ohio242. Maple Heights, Ohio243. Margate, Florida244. Marina Del Rey, California245. Marion County, South Carolina246. Marlboro County, South Carolina247. Matthews, North Carolina248. Maywood, Illinois249. Mebane, North Carolina250. Melrose Park, Illinois251. Memphis, Tennessee252. Mentone, California253. Miami, Florida254. Michigan City, Indiana255. Milwaukee, Wisconsin256. Minneapolis, Minnesota257. Mint Hill, North Carolina258. Miramar, Florida259. Moline, Illinois260. Monroe, Louisiana261. Monroe, North Carolina262. Montclair, California 263. Montgomery County, North Carolina 264. Montgomery, Alabama 265. Moore County, North Carolina 266. Mooresville, North Carolina 267. Morehead City, North Carolina 268. Moreno Valley, California 269. Morgan Park, Chicago, Illinois270. Morganton, North Carolina 271. Morrisville, North Carolina272. Mount Airy, North Carolina273. Mount Holly, North Carolina 274. Mount Vernon, New York275. Murrieta, California276. Muskogee, Oklahoma277. Naperville, Illinois278. Needles, California279. New Bern, North Carolina280. New Haven, Connecticut281. New Orleans, Louisiana282. New Rochelle, New York283. New York City - Brooklyn, New York284. New York City - Manhattan-Harlem, New York285. New York City - Queens, New York286. New York City - Staten Island, New York287. New York City - The Bronx, New York288. Newark, New Jersey 289. Newton, North Carolina 290. Norco, California291. North Chicago, Illinois292. North Lauderdale, Florida293. North Reddington Beach, Florida294. Northlake, Illinois295. Nowark, Connecticut296. Oak Island, North Carolina297. Oak Park, Illinois 298. Oakland Park, Florida 299. Oakland, California 300. Oceanside, California301. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma302. Oldsmar, Florida303. Olympia Fields, Illinois304. Omaha, Nebraska305. Ontario, California 306. Orlando, Florida307. Oxford, North Carolina 308. Ozark, Alabama309. Ozona, Florida310. Pacific Beach, California311. Pala, California312. Palm Desert, California 313. Palm Harbor, Florida314. Palm River, Florida315. Palm Springs, California316. Palmdale, California317. Palmetto, Georgia318. Panama City, Florida319. Parkland, Florida320. Pasco, Florida321. Pass-a-Grille Beach, Florida322. Pembroke Park, Florida323. Pembroke Pines, Florida 324. Peoria, Illinois325. Perris, California 326. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania327. Pinehurst, North Carolina328. Pinellas, Florida329. Pinellas Park, Florida330. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 331. Plant City, Florida332. Plantation, Florida333. Polk, Florida334. Pompano Beach, Florida 335. Poway, California336. Racine, Wisconsin337. Raleigh, North Carolina338. Ramona, California 339. Ranchita, California340. Rancho Bernardo, California341. Rancho Cucamonga, California 342. Rancho Mirage, California343. Rancho Santa Fe, California344. Redington Beach, Florida345. Redington Shores, Florida346. Redlands, California347. Reidsville, North Carolina348. Rensselaer, New York349. Rialto, California350. Richmond County, North Carolina351. Richmond, Virginia352. Riverdale, Illinois353. Riverside County, California 354. Riverside, California 355. Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina356. Robbins, Illinois 357. Robeson County, North Carolina 358. Rochester, New York 359. Rock Island, Illinois 360. Rocky Mount, North Carolina361. Roxboro, North Carolina362. Running Springs, California363. Safety Harbor, Florida364. Salisbury, North Carolina365. San Bernardino County, California366. San Bernardino, California 367. San Diego, California 368. San Francisco, California 369. San Jacinto, California 370. San Luis Rey, California371. San Marcos, California372. San Ysidro, California373. Sanford, North Carolina 374. Santa Ysabel, California375. Santee, California376. Scotland County, North Carolina377. Sea Ranch Lakes, Florida 378. Seffner, Florida379. Selma, North Carolina380. Seminole, Florida381. Shelby, North Carolina382. Siler City, North Carolina383. Skokie, Illinois384. Smithfield, North Carolina385. Solana Beach, California386. South Pasadena, Florida387. Southfield, Michigan388. Southern Pines, North Carolina389. Southwest Ranches, Florida390. Spring Lake, North Carolina 391. Spring Valley, California392. Springfield, Illinois393. St. Louis, Missouri394. St. Peter Beach, Florida395. St. Petersburg, Florida396. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands397. Statesville, North Carolina398. Stone Park, Illinois399. Suffolk, Virginia 400. Summerfield, North Carolina401. Sunrise, Florida402. Sunset Beach, Florida403. Syracuse, New York404. Tamarac, Florida405. Tampa Bay, Florida 406. Tarboro, North Carolina 407. Tarpon Springs, Florida408. Tecate, California409. Temecula, California 410. Thomasville, North Carolina411. Tierra Verde, Florida412. Toledo, Ohio413. Toronto, Canada414. Treasure Island, Florida 415. Trinity, North Carolina416. Tulsa, Oklahoma417. Twentynine Palms, California418. Union, New Jersey419. Union City, Georgia420. Upland, California421. Victorville, California422. Vista, California 423. Wadesboro, North Carolina424. Wake Forest, North Carolina425. Warren, Ohio 426. Washington, D.C. 427. Washington, North Carolina 428. Waukegan, Illinois 429. Waynesville, North Carolina 430. Weddington, North Carolina 431. West Park, Florida 432. Westbury, Long Island New York433. Westchester, Illinois434. Weston, Florida 435. White Plains, New York436. Whiteville, North Carolina 437. Wilberforce, Ohio438. Wildomar, California439. Wildwood, New Jersey440. Wilmington, North Carolina 441. Wilson, North Carolina 442. Wilton Manors, Florida443. Windsor, Canada 444. Winston-Salem, North Carolina 445. Wrightwood, California446. Yermo, California447. Yonkers, New York448. Youngstown, Ohio449. Yucaipa, California 450. Yucca Valley, California
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The 2009 Million Father March is managed by The Black Star Project, U.S.A., sponsored by the Open Society Institute's Campaign for Black Male Achievement and the Schott Foundation for Public Education, in partnership with 100 Black Men of America, the National Association of Black Social Workers and the National PTA. Please visit our website at www.blackstarproject.org to bring the Million Father March to your city or for complete information about the march. You may also email blackstar1000@ameritech.net or call 773.285.9600 for more information or to join the March.
2. From: Africanfest@aol.com Subject: African Festival of the Arts GALA - Wednesday, Sept. 2nd
3. From: Laura Washington Subject: A Conversation about the 2016 Olympics
Join us for this important discussion:
IN THE K/NOW
This FREE monthly sponsored by the Chicago History Museum, explores contemporary issues affecting life in Chicago.
Chicago 2016: The Thrill of Victory or the Agony of Defeat?
6:30-8:00 PM Tuesday, September 1
Chicago History Museum
1601 N. Clark Street
On October 2, the International Olympic Committee will choose the host city for the 2016 Olympic Games. With decision day just around the corner, join us for a conversation that takes a closer look at Chicago’s plans and those of our competitors. How does Chicago stack up? What changes will be made in our city? What are the positives and negatives of our plan in the eyes of the Olympic Committee? What are the pluses and minuses for Chicago citizens?
Panelists:
Lisa Donovan, Olympics Reporter, Chicago Sun-Times
Toni Preckwinkle, 4th Ward Alderman
Jay Travis, Organizer, Kenwood Oakland Community Organization
Moderator: Laura S. Washington, Columnist, Chicago Sun-Times, Blogger, The WashingtonReport.org
4. From: kahilz Subject: Underground Fest 2009The Place to be every night after the African Festival:
Ritual Trio Live at River East trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9CEBwfZpsU-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. From: Raynard Subject: Weekend Marks Anniversaries of Important Historical EventsAugust 28th, 1955 The Murder of Emmett Till (thanks to Taki for the Reminder)National African American museum acquires casket of Emmett TillSource: LA Times.comThe family of Till, whose brutal slaying in 1955 fueled the civil rights movement,donates his original casket to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington.Read the entire story: click here>>>August 28th, 1963From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMarch on Washington for jobs and Freedom.
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating racial harmony at the Lincoln Memorial during the march.[1]
August 28th, 2005Katrina Anniversary: List Of EventsBelow is a list of some of the Hurricane Katrina anniversary events taking place in New Orleans and around the area:Click here to view list>>>August 29th, 1958Birth of Michael JacksonGoogle produces a list of events celebrating/remembering MichaelClick here>>>6. From: Mayfair79@sbcglobal.net Subject: Mayfair Academy - Fall Registration Open this Weekend
7. From: Dr. Daniel Dixon Subject: Black/White Party ...original message from: Valerie Tyler
8. From: Daniel F. Bassill Subject: TutorMentor Connection View the TutorMentor Connection Newsletter on-line, go to http://www.tutormentorconnection.org/AboutTMC/CurrentNewsletter/tabid/646/Default.aspx
Using Maps to build collaboration, and resources for neighborhood programs
IImage courtesy of Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection.
This map was created following a news report about a high rate of violence in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. Our aim is to help volunteer-based tutor/mentor programs grow in each high-poverty zip code of the Chicago region by enlisting business, faith community, hospitals and university resources to work with programs in the neighborhoods where they have facilities. This map shows many churches in the area and a major expressway that brings thousands of commuters through the neighborhood every day. Read the story we wrote with this map: http://tinyurl.com/T-MC-AustinMap
You can now create your own analysis maps using the Tutor/Mentor Program Locator, which you can find at http://www.tutormentorprogramlocator.net/InteractiveMap.aspx Learn more about how to use the Program Locatorhttp://www.tutormentorprogramlocator.net/TMCHelp.aspx
If you'd like to know more about how to use the Interactive map, or how to add your Chicago area tutor/mentor program to the map, call Nicole, Mike or Dan at 312-492-9614, or email tutormentor2@earthlink.net
9. From: cage626@aol.com Subject: Community Fair for the Whole Family
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All summer, I have volunteered with a great group of kids, teaching them different skills, how to start businesses, how to tap into their talents, and how to stay focused on their dreams. On the following Saturday September 5, 2009 from noon-to 4:00 p.m., those students will be showcasing what they learned all summer at the Violence Prevention and Training Community Fair. You are all invited to attend this great community fair that is focused on bringing a community together to enhance the success of it’s children. Each student class will be running a mini business at the fair, there will be guest speaker Representative Ken Dunkin, Alderman Pat Dowell, and Brenda Matthews a world renowned Poet and Story teller. Community service agencies such as Department of Human Resources will be providing information about the resources they have for community participants, local business will be represented such as Sensual Steps and the Black Bean Café. Bob Jackson from Cease Fire will be speaking to the community about how to address the violence our children face each day. I have attached a flier, please feel free to distribute to friends, family, and other communities, all are invited. Please come, support an activity that focuses on the future of our children. Be an activist for Change, if you want to know how you can get involved, make a donation, or becomea volunteer/mentor in the fall, give a call 800-520-9946. Thanks in advance for your support.Aaron B. Cage 10. From: Raynard Subject: Black Activism Examined During March on Washington AnniversaryBlack Activism Examined During March on Washington AnniversaryBy Hazel Trice Edney - NNPA Editor-in-ChiefSource: The Washington Informer.comThis week marks the 46th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Aug. 28, 1963. Nearly a half century since the march that drew more than 200,000 to Washington, D.C., Black activists contend that their commitment remains the same. “I think that some leaders are now reluctant to engage in public struggle because President Barack [Obama] is in the White House. But, I would remind you that a public demonstration for justice would not be a march on the President,” said the Rev. Jesse Jackson, president and CEO of the Chicago-based Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. Though public demonstrations by Black activists have been scaled back significantly since Obama’s election, the intense focus on issues is still the same, Jackson said.“In 1963, we were marching for the right to vote. Now we’re marching to the polls by the millions all over the nation. Activism, now, is the election of city councils and state legislatures, Congress and President of the United States,” Jackson said. “When you fight, you fight with the whole armor of God – litigation, legislation, registration, demonstration. All of those are forms of fighting. Even in 1963, we had won the ’54 Supreme Court decision, the ’55 Montgomery bus boycott, and students across the South marched on Selma. Even then, we used litigation, legislation, registration and demonstration. We’ve always used several forms of fighting.” Jackson admits that the current lack of street activism, that had resurged during the eight years of the Bush Administration, may be necessary to make ultimate progress on issues through the first four years of the Obama Administration.Street demonstrations are not only still needed to fight remaining inequities, but to counteract the uprising of White-led right wing activism around the nation in the wake of health care legislation, Jackson said.“The evidence of hostility is shown clearly in the town hall meetings,” he said. “We are still fighting. But we’re winning. The reason why the right wing is acting so hostile is because they are feeling desperate. They lost the White House. We won.” “Our agenda has not changed. It’s just that instead of having an adversary in the White House, we have an ally,” Jackson said.Read the entire article: click here>>> 11. From: Raynard Subject: An Unlikely Duo An unlikely duo: President Obama andSen. Ted Kennedy built strong ties in short time
BY David Saltonstall Source: New York Daily News.com
Somodevilla/GettyPresident Obama and Sen. Kennedy forged a deep bond in a short period of time.
They were hardly the most likely duo: the white, aged and distinctly privileged son of the storied Kennedy clan, and the young, black freshman senator from inner-city Chicago who never really knew his father.
