Black Marriage Day - Respect the Ring; Radiant Health Demonstrationwith Dr. Paul Hannah; The Most Beautiful Sight in America -- Young BlackMales Reading; Fenwick High School: We Are Nigeria!

Respect the Ring - Black Marriage Day Radiant Health with Dr. Paul Hannah Beautiful Young Black Males Reading We Are Nigeria!!! Free Tutoring and Technology Classes at Black Star Common at St. Sabina 2015 College Fair Links: The Black Star Project's website: blackstarproject.org Black Star Journal: blackstarjournal.org Become a Member: Click Here Make a donation: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: RESPECT THE RING! JOIN THE CELEBRATION MARCH 22, 2015 Black Marriage Day started in 2003 with just 30 cities and has grown to over 300 communities across the country. Join us March 22, 2015 as people just like you organize events to celebrate marriage in the Black community Benefits of Marriage For Men 1. Live longer 2. Physically healthier 3. Wealthier 4. Increase stability of employment 5. Higher wages, more bonuses 6. Emotionally healthier 7. Decrease drug/alcohol abuse 8. Better relationships with children 9. More satisfying sexual relationship 10. Less likely to commit violent crimes For Women 1. More satisfying relationship 2. Emotionally healthier 3. Wealthier 4. Safer from domestic violence, sexual assault, other violent crimes 5. Suicide less likely 6. Decrease risk of drug/alcohol abuse 7. Less likely to contract STD's 8. Less likely to live in poverty 9. Better relationships with children 10. Best place to express sexuality For Children 1. More likely to attend college 2. Better academically 3. Physically healthier 4. Emotionally healthier 5. Suicide less likely 6. Fewer behavior problems 7. Safer from physical/sexual abuse 8. Drug/alcohol abuse less likely 9. Delinquent behaviors less likely 10. Better relationship with parents For Communities 1. More physically healthy citizens 2. More emotionally healthy citizens 3. Higher rates of educated citizens 4. Lower domestic violence rates 5. Lower crime statistics 6. Lower teen age pregnancy rates 7. Fewer juvenile delinquency 8. Higher rates of home ownership 9. Better school 10. Higher property values Click Here for more information on Black Marriage Day Click Here for more information about the Wedded Bliss Foundation This Article Block recommended to us by our good friends at IZANIA Experience Radiant Health with Dr. Paul L. Hannah Healing, Preventive Medicine and Therapeutics, Nutrition, Exercise, Body Maintenance, Spiritual Development, Relaxation and Martial Applications Thursday, March 19, 2015 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm The Connection 4321 South Cottage Grove Chicago, Illinois Please call 773.285.9600 for more information about Dr. Hannah or this session. Click Here to See and Hear One of the Most Beautiful Sights in the World--Young Black Men from The Black Star Project Reading Frederick Douglas!!! There is nothing more important in Black America than teaching young Black men to read well and to think critically! Nothing! Nothing!!! Click Here to see it! No Struggle, No Progress "If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightening. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters." "This struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, and it may be both moral and physical, but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress. In the light of these ideas, Negroes will be hunted at the North, and held and flogged at the South so long as they submit to those devilish outrages, and make no resistance, either moral or physical. Men may not get all they pay for in this world; but they must certainly pay for all they get. If we ever get free from the oppressions and wrongs heaped upon us, we must pay for their removal. We must do this by labor, by suffering, by sacrifice, and if needs be, by our lives and the lives of others." Frederick Douglass, 1857 Click Here to See Video As 2000 Nigerians Were Killed Earlier This Year Fenwick High School Students say "We Are Nigeria!!!" The Black American community, the international African community and the greater world community were mostly silent as 2,000 Nigerians were killed by Boko Haram earlier this year, but not the students from Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois! See some of the 2,000 people killed below and click here to see Fenwick students raise awareness about this massacre! Click Here to see and hear students from Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois address this tragedy. Do "Black Lives Matter" in Ferguson, Missouri or Selma, Alabama but not in Baga, Nigeria? Click Here to ask the White House to evaluate and act responsibly on this issue in Nigeria. There is no reason for your child to be left behind in school or in life. You must take control of your child's education. Those who control the education of the children control the future of that race. The Black Star Project is recruiting: 1) 10 male or female high school students interested in learning to build websites and in understanding code in our Youthtech program 2) 10 young men and young women in 6th to 12th grade who want to accelerate in math for our Math Bootcamp 3) 10 boys in 1st to 4th grade whose parents want them to become serious and