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Generational Leaders PUBLISHER'S PEACE Corrupted by Power It happens to the best
of them! It can even happen to me! Thus far, it has not -
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PUBLISHER'S PEACECorrupted by Power
It happens to the best of them! It can even happen to me! Thus far,
it has not - and am I glad. But it's probably because no one has ever made me an
offer I can't refuse. I'm not above the law. Nor am I immune to being
corrupted.
But I don't think that it would be for power though, alone. Maybe
wealth. And it's not like they haven't tried, on multiple occasions: During the
governor's race and especially during the last mayoral race, and other times in
between. I've stayed the course. Don't know how long it will last. But as of
today, at this moment in time, I'm corrupt free! Yeah for ME!
Respectfully, I think by being a prophetic thought leader and a
visionary - someone who believes in innovation, the obtaining of knowledge and
information, more so than cash, has kept me from being corrupted. How many true
hustlers can say that?
Most who've been corrupted, especially, if for a long period of time,
will swear to you that they're not tainted. They've fooled themselves into
believing that turning their backs on their community, and going along, to get
along, as well as keeping in step with the status quo - is great for US. No!
What they mean is that it's good for
them.
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Over the last five years of publishing TBTNews, I've
uncovered some very disturbing news and information. I guess that's what a news
industry professional is supposed to do - even if by accident. What I've seen
and heard has spoiled my reality about certain leaders who I grew up admiring
and wanting to emulate their hustle.
It was eye-opening to witness some of the corruption and back
stabbing by some of my favorites. Man, did it mess my head up. I still have
nights where I go to sleep pondering about some of these people in question, and
asking myself - why?
How does a person go from being the bell of the community, fighting
the good fight; to being the silent destroyer of black people's champagne dreams
and caviar wishes? These are individuals, who at one point, fought the tough
fight. And now, they're just holding on for dear life - trying to survive the
drought.
Then you have others who've never fought for the people. If you heard
from them in the hood, it was an illusion. They used their connected inside
influences to sell black folks on the American dream. When in reality, these
snakes where only concerned with their small piece of the already sliced up pie.
They just wanted enough crumbs to make it look like they had power, which was
obtained by corruption.
Today, black communities everywhere are experiencing a 'rebirth of
cool.' And mainly young folks, who are tired of being played like fools, used
and abused by their elders. They've decided that it's time that black lives
really matter.
I'm glad to see this new revolution occurring across this country.
Just let me hold on to my vision of a better hood life, and not be corrupted by
power. Because I wanna see the look on certain people's faces when I'm soulfully
successful, powerful, still corrupt free, and loving it! Peace and One
Love.
I Write to
Differ...
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Torrey Barrett
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TBTNEWS HEADLINEK.L.E.O. Peace
Festival
For the past nine years, The K.L.E.O. Community
Family Life Center (The KLEO Center), a nonprofit organization, has served
and helped high-risk youth and communities in the City of Chicago who have been
affected by acts of violence.
As the beginning of the school year approaches, the K.L.E.O. Center is
taking a stand against violence with the 7th Annual Peace Festival
and Back to School Rally. This event, will promote the Put The Guns Down
campaign, as it aims to bring young people in Chicago together to celebrate the
end of summer and the beginning of 2015-2016 school
year.
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In addition, provide our youth and their families with the proper
tools to begin the school off right with Free Backpacks, Free School
Supplies, Free Haircuts, Free Food, and Free Dental
Screenings, and a host of fun and entertainment for all ages.
A concert showcasing local talent, with a special guest performance
by The Joffrey Ballet Community Engagement Dancers, and a special tribute to
house music, hosted by Dana Divine;
featuring a star-studded DJ line up with Steve Miggedy Maestro,
Robert Royale’, and Joe Smooth.
Torrey
Barrett, Executive Director of The K.L.E.O. Center,
founded the center in honor of his sister, Kleo Yolaughn
Barrett, the youngest daughter of Pastor and Mrs. T.L. Barrett
Jr., who, at the age of 27, was tragically killed by an ex-boyfriend.
K.L.E.O. was
created to help eradicate domestic violence with an encouraging message to Keep Loving Each Other
(K.L.E.O.).
Barrett says, “Every year countless families and communities are
destroyed because of violent crimes among young people. K.L.E.O. believes that
one youth, one woman, one human being who falls victim to violence, whether by
death or incarceration, is one person too many. K.L.E.O. is dedicated
to reducing violence in Chicago and improving the overall quality of life for
those living in our communities.”
K.L.E.O.’s
Peace Festival will be held Saturday, August 22, from 10:00 am to 5:00 p.m.
at The K.L.E.O. Community Family Life Center, 119 E. Garfield Blvd (Chicago).