But Sen. Edward Kennedy and President Obama managed in a short time to build a relationship that went beyond the political to the personal, friends and aides said yesterday, and both men benefited in ways large and small.
"I think Ted Kennedy saw a bit of his brother John in Barack Obama - cool under pressure, focused, tough, yet standing for the right things," said Peter Fenn, a Democratic consultant and longtime Kennedy pal. "It was very real."
For Obama, it was an affection that translated into what many see as the single most important endorsement of his campaign in January 2008 - well before it was clear Obama would be the nominee.
With Kennedy's stamp of approval, Obama got instant credibility, to say nothing of the aura of Camelot that Kennedy seemed so eager to bestow.
"Say what you want about the politics of that endorsement," said presidential spokesman Bill Burton yesterday, "the psychological boost it gave to folks on the campaign was amazing."
Kennedy got something, too, that day: a promise that health care reform would be at the top of Obama's legislative agenda if he won - a vow that Obama is still struggling to make real.
But insiders say the relationship really began much earlier, when Obama first got to the Senate and needed to learn the ropes. One of the first calls he made was to Kennedy, who stretched out his hand to the young freshman when many colleagues of lesser seniority did not.
"The President has always said that Sen. Kennedy kept an open door and an open mind," said Tommy Vietor, an assistant White House press secretary.
By the end, the bond had grown into something much deeper.
"I mean this is someone who helped the President pick out his family dog - that's going above and beyond," said Vietor, referring to First Dog Bo, who came from the same breeder that provided Kennedy with his three beloved Portuguese water dogs - Sunny, Splash and Cappy.
It's a friendship that was evident yesterday in Obama's words, but also in the somber, pained expression in which he delivered them.
"Even though we have known this day was coming for some time now, we awaited it with no small amount of dread," said Obama, reading from a small notebook rather than his usual TelePrompTer.
After delivering the statement, Obama went to the beach with his family, and later grabbed some fried seafood in downtown Oak Bluffs for lunch before retreating to his 28-acre compound about 4 p.m. for the remainder of the day.
He's got another speech to write - this one a eulogy, which aides said yesterday he'll deliver at Kennedy's funeral on Saturday.
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What do you think we should do about the thug element of the younger generation (hoodlums and gang-bangers [black teenagers and young adults from broken homes] and bad-ass kids with little or no parenting--project people from prison), and the derelict homeless men of all ages, milling about and the damage they have done in our community of Chatham? Leave your comments on the comment line.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Jobs, Jobs, and more Jobs!...and Business Opportunities and Economic Development, too!
We, at the Chatham Avalon Park Community Council, feel the time is ripe for all of our community leaders to rise up and ask President Barack Obama, himself, to come as an honored and invited guest to an outdoor dinner party (preferrably in canopied style behind Izola's Restaurant) with Senator Roland W. Burris as honored host, to present face-to-face economic development proposals with federal stimulus funds to create jobs desperately needed, especially for the young people in the neighborhood (and summer jobs with real pay like a $2,000 minimum per month for all 3 months so that teenagers can help out their families, and full-time year-around jobs with real good pay, with a $58,000 mean, for adults who can support their families as well), and to build a community center, a senior citizens center at the vacant lot at 82ND Street and King Drive, and a health and fitness club on the vacant lot that was the former site of Rhodes Theater at 79Th Street and Rhodes Avenue, like Bosse Sports in Boston, and to invite the upscale building of trendy shops and restaurants and tony places for people to dance and relax, like elegant supper clubs, to revitalize the area with a cash infusion of $5-7 billion dollars. Further, a full-fledged South Loop overhaul is necessary to bring Chatham to what it must be, and most importantly, ought to be, and that is equivalent to the current comfortable standard of living enjoyed by the white community in the affluent suburbs. Seniors citizens could stay in their homes with federal support in the form of housing grants, and more importantly, with a City Council ordinance to give them a variance on their property taxes, that they be capped giving them an additional exemption from the rise in real estate values due to a "South Looping" of Chatham. It is high time now for our leaders to get moving, go forward, and as Barack always says "get it done" right away! YES, YOU CAN!!!
Friday, August 28, 2009
Dr. Hickman Health and Wellness Chair has 6 week Health Series
Dr. Sandy Hickman will have a 6 week health series at New Covenant Church 754 E. 77th Street starting on Saturday August 29, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Topics will include stress control, diabetes, cholesterol control, hypertension control, exercise and others. This information is to valuable not to receive. Please plan to attend.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Editorial
We, at the Chatham Avalon Park Community Council, appreciate the viral feedback from the literally thousands of residents through numerous blogs from all over the South Side of Chicago and even from the six collar counties, concerning the commentary on whether Chatham should be South Looped. Some have even proposed being Hyde Parked as more in line with what they have thought Chatham always was. We feel that a South Loop model would be the best for Chatham for two reasons. First, with all the damage done by the thug element of the younger generation (hoodlums and gang-bangers [black teenagers and young adults from broken homes] and bad-ass kids with little or no parenting--project people from prison), and second, the fact that the standard of living achieved by the suburban white community is now, since 1968, rising to be 40 years ahead of the black community, including Chatham, only a full-fledged South Loop overhaul is necessary to bring Chatham to what it must be, and most importantly, ought to be, and that is equivalent to the current comfortable standard of living enjoyed by the white community in the affluent suburban areas since 1980, all over the United States (as Chatham was in the 1950's and 60's).
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
It's Time to Get Connected!
We, at the Chatham Avalon Park Community Council, believe that it is time, on the eve of the Olympic Games bid selection for Chicago 2016, that Chatham now plan ahead and seek to have the digital divide between us and the affluent suburbs be crossed so that we are technologically ready for the Summer Games (Olympic Stadium will be only 1 mile away). If South Korea can have download speed of 20.4 megabits per second, then the infrastructure must be put in place where by this year's end we will have that speed and more for all of all tech-savvy residents. It is time for the City of Chicago Office of Cable and Communications to make it real, very soon, before this area is overwhelmed by the broadband and WI-Fi demand of waves of tourist and journalist hungry for every Olympics.
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In the Tuesday Morning Bronzecomm Newsletter: Parking Meter Deal draws fire from Illinois Voter's Group Olympic Committee faces community unreadiness and answers questions President Obama declares Minority Enterprise Development Week Upcoming Events at the DuSable Museum Time coming soon for the Jazz Institute's Jazz Club Tour Marking the passing of Johnnie Carter, leading tenor of Harvey's own The Dells 30th Annual Jazz in the Alley this Sunday in Bronzeville Call for Volunteers to work at the African Festival over Labor Day Weekend Athletes can be historical markers: 2 Champions remembered ...and there's more, much more. If there are items you think will be of interest to your friends, family or co-workers, please pass our Newsletter on to them with an invitation to take advantage of the FREE SUBSCRIPTION by sending an email to with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. That's all it takes. And please remember to add our email address to your address book so your ISP knows you want the newsletter and do not want the newsletter lumped in with "spam" or "junk mail."Thank you. Raynard
1. From: Raynard Subject: Voter's Group goes after Parking Meter deal
Illinois Voter Group Sues to Overturn Chicago Parking Meter PrivatizationSource: The Truth about Cars.com
Motorists have been hard hit by the increase in the cost of parking in in Chicago, Illinois that began with a deal struck in February.
In the central business district, for example, the cost to park for an hour doubled from $1 an hour to $2 and will quadruple to $4 an hour by 2013. Meters must also now be fed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The hikes came after Mayor Richard J. Daley (D) leased the city’s 36,000 parking meters to Morgan Stanley for 75 years in return for an up-front payment of $1.15 billion. The Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization (IVI-IPO), a liberal government reform group, fought back last Wednesday by filing a lawsuit hoping a judge would find the parking meter contract unlawful.
“This is a horrible deal for Chicago taxpayers,” IVI-IPO spokesman Owen Brugh said. “But IVI-IPO intends to hold the city accountable. Even the city of Chicago has to follow the law.”Read the entire article and download the suit: click here>>>2. From: Raynard Subject: Tribune writer looks at 2016 Ward Meetings, Community Unreadiness and Olympic gamesmanship Chicago 2016's ward meetings wind down,but opposition, questions remainSource: Chicago Tribune
City's financial guarantees for Olympic Games raise concerns among residentsIn a sweltering meeting room filled to overflowing, Bronzeville residents fired one question after another at Chicago's 2016 Olympic boosters."If we can find these resources for an Olympics, why can't we find them for year-round?" asked Kelly Saulsberry, a museum program coordinator, who said she found it "really troubling" that the city's promises of youth sport programs and economic development were contingent on landing the Summer Games. Her pointed question and comments, like many others aimed at the bid leadership during a 2 1/2 -hour session on the South Side, drew vigorous applause. As the Chicago 2016 bid team winds down its 11th-hour sales blitz in the city's 50 wards, it has become clear that the meetings have not doused the brush fires stoked in June when Mayor Richard Daley did an about-face, saying he would sign the host-city contract placing full financial responsibility for any losses on the city."People are just not buying into the spin coming out," said Stephen Alexander, a senior research fellow at the Egan Urban Center at DePaul University, who has attended several meetings.But just by enduring the grillings, the bid team may be helping its cause, observers say."While clearly there are some negatives coming out of it, I think ... it probably has been good in terms of demonstrating some transparency and openness," said public relations expert Jonathan Dedmon, a principal at the Dilenschneider Group. The meetings also are likely to play well with the International Olympic Committee, which will choose among Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo on Oct. 2. "This is somewhat a perception game that the bid cities are playing with the IOC voters," said Paul Swangard, a sports marketing expert at the University of Oregon. Read the rest of the article on line: click here>>>
3. From: Metropolis Subject: President Obama Celebrates Minority BusinessesTHE WHITE HOUSEMINORITY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT WEEK, 2009- - - - - - -BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAA PROCLAMATIONOur Nation's strength rests on the ingenuity and creativity of the American people. Across our country, almost 4 million minority-owned firms exemplify this spirit as they create jobs, develop new products and services, and promote community and economic development. The growth and expansion of these businesses is an increasingly critical part of our economic recovery and long-term prosperity.At a time when too many Americans are facing extraordinary economic challenges, supporting the development of minority owned enterprises will help accelerate the revitalization of our economy. Of the 630,000 minority-owned employer firms, these businesses are providing employment and stability to 4.7 million workers while renewing urban neighborhoods and rural communities. They represent a key component of future growth for our economy.Minority Enterprise Development Week is an opportunity to commemorate the tremendous value minority entrepreneurs and their employees bring to our economy and our Nation as a whole. They embody the timeless American values of hard work, integrity, and optimism. They also serve as role models to countless children who want to start their own business or reach their personal goals. Through their accomplishments and example, these leaders affirm that, with determination and commitment, every American can achieve his or her potential and live out their dreams.NOW, THEREFORE, I, Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States do hereby proclaim August 23 through August 29, 2009, as Minority Enterprise Development Week. I call upon all Americans to celebrate this week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities to recognize the many contributions of our Nation's minority enterprises.IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth.BARACK OBAMA
4. From: DuSable Museum Events Subject: Upcoming EventsDuSable Museum EventsYou make history every day! Help us celebrate by becoming a member today! Call (773) 947-0600 x 238 for more information. www.dusablemuseum.orgDuSable Museum EventsHistory is being made at DuSable Museum! Join the DuSable Museum today! Call (773) 947-0600 x 238 for more information. SPECIAL EVENTS MOVIES IN THE PARKPresented by The Chicago Park District and DuSable Museum7:30PMFree AdmissionSaturday, August 29, 2009 - SparkleMARK YOUR CALENDARA SENTIMENTAL JOURNEYWednesday, September 9, 20092:00 PMAdmission: $10.00 per personJoin actress/singer Sasha Dalton and her very special friends as they take you on a musical journey of memories.CURRENT EXHIBITSThe DuSable Museum of African American History presents The Soul of Bronzeville, The Regal, Club DeLisa and The BluesAn exhibit by The Chicago Blues MuseumThrough December 15, 2009Focusing on American music traditions, the DuSable Museum is pleased to present The Chicago Blues Museum exhibition The Soul of Bronzeville. This exhibition salutes Chicago as the home of many legendary blues and R&B musicians including: Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, Jerry Butler, Gene Chandler, Mavis Staples, The Chi-Lites, The Dells and many, many others. Through instruments, original photographs, personal memorabilia, concert collectibles, music and moving footage, The Soul of Bronzeville chronicles the musical contributions of Bronzeville and the artistic legacy of the blues.DuSable Museum Events740 East 56th PlaceChicago, IL 60637(773) 947-0600www.dusablemuseum.org
5. From: virginia@jazzinchicago.org Subject: Jazz Tours Old and New - presented by The Jazz Institute of Chicago
Click here to purchase tickets>>>
6. From: cuzan@jazzinthealley.org
Subject: 30th Annual Jazz in the Alley Festival 2009Pass it on.SUNDAY AUGUST 30TH!
7. From: Melvyn Williams Subject: Dells Tenor (Johnnie Carter) Passes
Johnnie Carter of The Dells (known as the world's greatest tenor) passed at 1:00 am. August 21, 2009, from lung cancer.Johnnie was diagnosed with this dreadful disease, last August while The Dells were appearing in Las Vegas. The Dells refused to perform without Carter, and had been trying to nurse him back to health for one year.
We will keep you informed, as to the funeral arrangements.
God decided that it was time for Johnnie to come home, he will be missed.
