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Bishop Arthur Brazier may be remembered with street renaming

By Wendell Hutson The son of the late Bishop Arthur Brazier said renaming Stony Island Avenue is a great tribute to a man who loved helping people and helped rebuild the Woodlawn community on the South Side.

“Myself, my family and congregation consider it an honor. We appreciate the mayor for introducing it to the city council,” said Rev. Byron Brazier, pastor of 22,000-member Apostolic Church of God, where his father served as pastor for 48 years. “No one could deny his fit or his contribution to the betterment of the community.”

The mayor introduced an ordinance at the Wednesday, September 11 city council meeting. The measure was referred to the council’s transportation committee. The council could take up the proposed ordinance as early as October.

“Bishop Brazier was a spiritual and community leader on Chicago’s South Side, fighting against crime and poverty, while advocating for better housing and

schools,” Emanuel said. “By renaming Stony Island Avenue in his memory, we are honoring a man who influenced generations of pastors and parishioners to spiritual worship with community activism.”

Stony Island Avenue is a major thoroughfare on the South Side of the city, designated 1600 East in Chicago’s street numbering system. It runs from 56th Street south to the Calumet River. Stony Island Avenue continues sporadically south of the Calumet in the south suburbs, running alongside the Bishop Ford Freeway, sometimes as a frontage road. It terminates at County Line Road on the border of Will and Kankakee Counties.

The street remaining, if approved by the City Council, would be renamed “Reverend Bishop Brazier Avenue,” and would cover the entire stretch of Stony Island Avenue from 56th Street to 130th, which runs through the wards of four Black aldermen. They are Will Burns (4th), Leslie Hairston (5th), Michelle Harris (8th), and (Continued on page 3)

Bus Service restored for Walmart Shoppers

By Wendell Hutson Now that bus service has been restored on East 111th Street, Pullman residents said they plan to spend a lot more time at

the newly opened Walmart.

“I was going to see if I could use a livery cab to get me there but now that a bus runs that way, I can save a few bucks,” Glenda Johnson, 48, who lives in the Pullman

neighborhood on the far South Side, said.

“Bus service is available in other neighborhoods, so it should be available to the far South Side too.”

On Wednesday, Sept 11, Wal-Mart Stores,

BUS SERVICE BEING extended to the new Walmart store in Pullman was reason for Ninth Ward Alderman Anthony Beale (center) to be all smiles. Beale is joined by Mayor Rahm Emanuel (second from left) and several Walmart executives on September 10 when they cut the ribbon for the new store.

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Inc. opened its latest Chicago store at 10900 S. Doty Ave., thus minimizing the food desert that had plagued the neighborhood for years. The 149,000 square-foot store is a Supercenter that includes a full-service grocery section.

“Yes, today is a good day,” said Alderman Anthony Beale (9th). “I want to thank CTA for providing bus service.”

According to Beale, there are 400 employees at the Walmart store now located in his ward “and 250 of them use public transportation to get to work.”

CTA officials declined to discuss why it took so long to restore bus service to the route that was eliminated earlier this year.

Without the restored service shoppers using public transportation would have had to walk several blocks from the bus line, which had ended at 111th and Cottage Grove Avenue.

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NEWS

Jealous’ surprise resignation draws reaction from local NAACP

By J. Coyden Palmer Local NAACP members expressed surprise, disappointment, yet understanding at the announcement by President and CEO Ben Jealous earlier this week that he will step down at the end of the year. Jealous, who has been at the helm since 2007, said in a released statement that he wants to spend more time with his family. Jealous touted his successes of increasing donor dollars and raising the profile of the organization via internet media applications. Taking over the organization at the age of 35, the son of Civil Rights workers in California believes he is leaving the NAACP in good hands.

“The NAACP has always been the largest civil rights organization in the streets, and today it is also the largest civil rights organization online, on mobile and at the ballot box too,” stated Jealous. “I am proud to leave the Association financially sound, sustainable, focused, and more powerful than ever. Beginning next year, I look forward to pursuing opportunities in academia to train the next generation of leaders and, of course, spending a lot more time with my young family.”

Local branch presidents said Jealous’ leadership was necessary and he did some amazing things during his tenure. Many say the NAACP had

been rocked by several scandals that left the organization wounded. They believe Jealous is fixed most of the image problems and has the organization doing the original work for its founder Dr. W.E.B Dubois.

“The NAACP under his leadership has built an extremely talented team that will carry the mission forward and meet the civil and human rights challenges of the 21st century,” wrote Chicago NAACP South Side branch President Rose Joshua in an email earlier this week. “Today, the Association is financially sound, sustainable, focused, larger and more powerful. We are now the largest civil and human rights organization online, on mobile, in the streets and at the ballot box. The NAACP has seen five years of doubledigit growth and five years in the black by increasing its donor base almost tenfold.”

Joshua said the NAACP is still very much a relevant organization whose good works often go unnoticed in the mainstream media. Joshua believes if people take a close look, the work will speak for itself and also demonstrate why the NAACP is needed now more than ever before, something the organization is also stating on its website: “In recent years we have won state and local battles to abolish the death penalty, shrink prison systems, outlaw racial profiling, expand voting

Ben Jealous rights protections, reform gun laws, close dangerous power plants, expand early childhood education and secure health care coverage for the uninsured. Moreover, we have played a dynamic role as an ally in the fights for workers’ rights, women’s rights, immigrants’ right and marriage equality, as well as in the struggle to end the HIV epidemic,” it reads on www.naacp.org. “We will continue our campaign to restore Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, implement Trayvon’s Law, and insure our community is enrolled in the Affordable Care Act Exchanges.”

Jealous has inspired many people in the 45 and under age group to join the organization and become active members. Among those is DuPage County branch President Mario Lambert Jr. who said he had mixed emotions about Jealous leaving. He said Jealous put together a team of young workers in the national organization, who he credits for getting the organization in social media circles and attacking issues that affect Black youth across the nation.

“The reality is he did affect younger people. He had a lot to do with me deciding to take on the role of local branch president. It was inspiring to see him,” Lambert said. “I communicate with the people in the office all the time. That I think is the biggest accomplishment of his legacy; he was able to put younger, amazing, talented people to work together as a team in the national office. We were getting the reputation of being an outdated and out of touch organization.”

However Lambert said he understands why Jealous left because he and others are dealing with the same issue.

He said because his position and thousands of others are volunteer positions, they have other full-time jobs, which makes doing the NAACP work along with balancing family life a tough task.

