Hundreds of Chicago Students Participate in a 3 Day Engineering Competition to Help Make Homes More Eco-Friendly and Develop a Robot Shuffleboard Game in This Year’s Fifth Annual ENpowered Games
Project SYNCERE (Supporting Youth's Needs with Core Engineering Research Experiments) will host its 5th annual ENpowered Games event on May 4th, 5th and 6th. This year there are two challenges; 1) Design and build Green Automations using Lego Roboticss, aimed at making homes more environmentally friendly and 2) Design a robot to play a unique game of shuffleboard. The ENpowered Games competition attracts hundreds of middle school students from across Chicago’s South and West sides, allowing them to showcase their knowledge and skills against other students, and may the best engineer win.
Salute Her Awards Celebrates Multi-Generational Excellence
In the true essence of Sisterhood, Café Mocha radio network celebrates Black women in their fullness on Sunday May 8, during the 12th Annual Salute Her Awards, presented by AARP and Toyota. Just in time for Mother’s Day, the show will stream across Café Mocha and SaluteHer.com social media channels. This year, Café Mocha will honor esteemed select Mothers who have been intricate in paving the way for those coming behind them as thought leaders within our community.
QUEEN AMANI RENAS - PROTECTOR OF NUBIA VOL. 1 - IS NOW AVAILABLE
Chicago – The fiercest protector of Nubia is finally making her long-awaited debut in the media. Queen Amani Renas - Protector of Nubia Vol. 1, the debut project from Lymari Media, the three-issue comic series focusing on the Queen that ruled the ancient Nubian Empire from 40 BCE - 10 BCE and prospered the Nubian empire for generations. The first issue is now available for digital download, with a print edition following shortly after.
CHICAGO’S MOST RENOWN HOMELESS ADVOCATE CANDICE PAYNE AND HER “ACTION FOR A CAUSE ORGANIZATION” CONTINUES CUTTING EDGE PHILANTHROPY
Candice Payne-Founder and CEO of Action for a Cause- will be joined by Chicago Alderman Pat Dowell, Homeless Advocates, Homeless Clients, not for-Profit Executives, other Chicago Aldermen, State Officials and residents Administrators, Elected Officials and Community leaders as she will present to the public her all new Organic Smoothie RX Loop Store. However, like other ventures in which Ms. Payne has engaged upon, this shop will address various issue impacting Chicago’s Homeless community.
DIXMOOR RECEIVES $2 MILLION FOR NEW WATER MAIN PROJECT
The Village of Dixmoor’s water infrastructure issues have been well documented from water main breaks to boil orders and shut offs. On Friday, April 15, Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Commissioner Deborah Simms, joined Congresswoman Robin Kelly and Paul Culberson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District Commander, to present a $2 million check to Dixmoor Mayor Fitzgerald Roberts for a new water main project.
South Suburban College National Champion Basketball Team Earns Coach and Player of the Year Honors
The South Suburban College (SSC) Men’s Basketball Team won the college’s first-ever National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II National Championship on March 19, 2022. They also earned the distinction as the first team in NJCAA DII history to go undefeated. Head Coach John Pigatti and the team visited the Regular Meeting of the South Suburban College Board of Trustees on April 14 to present their trophies and announce their newest national accolades including National Coach and Player of the Year awards.
Hipcamp and REI Partner to Champion Women’s Mental Health via #WeHikeToHeal for Second Year
For the second consecutive year, Hipcamp and REI will partner to sponsor Outdoor Journal Tour’s #WeHikeToHeal, a month-long outdoor wellness initiative focused on improving mental health outcomes for women across the United States. This continued partnership marks the brands’ shared commitment to promoting access to the outdoors and encouraging diversity in outdoor spaces.
HARVEST FOODS GROUP PRODUCTION FACILITY SUPPORT NEW CITY INDUSTRIAL GROWTH AND EXPANSION
On Tuesday, April 19, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced Harvest Foods Group will construct a food production facility in New City, creating and retaining over 250 jobs in the INVEST South/West corridor. The $60 million food production facility will be at a long-abandoned industrial site in New City and provide public improvements for nearby businesses and residents.
WORK OF MARGARET DANNER SUBJECT OF POETRY MAGAZINE FEATURE
Srikanth Reddy had never heard of Margaret Danner before hearing poet Ed Roberson recited Danner’s “Elevator Man Adheres to Form,” during a panel at the Newberry Library. The poem blew his mind. Reddy started to learn more about her.