effective readers for our Black Male Reading Academy 4) 10 young women and young men in 5th to 8th grade for our Saturday University focusing on reading, writing and math. Coaches Seated - Ivan Lee, Ava Myles and George Solorio All classes are at The Black Star Project, 3509 South King Drive, Chicago, Illinois. Please call 773.285.9600 to register for any of the above classes or for more information about these free programs. Parents must have a high level of support and engagement with our academic programs. Enrollment is limited. Father Michael Pfleger and The Faith Community of St. Sabina's African American Speakers Series presents Common Friday, March 20, 2015 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm 1210 West 78th Place Chicago, Illinois Free PARTICIPATE IN THE D.A.A.D. STUDY Are you a father of a child age 2-5? Are you African-American? Do you live apart from your child? Do you want to participate in a fatherhood program for African-American fathers? This Research Study is Just for Fathers! What? Nurse researchers at Rush University Medical Center will be testing 2 programs that are meant to help fathers who don't live with their young children to be really great fathers. Even though you don't live with your child on a full time basis, we know that your children are important to you. We also know that children need the positive and consistent involvement of their fathers. This program is intended to give fathers knowledge and skills that will help you maintain a strong, loving and consistent relationship with your young child. Commitment Be randomly assigned to participate in one of the 2 programs. Attend 10 group- meetings with other fathers over the next 3 months. Groups will be held in the community at nearby Community Colleges. Complete study questions 3 times while you are in the study (before the groups start, at the end of the groups, and again 3 months later). Benefits Fathers will receive a $40 gift card for completing study questions ($120 total). Group meetings with other fathers will include a meal and transportation reimbursement. Fathers will have the chance to share their experiences being a father with other fathers. Fathers will learn more about preparing themselves to be strong and effective fathers for their children. If you are interested in this research study, give us a call on the D.A.A.D. study telephone line at (312) 563-3566. A research assistant will contact you. The Black Star Project presents 2015 Weatherization specialist training Train for a new career in the growing field of residential weatherization! MUST PASS DRUG SCREEN AND BASIC MATH / READING TEST MUST RESIDE IN DOUGLAS, BRONZEVILLE, WOODLAWN OR NEW CITY NEIGHBORHOODS MUST BE MOTIVATED TO SUCCEED AND ABLE TO ATTEND ALL SCHEDULED CLASSES DURING THE 10 WEEK COURSE CLASSES MEET IN THE EVENINGS AND SATURDAYS PREVIOUS CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE HELPFUL BUT NOT REQUIRED WEEKLY STIPEND PROVIDED This FREE part-time course prepares you for certification with the Building Performance Institute. This national certification is the industry standard in residential weatherization work. You will learn the theories behind residential weatherization and gain hands-on experience installing insulation and air-sealing measures. Workers in this and other green construction fields earn competitive salaries. For more information, please call 773.285.9600 or email laura@blackstarproject.org Attend the 2015 Black Star Project College Fair on Saturday, April 25, 2015 The Chicago Lake Shore Hotel 4900 South Lake Shore Drive Chicago, Illinois 10:00 am to 1:00 pm 60 colleges and universities will exhibit including: Alabama A&M University - HBCU Central Michigan University City College of Chicago DePaul University Dominican University East West University Eastern Illinois University Governors State University Illinois Institute of Technology Indiana State University Kentucky State University - HBCU Lane College - HBCU Lawrence University National Louis University New Mexico State University Northeastern Illinois University Northwestern University Ripon College Robert Morris University Rust College - HBCU University of Chicago University of Illinois Chicago University of Illinois Springfield University of Southern Alabama U.S. Coast Guard Valparaiso University Xavier (LA) - HBCU The 2013 College Fair attracts more than 1,000 participants. Great universities like DePaul University was there! Students, parents and educators from Detroit, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Flint and Lansing - Michigan; Gary, Michigan City, Bloomington, Evansville, South Bend, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, East Chicago and Hammond - Indiana; Davenport, Iowa City, Clinton, DesMoines, Cedar Rapids and Bettendorf - Iowa; Milwaukee, Racine, Madison, Kenosha and Green Bay - Wisconsin; St. Louis and Columbia - Missouri; and Rockford, Peoria, Aurora, Springfield, East St. Louis, Joliet, Carbondale, Decatur, Danville, Kankakee; Bloomington, Quincy, Champaign, Waukegan and Chicago - Illinois are encouraged to attend this college fair. Please call 773.285.9600 for more information. Click Here to see and hear the last Black Star Project's College Fair.

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