Lambert’s team in DuPage County is comprised of five board members un-

der the age of 40.

“It’s the same thing that troubles me,” Lambert said. “Young people, such as Ben Jealous, they all get shrunk with the balance of time. It can be very intimidating. If more people can give just a little bit it doesn’t put too much taxing on any one person alone. This will be necessary in order for us not to lose young talent. Because the reality is Ben Jealous is leaving not because he doesn’t believe in the NAACP. He’s leaving because his wife needs him at home; his kids need him at home. It’s different because he was in a paid position, but the conversation is very similar and relevant.”

For Lake County resident Rev. Torrance Abrams, he too joined after Jealous became the organization’s leader.

He sees the biggest challenge the NAACP faces is convincing young people the NAACP is needed and they can be a solution to many of the problems facing the community.

Abrams believes events like the ACT-SO Awards need to be promoted more. The program grants talent scholarships in the arts and other genres.

“I finally became a member and got involved locally a couple years ago,” Rev. Abrams said. “The struggle is making it relevant to young people. In Lake County, IL we spent a lot on educational scholarship opportunities.”

The Modern Slavery and Apartheid

Pass laws used against two African Americans for practicing Pan Africanism

By Shaka Barak, President The Marcus Garvey Institute President Asiel Ben Israel and Gregory Turner have been charged with committing “offenses against the United States,” for traveling to Africa, for talking with Africans, and for discussing the harm the United States sanctions are doing to Africans, Zimbabweans in particular without a pass/license.

Zimbabwe is located in Southeast Africa, 390,757 sq. km. territory, with a population of only 3,100,000. It is larger than Japan, Germany, Poland, Italy, United

Kingdom and Syria. It could easily hold the whole African American population of 41,000,000. Prince Asiel Ben Israel and Gregory Turner are also indicted for getting African Americans to travel to Africa; for getting African Americans to talk to African in America; for getting Africans to talk about the harm that the United States is doing to Africa, without a pass/license.

The indictment against Prince Asiel and Gregory Turner stinks of the violations associated with passes during slavery in America, and the Pass Laws of South Africa un-

C. GREGORY TURNER (left) and Prince Asiel Ben Israel (right) received the key to the city of Chicago presented by Mayor Harold Washington during his administration.

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der apartheid. In the United States on slave plantations, the enslaved Africans always had to be given a pass by the white slave master or his wife. They needed the pass to go anywhere when they left the plantation. That way when the paddy rollers, or vigilantes would stop them, they could show the pass. Paddy rollers or slave catchers, knew they hadn’t written it, because enslaved Africans could not be caught with paper, or they would be stripped and beaten for having it in their possessions.

In South Africa, these Pass laws prevented freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, special pass laws for women, laws to restrict reporting, and pass laws to restrict reporting of Apartheid secrets.

Passes were designed to control the movement of Africans under Apartheid just as they did during chattel slavery. In South Africa these pass laws were imposed by the Dutch and British to make sure they had a cheap labor force for the dangerous work, deep down in the dark gold and diamond mines, in the 18th and 19th centuries, in the Cape colonies. By 1952, the South African government made youth 16 years old and up, carry a “reference book” with their employment history. Our youth and women were harassed,

humiliated, arrested and fined when they violated these laws to find work. The African youth and women were often the ones to lead defiance campaigns, and to burn passes. In 1960 Africans burned passes at a police station in Sharpsville, and 69 youth were shot down like dogs. Some Africans were stripped of their citizenship, and sent to the poverty rural “homelands” if they became ineffective, and discontinued after 17 million Africans were arrested rather than follow the pass laws.

The United States government’s attack on Prince Asiel Ben Israel and Gregory Turner, is not because these African Americans are stopping Africans from remaining a reliable work force for the gold and diamonds mines, but because they are encouraging Africans and African Americans how they can now run, control and benefit from those gold and diamond mines in Zimbabwe, under the leadership of the democratically re-elected President Robert Mugabe. The United States government does not intend on allowing Prince Asiel Ben Israel and Gregory Turner to discuss with African Americans opportunities in Zimbabwe in the mining of coal, platinum, copper, nickel, tin, and other industrial products found in abun-

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dance there. The United States and Europe don’t want the African American communities, or its leaders and politicians to know about Zimbabwe’s agricultural products such as corn, cotton, tobacco, coffee, sugar cane, peanuts and other products also in abundance. Why? Because African Americans have been described as the most technologically developed Africans on the planet, and if they were to become the brokers of Zimbabwe’s minerals and agricultural products they could within 10 years eliminate all poverty among the 41 million Blacks in America, and create thousands of millionaires in Zimbabwe. Not only would white people in Zimbabwe lose their 1,000 acre and 5,000 acre commercial farms, stolen from Africans, they would lose the ability to exploit any of Zimbabwe’s resources, while African Americans would have the highest standard of living of any group in the United States. That’s why they are afraid of Pan Africanism of this sort that goes back to the teaching and work of the Black Nationalist, Jamaican born leader, the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey (August 17, 1887 – June 10, 1940.

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NEWS

Former CPD Superintendent LeRoy Martin dies at 84 LeRoy Martin, who meticulously climbed the Chicago Police Department ladder and served as superintendent was recently remembered by friends and family during services following his death August 31.

Mr. Martin, who worked as a Chicago bus driver prior to joining CPD in 1955, became the second Black superintendent in department history when the late Mayor Harold Washington appointed him to the post in 1987.

Mr. Martin died of heart failure at St. Franciscan St. Margaret Health in Dyer, Ind, according to his wife. He had been retired from CPD since 1992, five years after being named superintendent. He was 84 years old.

Mr. Martin was undeterred by the quasi segregation and limited opportunities for Black officers.

A long-time police official who retired shortly after Mr. Martin said when they came onto the department Black officers were not paired with fellow white officers in squad cars. In 1965 he was named sergeant and lieutenant in 1975.

When he assumed the superintendent’s post, Mr. Martin made a priority of eliminating the growing gang problem in Chicago. Mr. Martin silenced skeptics and critics by enlisting the support and assistance of the Illinois State Police and the FBI. Throughout his tenure as superintendent, Mr. Martin earned a reputation for lifting the professionalism of the department. He also was known promoting education and training. One of Mr. former charges, Terry Hillard, who also became a superinten-

dent, said Mr. Martin sent supervisors to conferences, seminars and training exercises across the country as a means of acquiring cutting-edge training. Hillard said Mr. Martin was fond of saying “If you want to be known as professionals, you’ve got to act like professionals.”

