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Obama library selection might surprise many By Glenn Reedus When the proposals are submitted June 16 for the Barack Obama Presidential Library, many casual observers may be surprised there is a lot more to a presidential library than a single building or single location. Marshall Brown, an assistant professor of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and registered Chicago architect, identified countless possibilities of what a presidential library in Chicago might contain. Citing Ronald Reagan’s library in Simi Valley, CA, Brown mentioned that facility holds the 747 airplane, which was the former president’s Air Force One. Another presidential library oddity is that Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford have libraries in two locations: Nixon, the country’s 37th president, has libraries in Yorba Linda, CA and another in College Park, MD. Ford’s are located in two cities in Michigan: Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids. Another kernel Brown provided is that presidential libraries are more akin to a campus than a single building. When the libraries have a school of politics or public policy, those schools are usually associated
with a university. An example of the expanse of the libraries is the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum and the LBJ School of Public Af-
fairs at the University of Texas at Austin. Since they are required to raise operating capital, some presidential libraries are built with conference centers that can be leased
and provide revenue. The University of Chicago, Chicago State University, as well as the University of Illi(Continued on page 3)
A BARACK OBAMA Presidential Library in Chicago will be “a first among equals” Marshall Brown, associate professor of architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology offered. Brown said a presidential library here will attract more visitors, be larger than others, and generate high interest in the nation’s architecture community. It is expected to be larger than the Bill Clinton Presidential Library shown here.
Lawsuit alleges CSU violated students’ free speech By Wendell Hutson A student and former student recently filed a federal lawsuit alleging violations of freedom of speech against Chicago State University (CSU). Brittany Bailey and Willie Preston, both Chicago residents, maintain university officials retaliated against their involvement in the CSU’s student government. The suit alleges the defendants interfered with the election of Bailey and Preston to the Student Government Association in an attempt to prevent them from advocating for students and voicing their opinions about school policies. CSU administrators, including President Wayne Watson, were identified in the suit as taking a number of actions aimed at silencing the students, such as: unwarranted disciplinary actions; invalidating election results after they won; arranging false arrest and criminal prosecution; and expelling Preston in May 2013 from the university— all charges CSU spokesman Thomas Wogan denied. “We have reviewed the complaint filed in federal court by a former and current student. The complaint contains a narrative of
events that is best described as categorically untrue,” Wogan said. “We will allow the judicial process to play out and are confident in the end the University will be fully vindicated.” Other defendants listed in the 36-page suit are CSU employees: Matoya Marsh, director of student activities; Patrick Cage, vice president of Labor and Legal Affairs;
CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY student Brittany Bailey has filed a federal lawsuit against the public university for allegedly violating her freedom of speech.
Angela Henderson, interim provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs; and Ronnie Watson, campus police chief. None of them were available for comment. Bailey and Preston’s May 12 lawsuit seek several remedies from the university, including: reinstating Preston as a CSU student; appointing Preston as a student (Continued on page 2)
CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY officials described a federal lawsuit filed against them by two students for alleging violating their freedom of speech as “baseless.”
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Ray Boone, Crusading Editor, ‘Champion’ Journalist, Dead at 76 By Jeremy M. Lazarus Special to the NNPA from the Richmond Free Press RICHMOND, VA. – Raymond Harold “Ray” Boone had a snappy response when the infuriated commander at an Army outpost in South Carolina threatened to lock him in the stockade for staying seated when the band played the Southern anthem “Dixie.” “Let’s go,” Boone, then a corporal, told the furious officer who backed down and let him off with a warning. With his dander up, Boone sent a letter detailing the situation to then powerhouse New York Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr., whom he knew. That resulted in a call from the White House to the commander ques-
Ray Boone tioning his actions toward Mr. Boone and his order that soldiers stand at attention for the song. Boone had no further problems. That story from Boone’s experience in the military speaks volumes about his fearless approach to dealing with wrongs – as a journalist for more than 60 years and as a person. The dapper founding editor/publisher of the Richmond Free Press refused to be intimidated during his 22 years at the helm – seeing himself as continuing the legacy of his journalism hero, John Mitchell Jr., the “fighting editor” of the Richmond Planet who carried pistols and dared white supremacists to lynch him for writing about the injustices of his day. A true believer in the First Amendment and the U.S. Constitution, Boone vigorously championed democratic values, with an emphasis on justice and equality for all, never forgetting the harsh segregation conditions he dealt with growing up in his native Suffolk, Va. As one of his admirers put it, “he was the undisputed, undefeated heavyweight champion of journalistic pugilism.” Boone’s role as an influential community leader ended Tuesday, June 3, 2014, when he lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. He died “peacefully in his sleep with a smile on his face,” said 2
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Jean Patterson Boone, his wife of 47 years and Free Press president of advertising. He was 76. She vowed to continue “to operate the newspaper and maintain its mission to promote equality and fairness. That is the best way to honor my husband.” Boone was active in the newspaper almost until the end, said his daughter Regina H. Boone, a photographer with the Detroit Free Press. “He knew what was going on. He was talking about what the headlines should be” for the May 29 edition, she said. Boone built the newspaper into one of the largest weekly newspapers in the state in striving for lively reporting and strong opinions. He was involved in a variety of crusades. He named his longest running campaign “Vote with your dollars” to encourage readers to use their spending power to reward companies that catered to them and to punish those that didn’t. He also sought to brighten the city during the winter with his “Love Lights” campaign. Boone also pushed, poked and prodded governors, legislators, mayors and council members to do more business with Black-owned and minority firms. That pushing led former Gov. Mark Warner to investigate how well the state was doing and to overhaul Virginia’s program after a study shockingly found that less than one-half of one percent of state spending for goods and services went to Black and minority businesses. As a result of the Free Press crusade, Mayor Dwight C. Jones set a 40 percent goal for minority business inclusion on major city projects, such as the construction of the new jail and four new schools. Boone made up his own mind about issues and was ready to take his stand no matter what. Last year, for example, he announced the Free Press would no longer use the name of the highly popular Washington pro football team, calling it a racist insult to Native Americans. And he called for the ouster of Roslyn M. Brock, the NAACP’s national chairwoman, accusing her of being tepid in her efforts to address the team’s nickname and for failing to address discriminatory practices of the team because her employer, the Bon Secours Health System, was financially involved in developing the team’s new Richmond training camp. Three years ago, when protests over the country’s income disparities reached its peak, he opened the front lawn of his South Side home to members of the Occupy Richmond movement after Mayor Jones evicted occupiers from a downtown park. The action was a poke at the mayor who lived next door. Boone and the occupiers ended the protest over corporate control before the city cited him for a zoning violation. Boone used his editorial page to chastise now deceased Chief Court Justice Leroy R. Hassell Sr. over Black news media’s access to cover ceremonies and
proudly declared victory when new Justice Cleo Powell allowed Free Press Photographer Sandra Sellars to cover her investiture, a first for a Black newspaper. There were plenty of others he took to task, among them former Virginia Commonwealth University President Eugene P. Trani, whom he repeatedly
bashed for failing to diversify the school’s leadership. Boone always credited the education he received in the segregated schools in Suffolk. “It was preached that you could be segregated physically, but you could not be segregated mentally,” he told an interviewer in 2003, “and if you did well in education and you were dis-
ciplined, you could overcome the tremendous barriers you faced.” He followed that mantra, absorbing books and becoming a walking encyclopedia of Black history. Boone said his interest in journalism developed after one of his teachers “told me I could write.” (Continued on page 16)
DOROTHY BROWN, CLERK of the Cook County Circuit Court congratulates Morgan Park resident Kevin Braxton as the first attendee at the June 7 annual expungement summit. Braxton was in line at 3:30 a.m. to ensure his criminal record would be expunged.
Lawsuit alleges CSU violated (Continued from page 1) trustee for one year; appointing Bailey as a student trustee position for another year; appointing Bailey president of CSU’s Student Government Association; and re-establishing the student-operated Tempo newspaper. The paper was last published in 2009. Financially, the pair is seeking twice the compensation (including tuition reductions and other benefits) to which Preston and Bailey would have been entitled upon their election as student members of the CSU Board of Trustees; as well as twice the back pay for the employment opportunities Preston maintains he was denied as a result of his suspension and ultimate expulsion; compensatory damages; prejudgment interest; punitive damages; and attorney fees and costs. Chicago State University sits on a 130-acre-plus campus between 95th and 99th Streets, stretching from King Drive to Cottage Grove and is the only four-year, public university on Chicago’s South Side. The majority of its student body is African American. Preston’s and Bailey’s attorneys Yusra Gomaa and Rima Kapitan asserted that the “defendants violated
CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY students Brittany Bailey and Willie Preston have filed a federal lawsuit against the public university for alleging violating their freedom of speech. the First Amendment when they suppressed speech with which they did not agree, closely censored student organization speech and activities, and prohibited the publication of an uncensored student newspaper or newsletter.” Additionally, Gomaa said the “defendants violated the First Amendment when they disciplined plain-
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tiffs and arranged the arrest and criminal prosecution of plaintiffs in retaliation of the substance of their speech and their expressive association.” Moreover, the lawsuit states that the 14th Fourteenth Amendment was violated when the defendants disciplined and sanctioned plaintiffs without due process of the law. www.chicagocrusader.com
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Roosevelt prof sharing Black Chicago’s untold history By Glenn Reedus Thirty years after the 1863 signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, former slaves and their children were building burgeoning reputations as exceptionally talented authors, performers and intellectuals. That rich history, although chronicled, was largely untold, but it is beginning to be shared through the tireless work of a Roosevelt University professor. Christopher Reed, professor emeritus in Roosevelt University’s history department described the period as one “for some reason America was trying to develop a case of national amnesia when it came to the accomplishments of Black people.” Reed, the greatgrandson of a slave, will discuss some of his 40-plus years of research June 18 at 2 p.m. at Roosevelt’s Murray-Green Library, 430 S. Michigan, when he discusses “Social Origins of Chicago’s New Negro Artists and New Intellectuals: 1893-1930.” Reed explained this was the period preceding the Black Chicago Renaissance. African-American performers excelled in what is now considered non-traditional fields for Black residents. He added it wasn’t unusual in the late 1800s to attend a performance by Black performers singing opera. “In 1893 a Black woman was a mezzo soprano. In the late 1890s you would hear opera and classical European music in the churches, not during services, but the church would have special performances
and concerts.” Black performers also were a staple downtown, according to Reed. He noted some of the Black singers were so talented they were often invited to the homes of rich white North Side residents to perform for small, select audiences comprised of the social elite’s friends. It also was a time Reed said when it was not unusual for Black Chicagoans to study German and French. Chicago has an international reputation as a gospel center since the 1930s when Thomas A. Dorsey penned “Precious Lord Take My Hand,” but long before gospel was popular here jazz and blues, which was followed by chorale music, preceded gospel in popularity. Reed’s latest book on his Black Chicago research is scheduled to be published this month. “Knock at the Door of Opportunity: Black Migration to Chicago, 19001919” is the topic of Reed’s sixth book on Black Chicago. He offered that authors such as Richard Wright and Gwendolyn Brooks are household names throughout Chicago’s Black communities. It was the talented authors and writers who preceded them that we know so little about, according to Reed. Some of his discoveries were a surprise to him. He related, “I didn’t know there was a group called the National Association of Black Authors and Writers. They had annual meetings in Chicago. The organization’s convention also was held here in 1915. He said two Black literary giants of
the time—Charles Middleton and Dr. M.A. Majors, prominent in civic and literary affairs were at the forefront of the Black writers group. “We had organized writers in the city, collaborating with Black writers from around the country even in 1925 there was a writers group.” Reed said he is working on a project with the National Endowment for Humanities, and through that project, titled “Root, Branch and Blossom: Exploring 20th Century Black Cultural Achievement 18931930,” we are trying to develop a literary tradition way in advance of Richard Wright.” He added that until now the early 20th Century race riots and establishment of ghettoes at that time, has been the focus of what has been written about that period. “I’ve been amazed to see how much support there was and how many patrons there were during this time period for African-American dancers, writers, musicians and other artists in Chicago. “There is a whole cultural world that African Americans inhabited during the time period that no one knew much about before we started this research,” Reed said. Besides Reed, other presenters at the June 18 forum include: Bonnie C. Harrison, an assistant professor of social sciences at Kennedy King College. She will profile “Archibald J. Motley: A French Negro in Chicago.” Motley was an Englewood portrait artist. Amy M. Mooney, a history professor at Columbia College, will discuss
Christopher Reed “Strategies for Visualizing Cultural Capital: The Black Portrait.” Reed noted another prominent artist of the day Eduoardo Scott painted a mural at 37th Street and Wabash Avenue that is still visible. Scott and Motley both studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, Reed added. He said despite segregation being the order of the day, that institution was open to any Black people who were interested in painting. He added in 1904 the first person to get a chemical engineering degree was a Black woman. It also was about that time that the fame painter Cornelius Pierce invented a brush stroke that is still being
taught at the Art Institute today. Reed described turn-of-the-20th Century racism as one that was fraught with racism, “but it wasn’t the type of (constantly violent) racism you had in the south. Reed said there are several treasure troves of manuscripts, poems, novels and literary criticism his work has unearthed. The history professor said his project “hopes to uncover information about the many activities that existed way in advance of the period we thought brought forth the renaissance. Black dance was taught in Black studios—classic dance and ethnic dancing, including Hawaiian and Turkish.
