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STUDENTS RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS FROM CHICAGO FOOTBALL CLASSIC
Larry Huggins and Everett Rand created the Chicago Football Classic more than 20 years ago with the goal of exposing young people in Chicago to the Black college experience through football games, band battles and college fairs.
FROM THE STREETS TO THE STATEHOUSE: ASHLEY MUNSON ADVOCATES FOR POSITIVE CHANGE
Ashley Munson is the Legislative Affairs Manager for the Illinois Network of Charter Schools. Munson is a community activist and a voice that speaks for the improvement of public education for primarily Black and brown students throughout Illinois. Munson was the lead organizer for the March for Us 2020, Million Man March on Juneteenth.
Economic recovery program deploys $270 million to help child care businesses reopen
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) recently announced that $270 million in funding is available to assist child care providers across the state with reopening in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and now, licensed child care providers that meet the eligibility criteria may apply for Child Care Restoration Grants, reserved as part of the $636 Business Interruption Grants (BIG) program.
Winners of Organ/Tissue Donor Poster Contest Honored
The 2020 overall contest winner was Allie Parks, a 7th grader at Adams School in Creal Springs. Allie received a congratulatory plaque, a personalized Illinois Blue Book and a $100 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble from Donate Life Illinois for designing the overall winning poster. Prints of the poster she designed will be displayed throughout the state.
Ford and National Urban League Launch $600,000 Initiative to Help Black Small Business Owners Hardest Hit By COVID-19
The New York Urban League is the recipient of a $100,000 grant from Ford and The National Urban League to continue its work in support of small businesses in the wake of COVID-19.
Illinois Gaming Board Approves Hawthorne Race Course To Move Forward With Casino Development
Thirty years aft er Illinois passed legislation legalizing ten casinos to operate throughout the state, Hawthorne Race Course has been preliminary approved to become its next casino. The Illinois Gaming Board recently voted unanimously that Hawthorne’s ownership and key personnel are “suitable” for eventual casino licensure.
ARTIST DRAWS ON COLLEGE EXPERIENCE FOR EXHIBIT
In Sage Smith’s first solo art exhibit, “The Barriers That Create Us,” she explores the act of mindfulness that comes from the repetitive motions and line work in pattern making.
IBHE grants seek to strengthen, diversify early childhood workforce pipeline
The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) recently announced that it will award $1.3 million in grants to five Illinois colleges and universities to strengthen and diversify the early childhood workforce pipeline.
The National Pan-Hellenic Council of Chicago Hosts a Virtual Census 2020 “We Count Too!” RallyThe
RallyThe National Pan-Hellenic Council of Chicago hosted a Virtual Census 2020 Rally themed “We Count Too!” on Saturday, August 1, 2020 from 1:00pm to 3:00 pm. This special event was taped live from the 7th Ward Alderman Office Greg Mitchell’s (Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.) located at 2249 E. 95th Street in Chicago, IL 60617. This event featured Congresswoman Robin Kelly (Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.), Alderwoman Stephanie Coleman (Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.), Commissioner Dennis Deer (Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.), Alderman Walter Burnett (Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.), 400 bags of Census promotional giveaways; music by DJ Sean Legend and the participants of the restaurant, school, business and church promo contest winners were announced!
Mayvenn Delivers $1.25 Million in COVID-19 Relief to 2,500 Hairstylists in #SavetheSalon Campaign
Mayvenn, the largest and only Black-owned, venture backed tech company and empowerment network in the hair and beauty industry, has donated $1.25 million to 2,500 hairstylists across the country who struggled to make ends meet as their salons were shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company launched its #SavetheSalon in May with a ten-to-one match of every dollar donated by the community, backed by a slate of prestigious donors.
SALES PROFESSIONAL CREATES ‘THE WORLD’S FIRST SALES DICTIONARY’
Khristian Leslie took his years of experience in business and sales to create “The World’s FIRST Sales Dictionary.” The book includes techniques, terms and tools that Leslie believes are essential for sales professionals.
Lawsuit seeking compensation for store closures should be tossed, state says
Springfield — Illinois’ attorney general recently asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging Gov. JB Pritzker’s executive orders closing non-essential businesses and workplaces are unconstitutional
ATHLETE CREATES ACTIVEWEAR LINE FOR ATHLETIC-BODIES WOMEN AND GIRLS
As long as Phaidra Knight can remember, she has been into sports. As she grew older, she started to run into challenges because she had a less traditional build physically, and she developed a more muscular build, which meant having clothes custom-made to fit her look. This all led to Knight creating PSK Collective, a street and activewear line for athletically built women, girls and individuals alike, catered to all shapes and sizes.
UIC Library announces the Richard M. Daley Oral History Project
A two-year effort by the University of Illinois at Chicago Library to chronicle the tenure of Chicago’s longest-serving mayor through videotaped interviews with former presidents, city officials and others has been completed.
