NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's juvenile jails are extremely violent and unsafe, the result of a deeply ingrained culture of violence in which guards routinely violate constitutional rights of teenage inmates and subject them to "rampant use of unnecessary and excessive force," the federal government said in a scathing report released Monday.
By: Deborah Bayliss - July 31, 2014 4:18 p.m.
City of Chicago officials and other local organizations reportedly are working to find one or more sites that could hold up to 1,000 beds for hundreds of unaccompanied children migrating from Central America to the U.S.-Mexico border in the coming year.
"Hindsight" is now punishable by a $25 fine in this Jersey Shore resort.
Wildwood passed a law last year night banning overly saggy pants on the boardwalk, prompted by numerous complaints from longtime visitors about having to see people's rear ends hanging out in public.
By: Lee Edwards - July 31, 2014 3:43 p.m.
South Suburban College’s (SSC) Division of Adult Education is offering new courses for adults to develop core educational skills.
By: Deborah Bayliss - July 31, 2014 3:35 p.m.
Parents and children who live near Broadview, Ill., will soon enjoy a newly renovated Beverly Recreation Center at Cermak Road and 25th Avenue, thanks to $1.2 million bestowed to the Broadview Park District via Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn's capital investment funded Illinois Jobs Now! construction program.
By: Lee Edwards - July 31, 2014 3:27 p.m.
In recognition of Chicago State University (CSU) recently announcing that it will be expanding to Chicago's west side, the Chicago Citizen Newspaper recently spoke with CSU’s West Side Campus Development Project Manager, Bruce Washington, to learn more about the highly anticipated addition to CSU’s educational network.
By: Lee Edwards - July 31, 2014 noon
Throughout the month of August, seven south-side Chicago cultural institutions who have joined forces and who have agreed to now to be collectively called, “Museum Campus South, ” will provide free weekend shuttle service for sightseers who visit the attractions.
Chicago police report one person is dead and another critical after a shooting inside a downtown high-rise office building.
By: Deborah Bayliss - July 30, 2014 5:15 p.m.
Challengers of all persuasions and ideologies are considering a run or have already officially declared their candidacy.
With Cook County Board President, Toni Preckwinkle, officially announcing last month that she will not challenge Emanuel in Chicago's upcoming, 2015 Mayoral election--bowing out of an already crowded field of African Americans vying for the city’s top job--Chicago Teacher’s Union (CTU)President, Karen Lewis is now gaining all the attention as the mayor's most formidable opponent.
Teachers at George M. Pullman Elementary School, 11311 S. Forestville Ave., were surprised Monday morning with $1000 in gift cards and an array of school supplies, courtesy of Walmart.
Teachers on hand for the event said that Walmart's gift was very much needed and appreciated because often times they find themselves spending their own money throughout the entire school year, for students who need supplies.
By: Lee Edwards - July 30, 2014 4:31 p.m.
As an initiative of his non-profit organization, the Noah’s Arc Foundation (NAF), Chicago Bulls all-star Joakim Noah debuted a public service announcement (PSA) video urging all Chicagoans to stand up against gun violence at a press conference at Major Adams Community Center (MACC), 125 N. Hoyne Ave., last week.
By: Lee Edwards - July 30, 2014 4:23 p.m.
Former Simeon Career Academy electricity teacher, Latisa Kindred, held a press conference last week outside the entrance of Simeon, 8147 S. Vincenness Ave., to alert the community about the closing of the school’s electricity shop class.
While historical barriers that excluded Black America from the homeowner market for decades have crumbled, there are signs that emerging types of racial inequality are making homeownership an increasingly risky investment for African-American home seekers. A new study from sociologists at Rice University and Cornell University found that African-Americans are 45 percent more likely than whites to switch from owning their homes to renting them.
By: Lee Edwards - July 24, 2014 5:03 p.m.
Welcome Inn Manor, 4562 S. Michigan Ave., is one of the highest customer rated bed and breakfast establishments in Chicago and one of the city's best kept secrets.
By: Deborah Bayliss - July 24, 2014 5:02 p.m.
African Americans are oftentimes stereotyped as bad swimmers, or even worse, non-swimmers. The sometimes joked about depiction is related to African Americans' fear of swimming or to the fact that some African American women prefer not to get their hair wet. But it is not a joke that a 2010 study commissioned by the USA Swimming Foundation and conducted by the University of Memphis, found that nearly 70 percent of African American children and nearly 60 percent of Hispanic children have low or no swim ability, compared to 40 percent of white Americans, putting them at risk for drowning.
By: Lee Edwards - July 23, 2014 4:50 p.m.
The Chi-League All Star Game, held at Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, 211 S. Laflin St., a fun array of summer activities and basketball that was free and open to the community, showcased this past weekend. Chi League was created in 2013 by Nike to bring dynamic summer "hoops" options to the Chicagoland area.
A $75 million International African American Museum will be built in South Carolina on Charleston Harbor where tens of thousands of slaves first set foot in the United States.
By: Lee Edwards - July 23, 2014 4:29 p.m.
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) held one of three public hearings last week, at Kennedy King College (KKC), 6301 S. Halsted St., to publicly provide an overview of its FY15 budget. CPS held the meetings in separate locations across the Chicagoland area where community members were briefed on specific budget items, spending constraints and were given an opportunity to voice concerns.
By: Deborah Bayliss - July 23, 2014 3:54 p.m.
Seaway Bank & Trust Co., Chicago’s largest black-owned bank, named Northern Trust veteran, Darrell Jackson, as its new president and chief executive officer, replacing Walter Grady who led Seaway for more than 30 years and will retire July 31.
By: Lee Edwards - July 23, 2014 3:43 p.m.
Over the weekend, the City of Chicago Small Business Center's on the Road series held an African-American Small Business Expo at the South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Dr., that featured keynote speaker, Desiree Rogers, CEO of Johnson Publishing Company and former White House Social Secretary. This year marks the second year of the series, the first African-American Small Business Expo, and the third of five scheduled expos for this year.