Obama library selection might surprise many (Continued from page 1) nois at Chicago have publicly expressed interest in housing the library. To date, there has been no discussion about a collaborative effort among the three institutions. Hawaii and New York City are also preparing competing bids to go up against the Chicago contingent. Hawaii is the birthplace of President Obama, and the president received his Master’s degree from Columbia University in New York. Housed in Hyde Park, NY, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum is the only one in the state of New York. The keen local competition for the Obama Library is in stark contrast to the atmosphere Brown said existed in 2008 when the president was elected the first time. He related that publicly there was a shroud of silence, and “some people may have been talking about it behind closed doors.” Brown, who moved to Chicago from Cincinnati months before the 2008 presidential election, has been studying presidential libraries www.chicagocrusader.com
since then. He noted he has only been able to find one book that is a collective about such libraries. The paucity of information fueled Brown’s interest and guided his research efforts. From the time Brown arrived, he was interested in the possibility of the Obama Presidential Library being located in Chicago. “As an architect living in Chicago at this particular moment, the question is ‘how could I not be interested?’” Brown quipped. “It was easy enough to infer from the day the president was elected that a presidential library might be built here,” he added. The associate professor described a Chicago Obama Presidential Library as “a first among equals; those equals being other presidential libraries.” Brown amplified that description by noting presidential libraries over the years are being built larger and that the newer the library, the more visitors it attracts. The Obama Presidential Library, by Brown’s estimation, will surpass the size and
Marshall Brown number of visitors other presidential libraries attract. Annually, presidential libraries attract between 100,000 and 200,000 visitors. In 2012, close to two million visitors toured the 13 libraries, including George H.W. Bush – College Station, Texas; Bill Clinton – Little Rock; Dwight D. Eisenhower – Abilene, KS; Herbert Hoover – West Branch, Iowa; John F. Kennedy – Boston, MA; and Jimmy Carter – Atlanta.
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Those libraries, according to Brown, “most of them are not terribly easy to access.” He added, “We are the capitol of architecture; it could be the first among equals for architectural design.” The basics of all the presidential libraries include: office space for the president’s foundation and president’s office, as well as archives and facilities for scholarly research. Two months ago, Illinois Speaker of the House Mike Madigan (D22) proposed committing $100 million in state money to help secure the library. That suggestion was roundly criticized by Republicans and Democrats and eventually scuttled. Brown explained that presidential libraries to date are privately funded and that even though the libraries are turned over to the National Archives and Records Administration—an independent U.S. government agency—upon completion, presidential libraries do not have fundraising limits. The National Archives will be responsible for the library’s operation
and maintenance, regardless of its location. Most likely, it will be located on the South Side, and University of Chicago officials said they don’t envision the library on its Hyde Park campus, but someplace on the South Side. A Chicago State University official and team member of committee that prepared the institution’s bid, said recently there is room on the 130-acre-plus sprawling campus. Brown said, “I don’t think there is a best site. There are many excellent sites. I think it would be more useful and more important if we could lay out a series of options for the President and First Lady to choose from. There are many compelling sites that should be considered.” He waxed philosophical, “I think that one really exciting idea is on Election Night 2008, one can say anything was possible. What this library can be embodies the anything is possible concept. It can produce an important and impactful project.” Saturday, June 14, 2014
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EDITORIAL THE POWER OF FATHERHOOD
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY...
Recently, an article was published that said that fathers receive fewer gifts on Father’s Day than mothers receive on Mother’s Day. Commenters offered a number of possible reasons for this state of affairs if this is found to be true. By far, the most frequent response was that there are a great number of so-called “deadbeat dads” and absentee fathers. Considering the allegation that over 60 percent of African American children are raised in single, female-headed households, this is an understandable perception. The notion of fatherhood is undervalued in these cases. Fatherhood is often misunderstood, as evidenced by the common saying “momma’s baby, daddy’s maybe.” When a child is conceived, the woman knows for sure that the baby is hers; it comes directly from her body. Fathers, on the other hand, are not always so sure. They are not often clear as to whether or not a conception is the result of their dalliances or from some other male. This is probably why so many men deny that a child is theirs. Moreover, there is probably an exponential relationship regarding the denying of parenthood based on the quality of feelings a man has for the mother. For example, if a child is conceived as a result of casual sex with someone who is not considered marriage, or even relationship material, the trust level of the father de-escalates. Conversely, there are instances where a man is in love with a woman who is pregnant with another man’s child who will, nevertheless love her child as though it is his own flesh and blood. In this case, it is the feelings that a man has for a woman that often determines the quality of parenting. The foregoing provides the rationale for making thoughtful decisions in order to create successful families, and hence, successful communities. When women are loose and have casual sexual relationships with various men, the idea of family goes down the tubes and fatherless homes often result. In this regard, fatherless communities wherein the majority of individuals are raised without fathers in the home are doomed to have significant social and economic problems such as those faced by the Black community today in America. A child without an active father is like a rudderless boat that goes in circles, getting nowhere. This is one of the strongest reasons that self-control is needed in a society that strives for the moral high ground. This is not to say that success totally eludes single parent female-headed households – it’s just that where this is a predominant theme the sheer pressure of external forces impacts even the strongest intact families. A home with an active father who actually demonstrates love for his mate, therefore, is one of the most powerful weapons against community dissolution. Fathers provide the foundation in a child’s life – they learn how to navigate the external world from dad. The best gift that a man can give to his sons or daughters is the model of genuine love that he shows toward the mother of his children. Boys raised in a family like this will most likely shy away from seeing women as b****es and hoes; they will more often than not love and value females. And daughters in these families will know what to expect from a good man. Now, it is true that it is sometimes not feasible for a man to have a successful relationship with the mother of his children. Even though this may be the case, a man should still play an active role in his children’s lives. With this said, The Crusader salutes the great number of men who do take fatherhood seriously; they are more precious than gold! Happy Father’s Day!
What was Congressman Bobby Rush thinking when he called all of these politicians and preachers together to talk about anti-violence campaigns? Did he really think there would be any concrete steps coming out of such a meeting? I could have told him it would be a gigantic waste of time before he called the meeting. Neither group, preachers nor politicians are known for being problem solvers on any issue. I guess Bobby Rush felt like he had to do something, too bad it was not something productive. I know some have commended the congressman for taking that first step. It would have been more commendable for him to stay in Washington and work on bringing more jobs to Chicago and getting some government dollars sent here to go to the people who know how to deal with anti-violence. A smart Bobby Rush would have remembered that shootings and violent crimes were down when the Cease Fire organization was operating. Rush should be looking at ways to re-assemble that organization. Rush said after the debacle was over that it was necessary and he will keep doing projects like this one. He also sounded resigned to the fact that it was going to be a flop.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Congressman Rush deserves the criticism Dear Editor:
Yes, we do need to address the level of violence taking place on our streets. That needs to be done by people and organizations who are or have been on the front lines. When I saw the news story of Rush’s event I saw no every day people, no activists and nobody who was going to do anything other than talk. It is truly sad the congressman is exploiting such a serious issue for a few minutes on the news. Clarence Bender
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screwed up and we get the opposite reaction. Chris Brown has been a walking disaster since he was arrested for hitting his thengirlfriend Rihanna. The news media is all over him now even if he just spits on the sidewalk, and Black folks are front and center clucking their tongues, swearing they won’t buy his music and calling him everything but a son of God. What we need to be doing is encouraging the young man to get professional help. Get some anger management classes (Continued on page 17)
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Dear Editor: I recently heard a great and very poignant commentary on the Steve Harvey Show by comedienne Cheryl Underwood. I think your readers need to be made aware of this situation, then ponder how we view celebrities. Justin Bieber was busted recently for a video he recorded four years ago that included the lyric, “There’ll be one less lonely nigger, if I kill you, I’ll be part of the KKK.” Of course, like most celebrities when they’re caught, Justin Bieber issued an empty apology. The strange part is this story got only a tiny amount of coverage in the Black Press and mainstream media. Given how popular this guy is I guess I shouldn’t be surprised his misdeeds would be swept under the rug. When we look back at another popular singer/entertainer who
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The Attack on our Educational Opportunities Beyond The Rhetoric By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist On March 17, 2014 the Obama Administration took aim at career colleges and schools across the country with a new raft of regulations that would displace millions of minority students, strain local economies and reduce overall access to education for all Americans. The Administration’s proposed “Gainful Employment” rule is nothing short of a direct attack on private-sector schools, which have a long tradition of helping to provide opportunity for life improvement to the underserved in this country by providing them access to important vocational training and higher education that they would otherwise be unable to access. The proposed rule targets programs offered at private-sector schools and colleges and would deprive them of access to Title IV federal student aid if they fail to meet certain arbitrary and arduous metrics. While the Administration claims that these regulations will help lower student debt and single out “bad actors” it neglects to mention that they will also shut down accredited programs with good outcomes and high pass rates on independent licensing exams, or force them to
Harry C. Alford abandon their mission of serving many African-American, Latino and other minority students who otherwise would not have the opportunity to pursue a higher education. As the Washington Post editorial board recently noted, the current draft regulations would force schools to admit only low-risk students, making it harder for minorities, low-income people and nontraditional students to obtain the education needed to improve their lives. Independent studies have shown that if the current draft of the rule were implemented as written, 42 percent of programs at proprietary schools would fail or be in the failing
zone. This includes more than onethird of Certificate programs, threequarters of Associate degree programs, one-fifth of Bachelor degree programs and one-third of professional degree programs. Moreover, in excess of 1.1 million students that are currently enrolled in these programs would lose eligibility for Title IV federal student aid under the proposed regulations, many while in the middle of pursuing their education. By singling out private-sector schools with this rule the Administration shows a clear preference for public and non-profit colleges and universities, despite the fact that many of these schools perform no better, and in many cases, worse, than their private-sector peers. On top of that, community colleges would not even be able to absorb all of the students affected by the proposed rule. Many community colleges are already filled to capacity, and, in many cases, making substantial cuts. Despite concerns from industry experts and Members of Congress, including members from the President’s own party, the Department continues to push this regulation on the American people. Additionally, the Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, has attempted to back up the Administration’s work with questionable, and sometimes false, statistics and misleading statements.
