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ROSELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CELEBRATES NATIONAL CHILDREN’S DENTAL HEALTH MONTH
Sealants make sense. Since opening in 1924, the Roseland Community Hospital, or RCH for short, has been offering comprehensive healthcare services to residents of Chicago’s far South Side neighborhoods, including outpatient services, a well-known Obstetrics Unit, Behavioral Health Services, a COVID-19 Clinic, a Medical Stabilization Unit, a special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children and a Mobile Dental Clinic.
Honoring Black Achievement, and Doubling Down on the Work to be Done, During Black History Month and Beyond
February is Black History Month – an annual commemoration of the achievements of Black Americans and their remarkable impact on history. It’s a time to celebrate the cultural heritage shaped by generations of Black Americans, who for many decades have fought for equity – a fight that continues today
SAKS DEBUTS DIGITAL-FIRST SPRING CAMPAIGN STARRING LUPITA NYONG’O
NEW YORK PRNewswire -- Saks, the premier digital platform for luxury fashion, debuted its digital-first spring 2022 campaign featuring Academy Award-winning actress, Executive Producer of Africa’s first superhero series for children “Super Sema,” and star of the upcoming “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Lupita Nyong’o. The seasonal campaign celebrates why fashion is fun again by showcasing the bright, bold styles of the season through an optimistic, fresh and timely storytelling lens.
REGGAE PIONEER JIMMY CLIFF RELEASES ACOUSTIC MUSIC VIDEO FOR “HUMAN TOUCH”
LOS ANGELES PRNewswire -- World-renowned musician, actor, singer, songwriter, producer, humanitarian, and global music legend Jimmy Cliff releases a heart-felt acoustic music video for his latest single, “Human Touch.” The GRAMMY Award winning artist offers the new visual in time to celebrate February’s Black History Month.
Thousands Gathered To Bid Farewell To Mr. Chicago, “Bill” Williams
Over one thousand people gathered this past weekend to pay their respects to the man former Chicago Mayor Daley coined, “Mr. Chicago”, Mr. Bill Williams. The former Vice President of Chicago Convention and Tourism passed away on February 4th, at the age of 82 years old.
PRINCIPALS REPRESENT BLACK EDUCATORS IN SCHOOL SYSTEM
A group of Chicago Public School principals have come together to provide for their students and each other. Takeshi White James is the principal of the Avalon Park Elementary School, Kelly Thigpen is the principal of the Burnside Scholastic Academy and Michael Hinton is the principal of the Thomas Hoyne Elementary School.
A phenomenal Play Looks At Slavery And The Present Times
Richard Gallion started thinking about the concept for his play, “1800 vs. 2020,” seven years ago, with a question of “What If?” What If the enslaved people of the 1800s had a conversation with Black people who are living in 2020 and how would that conversation go.
$1.5 Million in Grants Available for Grassroots Organizations
The Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities’ 2022 Chicago Fund will award $1,000 to $10,000 grants to support community-led efforts that make neighborhoods safer.
Innovative telling of West African man’s life on exhibit at DuSable Museum
Olaudah Equiano was a young West African boy living his life when he was kidnapped and enslaved. He eventually bought his freedom and wrote a bestselling memoir, “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano,” in 1789.
BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Partners with Culture Genesis to Expand Black Girl Magic Across Digital Media with the Launch of the BGR!TV Digital Network
(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES-- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Beverly Bond, founder and CEO of the award-winning global women’s empowerment brand BLACK GIRLS ROCK!®, announced a partnership with media tech company Culture Genesis for the newly launched BGR!TV—an omnichannel digital-media network that includes BGR!’s OTT streaming platform, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok and other digital media.
S.T.R.E.A.M. GLOBAL INNOVATIONS MAKES STEAM CAREERS ACCESSIBLE
Whether it’s shooting off rockets or learning about airplanes, Niamani Knight sees S.T.R.E.A.M. Global Innovations as an interactive educational theme park for kids.
SHEcovery assists organizations with pandemic recovery
The Chicago Foundation for Women realized there would be an outsized affect of the pandemic on women and girls of color. As the months went on, the organization made an effort to spend more money and invest more money in recovery efforts to help frontline workers and organizations led by women of color, with the creation of SHEcovery.
Strong 2021 keeps critical upgrade of Chicago’s natural gas delivery system on budget, with work on schedule
The Peoples Gas program to modernize Chicago’s antiquated natural gas delivery system made strong progress in the fourth quarter of 2021 and ended the year on budget and on schedule.
JenCare Senior Medical Center To Host Virtual Doc Talk
You are invited to attend and bring a friend, relative or neighbor to the JenCare Senior Medical Center Virtual Doc Talk. You are encouraged to come prepared with your questions.