After retiring in 1992, Mr. Martin worked as the chief of investigation for the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Mr. Martin tested the countrys political waters in 1998 when he made an unsuccessful bid in the Cook County Sheriff ’s election.

He spent much of his time as a retiree fixing up apartment buildings he owned, as well as spending time with Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity brothers.

A West Side native, Mr. Martin graduated from Crane Technical

Evans elected to fifth term as chief judge Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans recently was elected to a fifth term as chief judge by an overwhelming majority of circuit judges. His new three-year term will begin Decem-

ber 2, 2013.

The results were announced by Judge Raymond L. Jagielski , chair of the Judicial Election Committee, who said Evans ran for re-election unopposed. Other committee

Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans

members included: Judge Mary Ellen Coghlan, Judge Lynn M. Egan, Judge Marya Nega, Judge Leida J. Gonzalez Santiago, Judge Jane Louise Stuart, Judge Shelley Sutker-Dermer, and Judge E. Kenneth Wright, Jr. According to Jagielski, Evans received 232 votes of 239 votes – seven were deemed spoiled.

Evans is responsible for the operation of circuit court’s 10 divisions and six geographic districts, which has an annual budget of $135 million. There are 14 non-judicial offices including probation and other court-related services.

Evans serves as the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, the largest of the 23 judicial circuits in Illinois and also one of the largest unified court systems in the world.

More than 1.5 million cases are filed annually in the Circuit Court of Cook County, which serves (Continued on page 16)

Bus Service restored for Walmart (Continued from page 1) “I have asthma so I cannot be walking too far lugging bags,” said Beatrice Thomas, 45, who lives in Roseland. “What I can’t figure out is why would Walmart and the alderman agree to put a store in an isolated area. That makes no sense to me.”

Mikal Forham, 56, has lived in the 11000 block of South State Street for 23 years.

For the last six years he did grocery shopping at convenience stores because he does not have a car.

“When I first heard about Walmart coming to Roseland I was real excited because I know I am spending a fortune at these corwww.chicagocrusader.com

ner stores buying food,” explained Fordham. “I only shopped [at convenience stores] because it was close to my apartment building.”

When he first pushed for a Walmart to anchor the Pullman Park development Beale said bus service was available to the site.

Pullman along with Roseland are both part of the city’s food desert communities, which Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he plans to eliminate completely by 2020.

“Ensuring healthy food access for all Chicagoans is a top priority for my administration. Having access to these food desert data sets will be beneficial to this ini-

tiative, our partners who are engaged in reducing food deserts in the city of Chicago, and our community members,” said Emanuel.

In August, the mayor released data about food deserts in the city, which included a list of grocery stores, interactive maps of these stores locations, and raw data that outlines the existing food deserts. The data also included a list of nearby Cook County independent grocery stores and chains, and a map of urban farms.

The city defines “food desert” residents as all Chicagoans living in a census block located more than a mile from a retail food es-

Former Police Superintendent LeRoy Martin High School and earned a bache- istration, also from Roosevelt. lor’s degree in psychology from Roosevelt University in 1972.

He also is survived by his wife Four years later he received a Constance and sons LeRoy Marmaster’s degree in public admin- tin Jr. and Ron Martin.

Bishop Arthur Brazier may be remembered with street renaming (Continued from page 1) Anthony Beale (9th).

Bishop Brazier marched the streets of Chicago in the 1960s with Dr. Martin L. King Jr., and also worked closely with Rev. Leon Finney, pastor of Metropolitan Apostolic Community Church. The pair founded The Woodlawn Organization, a nonprofit housing organization credited with revitalizing the Woodlawn community on the South Side with more economic development.

Bishop Brazier was one of five children born to the late Geneva and Robert Brazier. And as the youngest Bishop Brazier attended Wendell Phillips High School, the first Black, public high school in Chicago. In 921, Brazier was born in Chicago. He served as a U.S. Army staff sergeant in India and Burma during World War II. He began training for the mintablishment licensee with a business location larger than 10,000 square feet, and also has developed other useful measures of food access.

According to Emanuel, the information will help the public understand the ongoing efforts to combat food deserts, provide a reference for convenient grocery store locations, and bring awareness of the food desert initiative to all communities.

“This data is critical to continue making progress, and will serve as a source for all those involved in eliminating food deserts to reference, explore and use in the very important work they are doing for our city,” Emanuel said.

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istry in 1955, while still a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service.

In 2010, when Bishop Brazier died from prostate cancer, Finney said he became a pastor because of his good friend Brazier.

“He changed my life and taught me how I could serve the church and still be engaged in social change and justice,” Finney said.

President Barack Obama reportedly spoke to Bishop Brazier by phone hours before he passed.

“Bishop Brazier promoted spiritual empowerment and economic development through his pastorate of Apostolic Church of God and leadership of numerous community organizations and charitable efforts,” Obama said, shortly after his death. “There is no way that we can replace the gentle heart and boundless determination that Bishop Brazier brought to some of the most pressing challenges facing Chicago and our nation.”

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EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL WAR IS CANCER IN THE BODY OF MANKIND As far as we know, everything in our universe revolves around a dance of opposites, male/female; positive/negative, etc. (In this regard, “negative” does not mean “bad,” it is just the opposite of the outward-thrusting force). The great scientist Nikola Tesla brought this idea into practical usage with his “alternating current, which made the use of electricity practical so that today we are able to light our homes. Even electrical batteries have negative and positive poles; computers operate on a binary system comprised of 0s and 1s. So the tension created by opposites fuels the world as we know it.

In a very real sense, all of these concepts operate on the cooperation of opposites, which results in fecundity, fruitfulness in one form or another. Now, in the human kingdom, this duality is shown in the tendency for groups of people to aggregate and to move in opposition to one another. Xenophobia is often the underpinning of this action, though there is something to be said about the need for people to mingle with others of their own kind. This works very well, for example, when we look at the human body.

It has often been said that the human being is a universe in miniature; that the universe is the macrocosm and we are the microcosm. The universe would be the positive, and human beings subjected to its whims would be considered the negative or receiving aspects of this dance of duality. In our bodies, our cells aggregate to carry out specific jobs. Heart tissue, liver tissue, blood cells all carry out the functions that help keep the body healthy when they work in concert with each other. But what happens if one group exhibits a dereliction of duty? Or better still, what happens when one group of cells changes and decides to attack everything around it making it impossible for the body to function normally? The answer is cancer. In a nutshell, cancer is war in the body!