The Mighty Dells
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. From: Mayfair79@sbcglobal.net Subject: Mayfair Academy - Fall Registration Begins 8/27
9. From: Sol Cyrans Subject: Give Back to YOUR COMMUNITY: VOLUNTEER FOR 20th AFRICAN FESTIVAL OF ARTSGive back to your community and become a part of the historic and legendary African Festival of the Arts FamilyApplication for volunteers available for downloadhttp://www.africanfestivalchicago.com/volunteers.htm#applicationMy name is Lavon Pettis, I am the volunteer coordinator for the 2009 African Festival of the Arts. I extend an invitation for YOU to join our team as a volunteer for the 20th annual African Festival of the Arts September 4-7 2009. Please review our Corporate Promotional Video on Youtube if you have any questions about the festival www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEOAGID_5Z8This year our festival features Ahmed Jamal, George Clinton and Cecile of Les Nubian will grace the Pre Festival Gala on September 2 with a special performance. The dates for volunteer orientation are August 25, (6200 S. Drexel Harris YMCA) and on site at Washington Park on September 1st, Orientation begins promptly at 6:30 pm until 7:30 pm.. Please let me know which date is best available to suit your needs. I look forward to the communication. You can find a volunteer application on the festival website: http://www.africanfestivalchicago.com/volunteers.htm#application
** Reminder African Festival of the Arts discounted pre tickets now available for purchase and download online!If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me! Lavon PettisVolunteer Coordinator 20th African Festival of the Arts Lavon PettisPhone: (773) 955-7742Fax: (773) 955-9683
solsofafricans@africanfestivalchicago.comhttp://www.africanfestivalchicago.com/volunteers.htm#application 10. From: staterep-constance-a-howard@comcast.net Subject: 34th District Scholarship Reception
Celebrating at the recent 2009 Scholarship Awards Reception, sponsored by State Representative Constance A.”Connie” Howard (D-34), are scholarship awardees (standing) and members of the 34th District Scholarship Committee (sitting). Standing, (left to right), are Elizabeth Smith ( Eastern Illinois University); Jasmine Morris ( University of Illinois – Urbana/ Champaign); Sierra Freeman (University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign); Gigi Frye (University of Illinois, College of Medicine); Darius Guiden (University of Illinois, College of Medicine); Rodrick Grant (Western Illinois University); Roby Mitchell (University of Illinois, Urbana/ Champaign); and Michael E. Taylor, father of awardee, Azia Taylor (Southern Illinois University). Seated (left to right) are Audria Huntington; Armel Peel; Rep. Howard; Yolanda Price-Greene (Chairman); and Mark O’Bannon. Not pictured---committee members: Dr. Dorothy Holley Turner and Sandra Akbar. Each member of the Illinois General Assembly is able to award tuition waivers to students (residing in their respective districts) attending, or planning to attend, public universities within the state. Members of the Scholarship Committee represent the education, business and professional communities in the 34th District.Rep. Howard praised, both, the work of the committee and partnership with Ada S. McKinley Education Services, that made possible a presentation from Sharon Harper-Logan, Ada S. McKinley Education Services, who shared “words of wisdom” with the youth and their family members, present. “Citizens of the 34th District owe a debt of gratitude to those men and women who have devoted their time and effort to the success of this selection process. Their job is not an easy one---having to review scores of applications and selecting eight (8) most deserving individuals from the numbers of those applying,” said Howard. She added, “We, highly, value our partnership with an organization that is as well-respected as Ada S. McKinley and which has such an outstanding reputation for improving the quality educational opportunities for our youth.” At another reception, held one week earlier, Representative Howard joined with her colleagues---State Senator Donne Trotter (D-17) and State Representative Marlowe Colvin (D-33) in extending best wishes and providing “useful gifts for college students” to individuals from each of the three districts who were not awarded the scholarship. Student at this reception, also benefitted from a presentation by Harper-Logan, who, on behalf of her agency Director, Revie Sorey, presented book scholarships and provided refreshments for the festivities.
11. From: Raynard Subject: Buddy Guy - First Time I Meant the BluesBuddy Guy performing First Time I Met The Blues, with David Myers, bass, from the movie Chicago Blues, in 1970. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_rd8y8A2oE12. From: Raynard Subject: The day Delhi was enchanted by Jesse OwensThe day Delhi was enchanted by Jesse OwensSource: The Times of India.com
The story of the families of Jesse Owens and Luz Long coming together to watch the long jump event at the World athletics championships last
Saturday from the box where Adolf Hitler once sat, has moved yours truly to recall a memorable visit by the legendary athlete to Delhi over a half century ago. In the Cold War years of the 1950s when Delhi would be visited by American sporting icons, acting as that country's ambassadors, Owens, winner of four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, was the one who left the most abiding impression. As for Long, Owens' rival and friend in the Berlin long jump pit, a blue-eyed blond archetypal German, he went to war against the Allies in the North African desert as a young officer in Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps. He got killed there. As Owens had famously said, "Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold. Awards become corroded, friendships gather no dust." The Delhi of those years was several times smaller than the unmanageable mega metropolis it now has now grown into, but there was more athletic activity. More people would turn up to watch a Milkha Singh or a Gurbachan Randhawa train on the cinder track of the National Stadium than they do now for national competitions. It was in such an ambience that Owens made his visit. After spending an afternoon or two with young boys and girls on the track, Owens was scheduled to address a gathering at Sapru House. Dressed like a diplomat in a black suit and a matching bow tie, Owens made a striking figure as he took the stage. When it was time for questions, a curious young girl - she must be a grandmother now - asked what diet she should eat to be a good sprinter. Owens said that he didn't know much of diet aspect. He then brought the house down by saying, "If my mother cooked beans I ate beans, if she cooked meat I ate meat, and on the rare days she cooked both I ate both beans and meat." Owens made no secret of his impoverished childhood in Maryland, Ohio, where his school coach would bring beef from his home and tell the scrawny boy to eat it and put some muscle on his bones. "The purpose of going to the Olympics is to win. Otherwise you can hold them in your own backyard." To recall forgotten history, the special box in which the Owens and Long families sat at Berlin is the same from where Hitler, after being mesmerized by Dhyan Chand's wizardry, is reported to have offered to make the humble soldier from the 2/14 Punjab Regiment a general should he desire to join the German Army, as the story goes. The nervous maestro, whose 104th birthday falls on August 29, decided to return to his own sweet home, or barracks, of his Jhelum-based regiment. Read the article online: click here>>>12. From: Raynard Subject: Sugar Ray Robinson Revisited – Part One Sugar Ray Robinson Revisited – Part OneBy Thomas HauserSource: MaxBoxing.com Sugar Ray Robinson is the gold standard against which all fighters are judged.“He had everything,” legendary trainer Eddie Futch said after Robinson died. “Boxing skills, punching power, a great chin, mental strength. There was nothing he couldn’t do. He knew almost everything there was to know about how to box. When Ray was in his prime, he owned the ring like no fighter before or since.”Robinson was a natural welterweight who knocked out middleweights with one punch. In his first 131 professional fights, he lost once. During that time, he beat Henry Armstrong, Sammy Angott (twice), Fritzie Zivic (twice), Tommy Bell (twice), Kid Gavilan (twice), and Jake LaMotta (five times).In 201 fights spanning twenty-five years (a career that began before Pearl Harbor and ended at the height of the war in Vietnam), Robinson suffered a single “KO by.” That came when he challenged Joey Maxim for the light-heavyweight championship and collapsed from heat prostration after controlling the fight for thirteen rounds. Sixty years after Robinson was in his prime, he’s still thought of as the greatest fighter to ever lace on a pair of gloves. Read the rest of this biographical essay online: click here>>>----------------------BRONZECOMM PARTNERS:
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In the Tuesday Morning Bronzecomm Newsletter: Parking Meter Deal draws fire from Illinois Voter's Group Olympic Committee faces community unreadiness and answers questions President Obama declares Minority Enterprise Development Week Upcoming Events at the DuSable Museum Time coming soon for the Jazz Institute's Jazz Club Tour Marking the passing of Johnnie Carter, leading tenor of Harvey's own The Dells 30th Annual Jazz in the Alley this Sunday in Bronzeville Call for Volunteers to work at the African Festival over Labor Day Weekend Athletes can be historical markers: 2 Champions remembered ...and there's more, much more. If there are items you think will be of interest to your friends, family or co-workers, please pass our Newsletter on to them with an invitation to take advantage of the FREE SUBSCRIPTION by sending an email to with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. That's all it takes. And please remember to add our email address to your address book so your ISP knows you want the newsletter and do not want the newsletter lumped in with "spam" or "junk mail."Thank you. Raynard
1. From: Raynard Subject: Voter's Group goes after Parking Meter deal
Illinois Voter Group Sues to Overturn Chicago Parking Meter PrivatizationSource: The Truth about Cars.com
Motorists have been hard hit by the increase in the cost of parking in in Chicago, Illinois that began with a deal struck in February.
In the central business district, for example, the cost to park for an hour doubled from $1 an hour to $2 and will quadruple to $4 an hour by 2013. Meters must also now be fed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The hikes came after Mayor Richard J. Daley (D) leased the city’s 36,000 parking meters to Morgan Stanley for 75 years in return for an up-front payment of $1.15 billion. The Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization (IVI-IPO), a liberal government reform group, fought back last Wednesday by filing a lawsuit hoping a judge would find the parking meter contract unlawful.
“This is a horrible deal for Chicago taxpayers,” IVI-IPO spokesman Owen Brugh said. “But IVI-IPO intends to hold the city accountable. Even the city of Chicago has to follow the law.”Read the entire article and download the suit: click here>>>2. From: Raynard Subject: Tribune writer looks at 2016 Ward Meetings, Community Unreadiness and Olympic gamesmanship Chicago 2016's ward meetings wind down,but opposition, questions remainSource: Chicago Tribune
City's financial guarantees for Olympic Games raise concerns among residentsIn a sweltering meeting room filled to overflowing, Bronzeville residents fired one question after another at Chicago's 2016 Olympic boosters."If we can find these resources for an Olympics, why can't we find them for year-round?" asked Kelly Saulsberry, a museum program coordinator, who said she found it "really troubling" that the city's promises of youth sport programs and economic development were contingent on landing the Summer Games. Her pointed question and comments, like many others aimed at the bid leadership during a 2 1/2 -hour session on the South Side, drew vigorous applause. As the Chicago 2016 bid team winds down its 11th-hour sales blitz in the city's 50 wards, it has become clear that the meetings have not doused the brush fires stoked in June when Mayor Richard Daley did an about-face, saying he would sign the host-city contract placing full financial responsibility for any losses on the city."People are just not buying into the spin coming out," said Stephen Alexander, a senior research fellow at the Egan Urban Center at DePaul University, who has attended several meetings.But just by enduring the grillings, the bid team may be helping its cause, observers say."While clearly there are some negatives coming out of it, I think ... it probably has been good in terms of demonstrating some transparency and openness," said public relations expert Jonathan Dedmon, a principal at the Dilenschneider Group. The meetings also are likely to play well with the International Olympic Committee, which will choose among Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo on Oct. 2. "This is somewhat a perception game that the bid cities are playing with the IOC voters," said Paul Swangard, a sports marketing expert at the University of Oregon. Read the rest of the article on line: click here>>>
3. From: Metropolis Subject: President Obama Celebrates Minority BusinessesTHE WHITE HOUSEMINORITY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT WEEK, 2009- - - - - - -BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAA PROCLAMATIONOur Nation's strength rests on the ingenuity and creativity of the American people. Across our country, almost 4 million minority-owned firms exemplify this spirit as they create jobs, develop new products and services, and promote community and economic development. The growth and expansion of these businesses is an increasingly critical part of our economic recovery and long-term prosperity.At a time when too many Americans are facing extraordinary economic challenges, supporting the development of minority owned enterprises will help accelerate the revitalization of our economy. Of the 630,000 minority-owned employer firms, these businesses are providing employment and stability to 4.7 million workers while renewing urban neighborhoods and rural communities. They represent a key component of future growth for our economy.Minority Enterprise Development Week is an opportunity to commemorate the tremendous value minority entrepreneurs and their employees bring to our economy and our Nation as a whole. They embody the timeless American values of hard work, integrity, and optimism. They also serve as role models to countless children who want to start their own business or reach their personal goals. Through their accomplishments and example, these leaders affirm that, with determination and commitment, every American can achieve his or her potential and live out their dreams.NOW, THEREFORE, I, Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States do hereby proclaim August 23 through August 29, 2009, as Minority Enterprise Development Week. I call upon all Americans to celebrate this week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities to recognize the many contributions of our Nation's minority enterprises.IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth.BARACK OBAMA
4. From: DuSable Museum Events Subject: Upcoming EventsDuSable Museum EventsYou make history every day! Help us celebrate by becoming a member today! Call (773) 947-0600 x 238 for more information. www.dusablemuseum.orgDuSable Museum EventsHistory is being made at DuSable Museum! Join the DuSable Museum today! Call (773) 947-0600 x 238 for more information. SPECIAL EVENTS MOVIES IN THE PARKPresented by The Chicago Park District and DuSable Museum7:30PMFree AdmissionSaturday, August 29, 2009 - SparkleMARK YOUR CALENDARA SENTIMENTAL JOURNEYWednesday, September 9, 20092:00 PMAdmission: $10.00 per personJoin actress/singer Sasha Dalton and her very special friends as they take you on a musical journey of memories.CURRENT EXHIBITSThe DuSable Museum of African American History presents The Soul of Bronzeville, The Regal, Club DeLisa and The BluesAn exhibit by The Chicago Blues MuseumThrough December 15, 2009Focusing on American music traditions, the DuSable Museum is pleased to present The Chicago Blues Museum exhibition The Soul of Bronzeville. This exhibition salutes Chicago as the home of many legendary blues and R&B musicians including: Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, Jerry Butler, Gene Chandler, Mavis Staples, The Chi-Lites, The Dells and many, many others. Through instruments, original photographs, personal memorabilia, concert collectibles, music and moving footage, The Soul of Bronzeville chronicles the musical contributions of Bronzeville and the artistic legacy of the blues.DuSable Museum Events740 East 56th PlaceChicago, IL 60637(773) 947-0600www.dusablemuseum.org
5. From: virginia@jazzinchicago.org Subject: Jazz Tours Old and New - presented by The Jazz Institute of Chicago
Click here to purchase tickets>>>
6. From: cuzan@jazzinthealley.org
Subject: 30th Annual Jazz in the Alley Festival 2009Pass it on.SUNDAY AUGUST 30TH!