Duncan claimed that 72 percent of graduates from for-profit programs earned less than high school dropouts, a statistic that was proven to be “bogus” by the experts at the Washington Post. Nevertheless, the Department has taken to social media to promote its fabricated numbers in an attempt to deceive the American public and damage the reputation of these important institutions. Recent reports show that students aren’t enamored with the Administration’s decisions either. To the contrary, students realize that these regulations would not only hurt their own academic opportunities, but those of many future students and employers who rely on these important programs. CBS’s South Carolina affiliated television station recently captured comments from some of these students who are preparing for important careers in specific fields. “I believe that it not only just limits choice but it also limits creativity,” said one student who is studying fashion retail management. Gutting important programs offered at private-sector institutions by denying students the financial aid they need does nothing to further the Administration’s stated goals of improving access and affordability in higher education. Furthermore, the regulations would serve as another setback to the U.S. economy by
adding to the skills gap we are currently experiencing in this country. If the Administration truly believes its rules to be so great it would apply them equally to all institutions and end its crusade against private-sector institutions – in fact, as the Administration develops its proposed College Scorecard, if the metrics embodied in the Gainful Employment rule are a good measure of quality and outcomes for the private sector institutions, why not use those same metrics to measure the outcomes and quality of programs offered at traditional institutions, public and nonprofit? The 845-page draft Gainful Employment regulation fails to acknowledge the important role that private sector colleges and universities play in educating an often neglected segment of the U.S. population and shows just how out of touch the Administration is with the American people. The Administration should rethink its Gainful Employment rule if it truly wants to help students receive the education of their choice and expand, not reduce, opportunities for low-income minority Americans in higher education. Mr. Alford is the Co-Founder, President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®. Website: www.nationalbcc.org Email: halford@nationalbcc.org
U.S. has always ‘Negotiated’ with Terrorists By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist I disagree with President Obama’s decision to trade five Taliban leaders being held at Guantanamo Bay for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, an apparent deserter who is believed to have been the only U.S. solider being held as a prisoner of war in Afghanistan. My opposition is based on the firm belief that such exchanges only encourage future violence against the U.S. For proof, we need to look no further than statements made by Taliban leaders after the exchange of prisoners. Time magazine quoted one Taliban commander: “It’s better to kidnap one person like Bergdahl than kidnapping hundreds of useless people. It has encouraged our people. Now everybody will work hard to capture such an important bird.” Even so, Obama critics are incorrect when they claim that President Obama is departing from past U.S. practices. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), for example, said, “The reason why the U.S. has had the policy for decades of not negotiating with terrorists is because once you start doing it, every other terrorist has incentive to capture more soldiers.” Cruz is right about incentive, as we have already seen, but he is dead www.chicagocrusader.com
wrong about the U.S. not negotiating with terrorists. Michael Reiss, who worked for the State Department under George W. Bush, has written a book titled, “Negotiating with Evil.” He traces the practice of the U.S. negotiating with terrorists all the way back to George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Politifact, quoting Reiss, said the three “accommodated what today would be viewed as terrorists.” The author stated, “They each authorized payment to the Barbary pirates, and the U.S. Senate even ratified a treaty that enshrined the annual provision of naval supplies as ‘protection’.” According to USA Today, “…Security experts like Bruce Hoffman, director of Georgetown University’s Center for Security Studies, said that however common the refrain ‘we do not negotiate with terrorists’ has become, it is ‘repeated as mantra more than fact.’ “‘We have long negotiated with terrorists. Virtually every other country in the world has negotiated with terrorists despite pledges never to,’ Hoffman said. ‘We should be tough on terrorists, but not on our fellow countrymen who are their captives, which means having to make a deal with the devil when there is no alternative’.” In that same newspaper article, Charles “Cully” Stimson, who helped coordinate the Pentagon’s detainee
George E. Curry operations under President George W. Bush, said both Democratic and Republican administrations have relied on terrorist groups for “information, supplies, personnel – a lot of different topics.” He told USA Today, “We have had very quiet negotiations, or discussions at least, with terrorist groups over the years on a whole host of things. They just haven’t usually come to light.” But many have come to light. Quoting Reiss’ book, Politifact notes: • After the North Koreans captured the U.S.S. Pueblo in 1968, President Lyndon Johnson apologized for spying as part of negotiations to secure the release of 83 American prisoners. • In 1970, President Richard Nixon pressured Israel, Switzerland, West Germany and Britain to release Palestinian prisoners after two airlines were
hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. • During the Iran hostage crisis of 1979 to 1981, President Jimmy Carter agreed to unfreeze $8 billion in frozen Iranian assets after more than a year of negotiations with the Iranian revolutionaries. • In perhaps the most famous swap, after seven Americans were captured in Beirut, Lebanon, President Ronald Reagan agreed to send missiles to Iran in what became known as the IranContra scandal. • President Bill Clinton’s administration sat down with Hamas in attempts to negotiate peace with Israel. His administration also worked directly with the Taliban nearly two decades ago on several occasions to see if the group would hand over Osama bin Laden and other al-Qaida leaders. The Website added, “Reiss also noted that President George W. Bush engaged in negotiations with Iran and North Korea even after decreeing them part of the ‘Axis of Evil’.” Defending such actions has become a sophisticated game of hair-splitting technicalities. Factcheck.org observed, “…The U.S. does not consider detainees held at the Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba to be prisoners of war. The State Department calls the detainees ‘enemy combatants.’ In fact, the U.S. specifically declared in 2002 that ‘Taliban de-
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tainees are not entitled to POW status. … The Taliban have not effectively distinguished themselves from the civilian population of Afghanistan. Moreover, they have not conducted their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war.’ That complicates any assertion that this was a simple swap of prisoners of war.” The word game does not end there. “‘For what it’s worth, State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf said in a press conference on June 4 that the State Department doesn’t claim that it won’t ‘negotiate’ with terrorists, but rather that it does not make ‘concessions’ to terrorists’,” Factcheck.org noted. “She said the swap was not a concession to terrorists, but rather was part of a longstanding, historical precedent of exchanging prisoners “during a time of war’.” George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.) He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge and George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook. Saturday, June 14, 2014
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BLACK ECONOMIC SELF DETERMINATION Dr. Conrad Worrill, Director/Professor, Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS) located at 700 East Oakwood Blvd, Chicago, Illinois, 60653, 773-268-7500, Fax: 773-268-3835 E-mail: c-worrill@neiu.edu, Website: www.ccicschicago.org, Twitter: @CCICS_ Chicago.
Dr. Conrad Worrill On Saturday, June 28, 2014, the Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies of Northeastern Illinois University will be sponsoring a forum on “Black Economic Self Determination.” The forum will feature Maggie Anderson, Founder of the Empowerment Experiment and author of Our Black Year and Ajamu Webster of the Kansas City Chapter of the National Black United Front (NBUF) will discuss NBUF’s “Buy
Black Campaign.” The Carruthers Center is located at 700 East Oakwood Boulevard in Chicago’s historic Bronzeville neighborhood. The doors open at 11:30 a.m. and the program begins at 12:00 p.m. Admission is FREE! Black Economic Self Determination is deeply connected to the ongoing efforts to revitalize the spirit of the Garvey Movement and the Universal Negro Improvement Association’s celebration of its 100th year Anniversary in August of this year. In this present era of economic and educational onslaught against the African Community in America, it is important that we understand that the rise of the African Centered Education Movement should be linked to our quest for economic independence. We must free the “African mind” through African Centered Educational activities so that we might better understand the importance of economic self-reliance. One model that we draw strength from in pursuing economic and educational liberation is the model established by the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in the 1920s. The more I read and study about Marcus Garvey, the more I am amazed at the great contributions he made to African people to become a self reliant and self sufficient people.
At the core of Marcus Garvey’s program was his urging of African people to acquire education and economic power. As he always started, “A race without power is a race without respect.” When we examine the economic condition of Africans in America, and throughout the world, we find one glaring problem— African people do not control our economic resources at the level we should. This is primarily due to our miseducation as a people. In a disproportionate manner, African people depend on the European and Asian world for food, clothing, and shelter. More often than not, the European and Asian worlds are the producers, processors, distributors, and wholesalers. African people are the consumers. This was one of the major problems that the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey addressed during his lifetime and that Minister Louis Farrakhan continues to address. As Dr. Tony Martin writes in his book Race First, which is one of the best books written on the works of Marcus Garvey, “Marcus Garvey, unlike his major rivals in the United States, built a mass organization that went beyond civil-rights agitation and protest and based itself upon a definite, well thought out program that he believed would lead to the total emancipation of the race from white dominion.” To implement his program, Gar-
vey set up the Negro Factories Corporation (NFC). Its objective was to build and operate factories in the big industrial centers of the United States, Central America, the Caribbean, and Africa. The NFC established a chain of cooperative grocery stores, a restaurant, a steam laundry, tailor and dressmaking shop, a millinery store, and a publishing house. Mr. Garvey also established a steamship company, The Black Star Line. He envisioned a fleet of steamers carrying passengers and establishing trade among African people of the United States, Central America, the Caribbean, and Africa. In the summer of 1920, Garvey launched his full blown program at the First Annual Convention of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) of which he was the founder and first President General. On August 2, 1920, after a massive parade of thousands of well drilled, uniformed ranks of the UNIA, 35,000 delegates from all over the United States and some twenty-five countries convened at Madison Square Garden, in New York City. It was, according to the New York Times, one of the largest gatherings in the history of the hall. Dr. Martin explains that, “Central to the ideological basis underpinning Garvey’s program was the question of race. For Garvey, the Black man
was universally oppressed on racial grounds, and no matter how much people try to shy away from this issue, the fact is, this is still true today.” As Malcolm X used to say, it was our Blackness “which caused so much hell not our identity as Elks, Masons, Baptists or Methodists.” If we are ever to become a liberated people this idea must be deeply rooted in the day to day organizing and mobilizing of our people as we seek economic and educational liberation. Far too many Africans in America have abandoned this idea in their organizing projects. Mr. Garvey understood that the foundation of our liberation was economic and educational independence based on racial solidarity. There are numerous lessons we can learn from the legacy of the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey. Without economic independence tied to the acquisition of political power, African people in America and African people everywhere will continue to be the subjects of the whims of other people. In this regard, Garvey said, “...you can be educated in soul, vision and feeling, as well as in mind. To see your enemy and know him is a part of the complete education of man... Develop yours and you become as great and full of knowledge as the other fellow without entering the classrooms.” Hope to see you on June 28th!
DISCARDING OUR YOUTH? By Julianne Malveaux As young people graduate from high school, or finish the school year as sophomores and juniors, they begin to search for summer jobs. For the past several summers, the jobs have not been there, and this summer will be no different. It is true that economists are projecting a better employment situation for the college graduates who are entering the labor market now. At the same time, those high school graduates who must save money for college incidentals or for other needs will have a hard time finding work. According to the Brookings Institution, the years between 2000 and 2011 in the top 100 metropolitan areas. White youth had an official unemployment rate of 15.9 percent in April, while African American youth had a rate of 36.8 percent, more than twice that of whites. These are just the official numbers. The unofficial numbers would suggest that a third of white youth, and about 70 percent of Black youth, 6
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are out of work. Many have little concern, choosing to focus on adult unemployment. And certainly, when adults are supporting families their employment situations are of greater concern. But in addition to earning money, the 16-19-year-old population benefits from summer jobs because they learn work habits, such as promptness and appropriate dress, when they are exposed to the labor market. Many who do not find summer employment will find that later an employer will prefer someone who has worked to someone who had not. In the past, some city governments have provided resources to help put young people to work. In economic hard times (though some say they are improving), it is often easier for young people to find unpaid opportunities than those that generate income. That’s fine for those who can afford to work free, but there is a definite class bias when unpaid internships are considered. Those whose parents are
Dr. Julianne Malveaux moderate earners are more likely to be willing or able to work without pay. Yet unpaid internships are often stepping-stones to lucrative paid employment opportunities. The youth employment situation is dire, and it is all the more dire when our rhetoric about valuing youth is examined. How often have you been to an event focused on
youth issues that played the Whitney Houston song, The Greatest Love of All. The song begins with the words, “I believe that children are the future, teach them well and let them lead the way.” What are we teaching our youth when we fail to provide opportunities for them. We have made it more difficult for young people to find summer work, and more difficult for them to attend college, but very easy to fast track them into the criminal justice system. We are determining our nation’s future tomorrow by our actions today. All youth are not in the same position. Race, class, and ethnicity shape the opportunities that young people are presented with. The offspring of the one percent certainly don’t have to worry about summer jobs or college costs. And some children of the one percent can murder with impunity. A Texas teen got probation for killing four people when he was so drunk that his blood alcohol was three times the legal limit. His defense said he
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suffered from “affluenza,” which means he had too much money to have any sense. The judge bought the bizarre argument. This summer, some will complain that young’uns playing with fire hydrants will bring water pressure down (so open the pools), or that youngsters gathering in the street are a nuisance (so open a playground). We’ll hear about literacy challenges (keep libraries open longer hours), and other ways that the young people who are out of school occupy themselves. Job creation, summer programs, and other links between school and work possibilities are all ways to connect our young people to opportunities. It costs money now, but as a dear friend, the late Dr. Charles Franklin said, “you have to pay, but if you wait too long, you will pay penalties and interest.” Our beloved ancestor Dr. Maya Angelou wrote “A Pledge to Rescue Our Youth” at Essence editor Susan Taylor’s request and it was (Continued on page 17) www.chicagocrusader.com
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By Ima Gontellit EDITOR'S NOTE: This column is published as political satire, street gossip and humor, and therefore should not be considered as fact but rather as matter of opinion. None of the items therein are collected by the news gathering staff of the Crusader Newspaper Group. Items forwarded to The Chatterbox are kept confidential unless otherwise requested by the author in writing. For submissions please forward to: AChicagoCrusader@aol.com. Original photography and artwork are permitted. Thank you for reading!
