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AT&T LAUNCHES BELIEVE CHICAGO INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE NEW OPPORTUNITIES
Major tv, internet, and phone provider, AT&T, recently launched Believe Chicago which is an initiative to help provide support for minority communities in Chicago. Through the initiative, AT&T will be investing $2 Million into grassroots community organizations and creating over 400 new jobs for people living in underserved communities and experiencing poverty.
Matteson food vendors show diversity at Unity Day
The 13th Annual Taste of Matteson & Unity Day displayed food from local restaurants and vendors from different ethnic backgrounds even though Matteson has a predominately black population.
Public Safety Taskforce Receives Massive Grant From U.S. Department of Justice
The Englewood Public Safety Taskforce recently announced that they were awarded a $953,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). The grant will be dispersed over three years and will assist with researching and creating a crime prevention strategy in the community.
ComEd Launches Energy Academy at Dunbar Vocational High School in Bronzeville
Dunbar Vocational Career Academy High School in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood is partnering with ComEd to launch an energy academy that will make the science of energy a key part of the students’ four-year learning experience and offer paid apprenticeships to prepare them for job opportunities and further education.
Local Family Impacted By Sickle Cell Anemia
For the Strong Family, living with sickle cell anemia has become the new normal. Marshon and Martha Strong live in Park Manor with their five children, three of which were born with sickle cell anemia and receive their primary care and treatment from La Rabida Children’s Hospital in South Shore.
45th Annual Pullman House Tour takes place on Oct 6-7
The Historic Pullman Foundation and the Pullman Civic Organization together are sponsoring the 45th Annual Pullman House Tour which will take place from 11 a.m-5 p.m. Oct. 6-7. Visitors will begin at the Historic Pullman Visitor Center, 11141 S. Cottage Grove Ave, and proceed to take a self-guided tour of several historic homes and structures that showcase the history of the community through architecture and storytelling.
African-American Real Estate Professionals to Escalate Push for New Policies
Despite the fact that the Fair Housing Act was passed by Congress more than 50 years ago, evidence now reveals that government- supported racial discrimination in home buying remains rampant across the U.S. - yet, with little legislative remedy or recourse. This is the reason that members of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), a 71-year-old organization of Black real estate professionals, are pushing for Congress and policy influencers to take action after a NAREB-issued report and a panel of independent housing experts confirmed pervasive discrimination in homeownership.
Key women leaders urge an override of Governor's veto
Key women leaders from around Illinois united recently to urge an override of the Governor's veto of new protections for fair treatment for women in the workplace, after he vetoed a similar proposal last year.
$400,000 GRANT WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund recently awarded a $400,000 grant to the Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives Micro Finance Group (CNIMFG). The grant money will allow CNIMFG to provide even more small business loans to the greater Chicago area, including businesses in the South Suburbs.
Educators and staff members participate in a three-day New Teacher Orientation
More than 30 incoming teachers and staff members have joined the Dolton West School District 148 family this year. The educators and staff participated in a three-day New Teacher Orientation in August. The sessions provided the new staff members with the opportunity to get acquainted with each other, to learn more about the District and to help prepare for the new academic year.
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater Celebrates Past and Future
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater (DRDT) celebrates its successes and looks forward to what lies ahead with “An Inspired Past. A Jubilant Future” December 15 and 16 at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts on the University of Chicago campus, 915 E. 60th Street, Chicago.
Thornton Township Offers 1st Empowerment Through Self Defense Class For Women
Thornton Township hosted the self-defense seminar to educate women and seniors about self-defense tactics. One Light Self Defense is a company that trains people to protect themselves against bodily harm.
Controversial New South African Art Exhibit Opens At DuSable Museum
The DuSable Museum of African American History recently opened a new contemporary art exhibit, “Troublemaker: Art Is Our Only Hope,” which primarily features art created by Ayanda Mabulu. The exhibit reimagines new relationships between living and past figures of power and places them in various acts of violence or other compromising behaviors. This exhibit is moving, graphic, powerful, and not suitable for children.
CICS Launches Open Call for Innovative Educator Fellows
Chicago International Charter School (CICS) is seeking innovative educators as part of the Education Entrepreneurship Fellowship program. The Education Entrepreneur Fellowship Open Call closes on Thursday, November 1, 2018. Up to six Fellows will be selected for the Winter 2019 cohort. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply online at https://www.on-ramps.com/jobs/1435.
