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Chicago’s Tuskegee Airmen talks about Red Tails

By Wendell Hutson The movie Red Tails is now showing in theaters around the country and is not only getting rave reviews from moviegoers and film critics but also by an original Tuskegee Airman.

These days John Rogers Sr. lives a peaceful life.

He travels a lot with his wife Gwen of 12 years, watches TV and reads.

On Thursday he flies to San Diego, Calf. to enjoy the warm weather.

And from there he will travel to Mexico for a cruise.

“We try to spend as little time in Chicago during the winter months as possible,” Gwen said as she recounted the places they have already traveled. “We have been to Hawaii like five times. We have gone to China, Japan and London. About the only place we have not gone yet is India. Life does not owe us anything.

We have had a good life.”

Rogers said so far he has seen Red Tails three times and admits that a lot of what takes place in the movie he and his fellow Tuskegee Airmen experienced as fighter pilots during World War II. “I love to fly. That is why I voluntarily joined the Air Force (after graduating from college). I figured if I was going to be in combat I have a better chance of surviving in the air rather than on the ground,” Rogers, 93, told the Crusader. “And I was lucky because I did not get killed and served my country proudly.”

The Crusader sat down with Rogers this week in his 22nd floor condominium overlooking Lake Michigan in the Hyde Park community on the South Side. And the spry, short and soft-spoken military veteran spoke candidly about Red Tails (Continued on page 3)

TUSKEGEE AIRMAN JOHN ROGERS SR. lives on the South Side and is an original Tuskegee Airmen who has watched Red Tails, a movie about the Tuskegee Airmen, three times.

Harvey sued for mishandling of rape kit

By Wendell Hutson

A 25-year-old Black woman filed suit Tuesday in Cook County circuit court against south suburban Harvey for mishandling a rape kit that allowed her rapist to go uncharged for 14 years.

“After being failed at home, this young woman should have been able to trust that local police would follow through with their most basic levels of investigation,” said Yao Dinizulu, an attorney representing the female victim named in the lawsuit as Jane Doe. “The abuse could have ended there had police done their jobs. There is a pattern of gross negligence in the city of Harvey that has led to the suffering of countless other victims. We’re asking a jury to send a strong message that such egregious malfeasance won’t be tolerated.”

Harvey has a population of 24,659 whose residents are majority Black, according to census data.

The suit seeks an unspecified monetary award but does specifically accuse Harvey officials of failing to protect her rights under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986; infliction of emotional distress; willful and wanton neglect; and fraudulent concealment.

After what Dinizulu described as “countless molestation” against Jane Doe, she remained living in the home

with the alleged offender Robert Buchanan, who is her stepfather.

“This is another example of how the system failed her. Protocol is for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to remove the offender or the minor victim from the

home until the matter is resolved,” Dinizulu added. “But DCFS confirmed that they do not have a file for my client, which means they were never notified about it.”

It would not be until 2004 when Jane Doe turned 18 that she moved out of the home.

Richard Calica, who was appointed in November by Governor Pat Quinn as director of the DCFS, did not return calls by Crusader press time.

At Crusader press time, Buchanan, 45, could not be reached for comment.

In August 1997 at age 11 when the al-

lege molestation began, Jane Doe said she told her mother about the assaults

by Buchanan, also named in the lawsuit as a defendant.

Her mother then took her to a hospital where a rape exam was performed and DNA evidence was gathered. The hospital sent the rape kit to the Harvey Police Department as standard protocol, according to Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. However, the rape kit along with 200 more was never sent to the state crime lab for further analysis so Buchanan, while questioned (Continued on page 17)

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Justice Cunningham seeks to make history STEPFATHER ROBERT BUCHANAN was named Tuesday as a defendant in a Cook County lawsuit by his 25 year-old stepdaughter, who is also accused by Cook County prosecutors of molesting her when she was 11 years-old.

(See story on page 2) ----------------

Youth killing sparks racism allegations (See story on page 3)

NEWS

South Suburban ministers forge bank partnership Banks are a more viable alternative for cashing income tax return checks than neighborhood currency exchanges, a south suburban ministers group maintained. The Ministers Conference of South Suburban Cook County attracted about a 30 residents to a news conference earlier this week that preceded an all- day financial forum in downtown Harvey.

Low-income banking advocate Otis Monroe, CEO of the Monroe Foundation, told attendees a deal has been brokered with First Midwest Financial Bank that will allow area residents to open checking accounts at the bank for $25.

Most banks are charging between $100 or $200 to open an account.

Monroe has been on a personal crusade to ensure local banks are living up to their obligations as required by the Community Reinvestment Act [CRA], a federal law designed to encourage commercial banks and savings

associations to help meet the needs of borrowers in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. Monroe releases an annual report card that shows which lending institutions are in compliance with the CRA. Ministers Conference President, Dr. G. H. Brewton, told the group “Our message is simple; we want families in banks, not cashing checks that do not offer an opportunity to build a financial future.”

Brewton and Monroe said the proliferation and oversaturation of currency exchanges in the Black community only tears down the economic value of a neighborhood. Both men said they believe it is important for residents to understand the fees they are paying to cash checks at currency exchanges are not being reinvested into the community via personal, auto, business or mortgage loans. Because of this, individuals and small businesses seeking financial lending are stuck in a “continual financial vortex leading nowhere,” Brewton said.

SOUTH SUBURBAN MINISTERS led by Bishop G.H. Brewton (left) will conduct a series of financial forums in Harvey throughout the year to help area low-income residents gain a better understanding of money management and banking issues.

“Midwest has been very strong for the last three years in helping homeowners with their mortgage and providing good customer service,” Monroe said.

“We have a strong relationship with them. It doesn’t mean everything is level, but we can work with them and when we find something that is broke we fix it and things that are working we leave them alone.”

Supreme Court candidate vying to repeat history

By Wendell Hutson For the second time in less than 10 years Joy Cunningham is trying to repeat her success as a history maker by winning an election.

In 2004 she made history by becoming the first Black woman to be elected president of the Chicago Bar Association, a 138-yearold association whose 22,000 members consist mostly of attorneys and judges from Illinois.

And now, as the only Black Illinois Supreme Court candidate, Cunningham is vying to become the first Black female Supreme Court justice. If she wins the March 20 primary and the general election in November, Illinois will become the first state to have two Black Supreme Court justices. Prior to Cunningham the only other Black woman to run

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On Feb. 18th there will be a financial education workshop held at the Harvey Community Center, 129 W. 159th Street.

Sponsored by First Midwest’s Country Club Hills branch, the workshop will focus on getting individuals started down the correct financial path, said Cynthia Fortune-Perry, who serves are the vice president and group branch sales manager for First Midwest Bank.

“The workshop will allow us to interact with potential cus-

Joy Cunningham join Charles Freeman as the only other Black justice.

Ohio, Florida, Virginia, and North Carolina are the only other states with a Black, female Supreme Court justice.

But Cunningham, 60, said she does not want voters to vote for her simply because she is Black or because she is a woman.

“Vote for me because I am the best qualified candidate who happens to be Black,” she told the Crusader. “Making history is fine but I am more interested in making history with landmark decisions as a Supreme Court justice.”

Currently Cunningham is an Illinois Appellate Court Justice after previously being in private

practice earning a six-figure annual salary. If elected she will serve a 10-year term at an annual salary of $173,261. And even if she is not elected to the high court she plans to return to the Appellate Court and is not interested in running for a higher office.

The motivation to run came from Supreme Court Justice Thomas Fitzgerald, whose retirement created the vacancy and who supports Cunningham in the primary.

Cunningham, a Democrat who resides on the North Side and grew up in New York, is a student of the late criminal defense attorney and state Appellate Court Justice R. Eugene Pincham.

“I miss my friend. He campaigned with me when I ran for the Appellate Court and taught me a lot of about the politics of being a judge,” the former nurse recalled.

And in his absence Cunningham, who is Catholic and sometimes fellowships with the predominately Black, congregation at St. Sabina Church on the South Side, has picked up endorsements from Black, elected officials.

“She is an excellent lawyer whose background is appealing to me,” said U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-7th District. I want to give her the chance she has earned to be a Supreme Court justice.”

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for the state’s high court was Blanche Manning, who unsuccessfully ran in 1990. A win would mean Cunningham will

tomers and give residents the chance to receive free financial education information, in addition to learning how to improve their money management skills,” Fortune-Perry said.

Delores Richmond has been in real estate since 1985 and is the first African American inducted into the Real Estate International Hall of Fame. In one year she sold $29 million worth of commercial and personal real estate. She said the industry has been horrific the past few years all around the country.

Because of this she said more lending institutions are trying to come up with new ideas to stop foreclosures because they ruin entire communities. She said the Greater Illinois Homeowners Union is gearing a program towards churches because of their positive relationship with the Black community.

“Not that we are trying to turn the church into real estate managers, but if you can control the monies that come into your community, then you will have a better handle at helping the parishioners in your community who are struggling with this issue,” Richmond said.

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NEWS

Youth killing sparks racism allegations

By Wendell Hutson On a day when Black History Month began a grieving mother in south suburban Calumet City was making funeral arrangements for her son, who she said was murdered by racist, white police officers.

“The way they did it, they didn’t have to shoot him,” said Danelene Powell-Watts of her 15 year-old son Stephon Watts, who was Black and suffered from Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of autism. “They (police) murdered him in cold blood. What they are now calling a justified killing I call murder.”

On Feb.1, Steven Watts, father of Stephon Watts, called Calumet City police to his home after his son refused to go to school. Five officers responded to the call and three officers went to the basement to talk to Watts.

But instead of talking police said they were forced to use deadly force after Watts allegedly slashed one officer in the arm with a knife. As the father watched in horror, two white police officers each fired a single killing him.

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Monday that Watts died of multiple gunshot wounds but not to the head as family members had

claimed but to the upper torso.

Regardless of how Stephon died civil rights organization the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), said race played a part in his killing.

“I do believe race played an important part of this – that if this had been done in a white community, the officers would have had a different attitude about how they approached this child, knowing that this child had autism,” said David Lowery, president of the south suburban branch of the NAACP. “We will not let this rest until the truth of this matter is done.”

Longtime Calumet City resident Leslie Moons agrees.

The 85 year-old great-grandmother, who has lived in Calumet City since 1969, said instead of honoring Black History Month, which began on Feb. 1, the killing serves as a reminder that “those of us living in Calumet City are being reminded that at the end of the day we are still disposable Negroes!”

Since the shooting both officers have been placed on paid, administrative leave while the Illinois State Police conducts an independent investigation, said Police Chief Edward Gilmore, who is Black.

However, one local community

activist said he wants Calumet City officials to take it a step further.

“We’re calling for the immediate resignation of those people who have shot and murdered an innocent child in our community,” said the Rev. Lance Davis, pastor of New Zion Christian Fellowship Church in south suburban Dolton. “If this were in Winnetka (an upper-class, white north suburb) this child would be alive today. They could have easily subdued him. There was no reason for them to shoot anybody.”

Many Black residents said they are outraged about the killing.

“It appears to me that the officers were tired of coming to the home dealing with family problems so they shot him,” Darrien Lowe, 57, told the Crusader. “I have lived in Calumet City for 20 years and never would have imagined that three police officers were incapable of subduing one person without deadly force.”

Besides their service weapons Madison Clark, 70, said police officers have other weapons at their disposable.

“They could have peppersprayed him, tasered him, hit him with their baton or even tackled him to the ground but they did not have to kill him,” Madison said. “Even if they had to use

Chicago’s Tuskegee Airmen talks . . . . .

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structors were Black.

“The program had us flying out of Harlem Airport at the time. It was located at 87th and Harlem but is now built up with houses,” Rogers said.

He came to Chicago to live with an uncle after his parents died and earned a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from the former Chicago Teachers’ College, which is now Chicago State University on the South Side. He also earned a Ph.D. from Ohio State University.

Prior to college Rogers attended Tilden High School on the South Side where he walked four miles to and from home each day.

The movie Red Tails tells the story of how the Tuskegee Airmen began and how they ended.

The movie starts off talking about the 1944 era when, after enduring racism throughout their recruitment and training in the Tuskegee training program, the 332nd Fighter Group of

and his experience as a combat pilot.