Now, when we look at groups of humanity around the world, war, i.e., cancer is what happens when we turn upon one another. Each group of humans has its own special interests and function, but when one group encroaches upon another, people lose their lives. When this happens, no one usually wins in the long run, though in the short term there may seem to be benefits. If this point needs to be brought home, just think about this: there have been thousands of wars around the globe in the past 400 years. Some of these have been minor, and some major. In the Twentieth Century we had two major World Wars, and in the last one, World War II, an atomic bomb was dropped on Japan releasing devastation not seen before by modern humans.

Even though this is the case, today there are still various and sundry wars happening all around the world. The United States is embroiled in a war in Afghanistan, and is rattling sabers at Syria for the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime “on its own people.” The powers that be are promising that this will be a “limited” initiative. The problem, however, is that any war, any violence is unpredictable. We can no more have a limited war than we can have a limited lightning strike.

War is futile; it has not solved our problems on a racial or global level.

There might be one benefit of war, however: the devastation that it wreaks will cause us to start all over. It is a cleansing of sorts but there are always casualties. It would be so much better if we could figure out a way to solve our problems through the positive blending of opposites, which is called “love.” Love, i.e., cooperation, unlike war, is fruitful. A luta continua.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Governor Hardiman?

No Way! To the Editor: At first I could not believe it, but I keep seeing Facebook posts and other writings saying that Tio Hardiman is running for Governor. This man has no experience holding elected office. Nor has he worked with a legislative body, and is less than a neophyte when it comes to dealing with billion dollar-plus-budgets.

The fact that he thinks he can be governor of our state is mindboggling. One has to wonder if the recent circumstances in his life – arrest, separation with his wife, loss of his job/income, and reconciliation with his wife has altered his thinking skills, and has made him delusional.

Why would anyone think he can leapfrog all lesser elective offices and go for the top one in the state? Does that make any sense to you Chicago Crusader? I sure hope your paper will do an editorial about this.

When a person like Tio Hardiman runs on no experience it hurts future elections because other people begin to take the weighty obligations of holding office as a joke. That is how I see his campaign – a simple mockery of the political process. One simply doesn’t wake up one morning and decide he wants to be governor.

He might make a decent alder-

man or maybe state representative, but governor is beyond a stretch of anybody’s imagination.

Illinois has a host of problems with the fiscal ones taking front and center. Nothing I have read in Hardiman’s platform indicates he has any clue on how to deal with the financial issues, in fact he is talking much more about spending than cost cutting or saving.

He also seems to be operating under the misconception that people who supported him in his former job with Cease Fire Illinois will be his political support group – nothing could be further from the truth.

If he actually continues with his campaign, he will prove to be an embarrassment to himself, his family and friends.

Martha Stennis

Mark Wallace is on point

city’s low and middle-income residents. Besides enriching the city, the camera installations and maintenance mean a pretty penny for a non-Illinois business.

Wallace and the like-minded people who want to abolish the cameras have a petition drive going on and we all need to be a part of that. If you can’t circulate the petitions, at the very least you can sign one. Their website is http://www.citizenstoabolishredlightcameras.com.

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COMMENTARY

Hurting Our Students for Economic Gain

By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist There are very few things that are as vile and predatory than cheating young Black students out of a decent education. There are two things that quickly come to my mind when I ponder on this subject. There is also a third event that has developed in the last few years. Allow me to chronologically discuss these three evil events.

When school segregation was ending as the Civil Rights Era was beginning to yield results two groups got together and concocted a scheme. In order to quickly integrate schools the idea of School Busing evolved. It seemed like a good idea to many who thought by having their children sit next to white people their skills would automatically improve. Those who stood to gain from this were bus manufacturers (many more buses will be needed) and unions who would increase their membership through the numerous number of bus drivers they would hire. So, groups like the NAACP and others were encouraged to lead the charge for school busing.

The busing was pretty much one way. Whites weren’t going to send their kids on a bus to sit with Black

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Selma, Ala., the county seat of Dallas County, was a bastion of white supremacy in 1965. At the time, of the 15,000 potential Black voters, only 300 were registered. In response to chants of “We Shall Overcome,” by civil rights protesters, Sheriff Jim Clark wore a button on his uniform declaring, “Never.”

That did not stop Rev. C.T. Vivian, a close aide of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and workers from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from leading daily marches to the courthouse in an effort to register Blacks. On February 5, 1965, Clark blocked the entrance to the courthouse with his deputies.

“If we’re wrong, why don’t you arrest us?” Vivian said.

Instead of arresting Vivian, Clark hit him so hard in the face that he fractured a finger. After being knocked down the steps, a bloodied C.T. Vivian rose to his feet and said, “We’re willing to be beaten for democracy, and you misuse democracy in this street. You beat people bloody in order that they will not have the privilege to vote.”

Vivian and other activists persisted.

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Harry C. Alford students. When two way busing was being forced the white students enrolled into private schools even if they had to quickly build the private school. Rapidly many Black students, who enjoyed matriculating to Black schools that had great legacies, were being forced to get up early in the morning; get on a bus and arrive at a strange school that didn’t welcome them. It was psychologically demeaning and affected grades and equal opportunity. Eventually, great legacy schools such as “George Washington Carver,” “Booker T. Washington,” “Crispus Attucks,”etc. would close

wherever busing was occurring. It was just a major blow to our esteem and psyche.

I learned of the next evil event while traveling through the South visiting local Black chambers. At different times I would hear the term “Dummy Checks” or “Stupid Checks. ”Both former Congressman Earl Hill-iard (D-AL) and current Congressman Benny Thompson (D-MS) would opine about this practice.

White school officials developed an idea that would segregate the classrooms at the expense of Black students. Officials would talk to Black parents and show them how they could quality for Social Security Disability. All they had to do was declare their children very slow learners. For this they would be assisted in applying to the US Department of Health and Human Services for financial assistance. Some single mothers would make serious money from the monthly checks as the minds of their children wasted away.

Unfortunately for the declared slow learners, they were put into Special Education classes and taught very little. Many of the accelerated classes of the rural schools would evolve to almost 100% white students while most of the Black students would be wasting away in these Special Educa-

tion classes. Again, segregation returned in a vicious way thanks to fraud assisted by school officials and meddling white parents. A lot of this is still going on. We, the National Black Chamber of Commerce, have voiced our concern about this but little has been done. Through fraud they brought harm to young Black students and perpetuated segregation.

When Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner (ROH) and former Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) announced that the Education Department had agreed to fully implement the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program for low-income D.C. students we all became excited. The parents of these scholars would be given up to $12,000 annually to place their children into Charter Schools. However, the teacher unions were not excited. They pressed the White House to cut this out. Soon, in 2009, the Democratic Caucus of Congress brought the scholarship program to a halt. According to the Washington Post, “Mr. Obama has proposed letting the 1,700 students now in the program continue their schooling while admitting no new students and letting the program die by attrition.” The majority of DC parents favored the voucher program and was sad to see

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Sunday,” Blacks did overcome after the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

When Sheriff Clark sought re-election in predominantly Black Dallas County in 1966, newly-empowered Black voters said “Never” and kicked him out of office.

Surely, President Obama had Vivian and others like him in mind when he said at the Aug. 28 commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington: “To dismiss the magnitude of this progress – to suggest, as some sometimes do, that little has changed – that dishonors the courage and the sacrifice of those who paid the price to march in those years…”

Obama recently announced that he is awarding Vivian, one of the most courageous figures of the Civil Rights Movement, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Vivian joins other movement veterans, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (posthumously), James L. Farmer, Dorothy Height, John Lewis, Benjamin L. Hooks, Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., Joseph Lowery, Clarence Mitchell, Rosa Parks, Bayard Rustin (posthumously), Roy Wilkins, Andrew Young and Marian Wright Edelman in receiving the distinguished honor.

Because so much work still needs to be done, sometimes we neglect to stand back and appreciate just how much America has changed in the past 50 years.

The Census Bureau provided the following comparisons:

Blacks (1966 is the closest year these statistics are available to the historic speech). Nationally, the Poverty rate for all races was 14.7 percent.

2011 - 27.6 percent Poverty rate for single-race Blacks. Nationally, the Poverty rate for all races was 15 percent.

HOUSING 1970 41.6 percent - Homeownership rate for Blacks (the earliest this information is available for race).

George E. Curry INCOME 1963 - $22,266 (in 2011 dollars) The median family income for Blacks was 55 percent of the median income for all American families. $25,826 and $14,651 (in 2011 dollars) - Median income of Black men and Black women who worked full time, year-round.

2011 - $40,495 - The median family income for the Black-alone population was 66 percent of the median income for all American families. $40,273 and $35,146- Median income of single-race Black men and Black women who worked full time, year-round.

POVERTY 1966 - 41.8 percent Poverty rate for

2011 43.4 percent Homeownership rate for Blacks.

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION 1964 - 25.7percent - Percentage of Blacks age 25 and over who completed at least four years of high school.

2.4 million - Number of Blacks 25 and over with at least four years of high school.

2012 85.0 percent - Percentage of Blacks age 25 and over who completed at least four years of high school.

20.3 million - Number of Blacks 25 and over with at least a high school diploma.

COLLEGE STUDENTS AND GRADUATES 1964 234,000 - Number of Black under-

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President Obama reverse his funding for the program.

Now President Obama is going national with his assault on Charter Schools or Voucher Programs – all at the behest of teacher unions. His Attorney General Eric Holder has filed a lawsuit against the State of Louisiana for its voucher program. According to the Associated Press, “Louisiana lawmakers approved a voucher program in 2008 for low-income New Orleans students who were in failing schools.

The Louisiana Scholarship Program was later expanded statewide. It allows children in school districts graded C, D or F to receive public money to attend private schools.” Holder first got the courts to stop state education money from going into the fund.

However, Louisiana Governor Jindal found $48 million from elsewhere to keep the program going. Nine of every 10 students in the Louisiana program are Black.

We shouldn’t deny opportunity to our children because unions choose money over good education.

Mr. Alford is the co-founder, President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®. Website: www.nationalbcc.org. Email: halford@nationalbcc.org.

graduate college students.

3.9 percent - Percent of Blacks age 25 and over who completed at least four years of college.

365,000 - Number of Blacks who had at least a bachelor’s degree.

2012 2.6 million - Number of Black undergraduate college students in 2011 — More than 10 times as many as 1964.

21.2 percent - Percent of Blacks age 25 and over who completed at least four years of college.

5.1 million - Number of Blacks who had at least a bachelor’s degree.

Yes, we have made progress as a direct result of the modern Civil Rights Movement. And instead of denying that fact – preferring to see the glass as half empty instead of half full – we should celebrate that progress let it be proof that with our efforts, we can continue to make progress over another 50 years.

George E. Curry, former editorin-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.

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COMMENTARY

MIND DAMAGE AND MENTACIDE

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

Dr. Conrad Worrill

So many of the problems that African people face in the world today are due to the assault on our

minds by those who captured us and removed significant numbers of us to the western hemisphere.

This also included the mind damage caused by the tampering of African lands and culture on the continent of Africa.

Most African people in America are aware that our minds were tampered with as a result of our forced capture and enslavement in America. The impact of this process is central to the international component of the Reparations Movement that we must focus on, and that is the “Repair of Ourselves” at the same time we demand reparations from the government and private corporations who benefited from our enslavement and still benefit today. Examining and reexamining the contributions of the late Dr. Bobby Wright provides a significant source we can utilize in addressing our “internal reparations” challenges.

The contributions of the late Dr. Bobby E. Wright in helping us assess this problem should be a continuous part of our study, and reflection, as we struggle to break the psychological chains of white supremacy.

Four years before Dr. Wright’s untimely death he wrote a pro-

found article entitled, “Mentacide: The Ultimate Threat To The Black Race.” In defining “Mentacide,” Dr. Wright explains that it is “the deliberate and systematic destruction of a person’s or group’s mind [which] may give a clue to why the Black race, after developing such an advanced civilization, has for the last 400 years been assisting in its own destruction and the nearly total subjugation of Africa by foreign invaders.”

In an earlier work, written in 1975 by Dr. Wright, entitled The Psychopathic Racial Personality, he stated that in the relationships of whites with Blacks “whites exhibit the behavior of psychopaths and their behavior reflects an underlying biologically transmitted proclivity that is rooted deep in their evolutionary history.” Dr. Wright says, “Mentacide is the ultimate goal of the behavior.”