7. From: Melvyn Williams Subject: Dells Tenor (Johnnie Carter) Passes
Johnnie Carter of The Dells (known as the world's greatest tenor) passed at 1:00 am. August 21, 2009, from lung cancer.Johnnie was diagnosed with this dreadful disease, last August while The Dells were appearing in Las Vegas. The Dells refused to perform without Carter, and had been trying to nurse him back to health for one year.
We will keep you informed, as to the funeral arrangements.
God decided that it was time for Johnnie to come home, he will be missed.
The Mighty Dells
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. From: Mayfair79@sbcglobal.net Subject: Mayfair Academy - Fall Registration Begins 8/27
9. From: Sol Cyrans Subject: Give Back to YOUR COMMUNITY: VOLUNTEER FOR 20th AFRICAN FESTIVAL OF ARTSGive back to your community and become a part of the historic and legendary African Festival of the Arts FamilyApplication for volunteers available for downloadhttp://www.africanfestivalchicago.com/volunteers.htm#applicationMy name is Lavon Pettis, I am the volunteer coordinator for the 2009 African Festival of the Arts. I extend an invitation for YOU to join our team as a volunteer for the 20th annual African Festival of the Arts September 4-7 2009. Please review our Corporate Promotional Video on Youtube if you have any questions about the festival www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEOAGID_5Z8This year our festival features Ahmed Jamal, George Clinton and Cecile of Les Nubian will grace the Pre Festival Gala on September 2 with a special performance. The dates for volunteer orientation are August 25, (6200 S. Drexel Harris YMCA) and on site at Washington Park on September 1st, Orientation begins promptly at 6:30 pm until 7:30 pm.. Please let me know which date is best available to suit your needs. I look forward to the communication. You can find a volunteer application on the festival website: http://www.africanfestivalchicago.com/volunteers.htm#application
** Reminder African Festival of the Arts discounted pre tickets now available for purchase and download online!If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me! Lavon PettisVolunteer Coordinator 20th African Festival of the Arts Lavon PettisPhone: (773) 955-7742Fax: (773) 955-9683
solsofafricans@africanfestivalchicago.comhttp://www.africanfestivalchicago.com/volunteers.htm#application 10. From: staterep-constance-a-howard@comcast.net Subject: 34th District Scholarship Reception
Celebrating at the recent 2009 Scholarship Awards Reception, sponsored by State Representative Constance A.”Connie” Howard (D-34), are scholarship awardees (standing) and members of the 34th District Scholarship Committee (sitting). Standing, (left to right), are Elizabeth Smith ( Eastern Illinois University); Jasmine Morris ( University of Illinois – Urbana/ Champaign); Sierra Freeman (University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign); Gigi Frye (University of Illinois, College of Medicine); Darius Guiden (University of Illinois, College of Medicine); Rodrick Grant (Western Illinois University); Roby Mitchell (University of Illinois, Urbana/ Champaign); and Michael E. Taylor, father of awardee, Azia Taylor (Southern Illinois University). Seated (left to right) are Audria Huntington; Armel Peel; Rep. Howard; Yolanda Price-Greene (Chairman); and Mark O’Bannon. Not pictured---committee members: Dr. Dorothy Holley Turner and Sandra Akbar. Each member of the Illinois General Assembly is able to award tuition waivers to students (residing in their respective districts) attending, or planning to attend, public universities within the state. Members of the Scholarship Committee represent the education, business and professional communities in the 34th District.Rep. Howard praised, both, the work of the committee and partnership with Ada S. McKinley Education Services, that made possible a presentation from Sharon Harper-Logan, Ada S. McKinley Education Services, who shared “words of wisdom” with the youth and their family members, present. “Citizens of the 34th District owe a debt of gratitude to those men and women who have devoted their time and effort to the success of this selection process. Their job is not an easy one---having to review scores of applications and selecting eight (8) most deserving individuals from the numbers of those applying,” said Howard. She added, “We, highly, value our partnership with an organization that is as well-respected as Ada S. McKinley and which has such an outstanding reputation for improving the quality educational opportunities for our youth.” At another reception, held one week earlier, Representative Howard joined with her colleagues---State Senator Donne Trotter (D-17) and State Representative Marlowe Colvin (D-33) in extending best wishes and providing “useful gifts for college students” to individuals from each of the three districts who were not awarded the scholarship. Student at this reception, also benefitted from a presentation by Harper-Logan, who, on behalf of her agency Director, Revie Sorey, presented book scholarships and provided refreshments for the festivities.
11. From: Raynard Subject: Buddy Guy - First Time I Meant the BluesBuddy Guy performing First Time I Met The Blues, with David Myers, bass, from the movie Chicago Blues, in 1970. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_rd8y8A2oE12. From: Raynard Subject: The day Delhi was enchanted by Jesse OwensThe day Delhi was enchanted by Jesse OwensSource: The Times of India.com
The story of the families of Jesse Owens and Luz Long coming together to watch the long jump event at the World athletics championships last
Saturday from the box where Adolf Hitler once sat, has moved yours truly to recall a memorable visit by the legendary athlete to Delhi over a half century ago. In the Cold War years of the 1950s when Delhi would be visited by American sporting icons, acting as that country's ambassadors, Owens, winner of four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, was the one who left the most abiding impression. As for Long, Owens' rival and friend in the Berlin long jump pit, a blue-eyed blond archetypal German, he went to war against the Allies in the North African desert as a young officer in Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps. He got killed there. As Owens had famously said, "Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold. Awards become corroded, friendships gather no dust." The Delhi of those years was several times smaller than the unmanageable mega metropolis it now has now grown into, but there was more athletic activity. More people would turn up to watch a Milkha Singh or a Gurbachan Randhawa train on the cinder track of the National Stadium than they do now for national competitions. It was in such an ambience that Owens made his visit. After spending an afternoon or two with young boys and girls on the track, Owens was scheduled to address a gathering at Sapru House. Dressed like a diplomat in a black suit and a matching bow tie, Owens made a striking figure as he took the stage. When it was time for questions, a curious young girl - she must be a grandmother now - asked what diet she should eat to be a good sprinter. Owens said that he didn't know much of diet aspect. He then brought the house down by saying, "If my mother cooked beans I ate beans, if she cooked meat I ate meat, and on the rare days she cooked both I ate both beans and meat." Owens made no secret of his impoverished childhood in Maryland, Ohio, where his school coach would bring beef from his home and tell the scrawny boy to eat it and put some muscle on his bones. "The purpose of going to the Olympics is to win. Otherwise you can hold them in your own backyard." To recall forgotten history, the special box in which the Owens and Long families sat at Berlin is the same from where Hitler, after being mesmerized by Dhyan Chand's wizardry, is reported to have offered to make the humble soldier from the 2/14 Punjab Regiment a general should he desire to join the German Army, as the story goes. The nervous maestro, whose 104th birthday falls on August 29, decided to return to his own sweet home, or barracks, of his Jhelum-based regiment. Read the article online: click here>>>12. From: Raynard Subject: Sugar Ray Robinson Revisited – Part One Sugar Ray Robinson Revisited – Part OneBy Thomas HauserSource: MaxBoxing.com Sugar Ray Robinson is the gold standard against which all fighters are judged.“He had everything,” legendary trainer Eddie Futch said after Robinson died. “Boxing skills, punching power, a great chin, mental strength. There was nothing he couldn’t do. He knew almost everything there was to know about how to box. When Ray was in his prime, he owned the ring like no fighter before or since.”Robinson was a natural welterweight who knocked out middleweights with one punch. In his first 131 professional fights, he lost once. During that time, he beat Henry Armstrong, Sammy Angott (twice), Fritzie Zivic (twice), Tommy Bell (twice), Kid Gavilan (twice), and Jake LaMotta (five times).In 201 fights spanning twenty-five years (a career that began before Pearl Harbor and ended at the height of the war in Vietnam), Robinson suffered a single “KO by.” That came when he challenged Joey Maxim for the light-heavyweight championship and collapsed from heat prostration after controlling the fight for thirteen rounds. Sixty years after Robinson was in his prime, he’s still thought of as the greatest fighter to ever lace on a pair of gloves. Read the rest of this biographical essay online: click here>>>----------------------BRONZECOMM PARTNERS:
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SAVE THE DREAM TOUR
NACA’s Save the Dream has been an incredible success with over 180,000 participants and many thousands having their mortgage restructured with interest rates permanently reduced to as low as 2%. NACA has legally binding agreements with all the major lenders/servicers to achieve this. All of NACA’s services are FREE. Click here to view the NACA video.
Cleveland, OH
Click here for media coverage of the 35,000 participants
Chicago, IL
Click here for media coverage of the 45,000 participants
St. Louis, MO
Click here for media coverage of the 40,000 participants
Atlanta, GA
Click here for media coverage of the 60,000 participants
Long Island, NY
Sept 18th - 21st
Nassau Coliseum
Click here to sign-up
San Francisco, CA
Sept 25th – 28th
Location: To-be-announced
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Los Angeles, CA
Oct 2nd – 5th
Location: To-be-announced
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Click here for other participating cities and more information
ACCOUNTABILITY CAMPAIGN
Executives of financial institutions have amassed huge fortunes on the backs of hardworking American families. While living in their many luxurious homes, they have refused to restructure mortgages that would allow families to stay in their homes. We need to make them accountable for their actions. Join the fight.
While NACA has agreements with many lenders to make your mortgage affordable, the below executives refused. Click on the lender/servicer below to see how they live and how to contact them directly.
GrossPimco
El-ErianPimco
DaloisioASF
KravittASF
RoseCarrington
FreyGreenwich Financial
DiamondHomeQ
ShafirSPS
EdensNation Star
RaskindNational City
NACA JOBS
NACA is hiring over a thousand people to provide the best mortgage solutions. Also join the over 500 person NACA Army in the historic Save the Dream Tour. News article
Advocacy
Join NACA’s aggressive advocacy. This includes contacting your politician or regulator to get your mortgage restructure accepted and/or advocate for economic justice policies.
At-risk Homeowners
NACA is nationally recognized in permanently reducing interest rates to an affordable payment for thousands of owner-occupant non-investor homeowners. All services are free.
Home Buyers
Purchase through NACA's Best in America Mortgage with no down payment, no closing costs, without perfect credit and the best interest rate: 4.75% (Fixed 30 Year). Everyone gets the same terms.
NACA Jobs
Politician Contacts
Home Save Program
Purchase Program
Welcome to the state of the art NACA intranet site. This site will allow much better and faster communication with the national office. There are many, many features that will be incorporated in the near future. These include all the updated documents, paperless payment procedures, narratives, updated press clips, campaign info and much more. Welcome to the NACA Intranet.
Welcome to the state of the art NACA intranet site. This site will allow much better and faster communication with the national office. There are many, many features that will be incorporated in the near future. These include all the updated documents, paperless payment procedures, narratives, updated press clips, campaign info and much more. Welcome to the NACA Intranet.
NACA IN THE NEWS
Bruce Marks, NACA CEO,Boston of 200712/31/2007
Save the Dream tour helps homeowners07/07/2009
NACA Brings 1000 Jobs to Charlotte, NC06/12/2009
NACA Job Fair in Charlotte, NC06/12/2009
1000s Line up for NACA Jobs in Charlotte, NC06/12/2009
Big job announcement for Charlotte06/11/2009
NACA 'Terrorizes' Bankers in Foreclosure Fight05/20/2009
NACA Save the Dream Video04/15/2009
NACA Helps Homeowners Lowering Mortgage in Save the Dream EventColumbia, SC03/14/2009
Save the Dream EventColumbia, SC Helps Homeowners Save Hundreds of Dollars03/15/2009
Thousands Line Up for NACA Save the Dream Event in Columbia, SC03/14/2009
Keeping the American Dream alive, one home at a time03/14/2009
NACA Helps Struggling Homeowners in Save the Dream EventColumbia, SC03/14/2009
Protest at Banking Exec's Homes02/10/2009
Finding a Solution to Foreclosure02/10/2009
Why Did You Take Our Homes?02/10/2009
Mortgage Assistance Draws Crowds to Connecticut02/08/2009
Are Modified Loans Helping?12/11/2008
Doing the Banks One Better07/25/2008
Realty Check: Homeowner Help07/23/2008
Finding Mortgage Crisis Relief07/19/2008
Last Hope Mortgage: Getting Personal With Lenders07/27/2008
Thousands Flock for a Chance at Loan Relief07/22/2008
Thousands Flock for a Chance at Loan Relief07/24/2008
NACA Helps Low-Income08/13/1999
WRC Washington, D.C.07/23/2008
Fleet to Lend Billions02/11/1994
Foreclosure Help Centers7/22/2008
Housing Crunch07/23/2008
Help for Homeowners07/23/2008
NACA Helps Local Victims of Predatory Lending08/04/2008
Housing Crisis07/23/2008
NACA helps tens of thousands restructure their home mortgage07/23/2008
WUSA Washington, D.C.07/20/2008
WUSA Washington, D.C.07/19/2008
WUSA Washington, D.C.07/17/2008
PBS Newshour07/23/2008
A Helping Hand for Harried Homeowners07/17/2008
A WASHINGTON NOTE: 'Dream' program aids homeowners08/06/2008
Housing advocate slams home rescue plans08/07/2008
Thousands queue to save homes in Washington07/23/2008
Troubled Homeowners "In The Neighborhood"07/22/2008
For Homeowners, There's No Place Like Home07/23/2008
Trying to Save the Dream07/23/2008
BlogAround the Capital Hilton: Thousands Line Up to Save Their Lives07/23/2008
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SAVE THE DREAM TOUR
NACA’s Save the Dream has been an incredible success with over 180,000 participants and many thousands having their mortgage restructured with interest rates permanently reduced to as low as 2%. NACA has legally binding agreements with all the major lenders/servicers to achieve this. All of NACA’s services are FREE. Click here to view the NACA video.
