Leading Organizations Urge Policymakers and Higher Education Leaders to Improve Higher Education Transfer Policies and Practice
Anticipating a larger-than-ever wave of students transferring across higher education institutions due to COVID-19 and the economic recession, a diverse group of 25 policy, advocacy, research and institutional membership organizations recently issued a call to action to policymakers and higher education leaders to improve transfer policies.
CATERING COMPANY OWNER IS OUT THE BOX Anthony Waller has always had a passion for food. Growing
Anthony Waller has always had a passion for food. Growing up, he was surrounded by family members who cooked. Waller started his career in the food industry as a busboy at the Hyatt and is now the founder of Catering Out the Box, which has been around for 18 years.
BLACK HEROES MATTER SEEKS RECOGNITION OF DUSABLE
Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable was a Haitian settler and trader who had an outpost at what is now 401 N. Michigan Avenue, near the mouth of the Chicago River. Although DuSable’s name appears on a high school, African American History Museum, Harbor and Bridge, a group – Black Heroes Matter – has been formed to ensure his accomplishments and contributions to Chicago are recognized even more.
Testing, Testing, One, Two, Zero
For this fall’s college freshmen, standardized tests weren’t as crucial in determining their selection as they would have been before 2020. Hundreds of educational institutions waived exam requirements when COVID prevented on-site administration. Some even excised the tests from the application process entirely.
Member of King Family Dies
The Reverend Doctor Toussaint King Hill, Jr. nephew of Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Sr., cousin to Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., and recently retired senior pastor of the historic West Hunter Street Baptist Church of Atlanta, Georgia recently died following a long battle with cancer.
Illinois Department of Insurance announces the start of ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment
Illinoisans can shop for health insurance on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace. Open Enrollment began Sunday, November 1 and runs through December 15, 2020.
Disposable Poly Capes and Aprons for Hair Salons, Restaurants and Grocers
Hilex® Poly, a Novolex® brand, is introducing new disposable capes and aprons to help businesses protect their employees and customers.
Enough “Say Their Names …
The writings of Ronald Montgomery with a diverse team of seven accomplished authors amplify and relay the messages of protest board-up art and photography as tools for systemic change to achieve racial equality. This fall’s release of ENOUGH “Say Their Names …” Messages from Ground Zero to the World, captures the elevated tone and urgency of expanding struggles for equal justice. The Board-up artwork and photography in ENOUGH “Say Their Names …” comes directly from the protests around the United States. On these pages, incisive poetry and prose expand on the protest messages of the decade—alive, multiplied and amplified in 2020.
ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON YOUTH TO HOST VIRTUAL FUNDRAISER
Be the Miracle is an organization co-founded by Hassahn Liggins and Kristen Perteet. The mission of the organization is to rebuild communities and end the cycle of violence in the city of Chicago.
Black Women’s Health Imperative Releases National Health Policy Agenda
The Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) has released the second edition of its Black Women Vote: National Health Policy Agenda for 2020-2021. This agenda addresses the critical health policy issues that impact the health and well-being of Black women. It also supports partnerships with policymakers and other stakeholders to achieve health equity.
OLYMPIA FIELDS TRUSTEE ANNOUNCES VILLAGE PRESIDENT RUN
Cassandra Matz, currently a trustee of the Village of Olympia Fields, has announced her candidacy to run for village president. “I’m thinking that I’ve done all I can, sitting in this position, that I want to do more and the residents deserve more, and that made me think about running for mayor,” she said. Matz said she feels the residents of Olympia Fields deserve options and she wants to provide them with another option for village president.
BDO Survey: Blacks Reveal Why They Would Take the Vaccine
A recent survey on BlackDoctor.org (BDO), revealed the reasons why Black people would take the COVID vaccine in the first year it becomes available.
PHLAVZ OWNERS REFLECT ON SUCCESS AFTER ONE YEAR
What started out as a food truck is now a successful brick and mortar restaurant with quite a following. Phil Simpson and Andrew Bonsu are the owners of Phlavz Bar & Grille, located at 717 W. Maxwell St. On Dec. 6, the restaurant will celebrate its one-year anniversary.
CITY OF CHICAGO PLANS FOR EQUITABLE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
For the first time, the city of Chicago is creating an Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Policy Plan. The goal of the ETOD Policy Plan is to have a plan for transit-oriented development that includes the South and West sides, which have been historically left out of Transit-Oriented Development Plans in the past.
Auburn Gresham-native to open OB/GYN practice
A new medical practice, Contemporary OB/GYN Chicago, is set to open and will begin accepting patients on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
The Honorable Freddrenna M. Lyle And Family Mourns the Death Of Her Sister Katrinka Leonie Harris-Spurlin
Katrinka Leonie Harris-Spurlin affectionately known by all as Kitty Pretty was the youngest sister to Honorable Freddrenna M. Lyle. Katrinka began her education at Tanner Elementary School before transferring and graduating from Arthur Dixon Elementary School. For high school she travelled across the City to Luther South High School. At Luther South she made lifelong memories and became a cheerleader. Katrinka first attended Eastern Illinois University, transferred and received her Bachelor of Arts from Lewis University.
