Get Ready, Congress: Here Comes Gen Z
When 25-year-old Maxwell Frost of Florida takes his seat in the U.S House this month, he will be the nation’s first Gen Z member of Congress. That -- in and of itself -- is a major milestone and accomplishment. And what makes it even better is that Frost is a young Black man who won on a great platform focused on ending gun violence, addressing climate change and providing universal health care.
ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE
America’s existential challenge is to put the former behind us permanently so we can finally achieve the latter and be what we pledge allegiance to -- one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. After the attack on the Capitol, I sat down to figure out how we might finally do that, and my answers have filled a book.
MAYOR SHEILA CHALMERS- CURRIN & VILLAGE OF MATTESON WELCOMES NEW “HARBOR FREIGHT” DISCOUNT HARDWARE STORE
Mayor Sheila Chalmers- Currin and the Village of Matteson are thrilled to welcome another new area business to Matteson. Harbor Freight Quality Tools is among the most highly anticipated new companies within The Southland community.
THE VILLAGE OF LYNWOOD MAYOR JADA CURRY PRESENTS “BOWLING WITH BADGES”
Mayor Jada D. Curry and the Village of Lynwood are thrilled to present their first social event of the year, “Bowling with Badges.” Bowling with Badges is a kickoff event designed to create relationships with local officials and first responders. It’s tremendously important for children to feel supported and know the frontline members of their community. Students are encouraged to attend and feel welcome to sign up. Mayor Jada Curry hopes this event will help spark and develop healthy relationships between officials and students.
CALUMET CITY POLICE IS HIRING FULL-TIME 911 COMMUNICATION OFFICERS
Mayor Thaddeus Jones and the City of Calumet City are excited to announce the opening of available positions. Calumet City Police Department is looking for excellent communication officers that will work amongst the local police department as 9-1-1 communication operators. The Calumet City police department serves a population of 36,500 residents with a strong presence of ethnic and cultural diversity.
DECORATED CAREER POLICE OFFICER IS ENERGIZED, PRIMED AND READY FOR STRETCH RUN IN THE RACE FOR 21ST WARD ALDERMAN
24-year veteran Chicago Police Officer, Daliah Goree, has organized an outstanding campaign team and platform in her quest to become the next Alderman of Chicago’s 21st Ward.
First Installment Cook County property taxes due date pushed to April 3
Cook County property owners will have an extra month to pay their First Installment property taxes this year, and their bills are already available online.
ALDERMAN STEPHANIE COLEMAN FOCUSED, CONFIDENT AND PREPARED IN RUN FOR RE-ELECTION AS ALDERMAN OF THE CHICAGO’S 16TH WARD
CHICAGO’S YOUNGEST ALDERMAN DELIVERS ON COMMITMENT TO ECONOMIC GROWTH, SENIOR HOUSING, INCREASED HEALTH SERVICES AND AN IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE. ALDERMAN STEPHANIE COLEMAN FOCUSED, CONFIDENT AND PREPARED IN RUN FOR RE-ELECTION AS ALDERMAN OF THE CHICAGO’S 16TH WARD
MasterClass Announces Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Rosalind Brewer to Teach Business Innovation
MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world’s best across a wide range of subjects, announced that Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Rosalind “Roz” Brewer will teach a class on business innovation and leading with integrity. Brewer’s class will trace her journey as a leader—from her early experiences as a research scientist through leading innovation and change across five different industries. MasterClass members will learn Brewer’s real-life strategies for making innovative decisions and driving change in uncertain times. Brewer’s class is now available exclusively on MasterClass, where subscribers get unlimited access to all 180+ instructors with an annual membership.
#buyblackart -- Harlem Fine Arts Show Announces 15th Anniversary
Harlem Fine Arts Show (HFAS) will celebrate their 15th year of being the largest traveling arts show featuring Artists from the African Diaspora. This show will feature up to 100 artists of African, Caribbean, and Black descent over a monumental three-day cultural experience and festival at the end of Black History Month, 2023, in New York City.
BRANDY ATTENDS H&M BUY FROM A BLACK WOMAN HOLIDAY MARKET IN LOS ANGELES
This holiday season, H&M and Buy From a Black Woman traveled from coast to coast to present the second year of the “Buy From a Black Woman Holiday Market” with events in New York City, Los Angeles, Miami and Chicago. The market featured BFABW vendors from around the US. H&M’s partnership and support will further assist the nonprofit’s mission of empowering, educating, and inspiring Black Women and the people who support them.
CIA Mission Possible Makerspace Nation offers Chicago educators a shot at a $30,000 Makerspace for their classroom Application deadline is March 10, 2023
Creating classroom makerspaces is a rapidly growing trend in schools across the country. Chicago educators can win a $30,000 makerspace for their classroom in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Mission Possible Makerspace Nation competition.
Ready for Our Earth Shot
In the 1960s and early 1970s, the United States spent the current dollar equivalent of just under $300 billion on “landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth” as President Kennedy proposed in 1961. Ever since, that combination of aspiration and expenditure has made us call any well-financed goal that seems improbable, if not impossible, a “moonshot.”
Quilt exhibit showcases beauty and artistry of quilting
Dr. Tracy Vaughn-Manley is a professor in the African American Studies Department at Northwestern University. She has been making quilts since 2002, when she was teaching at Smith College, in Northampton, Mass.
EVANSTON CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS JOIN TOGETHER JAN. 15 TO HONOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.’S LEGACY
The Music Institute of Chicago and the Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre present a free musical celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., welcoming fellow Evanston arts organizations and community members and featuring remarks by Mayor Daniel Biss. The event takes place on Sunday, January 15 at 3 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. The performance also will be available via livestream.
Keeping the Record: The Archival Practice
Morgan Malone was thinking about who she was going to be and how her life would be preserved and saved in years to come. One of Malone’s mentors who is an architect has an extensive personal collection in the Art Institute of Chicago. Malone thought to herself that she needed to get into a documenting process. It led her to start her own archiving practice.
Rep. Kelly Secures Critical Maternal Health, Clinical Trial Diversity Provisions and Community Project Funding in Omnibus Legislation
Representative Robin L. Kelly (IL-02) voted in favor of critical health care provisions and funded important community projects in the Second Congressional District as part of the fiscal year 2023 appropriations government funding package.
Gov. Pritzker Signs Reimagining Electric Vehicles Act Amendment
Solidifying Illinois’ position as a leader in the emerging electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing industry, Governor JB Pritzker signed an amendment to the Reimagining Electric Vehicles in Illinois Act into law, further incentivizing EV production across the state.
House Passes Three Rush-led Bills All legislation heads to President Biden’s desk
U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) applauded the House passage of three of his bills in the final weeks of his Congressional career. The House passed provisions based on Rush’s Martha Wright Prison Phone Justice Act (H.R. 2489), Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 670), and Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act (H.R. 3320). All three bills had previously passed the Senate, and now head to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law.
