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Hallmark Mahogany Announces its First-ever, Curated Brand experience, Mahogany Moment on October 1 with Headliner Tabitha Brown
Hallmark Mahogany is excited to announce its first-ever branded experiential activation, Mahogany Moment. The event will be held at the historical Georgia Freight Depot, located in metro Atlanta, Ga. on Sunday, Oct. 1. Mahogany Moment is designed to motivate and empower Black women storytellers, artists, small business owners, creators, and more to transform their inspirations into action.
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Launches 'Outdoors for Everyone'
In observance of Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation launched the 'Outdoors for Everyone Campaign,' an initiative to ensure the great outdoors is equally accessible and inclusive for all people – including those living with paralysis, their families, and caregivers.
KEITH WEAVER MOVES ON FROM SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT TO FOCUS ON REAL ESTATE AND HOSPITALITY EMPIRES
Keith Weaver, Executive Vice President of Global Public Policy and External Affairs at Sony Entertainment Pictures, announces his departure from the entertainment group after more than 20 years. Weaver's exit marks an exciting new chapter in his entrepreneurial journey. As the Co-Founder of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey alongside his wife Fawn Weaver, and the inspiration behind Humble Baron, the longest bar in the world that is located at Nearest Green Distillery, Weaver will now launch a new hospitality company, Nashwood, Inc. where he will act as Founder and Chief Executive Officer.
SheaMoisture Men Illuminates Black Men Through the Lens of Love with New Campaign, "Black Men Love"
SheaMoisture Men, the nation's leading personal grooming brand for men of color, is unveiling a new campaign, "Black Men Love," with the mission of proliferating a narrative that celebrates and showcases Black men through the lens of love. The multifaceted initiative will illuminate the various ways in which Black men show love and contribute to the movement of redefining societal perceptions of Black masculinity through a digital content series, partnerships with organizations dedicated to the advancement of Black men, wellness experiences and more.
COOK COUNTY BOARD OF REVIEW ANNOUNCES POSSIBLE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FOR VICTIMS OF SEVERE FLOODING
Cook County Board of Review (CCBOR) Commissioners George Cardenas, Larry Rogers Jr., and Samantha Steele shared how Cook County residents affected by the floods that took place earlier this year can apply for assessed valuation reductions. After facing historic flood damage, particularly in the Western suburbs such as Cicero and Berwyn, and neighborhoods of the city, many Cook County residents may be eligible for a reduction in the assessed value of their property due to President Biden’s August 15th disaster declaration.
Pair of choral concerts feature women and Black composers
South Holland Master Chorale will celebrate 20th and 21st-century American composers who are creating today’s masterworks in a pair of concerts titled “Of Hope, Healing and Discovery”. Female and African-American composers will be featured prominently in the concerts October 8 in South Holland and October 15 in Tinley Park.
Gov. Pritzker Announces UPSIDE Foods Will Open Its First Commercial-Scale Cultivated Meat Production Plant in Glenview
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced that UPSIDE Foods – a leading cultivated meat, poultry and seafood company will locate its first commercial-scale production facility in Glenview. As the first cultivated meat company to receive FDA approval, UPSIDE’s new Glenview facility marks a major milestone for cultivated meat production – supporting Illinois’ ecosystem and adding to the state’s dominance in the food processing industry. Bolstered by one of the first EDGE for Start Ups agreements, the company will invest at least $141 million and create a minimum of 75 new jobs.
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CONTINUES ADVOCACY FOR ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE AUTONOMY AND EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 24 attorneys general, filed a legal brief advocating in support of the federal government’s challenge to Idaho’s near-total ban on abortion access.
Rep. Robin Kelly, Senator Durbin Introduce the CARE For Moms Act
As maternal mortality and morbidity continues to rise across the United States, disproportionately impacting Black women, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) introduced her CARE For Moms Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
CPS Elementary Students Make Gains in Literacy and Math for 2022-23 School Year
School leaders, teachers, staff and students at Wendell E. Green Elementary School showcased some of the strategies and practices that are helping the South side school make academic gains on state assessments, most noticeably in English Language Arts but also in math, at Green and across Chicago Public Schools (CPS). The District’s intentional focus on core classroom strategies, from adding an interventionist to support students at every school to adding lead instructional coaches to improve teaching practices, is helping elevate student academic growth on local and state assessments.
Earvin “Magic” Johnson to Lead All Star Line Up of Financial Services Experts at Chicago Treasurer’s Building Wealth Today for Tomorrow
An NBA legend, five-time NBA Champion, and three-time league MVP and one of the most recognizable team owners in professional sports, is now part of the largest financial education summit and career fair in the Chicago area.
Calumet City flooding statement
With more than six inches of rain falling on Calumet City and neighboring south suburban communities, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) urges continued collaboration, investment and attention to stormwater management and infrastructure.
Biden-Harris Administration Approves $37 Million in Borrower Defense Discharges for Over 1,200 Students Who Attended the University of Phoenix
The Biden-Harris Administration today announced the approval of nearly $37 million in borrower defense to repayment discharges for more than 1,200 students who enrolled at the University of Phoenix (Phoenix) between Sept. 21, 2012, and Dec. 31, 2014, and applied for relief. The U.S. Department of Education (Department) found that a national ad campaign from Phoenix misled prospective students by falsely representing that its partnerships with thousands of corporations, including Fortune 500 companies, would benefit students by, for example, giving them hiring preferences at those companies. In fact, Phoenix’s corporate partnerships provided no such benefits to students. The approved applications are from borrowers who enrolled in Phoenix during the covered time period and filed borrower defense applications that made allegations corroborated by this finding. Today’s announcement brings the total amount of debt cancellation approved by the Biden-Harris Administration to more than $117 billion – including $14.8 billion in relief for 1.1 million borrowers whose colleges took advantage of them or closed abruptly.
ComEd Program Helps 100 Year Old Black-Owned Business with Expansion
When Geri Harston was in grammar school, she would watch the electricians install lights on the streets. She looked at it and believed it was something she could do. She had an opportunity to sign up for the journeyman apprenticeship program. She went through the program and worked in the field for 11 years then was called back to teach at the apprenticeship program.
