By: Lee Edwards - April 17, 2014 12:40 p.m.
The Paycheck Fairness Act was blocked by Republican U.S. Senators last week, a move that prohibits wage gender equality legislation from progressing.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 16, 2014 4:46 p.m.
Third Ward Ald. Pat Dowell and the Chicago Park District are moving forward on the planned expansion of Buckhorn Park located at 4347 S. Calumet St, with a proposal to rename the park in honor of Hadiya Pendleton, who was shot and killed last year while standing with friends in nearby Harsh Park, 4458-70 S. Oakenwald after taking her final exams. Hadiya was only 15-years old.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 16, 2014 4:42 p.m.
President Barack Obama along with former presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and others, gathered last week for a three-day Civil Rights Summit held at the LBJ (Lyndon B. Johnson) Presidential Library, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Bill’s passage and to honor Johnson’s legislative legacy.
By: Lee Edwards - April 16, 2014 4:27 p.m.
Rap artists Common and Rhymefest, founders of the Common Ground Foundation and Kanye West’s Donda’s House, respectively, announced the launch of their latest collaborative project, The Chicago Youth Jobs Collaborative, a coalition of public, private and nonprofit agencies that advocate for the creation of youth employment. The announcement was held during a press conference at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave last week.
Eminem and Outkast will headline a diverse lineup of more than 130 acts at this year's three-day Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago, Jane's Addiction lead singer and Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell announced last Wednesday.
By: Lee Edwards - April 11, 2014 3:09 p.m.
“I am PEACE,” “I am COURAGEOUS,” “I am TEACHABLE,” read the signs worn by participants of the Teena’s Legacy’s 5K Walk for Peace this past Saturday at Ogden Park, 6500 S. Racine. Walkers made their way along the trail that circles Ogden Park to complete the 5K – equivalent to 3.1 miles.
In his address to the nation last week, Vice President Joe Biden discussed the importance of raising the federal minimum wage. The full transcript follows:
The Home Depot® Foundation recently launched its second-annual Spring into Service campaign, a season-long initiative to plant edible gardens that will provide fresh fruits and vegetables for 1,000 homeless U.S. military veterans at facilities that serve them. This effort is part of the Foundation’s five year, $80 million commitment to ensure every veteran has a safe place to call home.
By: Lee Edwards - April 11, 2014 2:43 p.m.
At its annual Human Rights Conference, themed “Bringing Human Rights Home,” held at the JW Marriott hotel, 151 W. Adams St. in Chicago, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) representatives last week, described gun violence as a human rights issue that affects the lives of everyone that it touches.
The South Suburban College Sustainability Committee will hold its 4th annual Earth Awareness Day & Expo from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday, April 9, at the Main Campus in South Holland at 15800 South State Street.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 11, 2014 1:59 p.m.
Low income parents can increase their children’s chances of success simply by engaging them in thoughtful and interactive conversation on a regular basis, according to a 1995 study conducted by child psychologists Betty Hart and Todd R. Risley that found by age 4, children in poverty heard 30 million fewer words than their counterparts in more advantaged families.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 11, 2014 11:12 a.m.
Remember the 1975 film classic, Cooley High, the Black cinema classic, filmed in and around Chicago’s Cabrini Green housing projects, based on the lives of African American kids coming of age in the 1960s and written by Eric Monte, co-creator of Good Times?
Neighborhoods on Chicago’s south and west sides have numerous vacant and boarded up homes--some the result of the recent recession and some the result of predatory lending, according to Mayor Rahm Emanuel who made the comments during a recent conversation with the Chicago Citizen Newspaper.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 9, 2014 3:10 p.m.
In 2011, Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn signed what was supposed to be a temporary tax increase where Illinois income taxes were raised from 3 to 5 percent and was supposed to drop back down to 3.75 percent after four years. However, the Gov. announced that Illinois’ 2011 income tax increase would remain in place as part of his proposed $36.8 billion Fiscal Year 2015 Budget plan.
By: Lee Edwards - April 2, 2014 4:20 p.m.
The Red Pump Project, a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization, that educates women and girls about HIV/AIDS, recently held its annual fundraiser and fashion extravaganza, Rock the Red Fashion Show, at Alhambra Palace, 1240 W. Randolph, where Chicago based clothing designers were featured.
By: Lee Edwards - April 2, 2014 4:12 p.m.
An estimated 30,000 patrons visited the 20th Annual Black Women’s Expo this past weekend. The popular expo, which ran from Friday to Sunday, at McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr., boasted dynamic speakers, riveting entertainment, and most importantly, dozens and dozens of exhibitors--who all happened to be entrepreneurial women. Notably, Good Morning America’s (GMA) anchor Robin Roberts served as the event's keynote speaker.
By: Lee Edwards - April 2, 2014 4:08 p.m.
The Chicago Southland Economic Development Corporation (CSEDC) conducted a workshop on how to successfully apply for property tax incentives last week, to the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association (SSMMA), 1904 W. 174th St., East Hazel Crest, IL.
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 2, 2014 4:04 p.m.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel responded with an, unequivocal “no” as to whether or not he would run for president, after he was asked the question by Chicago Citizen Newspaper during a press luncheon with Chicago’s Black media outlets and organizations, held at Ruby’s Restaurant, 3175 W. Madison St. last Friday.
"Google is proud to join with Mayor Emanuel’s goal to ensure that the City of Chicago is one of the most connected cities in the world. This is core to our mission, to make the world's information universally accessible", said Jim Lecinski, Vice President of Customer Solutions at Google Chicago. "We know that the Internet has the power to not only connect people around the world but also bring together communities like the Garfield Park and South Shore which have so much to offer. And we know the Internet is a powerful tool for education, businesses and for connecting people around the world."
By: Deborah Bayliss - April 2, 2014 3:42 p.m.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel held a round table meeting and press announcement at St. Leonard’s Ministries on Chicago’s west side last Friday with elected officials and ex-offenders to announce that the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) will launch a pilot, family reunification program that will allow 50 formerly incarcerated individuals to move back into CHA housing over the next three years.