ZAPPING ZOPP We hear a secret campaign is underway to get the National Urban League to remove local urban league leader Andrea Zopp. Folks seem a little upset that this new Black leader sides with white folks on anything relating to public education. One group is especially mad that she voted to shut down Gresham Elementary School without talking to a single parent or little kid who goes
Andrea Zopp there. They said Zopp needs zapping because once again, “she’s a sellout (n-word) who don’t do nothing for Black folk, but do the white man’s bidding,” according to a man with a lisp. Well don’t these people know the Urban League went down the tube when all those Negro corporate people and then Sen. James “Tight Izod sweater-wearing” Meeks forced them to appoint Black-oh-vich hack Cheryle Jackson as the person to take over after Jim Compton wobbled down. Appointee Jackson tore the Urban
League to shreds and got rid of all of its social components, like its Black male program, job training, parenting classes, social services and the like. She gutted the thing under Meeks’ strict directions in order to destroy any semblance of Negro power in de town—not that the Urban League under Jim Compton was anything like Malcolm X and the OAU. He tore his ass with white folks when he tried to organize the gangbangers into voting blocks and taught them how to apply for city contracts. However, everybody took comfort in knowing dat at least good old Compton was the nephew of Whitney Young and Anita Boswell. He had some community connection and he knew how to talk Black and at least stand up when his back was up against a wall—like really, really up against it. Jackson just had pancake colored skin and good make up. She had no credentials as a protest leader or in social justice or in business development. Oh, and then she ran for the U.S. Senate in a bizarre and dismal race before disappearing into nothingness. So how these people gone get mad at Atty. Zopp—she did do one good thing in her life, and that was put Mel
Reynolds in jail. -ImaWHERE’S PETE Some people be sad to see West Side career politician Derrick Smith bite the bullet on federal corruption charges this week. Fifteen others say he was a “big dummy” who should have known that offering to write a letter of support for a daycare center in exchange for $7,000 in cold,
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hard, cash was a crime and now they have no sympathy for him. Yet, a whole group of Negroes on the West Side are wondering why “Pete,” the C.I. who setup Smith is still on the street and wasn’t called to testify that all those tapes he made on the state representative was of his own free will and that he wasn’t sent a written script by the Alphabet people intent on entrapping the not-too-bright legislator. People are wondering why they keeping “Pete’s” identity underwraps. Well folks at the Good Byeand-Goodbye Convalescent Center are already taking bets that “Pete” has a lot more tricking to do and he will shift his focus to entrapping some politicians in the Western suburbs as he continues his tricking spree. Unfortunately, there’s a whisper campaign on who this “Pete” happens to be and very few politicos in the know will touch this troubled soul with a two-foot-pole. Somebody please tell LaShawn Ford to be on the lookout—cause ‘they’ gunning for his seat. The good news is Ford has a much higher I.Q. than Smith and already knows the game. Good luck. (Continued on page 17)
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12TH ANNUAL AFRICAN DIASPORA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: The Chicago African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) is back in Chicago to celebrate 12 years of consecutive work in the Windy City. To be held from June 13-19, hosted by Facets Cinematheque and presented by ArtMattan Productions, the festival will showcase 14 documentary and fiction films set in The United States, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Egypt, France, Haiti, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Curacao, Morocco, Argentina, Uruguay, and Mexico. Tickets are $15 for Opening Night and $9 general admission. Facets Cinémathèque is located at 1517 W. Fullerton Ave. in Chicago. Among the many offerings will be The African Cypher. Presented to celebrate South Africa Youth Day in collaboration with the Chicago South African Consulate - The African Cypher is a film that harnesses the energy of the unique and diverse dancing styles of isiPantsula and sBhujwa to Krump and B-boy and that demonstrates how South Africa is a reservoir of music and dance that, with the change of times and a very creative youth movement, has tremendously enriched its musical scenario. For a full schedule and to order advance tickets online please call 773-281-4114 or 212-8641760 or visit http://www.facets.org or http://www.NYADIFF.org. 2ND ANNUAL CIVIL WAR FAMILY DAY: The 150th anniversary of the historic 1864 Battle of Nashville will be re-enacted on Saturday, June 14, from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. at the DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 East 56th Place, Chicago, IL 60637. This history packed day will be filled with riveting battle re-enactments: historic character re-creations, including Frederick Douglass, President Abraham Lincoln, and Harriet Tubman. There will also be a special recognition of Juneteenth; food, games and horseback rides. For more information, visit www.dusablemuseum.org. FATHER’S DAY BBQ AT BROOKFIELD ZOO: On Sunday, June 15, bring Dad to Brookfield Zoo for a fun Father’s Day celebration featuring all of his barbecue favorites! Enjoy a complete, all-youcan-eat buffet that includes baby back ribs, chicken, a carving station, corn on the cob and other grilled vegetables, delicious homemade apple cobbler, and more. The barbecue takes place in the zoo’s Pavilions from noon to 2 p.m. Seating is limited and reservations are required. Pricing, which includes zoo admission, is $49.95 for adults and $35.95 for children 3-11 (zoo members pay $39.95 and $29.95, respectively). 8
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Children 2 and under eat for free. To make reservations, visit www.CZS.org/Events or call 708-688-8355. CITYWIDE JOB FAIR: The Chicago Urban League invites you to attend a Citywide Job Fair, where preparation meets opportunity, on Wednesday, June 18, from 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. at the UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60607. Jobs will be available in the following areas: entry level, mid-level management, para-professional, professional/college graduates, and training opportunities. Job seekers should dress professionally and bring several copies of their resume. For more information, visit thechicagourbanleague.org. SAMANTHA SINGS SASSY: Chicago West Community Music Center proudly presents Samantha Sings Sassy on Thursday, June 19, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. at the South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 South Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60649. Join vocalist extraordinaire Samantha Gloria and master pianist Howard Sandifer for an exhilarating evening of music at their tribute to “The Divine One,” the legendary Sarah “Sassy” Vaughn. Admission is Free! THE INTERNATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL:This festival will return June 19-21 to the Donald E. Stephens Center in Rosemont. This public show will feature more than 500 quilts on display, 275 booths selling quilts, fabrics, books, patterns, and more than 30 classes. For more information, visit http://www.quilts.com/mediapage/cqf14/. PARENT & TODDLER YOGA AT LINCOLN PARK ZOO: Every Thursday in June, July, August, connect to nature while exercising the body and imagination with the little one. Toddlers will practice fun animal yoga poses and engage in activities like nature play, reading storybooks and more. After class, parents and toddlers can visit the lions, monkeys, turtles and other animals that inspired this unique, animal-themed yoga class. A limited number of child-size yoga mats are available for use on a first-come, firstserved basis. Participants are encouraged to bring their own bottled water. For more information, visit www.lpzoo.org/events/calendar. STINGRAY TOUCH AT THE SHEDD: Sponsored by Walgreens, Stingray Touch, the popular hands-on experience, has returned! Reach in and touch the slippery smooth yet sandy backs of cownose and yellow rays outside at Shedd. Experience this interactive exhibit and see how you would describe these fascinating creatures’ texture. This exhibit is included with the purchase of a Total
MORE THAN 30 students from three area high schools recently spent the day at the George Leighton Criminal Courts Building in Chicago, getting a firsthand look at the criminal justice system, including a presentation from Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez (center). The students were participating in Law Day, an annual event sponsored by the American Bar Association that celebrates the rule of law in our society. The 2014 theme for Law Day, which was May 1st, was “American Democracy and the Rule of Law: Why Every Vote Matters.” The students heard from several individuals who work in various areas of the criminal justice system and took a tour of the courthouse. Experience Pass, available for an additional $5 with the purchase of a Shedd Pass or a CITYPass. Shedd is open from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on weekdays and from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. on weekends. The Total Experience Pass is the best one-day value with access to all permanent exhibits, Abbott Oceanarium, Jellies special exhibit, Stingray Touch and 4-D Experience. Total
Experience Passes are available in advance online for $34.95 per adult; $25.95 per child (ages 3-11). Shedd Passes are also available in advance online for $28.95 per adult; $19.95 per child (ages 3-11). Additional information about discounts for residents, educators and others is available online at www.sheddaquarium.org/discounts.html. Timed tickets for
the aquatic show can be purchased as an add-on to the Shedd Pass for $5 per person. For more information, and tips for an enjoyable experience at Shedd, please call 312-939-2438 or visit www.sheddaquarium.org. For group sales information, please call 312-692-3333. Advance tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster at 800745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.
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San Antonio Mayor nominated to become next HUD Secretary By Charlene Crowell A Texas mayor could soon move from city hall to the nation’s capital. On May 23, San Antonio native and Mayor Julian Castro was nominated by President Obama to become the next Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Commenting on his selection for the 16th HUD Secretary, President Obama said, “As Mayor, Julian has been focused on revitalizing one of our most wonderful cities – planning thousands of housing units downtown, attracting hundreds of millions of dollars of investment. He’s built relationships with mayors all across the country. He’s become a leader in housing and economic development.” Mike Calhoun, President of the Center for Responsible Lending concurred, saying “The Mayor has a long record of focusing on affordable housing opportunities as the leader of the seventh largest metropolitan region in the country – and his emphasis on urban revitalization, workforce development, and job growth has led to an increase in housing units in downtown San Antonio, a growth
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of jobs in the city, and national recognition as a vibrant and growing city.” By approving a series of incentives to encourage inner city investment, Mayor Castro initiated an effort known as the “Decade of Downtown” that has spurred plans for the construction of more than 2,400 housing units in the center city by the end of 2014. Those qualities would well-serve the next HUD Secretary and its broad menu of programs that stretch across Community Development Block Grants, brownfield economic development, competitive economic development initiative grants, affordable, public and Indian housing programs, multi-family housing, and housing counseling programs. Additionally, HUD oversees programs providing specialized supportive services such as Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS and both emergency and transitional shelter funding. If confirmed, Mayor Castro would bring to his new post valuable relationships with mayors and first-hand insights on current housing challenges. Today, nearly one in 10 Americans – 28.7 million – live in one of the nation’s
Charlene Crowell hardest hit cities from the housing crisis, according to Underwater America, a recent report from the Haas Institute for Diversity and Inclusion. Another report released in April 2014 by CoreLogic, a global provider of property information and analysis, found that approximately 694,000 homes across the country were in some stage of foreclosure. Further, according to CoreLogic, although the rate of
seriously delinquent mortgages is at its lowest rate since September 2008, 18 states and the District of Columbia had rates higher than that of the national average of 4.5 percent. As a third term mayor, Julian Castro knows how uneven the nation’s housing recovery has been. And he also knows that millions of Americans still wait for their own American Dream. Responding to the President’s appointment announcement, he said, “My brother, Joaquin, and I grew up on the West Side of San Antonio, taking public transportation and living in rental homes as we grew up. “And it was there that both of us got a sense of what is possible in America, and an understanding that just because you were of modest means does not mean that your aspirations or your opportunity ought to be limited. And it certainly means that you can have the talent to succeed and achieve the American Dream,” continued Castro. Earning his undergraduate degree from Stanford University with honors and distinction in 1996, he earned a juris doctorate from Harvard Law School in
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2000. The following year and at the age of 26, Castro became the youngest elected city councilman at that time in San Antonio history. The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 created HUD as a cabinet-level agency. Over its 49 years of operation, if Mayor Castro becomes the next HUD Secretary he would become the third Hispanic to occupy the post. In 1993, Henry G. Cisneros, another former San Antonio mayor was named HUD Secretary by President Bill Clinton. And in January 2001, Mel Martinez, nominated by President George W. Bush was unanimously confirmed. Charlene Crowell is a communications manager with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org.
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Teachers are in place and now students need instruments Several South Side students are asking area residents to donate musical instruments to help the
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students form a band, according to State Representative Monique Davis (D-27). According to Davis, several music teachers have signed up to volunteer but the lack of instruments is preventing them from starting their respective class. Davis said the students will practice at her office at 1234 W. 95th St., which has several classrooms. She added that currently there are enough pianos, and woodwind instruments are needed. Those wishing to donate can take instruments to Davis’ office or you can also call 773-445-9700 during business hours to arrange a pickup.
Best-selling author donates 28,000 books to CPS sixth graders
THE MEN’S CLUB of Mount Carmel High School spearheaded a painting project recently bolstered by students providing community service hours to dress up the walkway under a Metra train viaduct. Pictured to the left with Mount Carmel President Fr. Tony Mazurkiewicz, O. Carm. is Ald. Willie B. Cochran (20th Ward), who joined the work crew clearing brush, weeds and buckthorn for the student painters, who scrapped, brushed and rolled 100 gallons of paint on the scarred cement walls of the viaduct underpass. Professional painter Will Davis and Company, Inc., donated 50 man-hours to the effort to beautify the stretch of Dante Avenue that serves as the west entrance to the campus on 64th Street. Davis’ son, Derrick, is entering his senior year at Mount Carmel.
Author James Patterson Encourages Summer Reading for CPS Students Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students will receive more than 28,000 books as part of a donation to encourage young readers to continue reading throughout the summer from best-selling author and Children’s Choice Book Award Author of the Year, James Patterson. Every 6th grade student across the District will receive a copy of a book from Patterson’s Young Readers Collection, which includes the Middle School, “I Funny� and “Treasurer Hunters� series. Patterson’s donation hopes to boost summer reading for students entering 7th grade in the fall. This endeavor aligns with the District’s vision of ensuring that students build a foundation of
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2014 Major Adams/Team Ent Talent Show The SBKQ Dance Team took home the first place trophy at the 2014 Major Adams/Team Ent Talent Show Extravaganza recently at the Major Adams Community Committee (MACC), 125 N. Hoyne in Chicago. The judges declared that SBKQ and the Youth Zone dancers were tied for first place. The volume of audience applause for each of these groups turned out to be the deciding factor that put SBKQ in first place and Youth Zone in second. The third place trophy went to the Up Grade dancers. This near west side center that serves youth and families with outof-school-time programs is an affiliate of Chicago Area Project (CAP). The talent show—and the practicing that led up to it— is just one of the activities at MACC that help build a safer, more productive
community for local youth and their families. The contestants performed to a packed house full of families and local residents in the MACC gym. Highlights of the event included performances by featured artists like A Love, Solo Xquizit and Mattibaybee. Ald. Walter Burnett (27th Ward) stopped by to praise MACC and congratulate all the contestants and their families. The talent show was judged by Lady Luv, Tee-Tee and a representative from Everybody Show Out Theater. There were only three trophies, but every contestant who performed got a rousing round of applause from the audience. Other contestants included the Pretty Girls dancers, AK who sang “No One” by Alicia Keys, Brittany singing “At Last,” Jayden a young
THE SBKQ DANCE TEAM (shown above) will share first place honors with Youth Zone dancers after tying for first place at a recent talent show hosted by the Major Adams Community Committee. man who distributed red roses as WWII veteran, National Jefferson started the Hornets drum & bugle he sang, the CBT dancers, the Award Winner and living legend of corps as his vehicle to keep the kids singer Hadiya, and the CSB the Westside, who has served his of the public housing development dancers. community for over 55 years. The out of trouble. Currently more MACC is named after James trailblazing specialist in gang inter- than 500 youth participate in the “Major” Adams, the 88-year-old, vention and violence prevention center’s programs annually.