Cleveland, OH
Click here for media coverage of the 35,000 participants
Chicago, IL
Click here for media coverage of the 45,000 participants
St. Louis, MO
Click here for media coverage of the 40,000 participants
Atlanta, GA
Click here for media coverage of the 60,000 participants
Long Island, NY
Sept 18th - 21st
Nassau Coliseum
Click here to sign-up
San Francisco, CA
Sept 25th – 28th
Location: To-be-announced
Click here to sign-up
Los Angeles, CA
Oct 2nd – 5th
Location: To-be-announced
Click here to sign-up
Click here for other participating cities and more information
ACCOUNTABILITY CAMPAIGN
Executives of financial institutions have amassed huge fortunes on the backs of hardworking American families. While living in their many luxurious homes, they have refused to restructure mortgages that would allow families to stay in their homes. We need to make them accountable for their actions. Join the fight.
While NACA has agreements with many lenders to make your mortgage affordable, the below executives refused. Click on the lender/servicer below to see how they live and how to contact them directly.
GrossPimco
El-ErianPimco
DaloisioASF
KravittASF
RoseCarrington
FreyGreenwich Financial
DiamondHomeQ
ShafirSPS
EdensNation Star
RaskindNational City
NACA JOBS
NACA is hiring over a thousand people to provide the best mortgage solutions. Also join the over 500 person NACA Army in the historic Save the Dream Tour. News article
Advocacy
Join NACA’s aggressive advocacy. This includes contacting your politician or regulator to get your mortgage restructure accepted and/or advocate for economic justice policies.
At-risk Homeowners
NACA is nationally recognized in permanently reducing interest rates to an affordable payment for thousands of owner-occupant non-investor homeowners. All services are free.
Home Buyers
Purchase through NACA's Best in America Mortgage with no down payment, no closing costs, without perfect credit and the best interest rate: 4.75% (Fixed 30 Year). Everyone gets the same terms.
NACA Jobs
Politician Contacts
Home Save Program
Purchase Program
Welcome to the state of the art NACA intranet site. This site will allow much better and faster communication with the national office. There are many, many features that will be incorporated in the near future. These include all the updated documents, paperless payment procedures, narratives, updated press clips, campaign info and much more. Welcome to the NACA Intranet.
Welcome to the state of the art NACA intranet site. This site will allow much better and faster communication with the national office. There are many, many features that will be incorporated in the near future. These include all the updated documents, paperless payment procedures, narratives, updated press clips, campaign info and much more. Welcome to the NACA Intranet.
NACA IN THE NEWS
Bruce Marks, NACA CEO,Boston of 200712/31/2007
Save the Dream tour helps homeowners07/07/2009
NACA Brings 1000 Jobs to Charlotte, NC06/12/2009
NACA Job Fair in Charlotte, NC06/12/2009
1000s Line up for NACA Jobs in Charlotte, NC06/12/2009
Big job announcement for Charlotte06/11/2009
NACA 'Terrorizes' Bankers in Foreclosure Fight05/20/2009
NACA Save the Dream Video04/15/2009
NACA Helps Homeowners Lowering Mortgage in Save the Dream EventColumbia, SC03/14/2009
Save the Dream EventColumbia, SC Helps Homeowners Save Hundreds of Dollars03/15/2009
Thousands Line Up for NACA Save the Dream Event in Columbia, SC03/14/2009
Keeping the American Dream alive, one home at a time03/14/2009
NACA Helps Struggling Homeowners in Save the Dream EventColumbia, SC03/14/2009
Protest at Banking Exec's Homes02/10/2009
Finding a Solution to Foreclosure02/10/2009
Why Did You Take Our Homes?02/10/2009
Mortgage Assistance Draws Crowds to Connecticut02/08/2009
Are Modified Loans Helping?12/11/2008
Doing the Banks One Better07/25/2008
Realty Check: Homeowner Help07/23/2008
Finding Mortgage Crisis Relief07/19/2008
Last Hope Mortgage: Getting Personal With Lenders07/27/2008
Thousands Flock for a Chance at Loan Relief07/22/2008
Thousands Flock for a Chance at Loan Relief07/24/2008
NACA Helps Low-Income08/13/1999
WRC Washington, D.C.07/23/2008
Fleet to Lend Billions02/11/1994
Foreclosure Help Centers7/22/2008
Housing Crunch07/23/2008
Help for Homeowners07/23/2008
NACA Helps Local Victims of Predatory Lending08/04/2008
Housing Crisis07/23/2008
NACA helps tens of thousands restructure their home mortgage07/23/2008
WUSA Washington, D.C.07/20/2008
WUSA Washington, D.C.07/19/2008
WUSA Washington, D.C.07/17/2008
PBS Newshour07/23/2008
A Helping Hand for Harried Homeowners07/17/2008
A WASHINGTON NOTE: 'Dream' program aids homeowners08/06/2008
Housing advocate slams home rescue plans08/07/2008
Thousands queue to save homes in Washington07/23/2008
Troubled Homeowners "In The Neighborhood"07/22/2008
For Homeowners, There's No Place Like Home07/23/2008
Trying to Save the Dream07/23/2008
BlogAround the Capital Hilton: Thousands Line Up to Save Their Lives07/23/2008
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20th Annual African Festival of the Arts Entertainment
20th ANNUAL AFRICAN FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS ENTERTAINMENT LINE-UP
Africa International House (AIH) presents the Chrysler Financial 20th Annual African Festival of the Arts, Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4 – 7, 2009, in Washington Park , located at 51st and Cottage Grove , in Chicago .
Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Festival tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the gate, $5 for seniors over 65 and children under 12.
Weekend and family passes are available. Special VIP main stage seating is available.
Contact (773) 955-ARTS (2787) or visit www.africanfestivalchicago.com.
To purchase Advance tickets: click here>>>
Friday, Sept. 4, 200912:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. L’Evated Pre-show showcases the hottest local talent. 5:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Masked dance troupe Spirit performs ritual dances. 5:45 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Africa in Chicago features a variety of African performing artists. 6:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m., K’Don freshly blends Hip Hop, R&B and Neo-Soul 8:15 p.m. – 9:55 p.m., Grammy Award-winning rhythm and blues legends. The Ohio Players perform their hits.Saturday, Sept. 5, 20091:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. The Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church Choir stirs the soul with gospel music.2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Fashion Show by ADNARAM Productions presents colorful, authentic pieces from around the world.3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Chicago Multi Cultural Dance Center takes flight4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Soulful songstress Julia Huff sizzles with vocal skills that reach extreme heights.5:45 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. Hip Hop Showcase includes rhythms, beats, rhymes, rap, MCs, DJs, all that. 8:45 p.m. – 9:55 p.m. Booker T. Jones, Hammond B3 organ alchemist is one of America's most prolific, distinguished and instantly recognizable musical forces, formerly of Booker T. and the MG’s.Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009All day, Kenya Safari Acrobats present their audience with unusual feats bench balancing, contortionism, their own brand of rope skipping and the infamous limbo.1:30 p.m. – 2:30p.m. Latin Street Dancing, aka 911, perform Latin music and dance, i.e., Salsas, Boleros, Mambos and more.3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Trizonnz McClendon presents lush relaxed tones blending R&B, jazz, blues, and alternative sounds.4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Los 3 de la Habana, presents legendary Cuban music as a part of its first North American tour.5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. The Merchants and Company Big Band7:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. Congolese touring band Soukous Stars perform grooves and dances that keep people’s feet on fire. 8:45 p.m. – 9:55 p.m. The legendary Ahmad Jamal, world-renowned jazz pianist, comes home to Chicago.Monday, Sept. 7, 200911:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. L’Evated Pre-show showcases the hottest local Chicago talent.12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church Choir brings traditional and contemporary gospel.1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Ugochi/The African Butterfly & SJS, international singing sensation fuses spoken word with unique vocals. 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Sada Dougou5:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Khalidah’s North African Dance mesmerizes.6:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. South African vocalist Lorraine Klaasen delights all with a musical mix of jazz and African tunes. 7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Closing Ceremony8:00 p.m. – 9:55 p.m. Master of Funk George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic close out the festival.
Africa International House (AIH) presents the Chrysler Financial 20th Annual African Festival of the Arts, Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4 – 7, 2009, in Washington Park , located at 51st and Cottage Grove , in Chicago .
Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Festival tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the gate, $5 for seniors over 65 and children under 12.
Weekend and family passes are available. Special VIP main stage seating is available.
Contact (773) 955-ARTS (2787) or visit www.africanfestivalchicago.com.
To purchase Advance tickets: click here>>>
Friday, Sept. 4, 200912:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. L’Evated Pre-show showcases the hottest local talent. 5:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Masked dance troupe Spirit performs ritual dances. 5:45 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Africa in Chicago features a variety of African performing artists. 6:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m., K’Don freshly blends Hip Hop, R&B and Neo-Soul 8:15 p.m. – 9:55 p.m., Grammy Award-winning rhythm and blues legends. The Ohio Players perform their hits.Saturday, Sept. 5, 20091:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. The Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church Choir stirs the soul with gospel music.2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Fashion Show by ADNARAM Productions presents colorful, authentic pieces from around the world.3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Chicago Multi Cultural Dance Center takes flight4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Soulful songstress Julia Huff sizzles with vocal skills that reach extreme heights.5:45 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. Hip Hop Showcase includes rhythms, beats, rhymes, rap, MCs, DJs, all that. 8:45 p.m. – 9:55 p.m. Booker T. Jones, Hammond B3 organ alchemist is one of America's most prolific, distinguished and instantly recognizable musical forces, formerly of Booker T. and the MG’s.Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009All day, Kenya Safari Acrobats present their audience with unusual feats bench balancing, contortionism, their own brand of rope skipping and the infamous limbo.1:30 p.m. – 2:30p.m. Latin Street Dancing, aka 911, perform Latin music and dance, i.e., Salsas, Boleros, Mambos and more.3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Trizonnz McClendon presents lush relaxed tones blending R&B, jazz, blues, and alternative sounds.4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Los 3 de la Habana, presents legendary Cuban music as a part of its first North American tour.5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. The Merchants and Company Big Band7:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. Congolese touring band Soukous Stars perform grooves and dances that keep people’s feet on fire. 8:45 p.m. – 9:55 p.m. The legendary Ahmad Jamal, world-renowned jazz pianist, comes home to Chicago.Monday, Sept. 7, 200911:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. L’Evated Pre-show showcases the hottest local Chicago talent.12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church Choir brings traditional and contemporary gospel.1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Ugochi/The African Butterfly & SJS, international singing sensation fuses spoken word with unique vocals. 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Sada Dougou5:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Khalidah’s North African Dance mesmerizes.6:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. South African vocalist Lorraine Klaasen delights all with a musical mix of jazz and African tunes. 7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Closing Ceremony8:00 p.m. – 9:55 p.m. Master of Funk George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic close out the festival.
"Just Like Detroit!"
We, at the Chatham Avalon Park Community Council, note that 79Th Street from State Street to Cottage Grove Avenue, seems to have a young thuggery element walking up and down the sidewalks and driving up and down as well, some to intimidate and harass long-time residents. There are loud police and fire sirens heard every hour on the hour every day. What is needed is more policing with hourly bicycle, motorcycle and car patrols done by teams of police officers on a daily basis in concert with the surveillance cameras already in place at several locations. As well, will we have a glimpse of the future for Chathamites in the pre-Olympic era with a gentrification wave from whites and a crime wave from blacks designed and intended to force long-time residents to sell their homes and move, in what could be called "residential bullying?"
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Blog Question
Would "South-Looping" Chatham be good for the future for long-time residents and newcomers, and would it rid Chatham of all of the vacant storefronts up and down 75Th and 79Th Streets between State Street and Cottage Grove Avenue and the many boarded-up vacant foreclosed houses and apartment buildings that dot the neighborhood, while erasing all of the damage low-income "riff-raft" of the younger generation have done to public and private property in Chatham? Leave your comments on the comment line.