Any cursory examination of history will bear out, and support, the following “incomparable traits” of the white race (Europeans) that Dr. Wright reveals in terms of 1) Predatory behavior toward people and their land, 2) A predilection for senseless destruction of nature and people, and 3) The ability to persuade Blacks to support and protect them against

their own interest.”

These key points described by Dr. Wright concerning the continued oppressive psychological condition of African people in the world indicates to me that our biggest challenge as a people is that of Getting Our Minds Straight and Stopping Mentacide!

Getting Our Minds Straight requires that African people begin to relearn the African principle that renowned historian Dr. Anderson Thompson has been discussing for the last twenty plus years. According to Dr. Thompson, the “African Principle represents those standards, rules, laws, and customs which guide our behavior and which serve as the foundation for all of our action.”

Dr. Thompson continues by explaining that the African Principle “is the quality underlying the source of the African value system.

The gift from our Creator passes on to us through our ancestors.”

At this juncture in history, we as African people have the capacity to, Straighten Our Own Minds Out, without the help of anyone outside the African Community.

It must be understood that Africa and African people have been under siege for more that

2,000 years by Europeans, Asians, and Arabs. The invasions, intrusions, thefts, murders, pillaging, and the decimation and destruction of African lands, bodies, minds, and spirits over these 2,000 years is the basis for our ongoing struggle for African Liberation worldwide.

In our efforts to Straighten Out Our Minds, the following revelation by Dr. Wright should be understood, and internalized, by all African people. Dr. Wright reveals that, “It is very clear that the Europeans have developed a method whose basic purpose is to replace all indigenous cultures with their own… Therefore, the Europeans, without any historical precedent, went forth into the civilized world and began to impose their cultures on others, mainly through religion, literacy modalities and military force.”

All roads lead to our unity. We must work together in organizing and mobilizing African people in America. All of our organizing strategies must lead to Getting Our Minds Straight and Stopping Mentacide. Without this occurring, we will continue in our present state of mental stagnation and servitude to other people.

Obama Selling ‘Wolf Tickets’ on Syria

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist President Barack Obama stepped on a big limb when he threatened “limited action” against Syria because the country’s leaders allegedly used chemical weapons against their own people. There are international bans against the use of chemical weapons, with Syria one of few countries not supporting the ban. Chemical weapons allegedly killed more than 1,400 Syrians, and the ongoing civil war may have killed as many as 100,000.

President Obama announced his willingness to act on Syria’s domestic chemical intrusion before Labor Day, but he has backpedaled and asked for Congressional approval.

What will he do if Congress says no? Will he face the international community conceding that he has less power than he thought, or will he go ahead and take military action without congressional approval?

Reportedly, U.S. troops in the Middle East were ready to follow the orders of the Commander-inChief before they got orders to slow down any action. Perhaps President Obama is finally listening to the 6

sentiment of the American people, who, according to several polls, do not support action against Syria.

Congresswoman Barbara Lee (DCalif.) and dozens of other members of Congress sent the president a letter urging debate on any military action against Syria. Does the urgency of a strike against Syria recede over time?

Have we learned from the lessons of Iran, Afghanistan, and, yes, Vietnam? In the last case, “simple” military action led us into a war that lasted for nearly a decade, and the loss of tens of thousands of lives.

The “end” of that war was hardly decisive, with a withdrawal that didn’t so much save the day as salvage our nation’s bruised ego. If allegations against Syria are true, they have clearly crossed a line. Still, it is not clear that unilateral action from the United States is the solution. While the United Nations is not always as effective as it might be, I’d prefer the United Nations’ concurrence to the United States’ go-it-alone position in this matter.

From Iraq, we must remember that verification of the use of chemical weapons is key to any action. I’ll never forget Secretary of State Colin

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Dr. Julianne Malveaux Powell holding up a small container and saying, “This could be anthrax.” Turns out, it wasn’t. Based on that vivid display, we stepped up our action against Iraq, and a decade later we are still there. General Powell said that if we broke it, we have to fix it. We’ve not fixed it – we are withdrawing, and billions of dollars and thousands of lives later, the situation is almost as murky as it was when we entered that country.

What will we do if Syria chooses to respond to our “limited” military ac-

tion? Action and counteraction are the first steps to war. We aren’t ready for that. We’ve got existing military commitments, and an already-challenged budget, something not often mentioned in the face of this impending crisis. Military experts say Syrian action could cost about $100 million. Depending on escalation, we could easily end up in billiondollar territory.

Meanwhile Congress and the president are on a budget brink. Government could actually shut down at the end of the fiscal year unless unlikely compromises are maade.

Will President Obama be forced to offer budget concessions in order to get Republican votes to support limited action against Syria? If he does, what implications will that have on the domestic budget, especially in the face of budget austerity? Will the money to cover a Syria strike come from the already-cut food stamp program, from sparsely funded education programs, from already-embattled health care?

Former President Bill Clinton reportedly supports military action against Syria, and regrets that the United States did not get involved in the massacre in Rwanda that

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claimed nearly 1 million lives. With Rwanda, though, a bipartisan group of legislators pushed Clinton to take the case against Rwanda to the United Nations and he did not. President Obama has not suggested United Nations cooperation but instead insisted that it is time to take action.

Where is the peace movement?

Are they shying away from their traditional anti-war stance because President Obama, not President Bush, is in the White House? Once, you could count on groups like Code Pink to lift their voices against military action. Now their silence speaks volumes.

There are alternatives to “limited military action” in Syria. Yet, those alternatives have yet to be explored.

We shouldn’t involve ourselves in what might be a multi-billion dollar action just so President Obama can sell wolf tickets (or bragging rights) and count on Congress to cash them.

Julianne Malveaux is a Washington, D.C.-based economist and writer. She is President Emerita of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, N.C. www.chicagocrusader.com

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By Ima Gontellit

CALLING ERIC HOLDER

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Dear Mr. Holder, can you please stop chasing illegal immigrants around Arizona and focus your attention on Cook County, Illinois and take a very close look into the doings of state's attorneys named Anita, Dick and Richie? It seems lak mo' Black men been sent to prison for crimes they ain't do under these three than all the Negroes sent to the gallows during the slave trade.

Who was the prosecutor who de-

BYE BABY The former editor of the Jackson Advocate who somehow wound up as the head of the NAACP has stepped down mysteriously from his calling of being a seat coushin for de president.

