Rainbow PUSH Coalition Hosts Annual Back-to-School Block Party
PUSH Excel, an initiative of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, hosted its annual Back-to-School Block Party on Saturday, August 23, at the organization’s headquarters (930 E. 50th St., Chicago, IL 60615), providing critical resources to hundreds of Chicago families and educators ahead of the new school year.
Chicago Sinfonietta celebrates the 25th anniversary of African Heritage Symphonic Series, Vol. 1 on Cedille Records
This season, Chicago Sinfonietta celebrates the 25th anniversary of its first orchestral album with Cedille Records, African Heritage Symphonic Series (AHSS) – Volume I, released in 2000. The renowned, acclaimed CD set the orchestra’s focus in recorded sound.
GOVERNOR PRITZKER LAUD THE EFFORTS OF BMU FOUNDER, PASTOR JOHN HARRELL, FOR HIS UNDYING COMMITMENT TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Pastor John Harrell, Founder and President of the Black Men United Organization- will be joined by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Illinois Speaker of the House Chris Welch, Illinois Senate Majority Kimberly Lightford, Maywood Mayor Nathaniel Booker, Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson, Black Men United, West Suburban residents, and clergymen as they collectively engaged in a ribbon cutting ceremony of an all new 24 unit housing development named 1010 LLC.
Giannoulias’ Audit Finds License Plate Reader Company in Violation of State Law
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office recently discovered that U.S. Customs and Border Protection gained access to Illinois license plate camera data – a violation of state law his office initiated.
Local Writer’s Play Set For Lifeline Stage In September
Kimberly Dixon-Mays really took to theatre when she was first introduced to it as a child. She would write stories and scenes at a young age. Throughout her life, she has studied theatre and participated in it, writing plays off and on, taking breaks at times, but always coming back to it.
The People’s Music School Opens A South Side Location
The People’s Music School has opened a location at 5401 S. State that will serve its Greater South side students. The location will enable the tuition-free music school to serve more students and expand its reach and ability to engage with more families in the community.
Local Woman Launches Support Group For People With Pulmonary Biliary Cholangitis
L. Marie Asad started to feel what she describes as chronic fatigue, having a hard time getting up in the morning, felt exhausted at work and was tired when she got home. When she went to see her physician, he suggested that she change her diet and eat better. She noticed her fatigue was getting progressively worse, so she went to the physician who ran labs and found elevated alkaline phosphatase. She found a liver specialist and was diagnosed with Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) and was prescribed medication.
Black Woman-Owned Non-Alcoholic Cocktail Company Promotes Health and Wellness
Monica Cornitcher co-founded Medase with her sorority sister Inga Dyer. Neither of them were drinking and they wanted something that was like a cocktail but non-alcoholic, but still tasted like a cocktail. They decided to build their own non-alcoholic cocktail company. They started working with a chemist because they wanted the real taste of a cocktail drink without the alcohol. They named their businessMedaase, which means thank you in the Asante Twi language because during their journey in starting the business, thank you was a common refrain. Medase was launched in 2023 with two drinks, the margarita and the Moscow mule, that were hemp infused.
Actress And Stuntwoman’s Book Helps Girls Navigate Womanhood
Stuntwoman LaFaye Baker wants to use her journey, and the stories of other young girls and teenagers to help navigate their way to womanhood. Baker compiled the stories of young girls, along with her own, for her book, “You’re Not Listening … To What I Have to Say.”
