Monday, March 16, 2015

Nominate Heroes in the Hood; Save Our Girls; Radiant Health withDr. Paul Hannah; Racist College Chant - There Will Never Be A Nigger inSAE; Men of Morehouse Teach Chicago Black Males to Read Well



Heroes in the Hood
Save Our Girls
Radiant Health with Dr. Paul Hannah
Racist Chant at University of Oklahoma
Men of Morehouse Teach Chicago Black Males to Read Well
Michelle Alexander with One of Best Speeches of Past 25 Years
In Chicago, Nominate
Heroes In the Hood



Nominations
To qualify, nominees must be between the ages of 12 and 18, live in the city of Chicago and have performed the community service in 2014. Winners will receive tickets, transportation and lunch for a Chicago White Sox summer baseball game, a Plaque or certificate honoring their achievement, Media coverage in the Chicago CRUSADER newspaper, and other media, a "Heroes" T-shirt and Goody Bag. ALL applicants will be guests at the free reception and awards ceremony and be given certifications of recognition. Nominations for 2015 awards will begin January 1, 2015 and conclude March 15, 2015.
Stop the ViolenceApplicants must be an adult leader of teens, principal, teacher, counselor or community leader who has developed a prevention, education or outreach project designed to reduce teen violence. The winner receives $1,000, donated by GO Airport Express and the Chicago CRUSADER Newspaper, to their school or project and both tickets and transportation for their teen group members to a Chicago White Sox game. Applications for the awards can be found here:
All nominees are invited to the free awards reception and ceremony held at the DuSable Museum, where winners are announced. Awards are given to the top three individuals; the top group and the Stop the Violence winner. All nominees are presented a certificate for their efforts.
The Nation of Islam
invites churches, schools and girl groups to

Saturday, April 18, 2015
9:30 am to 12:00 noon
Muhammad University of Islam
7351 South Stony Island
Chicago, Illinois
Call 773.269.1587 for more information
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 8:30 pm
The Connection
4321 South Cottage Grove
Chicago, Illinois
Please call 773.285.9600 for more information about Dr. Hannah or this session.
This is one reason we must
fight for strong Historically Black Colleges and Universities (and there are so many more)!
This racist chant, caught on video, is from members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity (SAE) at the University of Oklahoma. The fraternity has since been banned from the University of Oklahoma. Here is the chant:
"There will never be a nigger in SAE!
There will never be a nigger in SAE!
You can hang 'em from a tree,
But they will never (inaudible) with me!
There will never be a nigger in SAE!"
Please protect Black students on the campus of the University of Oklahoma and other college and university campuses where Black students are a small minority.
Click Here to Hear and See Full Chant
The Case For Strong HBCUs
While some students (not all) from a Predominantly White Institution (PWI) were engaged in racist chants, students from Morehouse College, a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) traveled to Chicago from Atlanta, Georgia to help teach young Black boys to read. This is one of the best cases for maintaining strong HBCUs. There are many more!!! These young men represent all HBCUs.
The Men from Morehouse with a Morehouse Man, Corey Hardiman (center, red jacket) helping teach young Black males to read well.
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
In America, generally, the more education you have, the more money you earn.

The above diagram comes from a report titled "The College Payoff: Education, Occupations, Lifetime Earnings" released 4 August in 2010 by Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce. As the title reflects, the study looks at how lifetime earnings change based on education level and also by occupation. The report looks at what percentage of the time that occurs, and what occupations are the highest and lowest paying based on levels of education.

Click Here to Read Full Report
Click Here to View and Hear the Speech at Union Theological Seminary in New York City
Click Here to Purchase a Copy of Her Book, The New Jim Crow from a Black Bookstore
This posting is courtesy of Gloriadine Smith, Board Member of The Black Star Project.
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