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The Impact Network Will Receive Expanded Distribution on Comcast Cable
The Impact Network, the only independent African American-owned and operated Christian television network in the U.S., will be available in more homes on Comcast’s Xfinity TV. The network features programming on urban ministries and gospel lifestyle entertainment.
CWTA STANDS WITH CITY COUNCIL AGAINST ISLAMAPHOBIA
Chicago Women Takes Action (CWTA) organization recently lauded the Chicago City Council on the passing of an anti-bigotry resolution that supports more than 385,000 Muslims in the greater Chicagoland who face religious persecution, bigotry, discrimination and hate crimes, according to Jane Ramsey, a member of Chicago Women Takes Action (CWTA) and Committee Chair for Gun Violence Protection and Police Accountability.
LOCAL HOMEOWNER PURCHASES A CTO HOME
HUD’s Choose To Own (CTO) Program assisted first time homeowner, Susan Tovar in settling down in an attractive single-family home located in Gage Park, marking Tovar as CTO’s 500th closing, according to Eugene Jones, Chief Executive Office for CHA. “We are celebrating, a new resident (Susan Tovar), who has just bought a home through the Choose To Own Program, which means that a portion of her rent is subsidized by CHA.
STUDENT ART ON DISPLAY
The Art & Design Department of South Suburban College (SSC) recently that their Biannual Student Art Exhibit will be on display December 2nd through December 8th 2016. More than 300 original artworks of painting, sculpture, ceramics, drawing, computer graphics, jewelry, and digital art created by SSC student artists will be displayed in the Dorothea Thiel,Photo Four, and the Lee E. Dulgar Galleries.
DAVIS DISCUSSES GUN VIOLENCE: ADDRESSES PROBLEMS, SOLUTIONS
After the shooting death of his 15-year old grandson on November 18, U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis stressed the importance of helping youth to deal with mental health issues when addressing the skyrocketing problem of gun violence.
Dr. Wilson bails out 58 detainees
CHICAGO – The iconic businessman Dr. Willie Wilson bailed out 58 Cook County Jail detainees recently including some women who were pregnant and could not make their $50 bond, but remained in jail awaiting a January court date.
Share Your Soles Foundation Holds Fundraiser to Help Haiti
While you might not think your gently worn shoes have much value, for one Chicago citizen they are a global passport. Gently worn/new shoes have sent Mona Purdy to some of the worlds most remote regions, but never into the lap of luxury. For almost two decades her Share Your Soles Foundation has “shared” previously owned footwear, making deliveries to various economically depressed areas.
SUBURBAN BAND DIRECTOR TO RECEIVE MUSIC EDUCATOR AWARD
Dr. Roosevelt Griffin, Director of Bands for Harvey SD 152 was recently selected as one of the top 25 national semi-finalists who will receive a music educator’s award from the Grammy Foundation, during the upcoming 2017 Music Educator Award. The Grammy Award ceremony will be hosted February 12, 2017, in Los Angeles at the Staples Center.
AUNT MARTHA’S OPENS NEW PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITY IN ROSELAND
Residents in the Roseland community can now go to a brand new primary health care center, instead of making unnecessary emergency room visits, thanks to partners such as Aunt Martha and the New Roseland Community Hospital. The clinic recently opened at the New Roseland Community Hospital, at 45 W. 111th Street on hospital 3rd floor.pregnancy.”
Hip Hop Hall of Fame Adds Hotel, Retail, & Performance Venue
After two decades of development, the Official Hip Hop Hall of Fame (“HHHOF”) is poised to become “the Hip-Hop institution of record for the 21st century,” as reported in Billboard Magazine.
LISC CHICAGO MAKING $50 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR TARGETED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and LISC Chicago, in partnership with the Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation (GAGDC), Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP) and Teamwork Englewood, recently announced the Southwest Corridor Collaborative (SWCC). The unprecedented partnership between government, community organizations and businesses is taking a targeted and place based approach to economic development.
Illinois Principals Association Announces the School Leader Continuum
Springfield,Illinois - A recent Wallace Foundation report o¥ered that principals strongly shape the conditions for high-quality teaching and learning, are the prime factor in determining whether teachers stay in high-needs schools, and have a great impact on schools with the greatest needs. With this in mind, the Illinois Principals Association, in collaboration with principals associations in Indiana, Missouri, Washington, and Wisconsin, have created the School Leader Continuum to continue the development and support of school leaders statewide.
African American Civil War Museum Honors Two Leaders Who Work To Preserve African American Civil War History
“Moving Forward” is the theme of the upcoming celebration at the African American Civil War Museum, Saturday, November 19, 2016, 7-10 pm. This celebration will honor two outstanding former Members of the Board of Directors, who worked to restore and preserve the history of the United States Colored Troops and their white o¢cers who led them into battle. Both free and formally enslaved men served as soldiers in the Union Army, during the American Civil War.
Landmarks Illinois Hosts Cocktail Reception at Chicago Union Station to Honor Amtrak for Historical Restoration Projects
Landmarks Illinois, a statewide nonprofit advocating for the protection of historic and architecturally significant properties throughout the state, will present Amtrak with its 2016 Real Estate and Building Industries Council (RBIC) Award at a cocktail networking reception Wednesday, November 30, 2016 from 6-8 p.m. in the newly restored Burlington Room at Chicago Union Station, 500 W. Jackson Blvd.
