Mayor Lightfoot Announces $9 Million Fund
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Interim Chicago Public Schools CEO Dr. José M. Torres announced the creation of the Chicago Families Forward Fund. Driven by Chicago families’ high level of continued financial need, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Families Forward Fund will provide emergency assistance to eligible students and families. The Fund, aimed at supporting families with educational and living expenses, will distribute more than $9 million in assistance before the end of the Fall 2021 semester.
LEGISLATION BRINGS HEALTHY CHOICES TO CHILDREN’S MEALS
LEGISLATION BRINGS HEALTHY CHOICES TO CHILDREN’S MEALS
Oooh Wee! It Is! Restaurant expands to Beverly and Wicker Park
Mark Walker has been in the retail business for seven years, starting out with Oooh Wee Sweet Tea. The tea was being sold in the Harold’s Chicken at 87th and Dan Ryan in December of 2014, at a tea stand set up on vintage luggage, with one flavor, lemon honey. It blossomed. In the first year, there were 286,000 cups of tea sold and name recognition from celebrities and elected officials. Walker hired staff and was able to get tea in more places.
GRAMMY-AWARD WINNING ARTIST LECRAE PARTNERS WITH EXPERIAN NORTH AMERICA TO TALK ABOUT THE BASICS OF FINANCIAL HEALTH
Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Lecrae, has partnered with Experian North America, a leading information services company, to present, “Protect The Bag,” a six-part web series, that provides viewers with a blueprint for building a financial legacy.
“OUR CITY IS IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY”
Antonio Rocquemore- Senior Pastor of the Powerhouse International Ministries of Chicago- will lead a coalition of Faith Leaders, Church Congregants, Community Leaders, and businesspersons in mass beachside prayer in response to the enormous crime and political chaos in Chicago. “It has become increasingly embarrassing to witness the chaotic state of our beloved city. People from all walks of life have now wondered, are we a city of lawlessness, both politically and criminally? As leaders we have lost faith in some of our major government leaders. We must now continue to pray in a desperate fashion for our children, our women, and seniors.” says Pastor Rocquemore
The CVS Alumni Association answered the call from the high school’s athletic department for support by hosting a 5K run and walk to raise funds. The Association was able to raise $5,000 which it will
The Florida NAACP, Florida Student Power Network, and several medically vulnerable families across Florida are requesting a hearing before the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings to invalidate an Emergency Rule that prohibits mask requirements in public schools across Florida, according to a petition filed recently with the agency.
Black Women and Girl Athletes Take Center Stage
ONYX Media, LLC announced today the official launch of EMPOWER ONYX, a diverse multi-channel platform celebrating the stories and transformative power of sports for Black women and girls. The minority women owned media company aims to inspire young black women through in-depth profiles, articles, podcasts and documentaries showcasing leaders in sports who champion social justice, equality and self-empowerment.
CHICAGO LIGHTS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOLLECTS 25 YEARS IN THE TUTORING INDUSTRY
Stacy Jackson, executive director of Chicago Lights, has been with the organization for 25 years. She has served as Associate Executive Director and Director of the Tutoring and Summer Day programs. She has seen some of the most vulnerable communities in Chicago affected by the housing crisis, Polar Vortex and COVID-19.
Chicago Public Library Announces Bedrock Faith As One Book, One Chicago’s 2021 20th Anniversary Selection
Chicago Public Library (CPL) announced today that Bedrock Faith by Chicago author Eric Charles May is the 2021 One Book, One Chicago selection. One Book, One Chicago is a free citywide literary program that connects Chicagoans and their communities around a singular chosen text. From September through December 2021, CPL will explore the book and many programs through this season’s central theme “Neighborhoods: Our City’s Bedrock.” Initiated in 2001, One Book, One Chicago celebrates its 20th anniversary this year with this Chicago neighborhood story.
RETIRED MARINE PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR THE VETERAN COMMUNITY
Christopher M. Edwards founded Back on T.R.A.C. in 2013 to help his brothers and sisters in uniform. Edwards, a retired Marine who served for 14 years is also an educator.
Sculptor Ed Dwight Will Design Statue of Xernona Clayton
Xernona Clayton stands among the giants in both the media and civil rights arena. She is respected throughout the world, but Atlanta is her home. Sculptor Ed Dwight is preparing to create a memorial to Clayton that visitors to Georgia can admire and residents here can take pride in. Dwight is designing an 8 ft. Bronze Sculpture of Clayton that will be erected at Xernona Clayton Plaza. This honor will make Clayton the first Black woman to have a statue erected in downtown Atlanta, and she is the first Black woman to have a street named in her honor.
HYDE PARK DAY CARE PROVIDES THERAPEUTIC NEEDS TO CHILDREN
Kiley Russell, founder and executive director of Kemit Academy, first opened the day care, with a focus on children with different needs 16 years ago. She was trying to find a space for her older son that wasn’t all play but not strict and structured all day. As a school administrator, she was working many hours each day but spending a few hours with her son.
Festival set for Sept. 11-12 in Washington Park
The 28th African/Caribbean International Festival of Life (IFOL) in Conjunction with The 5th Annual Jerk, Seafood and Vegan Festival (JSVFest) is confirmed to bring nations together through music and culture Saturday and Sunday September 11th and 12th starting noon at Washington Park.
Loyola University Chicago to Host Angels Unawares Sculpture
Loyola University Chicago is hosting the Angels Unawares sculpture on its Lake Shore Campus. Loyola will be the sculpture’s final stop on a year-long nationwide tour sponsored by The Catholic University of America and is only the second Jesuit university to host the piece.
CVS ALUMNI DONATE MONEY TO THE SCHOOL’S ATHLETIC PROGRAM
The CVS Alumni Association answered the call from the high school’s athletic department for support by hosting a 5K run and walk to raise funds. The Association was able to raise $5,000 which it will donate to the athletic department.
Illinois State Treasurer Frerichs Announces Fee Reductions for College Savers
Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs today announced another program management fee reduction for all Bright Start 529 college savers – the third reduction in five years. Effective July 3, 2021, Bright Start dropped its program management fee – the fee charged by Union Bank & Trust, the program manager for Bright Start – from 0.075% to 0.07%, a reduction that will save college savers a combined $500,000 every year. The lower fees will help every Bright Start investor save for college at a lower cost.
Lil Yachty And Terrell Owens Invest in PlantFuel®
PlantFuel Life Inc. (CSE: FUEL) (OTC: BLLXF) (FSE: BR1B) (“Plant- Fuel” or the “Company”), the scientifically focused plantbased wellness company, today announced that Lil Yachty and Terrell Owens have made a strategic investment in the emerging sports nutrition brand coming to market in early September. The commitment of Lil Yachty and Terrell Owens to the Company and its innovative, premium plant-based brand further strengthens PlantFuel’s breakthrough into the nutritional retail sector.
Bumble and bumble Expands Its Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil Line
Bumble and bumble, the authority in professional hair care and styling products, introduces the Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil Ultra Rich collection, a comprehensive haircare regimen that delivers velvety, ultra-rich hydration to the driest hair.
Coalition Calls For Global Pandemic Summit
A coalition of 80 global leaders and over 25 organizations across corporate, philanthropic, civil society, advocacy, academic, and health sectors today called on world leaders attending the United Nations General Assembly this month to convene a global summit to ignite an urgent global action plan to end the pandemic.