Model aircrafts and blackand-white photos of him in uniform adorned his living room. With his wife by his side, Rogers, the father of John Rogers Jr., founder and chairman of Chicago-based Ariel Investments Inc., rattled off the good times he had while serving his country in the Air Force from 1941 to 1949.

His enlistment into the military came at a time when Blacks struggled to be taken seriously by their white colleagues as combat fighters.

“Even though they (whites) let us into the military it does not mean we were fully accepted as equal,” recalled the retired Cook County juvenile judge. “The Tuskegee Airmen were seen (by white servicemen) as an experimental group. They (whites) wanted to see if we were any good in combat before deploying more African Americans in the air.”

And so Rogers and 27 other Black pilots went out into combat proving that they could not only fly planes but could also work together to defeat the enemy.

“We were a tight group. We stuck together and watched each other’s backs’ and that is why we were so successful proving folks wrong,” he added.

His interest in planes began at age 11 when he was growing up in Knoxville, Tenn.

“As a little boy growing up in Tennessee I remember walking from the town to the airport, and walking up and touching an airplane just to be able to say I touched an airplane,” he recalled. “From that point my interest in planes began and has lasted all this time. I am still fascinated every time I fly.”

But before Rogers enlisted in the Air Force he was already a licensed pilot. He had attended the Civilian Pilot Training Program in Chicago, where all the in-

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FAMILY AND FRIENDS of 15 year-old Stephon Watts, who was shot and killed by two white Calumet City police officers on Feb. 1, recently marched outside police headquarters to protest the killing. Watts’ mother, Danelene Powell-Watts contends that police killed her son in cold blood. their gun they could have each, striking the (boy) twice,” Gilmore said of the 5 foot 10, wounded him in the leg or arm.”

But Gilmore said Watts left offi- 220 pounds youth.

Calumet City has a population cers with little choice once he put their lives in danger by injuring of 37,042, according to census data. And there are 26,136 Black an officer with a knife.

“At that time, cornered and hav- residents and 7,101 whites.

And because Calumet City poing no way to retreat back up the stairs, the officers fired one shot lice were familiar with Watts, family members are still trying to young, Black U.S. fighter pi- grasp why officers did not taser lots are finally sent into com- Watts as they did in the past.

“If the policemen had never bat in Italy. And although been out to the house, I can unflying worn-out Curtiss P- derstand that because they don’t 40 Warhawk aircrafts, the know the situation,” said Wayne men were still able to engage Watts, the boy’s uncle. “It seems in combat. to me they would have known The tight-knit group of air- how to deal with the child bemen in Red Tails consisted cause they knew him. It’s just too of Joe “Lightning” Little much. He’s gone (and) they knew (played by David Oyelowo), he was sick.”

The last time police were at the Martin “Easy” Julian (Nate Watts’ home was on Dec, 12, Parker), Ray “Ray Gun” or 2011 (Stephon’s birthday). At “Junior” Gannon (Tristan that time Watts fled the home Wilds), and Samuel “Joker” with a knife in his hand, and offiGeorge (Elijah Kelley) under cers chased him before subduing the guidance of Major him with a taser. In fact, police Emanuel Stance (Cuba had been to the Watts’ home 12 Gooding Jr.), and Col. A.J. times prior to last week.

Bullard (Terrence Howard), In 2010 all 84 Calumet City face a military bureaucracy police officers attended a class on still resistant to accepting how to deal with mentally disabled suspects, according to Black flyers as equals.

Rogers, who turns 94 on Gilmore.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, founder Sept. 3, concluded the interof the Rainbow/PUSH Coaliview by saying when his time tion, visited the family last week. is up on earth he just hopes He said officers clearly did not he has a chance to fly again have to kill him and by doing so in the next life. the act constitutes excessive force.

“I hope there are planes in “Why did they have to kill this heaven I can fly because you boy? Why couldn’t they use their know how much I love to physical strength to control him?” Jackson said. fly,” he jokingly said.

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OPINION

EDITORIAL GOODBYE MR. SOUL TRAIN Don Cornelius was virtually a household name in America. Before he came along, there were teen dance shows, including the very popular “American Bandstand” hosted by Dick Clark, but they were arguably not “diverse.” Don Cornelius changed all of that. His show, “Soul Train” brought new faces to television screens each week. African Americans and others were featured on the program, which made its debut in August, 1970, and according to one interview, the main criterion for being included was that you had to have soul! You could be Black, White, Yellow, Red, Blue or Green, and if you had soul you were in!

“Soul Train” was the longest-running nationally syndicated show in history, airing from 1971 through 2006, and it can be argued that the show was a precursor to MTV. Cornelius continued on as executive producer after stepping down as host in 1993, and subsequently generated an annual awards show.

Unfortunately, this visionary pioneer, Don Cornelius, age 75, was recently found dead in his Sherman Oaks home in California, allegedly due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

He had been in poor health in recent years, and was also recovering from a nasty divorce. It is said that he was in constant physical pain, and that he also suffered from emotional pain. Last summer, he was awarded for his lasting contribution to the world of entertainment, but little did anyone suspect that a year later we would be reading about his passing.

Don Cornelius had roots in Chicago, and the show that he produced in a sense changed the landscape of that great city. Prior to “Soul Train,” Cornelius was a radio news announcer, and eventually began a stint with WCIU - TV. In addition to the dancers that appeared on the show, a whole host of talent was paraded across the television screen each week. In this regard, “Soul Train” gave exposure to those who already had it as well as acts seeking a wider audience. Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” was a guest on the show. “Soul Train” started a whole new trend of entertainment that was for the community but that also featured a diverse community. Certainly, though it is possible that something like the “soul train line” may have existed before the television program of that same name, there is no doubt that it was greatly popularized as a result of the weekly demonstrations offered by the show.

Interestingly, in testimony to the new age that we live in, several tributes have been planned for this great cultural icon, including several “Dance-Offs” and “Flash Mobs,” among others.

Cornelius is survived by two sons, Anthony and Raymond. It is truly sad that someone who has left such a legacy for Black people and the world met with such an unfortunate end.

The Crusader offers condolences to the family and friends of this great man, and also to the Black community who has truly lost one of a kind. And in parting, as Cornelius used to say, we wish him Peace, Love and Soul! Rest In Peace Mr. Soul Train.

Like many, if not most Chicagoans I was saddened tremendously by news of the death of Don Cornelius. I consider myself one of the many fortunate ones who grew up with Soul Train. Of course at the time it was nothing more than music and dancing. I don’t think even Mr. Cornelius had an idea during the early years it would be the longest running syndicated show on television.

Some people, it seems are trying to define Don Cornelius by the final act of his life. That simply is wrong. We probably all have our opinions on suicide and those feelings no doubt are due in large part how well we knew or how well we were connected to the deceased. Because Soul Train was on the air so long and was so popular a lot of us felt a strong connection to Don Cornelius. And when he came back to Chicago last fall to help promote the documentary about the 40th Year Anniversary of Soul Train that strengthened the connection.

Without a strong television background, Mr. Cornelius was able to develop and keep going a show that touched the hearts of

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Don Cornelius leaves a tremendous legacy To The Editor:

millions of Americans. So many of us saw Soul Train as a Black television show, but the recent Soul Train line in Wicker Park and a daily newspaper white columnist’s recollections reminds us that Soul Train was popular far beyond our community. Now we know where so many white guys learned to dress hip in the 70s and 80s.

For the teens and young adults who were regular watchers of Soul Train, it was about entertainers, dancers and dancing. But there was a much bigger storyhow to start, build and sustain a Black business.

In my opinion, I think we should be remembering Don Cornelius as a Black man who brought something new for Black people to television, created an opportunity for Black entertainers to have a national audience and allowed owners of Black products to have an audience that cared. We should not to try to define Mr. Cornelius by one event.

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Rahm’s cameras are a crock

public school budget is a message that stinks to high heavens.

Emanuel requesting and Quinn approving these cameras is simply a money grab for the city’s budget. A new revenue stream for the schools is the same story we got when the state lottery was approved, right? We all know how that worked out.

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Your Pharmacy May be in Danger

By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is considering whether to allow a corporate merger that could result in great strides backward for African Americans and others suffering from economic and health ills.

Stick with me, because it gets a little complicated.

Express Scripts, Inc. (ESI) and Medco Health Solutions are giant, multi-billion dollar corporations that control prescription drug benefits for hundreds of millions of Americans. Known as pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), these companies decide which pharmacies people can visit, what prescription drugs are available for purchase, and how much these medications will cost. They also decide how much community pharmacies will be paid for filling prescriptions.

The potential merger affects so many people, and raises so many antitrust issues, that the FTC is reviewing it to see if it should be allowed at all, and if so, under what conditions.

If these two companies are allowed to join forces, they will control the majority of the prescription

Harry C. Alford market—and decision-making—in several key areas, including mail order and specialty pharmacy, and will dwarf the remaining PBMs in size and prescription volume. The increased level of market control will give the merged company the power to increase prices and push out rivals, including community pharmacies.

Don’t just take my word for it.

Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) is the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. When it comes to antitrust matters, he is an expert. In a letter to Jonathan Leibowitz, chairman of the FTC, Kohl asks that the agency

carefully scrutinize the merger. He cites concerns that the merger will reduce competition, raise prices for consumers, and threaten community and chain drug stores.

Kohl believes “the stakes for American consumers, health plan sponsors, and our nation’s network of local pharmacies arising out of this transaction are very high…”

He is right. And the stakes are even higher for African Americans than for the average American consumer.

If prices go up, as expected under this merger, and community pharmacies are no longer able to compete in the hostile climate created by the PBMs, African Americans throughout the country will lose access to needed medications and other pharmacy services.

This is disturbing in light of existing health disparities. African Americans are more likely to be afflicted with lifethreatening diseases like heart disease, diabetes and cancer than whites. Infant mortality is higher. We are less likely to be immunized against common, easily-preventable illnesses. So the convenient, localized services provided by community pharmacies in our neighborhoods are especially important.

On top of that, consider the devastating effects of the recent reces-

sion on African Americans. The unemployment rate for Blacks in January 2012 was 13.6 percent, nearly twice as high the 7.5% unemployment rate among whites.

Many African-Americans have lost their homes during the recession.

And, even having a much lower household of wealth to begin with, Blacks have lost a greater percentage of net worth, according to the Pew Research Center.

This means that the people most in need of quality health services are least able to afford them. The ESI/Medco merger will make matters worse by increasing prescription drug prices and causing community pharmacies to fail, including, notably, a number of minority-owned businesses.

One of the PBM companies, ESI, is already dropping popular pharmacies from its network, pre-merger. Yes, this is the same Express Scripts that recently dumped Walgreens, the nation’s largest pharmacy chain, eliminating access for the many people of color who live near these stores.

But ESI does not care whether community pharmacies remain in its network, or even survive. In fact, CEO George Paz told Senator Kohl at a Judiciary Subcommittee hear-

ing about the merger, “I can’t stop certain pharmacies from going out of business.”

The other company, Medco, is requiring many of its customers to use mail-order pharmacies instead of retail pharmacies, deciding for patients in Big Brother fashion which pharmacy services they can use. This also threatens community pharmacies. But don’t look to the company for sympathy. Medco CEO David Snow believes his pharmacy robots are better than your local pharmacist down the street, and if he has his way, you will no longer have a choice.

Viewed in light of existing health disparities and economic difficulties, and the indifference of the PBM executives, there are no benefits for African American consumers in allowing the merger to proceed, and there are many risks.

If the FTC gives the merger the “most serious review” requested by Senator Kohl, it is difficult to see how they could possibly allow it to move forward.

Mr. Alford is the co-founder, President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®.

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Maryland HBCU Desegregation Trial Nearing an End

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist After six weeks of testimony, a major trial to determine whether Maryland’s four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been routinely denied funding and other needed resources that would have made them “comparable and competitive” with white universities in the state is expected to end this week, with a ruling expected by this summer.

The overwhelming majority of HBCUs, originally established shortly after the Civil War to prevent African-Americans from attending all-white state universities, are located in the South.

The Maryland case (Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education, Inc., v. Maryland Higher Education Commission, et al.) has attracted national attention, in part, because it involves a border state that, like the South, operated a rigidly segregated school system, but unlike the South, has largely escaped intense public scrutiny.

U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake presided over the nonjury trial in Baltimore. The lead attorney for the plaintiffs was The Chicago Crusader

George E. Curry Jon Greenbaum of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Pro bono work was provided by lawyers from Kirkland & Ellis law firm and the Howard University School of Law Civil Rights Clinic.

