Community Focus
FIRST ANNUAL INNER CITY CHESS TOURNAMENT
QBG Foundation and it’s parent company The Chicago Citizen Newspaper Group have partnered with the ABT organization to announce their 1st Annual Chicago Inner City Team Chess Tournament to be held at the Headquarters of the QBG Foundation. This event will serve as an introductory to encourage the game of chess as a positive outlook for inner city youth. Research shows that the continued participation in the game of chess can improve learning, thinking, analytical power and decision making.
Capital Funding Campaign Underway
The Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation is working in partnership with the South Side Community Federal Credit Union on a community development capital plan called the 50/50 Campaign.
Common Cause Illinois Works to Make Voter Registration Automatic
All across the country Republican state representatives and governors are waging war on African American and Latino voters. According to a unanimous panel of the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals summary North Carolina voter I.D. laws targeted black voters with “almost surgical precision.” The state waited 17 days after that ruling then asked the Supreme Court to reinstate its voter-ID law, cuts to early voting, and ban on preregistration for 16- and 17-year-olds.
Law & Community Training: Re-building Trust Between Youth, Community and Police
WGCI’s Afternoon Personality Tone Kapone and the WGCI Street Team will be onsite to help kickoff the Law & Community Training Youth Conference on August 31 from 10 am to 1 pm at the South Suburban College Field House located on 15800 S. State Street in South Holland.
AAR Names Cheryle Robinson Jackson First President of AAR Africa
Aerospace and defense contractor AAR (NYSE: AIR), a leading provider of aircraft maintenance and supply chain solutions worldwide, recently announced the appointment of AAR Vice President Cheryle Robinson Jackson as its first President, AAR Africa.
Groupon Partners with Bronzeville Retail Initiative
Job creation and opportunities for African American’s are always the main topic of conversation for any plausible solution to all that plagues the black community.
Residents Take Advantage of Health Fair at IIT
One of the many issues that members of the black community face is the state of the black community’s health.
CSU Announces New Athletic Director
CHICAGO, IL – Chicago State University officials recently announced that Men’s Head Basketball coach, Tracy Dildy has been appointed university Interim Director of Athletics. He replaces Athletic Director Denisha Hendricks who recently resigned from the position.
Chicago Height’s Swears in New Fire Chief
National polling Company Rueters-Ipsos conducted a recent survey that asked 7,727 adults about their employment status and their intentions with regard to retirement. Among those who identified themselves as retired, 30 percent said that they would re-join the workforce if a job they like became available.
Morehouse Graduate and Chatham Resident Soars Against All Odds
According to reports published by the Schott Foundation for Public Education in 2013, only 26.5% of black males graduated high school compared to 86.2% of their white male counterparts.
Chatham Student Soars against All Odds
According to reports published by the Schott Foundation for Public Education in 2013, only 26.5% of black males graduated high school compared to 86.2% of their white male counterparts.
Two First Generation College Students Accepted To Highly Selective Third Annual Beating The Odds Summit At The White House
On Tuesday, July 19, Nia Hill and Christopher Wilson, both involved in local non-profit Chicago Scholars and rising first generation college students attended beating the Odds Summit at the White House.
‘Triple Play’ Platform Keeps Kids in Shape
According to the Healthy Chicago report produced by the City of Chicago in 2011, childhood obesity has more than tripled over the past three decades in the United States.
Robin Robinson Sit Down With The Citizen To Discuss Her New Appointment With CPD
Since the release of the LaQuan McDonald video and others like it revealing egregious acts of police misconduct, the Chicago Police Department has been fighting an uphill battle to restore not only the trust of the citizens they are sworn to protect, but to erase a long standing public image of racism and abuse of power exhibited by officers.