Ben Jealous will say goodbye to the colored people's association in January because he say he miss his family and he needs to mow

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Ben Jealous his grass. Yeah, right. Look for the real story to slowly leak out about how Jealous was forced out of his position because of something he supposedly said and did that his board did not like. NAACP chapter presidents are scratching their heads and a few of them are gossiping about the rumors they done heard. Since all the Black organizations now have a habit of appointing these young, inexperienced people to lead they groups, maybe the NAACP can hire Nick Cannon from America's Got Talent to lead them now.

-Ima-

Eric Holder

nied these mens pleas and cries of these men, most of whom were nothing but teenage boys, when they were scooped up by the poleece, tortured for days on end until they gave up the ghost and confessed to things they did not do? Some of these boys were straight kidnapped off the streets of Chicago, hauled off to Area One to never be seen again by their families and friends. More than a few of them wound up on death row and almost met their Maker when de Lawd touched the heart of then governor George Ryan and he set them free. Well Mr. Holder if it was one, two or maybe three folk they messed up on, then maybe Ima wouldn't be worried---but we're talking 20, 30, 40--maybe 100 or more people these state's attorneys done sent up the river. We know you couldn't go after Zimmerman for whatever reason, but you can at least look at the pattern of this office doing this to Black people. There may be thousands of victims of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office.

While you be looking into any possible civil rights violations, we

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good folk on de ground is gone be looking at how to vote Alvarez out of office and send her back to private practice.

-ImaTOLD YOU Speaking of that crazy George Zimmeran. Well, well, well, now he's pulling guns on his good, loving, lying wife? Black folks told the world that this "creepy ass cracka" was a murderer who meant to shoot and kill that un-

George Zimmerman (Continued on page 16)

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

ACTION STEPS FOR TAKING YOUR IDEA TO MARKET: On Saturday, September 14, 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., at Blue 1647 Innovation Center,1647 S Blue Island Street (Near 18th & Loomis), Chicago IL 60608, come join the Chicago Inventors Organization to learn how all the puzzle pieces fit together to profitably take your product to market. We have discussed protecting, prototyping, researching, financing and pitching your product but now you need to know the action steps necessary to make your product idea come alive and sell in today’s global marketplace. Speaking will be Inventor and Chicago Inventors Organization President Calvin Flowers. Learning to be a successful inventor entrepreneur who sold his product nationwide in Walgreens was a real challenge for Calvin Flowers. Although he always had a passion for electronics and a knack for solving problems, raising the necessary funds to develop, patent, manufacture and profitably venture his telephonelocking device required Calvin to develop an entrepreneurial skill which he will share with you.

Calvin’s presentation will include developing your product’s business case and an action plan to profitably take your product to market. Admission to this fantastic public event is free for current members of the Chicago Inventors Organization and only $10 for the General Public. Visit www.chicago-inventors.org for more information or call 312850-4710.

CHICAGO POLICE OFFICERS EXAM: Do you know anyone looking for a new and exciting career? Ask your friends and family to “ANSWER THE CALL” by taking the test to join the Chicago Police Department! The City of Chicago has scheduled an entrance examination for the position of Police Officer in December of 2013. Interested applicants who will be 18 years old by December 31, 2013 may apply online today at www.chicagopolice.org/answer the call. Applications will be accepted through September 16. So make sure they apply now! In addition, the Chicago Police Department will be hosting an Open House and Information Session on Saturday, September 14, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., 25th District, 5555 W Grand Avenue.

MARQUETTE BANK COMMUNITY EVENTS: 5th Annual Adopt-A-Classroom Prize 8

Drawing – through Saturday, September 14, Marquette Bank is holding its 5th annual Adopta-Classroom prize drawing. Marquette Bank customers, teachers, parents and residents can enter at any Marquette Bank location for a chance to win a $200 gift card that can be used to purchase supplies for an Illinois elementary, middle school or high school classroom of their choice. A total of 23 classrooms will be randomly selected to win. For more information, call 1-888-254-9500.

Free Good Start Finance Class – On Saturday, September 14, Marquette Bank will host a free personal finance class at the Marquette Bank located at 7447 W. 63rd Street in Summit. The class will cover topics, including: understanding and using your checking account, paying monthly bills, online banking and more.

The class will be held from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 14. The event is open to the public and seating is limited. To register, call 773-9184624. Free Medicare Seminar – Friday, September 20 – The Marquette Club, a social club for Marquette Bank customers over age 50, will host a free Medicare seminar at the Marquette Bank located at 5700 W. 159th Street in Oak Forest. The presentation will cover eligibility, enrollment, the benefits of Medicare Parts A and B and the standardized Medicare Supplement Plans available in Illinois. Attendees will benefit from this program if they will soon be eligible for Medicare, are already on Medicare but losing their group retiree benefits, a caregiver of a Medicare beneficiary or would like to learn more about the hospital and medical insurance benefits of Medicare and Medicare Supplement Plans.

This free seminar will begin at 10 a.m. To register, call 708-3428404.

THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL POLITICS WITH REBECCA SIVE: On Tuesday, September 17 at 6 p.m. in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium of the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, the Library and the NRDC Action Fund present an exploration of the role of women in local and national politics by a panel including Frances G. Beinecke, President of the NRDC Action Fund and Lisa Madigan, Illinois Attorney General. The evening’s moderator is Chicago-based author and activist Rebecca Sive. Sive is the author of Every Day is Election

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HONORABLE DOROTHY BROWN (fourth from right), Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, joined State Representative La Shawn K. Ford (left of Clerk Brown), and (right of Clerk Brown) State Representative Mary E. Flowers, State Representative Emanuel “Chris” Welch, and Rev. Tommie Johnson, Executive Director of Outside the Walls Ministries, at the “Second Chance Summit,” held Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, at the UIC Forum. Clerk Brown helped to educate the summit participants about expunging and sealing processes and the significance of the Illinois’ Public Act 98-0142, which improves the sealing law for ex-offenders with Class 3 or 4 felony convictions.

Day: A Woman’s Guide to Winning Any Office, from the PTA to the White House.

REVIVING THE RUST BELT: On Thursday, September 19 at 6 p.m., in the Cindy

Pritzker Auditorium of the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, The Future of the Industrial Midwest and Chicago will be discussed. Industry helped build Chicago into the metropolis we

know today. To address the topic of what lies ahead, the Library and The Society of Midland Authors present a lively panel discussion featuring four local authors: Edward McClelland, au(Continued on page 17)

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BUSINESS

Economic mobility linked to strong middle class communities High inequalities, stagnant wages, ill-advised policies cited as deterrents

By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Since the onset of the foreclosure crisis, research reports from esteemed universities and policy institutes have generated a still-growing knowledge base that recounts all the rippling effects of what went wrong. Some have offered new proposals to get things right again. Now another new report purports that economic recovery needs a different perspective: one that views the creation of a strong middle class as the solution and not the by-product of strong economic growth.