The suit was originally filed in 2006 by the Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education, Inc., a communitybased group comprised of alumni of public HBCUs in Maryland and other interested parties. It is seeking approximately $2.1 billion to upgrade the four state HBCUs: Morgan State University, Bowie State University, Coppin State University and the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore.

Named as major defendants are

officials of the University of Maryland Higher Education Commission, Gov. Martin O’Malley and Secretary of Higher Education James E. Lyons, Sr. The state of Maryland’s higher education system has a long history of racial segregation, according to witnesses and court documents.

“Throughout its history, Maryland has systematically engaged in policies and practices that established and perpetuated a racially segregated system of higher education,” the suit asserts. “Maryland first instituted its system of public higher education in 1807 by establishing the University of Maryland at Baltimore. This was a white-only institution.

“Maryland subsequently established four other white-only, public institutions of higher education: the University of Maryland, established in 1865; Towson University, established in 1866, Frostburgh State University, established in 1898; and Salisbury State University, established in 1922,” the suit continued. “The state began its dual-system by assuming control of The Baltimore Normal School, an all Black teacher’s school now known as Bowie State University.

This was the beginning of Maryland’s segregated system of higher education.”

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Maryland was forced to expand educational opportunities for Blacks in order to qualify for federal land-grant funds. That led to the state also acquiring what is now the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, Morgan State University and adding Coppin State University in 1950.

In 1954, the United States Supreme Court issued its Brown v.

Board of Education ruling, holding that segregated school systems violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

“Following Brown, Maryland did nothing more than lift the rule excluding Black students from white schools,” the lawsuit recounts.

After passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the state ended de jure segregation, opening the doors for African-Americans to attend all-white public universities.

“In 1965, however, rather than encourage integration at Morgan State, Maryland established University of Maryland Baltimore County (“UMBC”). UMBC was a complete duplication of Morgan State’s entire institution, not just its programs,” the lawsuit stated.

In 1969, the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights notified the state of Maryland that it was one of 10 states operating a racially segregated system of higher Saturday, February 11, 2012

education in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Two decades later, the only two states in the group still in noncompliance were Maryland and Mississippi.

Facing the possibility of losing all federal education funds, Maryland reached agreements with the U.S. Department of Education in 1982 and again in 1985. The later called for “the enhancement of HBCUs to ensure that they are comparable and competitive with TWIs [traditionally white institutions] with respect to capital facilities, operating budgets and new academic programs.”

A major component of the plan to strengthen HBCs and encourage more whites to attend them called for the avoiding program duplication at nearby white universities.

However, Maryland allowed the creation of an engineering program at UMBC that duplicated an offering by Morgan State. Salisbury University was permitted to offer a computer science degree that was already being offered by University of Maryland-Eastern Shore. Especially controversial was the deci(Continued on page 7) 5

COMMENTARY

Worrill’s World

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill

WHAT IS THE REAL MEANING OF EDUCATION (Dr. Conrad Worrill, National Chairman Emeritus, National Black United Front (NBUF) located at 1809 East 71st Street, Suite 211, Chicago, Illinois, 60649, 773-493-0900, Fax# 773-493-9819, E-mail: nbufchic@sbcglobal.net, Web site: nbufront.org)

Dr. Conrad Worrill We must stop the “Miseducation” of our youth. We must help our youth to redefine the reality of the institutions that affect us. The political behavior of a certain sector of Africans in America leadership in the educational arena should cause us to ask the question, “What is the real meaning of education?”

Education is the process of

instilling the values of a society, group, nation, race, or ethnic group. It is the method by which people are taught the relationship to their families, communities, nation, race, and the world. Further, education defines the function of society and strives to help one become an active participant in the growth and development of a given society, nation, race, and ethnic group. It is in this context that we understand that education is an important process in helping a people acquire power for the perpetuation of their interests.

It should be obvious by now that most African children in America who attend the public schools of America are not receiving an education. At best it can be called training.

That is, learning the basic skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic. In many instances, this kind of training is occurring on a very minimal basis with African children in America.

It is important that we consult one of our great educators, Carter G. Woodson, in helping sum up this awesome problem of education that keeps Africans in America in a

constant state of mental captivity. Brother Woodson stated in his great book, published in 1933, The Miseducation of the Negro, that, “The same educational process which inspires and stimulates the oppressor with the thought that he is everything and has accomplished everything worthwhile, depresses and crushes at the same time the spark of genius in the Negro by making him feel that his race does not amount to much and never will measure up to the standards of others.” Woodson made it clear that Africans in America educated in this manner is a hopeless liability to the race. This is still at the heart of our educational problem today.

Therefore, our task becomes one of the continued struggles to re-conceptualize the mission of education for our people. This re-conceptualization must be based on the premise that Woodson set forth when he said, “The race will free itself from exploiters just as soon as it decides to do so. No one else can accomplish this task for the race. It must plan and do for itself.” We will never acquire real power if this

does not happen.

Essentially, our mission should be that of establishing our own educational agenda that is based on creating a new educational ethos. The present ethos instills in African children in America the idea that if you go to school and get an education you will get a job.

We should know by now that there is not necessarily a correlation between going to school and getting a job. It definitely has nothing to do with the upliftment of our race.

The task of re-conceptualizing a new educational ethos is to understand that the mission of our education should be to make a whole people again as the Reparations Movement is demanding. Making us whole again is a process that defines education in the context of our own political, economic, cultural, and spiritual needs.

This new educational ethos must rest on the idea that the group interests of our race are more important than those of any individual. Dr. Anderson Thompson calls this the “African Principle.” In other words, the only way we will become liberated and independent is through group

thinking and group action, not as individuals. We must work to achieve the greatest good for the greatest number.

Succinctly stated, our purpose for becoming educated should be one of helping to build a movement to liberate us from the oppression of white supremacy and racism so that we can build a new social, political, cultural, economic, and spiritual order for ourselves as we struggle to link up with African people around the world.

This kind of education must facilitate the re-stimulation of the extended African in American family foundation as we struggle to become an economically self-sufficient people who produce, process, distribute, wholesale and retail like everyone else in the world.

Finally, this new educational ethos must instill in us the spirit of producing, the spirit of building, and the spirit of controlling what we create.

Anything short of this will merely mimic the education of our oppressors and we will continue to be their subjects, to do and be whatever they choose.

THE WOMEN IN BLACK HISTORY Hamer. We have to tell stories that reflect the diversity of our styles. All of us are not bold and bodacious. Some achieve demurely and quietly, like the 10th President of Bennett, Dr. Willa B. Player, who is said to have never spoken louder than a whisper.

Yet this demure woman was the only person in Greensboro, North Carolina who had the courage to invite Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to the city. No rabbi, no Baptist minister, no other college President would welcome Dr. King in 1958. The NAACP invited him, but they struggled to find a place for King to speak. Dr. Player famously said, “We teach our students how to think not what to think,” and she proffered the invitation, braving disapproval. I cannot imagine the courage it took, in the South, when she depended on white philanthropists, to invite the then-controversial Dr. King.

She didn’t mind. She did it anyway. That’s women’s history, something for our young women to savor; the notion that right is

I am grateful and appreciative of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the man who claimed Negro History Week, which later changed to Black History Month. From a week to a month, but we need to rock the year, every year, because there are so many opportunities to celebrate Black History. The organization that Dr. Woodson founded, the Association for the Study of African American Life and Heritage (ASAALH) organizes a theme each year, and this year the theme is women.

Part of me fusses. Gender needs always to be threaded through conversations about the African American experience. When we think of history, men’s names drip off our lips – Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King, Jr. Much less frequently do we think of women like Ida B. Wells, Dr. Sadie Alexander, Mary Ellen Pleasants, Fannie Lou Hamer, so many others. Yet these women are the marrow of the bone of our

history. These women are the beacons of our world.

Why do we so ignore women’s contributions? History belongs to she who holds the pen. Too often women want to lift our men up. What about lifting ourselves up? I speak to this from the vantage point of being president of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, North Carolina. I cheer whenever I hear of the four

phenomenal Black men who sat at a Woolworth’s counter on February 1, 1960, protesting segregation. I chafe when Bennett College women are left out of the story. The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth is that Bennett women were much a part of the protest. The patriarchy of the 1960s would not allow women to sit at the counter.

Our brothers, always chivalrous, would not expose women to the lighted matches, drizzled catsup, or other harassment that angry whites directed on them. Still, if we tell the whole story, we have to tell the women’s story. Too often, the stories are buried by expedient headlines.

We have to tell the stories for our mothers, to honor them, and for our daughters, to inspire them. There should never, ever be the sense that women are at the periphery of history. We need to tell the stories of the living – like bold Congresswoman Maxine Waters, and stories of those who have made their transition – like the revolutionary Fannie Lou

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BY JULIANNE MALVEAUX NNPA Columnist

Dr. Julianne Malveaux

not always popular.

During this Black History Month, let’s sing a song for sisters. For Elsie Scott, who leads the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. For Melanie Campbell, who leads the National Coalition for Black Civic Particiaption. For Barbara Lee, the Oakland Congresswoman who has been fearless in her support for economic justice. For Maggie Lena Walker, the Richmond woman who was the first Black woman to start a bank. For Marianne Spraggins, the first Black woman to be a managing director on Wall Street. Sing a song for sisters, for those well known, and those unknown. We are the backbone of African American history, and our song is one that must be sung, trilled, placed into crescendo. When we sing our sister song we empower and uplift each other.

Dr. Julianne Malveaux is President of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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running against Cook County Clerk of Court Dorothy Brown.

Anybody know what Munoz done for Black folks lately?

like Romney will get the nod for the Repub’s nomination and that’s a good thing especially if more people like Trump line up behind him.

-Ima-

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NOT SURPRISED Last week Donald Trump endorsed Mitt Romney for president. That one out-of-touch millionaire finds commonality with another millionaire ain’t surprising, neither one of them has a clue as to what it’s like in the real

SHORT MEMORY MONTH Ima know February is Black History Month but she is pondering if there would be any harm in adding “Negroes with Short Memories Month” too.

Seems that Toni (Lurch in the Mitt Romney

LOVE AND SOUL It was a real shocker to learn about the death of entertainment icon Don Cornelius. Shortly after the news of his death became public all kind of tributes began to pour in from around the world, along with a marathon on Soul Train reruns on TV. Among those showing expressions of love for Cornelius were the Rev. Al Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson. During Sharpton’s television’s show he played a tape of the young Rev. Al presenting an award to his mentor and God Daddy of all and God Father of Soul James Brown. Both Jesse and Al are jockeying to play a major role at the funeral. Rev.Jesse, not to be out done at his Saturday morning meeting of Operation PUSH did a tribute to Cornelius.

The Rev. has been engaged in a

Rev. Al Sharpton

Rev. Jesse Jackson

sort of tug-o-war lately as to who repesents the coloreds on the national scene. Wouldn’t be surprised to see Jesse busting a move while coming down the soul train line. Keep on dancing cuz you got to give it up for the “Don.” - Ima -

Word is Roland Martin done messed up, yall. He done made the gay folks mad. Dere are certin folks that won’t ever, ever, ever give up and Roland is the target of their wrath. Dey be calling for his job. Dey be claiming he made racist comments on Facebook. It don’t help that teenage suicides are being reported on a regular basis.Where did he think he was, back at WVON? At WVON anything goes, unless it’s a Charles Butler type after a long while. And making pink comments are not going over well. We’ll have to wait and see whether CNN tells him to get his as (cot) and hit the road or not, but someody better tell him to cool it. It may be too late, The Tea Partiers and the Gay Rights folks are not compatible but they may just join up on Roland and ride him out of town. Watch out now Roland, Ima can’t help you!!!

UT OH!!

Maryland HBCU Desegregation Trial Nearing an End (Continued from page 5)

Toni Preckwinkle blue suit) Preckwinkle has done all the way forgot that that a whole lot of Negroes helped get her elected to that Cook County presidency office. Ms. Stiff is returning the favor to the Black community by endorsing Alderman Ricardo Munoz (Ima don’t know no Black Munoz do you?)