Editorial
We, at the Chatham Avalon Park Community Council, feel it is high time for all community leaders to invite President Barack Obama to a dinner party with canopies set up in the parking lot behind Mayor Harold Washington's favorite restaurant, Izola's, at 79Th Street and Rhodes Avenue, with U.S. Senator Roland W. Burris as the official host (he is a long-time Chathamite), and have the dinner party the Mayor had in September, 1986, after he won the City Council battle, known familiarly as "Council Wars" and present economic development proposals for Chatham from federal stimulus funding to create jobs desperately needed, especially for the young people in the neighborhood, and to build a community center, a senior citizens center at the vacant lot at 82ND Street and King Drive, and a health and fitness club on the vacant lot that was the former site of Rhodes Theater at 79Th Street and Rhodes Avenue, like Bosse Sports in Boston, and to invite the upscale building of trendy shops and restaurants and tony places for people to dance and relax, like elegant supper clubs, to revitalize the area with a cash infusion of $5-7 billion dollars (you should know the nationwide white community received billions of dollars of federal largess under President Ronald Reagan to build absolutely beautiful neighborhoods all over the United States and a comfortable living in suburbia). So let's not waste time doing so.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
October 2nd, a Day of Destiny!!!
We, at the Chatham Avalon Park Community Council, would like to know what you, fellow Chathamites, think about, "what if Chicago actually did win the 2016 Summer Olympics" by being awarded such by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, and what impact it would have one your live, livelihood, and future, like job and business opportunities, crowds, traffic, real estate speculation...would you sub-let your house or apartment in the month leading up to the games, would you just escape and go on vacation those 16 days of summer? Let us know by clicking on the comments line.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Fun Facts
Did you know that the median annual income in Chatham is $58,000 with retirees making $38,000 and that the average home price for a single-family house is between $200,000 to up over $1,000,000?
Friday, August 21, 2009
Chicago Police Department CLEAR PATH Map Beat 623, 624, 631, 632
We, at the Chatham Avalon Park Community Council, invite all of our resident to puruse the Chicago Police Department's CLEARPATH Map through this URL posted into your Web Browser: http://gis.chicagopolice.org/
Editorial
We, at the Chatham Avalon Park Community Council, feel it is time for all the leaders in politics and business in our community to canvass President Barack Obama and Senator Roland W. Burris to provide federal largess through a stimulus package of $5-$7 billion dollars to revitalize Chatham through rebuilding, remodeling, rehabbing our housing stock, resurfacing our streets, especially the main arteries of 79Th Street and King Drive, rebuilding and modernizing our infrastructure at all levels, fortifying our public works, and reinvigorating our retail sector with new department stores that contrast the suburban malls. And it might be a good idea to propose an athletic center, a fitness club to be built on the site of the former Rhodes Theater vacant lot at 79Th and Rhodes Avenue like that of BosseSports in Boston. See bossesports.com. It is up to them, our local community leaders to meet President Obama and Senator Burris, himself a long-time resident of Chatham who can serve as a conduit, one-on-one in person, in the Oval Office and the Senator's office in the Dirksen Building on the Mall in the District of Columbia, to seek out this federal funding to turn Chatham around from a deteriorating neighborhood, ghettoized by apathetic newcomers to a great, reborn area with a high standard of living, an unparalleled level of comfort, ready to welcome all visitors from around the world, all over the world for an Olympic Games in 2016 where the main venues, including Olympic Stadium, the site of the track and field events, and the opening and closing ceremonies will only be one (1) mile just north of Chatham. Let us begin right away, shirt sleeves up, and proposals for the future ready.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Chatham's Hedge Against the Recession
We, at the Chatham Avalon Park Community Council, feel it is high time, during the current economic downturn, for there to be constructive solutions that will positively impact our residents and our community, namely, for the establishment of many bank branches and investment bank branches in Chatham, with the City Council granting tax-favored status to Chatham, that is, zone Chatham for five years where for banking institutions and financial services firms have the right and privilege to do business in Chatham tax-free of local levies like business head taxes, certain property taxes, and city and county income taxes for an initial five year period as long as they hire residents of Chatham in their workforces, train Chatham residents for placement for financial services positions, and most importantly, invest and loan to Chatham residents for real estate mortgages at affordable and competitive rates and the Chatham-based and Chatham-owned businesses for credit facilities that promote growth and expansion. And in so doing, put a bank branch on every block of all of the retail strips, namely down 75Th, 79Th, and 87Th Streets between State Street and Cottage Grove Avenue, and on Cottage Grove Avenue between 75Th and 87Th Streets as well as Chatham Village Plaza, Chatham Ridge Plaza and West Chatham Plaza. In other words, turn Chatham into the Switzerland of black America.
Moving Out!
We, at the Chatham Avalon Park Community Council, have noticed that long-time middle-class residents of Chatham are now moving out, with the ever increasing expense of getting through the recent harsh winters, in light of the changing neighborhood, intimidation from young black males playing basketball in the alleys with no respect for residents who need to park their cars in their garages, the ever-rising crime wave, the degentrification of Chatham, or perhaps ghettoizing of Chatham with the influx on ex-CHA residents into Section 8 housing units, in both houses and apartment buildings (there are approximately more than 1400 Section 8 families now living in Chatham after having been relocated from the projects), and with them, the ills of the inner city, like, crime, drugs, children having children, and the drop in the quality of life in the area. Chatham during the 1950's, 60's, 70's and 80's and even into the late 90's had a standard of living comparable to any middle-class suburb in the white community, with a comfortable living, even more so than Pill Hill.
Action from the City Needed to Better Manage Traffic at the 79th & King Drive Intersection
We, at the Chatham Avalon Park Community Council, feel that the City of Chicago Department of Transportation, should, in light of the strong possibility that Chicago would be awarded the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, act in a pro-active manner and plan for the congestion and traffic gridlock that will occur on a massive scale for the prime intersection of Chatham, namely, 79Th & King Drive.
Is Chatham "Olympic-ready"?
We, at the Chatham Avalon Park Community Council, have expressed concern about the future with an anticipated Olympic venue, even Olympic Stadium, only one mile north of the Chatham community--how would we Chathamites be affected, especially if the Olympics will be bigger than Beijing, with all of the waves of tourist, journalist, and most importantly, real estate speculators in the years approaching the opening ceremony, would do to our quality of life, peace and quiet, and economic opportunities it would bring. We invite all residents to express their views on the comment line.
Wise Latina--YES!!!
We, at the Chatham Avalon Park Community Council, congratulate the appointment by President Barack Obama, the confirmation by the United States Senate, and inauguration of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomeyer.
Blog Question
We, at the Chatham Avalon Park Community Council, have notice an influx of young whites into the Chatham enclave over the past three years. Do you think the current white influx into Chatham are nothing more than real estate flippers look for a quick cash turnover, foreseeing Chicago winning the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, and the real estate bonanza it would foster? Or is it just another opportunity for them to take advantage of a city housing department program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that was scandalized by the flipping done in University Village (near the University of Illinois' Circle Campus) by white suburbanites who knew about a little-known program for middle-income people to buy into a condominium as a first-time buyer. Leave your comments by clicking on the comments line.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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1. From: Raynard
Subject: New Website makes state spending information available
Governor Quinn Signs Major Legislation to Increase Transparency in State Government
Launches website to make state spending information accessible
Governor Pat Quinn joined with Attorney General Lisa Madigan and members of the Illinois Reform Commission to sign bills to increase transparency and accountability in state government. The legislation strengthens the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and ensures the state’s boards and commissions are open and accessible to the public.
R20;The people of Illinois deserve an open, ethical and transparent government,” said Governor Quinn. “This legislation provides greater oversight to ensure our government complies whenever possible with the Freedom of Information Act, protects the integrity of our boards and commissions and makes state government more accountable to the people we serve.”
The FOIA legislation (Senate Bill 189), sponsored by Sen. Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago) and House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago), rewrites the Illinois Freedom of Information Act to give the Attorney General’s Office authority to decide disputes between those requesting information and governmental bodies.
R20;Today, Illinois comes out of the Stone Age and into the modern era of transparency and openness,” said Attorney General Madigan. “By creating a public access counselor with binding opinion authority to fight for an open and accountable government, Illinois is now at the nation's forefront. With this new law, the people of Illinois will now have a greater ability to know what their government is doing."
In addition to creating a permanent public access counselor within the Attorney General’s Office to oversee enforcement of the act, it strengthens fines for noncompliance. The legislation also allows fewer exemptions to the act and shortens the time for a government to respond to a request.
Governor Quinn also signed Senate Bill 1602, sponsored by Sen. Susan Garrett (D-Lake Forest) and Rep. Jack Franks (D-Woodstock). This bill establishes strict ethics requirements and restrictions for current and prospective members of state boards and commissions appointed by the Governor and calls for the creation of a website that provides information about board and commission membership.
At a meeting of the Illinois Reform Commission in April, Governor Quinn launched Appointments.Illinois.gov. The site allows Illinois citizens to access information about membership and vacancies in the state’s 300 boards and commissions and fill out online applications for those appointments that are made by the Governor. Thousands of applications have been filed since the site’s launch.
The legislation also requires each board and commission with a website and full-time information technology staff to make information regarding its meetings available online.
Today the Governor also launched the Illinois Transparency and Accountability Portal to provide Illinoisans with access to state government spending information. The website makes the State’s expenditures and employee pay data available through a single, searchable portal: Accountability.Illinois.gov.
2. From: Raynard
Subject: Supreme Court Orders new look at Troy Davis Case
Supreme Court Orders New Look at Death Row Case
Source: New York Times.com
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a federal trial court in Georgia to consider the case of Troy Davis,
who is on death row in state prison there for the 1989 murder of an off-duty police officer. The case has
attracted international attention, and 27 former prosecutors and judges had filed a brief supporting
Mr. Davis. Seven of the witnesses against Mr. Davis have recanted, and several people have implicated
the prosecution’s main witness as the actual killer of the officer, Mark MacPhail.
The Supreme Court’s decision was unsigned, only a paragraph long and in a number of respects highly unusual.
It instructed the trial court to “receive testimony and make findings of fact” about whether new evidence clearly
established Mr. Davis’s innocence. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who joined the court this month, did not participate.
The decision set off a sharp debate between Justices John Paul Stevens and Antonin Scalia about Supreme Court
procedure, the reach of a federal law meant to limit death row appeals and the proper treatment of claims of innocence.
“The substantial risk of putting an innocent man to death,” Justice Stevens wrote in a concurrence joined by
Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen G. Breyer, “clearly provides an adequate justification for holding
an evidentiary hearing.”
Justice Scalia, in a dissent joined by Justice Clarence Thomas, said the hearing would be “a fool’s errand,”
because Mr. Davis’s factual claims were “a sure loser.”
Read the entire article: click here>>>
3. From: Bruce Barnes
Subject: THE EMPOWERMENT EXPERIMENT
Hello ,
You are receiving this email as a member of The Empowerment Experiment inner circle.
We will be blasting this video over the next week, encouraging our community to sign on,
donate, buy a t-shirt, or just be inspired to try harder to support and invest
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Here's the link to the video I just uploaded on YouTube.
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4. From: DuSable Museum Events
Subject: Upcoming Events
DuSable Museum Events
You make history every day! Help us
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History is being made at DuSable Museum! Join the DuSable Museum today!
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SPECIAL EVENTS
MOVIES IN THE PARK
Presented by The Chicago Park District and DuSable Museum
7:30PM
Free Admission
Saturday, August 22, 2009 - The Fighting Temptations
Saturday, August 29, 2009 - Sparkle
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
2:00 PM
Admission: $10.00 per person
Join actress/singer Sasha Dalton and her very special friends as they take you
on a musical journey of memories.
CURRENT EXHIBITS
The DuSable Museum of African American History presents
The Soul of Bronzeville, The Regal, Club DeLisa and The Blues
An exhibit by The Chicago Blues Museum
Through December 15, 2009
Focusing on American music traditions, the DuSable Museum is pleased to present
The Chicago Blues Museum exhibition The Soul of Bronzeville. This exhibition
salutes Chicago as the home of many legendary blues and R&B musicians including:
Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, Jerry Butler, Gene Chandler, Mavis Staples,
The Chi-Lites, The Dells and many, many others. Through instruments, original
photographs, personal memorabilia, concert collectibles, music and moving footage,
The Soul of Bronzeville chronicles the musical contributions of Bronzeville
and the artistic legacy of the blues.
DuSable Museum Events
740 East 56th Place
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5. From: virginia@jazzinchicago.org
Subject: Jazz Tours Old and New - presented by The Jazz Institute of Chicago
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6. From: nbbme@aol.com
Subject: Help A Cookie out!
On the right you will find a flyer with the information for
Songs from the Book of Chocolate: The Concert which
will be held on August 22, 2009 at 7:00PM.
We are particularly excited about this concert because
it was conceived, planned and implemented by
Company members. Company members and other
talented singers and dancers from across Chicagoland
are joining in to make this one incredible evening!
The concert will be at Kennedy King College in Building U
at 740 W. 63rd Street (63rd & Halsted).
Tickets are $20.00.
If you are unable to attend please consider making a donation
or purchasing tickets for friends and family.
Tickets can be purchased by calling us at (773) 994-7400
or online at http://chocolatesweb.org/help-a-cookie.
I hope to see you there.
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Producing Artistic Director
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7. From: daughterstrust@aol.com
Subject: BIG: Blacks in Green™
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Subject: Mayfair Academy - Fall Registration Begins 8/27
9. From: Sharon Morgan
Subject: Apartment for Rent
I am relocating from Chicago to New York to work on a project and seek
someone to rent my house for a year with option to buy.