PRETTY GIRLS SHOW their talents as they compete for one of three trophy prizes.
ONE OF THE featured artist at the talent show is Brittany, who sang “At Last” by Etta James, which has been made popular again by Beyoncé. www.chicagocrusader.com
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By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ By Raymond Ward FUN UNDER THE STARS: The DuSable Museum of African American History is pleased to present the 2014 edition of the Chicago Park District’s “Movies In The Parks.” Beginning Saturday, June 21, 2014, and ending on Saturday, August 16, 2014, The DuSable will present screenings of popular, family-friendly films in addition to Museum Tours & Performances, and an invitation to experience the DuSable Mobile Museum. Each event begins promptly at 6:00 PM on the grounds of the Museum which is located at 740 East 56th Place (57th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Chicago. Pack your picnic baskets, lawn chairs and blankets. The admission and the popcorn is FREE….you bring the family and we’ll provide the stars! The 2014 schedule of films is as follows: Saturday, June 21, 2014, “Fat Albert” starring Kenan Thompson, Kyla Pratt, Omarion Grandberry and Marques Houston. An obese boy named Fat Albert, and his friends Rudy, Mushmouth, Bill, Dumb Donald, Russell and Weird Harold, find themselves in trouble when they “fall” out of their TV world and into the real world where Fat Albert tries to help a young girl, Doris make friends. However, the simple life of the group is interrupted when Fat Albert falls for Doris’ older sister, Lauri, sparking his friends to worry that their leader may never want to return to his cartoon world again. Rated: PG
‘the Fix’ takes a look at addiction and recovery A new documentary, which recently had its world premiere at the SOHO International Film Festival in New York, is called “The Fix.” The documentary follows Junior, a young father trying to turn his life around after years of heroin addiction, as he joins forces with a group of fellow Hepatitis-C-infected former users in the Bronx to fight the disease in their community. Knitting personal narratives together with a profile of innovative programs at a methadone clinic, the film explores the concept of storytelling as an instrument of change and gives a powerful voice to marginalized members of society. Directed by Laura Naylor, “The Fix” really brings to the forefront the issues faced by Hep-C patients, as this group finds medical help with a one-year methadone
PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS SEEK more funding in a scene from “The Fix.” treatment program. However, all other manner of drugs for many of the ex-drug users only about 18 years, is now aged 34 learn that they have Hep-C, and ready to set his life back on which is basically an inflamma- track. He has obstacles, is sick, tion of the liver, once they start but finally gets help to become well. He had a daughter at the age the program. Junior, who abused heroin and (Continued on page 13)
Saturday, July 19, 2014, “42” starring Chadwick Boseman, T.R.Knight and Harrison Ford. In 1946, Jackie Robinson is a Negro League baseball player who never takes racism lying down. Branch Rickey is a Major League team executive with a bold idea. To that end, Rickey recruits Robinson to break the unspoken color line as the first modern African American Negro League player. As both anticipate, this proves a major challenge for Robinson and his family as they endure, unrelenting racist hostility on and off the field, from player and fan alike. As Jackie struggles against his nature to endure such abuse without complaint, he finds allies and hope where he least expects it. Rated: PG13 Saturday, August 16, 2014, “20 Feet From Stardom” starring Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer and Patti Austin. This 2014 Academy Award winner for “Best Documentary,” tells the story of backup singers who live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we’ve had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now. Through interviews with veterans and concert footage, the history of these predominately African American singers is explored through the rock era. Furthermore, special focus is given to special stand-outs who endeavored to make a living in the art burdened with a low profile and more personal career frustrations, especially those who faced the very different challenge of singing in the spotlight themselves. Rated: PG 13 The Chicago Park District’s “Movies In the Parks” at The DuSable is made possible by: the South East Chicago Commission; Willie B. Cochran, 20th Ward Alderman; The DuSable Museum of African American History and United Airlines, the official airline of the DuSable Museum. 12
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A day of free music brings over 100 events to 60 city-wide sites Presented by Rush Hour Concerts, Make Music Chicago, a completely free musical celebration across Chicago, returns for its fourth annual event on the first day of summer and longest day of the year, Saturday, June 21. Chicago joins more than 700 cities across the world celebrating free music as part of the international music holiday, Fête de la Musique, all on the Summer Solstice each year. This year, Make Music Chicago is presented as part of the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks with the support of Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Make Music Chicago celebrates the ability of everyone to participate in music making. Throughout the day, people of all ages and backgrounds – amateurs and professionals alike – gather in Chicago’s public spaces to perform live music of all genres. This year, more than 60 sites host music events in all areas of the city,
including Avondale, Back of the Yards, Bronzeville, Edgewater, Englewood, Evanston, Gold Coast, Humboldt Park, Hyde Park, Jackson Park, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Lincoln Square, Logan Square, Loop, River North, South Loop, Streeterville, West Loop, Wicker Park and Woodlawn. The Grand Finale takes place in the historic St. James Cathedral (65 E. Huron S. at Wabash) in River North, followed by an outdoor party at the St. James Commons. Chicago’s only classical music radio station, 98.7WFMT, broadcasts live at the Music Institute in Evanston in the morning and at the Grand Finale in the evening. Make Music Chicago 2014 Highlights: Play the Plaza: Make Music Chicago invites anyone and everyone to “Play the Plaza,” beginning in the morning at Daley Plaza (50 W. Washington St.). These fully partici-
A SINGER DELIVERS a performance while playing the piano. (Photo courtesy: Rush Hour Concerts) patory events welcome all orchestral, leads players through the classic ty Music Schools. Any musicians inchoral and concert band musicians marches of John Philip Sousa. Spe- terested in participating in “Play the of any age. “Play the Plaza” opens cial guests include Chicago Sym- Plaza” events can learn more, downwith the Rise and Shine Orchestra phony Orchestra Principal Trumpet load repertoire and sign up at and continues with two popular Christopher Martin. Anyone who www.makemusicchicago.com/playlunchtime events returning from ever played a band instrument is en- plaza-2/. Youth Music Program Saturday prior years, the Solstice Sing-Along couraged to join in. Providence St. and Sousapalooza. The “Play the Mel Choir: 1 p.m. until 2 Jam and Busking performances; Plaza” continues in the afternoon p.m. Suzuki Play-Along: 2 p.m. un- Taylor Park (Bronzeville): IMW Allstars: 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. with a concert by the Providence St. til 3 p.m. Mel Choir and a family-friendly Kids of all ages familiar with the The IMW All-Stars, a group of talSuzuki Play-Along. Rise and Shine popular Suzuki Method for Music ented young musicians ages 11-17 Orchestra: 10 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. are invited to join in playing popu- from Intonation Music Workshop, Sousapalooza: 12 Noon until 12:45 lar tunes such as “Twinkle, Twinkle Chicago’s premier youth pop band, p.m. Little Star” and “Go Tell Aunt perform their best repertory. Englewood: Sherwood Park (5701 Richard Fischer, Director of Bands Rhody,” led by members of the (Continued on page 17) at Concordia University-Chicago, Chicago Consortium of Communi-
JUNIOR HOLDS HIS daughter, who means the world to him, in a scene from The Fix. (Continued from page 12) and others who have the same of 18 and she is now 16 years old. backgrounds and struggles. Other patients in the group inHowever, he hasn’t seen her since she was six. He was too caught up clude a woman who knows she in the drug game to even begin to will eventually need a liver transcare for his daughter. “I was a spe- plant and has seen so many of her cial dope fiend, and I kissed my friends die. She is not sure if she syringes in the morning, because wants to live any longer than God has planned for her. they were still there,” he said. Another male patient had been Now, he is committed to living drug free and has been clean for a in 68 different detox programs, bit, even though living in a shelter after having used drugs for 35 with his wife and his toddler years, but this program at the Aldaughter. He has had a taste of so- bert Einstein Center in New York briety, and is very committed to helps him. taking care of his family and “havAll are triumphant in the end, ing time” for his daughter. He missed out on this with his first and Junior is really a winner, after child, he says, and it is so impor- so many years of losing. I loved tant for him to be the role model “The Fix;” it was a great first-perthat his young daughter needs. As son account about addiction he continues to receive medica- when, according to the documention for his habit, he is also study- tary, more people are living with ing to be a peer educator for Hep- Hep-C than with HIV/AIDS, but the latter gets more attention. C patients. Throughout the program, Ju- This is a great film for social sernior and his fellow patients partic- vice organizations and those who ipate in spoken word perfor- work with at-risk communities. mances that work to help them For more information about “The talk about their pain and share Fix,” visit http://www.thefixdoc.their stories, which helps them com/. www.chicagocrusader.com
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CSO Music Director Muti and Stevie Wonder to receive honorary degrees from NU Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Director Riccardo Muti and Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, musician and producer Stevie Wonder are among five distinguished individuals to be recognized with honorary degrees at Northwestern University’s 156th commencement ceremony. Muti will deliver the main commencement address at the ceremony, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 20, at Northwestern’s Ryan Field. Besides Muti and Stevie Wonder, the honorary degree recipients are: Sara Bloomfield, director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; Richard Easterlin, one of the most influential and imaginative economists of his generation and Emmy Award-winning actress Cloris Leachman. Sara Bloomfield has led the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as director since 1999. She has established the Holocaust Museum’s leadership training programs and its National Institute for Holocaust Education, Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies and Center for the Prevention of Genocide. A member of the International Auschwitz Council, Bloomfield holds a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern. Richard Easterlin is University Professor and professor of econom-
Riccardo Muti ics at the University of Southern California, where he joined the faculty in 1982. He previously taught at the University of Pennsylvania for three decades. His many honors include the American Economic Association’s Distinguished Fellow Award, the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population’s Laureate Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship and election to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Cloris Leachman is a celebrated television, film and stage performer who has won more Emmy Awards
(nine) than any other actor. After majoring in drama at Northwestern, she studied with Elia Kazan at New York’s Actors Studio and appeared in numerous Broadway and touring productions. An Oscar winner as best supporting actress for “The Last Picture Show,” she has been in more than 40 features. A vegetarian and animal rights activist, Leachman was elected to the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame. Riccardo Muti is one of the preeminent conductors of our day. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Director since 2010, the Naplesborn maestro has been music director of Florence’s Maggio Musicale (1968-80), London’s Philharmonia Orchestra (1972-82), the Philadelphia Orchestra (1980-1992) and Milan’s La Scala (1986-2005) and has had a close relationship with the Vienna Philharmonic and the Salzburg Festival for more than 40 years. In 2004 he founded the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra to train young musicians and, since 2011, is honorary director for life of the Rome Opera. His vast catalog of recordings ranges from the traditional repertoire to contemporary works. He is the author of “Verdi, l’italiano” and “Riccardo Muti: An Autobiography: First the Music, Then the Words.” Muti has received innumerable honors from his native
Chicago Opera Theater announces 2015 season Hot on the heels of Chicago Opera Theater’s Sunday, June 8 final performance of the unique doublebill of German operas, Viktor Ullmann’s “The Emperor of Atlantis” and Carl Orff’s “The Clever One,” COT General Director Andreas Mitisek announced plans Wednesday, June 11 for the company’s 41st season featuring classic and contemporary operas “replete with intense drama and marvelous music.” The 2015 COT season will open February 20, 2015 presenting works
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s classic opera “Lucio Silla” will close the company’s 2015 season with performances in September and October. All three productions will be staged at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance at Millennium Park, 205 E. Randolph Street. Tobias Picker’s “Thérèse Raquin” is a gripping and suspenseful tale of passionate love affairs, murderous ends and supernatural vengeance with performances running February 20, 22, 25 and 28, 2015. “Thérèse Raquin” is a co-production with Long Beach Opera. The company’s spring production, Ricky Ian Gordon’s “A Coffin in Egypt,” tells the haunting tale of memory and murder, racism and recrimination, based on a play by Horton Foote. The work was written for legendary mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade who will perform in the tour-de-force role of Myrtle Bledsoe in this production. “A Coffin will be performed April 25 and 29 and May 1 and 3, 2015. Both productions will be sung in English. The 2015 COT season will close with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Lucio Silla,” a story of the tyrannical dictator whose lust fuels his penchant for manipulation in a city which is already brimming with plots. Featuring awe-inspiring arias and ravishing Mozartian melodies, “Lucio Silla” will be sung in Italian and runs September 26 and 30 and
October 2 and 4, 2015. Performers in addition to von Stade, conductors and production teams will be announced at a later date. General Director Mitisek said, “We are proud to offer another adventurous journey with powerful stories and brilliant music all new to Chicago and we are particularly pleased to again present our entire season at our home venue, the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, where Chicago Opera Theater is a founding resident company. We are fortunate that, over the last ten years, the Theater has provided support and has remained committed to helping us achieve our mission: to engage curious audiences through adventurous opera experiences of new and rarely performed works.” COT was established in 1974 by Alan Stone. Under new General Director Andreas Mitisek, known for his visionary leadership and adventurous repertory, the Chicago Opera Theater has established its current modus operandi of “MORE OF THE DIFFERENT.” Subscriptions to Chicago Opera Theatre’s 2015 Season went on sale Thursday, June 12. Subscriptions are priced from $96 to $357 and can be purchased by calling 312-7048414 or via chicagooperatheater.org. Individual tickets will go on sale on a future date to be announced. For more information on the Chicago Opera Theater and its programs, visit chicagooperatheater.org.