Donald Trump world. Romney has a habit of putting his foot in his mouth when it comes to identifing with the concerns of the common voter. Trump on the other hand is so full of himself to the point that he has deluded himself into believing that his opinion really matters in the presidential race. It looks

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

sion made by the state in 2005 to allow Towson University and the University of Baltimore to operate a joint Masters in Business Administration program, which had been offered by Morgan State since 1964. Overall, more than a half dozen programs at TWIs duplicated programs already in existence at Maryland’s HBCUs. Testifying as an expert witness, University of Wisconsin Education Professor Clifton F. Conrad said that the state of Maryland still operates a segregated higher education system.

“The dual education systems remain,” he testified. “There continues to be substantial differences – severe differences – in terms of the number of programs and the quality of programs. Those students who enter Maryland’s historically Black institutions – whether Black, white, or other races – do not have an equal educational opportunity as those students who attend the state’s traditionally white institutions.”

(Continued from page 4) schools around the city. The problem is that the Chicago Tribune did an analysis that showed less than 25 per cent of the pedestrian fatalities that occurred between 2005 and 2009 involved speeding, and less than half were in safety zones.

The state’s coffers are in the red as are the city’s. We have been taxed to the hilt and the legislators are afraid to pass sin taxes; so drivers are the new target What evidence do we have to believe that these cameras won’t be concentrated on the South Side and West Side, instead of the citywide locations Emanuel is claiming. He has done a 180-degree turn on the libraries and

more importantly the city budget. He even duped the city council on that one.

Just like with the red light cameras, speeders will be tagged for tickets with no human evidence.

While the economy is recovering it is not at the point where Chicago drivers have an extra $50 or $100 for tickets. Has anyone factored in the time that would be lost from work in order to challenge a camera ticket?

Quinn is wrong for signing this legislation and Emanuel clearly does not have the interests of Chicagoans at heart. I hope every one remembers this come election time for both men.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR FREE MARQUETTE BANK EVENTS: Saturday, February 11 and Saturday, February 18, Marquette Bank will host a twopart Free Personal Finance Class at the Marquette Bank located at 6316 S. Western Avenue in Chicago. These classes will cover the basics of household budgeting, maintaining a checking account, managing monthly bills, understanding credit and how banking works. Session 1 (February 11) is from 9 am to 12 noon and Session 2 (February 18) is from 9 am to 11 am. There is no cost or obligation for attending these free classes. Seating is limited. To register, please call 1-773-918-4624. On Monday, February 13, Marquette Bank will host a Business Open House at the Marquette Bank located at 9533 W. 143rd Street in Orland Park. Enjoy an evening of refreshments, a prize drawing and excellent networking opportunities. All businesses are welcome to attend this free event from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. To register, please call 1-888-2549500 ext. 1944.

IVI-IPO LEGENDARY SPAGHETTI DINNER: The Independent Voters of Illinois- Independent Precinct Organization South Chapter, (Ivory Mitchell, Chair, Wards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 15, 16, and 20) - cordially requests your attendance at The Legendary Spaghetti Dinner on Sunday, February 12, 3 pm - 6 pm at the Grant Memorial AME Church, 4017 S. Drexel Blvd.

Meet and Greet; Pasta, Friends, Raffle, and Fun will be on hand.

Tickets are only $8.00. For more information contact Marion 773664-1785, or the IVI-IPO office, 312-939-5105.

3 pm, Cole Park, 361 E. 85th Street, 312-747-6063. Admission is $3; ages 9-17. Valentine’s Day Dance - Tuesday, February 14, 3 pm -6 pm, Kennicott Park, 4434 S. Lake Park Avenue, 312-7477138. Admission is $5; ages 6-12.

Valentine’s Day Party - Tuesday, February 14, 4 pm -5:30 pm, Cornell Square Park, 1809 W. 50th Street, 312-747-6097. Admission is $1; ages 6-12. Family Valentine’s Dance - Tuesday, February 14, 6:30 pm -8 pm, Eugene Field Park, 5100 N. Ridgeway Avenue, 773-478-9744. Admission is $4, all ages. DaddyDaughter/Mother-Son Valentine Dance - Tuesday, February 14, 6:30 pm -8:30 pm, Mayfair Park, 4550 W. Sunnyside Avenue, 773685-3361. Admission is $4, all ages.

CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH: The Chicago Park District commemorates Black History Month in February 2012 with various interdisciplinary events. Most programs are admission free or charge nominal fees. Many activities are geared toward the entire family. On Thursday, February 16; 6:30 pm -8:30 pm there will be a Black History Celebration at the Austin Town Hall Cultural Center, 5610 W. Lake Street. Admission is free for all ages. This celebration features performances by community members. For more information, please call 773-287-7658 or visitwww.chicagoparkdistrict.co m.

the influences that inspired him.

This exhibition is drawn largely from the Harold Washington Archives & Collections of the Special Collections & Preservation Division of the Chicago Public Library.

READING ADVENTURES AT MORTON ARBORETUM: A literary journey! “Arbor Reading Adventures,” is ONGOING and offers an interactive story time and fun crafts indoors before adventurers head out on the grounds for a winter walk!

Themes change each week. Suggested for ages 3-5; adults must accompany children. Costs $5

plus gate fee (discounts for Arboretum members). Register via Education at www . mortonarb . org / education or call 630-7192468. The events will be held in the Sterling Morton Library.

Conveniently located at I-88 and Rte. 53 in Lisle, Illinois, the Arboretum is open 7 days a week, 365 days a year, from 7 am Central Time until sunset. Visit Press Room at www.mortonarb.org, to learn more.

RE:CHICAGO-THE EXHIBITION AT THE DEPAUL ART MUSEUM: An exhibit, “Re: Chicago” opened at the DePaul Art Museum’s new $7.8 mil-

lion home at 935 W. Fullerton Avenue, just east of the CTA’s Fullerton “L” stop, and is ONGOING through February 2012.

The exhibit examines the careers and artistic reputations of Chicago artists over more than a century. Artworks in the exhibition were chosen by asking leading figures in the Chicago art world – from critics to scholars to collectors – to name a famous artist or one who should be famous. For more information about the program or museum, please call 773-325-7506 or visit http://museums.depaul.edu/artw ebsite

SENATOR JACQUELINE Y. COLLINS, Representative Karen Yarbrough (D-7th), Representative Greg Harris (D-13th), Representative Thaddeus Jones (D-29th), and others held a press conference to commemorate National African American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and to discuss measures, like extending the Quality of Life scratch-off lottery game, that will empower African-Americans and others in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Extended Coverage Most of us associate earthquakes with California, but last summer’s sizable quake in Virginia—shaking up the nation’s capital and felt as far away as New England—broadened our horizons.

CELEBRATE VALENTINE’S DAY IN THE PARKS WITH DANCES AND PARTIES: The Chicago Park District celebrates Valentine’s Day in February with numerous dances and parties throughout the city including the traditional daddy-daughter/mommy-son dances. Most events feature recorded music, refreshments, photo opportunities, games and an arts and crafts station.

Many programs are admission free or have nominal entrance fees. Following are highlights: Daddy/Daughter Valentine Dance - Monday, February 13, 5:30 pm -7:30 pm at Skinner Park, 1331 W. Monroe Street, 312746-5560. Admission is $5, ages 2-5. Valentine’s Day Dance Tuesday, February 14, 10 am12 pm, Daley Bicentennial Plaza, 337 E. Randolph Street, 312742-7649. Admission is $10 per family, ages 2-5. Valentine’s Day Dance - Tuesday, February 14,

THE LEGACY OF HAROLD WASHINGTON: Looking for thought-provoking exhibits in Chicago? There are always some engaging exhibits at the Chicago Public Library’s Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street. Throughout the year, the Special Collections Division features a variety of free exhibitions for public viewing throughout the building. Previous CPL exhibits have acknowledged President Abraham Lincoln, Chicago’s Riverview Amusement Park, Theater in Chicago, Millennium Park, Chicago Bridges, Golden Books, The Chicago River and more. Called to the Challenge: The Legacy of Harold Washington, is an ONGOING exhibit in the Harold Washington Exhibit Hall, 9th Floor. This exhibit highlights three themes from Washington’s personal and political legacy – his life, his image and his work. Harold Washington, 42nd mayor of Chicago, was the city’s first African American mayor. He was a reformer who changed Chicago politics and a person who never lost sight of the place from which he came and

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CFPB delivers its first report to Congress

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the nation’s first federal agency to focus solely on consumer financial issues, reached an important milestone.

The fledgling agency’s first report to Congress was delivered to the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on January 31 by its recently-appointed Director, Ric-hard Cordray.

Speaking to the committee, Cordray said in part, “We plan to use all of the tools available to us to ensure that everyone respects and follows the rules of the road. Where we can cooperate with financial institutions to do that, we will; when necessary, however, we will not hesitate to use enforcement actions to right a wrong.”

After officially opening for business on July 21 of last year, CFPB has had a busy six months of operations. Beyond staffing its headquarters in Washington, regional

offices are also operating in San Francisco, Chicago and New York City. CFPB has also testified before Congress 12 times, held town hall meetings and its first public hearing.

As CFPB moves ahead with supervision and examination of a variety of lenders, a commitment to partnerships, diversity and outreach is a key focus. The specific concerns of minorities, military members and older consumers are now being addressed through a combination of dedicated staff, strategic partners and working agreements binding both.

CFPB’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) is forging equal opportunity and inclusion at all agency levels; but additionally performs outreach to forge participation of minorityowned and women-owned businesses in CFPB’s programs and/or contracts. This specific initiative, originally spear-headed by California’s Congresswoman Maxine Waters, also assesses the diversity policies and practices of companies that CFPB supervises.

In just six months, $7.2 million over 21 percent of CFPB contract dollars - went to small, disadvan-

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$9.4 million in contracts awarded to minority and women owned businesses in first six months

By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist

Charlene Crowell taged businesses. During this same period, other contracts with small businesses owned by women account for an additional $2.2 million.

Looking forward, the report states, “The CFPB’s Procurement office will work with OMWI to research and develop further strategies to increase the levels at which minority and women owned enterprises – both large and small –

participate in the CFPB’s contracting opportunities. OMWI will also develop procedures to promote opportunities for fair inclusion of women and minorities within the population of contractor staff, and as applicable, subcontractor staff in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Act.” While minority inclusion in staffing and contracting moves forward, another targeted initiative

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addresses financial challenges that military families face, especially during times of deployment. The Office of Service Member Affairs, led by Holly Petraeus, has developed a database that tracks scams targeting the military community.

Guiding these efforts is a formal joint statement of principles endorsed by the Department of Defense and Judge Adjutant Generals representing each branch of the military.

Additional CFPB agreements have been established with the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Education, and the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG). CFPB’s communications and coordination with NAAG will share information, data, and when appropriate, support one another through joint or coordinated enforcement actions.

While partnership and outreach activities continue, CFPB is also receiving and responding to consumer complaints. Between July 21 and December 31, 13,210 consumer complaints were received.

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EDUCATION Urban Prep accepting applications New Student Applications for Bronzeville, Englewood and West Campuses Due February 17 Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men is now accepting applications from current eighth graders for its 2012-2013 admissions lotteries. Applications for all three Urban Prep campuses – Bronzeville, Englewood and West – are due no later than Friday, February 17.

Statistics show that only one in forty African-American boys in Chicago Public Schools will graduate from college. Since opening its first campus in 2006, Urban Prep has worked to reverse this trend by providing a comprehensive college preparatory education to young men – mostly African-American – that prepares its graduates for college success. To date, 100% of Urban Prep’s graduates have been admitted to a four-year college or university. Together, the classes of 2010 and 2011 earned more than $9 million in college scholarships and grants.

Urban Prep’s non-selective high schools will admit students via campus lotteries on Wednesday, February 22. All families will be notified via US mail within one week of the lotteries and students not chosen for admission will be placed on a wait list. Applicants must be current Chicago residents.

Applications for transfer students are also being accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.

For applications and information, families should call 312.276.0259, visit www.applytoUPA.org <http://www.applytoUPA.org> or text applytoUPA to 59769.

Students and families interested in learning more about Urban Prep’s rigorous college prep curriculum, innovative student programs and admissions process are encouraged to attend one of two upcoming events: The final information session for this school year will be held at the Englewood Campus on Saturday, January 21 at 11 AM; or you can visit Urban Prep at the fifth Annual New Schools Expo on Saturday, January 28 at Soldier Field. To register for the New Schools Expo, please visit http://www.newschoolsnow.org.

