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BLACK WOMEN PASTORS UNITED AND CHICAGO URBAN LEAGUE PRESIDENT TO JOIN ALDERMAN COLEMAN IN MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT
Chicago 16th Ward Alderman Stephanie Coleman- Chairman of the Chicago City Council Black Caucus- will be joined by The Chicago based African American Women Pastors Organization and Chicago Urban League President Karen Freeman as they collectively announce their full support of Alderman Coleman’s Plan to Action for the development of a Chicago City Council Task Force concerning the abnormal rate of violence against black women in Chicago.
Illinois Made Program Amplifies Small Businesses
Stephanie Hart opened the Brown Sugar Bakery on 75th Street in 2002. Since then, Brown Sugar Bakery has expanded to include a space in the former Cupid Candies building where she makes candy.
AFRICAN AMERICAN BUSINESS LEADER AND RESIDENTS VOICE FRUSTRATION OVER RECENT COOK COUNTY PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS THAT JUMPED TO NEARLY 200% FOR SOME
Anthony McCaskill- Executive Director of the South Suburban Region Black Chamber of Commerce- along with other Cook County residents and various Cook County business owners are publicly voicing their displeasure of the Cook County Assessor amid skyrocketing tax assessments on both businesses and homeowners.
Kwame Alexander's The Crossover Wins Emmy® Award for Outstanding Young Teen Series
The Crossover Disney+ series, based on the Newbery-Medal winning novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander, won the Emmy® Award for Outstanding Young Teen Series. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the winners of the 2nd Annual Children's & Family Emmy Awards on Sunday, December 17, 2023, during ceremonies held at the historic Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles and aired live on The Emmys® apps.
MasterClass Announces First-of-a-Kind Class With Ava DuVernay on Reframing Your Thinking
MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world's best, today announced that award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay will teach a class on directing the life you want to lead. Exclusively for MasterClass, DuVernay will take members on the actual set and through the post-production process of her newest film, ORIGIN.
bebe x CIARA
bebe is partnering with the Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and fashionista Ciara to create the bebe x Ciara capsule collection for Fall '24. Serving as Creative Director, Ciara will blend her unique, tomboy-chic style with bebe's unapologetically seductive, ever evolving fashion for an innovative collection with a focus on self-expression.
GROUP BLACK LAUNCHES AUDIENCE INSIGHTS PLATFORM TO HELP BRANDS WITH REACH, RELEVANCE AND RESONANCE
Group Black, a trailblazing Black-owned media company dedicated to connecting brands with diverse audiences, proudly unveils a few groundbreaking initiatives for 2024. At the top of the year, the company will introduce the first-of-its-kind Group Black Audience and Insight Platform, a category-leading solution. Group Black also announces an innovative partnership with Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA), the AI-Powered Marketing Cloud. These initiatives mark a significant leap for Group Black, offering exclusive avenues for brand growth focusing on relevance, resonance, and reach, particularly within the Black and Hispanic sectors.
5 Tips to Help Improve your Credit Score in 2024
Establishing credit is one of the most important keys to achieving financial health and creating generational wealth. A good credit score shows you have a track record of borrowing money responsibly and is important to landlords, mortgage lenders, financial institutions and more. The higher your credit score, the lower your interest rates will be on credit cards and loans, helping you save money over time.
Auburn University commemorates 60 years of integration
The Samford Hall bell tolled precisely 10 times at 2:20 p.m. on Jan. 4. The moment may have confused those not aware of the significance, but it made sense for a small group gathered in the circular brick courtyard near the desegregation marker.
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES DEA TO MOVE FORWARD WITH FEDERAL RESCHEDULING OF CANNABIS
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 12 state attorneys general, urged the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to reschedule cannabis to Schedule III under the federal Controlled Substances Act in the interest of public health and safety.
NEXT WEEK: School Choice Week Celebrations in Illinois are Bigger than Ever This Year
When children have access to school choices that meet their needs, it sets them up for lifelong success. That's what Illinois families and educators want to highlight during National School Choice Week 2024. Illinois schools, organizations, and families are planning 999 of the more than 27,000 celebratory events that will take place around the country during National School Choice Week, which begins on Jan. 21, 2024.
CHICAGO CHILDREN’S MUSEUM BRINGS THE BIG TOP TO LIFE WITH ITS LATEST EXHIBIT CIRCUSVILLE OPENING JANUARY 25
Come one, come all, step right up and have a ball! Chicago Children’s Museum, 700 E. Grand Ave., is thrilled to announce the remounting of its circus-themed exhibit, Circusville opening on Thursday, January 25 through September 7.
Chicago poet and professor Diego Baez debuts YAGUARETE WHITE
On February 20, 2024, acclaimed Chicago poet Diego Báez launches his debut collection, University of Arizona Press introduces Yaguareté White (University of Arizona Press), in which English, Spanish, and Guaraní encounter each other with humor and insight through the elusive yet potent figure of the jaguar. We’d love for you to feature Diego and his debut in conjunction with its launch.
Giannoulias Awards Inaugural Illinois John Lewis Youth Leadership Award
In partnership with the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), Illinois Secretary Alexi Giannoulias presented the first-ever Illinois John Lewis Youth Leadership Award to 23-year-old Dasha Pates in a ceremony earlier this month.