FREE to the public, and will feature giveaways, horseback rides, a carnival, and
much more. For media inquiries, contact Shari Currie at
scurrie@kleocenter.org
or 312.217.1790. Visit
www.kleocenter.org
for more information, or call 773-363-6941. Once
again, TBTNews is
proud to be the online media partner to another great community
initiative.
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Keith, pain free with his 1940
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HEALTHY COMMUNITIESPain-Free After
Surgery
Most days you can find Keith Affeld
working in his yard or tinkering with his 1940 Chevy sedan. Having worked in a
steel mill for 43 years, he is no stranger to the rigors of physical labor. At
65, he still mows his own lawn.
“Throughout my career I’ve done a lot of lifting, turning, twisting,
climbing and hammering, never suffering from more than a minor muscular
backache,” he explained. However, that all changed in October, 2014, when Affeld
reached down to pick a weed from his wife’s flower garden. “As soon as I pulled
that weed I fell forward,” he said. “I guess I turned wrong and that was it for
my back.”
The resulting functional change was dramatic, with Affeld describing
“shooting pain down my right leg, no matter what I did.” He said it only
continued to get worse, eventually requiring use of a wheelchair most of the
time. After ordering preliminary imaging tests, his family physician referred
him to a local specialist. Adding insult to injury, he was told it would be an
eight-week wait before he could be seen for an initial evaluation.
Dismayed by the delay, his wife, Colleen, decided to call on a
neurologist she had previously seen at the University of Chicago
Medicine, emailing her the information on her husband’s initial tests.
“She got back with me immediately -- on a Saturday, no less -- and provided the
names of two spine surgeons who could see Keith the following Monday or
Tuesday,” she said. Although UChicago Medicine is a 45-minute drive from their
home in Valparaiso, Ind., the Affelds didn’t hesitate to take the first
available appointment with orthopaedic spine surgeon Michael Lee,
MD.
“We pride ourselves on quick patient access,” Lee said, noting that
an acute onset of severe right leg pain typically suggests that a nerve is
compressed in the lumbar spine. “In Mr. Affeld’s case, this was caused by severe
arthritic changes compressing his nerve, as well as spondylolisthesis.” Also
commonly known as a slipped vertebrae.
Suspecting a strong inflammatory component to his pain, Lee initially
tried an injection consisting of a steroid and a local anesthetic. Because
Affeld also was a cardiac patient, Lee decided to perform a minimally invasive
procedure called a transforaminal lumbar
interbody fusion (TLIF). Lee performed the surgery through three small
incisions, assisted by interoperative X-ray technology. Lee explained. In his
academic role at UChicago Medicine, he teaches the progressive procedure to
other orthopaedic spine surgeons.
Although Affeld still had some pain initially following surgery,
which is not uncommon as the nerve recovers, he was astonished to be back on his
feet the day after his procedure, walking the hospital hallways with light
assistance from his wife Colleen. At his
two-week follow-up visit, “the relief was remarkable,” he said, calling it “a
miracle for me.”
Today, Affeld has resumed all of his old activities, which include
traveling in the 1940 Chevy Master DeLuxe to car shows across the country. He
may even take up golf again -- a pastime he and Colleen can look forward to now
that he’s enjoying his retirement
pain-free.
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Kayvon & Joe at office in San
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BUSINESS PROFILEPeriscope
Periscope is a live
video streaming app developed by Kayvon Beykpour and
Joe
Bernstein. The startup app was recently purchased by Twitter for a
reported $100 million. On March 26, 2015, Twitter officially
relaunched the application under its own app
Now being connected to Twitter, Periscope users can allow other users
to see links tweeted in order to view live-stream. Users of Periscope are able
to choose whether or not to make their video public or simply viewable to
certain users.
Twitter announced the acquisition of the app after the rival video
streaming app Meerkat was debuted
at South by Southwest
2015. The app became extremely popular around the time of the app's launch
when several users of the service used it to air the fifth season premiere of
HBO's Game of
Thrones live. The app also gained enormous attention during the Floyd Mayweather,
Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao
boxing match, which was televised via pay per view, but was widely streamed via
Periscope.
Periscope is hardly a novel, and has resulted in numerous start-up
flops in the past. For years, entrepreneurs have tried to make live-streaming
video catch on with the masses, with companies like YouNow, Justin.tv
and Livestream,
offering their own takes on personal broadcasting. And companies like Twitter
and eager venture capitalists are spending millions of dollars on what they bet
will be the next big thing to catch on with consumers.
“The world is way more ready for this than it was a year ago,” said
Beykpour. “We have the benefit of entering this market when people are more sold
on the idea of live broadcasting.” When the new video app launched under
Twitter, comedian Jimmy Fallon
live-streamed a monologue rehearsal for his late-night talk show. The Today co-host Al Roker has
broadcast the backstage hubbub at the morning show.
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