Urban Prep Academies was founded in 2002 by Tim King and a group of African-American education, business and civic leaders who wanted to improve the educational opportunities available to urban boys. In 2006, this nonprofit organization opened the country's first public charter high school for boys: Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men--Englewood Campus. Urban Prep has been recognized internationally for its success in improving the academic, social and emotional development of urban young men. Currently, Urban Prep operates three schools in high need Chicago communities. 100% of Urban Prep's graduates have been admitted to college.

MORAINE VALLEY SIGNS ESGR support agreement -- Dr. Vernon O. Crawley, president of Moraine Valley (right) and Terry McCollom, Illinois director of Military Outreach for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), sign a Statement of Support on January 31 in recognition of the community college’s support of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. Applauding the signing are from left Andrew Duren, executive vice president for Administrative Services at Moraine Valley; Jonathan Mireles, Illinois Yellow Ribbon support specialist I; Capt. Jeremy Dugena, Illinois Army National Guard; Carolyn Murray, support technician for the Illinois ESGR; Barton Kuchner, president of the Moraine Valley Combat2College organization; and Jeremy Kingery, C2C sponsor.

The finish line is at CSU: Degree-completion Courses now available in special fast-track session Joining President Obama’s goal to get degrees into the hands of 60 percent of Americans over the next decade, Chicago State University is offering a 12-week, fasttrack special session to help degree-seeking student cinch their

Walther Lutheran High School joins in National School Choice Week National School Choice Week provides an unprecedented opportunity, every January, to shine a spotlight on the need for effective education options for all children. Planned by a diverse and nonpartisan coalition of individuals and organizations, National School Choice Week features special events and activities that highlight support for school

choice programs and proposals.

US House Speaker John Boehner officially recognized National School Choice Week today, joining the governors and legislatures of 28 states and US territories in praising the largest-ever celebration of education reform in American history.

National School Choice Week (January 22-28, 2012 –www-

.SchoolChoiceWeek.com) has brought together tens of thousands of students, parents, teachers, community leaders, and elected officials around the simple premise that parents should be empowered to select the best schools – public district schools, public charter schools, magnet schools, private schools, virtual education, and homeschooling –

THE WALTHER FACULTY proudly wore their National School Choice yellow scarves.

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graduation goal.

Registration for Chicago State University's spring special session featuring 12-week courses is taking place now. Classes start Feb. 13.

“Though our official spring semester has already begun, this late-starting special session is great for working adults who need flexible scheduling so they can balance work, family and school,” said Angela Henderson, vice president of enrollment management. “The 12-week session also helps individuals anxious to complete course credits and get closer to their ultimate graduation goal.”

Those who are close to graduation or want to omit summer school are perfect candidates for this special session. Students who missed enrollment during the fall

but who want to jump-start their education may apply for admission or resume classes to stay on track toward pursuing their career goals.

Despite the current debate about whether a college education is worthwhile, the fact is, a degree is still the investment of a lifetime: Graduates have higher lifelong earnings, greater access to health insurance and are more likely to be civically engaged, according to The College Board.

Chicago State classes run Feb. 13 through May 18. Class will not be in session Feb. 20, Presidents’ Day. View course offerings here.

Contact the Office of the Registrar at 773.995.2517 for more information, or view the spring 2012 class schedule at csu.edu/coursebulletin/.

for their children.

As one of the top schools in the area Walther Lutheran High School was proud to be a part of this historic week. Walther hosted an event that represented the true spirit of National School Choice Week, a placement test and visitation day. Walther has been in the community for over 50 years and is the choice for families who want a superior high school education. The placement test and visitation day allowed incoming freshman to gain a perspective of the positive difference that makes Walther the best high school choice for them and prepared them to join Walther’s class of 2016.

Walther Lutheran High School

was founded and built in 1954.

It is a faith based college preparatory parochial institution, drawing students from over 50 different zip codes. Walther Lutheran is situated on the border of Maywood and Melrose Park, less than four miles from the edge of the city of Chicago. Walther Lutheran’s school mission is to minister to God’s young people by nurturing and educating the total student. Walther assists families by promoting spiritual, academic, social and physical development in a Christ-centered environment.

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COMMUNITY

AP Randolph Pullman Porter Museum elects new president New leadership signals new direction for historic museum The Board of Directors of the A P Randolph Pullman Porter Museum has elected David A. Peterson, Jr., as its president. He replaces the Museum's Founder and Director Emeritus, Dr. Lyn Hughes, who is stepping down after 17 years at the helm.

The Museum, which is located at 10406 S. Maryland in the Historic Pullman District, was founded in 1995 and is dedicated to promoting, honoring and cele-

eling exhibit. In that role, part of his job was to work with union labor in the various cities setting up the exhibit for display.

Peterson has already made significant strides in safeguarding the Museum's future by cultivating the next generation as he established the young adult division, MUSEUM 44, in honor of the 44th President Barack Obama. This is in recognition of his conviction that attracting a younger demographic is key to the survival and sustainability of the Museum. Peterson has also begun the rebuilding process

Development.

The A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum was founded in 1995 by Dr. Lyn Hughes and is named after Asa Philip Randolph and Pullman Porters who made up the membership of

the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) union. Randolph was the chief organizer and founder of the BSCP, the first African-Amercan labor union in the country to win a collective bargaining agreement. With the

help of Randolph, the Pullman Porters fought a valiant battle for employment equality with the corporate giant, the Pullman Rail Car Company. These pioneering efforts created the first bona fide (Continued on page 17)

David A. Peterson, Jr. brating the legacy of A. Philip Randolph and contributions made by African-Americans to America's labor history.

The new president's election and subsequent rise within the organization signals a change of the leadership guard as his ascension is being billed as a resolve to Preserve, Rebuild and Move Forward, with a fresh mindset. He is under 30 years old so his youth, passion, background and vision are symbolic of the qualities the Museum needs to go forward with conviction and purpose.

Under Hughes' leadership, the Museum gained acclaim as one of the leading institutions for preserving and celebrating the African-American contribution to the labor movement. Mr. Peterson is expected to build on Hughes' success while taking the Museum to the next level.

In handing over the leadership reins, Hughes pointed out that Peterson has been involved in many facets of the museum since he was a child. While in high school, he lived in the historic north Pullman community, and often volunteered at the Museum. While he was in college during the summers, he worked at the Museum. Finally from 20082010 he toured nationally for the museum with Amtrak, as the coordinator for the Museum's trav-

with a completely new multigenerational board of directors.

Among the new directors is Alvis Martin, Field Director - Illinois AFL-CIO. Explained Peterson, "Aside from being a cultural institution, we are also a part of rapidly-growing multibillion dollar tourism industry. It is our desire to maximize tourism opportunities and attract new audiences.

One of his first tasks is to preside over the Museum's 17th Anniversary â&#x20AC;?Gentle Warrior Awards Banquet,â&#x20AC;? which takes place on February 25, 2012 at the Historic Marmon Grand, 2230 S. Michigan Avenue, 6 to 10 p.m.

Peterson credits his mindset and approach to the museum environment as being honed at DePaul University's School of New Learning where he is completing his master's degree in Applied Professional Studies. His focus area is in facilitating the design and development of small business and entrepreneurial endeavors, in the urban setting. He says this background and entrepreneurial perspective will be beneficial in growing the Museum.

Peterson, a Chicago native attended Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU) where he graduated with a BS in Political Science concentrating in Urban Planning and Economic

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ENTERTAINMENT

ENTERTAINMENT: CHICAGO STYLE

By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ

Diary of a Single Mom Robert Townsend’s Diary of a Single Mom is a quaint story of quiet struggle and triumph about a single mom who is yearning for success, although she’s never

graduated high school. However, she watched her father well, as she learned technical and engineering skills that help her to get a job as a building manager. But

it just so happens that the building has two other tenants, both mothers with children and reluctant fathers, with struggles of their own.

JANICE LYNDE, Monica Calhoun and Valery Ortiz in a scene from Robert Townsend's latest DVD Diary of a Single Mom.

Even though this is a far cry from it, Diary of a Single Mom reminded me a lot of the premise of the Women of Brewster Place, women breaking out of their own individual jungles, whether physical or psychological.

Monica Calhoun plays Ocean, the star of the movie, and the job goes well, until Ocean becomes the apartment babysitter. Her uncle, Bo, played by Billie Dee Williams, brings her young cousin to live with Ocean and her two children. Another veteran Black actor enlisted by Townsend, Richard Roundtree plays Mr. Bailey who runs a community social service agency. He helps Ocean with her GED studies and tries to prepare her to apply for college.

Townsend touches on a major health issue—diabetes—as Uncle Bo is threatened with an amputation. He also unfortunately touches on domestic violence,

when Ocean’s ex-hubby locates her, only to have the usual results occur. After Ocean gets back on track, she is also on track for a better life.

Diary of a Single Mom is a nice film with the primary character being a Black female, without her portraying an angry, Black woman. Diary of a Single Mom illuminates the challenges and triumphs of three women struggling to create lives that not only sustain them and their families, but also inspire others toward more action and compassion in their own lives.

Diary of a Single Mom began as a “webisode or online project,” but it is now available on DVD. Townsend is a native Chicagoan who has made great inroads in the entertainment field, including such projects as Hollywood Shuffle and Five Heartbeats. Visit www.watchimage.com.

Black Ensemble Theater presents For Lover’s Only (And For People Who Love Themselves) An intimate Valentine’s Day concert

Black Ensemble Theater, under the direction of founder & CEO Jackie Taylor, announces a special one night-only Valentine’s Day event featuring the most famous love songs of all time performed

by Black Ensemble Performers

Dawn Bless

Rick Stone, Dawn Bless, RaShawn Thompson, Lyle Miller, Melanie McCullough, David Simmons, Theo Huff, Katrina Miller, Lawrence Williams, Rueben Echoles, Carrie Abernathy, Stori Johnson and Daryl Brooks.

The one-night only cabaret is February 14, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at the Black Ensemble Theater

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Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark Street.

Love songs including Al Green’s “Love and Happiness,” Otis Redding’s “Try A Little Tenderness” and Etta James’ “At Last” will fill the Black Ensemble Theater’s romantic second floor, which will be turned into “The Love Club” with a dynamic fourpiece band, free-flowing champagne and sweets for all the sweethearts in the house. The evening will include fabulous music, beautiful dance and Ms. Dawn as the comedic host for the evening. Lovers will fall in love all over again once they have experienced this truly intoxicating evening.

“There’s nothing more fitting than to spend Valentine’s Day celebrating some of the best love songs of all time. Black Ensemble’s new building will set the scene with our live, four-piece band and performers for a memorable and romantic evening,” says Jackie Taylor.

Tickets for For Lover’s Only (And For People Who Love Themselves) are $125 per couple and $65 for single tickets. The evening will also include champagne and desserts. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com or (773)

Katrina Miller and Lyle Miller 769-4451.

The Black Ensemble Theater Founded in 1976, by the phenomenal producer, playwright and actress Jackie Taylor, Black Ensemble Theater is the only African American theater located in the culturally, racially and ethnically diverse north side Uptown community. Through its Five Play Season of Excellence, The Black Ensemble Theater dazzles audiences locally, nationally and internationally with outstanding original musicals that are entertaining, educational and uplift-

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ing. The Black Ensemble Theater has produced more than 100 productions and employed over 5,000 artists.

On November 18, 2011, The Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center opened and is able to accommodate larger-scale productions, bigger audiences and a wider range of educational programming. The new facility includes amenities such as a 299seat main stage theater (double the capacity of the original venue); 14 offices, classroom space; rehearsal hall, dance stu(Continued on page 17) The Chicago Crusader

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THE ARTS

Kurt Elling returns to Symphony Center with passion world February 14 Special Valentine’s Day Concert Also Features Special Guests Violinist Regina Carter and Clarinetist Anat Cohen Kurt Elling, one of the most recognizable voices in contemporary jazz, returns to Symphony Center for an enchanting performance on Tuesday, February 14 at 8 p.m. with Passion World, a journey through love songs from around the world. This special Valentine’s Day concert also features famed jazz violinist Regina Carter and innovative clarinetist and saxophonist Anat Cohen.

Elling, who recently received his 11th Grammy Award nomination for best jazz vocal album with his 2010 release, The Gate, has made a prolific career with touring and recording as well as collaborating with today’s best jazz artists. Carter—a 2006

MacArthur Fellow—adds her unique fusion of world music and jazz violin to this performance, coming off of hugely successful projects such as Reverse Thread.