Stevie Wonder Italy, the United States, France, Germany, Austria, Great Britain, Israel, Spain, Russia, Sweden and the Vatican. He has conducted in many of the world’s most troubled areas to bring attention to and advocate for
South Shore Opera Company of Chicago presents “Opera in the Movies” at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, June 14 at South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 South Shore Drive. Admission is FREE. Hear the greatest opera music of all time from film screens large and small conducted by guest conductor Leslie B. Dunner, former Assistant Conductor of The Detroit Symphony and former Music Director of The Annapolis Symphony, The Joffrey Ballet and the Louisville Ballet. Operatic arias and popular tunes from movies such as Raging Bull, Moonstruck, Fatal Attraction, The Godfather, The Untouchables, Pretty Woman and Citizen Kane will be featured. Cartoons The Simpsons, Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Tom & Jerry, Fantasia, Sleeping Beauty and others will also be performed by some of Chicago’s best operatic performers and local musicians. Cornelius V. Johnson is Artistic Director and Lillian King is President of the Board of Directors of the South Shore Opera Company, an Arts & Culture partner at South Shore Cultural Center through the Chicago Park District’s Cultural Center Initiative. Secured parking is available in the Cultural Center lots for $1.25 per hour.
civic and social issues. Stevie Wonder, an American singer, songwriter, musician and producer, is one of the most celebrated and influential figures in popular music, having amassed 49 Top 40 singles, 32 #1 singles, worldwide sales of over 100 million units, 25 Grammy Awards, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award. He is the youngest recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors and was awarded the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Wonder has demonstrated extraordinary humanitarian and philanthropic leadership including spearheading the realization of “Martin Luther King Day” as a national holiday and working to end apartheid in South Africa. He is a Commander of France’s National Order of Arts and Letters and is a designated United Nations Messenger of Peace with a special focus on persons with disabilities.
Concert Sunday, June 22, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. at St. Paul & the Redeemer Episcopal Church, 4945 South Dorchester Ave. The concert is in honor of pianist/accompanist Yvonne Lindsey and will feature Dett Club members and special guests performing operatic arias, German lieder, French chanson, American art songs, Negro Spirituals, Broadway show tunes, choral selections and classical organ, piano, viola and traditional jazz selections. Ticket Donations are 20 Underwriters at $200, Sponsors at $100 and Patrons at $10 each will be listed in the printed program. The proceeds will benefit the Dett Club’s Scholarship Fund and are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For tickets or to become an Underwriter, Sponsor or Patron, call 773-873-4574. Paul-Martin Bender, Club President and Rosemary D. Gooden, Ph.D, are Co-Chairpersons. The Rev. Peter Lane is Rector of St. Paul and The Redeemer Episcopal Church.
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A Moment to Super Size Your Thinking By Effie Rolfe You have so much more. Your reputation does not determine your destination. Why, because you are the sum total of your experiences. There are few people who would not welcome the chance to take a chunk of their life and erase certain chapters into oblivion. The truth is you can never escape your past—it’s like your shadow because it’s always there and you can’t outrun it. Embrace it. What you are experiencing right now is a result of your past thoughts. Your present situation is a result of your past thoughts—even if it was one second ago—it’s still your past. Perhaps what you consider a mistake is what makes you unique. Actually, those missteps are minor in the grand scheme of things but major as they are marks of great-
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ness for your life. Just for the record, God only uses people who make mistakes—who have imperfect past. No one on this earth is perfect—no one is exempt! Everyone encounters dark chapters in their lives whether voluntarily through ignorance or as a victim of circumstance of bad choices. We all are ex something but if we allow God—He can take your misery and give you a mission. Test will become a testimony and grief can be replaced with grace. Isaiah 61:3 states, “…He will give you a crown of beauty for your ashes” and Psalm 30:11, “You have turned my mourning into dancing…” Plain and simple we have all been torn up from the floor up—straight up, jacked up. But remember God specializes in things impossible—there is noth-
ing too hard for God including forgiving your past. Let’s revisit some of the most noted bible characters that God used mightily. These men of God had messed up tainted lives. Paul was a serial killer, David was a murderer and adulterer, Moses was a fugitive and Peter lied and denied Jesus Christ. In other words—all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). I believe God allows us to mess up so we don’t boast in our own abilities and works. Trials and challenges of life often makes us stronger, better, wiser, thankful and more compassionate people. Your past should not be your autobiography, but rather a reference point. Since, you can’t drive forward looking through the rearview mirror, resist allowing your past to rob you of your future. It is
an active part of who you are— God wants to use All of you. He is looking for ordinary people available for service that will give Him glory. We should be willing vessels to allow His works to shine bright like a diamond in the sky. As we have journeyed halfway into 2014, don’t you dare look back— you’re not going that way. You must look full speed ahead towards a better—bigger and brighter future that is more than you could ever imagine as you make your life print in this world. What’s in your future…? ©Effie Rolfe is the author of “Supersize Your Thinking,” a Media Personality and Motivational Speaker. You can visit my website: effierolfe.com or follow me at twitter.com/effiedrolfe.
The Crusader Gospel Corner Anita Wilson is going waaay back to “Vintage Worship,” the title of her upcoming project on Motown Gospel scheduled for digital downloads on June 24. During a private listening party, the Stellar Award winner and former member of Donald Lawrence’s Company described this style of music, “It’s like a sub genre of gospel music. “Vintage Worship” is an audio picture of all of my musical influences of the 70s, 80s and 90s,
Bady, Ricky Dillard as well as some industry friends enjoyed a sneak peek of the project that Wilson calls “Feel good music with a message.” The St. Louis native described some of the songs as having a feel of her favorite singers including Mary J Blige, The Emotions and Dorothy Norwood. It’s definitely a crowd pleaser with fun, upbeat as well as praise and worship for everyone. In parting Wilson shared, “Oftentimes we try to put a mask on with God but he knows the real person.” Although the sophomore CD will be released June 24, you can preorder exclusively at www.MsAnitaWilson.com. *** You are invited to an evening with the legendary Grammy Award winner, Dr. Edwin Hawkins. Enjoy songs, prayer,
sionary Baptist Church, 7545 S. Vincennes Ave. in Chicago. *** The Beautifying Club, Usher Board and Transportation Department of Love Unlimited Christian Ministries Center presents its “Fill My Cup” (Tea) on Saturday, June 21 at 1 p.m. It promises to be an evening of food, fun and fellowship. The guest speaker will be Evangelist Regina Haselrig. Tickets are $10. For more information about this event or tea call 773-776-7424.
Get ready to laugh during the Gospel Comedy Bash in honor of Comedian Tony K. The CEO of the Christian Comedy Network is
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Tony K Edwin Hawkins praise and words of inspiration to kickoff the Music and Arts Love Fellowship annual conference in Oakland, California. The Worship Leader for the evening will be Minister Marlowe Cribbs. This event is this Thursday, June 12 and is open to the public and will be held at Pleasant Green Mis-
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Anita Wilson which includes what was then contemporary gospel as well as classic soul and R&B. I hope this lends itself to the perfect merge of all of those sounds together—it’s very current but old school,” said Wilson. Vocal collaborations of Wilson’s favorite singers including Bishop Yvette Flunder, Avery Sunshine, Anaysha Figueroa and Tommy Sims are featured on the project produced by Stellar Award winner, Rick Robinson. The St. Louis native is excited about a stronger and more versatile musical vibe as well as lending her pen to co-write nine of the songs with Robinson. Mentor Donald Lawrence, Percy
Pastor T.K. Sherman presents Encounter With the Father at Harvest Time International Min-
celebrating his second chance at life after receiving a liver transplant on June 13, 2013. Also, on hand to support will be various groups and a host of comedians this Friday, June 13 at 7 p.m. at Full Gospel Christian Assemblies, 3451 W. 175th street in Hazel Crest. Call 708-782-2028 for more information. ***
istry, 2745 W. 71st Street in Chicago on June 13-14. This is not another event or worship service. Special guests will include Bridgette Campbell, and Gerald Moore. For more information visit TKSherman.com. *** Condolences and sympathies to super producers and master gospel songwriters Gerald and Percy Gray who recently loss their mother Jelene Gray. The celebration of life services will be this Saturday, June 14, 10 a.m. at Sweet Holy Spirit Church.
Black priest celebrates 25th anniversary Fr. Maurice Nutt recently observed two milestones in his clerical career when he was named the new director of the Institute for Black Catholic Studies (IBCS) at Louisiana’s Xavier University. The selection comes as Nutt celebrates 25 years as a Redemptorist priest. Recently, he was the keynote speaker at a prayer breakfast hosted by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity at Holy Angels Catholic Church. Before moving to New Orleans, Nutt was a member of the preaching team at Chicago’s Redemporitst Church, 1419 Wellington, Ave. Nutt once served as the director of the African American Ministry Initiative in Chicago. He also has been pastor of Holy Names of Jesus and Mary Catholic Church in Memphis, Tenn., and pastor of St. Alphonsus Liogouri Catholic Church in St. Louis, Mo. Nutt, a St. Louis native, received his masters of theology degree in 1989 from Xavier. An author of three books, he also specializes in preaching, evangelization, African American culture, spirituality, and
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Fr. Maurice Nutt community and church development. Xavier’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs Loren Blanchard said, “We are blessed to have acquired the full time services of Fr. Maurice, who will bring his boundless energy, dynamic leadership, and profound scholarship to the institute, which he has already developed such an intimate connection. We look forward to the vision he will bring to the institute. (Continued on page 17) Saturday, June 14, 2014
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‘Real Men’ and fathers celebrated for 25 years By Wendell Hutson Father’s Day will mark 25 years for one Chicago nonprofit that each year celebrates men of all races for their positive roles in life. The Real Men Cook event runs from 3-6 p.m. Sunday at The Legacy, 11901 S. Loomis St., which sits across the street from the Ray & Joan Kroc Community Center on the far South Side. Tickets, which can also be purchased online at realmencook.com, are $25 for adults and $10 for seniors and children age 5-12. The purpose of the event has not changed since its 1989 inception, said Rael Jackson, president of Real Men Cook Inc. “It has always been our goal to showcase the positive attributes of our men. There are not many positive images of men on TV or in our neighborhoods these day, but we want to show people that there are positive men that do exist especially in Black communities,” Jackson said. “And the fact that some men can cook too, well I guess you can say that’s the ‘hook’ to get people to come
to the event.” Last year 3,000 people attended and Jackson said he is hoping to double attendance this year. This year’s indoor and outdoor cookout event will feature 120 men cooking every thing from grilled chicken and ribs to catfish and steak. Each cook completed a certification course to ensure they were aware of food safety requirements. “We certainly don’t want anyone getting food poisoning because food was not cooked right,” Jackson said. Food patrons also can enjoy music by local entertainers, drinks including beer and a family atmosphere to enjoy, added Jackson, whose parents Kofi and Yvette Moyo founded the organization by inviting local families to their home for dinner. Kofi said it is important for people to know that the Real Men Cook event, which will be held simultaneously in Atlanta, is not a barbecue “but a gathering of people interested in raising awareness about deserving fathers.” This year’s sponsors for the event in-
clude the Black McDonald’s Operators Association, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, ComEd, State Farm, and the University of Chicago Medicine. The annual event also is a fundraiser for the organization, which
Jackson said spends $100,000 a year to produce the event. Gathering a large group of men in one place for a common cause is a good reason to celebrate, said Jackson. “When men cook, families and
friends come together and conversations begin. It’s time for the next generation to come to the table, because the only way we can slow the violence in our city is when families begin to talk with our kids,” Jackson said.
RAEL JACKSON REPRESENTS the second generation of Real Men Cook, and serves as president of the non-profit organization his parents founded 25 years ago.
