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ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC.® DOES IT AGAIN AND RAISES $1 MILLION IN SUPPORT OF HBCUS
For the third consecutive year, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® has successfully raised $1 million in 24 hours for the benefit of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
United We Rise Works To Collectively End The HIV Epidemic For Every(Black)Body
United We Rise (UWR) recently launched nationally with the goal to unite and mobilize a collective force to end the HIV epidemic and uplift the quality of life for Black people. This new national effort is a pioneering collaboration of over 30 groups brought together by three organizations–National Black Gay Men’s Advocacy Coalition (NBGMAC), National Black Women’s HIV/AIDS Network (the Network), and the Multicultural AIDS Coalition (MAC). Together, these groups and their UWR partner organizations are working to build a Black-led, intersectional initiative that ends HIV, while fighting for a just response to COVID-19. The work of UWR is also grounded in the dismantling of racism that permeates Black life.
Kapor Foundation Gives $1 Million In Grant Funding To Social Justice Organizations
Kapor Foundation is giving $1 million in grant funding to national civil rights and local grassroots organizations focused on voter education and engagement, voter and election protection, and building political power within Black and Brown communities
NOTICE FROM COOK COUNTY ASSESSOR FRITZ KAEGI
This issue of the Suburban Times Weekly contains a 112-page supplement of the Real Estate Assessment List for Bloom Township. The listing contains Property Index Numbers, street names, addresses and the proposed, assessment values recently mailed to Bloom Township taxpayers. Our office is dedicated to increasing ethics, fairness and transparency in our work. As your Cook County Assessor, I hope you find this information helpful.
Keith E. Sonderling Sworn In As EEOC Commissioner And Vice Chair
Keith E. Sonderling was recently sworn in as Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Sonderling was nominated by President Trump on July 17, 2019, re-nominated on March 16, 2020, and was confirmed on September 22, 2020 by a Senate vote of 52-41 to serve as Commissioner, for a term expiring July 1, 2024. Sonderling was also designated by President Trump to serve as Vice Chair of the Commission. Sonderling joins Chair Janet Dhillon and Commissioners Charlotte A. Burrows and Victoria A. Lipnic on the presidentially appointed bipartisan Commission. One vacancy remains on the Commission.
State Representative to run for Mayor
Thaddeus Jones was the first African-American Alderman in Calumet City when he was elected in 1996. Now, he wants to be the first African-American mayor of the city, which is in the South Suburbs.
BLACK-LED INSURANCE COMPANY PROVIDES MEDICARE OPTION
Open enrollment lasts until Tuesday, Dec. 15. Zing Health, a doctor-founded startup insurance company, is offering Medicare Advantage HMO plans.
FATHER OF FIVE MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN COMMUNITY
Joseph Williams, husband and father of five, wanted to be a more involved father, so he started to become active at his children’s school. Williams began doing lunchroom duty and moved into reading books in the classroom. In 2017, he got the idea to start Mr. Dad’s Father’s Club, a non-profit organization which promotes literacy among children and which provides a male role model in the lives of children.
Federal Judge Certifies Class, Orders Trump Administration to Stop Denying Pandemic Relief Funds to Incarcerated Persons
On September 24, 2020, Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an Order certifying a nationwide class of people incarcerated in state and federal prisons, and granting the plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction requiring the U.S. Department of Treasury, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, and the United States of America (“Defendants”) to stop withholding CARES Act stimulus funds from plaintiffs or any class member on the sole basis of their incarcerated status.
TEACHER PROVIDES DESKS TO STUDENTS
Students in Bremen High School District 228 have been in school for a month and taking classes remotely due to COVID-19. Marty Coyle, industrial technology teacher at Hillcrest High School, wanted to do something for the students, so he decided to put out a call for any students who were in need of desks.
Reimagining Store Design to Help Customers Better Navigate the Omni Shopping Experience
Walmart has been on a transformational journey for several years now, reimagining ways to create seamless omni shopping experiences that save our customers time and inspire them whether in-store, online or via mobile.
CHEVY HUMPHREY NAMED THE NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, CHICAGO
Following a unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees, the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI) announced today that Chevy Humphrey, President and CEO of the Arizona Science Center, will succeed David Mosena as President and CEO of one of the largest science museums in the world. Mosena is retiring at the end of the year after 23 years leading MSI.
Majority of Young Adults Now Live with Parents Amid Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a significant toll across the nation, but for young adults the impact has been particularly devastating. According to a new survey by the Pew Research Center, for the first time ever, a majority of young adults between the ages of 18 to 34 now live at home with their parents.
Ben & Jerry’s Calls On Fans To March To The Polls In November
As part of Ben & Jerry’s efforts to get people to the polls in November, the ice cream company has unveiled a physical and virtual art installation based on civil rights icon John Lewis’ autobiographical graphic novel trilogy, MARCH.