Cohen, who has recently gained momentum as a bandleader in addition to her prowess as a clarinetist and saxophonist, joins Elling and Carter for this exciting performance.

Kurt Elling is among the world’s foremost jazz vocalists.

He is a Grammy winner, and all of his recordings have been nominated for a Grammy. Elling has recorded and/or performed with an array of artists, including Terence Blanchard, Dave Brubeck, Al Jarreau, Christian McBride and Kurt Rosenwinkel. He served as the Artist-in-Residence for the Singapore Music and Monterey Jazz Festivals. He has written multidisciplinary works for The Steppenwolf Theatre and the

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City of Chicago. In 2010, he completed an extensive tour with the Monterey Jazz Festival AllStars and staged Passion World, a commissioned event for Jazz at Lincoln Center with French accordion virtuoso Richard Galliano. Elling recently released The Gate, a new studio recording for Concord Records—produced by Don Was (The Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt).

Regina Carter is a master of improvisational jazz violin.

Though her work draws upon a wide range of musical influences—including Motown, AfroCuban, swing, bebop, folk and world music—she has crafted a signature voice and style. Carter’s repertoire retains a firm connection with the familiar while venturing in new, unexpected directions. Her most recent album, Reverse Thread (2010), is primarily made up of African folk songs that have been infused with Carter’s unique contemporary feel. On recordings such as Motor City Moments (2000), where she overlays swing with a soulful sound, and Freefall (2001), a collaboration with jazz legend Kenny Barron, Carter taps into a broad musical vocabulary to weave new sound tapestries.

Through artistry with an instrument that has been defined predominantly by the classical tradition, Carter is pioneering new possibilities for the violin and for jazz. Her additional solo recordings include Regina Carter (1995), Something for Grace (1997), Rhythms of the Heart (1999), Paganini: After a Dream (2002), and I’ll Be Seeing You: A

Conductor Markand Thakar leads the IPO in ‘No Place Like Home' concert Conductor Markand Thakar, music director of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra and the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, will lead the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) and pianist Gregory Martin in a concert titled No Place Like Home on

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Saturday, February 11, 8:00pm, at Lincoln-Way North Performing Arts Center, 19900 S. Harlem Ave in Frankfort. The concert will be repeated on Sunday, February 12, 3:00pm, at Ozinga Chapel, Trinity Christian College, 6601 W. College Dr., in Palos Heights.

Regina Carter Sentimental Journey (2006).

Carter has performed at venues throughout the United States and Europe, including Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, the Kennedy Center and Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, Italy. She was named a MacArthur Fellow by the MacArthur Foundation in 2006.

Anat Cohen, an established bandleader and prolific composer, has established herself as one of the primary voices of her generation on both the tenor saxophone and clarinet since arriving in New York in 1999. Cohen has performed for audiences in New York’s Village Vanguard, Jazz Standard, Iridium, The Jazz Gallery and the JVC Jazz Festival.

She has also appeared at the Chicago Jazz Festival, Washington DC’s Kennedy Center, San Francisco’s Yoshi's, Boston’s Regattabar, the North Sea Jazz Festival, the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Montreal Jazz Festival.

Cohen’s July 2007 engagement at the Village Vanguard in New

York was a historic one as she was the first female reed player and the first Israeli to headline at the club. Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, Cohen grew up with musical siblings and began clarinet studies at age 12 and played jazz on clarinet for the first time in the Jaffa Conservatory’s Dixieland band. In 1996, Cohen matriculated at Berklee College of Music in Boston.

There she met faculty member Phil Wilson, who encouraged her to play clarinet, and other inspiring teachers such as Greg Hopkins, Ed Tomassi, Hal Crook, George Garzone and Bill Pierce, and an elite international peer group of students.

Take a break from the Chicago winter and join the International Chamber Artists for a diverse Seasons of Music concert on Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 3:00 PM at St. James Cathedral, 65 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611.

ICA will be performing Ludwig van Beethoven’s Quartet in E-flat Major, WoO 36, No. 1, Ástor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, and August Klughardt’s Schilflieder, Op. 28.

“We have an outstanding group of musicians and a selection of gorgeous music,” says Patrick

Godon, ICA Founder and Artistic Director. “Pieces range from Beethoven’s quartet that ends in stormy intensity, to Piazzolla’s piece nodding to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons updated through a synthesis of classical music with tango rhythms. You do not want to miss this concert.”

ICA concerts are free with a suggested donation of $15.

*IPO welcomes patrons to attend free pre-concert lectures with Markand Thakar at 7:00 pm on Saturday in Lincoln-Way's Phoenix Hall, and 2:00 pm on Sunday in Ozinga Chapel at Trinity Christian College.

No Place Like Home features: Aaron Copland Fanfare for the Common Man Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Antonin Dvo ák Symphony

No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88 The program begins with Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man. Written in 1942, it heralds the equality and nobility of mankind as the U.S. was thrust into World War II. Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, one of classical music's greatest hits, follows with pianist Gregory Martin. Martin's performances have been applauded by the London Sunday Times as having "great panache...filled with imagination, fire, and lyricism...mature and subtle understanding, all the while handling formidable technical difficulties with ease and fluency." The program concludes with the lively Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88, which draws its inspiration from the folk music of Dvo ák's beloved Bohemia.

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Tickets for all 2011/12 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Center Presents, and Civic Orchestra of Chicago concerts can be purchased by calling CSO ticketing services. Go to the Crusader Information Guide found at www.chicagocrusader.com to learn more about this event.

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SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING Chicago a cappella celebrates African-American spirituals in “Wade In The Water” Acclaimed vocal ensemble presents world premiere of new commission

by Joseph Jennings, and welcomes Mr. Jennings for two post-concert discussions.

Chicago a cappella will inspire and move audiences at its upcoming concert of African- American spirituals, Wade in the Water. The acclaimed vocal ensemble will perform the world premiere of a new commission, Knows the “Nobody Trouble I’ve Seen,” by Grammy Award-winning arranger Joseph Jennings, former music director of the men’s choral group Chanticleer. Mr. Jennings will participate in free postconcert chats following the Evanston and Oak Park performances.

Artistic Director Jonathan Miller’s new cycle, Old Testament Spirituals, also receives its world premiere at this concert. Audiences will hear both traditional

and contemporary spirituals, including jubilant and powerful arrangements by Morris, Moses Robert Hogan, and Oak Park composer Paul Carey. Lobby displays by the Bronzeville Historical Society will provide audiences a deeper understanding of the music’s historical context.

Join Chicago a cappella for this profound and uplifting musical experience.

Wade in the Water took place February 3, at Anne and Howard Gottlieb Hall, Chicago, February 4, at Wentz Concert Hall, in Naperville, IL; it is being again on performed Saturday, February 11, at 8:00 pm, at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave. in Evanston, IL; and Sunday, February 12, at 4:00 pm, at Pilgrim Congregational Church, 460 Lake St. in Oak Park, IL. For tickets and information, visit www.chicagoacappella.org or call (773)

281-7820.

The Spiritual An uplifting and jubilant program of AfricanAmerican spirituals will illuminate this important musical legacy in Chicago a cappella’s new concert, Wade in the Water.

Composer Robert Morris revels in this great American tradition with “I’m Tired, Lord” and his powerful, gospel - tinged “Save Me, Lord.” Classic arrangements of familiar melodies will include Nathaniel Dett’s “Walk Togedder, Children” (as recorded on Chicago a cappella’s CD of Spirituals, Go Down, Moses) and Oak Park-based composer Paul Carey’s gripping, pensive arrangement of “Blin’ Man.” Chicago a cappella demonstrates the evolution of this rich heritage with music by Jester Hairston, Moses Hogan, Marques

Bronzeville church holds Fat Tuesday “fun” raiser for weekly soup kitchen

Fr. Clements

Blance Manning

Art Brown

Easter Sunday is one of the most solemn Holy Days in the Christian faith. That is why the 40 days of Lent leading up to it are a major part of atonement. It is the day before Lent begins, however, that Christians get to let their hair down.

Chicagoans who want to celebrate this last night of indulgence before Easter Sunday can join Corpus Christi Catholic Church parishioners for its 2nd annual Fat Tuesday event at Room 43, 1043 East 43rd Street from 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21.

In 2011, Corpus Christi fed more than 3,500 people a hot meal at its weekly soup kitchen. The Fat Tuesday fundraiser is to help this Bronzeville institution keep the doors open so it can continue serving people in need with dignity.

“Every Wednesday, dozens of people line up to have a home cooked meal,” says Sr. Marilyn Freking, one of two nuns who have been serving the Bronzeville community for over 30 years.

“Volunteers look forward to coming together to cook and serve their brothers and sisters who are less fortunate re-

gardless of where they go to church.”

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Built in 1901, Corpus Christi Church has been ministering to African Americans in the historic South Side community at 49th and Martin Luther King Drive since 1932.

Many notable African Americans attended Corpus Christi’s elementary and high schools, including Fr. George Clements, Judge Blanche Manning, Congressman Ralph Metcalfe, newsman Warner Saunders and saxophonist Ari Brown.

Garrett, and Lela Anderson.

As a centerpiece of the concert, Artistic Director Jonathan Miller unveils a new cycle, Old Testament Spirituals.

The multi - movement work opens with “Little David Play on Your Harp,” and continues with “Daniel, Moses, Joshua,” a layered, multi- textured setting combining three different spirituals. Chicago a cappella is proud to present the world premiere of this exciting new work.

Joseph Jennings, former director of Chanticleer, joined that acclaimed male vocal ensemble as a countertenor in 1983 and shortly thereafter assumed the title of Music Director, which he held until 2008. A prolific composer and arranger, Mr. Jennings provided the group with some of its most popular repertoire, most notably spirituals, gospel music, and jazz standards. Under his direction, Chanticleer released 30 critically acclaimed recordings, including the Grammy Award-winners Colors of Love and Lamentations and Praises, and performed at many of the world’s most prestigious festivals and concert halls.

Among Mr. Jennings many honors, he received Chorus America’s Michael Korn Founders Award for Development of the Professional Choral Art and ASCAP’s Concert Music Award. He currently serves as Artist in Residence at the University of South Carolina Aiken and Visiting Artist at the University of South Carolina. Chicago a cappella commissioned Mr. Jennings to write a new arrangement for their upcoming concert, and the ensemble will present the world premiere of “Nobody Saturday, February 11, 2012

Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen.” Mr. Jennings will engage audiences in free post - concert discussions following the Evanston and Oak Park performances.

Chicago a cappella Chicago a cappella is one of the area’s most accomplished and innovative vocal ensembles. Spanning a repertoire from Gregorian chant to the Beatles and beyond, the group is presenting its 19th season under founding Artistic Director Jonathan Miller. With musical preparation by Music Director Patrick Sinozich, the ensemble was recently hailed as “boundary-busting” (Chicago Tribune) and has been praised for their “well-balanced tone and deep emotional involvement” (Washington Post).

Calendar Editors, Please Note: [Category: Performing Arts / Music / Classical Music] Chicago A Cappella: Wade in the Water Sat., 2/11/12, 8:00 pm, Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston, IL Sun., 2/12/12, 4:00 pm, Pilgrim Congregational Church, 460 Lake St., Oak Park, IL. Tickets: $35 / $28 / $22 seniors / $12 students / group rates available; Tickets: (773) 281-7820 or online at www.chicagoacappella.org.

Chicago a cappella is partially supported by the Klaff Family Foundation; the MacArthur Fund for Arts & Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation; The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Found- ation; The Arts Work Fund for Organizational Development; Dr. Scholl Foundation; a City Arts Program 2 grant from the City of Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs.