ART ON THEMART TO DISPLAY NEW PROJECTION FEATURING ARTWORK BY CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS SENIORS
Art on theMART is adding a new projection to their previously announced Spring Program that will feature artwork from eight soon-to-graduate Chicago Public Schools (CPS) seniors. The artwork for the projection, consisting of self-portraits, was collected in conjunction with CPS’s All-City Visual Arts program. Following a selection process, eight CPS seniors who submitted to the All-City High School Visual Arts Exhibition were selected to have their work featured on the façade of theMART. Students’ artwork was selected based on a score given for technical skill, craftmanship, originality and student voice.
Prince: The Immersive Experience aims to show artists’ many dimensions
Prince: The Immersive Experience is coming to Chicago in June, thanks to the company that created The Friends Experience and The Office Experience.
Diversity Learning Solutions Launches Inaugural DEI Industry Design Thinking Summit
Diversity Learning Solutions (DLS) will host its inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) Industry Design Thinking Summit on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. The summit will feature a stellar line-up of executives and business leaders who will share their insights on best practices and engage in bold thinking on how to disrupt the status quo to drive cultural change to accelerate the work of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and community.
State Representative Debbie Meyers-Martin Announces Passage of Stroke Education Bill
To spread stroke awareness in Chicago’s Southland community, Governors State University's College of Health and the Illinois Department of Public Health Department Human Services have partnered to spread stroke awareness for high-risk communities in the Southland.
Lily-Lark Expands Fashion-Forward Skin Protection with New LARK Line of UPF 50+ Parasols
Just as summery days begin to return, there’s a new form of skin protection under the sun. Lily- Lark’s new diffusion line of UPF 50+ parasols, Lark, will pair high design with affordability. The Lark parasol will sport a collection of 10 curated, artist-designed prints. Lily-Lark’s original signature line will introduce its own lineup of 8 new prints for Summer 2022.
President Obama Participates in Obama Foundation Career Development Series with High School Students on Chicago’s South Side
Recently, President Obama spoke with 450 students in the auditorium of Hyde Park Academy High School as part of the Obama Foundation Futures Series, conversations designed to expose high school students to different professions within various industries. The series seeks to deepen the students’ understanding of career pathways through intimate conversations with accomplished leaders about their experiences and valuable learning lessons.
Community organizations receive portion of $2.7 million for development projects
Community Desk Chicago distributed three community organizations a portion of $2.7 million to help them build capacity to do development projects on the local level. South Shore Chamber of Commerce Community Development Corporation, Teamwork Englewood and Puerto Rican Cultural Center are the recipients of the money from The Neighborhood Initiative (NDI).
“AGELESS DIVA, ENJOYING LIFE ON NATURE’S TIMELINE,” is BEATRICE WATSON
Poetic Storyteller’s favorite reference, when it comes to age. For those that feel bound to follow Man-Made chart of Time and Age, do your own math. She came of age in Detroit Michigan, during the Mid Fifties and lives her adult life in Chicago. “For as long as allowed, I will approach each day as, No Better Time to fulfill my God Given Purpose.” Proclaims this vibrant, resilient woman, rich in age, Blessed in experience and wisdom. This New Age take on life, has led Beatrice, with the support of her daughter Mia, to embark upon a campaign called “Ageless Divas, Women of Purpose,” a project that hopes to motivate women of all ages to take charge of their own destiny, by discarding the stigma and psychological pressure that society places on women based on physical attributes and predetermined years of useful viability.
Metropolitan Water Reclamation Board recognizes Hazel Johnson
Hazel Johnson was an environmental activist who lived in Altgeld Gardens on the city’s south side. In 1979, she founded the People for Community Recovery. A New Orleans native, she fought environmental racism and is considered the Mother of the Environmental Justice Movement.
24 Rising Black Professionals Step Forward: TALI Celebrates Graduates of Its New “Emerging Leaders Program”
On Friday, April 1, at the Carnegie Museum of Art, The Advanced Leadership Institute (TALI) was pleased to present the first graduating class of its newest leadership development program – the Emerging Leaders Program. The Emerging Leaders Program provides critical support for high-potential Black leaders of tomorrow and is designed to help prepare them for advancement. Twenty-Four ELP graduates commemorated a transformative step in their professional journey by completing the program. Celebrating alongside the graduates were Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and Keynote Speaker Marsha Jones (TALI Board Chair and Executive Vice President/ Diversity and Inclusion Executive of PNC). In addition, leadership from TALI and Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business spoke along with cohort members who provided introductions and reflections.
