LEADER USES ALLIANCES TO CREATE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
David Rojas, Jr., was the first in his family to go to high school, go to college and start a business in Chicago. His story is what led him to found The Alliance 98 in 2019. The Alliance 98’s aim is to tackle unemployment for 16 to 24-year-olds in the city of Chicago.
University Park Honors Black Leaders in Virtual Event
The Mayor’s Office of Special Events in University Park held its first ever virtual awards ceremony honoring black leaders who have given to their community. The virtual event was held through the village’s local cable station on Thursday, February 25. University Park Mayor Joseph E. Roudez III opened and closed the event with remarks and the evening’s Master of Ceremonies was Jeffery Cohn.
Retired NFL player Terrell Davis Talks About Health, Wellness & Defy, A Sports Performance Company Where He Is Co-Founder
Terrell Davis is a retired NFL player and Pro Football Hall of Famer and Super Bowl champion who had a short, but successful career. When Davis retired from the NFL, he became an entrepreneur.
Pappas: Cook County Board passes ordinance to bring transparency to TIF spending
The Cook County Board of Commissioners has enacted an ordinance that would increase disclosure in an area where it is long overdue — Tax Increment Financing districts, Treasurer Maria Pappas said in a statement released on Thursday, February 25, 2021.
Gov. Pritzker Announces $11 Million in Rebuild Illinois Capital Grants to Fuel Economic Development Projects Around the State
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) awarded $11 million in Rebuild Illinois capital funds to support continued economic development across the state. Shovel Ready Infrastructure Capital Program grants will support 11 new capital development projects across the state, paving the way to projects that will create long-term investment in communities, while creating an estimated 824 construction jobs statewide.
Burn Survivor Who Avoided Looking at Scars in Mirror for 25 years Reveals Steps that Led to Healing in New Book
While most 18-month-old toddlers are learning to say their first words and perfecting their walking skills, Audra Bryant had much bigger issues to deal with at that age.
Plans to Unveil a Bust of Marcus Garvey in Ethiopia Revealed
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once called Marcus Garvey the first “man on a mass scale and level to give millions of Negroes a sense of dignity and destiny.” The founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), a fraternal order of Black nationalists, Garvey implored Black people to pride themselves in their race and return to Africa.
Pouring With A Purpose -- BLQK Coffee Donates 25% of Profits to Social Justice Initiatives
The recently launched BLQK Coffee is serving caffeine with a cause, having committed to pouring 25 percent of their profits into the support of social justice initiatives. Coffee lovers can now purchase the coffee online at BLQK.Coffee.
Influencer Launches Platform to Help Moms of Color Connect With National Brands
As we honor notable accomplishments of trailblazers from the past during Black History Month, it’s also important to recognize the leaders who are blazing trails today.
REALTOR WANTS MORE PEOPLE TO OWN PROPERTY
QuoVadis Gates, founder of Quo & Co. Real Estate Agents, is on a mission to put blue collar families in a position to help build generational wealth through the purchase of multi-unit properties. Gates, who grew up in Englewood, said by the time he graduated from Morehouse College, his neighborhood had been displaced because of Norfolk Southern Railway Company’s expansion. “That experience taught me why real estate, and specifically, ownership, is so important,” he said.
Momentum Builds for Coalition for Independent Work to Protect Flexibility & Independence for App-Based Drivers
The Illinois Coalition for Independent Work announced recently, that several new community groups, advocacy groups and racial equity organizations have joined the coalition to advocate for app-based drivers’ independence and improved access to benefits.
National Women’s Business Council Releases 2020 Roundtable Report
The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) has released its 2020 #LetsTalkBusiness Roundtable Series Report, a collection of testimonials from women entrepreneurs on current challenges and opportunities associated with access to capital, childcare, and patenting and trademark
Big & Tall Men’s Fashion Arrives at Your Doorstep - Literally
In an age when you can get nearly anything delivered to your doorstep, and when boxed subscription services such as Blue Apron and PopSugar have become household names, it was only a matter of time before subscription boxes for clothing would seem practical instead of odd, and experience massive growth.
Walgreens Expressions Creative Art Contest Expands to High School Students Across the Country Program encourages teens to use creative expression as a means for coping with challenging situations
More than 10 years ago Walgreens launched its first Expressions Challenge program to encourage teens to use creative arts as an outlet to manage some of life’s stressful circumstances and to guide students to make better life choices. Offered only in Chicago and St. Louis, Walgreens worked with high school districts, teachers and guidance counselors to promote the contest to students grades 9-12.
Mayor Lightfoot and CDPH Announce Significant Improvement in Racial Equity in Vaccine Distribution Half of vaccine administered in the most recent week went to Black or Latinx Chicagoans
Racial equity has been the driving force behind the city’s COVID-19 vaccination roll-out and Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Chicago Department of Public Health today announced significant improvement in the percentage of vaccine administered to Chicagoans of color. These improvements are the result of the City being laser-focused on ensuring equity in its COVID response and vaccine distribution, and the work it has been doing with many community partners including through the Racial Equity Rapid Response Team (RERRT) and its Protect Chicago Plus initiative.
Film Collection Honors Black History Month
Celebrating the talented Black actors and filmmakers in the TV and film world is an easy and enjoyable way to commemorate Black History Month. Among those noted stars is Vivica A. Fox, a leading lady in numerous blockbuster films.
LADIES OF VIRTUE SHOWS LOVE TO YOUNG BLACK WOMEN
For Valentine’s Day, Ladies of Virtue hosted an event to show young Black women how much they are loved. The mentoring program which aims to empower girls ages 9-18, provided 300 LOV boxes to young women on the South and West sides.
Feed the Soul Foundation Celebrates Partnership with Grubhub
Feed the Soul Foundation, the non-profit arm of Black Restaurant Week, LLC, celebrates their partnership with Grubhub. As a recipient of the food ordering and delivery platform’s Donate the Change program, Feed the Soul Foundation is benefiting from diner donations this month, as well as from Grubhub’s virtual concert series, Sound Bites.
SPEAKER SERIES EXPLORES STORYTELLING WITH DIVERSE VOICES
Mo G is a Chicago-based natural hair artist, known to many on Instagram as @ gotothemo. While she is doing people’s hair for hours, there is an opportunity for sharing stories, learning people’s stories and telling her own, as well as explaining the history of natural hair.