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AUTO NEWS 104th Chicago Auto Show to open Feb. 10-19 at McCormick Place When it comes to events that every year stir the emotions, spark the imagination and push the pure fun buttons of Chicagoans and Midwesterners alike, nothing compares to the allure of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest auto show every February at McCormick Place. This year, the Chicago Auto Show returns for its 104th edition Feb. 10-19 and promises to deliver even more of the elements that have made it a favorite for both those in the market for a new car and those just out to enjoy the fantasy of what the industry has to offer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This show delivers on so many different levels,â&#x20AC;? says 2012 auto show Chairman Steve Foley Jr. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If a family is looking for an entertainment bargain or a young couple is searching for a great date, the Chicago Auto Show fits the bill. Over the years weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lost count of the number of married couples who tell us that their first date was coming to the auto show. We like that, but what we like even more is that years later, they still look forward to coming to the show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It also serves as one of the best ways to accomplish a comparison

CADILLAC CIEL CONCEPT: Over the decades, Cadillac has exhibited its latest concept vehicle for public viewing at the annual Chicago Auto Show (CAS). Keeping the tradition alive, is the appearance of the Cadillac Ciel â&#x20AC;&#x153;dream carâ&#x20AC;? at the 2012 CAS. Pronounced, â&#x20AC;&#x153;C-L,â&#x20AC;? the French translation for sky, Ciel is a four-passenger, fourâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;door convertible developed at GM Designâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s North Hollywood Design Center. Their goal was to capture and express Cadillacâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historical grandeur, as well as a celebration of open-air motoring with 21st century technologies.

shopping expedition for their new vehicle,â&#x20AC;? continued Foley. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Instead of spending a day in the cold of going from dealership to dealership, shoppers can take a leisurely stroll around the show floor and get excellent advice and information from every manufacturerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s display and product specialists.

And donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be surprised if the specialist from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brand Aâ&#x20AC;? doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know everything about â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brand Bâ&#x20AC;? if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re competing in the

same segment.

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With the most spacious show floor in the nation, the Chicago Auto Show gives everyone a great chance to enjoy the breathtaking displays constructed by exhibit-

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AT&T expands 28 Days speaker series to four new markets Campaign challenges consumers to activate their voices, vision and action AT&T* announced the return of AT&T 28 Days – a Black History Month campaign that aims to motivate consumers to use their voice, share their vision and move into action this February and throughout the year. This year’s AT&T 28 Days will feature a seven-city speaker series tour and an inspirational performance from award-winning hip-hop artist, actor, author and activist Common. Learn more about AT&T 28 Days at att.com/28days.

“We are now in the fourth year of AT&T 28 Days and we continue to recognize past achievements while engaging and challenging consumers to make their own history today,” said Jennifer Jones, vice president of Diverse Markets, Mobility and AT&T Consumer Markets. “We want to connect with consumers, especially youth, in relevant ways

and extend the AT&T 28 Days live experience into new markets.”

Four new cities were added to this year’s AT&T 28 Days speaker series: Dallas, Texas; Raleigh, N.C.; Cleveland, Ohio; and Detroit, Mich.

Common also returns as host of the speaker series which features some of today’s influential and respected leaders offering their own unique perspectives to inspire consumers to use their voices, creative visions and actions to shape their own future.

This year, AT&T 28 Days debuted in AT&T’s corporate headquarter location in Dallas, Texas at the House of Blues on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 16. The keynote speaker for the Dallas event was technology commentator and digital lifestyle expert Mario Armstrong.

Other speakers and stops on the seven-city AT&T 28 Days speaker series tour include: Holly Robinson Peete, actress, author and activist;

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Desiree Rogers Wednesday, Feb. 1 in Oakland, Calif.; Scottish Rite Center Kevin Powell, political activist and author of “Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, and The Ghost of Dr. King;” Wednesday, Feb. 8 in Raleigh, N.C.; Fletcher Opera Theater Mario Armstrong, tech commentator and digital lifestyle expert; Wednesday, February 15 in Washington, D.C.; Howard University - Cramton Auditorium Jeff Johnson, social activist and political commentator; Monday, Feb. 20 in Cleveland, Ohio; Ohio Theatre Desiree Rogers, innovative leader and bold visionary; Thursday, Feb. 23 in Chicago, Ill.; Park West Theatre Michael Eric Dyson, author, scholar and cultural critic; Wednesday, Feb. 29 in Detroit, Mich.; Shriners Silver Garden Events Center The speaker series events are

(Continued from page 1) by police, was never charged.

At the time Buchanan was a correctional officer at Cook County Jail.

It was not until 2007, when a raid on the Harvey Police Department by the state’s attorney office, that the rape kit was discovered. And as part of the investigation, the state’s attorney office obtained a DNA sample from Buchanan to compare with the DNA originally obtained in the rape kit in 1997. Finally on Sept. 12, 2011, the state crime lab notified the state’s attorney office of a match.

Buchanan was charged in September with predatory criminal sexual assault, a Class X felony and punishable by up to 30 years in prison.

Harvey police officials said the allegation brought to them was properly investigated to the best of their ability.

“Based on information we have been able to review with respect to was what occurred in 1997, we believe the Harvey Police Department diligently investigated this criminal sexual assault. Unfortunately at that time, criminal charges could not be sustained against any particular individual for this horrific crime,” said Sandra Alvarado, a spokeswoman for Acting Harvey Police Chief Denard Eaves. “Harvey investigators, however, never abandoned this matter. Last year, taking advantage of technology

which did not exist in 1997, investigators from the Harvey Police Department working with investigators of the state’s attorney office were finally able to bring charges against Robert Buchanan for the criminal sexual assault of his stepdaughter.”

However, Alvardo also pointed out that the alleged incident occurred prior to Eaves being appointed acting police chief.

“This case from 1997 predates this administration and it is regrettable that the victim was unable to have her assailant brought to justice due to circumstances that were beyond the control of the Harvey Police Department,” she explained. “The Harvey Police Department takes every crime seriously and is grateful to its steadfast investigators and help given by the Illinois State Police to, hopefully, bring some degree of closure to the victim and her family.”

Harvey Mayor Eric Kellogg was unavailable for comment.

Jane Doe said she is now going public because she wants to encourage other rape victims to come forward and not be ashamed or afraid and she also wants closure in her life.

“I am at a point in my life where I am not scared,” she told the Crusader in a phone interview. “I hope to gain closure with this lawsuit because I have had to deal with a lot since this occurred. I know what was done to me was not right. God has told me so.”

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CFPB delivers (Continued from page 9) whistleblower hotline.

Twice a year, CFPB is required under the Dodd-Frank Act to report on developments in enforcement, supervision, rulemaking and more. Future reports will cover six-month increments and are expected to be released every January and July.

“This year will be important for us as we expand our work on behalf of all Americans,” said Cordray. “We look forward to the challenge and we hope that our federal and state government colleagues, our friends in industry and the public join to help us deliver on Congress’ vision that we stand on the side of consumers to improve their daily lives.”

Additional information on CFPB is available at CRL’s web: http://rspnsb.li/y8yi8o.

Charlene Crowell is a communications manager with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at: Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org

free and open to the general public. Tickets are available at att.com/28days on a first come first serve basis. In addition, three of the speaker series events will be streamed live at facebook.com/att28days. The featured speakers for each city on the tour and the live streaming schedule will be announced at a future date via att.com/28days. Those in attendance at each speaker series event will have the opportunity to hear Common perform live.

“I am glad to return as host of the AT&T 28 Days speaker series. AT&T 28 Days is a movement, and it feels good to be a part of something that has the potential to shape our future and move us forward as a people,” said Common.

With a new campaign rhythm, AT&T has included an interactive sweepstakes on att.com/28days, that will inter-

face with Facebook and Twitter, for consumers to share comments and photos about AT&T 28 Days. Consumers posting comments and photos will be entered for a chance to win technology prizes and autographed copies of Common’s new book, ‘One Day It Will All Make Sense’ and latest CD, ‘The Dreamer,The Believer.’ Prizes will be drawn weekly and consumers will be allowed one entry per person. A complete list of rules will be available on att.com/28 days.

The AT&T 28 Days campaign is just one of the ways AT&T supports the African American community and is a reflection of AT&T’s longstanding commitment to empowering diverse consumers.

Additional information is available in the Crusader Information Guide at www . chicagocrusader.com.

(Continued from page 11) union for the African American worker. This victorious struggle in America's early labor movement was also the doorway through which many civil rights gains were made. The A. Philip Randolph Museum is locally recognized as a historic site and is a unique addition to the tourism sites of the Pullman community of Chicago, Illinois. The Museum is also nationally recognized

as a valuable and unique AfricanAmerican museum.

Since its founding, thousands have visited the Museum.

Among the highlights of the cultural institution are exhibits, artifacts and original porters memorabilia donated by descendants of the labor pioneers.

For more information on the Museum and to arrange tours, log on to aprpullmanportermuseum.org.

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(Continued from page 12) dio, scene shop, costume shop, and wardrobe rooms; seven dressing rooms; rehearsal room for musicians; front lobby space with concession areas; and an indoor parking garage. The completion of a 150-seat theater, which will serve as an experimental stage for the work of the Black Playwright Initiative (BPI), is expected late

fall.

The mission of the Black Ensemble Theater Company is to eradicate racism and its devastating effects upon society through the theater arts. For more information on the Black Ensemble Theater Company, please visit www.BlackEnsembleTheater.org or call 773-769-4451.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION AURORA LOAN SERVICES, L L C P l a i n t i f f , v .

MONICA WRIGHT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MONICA WRIGHT, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s 08 CH 38127 435 EAST 88TH PLACE Chicago, IL 6 0 6 1 9 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 5, 2010, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 6, 2012, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 435 EAST 88TH PLACE, Chicago, IL 60619 Property Index No. 25-03-212-013. The real estate is improved with a brown brick bungalow.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602.

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA0822252. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No.: PA0822252 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 08 CH 38127 I410611

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP F K A COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP P l a i n t i f f , v s .

MOHAMMED ALLAN; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MOHAMMED ALLAN, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 09 CH 34352 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on September 29, 2010, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, March 16, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described p r o p e r t y : P.I.N. 20-16-220-006-0000.

Commonly known as 5749 SOUTH 18 PERRY AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the condominium Property Act Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

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ILLINOIS COUNTY, DEPARTMENT COUNTY DIVISION CHANCERY BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP K A F HOME LOANS COUNTRYWIDE LP SERVICING P l a i n t i f f , s . v ALLAN; UNKNOWN MOHAMMED AND LEGATEES HEIRS OF MOHAMMED ALLAN, IF ANY; OWNERS UNKNOWN AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , CH 34352 09 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on September 29, 2010, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, March 16, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described p r o p e r t y : 20-16-220-006-0000.

P.I.N. Commonly known as 5749 SOUTH PERRY AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the condominium Property Act Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 0 9 1 6 1 9 3 .

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I409857

03961 CH 10 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on December 21, 2011, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following property: described 20-26-121-005-0000.

P.I.N. Commonly known as 7315 SOUTH GREENWOOD AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL .

2 5 6 0 6 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after sale. the of confirmation For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number .

5 2 8 0 9 3 5 SALES JUDICIAL INTERCOUNTY C O R P O R A T I O N (312) 444-1122 Selling Officer, I407961

ASSOCIATES, LLC , 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 . Please refer to file number 10-6312. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The at Corporation Sales Judicial www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 Attorney File No.: 10-6312 Attorney Code. Case # 11 CH 23851 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used purpose. that for I405407

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY, COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY N O D I V I S I BANK, MIDFIRST f P l a i n t i f .

V UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BARBARA J. CAMERON, DECEASED; SHERRY CAMERON A/K/A SHERRY CAMERON; CARMEN ADAMS; ZEDRICK CAMERON A/K/A ZEDRICK CAMERON; HASSELTINE CAMERON A/K/A TINA HASSELTINE; PIERRE CAMERON; NATHAN R. BROWN A/K/A NATHAN R. BROWN, JR.; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; STATE OF AS ADAMS, SHERRY ILLINOIS; INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BARBARA OF ESTATE THE CAMERON, DECEASED; UNKNOWN NON-RECORD AND OWNERS C L A I M A N T S , D e f e n d a n t s 26595 CH 09 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 7046 SOUTH EBERHART AVE. CHICAGO, IL 60637 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Fisher and Shapiro file # 09-023754 (It is advised that interested parties consult their with own attorneys before bidding at mortgage sales.) foreclosure PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on December 13, 2011, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on March 13, 2012, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real p r o p e r t y : Commonly known as 7046 South Eberhart Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 Permanent 20-22-420-036 No.: Index The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be inspection. for open The judgment amount was $ 73,940.75.

Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Prospective bidders are Plaintiff. admonished to review the court file to verify information. all For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 498-9990, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS COUNTY, CHANCERY DEPARTMENT FUNDING PROVIDENT DIVISION L.P., ASSOCIATIES, P l a i n t i f f , . v PAUL RODRIGUEZ, FIRST MIDWEST BANK, CITY OF CHICAGO, CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF WATER M A N A G E M E N T D e f e n d a n t s 23851 CH 11 7225 SOUTH HALSTED STREET IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK 60621 IL Chicago, COUNTY, ILLINOIS NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS COUNTY DEPARTMENT to a pursuant that HEREBY GIVEN CHANCERY DIVISION Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS in the above cause on November 28, 2011, TRUSTEE FOR an agent of The Judicial Sales CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 1, TRUST 2006-WFHE4; 2012, at the The Judicial Sales P l a i n t i f f , Corporation, One South Wacker Drive v s .

24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at EDGAR FOSTER; SHANNEYCE P. public auction to the highest bidder, as set FOSTER; OAK forth below, the following described real FINANCIAL ACCEPTANCE INC.; estate: Commonly known as 7225 SOUTH UNKNOWN HEIRS AND HALSTED STREET, Chicago, IL 60621 LEGATEES OF EDGAR FOSTER, IF Property Index No. 20-28-108-010-0000 ANY; UNKNOWN Vol. 0433. The real estate is improved with OWNERS AND NONRECORD a multi-family residence. The judgment CLAIMANTS; GP O'CONNOR amount was $326,043.23 Sale terms: 25% AS TRUSTEE; Defendants, down of the highest bid by certified funds at 09 CH 27952 the close of the auction; The balance, PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that including the Judicial sale fee for pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure Property Residential Abandoned entered in the above entitled cause on Municipality Relief Fund, which is December 14, 2011, Intercounty Judicial calculated on residential real estate at the Sales Corporation will on Friday, March rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction 16, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee bidder for cash, the following described shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring p r o p e r t y : the residential real estate pursuant to its P.I.N. 20-22-314-018-0000. credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, Commonly known as 6955 SOUTH judgment creditor, or other lienor MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL acquiring the residential real estate whose 6 0 6 3 7 . rights in and to the residential real estate The mortgaged real estate is improved arose prior to the sale. The subject with a single family residence. If the property is subject to general real estate subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a taxes, special assessments, or special common interest community, the purchaser IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK taxes levied against said real estate and is COUNTY ILLINOIS of the unit other than a mortgagee shall COUNTY, offered for sale without any representation pay the assessments required by DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION as to quality or quantity of title and without BANK subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the NATIONAL TCF recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: P l a i n t i f f , condition. The sale is further subject to .

25% down by certified funds, balance v confirmation by the court. Upon payment in ARTHUR within 24 hours, by certified funds. No KING-LUCAS, GLADYS full of the amount bid, the purchaser will refunds. The property will NOT be open LUCAS A/K/A LUCAS TERRY A/K/A receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle for inspection. Upon payment in full of the TERRY LUCAS A/K/A ARTHUR T. the purchaser to a deed to the real estate amount bid, the purchaser will receive a LUCAS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND after confirmation of the sale The property CLAIMANTS Certificate of Sale which will entitle the NON-RECORD will NOT be open for inspection and purchaser to a Deed to the premises after D e f e n d a n t s plaintiff makes no representation as to the 28874 confirmation CH of the sale.

11 condition of the property. Prospective For information: Visit our website at 6635 S. UNIVERSITY AVENUE Chicago, bidders are admonished to check the court 60637 http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 IL file to verify all information. If this property p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and The (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number the legal fees required by in the above cause on December 13, 2011, Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 0 9 1 0 4 5 7 . an agent of The Judicial Sales 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March condominium unit which is part of a C O R P O R A T I O N 20, 2012, at the The Judicial Sales common interest community, the purchaser Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 Corporation, One South Wacker Drive of the unit at the foreclosure sale other I409851 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at than a mortgagee shall pay the public auction to the highest bidder, as set IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK The by required assessments forth below, the following described real ILLINOIS COUNTY, Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS estate: Commonly known as 6635 S. DEPARTMENT COUNTY 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE UNIVERSITY AVENUE, Chicago, IL DIVISION CHANCERY MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU No. Index Property 60637 US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN 20-23-126-015-0000. The real estate is P l a i n t i f f , POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER improved with a single family residence. . s v OF ORDER AN OF ENTRY The judgment amount was $188,654.94 OLEG KOVALENKO; K & K REAL ACCORDANCE IN POSSESSION, Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by INVESTMENT ESTATE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE certified funds at the close of the auction; III, LLC; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE The balance, including the Judicial sale RECORD NON LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's fee for Abandoned Residential Property Defendants CLAIMANTS; attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & Municipality Relief Fund, which is 03961 CH 10 ASSOCIATES, LLC , 230 W. Monroe calculated on residential real estate at the PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure (312) 541-9710 . Please refer to file thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser entered in the above entitled cause on number 10-6312. THE JUDICIAL SALES not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is December 21, 2011, Intercounty Judicial CORPORATION One South Wacker due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring March 7, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The the residential real estate pursuant to its their office at 120 West Madison Street, at Corporation Sales Judicial credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of judgment creditor, or other lienor highest bidder for cash, the following pending sales. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG acquiring the residential real estate whose property: Monroe described W. 230 LLC & ASSOCIATES, rights in and to the residential real estate 20-26-121-005-0000.

P.I.N. Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 arose prior to the sale. The subject Commonly known as 7315 SOUTH (312) 541-9710 Attorney File No.: 10-6312 property is subject to general real estate wn coMMunity their control ust Blacks 11,IL2012Attorney Code. Case February Saturday, 23851 CH # 11 M CHICAGO, AVENUE, GREENWOOD or special specialoassessments, taxes, .

2 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt 5 6 0 6 taxes levied against said real estate and is Collection Practices Act, you are advised The mortgaged real estate is improved offered for sale without any representation that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a with a single family residence. If the as to quality or quantity of title and without debt collector attempting to collect a debt subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" and any information obtained will be used common interest community, the purchaser condition. The sale is further subject to purpose. that for of the unit other than a mortgagee shall confirmation by the court. Upon payment in I405407 pay the assessments required by full of the amount bid, the purchaser will subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: the purchaser to a deed to the real estate 25% down by certified funds, balance after confirmation of the sale The property within 24 hours, by certified funds. No will NOT be open for inspection and refunds. The property will NOT be open plaintiff makes no representation as to the for inspection. Upon payment in full of the condition of the property. Prospective amount bid, the purchaser will receive a bidders are admonished to check the court Certificate of Sale which will entitle the file to verify all information. If this property purchaser to a Deed to the premises after is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the sale. the of confirmation unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a For information: Visit our website at mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and

calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the The by required assessments Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER OF ORDER AN OF ENTRY ACCORDANCE IN POSSESSION, WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: DAVID T. COHEN, DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES , 10729 WEST 159TH STREET, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467, (708) 460-7711 . THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES 10729 WEST 159TH STREET ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 (708) 460-7711 Attorney Code. 25602 Case # 11 CH 28874 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be purpose. that for used I408273

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY, COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY N O D I V I S I LLC, MORTGAGE, GMAC f P l a i n t i f .

V TYRONE HUMPHREY, JR. A/K/A C. KIA HUMPHREY; TYRONE HUMPHREY A/K/A KIA GOWDER; ELECTRONIC MORTGAGE INC.; SYSTEMS, REGISTRATION CONDOMINIUM PARADISE A S S O C I A T I O N , D e f e n d a n t s 23847 CH 10 Property Address: 503 WEST 60TH PLACE, UNIT 3 CHICAGO, IL 60621 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE C O N D O M I N I U M Fisher and Shapiro file # 10-039659 (It is advised that interested parties consult their with own attorneys before bidding at mortgage sales.) foreclosure PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure December 15, entered on 2011, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on March 19, 2012, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described property: real Commonly known as 503 West 60th Place, Index Permanent 60621 IL Chicago, 3, Unit 20-16-313-039-1006, No.: and 20-16-313-039-1010 20-16-3 1 3 - 0 3 9 - 1 0 1 6 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

The judgment amount was $168,724.57.

Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Prospective bidders are Plaintiff. admonished to review the court file to verify information. all For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 498-9990, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only.

I402169 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE A S S O C I A T I O N P l a i n t i f f , v s .

MIKAL LANIER AKA T MIKAL; KESHIA L A N I E R ; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 11 CH 23443 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on November 30, 2011, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 20-17-218-011-0000.

Commonly known as 5725 SOUTH ABERDEEN STREET, CHICAGO, IL

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE A S S O C I A T I O N P l a i n t i f f , v s .

MIKAL LANIER AKA T MIKAL; KESHIA L A N I E R ; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 11 CH 23443 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on November 30, 2011, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 20-17-218-011-0000.

Commonly known as 5725 SOUTH ABERDEEN STREET, CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 2 1 .

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the s a l e .

For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1 1 1 2 3 8 5 .

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I407955 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY, DEPARTMENT COUNTY DIVISION CHANCERY N.A. BANK, WELLS FARGO P l a i n t i f f , . s v PLEASANT RADFORD; CITY OF UNKNOWN CHICAGO; NON-RECORD AND OWNERS Defendants, CLAIMANTS; 24658 CH 10 SALE OF NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on December 8, 2011 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, March 9, 2012 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: 20-16-306-020-0000.

P.I.N. Commonly known as 418 West 60th Street, 60621.

IL Chicago, The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order possession. of Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

No refunds. The property will NOT be inspection for open For information call Kara Findlay at Plaintiff's Attorney, Freedman Anselmo Lindberg LLC, 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (866) 402-8661. For Bidding instructions call (630) 453-6713 24 hours prior to sale.

W 1 0 0 5 0 3 1 6 SALES JUDICIAL INTERCOUNTY C O R P O R A T I O N (312) 444-1122 Selling Officer, I408045

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HEALTH

Calm that beast inside you with regular exercise!

Do you sometimes feel frustrated by events or circumstances beyond your control, but don’t know how to blow off steam in a healthy and constructive manner?

If so, you will be interested to know that exercise provides a positive outlet for all those pentup emotions that are eating you up inside, ready to explode.

A new study from Northern Illinois University shows that stressed bosses are less likely to vent their frustrations on their employees if they get regular exercise.

“These findings don’t only apply to a workplace, but to life in general,” says Shelton Matsey, a personal trainer at Fit Code Bootcamps in Chicago. “You don’t have to be a manager or a supervisor to feel pressured or stressed out – we all do, to a certain degree, at one time or another.”

Learning to vent frustration in a positive, rather than a destructive way, is crucial, Matsey notes. “If left unmanaged, it can lead to emotional, psychological, and even physical problems,” he points out. “It could be a factor in

heart attacks, strokes, depression, and other conditions.”

However, this new research confirms what health and fitness professionals have known for a long time – that regular physical activity has a calming effect on our nervous system.

Exercise can appease you and help you handle stressful and frustrating situations in several ways, Matsey says: It gives you a sense of control: “Frustration is often borne out of the feeling that we are at the mercy of others – bosses, politicians, banks, etc., and have no say in our own lives. A fitness routine gives you the power over your own body and health, and that is very empowering!”

It releases “feel-good” chemicals: “Feeling stressed out and unable to handle pressure also leads to pent-up frustration. Exercise produces endorphins and raises the body’s levels of dopamine, seratonin, and norepinephrine –all of which are proven stressbusters and mood lifters.”

It makes you more resilient: “When you exercise, you build up strength – not just physical one, but also the mental strength

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and confidence that provide an outlet for negative emotions and help you handle the curveballs life is throwing at you in a calmer

and more rational manner.”

“Remember, you don’t have to be a boss in a work environment to benefit from physical fitness,”

Matsey adds. “Just be your own boss – exercise your way out of frustrating and stressful situations.”

TO OBSERVE WORLD AIDS DAY, the Maria High School American Red Cross Club recently joined with Campus Minister Judy Bumbul’s Peer Ministry class in sponsoring an outdoor prayer service for AIDS/HIV victims. Other classes were also invited to attend. Principal Margaret M. Hayes (pictured, right) helped faculty member Mary Eileen Dalcamo tie a red ribbon around a tree near the school building while students and teachers looked on. Other trees along the front of the building were also decorated with red ribbons. For information about Maria High School, please contact Fran Tenbroeck at 773-925-8686, ext. 186, or visit www.mariahighschool.org

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