The Trillion Dollar Question
The DuSable Museum presents The Trillion Dollar Question, a symposium on economic empowerment for the African American community. This timely discussion is inspired by findings exposed in The State of the African American Consumer, a recent consumer report by The Nielsen Company, which revealed that the buying power of African Americans is expected to reach $1.1 trillion by 2015!
Date: February 23, 2012
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: DuSable Museum, 740 E. 56th Place, ChicagoCost: $10; DuSable Members, Free
Contact:773-947-0600Info:dusablemuseum.org
Sunday Jazz with Maggie Brown
Maggie Brown, a Chicago native made her professional acting and singing debut there at the Body Politic Theater. She studied music, theater and voice at Columbia College and has since taken her polished vocal style on the road.
Date: February 26, 2012
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Room 43, 1043 E. 43rd St, Chicago
Cost: $10; Students, $5
The Interrupters
The Interrupters tells the moving and surprising stories of three Violence Interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. This film is an unusually intimate journey into the stubborn persistence of violence in our cities. Shot over the course of a year out of Kartemquin Films, The Interrupters captures a period in Chicago when it became a national symbol for the violence in our cities. During that period, the city was besieged by high-profile incidents, most notably the brutal beating of Derrion Albert, a Chicago high school student, whose death was captured on video.
Date: February 27, 2012
Time: 5:30p.m.
Location: Chicago Urban League, 4510 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago
Cost: Free
Contact:773-285-5800Info:thechicagourbanleague.org
Woke Up Black
For two years, producer and director Mary Morten and associate producers Keisha Farmer-Smith, Aparna Sharma, and Marisol Ybarra followed five youth from the Chicago area to explore their experiences when it comes to navigating the world they live in. As they move through their personal challenges this documentary also mirrors the complexities of this often ignored group that are at the center of many socio-political issues including discrimination, political participation, sex and relationships, music, and the media portrayal of Black youth. The screening will be followed by a conversation with Mary Morten and Dr. Cathy Cohen, producing consultant for Woke Up Black and deputy provost of Graduate Education at the University of Chicago and principal investigator for the Black Youth Project.
Date: February 23, 2012
Time: 4:00p.m.
Location: Chicago Urban League, 4510 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago
Cost: Free
Contact: 773-285-5800
Info: thechicagourbanleague.org
Creating a Spending Plan Workshop
One of the best things you can do to reach your financial goals is to create a spending plan. But, where do you start? In just two hours Creating a Spending Plan study will provide quick, practical help in the best way to get started, practical tips and techniques for success, and how to live and achieve your goals.
Date: March 3, 2012
Time: 1:00p.m.
Location: Homewood Church, 18301 Governor's Highway, Homewood, Ill.
Cost: $12 per person or couple
Contact: 708-799-9360
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