State lawmaker headed to prison By J. Coyden Palmer Add state Representative Derrick Smith to the growing list of Illinois elected officials convicted of crimes while in office. A federal jury took less than four hours June 10 to convict Smith, 50, on bribery and extortion charges. No sentencing date was set. In 2012 Smith became the first lawmaker in over 100 years to be expelled from the Illinois House when he was first charged. But voters in his district voted him back into the office in the next election, until his defeat earlier this year. With his conviction Tuesday,
Derrick Smith Smith will be booted out of office again and a replacement will be named by the Democratic Party to fulfill the remainder of his term. Smith continued to proclaim his innocence as he buzzed by reporters in the lobby of the Dirksen Federal Building where the trial was held. He is facing up to 20 years in prison. He will remain free on bond until his sentencing. Bribery carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and attempted extortion carries a maximum of 20 years, and both counts carry a $250,000 maximum fine. The court must impose a reasonable sentence 16
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under federal statutes and the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines. According to the evidence at trial, a confidential source identified as “Pete,” who worked on Smith’s political campaigns, was cooperating with the FBI. “Pete” had numerous conversations with Smith about helping a fictional daycare owner obtain a purported state grant in exchange for a cash bribe. On March 2, 2012, Smith provided “Pete” with an official letter of support for the daycare owner to obtain a $50,000 Early Childhood Construction Grant from the state’s Capital Development Board. In return, during a recorded meeting that same day, “Pete” gave Smith $7,000 cash in a West Side alley, claiming it came from the fictional daycare owner. Prosecutors said, Smith told “Pete” that he wanted payment from the daycare owner in cash after an earlier cashier’s check was rejected by Smith, who told “Pete” that he wanted the $7,000 in cash so it could not be traced. He agreed to give “Pete” $2,000 for arranging the deal. The informant reportedly gave Smith 70, $100 bills as payment during a meeting recorded by the F.B.I. Smith did not report receipt of the cash on his Illinois campaign finance reports. A spokesperson for Secretary of State Jesse White said he had no comment on Smith’s conviction. In 2012 it was White, who had mentored Smith, who first called for him to resign and pushed for lawmakers to remove him from office. At the time White was the Democratic Committeeman. “With Secretary White no longer in that capacity it would not be something for him to comment on,” said his spokesperson Dave Druker. “The new person in that position will name
Smith’s replacement until the general election later this year.” Some of Smith’s original backers were no longer supportive. “I didn’t like the way they kicked him out of office. I felt as though they denied him his rights seeing that he had not been convicted yet, so yes, I did vote to put
him back in,” said Beverly Harris. “I even voted for him again in the primary although he lost, but now that the process is complete, I’m ashamed. I heard the recorded tapes on the news and he seems now to be nothing more than a common thief who fooled us all.”
D’Mario Jackson felt similar. “All of these politicians, especially the Black ones should know better by now,” said Jackson, outside Wallace’s Catfish Corner on Madison Street. “I think that is why in the last election the turnout was so low. People are just sick of this.”
Ray Boone, Crusading Editor . . . (Continued from page 6) At East Suffolk High School, his direction was set when he found there was no newspaper and yearbook and started both. He saw this as an opportunity, he once said, “to put our school on the map.” He took his biggest step into a newspaper career when he approached the local newspaper, the daily Suffolk News-Herald, about writing stories about sports at the Black high schools. The newspaper had never covered those stories and allowed him to be their correspondent. His stories began appearing on the sports pages, a first for news about the Black community, all of which had previously been relegated to the “colored” pages. Boone continued to write for the daily while studying at Norfolk State University. He later transferred to Boston University, where he earned his degree while also working as city editor for the Boston Chronicle and as a reporter for the Quincy Patriot-Ledger to pay his way. He often would tell stories of being short of money and of mixing packets of ketchup into a cup of hot water to create soup. Following his graduation, he went to Tuskegee, Ala., to work as director of public information. Called into service, he joined the Baltimore Afro-American after he was honor-
ably discharged and became the White House reporter for then one of the largest Black-owned papers in the country. In 1965, he was sent to Richmond to become the editor of the paper’s Richmond edition and began his rise to prominence. He quickly became a partner with the founders and leaders of the Richmond Crusade for Voters, Dr. William S. Thornton, John Brooks, Dr. William Ferguson Reid, in seeking to boost the power and influence of the Black community on the political stage. He was instrumental in enabling Dr. Reid in 1967 to become the first Black person elected to the General Assembly in the 20th century. From future Gov. L. Douglas Wilder to future Richmond Mayor and state Sen. Henry L. Marsh III, Boone used the newspaper to open doors for a new generation of politicians and to promote jobs and education. He also was involved in creating the Frederick Douglass Program in 1969 to help train young Black men and women for careers in journalism. Boone would go on to become vice president of the Afro-American chain where he was responsible for multiple editions. Time magazine credited him with bringing “sophistication and verve” to the Black Press.
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He was proud of sending AfroAmerican reporter William Worthy to Iran after the overthrow of the shah to provide reports on the revolution. By 1981, Boone moved on to teach journalism at Howard University in Washington before returning to Richmond in 1992 to begin his own newspaper. While serving as a Pulitzer Prize juror on two separate occasions, he spearheaded a successful effort that resulted in the placement of African Americans and women on the Pulitzer board at Columbia University. He had contacts galore across the country as a life member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, the National Association of Guardsmen, the National Newspaper Publishers Association and many other organizations. Along with his wife and daughter, survivors include his son, Raymond H. Boone Jr., Free Press director of account resolution and new business development; his grandson, Raymond H. Boone III; a sister-in-law, Phyllis Riley; seven aunts, one devoted, Dorothy Boone of Suffolk; two uncles; a halfbrother, Thurman Boone of Suffolk; four half-sisters, Geneva B. Boone, of Hopewell, Geraldine Boone Clark of Richmond, and Ira Boone and Lolethia Boone, both of Suffolk, and many other cousins, nieces and nephews. www.chicagocrusader.com
(Continued from page 7) -ImaFAITH-BASED FOOLISHNESS You know you in trouble when you gots to get lawyer Lewis Myers to speak on your behalf. Well that’s what’s going on with West Side preacher Marshall Hatch, who is also under scrutiny for his role in getting some of that anti-violence money the Bald Eagle doled out to aldermen who then turned around and doled it out to a bunch of churches, who apparently turned around and doled it out to people they had the political hook up with. Hatch, who was recently conned into backing FBI informant Al Sharpton as the HNIC in Chicago to combat violence, was all over the newspapers for his affiliation with
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Chicago Area Project. Instead of the good reverend denouncing any claim that he did wrong in getting some of that jelly, he had his “general counsel” of his church speak on his behalf. Red flag. Myers is one of the best known Negro lawyers who rep-
resent people under federal investigation. So does that mean Hatch is about to be charged with wrongdoing? We don’t know, but it sho’ looks funny when you run behind your federal defense attorney as the feds are going through your books. Or maybe he’s smart enough to know not to go all Derrick Smith on the investigators and blab his mouth off without knowing he ought to keep hush. Either way, Hatch, who was called a personal friend of Republican madman and frugal billionaire Bruce Rauner, ain’t lookin’ too good. His credibility has plummeted in recent years. And, though he gots some Ivy League credentials or something, he’s lookin’ more and more like he graduated from one of dem charter schools he’s so proud of.
school,” said CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett. “When you give the child the gift of books you are really giving the gift of imagination, creativity, and the building blocks for success in school and life.” Patterson was recently announced as the recipient of the 2014 Chicago Tribune Young Adult Literary Prize and appeared at an event Saturday, June 7 at
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (Continued from page 4) Chris. We also need to let the news and entertainment media we want the Black entertainer with his ne’er do well ways to be
treated with the same kid gloves the white Canadian entertainer gets handled with.
We hear Toni Preckwinkle is going to run for mayor, but she is playing her cards close because timing is everything. Unfortunately, for her, 20 other Negroes in de city are also
Jones College Preparatory School’s South Auditorium for the Tribune’s annual Printer’s Row Book Fair. “Chicago, and specifically the Chicago Tribune, has given me a great honor. It’s my nature to try to give back, and what better gift to give than books. Read, children of Chicago, read,” Patterson said. Chicago Public Schools serves 400,000 students in 658 schools. It is the nation’s third-largest school district.
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Toni Preckwinkle planning to run—and that’s on top of the five or six Z Listers who’ve already announced. Half of the new 20 are tied to De Tiny Emperor and the other Half are just in it for what they can get. We done heard that one of them set to take off to be de next mayor is up in the Merchandise Mart and losing weight quicker than a crack dealer on the run. -ImaLEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed business Name in the conduct or transaction of business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was filed by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number D14138433 on June 3, 2014. under the Assumed business Name of PARNIC HILLS PRESS with the business located at 9544 S. DAMEN AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60643. the true name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partners(s)Full Name is: LESTER HEMINGWAY, Complete Address 9544 S. DAMEN AVE., Chicago, IL 60643, USA. 6/7, 14, 21, 2014
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We hear Bobby Rush’s Pink Panther attempt to hold an anti-violence summit in the wake of a slain school teacher was a total flop. While he had a bunch of high profile people show up and take pictures and talk to each other, no solutions were made and nobody assigned nobody to do nothing. On day two of his emergency meeting, all of the high-profile people sent low profile people to the session. Rush, who is said to be holded up in a downtown apartment for some strange reason, is best friends with the mayor and recently got mad when somebody asked if he was going to run another failed campaign for the seat. In the meantime and in between time, the bullets keep flying on 79th Street and the scary congressman hasn’t come up with a single solution under his own control—like creating some federal jobs at the post office.
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S. Shields Ave.), 3 p.m. until 8 p.m., So Fresh Saturdays. (Continued from page 6) Grand Finale: The day’s events read at the 2006 Essence Music day forward.” close with the Grand Finale, featurFestival. These are the last lines of We can’t afford to discard our ing classical music, including a free her charge, “You are the best we youth. two-hour concert event as part of have. You are all we have. You are the Rush Hour Concerts Summer what we have become. We pledge Julianne Malveaux is a DC Concert Series from 5 p.m. until 7 you our whole hearts from this based economist and author. p.m., at St. James Cathedral (65 E. Huron St.). The Grand Finale continues outdoors in the new St. James Commons on Wabash at Huron (Continued from page 15) with the Jazz Institute of Chicago’s Nutt was ordained a Roman the African American Catholic Jazz Links Youth Ensemble, from 7 Catholic priest in 1989, and cur- Youth Bible. According to a Google p.m. until 7:45 p.m. The celebration rently serves as a board member for search, Redemptorists is “a Roman closes with an appearance by the the National Black Catholic Clergy Catholic missionary Congregation Bucket Boys at 8:30 p.m. Caucus, and has been an adjunct founded by Saint Alphonsus LigA complete list of performance professor for Hampton University’s uori at Scala, near Amalfi, Italy for times and sites can be found at online religious studies, as well as an the purpose of laboring among the www.makemusicchicago.com. adjunct in the Theology Depart- neglected country people in the Make Music Chicago is presented ment at St. Louis University’s De- neighborhood of Naples. by Rush Hour Concerts in partnerMembers of the Congregation, partment of Theology. He taught ship with 98.7WFMT, Alliance Catholic priests and consecrated rethe Black Religious Experience. Française de Chicago, the Consulate His books are “Thea Bowman: In ligious brothers, are known as Re- General of France in Chicago, the My Own Words.” “Advent and demptorists whom are often associ- Chicago Loop Alliance, Chicago Christmas Wisdom from St. ated with the image of Our Mother Sister Cities International, the Alphonsus Ligouri,” and “Lent and of Perpetual Help and globally min- Chicago Park District and St. James Easter Wisdom from St. Alphonsus ister in more than 77 countries Cathedral. Liguori.” He also is a contributor to around the world.”