BRONZEVILLE GEM FOR RENT
Renovated greystone in hot Bronzeville community: 3 stories; 2000 SF; 4BR;
2 bath; family room; laundry; cultivated front and paved backyard patio.
Walk to park and beach. Street parking. Good neighbors.
Convenient public transportation. Pets OK.
$1750/month. 10/1 move-in. 2 months security. 1 year lease (option to buy possible).
Negotiable extras include appliances and furniture.
Must have stable income/good credit.
Don't call if you're not serious and ready!
Sharon Morgan -- 312.927.7555.
PS:
BTW - the project in NYC is my son's campaign for election to congress:
Vincent Morgan
Harlem NOW! MORGAN for Congress
15th Congressional District
CHICAGO, as Vincent's hometown, is first to know!
He will launch his NYC campaign in September.
The primary is next September, 2010.
We are putting together a Chicago "Home Team" fundraising effort.... more to come.
10. From: Daddykbs1@aol.com
Subject: ComEd's 'Special Hardship' program
ComEd currently has a 'Special Hardship' program that pays up to $1000
towards a past due bill.
Contact the general LiHeap phone # (877-411-9276)
for the office in your area to discuss qualifications.
Don't know when the program ends but it is currently being offered.
11. From: aarafa payne
Subject: GARAGE SALE
IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN FOR OUR YEARLY GARAGE SALE!!!!
CLEAN YOUR CLOSETS, GET RID OF THINGS THAT ARE TAKING UP SPACE
IN YOUR HOMES AND BRING THEM OUT TO OUR YEARLY GARAGE SALE.
DATE: AUGUST 22, 2009
TIME: 9:00 AM UNTIL DUSK
LOCATION: 7551 SOUTH SHORE DRIVE
PARKING AVAILABLE
BRING YOUR TABLE AND REFRESHMENTS
12. From: JOHN KIDD III
Subject: Job Opportunity
Do you wish to work in a fast-paced creative environment while making a difference in children`s lives?
Would you like to work for one of Chicago`s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work for?
If you answered to yes to the above questions, we are looking for you!
Centers For New Horizons(www.cnh.org), founded in 1971, is a not-for-profit, Comprehensive Human
& Community Development Network, providing educational, health and human services, advocacy,
and community and economic development programs to residents on Chicago’s near South Side.
The following job opportunity is currently available:
Fatherhood Specialist
Position Summary: The Fatherhood Specialist is responsible for engaging fathers in a comprehensive
Fathers’ Involvement Program. The incumbent in this position serves as the senior organizer and facilitator
for all fatherhood initiative work within the organization. Duties include intensive casework and follow-up,
establishing and maintaining a community-wide collaboration to nurture and support fatherhood initiatives,
facilitating workshops and a support group, implementing best practices into the daily program operations,
developing supports including job development and mentoring activities for this initiative.
Requirements: BachelorR17;s degree in Human Services or a related field. A minimum of two years work
or volunteer experience in a service or related outreach for a male involvement program or effort;
Demonstrated ability or aptitude to work with men who have multiple social and economic barriers;
Demonstrated ability to motivate and engage others.
In exchange for the above, we offer competitive wages and benefits. If you would like to bring your passion
and talent to an established community agency, please fax/send/e-mail your resume to:
Centers for New Horizons
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Fax# (773)536-0460
Email: employment@cnh.org
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13. From: Taki Raton
Subject: Walkathon for African Centered Education
Chicago among supporters of educator who finished 1069 mile walk for our children
By Taki S. Raton
He sat out at 9 A.M. on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 from his home school base in West Palm Beach, Florida. His goal was to walk a distance of 1069 miles through 43 counties streaming the states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and finally to the nation’s Capital.
Dubbed the Walkathon “Trek for African Centered Education,” Amefika Geuka, fellow “Surrogate” walker Mawusi Hazard, 61, and photographer Nadja Neptune placed sights on their total 696 hour mission – to reach Washington, D.C. by Tuesday, August 12. The role of surrogate walker Hazard was to officially walk in lieu of Geuka if a rest were needed or if the pace slowed to ensure that the required number of miles per day was covered within the allotted time. Additional to photo documentation, Neptune was also the pace car driver for the altering trekkers.
Geuka, 69, is co-founder and current Board chairman of the Joseph Littles-Nguzo Saba Charter School, Florida’s only African Centered public school, which completed ten years of continuous operation earlier this year. The purpose of the walk was to raise money to close the funding gap for the Joseph Littles’ academy and to dramatize the urgent need nationally of African Centered Education for children of African descent. Contributors pledged donations for every mile ventured.
“When asked for a quote on Amefika and his Walkathon to Washington, the first person that came to mind was Dr. John Henrik Clarke and his film ‘The Great and Mighty Walk,’” said Dr. Anderson Thompson, professor of Inner City Studies at the Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies in Chicago.
“Geuka’s is indeed for our day participating in a great and might walk. He is carrying out the instructions of those who have gone before as he too manifest qualities of self-reliance, scholarship, determination, discipline, conviction, and achievement. His trek further exemplifies the commitment of our esteemed elders by demonstrating intergenerational continuity in this our collective quest for the liberation of the minds of our people - particularly our children,” he adds.
Geuka and his party arrived at his scheduled time in Washington D.C. at noon, Tuesday August 12, having successfully met over 29 days a daily average of 33 to 35 miles requiring 10 to 15 hours per day. He was greeted by supporters, trek organizers and by students from the area Sarafina Youth Ensemble and Nation House Academy.
Thursday, August 13, was designated as "African Centered Education Elevation Day" in Malcolm X Park. A “symbolic” walk from the park to the White House was scheduled where a resolution was read to the President calling for the acknowledgment that African Centered Education is the most logical approach to effectively educate children of African descent. Following the resolution, a victory celebration was planned to commemorate the completion of the walk and to strengthen the commitment to elevate the education of Black children.
“This Walkathon is not a protest. We are walking to speak truth to power for the elevation, recognition, and respect of the African centered instructional and developmental paradigm for African American children,” positions Geuka in a recent web cast radio interview.
For those willing to contribute, please visit www.izania.com, the Joseph Littles Nguzo Saba Charter School website at www.jlnscs.org or call (614) 855-4428 or (786) 253-9496.
14. From: dave reid
Subject: In Remembrance -- Hon. Marcus M. Garvey
Hon. Marcus Mosiah GarveyR30;R30; born Aug. 17, 1887
In his own wordsR30; http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/garvey/sfeature/sf_words.html
Internet Project….. http://www.international.ucla.edu/africa/mgpp/
U.N.I.A. Objectives….. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/garvey/filmmore/ps_objectives.html
Born in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica, on August 17, 1887, Marcus Garvey
was the youngest of 11 children. Garvey moved to Kingston at the age of 14,
found work in a print shop, and became acquainted with the living conditions
of the laboring class. He quickly involved himself in social reform,
participating in the first Printers' Union strike in Jamaica in 1907 and in
setting up the newspaper The Watchman. Leaving the island to earn money
to finance his projects, he visited Central and South America, amassing evidence that black people everywhere were victims of discrimination.
He visited the Panama Canal Zone and saw the conditions under which the West Indians lived and worked. He went to Ecuador, Nicaragua,
Honduras, Colombia and Venezuela. Everywhere, blacks were experiencing great hardships and discrimination.
Garvey returned to Jamaica distressed at the situation in Central America, and appealed to Jamaica's colonial government to help improve the
plight of West Indian workers in Central America. His appeal fell on deaf ears. Garvey also began to lay the groundwork of the Universal Negro
Improvement Association (UNIA), to which he was to devote his life. Undaunted by lack of enthusiasm for his plans, Garvey left for England
in 1912 in search of additional financial backing. While there, he met a Sudanese-Egyptian journalist, Duse Mohammed Ali. While working for
Ali's publication African Times and Oriental Review, Garvey began to study the history of Africa, particularly, the exploitation of black peoples
by colonial powers. He read Booker T. Washington's “Up From Slavery”, which advocated black self-help.
In 1914 Garvey organized the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and its coordinating body, the African Communities League (ACL).
In 1920 the organization held its first convention in New York. The convention opened with a parade down Harlem's Lenox Avenue. That evening,
before a crowd of 25,000, Garvey outlined his plan to build an African nation-state. In New York City his ideas attracted popular support, and
thousands enrolled in the UNIA. He began publishing the newspaper The Negro World and toured the United States preaching Black Nationalism
to popular audiences. His efforts were successful, and soon, the association boasted over 1,100 branches in more than 40 countries. Most of
these branches were located in the United States, which had become the UNIA's base of operations. There were, however, offices in several
Caribbean countries, Cuba having the most. Branches also existed in places such as Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela, Ghana,
Sierra Leone, Liberia, Namibia and South Africa. He also launched some ambitious business ventures, notably the Black Star Shipping Line.
Garvey promoted two new business organizations — the African Communities League and the Negro Factories Corporation. Financial betrayal
by trusted aides and a host of legal entanglements (based on charges that he had used the U.S. mail to defraud prospective investors) eventually
led to Garvey's imprisonment in Atlanta Federal Penitentiary for a five-year term. In 1927 his half-served sentence was commuted, and he was
deported to Jamaica by order of President Calvin Coolidge.
Garvey then turned his energies to Jamaican politics, campaigning on a platform of self-government, minimum wage laws, and land and judicial
reform. He was soundly defeated at the polls, however, because most of his followers did not have the necessary voting qualifications. In 1935
Garvey left for England where, in near obscurity, he died on June 10, 1940, in a cottage in West Kensington.
Marcus Mosiah Garvey advocated that Africans control the wealth of Africa. He taught that control, control of resources, control of self, control
of nation, requires preparation, Garveyism was about total preparation.
R20;UP YOU MIGHTY RACE, YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH WHAT YOU WILL!R21;
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1. From: Raynard
Subject: New Website makes state spending information available
Governor Quinn Signs Major Legislation to Increase Transparency in State Government
Launches website to make state spending information accessible
Governor Pat Quinn joined with Attorney General Lisa Madigan and members of the Illinois Reform Commission to sign bills to increase transparency and accountability in state government. The legislation strengthens the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and ensures the state’s boards and commissions are open and accessible to the public.
R20;The people of Illinois deserve an open, ethical and transparent government,” said Governor Quinn. “This legislation provides greater oversight to ensure our government complies whenever possible with the Freedom of Information Act, protects the integrity of our boards and commissions and makes state government more accountable to the people we serve.”
The FOIA legislation (Senate Bill 189), sponsored by Sen. Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago) and House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago), rewrites the Illinois Freedom of Information Act to give the Attorney General’s Office authority to decide disputes between those requesting information and governmental bodies.
R20;Today, Illinois comes out of the Stone Age and into the modern era of transparency and openness,” said Attorney General Madigan. “By creating a public access counselor with binding opinion authority to fight for an open and accountable government, Illinois is now at the nation's forefront. With this new law, the people of Illinois will now have a greater ability to know what their government is doing."
In addition to creating a permanent public access counselor within the Attorney General’s Office to oversee enforcement of the act, it strengthens fines for noncompliance. The legislation also allows fewer exemptions to the act and shortens the time for a government to respond to a request.
Governor Quinn also signed Senate Bill 1602, sponsored by Sen. Susan Garrett (D-Lake Forest) and Rep. Jack Franks (D-Woodstock). This bill establishes strict ethics requirements and restrictions for current and prospective members of state boards and commissions appointed by the Governor and calls for the creation of a website that provides information about board and commission membership.
At a meeting of the Illinois Reform Commission in April, Governor Quinn launched Appointments.Illinois.gov. The site allows Illinois citizens to access information about membership and vacancies in the state’s 300 boards and commissions and fill out online applications for those appointments that are made by the Governor. Thousands of applications have been filed since the site’s launch.
The legislation also requires each board and commission with a website and full-time information technology staff to make information regarding its meetings available online.
Today the Governor also launched the Illinois Transparency and Accountability Portal to provide Illinoisans with access to state government spending information. The website makes the State’s expenditures and employee pay data available through a single, searchable portal: Accountability.Illinois.gov.
2. From: Raynard
Subject: Supreme Court Orders new look at Troy Davis Case
Supreme Court Orders New Look at Death Row Case
Source: New York Times.com
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a federal trial court in Georgia to consider the case of Troy Davis,
who is on death row in state prison there for the 1989 murder of an off-duty police officer. The case has
attracted international attention, and 27 former prosecutors and judges had filed a brief supporting
Mr. Davis. Seven of the witnesses against Mr. Davis have recanted, and several people have implicated
the prosecution’s main witness as the actual killer of the officer, Mark MacPhail.
The Supreme Court’s decision was unsigned, only a paragraph long and in a number of respects highly unusual.
It instructed the trial court to “receive testimony and make findings of fact” about whether new evidence clearly
established Mr. Davis’s innocence. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who joined the court this month, did not participate.
The decision set off a sharp debate between Justices John Paul Stevens and Antonin Scalia about Supreme Court
procedure, the reach of a federal law meant to limit death row appeals and the proper treatment of claims of innocence.
“The substantial risk of putting an innocent man to death,” Justice Stevens wrote in a concurrence joined by
Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen G. Breyer, “clearly provides an adequate justification for holding
an evidentiary hearing.”
Justice Scalia, in a dissent joined by Justice Clarence Thomas, said the hearing would be “a fool’s errand,”
because Mr. Davis’s factual claims were “a sure loser.”
Read the entire article: click here>>>
3. From: Bruce Barnes
Subject: THE EMPOWERMENT EXPERIMENT
Hello ,
You are receiving this email as a member of The Empowerment Experiment inner circle.
