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U.S. Rep. Bobby L. Rush goes after gun traffickers with the Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear Act of 2017
As deadly gun violence continues to claim lives in Chicago and wreak havoc on communities engulfed in poverty, drugs, high unemployment and a lack of access to mental health and social services, U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (IL-01) has reintroduced H.R.810 the “Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear- Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017.”
YOUNG CHICAGO POET SHARES WOMANIST VIEWS
“My artistic statement is the examination of the intersectionalities between womanism and the hood,” Black said. “A lot of times people associate marginalized neighborhoods like Englewood, Austin or the “hood” in general with hyper-dominance or hyper-masculinity. But people never really think about the correlation of how that ties to a black woman, especially with women being trended as feminine or soft.”
Innovative Cancer Imager Earns Illinois Tech Professor Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
Chicago – Illinois Tech Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Kenneth Tichauer has been awarded a prestigious NSF CAREER Award in the amount of $568,245 to perfect a medical imager that could lead to earlier detection/diagnosis and targeted drug development for cancer patients.
C-SPAN RELEASES THIRD PRESIDENTIAL HISTORIANS SURVEY
As the United States continues to move under the leadership of its 45th President Donald Trump, C-SPAN released the results of its third Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership, in which a cross-section of 91 presidential historians ranked the 43 former occupants of the White House on ten attributes of leadership.
DEFEATING CANCER AND THE POWER OF A POSITIVE THOUGHT
Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cancer disease in total deaths for women in the United States, and is currently “accounting for more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system.” In fact, more than 22,000 U.S. women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2017 and ultimately 14,000 will eventually die from the disease, according to cancer.org.
Civil Rights Activist Dick Gregory Delivered The Keynote Address During Thornton Township 10th Annual Black History Month Celebration
Dick Gregory walked to the front of the stage, sat down and began speaking to the crowd about the importance of knowing your history.
Black filmmakers press on despite historical exclusion
Movies are often ways to not only entertain but to document, record and inform others about important events in history. Historically the opportunity for black filmmakers and roles for black actors and actresses have been limited. In 2015, the #OscarsSoWhite twitter campaign was began as a result of there being no African American actors, actresses or directors nominated for an Oscar. Selma was nominated for Best Film and for Best Original Song, but the film’s director Ava Duvernay and lead actor David Oyelowo weren’t nominated.
The Power of the Black Press
One of the more powerful strengths the media has is the ability to effect change, both on the social, governmental and political fronts.
PRESIDENT TRUMP NEEDS TO TWEET ABOUT THE SOLAR PANEL INDUSTRY
As a progressive who worked hard to help get Secretary Hillary Clinton elected, it is challenging for me to accept Donald Trump as President. But, he won. At least for now, I have to make the best of a bad situation. Which means progressives like me will have to both resist the Trump administration’s odious policies, and also pressure — and even cooperate with — the administration to implement policies that reflect our worldview.
GOLDMAN SACHS’ SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM ALUMNI CREATE JOBS, INCREASE REVENUE
Eight hundred Southern California businesses have joined thousands of entrepreneurs across the country in an initiative to create jobs.
BLACK GIRL MAGIC: “HIDDEN FIGURES” OUTSHINES “LA LA LAND” AT U.S. BOX OFFICE
Looks like the myth that Black films can’t make big money in Hollywood is about to become a thing of the past.
Celebrating Black History ‘Harambee’ style
Northwestern University’s Student Aairs Marketing Organization kicked off Black History Month by celebrating the African tradition called “Harambee”.
Students, community benefit from Fellows program at U of C
In 2013, the University of Chicago created the “Institute of Politics” (IOP) Fellows Program. Since it’s creation, political leaders from around the globe have come together to use political strategies to help serve Chicago in multiple ways.
Author says America needs African American History
In honor of Black History Month, South Suburban College is hosting a series of events which included a discussion about “African American History 101,” by Award- Winning Author Art Burton. Burton is a Re tired South Suburban African American History Professor and a prestigious advisor, who gave a 50-minute educational lecture on unknown facts about African Americans.