STATE OF INDIANA
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IN THE ALLEN SUPERIOR COURT
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A CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES: Malik Jerrell Green Shinayah Alberta Robin Green Emani A. Green Children
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SUMMONS FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION & NOTICE OF CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES HEARING
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And Alexis M. Moore, mother Steven J. Green, father
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Best-Selling Author Donates 28,000 Books to CPS . . . (Continued from page 10)
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TO: Steven J. Green NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the above noted parent, whose whereabouts are unknown, and who is the parent of Malik J. Green (born on July 12, 2000), Shinayah Alberta R. Green (born on January 15, 2002), and emani A. Green (born on december 27, 2004), that the indiana department of Child Services has filed its Amended Verified Petition Alleging the Children to be in Need of Services, in accordance with indiana Code 31-34-9-3, and that an adjudication hearing has been scheduled with the Court. THE ADJUDICATION HEARING at which Steven J. Green must appear is scheduled for July 29, 2014, at 9:30 a.m. at the Allen Superior Court, 715 South Calhoun Street, Fort Wayne, iN 46802. At said hearing, the court will consider the Petition and evidence thereon and will render its decision as to whether above named minor children are children in need of services and shall enter adjudication accordingly. UPON ENTRY OF SAID ADJUDICATION, A DISPOSITIONAL HEARING will be held in which the Court will consider: (1) Alternatives for the care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the children; (2) the necessity, nature, and extent of your participation in the program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the children; and, (3) your financial responsibility for any services provided for the parent, guardian, or custodian of the children, including child support. YOU MUST RESPOND by appearing in the case in person or by attorney within thirty (30) days after the last publication of this notice, and in the event you fail to do so, an adjudication on said petition and a dispositional decree may be entered against you without further notice. THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTINGTHE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES is Alisa Rude, 201 east Rudisill Street, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, iN 46806; telephone (260) 458-6414.
date this 20th day of May 2014
Lisbeth A. borgmann Clerk of Allen County
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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 1 3 0 7 8 9 4 . INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I610605
HOUSES FOR SALE iN tHe CiRCuit COuRt OF COOK COuNty, iLLiNOiS COuNty dePARtMeNt - CHANCeRy diViSiON CitiMORtGAGe, iNC., Plaintiff, -v.NOSAKHARe OSAyAMWeN, KAy SOLANGe, uNKNOWN OWNeRS ANd NON-ReCORd CLAiMANtS defendants 12 CH 26206 731 eASt 69tH PLACe Chicago, iL 60037 NOtiCe OF SALe PubLiC NOtiCe iS HeReby GiVeN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 23, 2014, an agent for the Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 24, 2014, 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 731 eASt 69tH PLACe,
Chicago, iL 60037 Property index No. 20-22-424-016-0000. the real estate is improved with a single family residence. the judgment amount was $158,782.92. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to the Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. 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/or wire transfer, 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
LEGAL NOTICES To Whom It May Concern: My name is Nancy J. Carter i live at 8635 South Winchester Avenue, Chicago, illinois. i would like to inform the public that Mr. Robert b. barlow no longer resides at this residence. He has not lived here since mid-June of 2013. He is no longer allowed access to these premises. He voluntary moved out! Nancy J. Carter 8635 South Winchester Chicago, IL
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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 151701(C) OF tHe iLLiNOiS FOReCLOSuRe MORtGAGe LAW. effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HAuSeLMAN, RAPPiN & OLSWANG, Ltd., 39 South LaSalle Street - Suite 1105, CHiCAGO, iL 60603, (312) 372-2020. Please refer to file number 12-2222-20640. 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. HAuSeLMAN, RAPPiN & OLSWANG, Ltd. 39 South LaSalle Street - Suite 1105 CHiCAGO, iL 60603 (312) 372-2020 Attorney File No. 122222-20640 Attorney Code. 4452 Case Number: 12 CH 26206 tJSC#: 34-8295 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 for that purpose. i610115
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION URBAN PARTNERSHIP BANK, P l a i n t i f f , v s . CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST CO. A/T/U/T/A/D MAY 18, 2006 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 8 0 0 2 3 4 6 6 0 8 , SCOTT ROSENZWEIG, MICHELLE SEIDENBERG, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HARRY PRICE, HARRY J A M E S MANAGEMENT, INC. A/K/A HARRY JAMES MGMT 64, UNKNOWN OWNERS, UNKNOWN TENANTS, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, D e f e n d a n t s , 12 CH 18170 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, July 7, 2014, 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 mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 64-68 E. 71st, Chicago, Il 60619. P.I.N. 20-22-321-026-0000. The mortgaged real estate is a commercial building. The property may be made available for inspection by contacting: Mr. Eric Janssen at (773) 3 2 7 - 9 3 0 0 . Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. For information call Ms. Rebecca Vicario at Stahl Cowen Crowley Addis, LLC, 55 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 641-0060. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I610460 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; P l a i n t i f f , v s . LARRY MANNIE; ISABELLE MANNIE; D e f e n d a n t s , 11 CH 18112 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 4, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, July 7, 2014, 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. 20-21-322-038-0000. Commonly known as 722 WEST 71ST STREET, 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 1 1 1 0 1 2 5 . INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I610433
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY, DEPARTMENT COUNTY DIVISION CHANCERY BANK, N.A. WELLS FARGO P l a i n t i f f , s . v TRACY DAVIS; VAN OAK CAPITAL, OAKDALE LLC; AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD C L A I M A N T S ; D e f e n d a n t s , 13 CH 13059 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on March 31, 2014, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, July 11, 2014, 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. 20-17-404-006-0000. Commonly known as 943 WEST 59TH STREET, 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 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK common interest community, the purchaser COUNTY, ILLINOIS of the unit other than a mortgagee shall COUNTY DEPARTMENT pay the assessments required by CHANCERY DIVISION subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: COMPANY, AS 25% down by certified funds, balance TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY within 24 hours, by certified funds. No HOME EQUITY LOAN refunds. The property will NOT be open TRUST 2006-3; Plaintiff, for inspection. Upon payment in full of the v s . amount bid, the purchaser will receive a YEMISI ODEDINA; ETABUNO Certificate of Sale which will entitle the ERUTEYA AKA ETABUNO R purchaser to a Deed to the premises after ERUTEYA; 5737-39 S. MICHIGAN confirmation of the sale. C O N D O M I N I U M For information: Visit our website at ASSOCIATION; DEUTSCHE BANK BlacksBetween Must3control their own coMMunity http://service.atty-pierce.com. NATIONAL TRUST p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn MORGAN STANLEY HOME Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2006-3; (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number CITIBANK NATIONAL 1 3 0 7 8 9 4 . ASSOCIATION SBM TO CITIBANK INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES (SOUTH DAKOTA), C O R P O R A T I O N N.A.; EQUABLE ASCENT FINANCIAL, Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 LLC; UNKNOWN I610605 OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 13 CH 26294 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on April 15, 2014 Intercounty
COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2006-3; Plaintiff, v s . YEMISI ODEDINA; ETABUNO ERUTEYA AKA ETABUNO R ERUTEYA; 5737-39 S. MICHIGAN C O N D O M I N I U M ASSOCIATION; DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2006-3; CITIBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SBM TO CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A.; EQUABLE ASCENT FINANCIAL, LLC; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 13 CH 26294 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on April 15, 2014 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, July 18, 2014 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: P.I.N. 20-15-115-010-0000 old, 20-15-115-038-1005 new. Commonly known as 5739 South Michigan Avenue, Unit 2S, Chicago, IL 60637 aka 5737-39 South Michigan Avenue, Unit 2S, Chicago, IL 60637. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Mr. Anthony Porto at Plaintiff's Attorney, Freedman Anselmo Lindberg LLC, 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (866) 402-8661. For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. F 1 3 0 9 0 4 1 2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I611604
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; P l a i n t i f f , v s . JANN WILLIAMS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD C L A I M A N T S ; D e f e n d a n t s , 12 CH 19353 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on January 29, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, July 18, 2014, 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. 20-20-407-009-0000. Commonly known as 6727 SOUTH GREEN STREET, 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 1 2 1 0 1 7 9 . INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I611549
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on April 1, 2014 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 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: Commonly known as 6014 S. May Street, Chicago, Il 60621. P.I.N. 20-17-408-024-0000. 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: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 651-6705. 1 3 - 0 2 8 0 1 3 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I609760
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. P l a i n t i f f , v s . BRIAN JONES A/K/A BRIAN K. JONES, JANE DOE, CURRENT SPOUSE OR CIVIL UNION PARTNER, IF ANY, OF BRIAN JONES AKA BRIAN K. O N E S , J UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AN NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS. Defendants, 13 CH 25219 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on April 2, 2014 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, June 30, 2014 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: P.I.N. 20-16-306-041-0000. Commonly known as 5950 S. Stewart Ave., 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: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be for inspection open For information call Mr. David C. Kluever at Plaintiff's Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I609704
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION URBAN PARTNERSHIP BANK, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO SHOREBANK, P l a i n t i f f , v s . CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED 09/26/05 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 1114852; HERBERT L. HEDGEMAN; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, D e f e n d a n t s , 12 CH 38383 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, June 30, 2014, 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 mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 6234-36 S. St. Lawrence, Chicago, Il 60637. P.I.N. 20-15-419-024-0000. The mortgaged real estate is 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. The property may be made available for inspection by contacting Erik Hubbard at (773) 363-1000. Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Ms. Erica N. Byrd at Plaintiff's Attorney, Garfield & Merel, Ltd., 180 North Stetson Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601-6710. (312) 288-0105. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I609678
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. P l a i n t i f f , v s . CHANDRA PETERSON D e f e n d a n t , 13 CH 23486 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on April 1, 2014 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 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: Commonly known as 6014 S. May Street, Chicago, Il 60621. P.I.N. 20-17-408-024-0000. www.chicagocrusader.com 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: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 651-6705. 1 3 - 0 2 8 0 1 3
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Special Olympics Chicago athletes heading to National Games The athletes of SCC/Special Olympics Chicago (SOC) who are travelling to the national Special Olympics USA Games, recently had the amazing opportunity to meet State of Illinois Governor Pat Quinn. Seven athletes from the Special Olympics Chicago program will travel to the national games in New Jersey June 14 – 21, where they will compete in bocce ball, volleyball, powerlifting, and track and field. Nearly 3,500 Special Olympics athletes from across the United States travel to compete in the Special Olympics USA Games. Special Olympics was born in Chicago in 1968, and today is a world-wide movement with over 4.2 million athletes throughout the globe. The Special Olympics Chicago program boasts over 5,000 athletes who compete and train in 22 sports throughout the year. Special Olympics Chicago has programming in over 100 Chicago Public Schools throughout the city and in 23 parks through the Chicago Park District. The Special Olympics Chicago programs that are implemented at the Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Park District are modeled across the country.
For more information on Special Olympics Chicago, please visit www.sochicago.org.
Chicago, in partnership with the Chicago Park District. Special Children’s Charities mission state-
ment is to promote, foster and encourage physical and mental health and improvement through athlet-
ics, recreational and social activities among youth and adults with disabilities.
About SCC/Special Olympics Chicago: The Special Olympics Chicago program is the largest in the State of Illinois. The Chicago Program alone is larger than 26 other complete State programs. Chicago is the birthplace of Special Olympics and is now held in over 150 countries, worldwide. Special Olympics provides yearround sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic type sports for children (ages 8 and older) and adults with mental disabilities or closely related developmental disabilities. The program gives them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendships with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. In Chicago alone, more than 5,000 athletes are involved in the program. Since 1969, Special Children’s Charities has been the fundraising co-sponsor of Special Olympics
PICTURED FROM LEFT to right: Coach Lisa Wisniewski of Mount Greenwood Park; Athlete Elizabeth Clark of Welles Park; Donald Campbell of Walter Payton High School; Amelia Hernandez of Piotrowski Park; William Rodriquez of Shabbona Park; Paul Kozora of Marquette Park.
Bulldogs basketball and baseball camps coming to SSC in summer The South Suburban College Basketball and Baseball Programs are still accepting registrations for their summer camps in June. The Bulldogs will host two camps–a Championship Basketball Camp June 16 through June 19 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., and a Championship Shooting Camp June 23 - 26 from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the SSC Fitness Center/Fieldhouse. The camps are designed for boys and girls ages 7 - 17, and will be directed by Head Coach John Pigatti and players from the 2014 Bulldog Basketball Team. The cost of the Shooting Camp is $60 and the Basketball Camp is $105, with a special price of $140 for both camps. Campers will need shorts, basketball shoes, and a Tshirt or practice uniform. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase every day of the camps. The main goal of these camps is to provide each individual with an opportunity to become a better player and to have some fun along the way. In order to accomplish these goals, the emphasis will be on the fundamentals of basketball. Coach Pigatti brings over 20 years of college coaching experience from a well-rounded background. He was also the head coach of the Five Star Basketball Post Development Camp where he instructed several top 100 high school players in the country. Pigatti has received six Region IV-A Coach of the www.chicagocrusader.com
Year Awards and has been named IBCA Coach of the Year. The 2014 Bulldog Baseball Camp will take place Monday, June 23 through Thursday, June 26 from 9:00 a.m. to noon at Bulldog Stadium. The camp is designed for kids age 614, and is directed by Head Coach Steve Ruzich and current players. The cost of the camp is $80 per camper for all four days of instruction. Each camper should have gym shoes, spikes, sweat clothes, and bring their own equipment. Coach Ruzich was an All-American catcher at the College of Saint Francis and was drafted in 1985 by the Chicago White Sox. After a brief pro stint, Ruzich took over the SSC Baseball Team in 1987 and now also serves as SSC’s Athletic Director. He is well-known as a director and coordinator of local parentchild baseball camps which have attracted thousands of participants, and Ruzich has also worked for the Chicago White Sox as an instructor in their Fundamentals area at Cellular One Field. For more information, or to register for the Basketball Camps, please contact Coach Pigatti at (708) 596-2000, ext. 2524 or email JPigatti@ssc.edu. For more information, or to register for the Baseball Camps, please contact Coach Ruzich at (708) 596-2000, ext. 2413 or email SRuzich@ssc.edu. SSC is located at 15800 South State Street, South Holland, Illinois. Blacks Must control their own coMMunity
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