We will be blasting this video over the next week, encouraging our community to sign on,
donate, buy a t-shirt, or just be inspired to try harder to support and invest
in Black business and talent.
Here's the link to the video I just uploaded on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9XukKUiNHE
Please stay tuned via the website, www.EEforTomorrow.com.
We love you and appreciate you.
Margarita Anderson
CEO and Founder
The Empowerment Experiment
maggie.anderson@EEforTomorrow.com
www.EEforTomorrow.com
4. From: DuSable Museum Events
Subject: Upcoming Events
DuSable Museum Events
You make history every day! Help us
celebrate by becoming a member today!
Call (773) 947-0600 x 238 for more information.
www.dusablemuseum.org
DuSable Museum Events
History is being made at DuSable Museum! Join the DuSable Museum today!
Call (773) 947-0600 x 238 for more information.
SPECIAL EVENTS
MOVIES IN THE PARK
Presented by The Chicago Park District and DuSable Museum
7:30PM
Free Admission
Saturday, August 22, 2009 - The Fighting Temptations
Saturday, August 29, 2009 - Sparkle
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
2:00 PM
Admission: $10.00 per person
Join actress/singer Sasha Dalton and her very special friends as they take you
on a musical journey of memories.
CURRENT EXHIBITS
The DuSable Museum of African American History presents
The Soul of Bronzeville, The Regal, Club DeLisa and The Blues
An exhibit by The Chicago Blues Museum
Through December 15, 2009
Focusing on American music traditions, the DuSable Museum is pleased to present
The Chicago Blues Museum exhibition The Soul of Bronzeville. This exhibition
salutes Chicago as the home of many legendary blues and R&B musicians including:
Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, Jerry Butler, Gene Chandler, Mavis Staples,
The Chi-Lites, The Dells and many, many others. Through instruments, original
photographs, personal memorabilia, concert collectibles, music and moving footage,
The Soul of Bronzeville chronicles the musical contributions of Bronzeville
and the artistic legacy of the blues.
DuSable Museum Events
740 East 56th Place
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 947-0600
www.dusablemuseum.org
5. From: virginia@jazzinchicago.org
Subject: Jazz Tours Old and New - presented by The Jazz Institute of Chicago
Click here to purchase tickets>>>
6. From: nbbme@aol.com
Subject: Help A Cookie out!
On the right you will find a flyer with the information for
Songs from the Book of Chocolate: The Concert which
will be held on August 22, 2009 at 7:00PM.
We are particularly excited about this concert because
it was conceived, planned and implemented by
Company members. Company members and other
talented singers and dancers from across Chicagoland
are joining in to make this one incredible evening!
The concert will be at Kennedy King College in Building U
at 740 W. 63rd Street (63rd & Halsted).
Tickets are $20.00.
If you are unable to attend please consider making a donation
or purchasing tickets for friends and family.
Tickets can be purchased by calling us at (773) 994-7400
or online at http://chocolatesweb.org/help-a-cookie.
I hope to see you there.
Nora Brooks Blakely
Producing Artistic Director
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7. From: daughterstrust@aol.com
Subject: BIG: Blacks in Green™
Naomi Davis, JD
President & Founder
BIG: Blacks in Green™
Box 490078
Chicago, IL 60649
www.blacksingreen.org
773-678-9541
President
Daughter's Trust
THE VILLAGE BUILDERS
DaughtersTrust@aol.com
Building Green
Self-Sustaining
Mixed-Income
Micro-Villages
8. From: Mayfair79@sbcglobal.net
Subject: Mayfair Academy - Fall Registration Begins 8/27
9. From: Sharon Morgan
Subject: Apartment for Rent
I am relocating from Chicago to New York to work on a project and seek
someone to rent my house for a year with option to buy.
BRONZEVILLE GEM FOR RENT
Renovated greystone in hot Bronzeville community: 3 stories; 2000 SF; 4BR;
2 bath; family room; laundry; cultivated front and paved backyard patio.
Walk to park and beach. Street parking. Good neighbors.
Convenient public transportation. Pets OK.
$1750/month. 10/1 move-in. 2 months security. 1 year lease (option to buy possible).
Negotiable extras include appliances and furniture.
Must have stable income/good credit.
Don't call if you're not serious and ready!
Sharon Morgan -- 312.927.7555.
PS:
BTW - the project in NYC is my son's campaign for election to congress:
Vincent Morgan
Harlem NOW! MORGAN for Congress
15th Congressional District
CHICAGO, as Vincent's hometown, is first to know!
He will launch his NYC campaign in September.
The primary is next September, 2010.
We are putting together a Chicago "Home Team" fundraising effort.... more to come.
10. From: Daddykbs1@aol.com
Subject: ComEd's 'Special Hardship' program
ComEd currently has a 'Special Hardship' program that pays up to $1000
towards a past due bill.
Contact the general LiHeap phone # (877-411-9276)
for the office in your area to discuss qualifications.
Don't know when the program ends but it is currently being offered.
11. From: aarafa payne
Subject: GARAGE SALE
IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN FOR OUR YEARLY GARAGE SALE!!!!
CLEAN YOUR CLOSETS, GET RID OF THINGS THAT ARE TAKING UP SPACE
IN YOUR HOMES AND BRING THEM OUT TO OUR YEARLY GARAGE SALE.
DATE: AUGUST 22, 2009
TIME: 9:00 AM UNTIL DUSK
LOCATION: 7551 SOUTH SHORE DRIVE
PARKING AVAILABLE
BRING YOUR TABLE AND REFRESHMENTS
12. From: JOHN KIDD III
Subject: Job Opportunity
Do you wish to work in a fast-paced creative environment while making a difference in children`s lives?
Would you like to work for one of Chicago`s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work for?
If you answered to yes to the above questions, we are looking for you!
Centers For New Horizons(www.cnh.org), founded in 1971, is a not-for-profit, Comprehensive Human
& Community Development Network, providing educational, health and human services, advocacy,
and community and economic development programs to residents on Chicago’s near South Side.
The following job opportunity is currently available:
Fatherhood Specialist
Position Summary: The Fatherhood Specialist is responsible for engaging fathers in a comprehensive
Fathers’ Involvement Program. The incumbent in this position serves as the senior organizer and facilitator
for all fatherhood initiative work within the organization. Duties include intensive casework and follow-up,
establishing and maintaining a community-wide collaboration to nurture and support fatherhood initiatives,
facilitating workshops and a support group, implementing best practices into the daily program operations,
developing supports including job development and mentoring activities for this initiative.
Requirements: BachelorR17;s degree in Human Services or a related field. A minimum of two years work
or volunteer experience in a service or related outreach for a male involvement program or effort;
Demonstrated ability or aptitude to work with men who have multiple social and economic barriers;
Demonstrated ability to motivate and engage others.
In exchange for the above, we offer competitive wages and benefits. If you would like to bring your passion
and talent to an established community agency, please fax/send/e-mail your resume to:
Centers for New Horizons
Attn: Human Resources
4150 S. King Drive Chicago, IL 60653
Fax# (773)536-0460
Email: employment@cnh.org
EOE
13. From: Taki Raton
Subject: Walkathon for African Centered Education
Chicago among supporters of educator who finished 1069 mile walk for our children
By Taki S. Raton
He sat out at 9 A.M. on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 from his home school base in West Palm Beach, Florida. His goal was to walk a distance of 1069 miles through 43 counties streaming the states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and finally to the nation’s Capital.
Dubbed the Walkathon “Trek for African Centered Education,” Amefika Geuka, fellow “Surrogate” walker Mawusi Hazard, 61, and photographer Nadja Neptune placed sights on their total 696 hour mission – to reach Washington, D.C. by Tuesday, August 12. The role of surrogate walker Hazard was to officially walk in lieu of Geuka if a rest were needed or if the pace slowed to ensure that the required number of miles per day was covered within the allotted time. Additional to photo documentation, Neptune was also the pace car driver for the altering trekkers.
Geuka, 69, is co-founder and current Board chairman of the Joseph Littles-Nguzo Saba Charter School, Florida’s only African Centered public school, which completed ten years of continuous operation earlier this year. The purpose of the walk was to raise money to close the funding gap for the Joseph Littles’ academy and to dramatize the urgent need nationally of African Centered Education for children of African descent. Contributors pledged donations for every mile ventured.
“When asked for a quote on Amefika and his Walkathon to Washington, the first person that came to mind was Dr. John Henrik Clarke and his film ‘The Great and Mighty Walk,’” said Dr. Anderson Thompson, professor of Inner City Studies at the Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies in Chicago.
“Geuka’s is indeed for our day participating in a great and might walk. He is carrying out the instructions of those who have gone before as he too manifest qualities of self-reliance, scholarship, determination, discipline, conviction, and achievement. His trek further exemplifies the commitment of our esteemed elders by demonstrating intergenerational continuity in this our collective quest for the liberation of the minds of our people - particularly our children,” he adds.
Geuka and his party arrived at his scheduled time in Washington D.C. at noon, Tuesday August 12, having successfully met over 29 days a daily average of 33 to 35 miles requiring 10 to 15 hours per day. He was greeted by supporters, trek organizers and by students from the area Sarafina Youth Ensemble and Nation House Academy.
Thursday, August 13, was designated as "African Centered Education Elevation Day" in Malcolm X Park. A “symbolic” walk from the park to the White House was scheduled where a resolution was read to the President calling for the acknowledgment that African Centered Education is the most logical approach to effectively educate children of African descent. Following the resolution, a victory celebration was planned to commemorate the completion of the walk and to strengthen the commitment to elevate the education of Black children.
“This Walkathon is not a protest. We are walking to speak truth to power for the elevation, recognition, and respect of the African centered instructional and developmental paradigm for African American children,” positions Geuka in a recent web cast radio interview.
For those willing to contribute, please visit www.izania.com, the Joseph Littles Nguzo Saba Charter School website at www.jlnscs.org or call (614) 855-4428 or (786) 253-9496.
14. From: dave reid
Subject: In Remembrance -- Hon. Marcus M. Garvey
Hon. Marcus Mosiah GarveyR30;R30; born Aug. 17, 1887
In his own wordsR30; http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/garvey/sfeature/sf_words.html
Internet Project….. http://www.international.ucla.edu/africa/mgpp/
U.N.I.A. Objectives….. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/garvey/filmmore/ps_objectives.html
Born in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica, on August 17, 1887, Marcus Garvey
was the youngest of 11 children. Garvey moved to Kingston at the age of 14,
found work in a print shop, and became acquainted with the living conditions
of the laboring class. He quickly involved himself in social reform,
participating in the first Printers' Union strike in Jamaica in 1907 and in
setting up the newspaper The Watchman. Leaving the island to earn money
to finance his projects, he visited Central and South America, amassing evidence that black people everywhere were victims of discrimination.
He visited the Panama Canal Zone and saw the conditions under which the West Indians lived and worked. He went to Ecuador, Nicaragua,
Honduras, Colombia and Venezuela. Everywhere, blacks were experiencing great hardships and discrimination.
Garvey returned to Jamaica distressed at the situation in Central America, and appealed to Jamaica's colonial government to help improve the
plight of West Indian workers in Central America. His appeal fell on deaf ears. Garvey also began to lay the groundwork of the Universal Negro
Improvement Association (UNIA), to which he was to devote his life. Undaunted by lack of enthusiasm for his plans, Garvey left for England
in 1912 in search of additional financial backing. While there, he met a Sudanese-Egyptian journalist, Duse Mohammed Ali. While working for
Ali's publication African Times and Oriental Review, Garvey began to study the history of Africa, particularly, the exploitation of black peoples
by colonial powers. He read Booker T. Washington's “Up From Slavery”, which advocated black self-help.
In 1914 Garvey organized the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and its coordinating body, the African Communities League (ACL).
In 1920 the organization held its first convention in New York. The convention opened with a parade down Harlem's Lenox Avenue. That evening,
before a crowd of 25,000, Garvey outlined his plan to build an African nation-state. In New York City his ideas attracted popular support, and
thousands enrolled in the UNIA. He began publishing the newspaper The Negro World and toured the United States preaching Black Nationalism
to popular audiences. His efforts were successful, and soon, the association boasted over 1,100 branches in more than 40 countries. Most of
these branches were located in the United States, which had become the UNIA's base of operations. There were, however, offices in several
Caribbean countries, Cuba having the most. Branches also existed in places such as Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela, Ghana,
Sierra Leone, Liberia, Namibia and South Africa. He also launched some ambitious business ventures, notably the Black Star Shipping Line.
Garvey promoted two new business organizations — the African Communities League and the Negro Factories Corporation. Financial betrayal
by trusted aides and a host of legal entanglements (based on charges that he had used the U.S. mail to defraud prospective investors) eventually
led to Garvey's imprisonment in Atlanta Federal Penitentiary for a five-year term. In 1927 his half-served sentence was commuted, and he was
deported to Jamaica by order of President Calvin Coolidge.
Garvey then turned his energies to Jamaican politics, campaigning on a platform of self-government, minimum wage laws, and land and judicial
reform. He was soundly defeated at the polls, however, because most of his followers did not have the necessary voting qualifications. In 1935
Garvey left for England where, in near obscurity, he died on June 10, 1940, in a cottage in West Kensington.
Marcus Mosiah Garvey advocated that Africans control the wealth of Africa. He taught that control, control of resources, control of self, control
of nation, requires preparation, Garveyism was about total preparation.
R20;UP YOU MIGHTY RACE, YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH WHAT YOU WILL!R21;
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