Middle-Out Mobility, published by the Center for American Progress (CAP), the report relates how high inequality harms the growth of prosperity. It reaches these conclusions after analyzing recent research by

Alan Krueger, the former chairman of President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers; Stanford University, Harvard University, the University of California-Berkeley, the Pew Economic Mobility Project and others,“Economic growth depends on ensuring that we can make full use of a precious national resource: the American workforce.

That means we must cultivate individuals’ talents and make sure that every person can realize their full potential. This is not merely a moral matter, it is an economic imperative: When one person is held back, all Americans are held back,” states the report.

The report also reviewed whether race was a factor in limiting the relationship between the middle class and mobility. Their findings suggest that racial inequities – both social and economic still persist. Regions with large African-American populations were found to be linked to smaller increases in mobility than in other areas.

“The size of the middle class is a

Charlene Crowell powerful predictor of mobility, yet its reach is limited by our nation’s troubling legacy of racial inequity.”

The report also cites that while 97 percent of Americans believe that every person should have an equal opportunity to get ahead in life, chil-

dren born to low-income parents tend to become lower income adults.

Metro areas with small or few middle class communities also tend to have higher amounts of poverty.

Conversely, children of affluent parents tend to remain affluent.

But in metro areas with a strong middle class, better access to quality schools leads to improved test scores, more civic and religious engagement and the enhanced ability for greater mobility among low-income students.

Noting how tremendous economic growth was shared by an expanding middle class from the late 1940s to the early 1970s, CAP identifies another important gap: incomes.

While American productivity continued to grow, wages did not. As a result, nearly all of the income gains from the last 40 years have benefitted the nation’s richest 10 percent.

This mismatch of high productivity against stagnant wages is at the center of America’s hopes for future prosperity, according to the report. It is also the basis for the CAP report to

refute “supply-side” or “trickledown” economic theories that promote giving tax cuts to the wealthy as the way to generate economic prosperity and opportunity for all.

“If supply-side theory were right,” states the report, “then we should expect regions with higher taxes to have lower economic mobility. But there is simply no evidence of any such relationship; to the contrary, there is a small positive correlation. In regions with higher state income tax levels, low-income children were slightly more mobile than in regions with lower state tax levels.”

In conclusion the report adds, “Giving tax breaks and other benefits to the wealthy will only perpetuate the current era of diminished mobility; to reignite opportunity, policymakers must grow and strengthen a vibrant middle class.”

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

Digital, social outlets attract advertisers

By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil NNPA Columnist There are multiple options when it comes to how consumers like to watch their favorite programs or other video content. In corner number one we have TV. Believe it or not, TV is still the reigning champ for advertisers who want to reach audiences, with the ability to attract viewers across multiple demographics. The average U.S. consumer watches more than 156 hours of TV a month. As AfricanAmericans we watch, on average, more than 190 hours a month on TV and watch TV more than any other group. In corner number two, we have social media, which continues to pick up steam, proving to be a powerful contender with multi-platform advertising, and I am specifically referencing Facebook. Did you know that Facebook has more than one billion members around the globe?

That’s almost one-seventh of the world’s population. And, because we love our social media, Blacks are more likely to visit social networking sites like Facebook than other demographic groups. Chances are, you’re a member of the Facebook family. By the way, how many Facebook friends do you have?

With more than 212 million computer internet users in the U.S. and a smartphone penetration of 62% (69% in our community), Nielsen measures consumer behavior with two, innovative services: Nielsen Online Campaign www.chicagocrusader.com

Ratings and Nielsen Cross-Platform Ratings. This information keeps marketers informed and gives them even greater insight into crafting cross-platform campaigns to reach consumers. Insights from a Nielsen TV/Internet/Mobile Data Fusion panel show that Facebook is leading in online reach, especially among younger consumers.

In a new Nielsen study commissioned by Facebook, the social networking site’s reach was measured against four TV networks. During the weekday daytime hours, Facebook achieves a higher reach than the TV networks for every age group for people younger than 55, while during primetime hours, each of the four TV networks achieves a higher reach than Facebook in each age group except for people ages 18-24.

This budding school year is in full-swing, and tech-savvy students tote their smartphones, tablets (a new requirement in some schools) and laptops around with them.

Other Nielsen insights show that even though students use their devices for research (51%), reading books (42%) taking notes (40%) and completing class assignments, (30%), the latest data shows that connected device-owning kids in school 13 and older, spend about 25% of their time social networking (not just on Facebook). On Facebook specifically, kids ages 1217 are checking in during the day at 19% and that’s the least amount of time spent among younger demographic groups. Young adults

and on TV. For instance, Nielsen’s Facebook study showed that during primetime, the site contributed a 36% duplicated reach among consumers in the 25-34 age group.

So you see that even though there are multiple viewing outlets, each have their own special features that consumers enjoy – all reasons why marketers should understand the cross-platform approach to get the maximum success from their advertising campaigns. If you are not active on social media, however, I encourage you to get active. It can

definitely help you keep up with these speed-of-light pace journeys new technologies take us on daily.

And while you are at it, click the like button on the Nielsen Community page on Facebook. Learning something new is part of what keeps us vibrant, right?

Cheryl Pearson-McNeil is senior vice president of Public Affairs and Government Relations for Nielsen. For more information and studies go to www.nielsen.com.

Cheryl Pearson-McNeil between the ages of 25-34 top the FB daytime chart at 55%, followed by the 35-44-year-old group at 52% and 18-24-year-olds at 50%. Facebook reaches 47% of the 45-54 daytime crowd and 42% of those 55-64. And, don’t discount our most senior consumers because they are on Facebook too, with a 30% daytime reach among the 65 and over demo.

Primetime is a different story.

Not surprisingly, during primetime, the study shows TV capturing the most reach with more consumers than Facebook (except among 18-24-year-olds). But, remember, many of us have become pros at multi-tasking – checking our phones, tablets and computers while watching our favorite programs. This leads to overlap. And, this duplicate reach gives marketers a golden opportunity to develop effective, integrated plans to reach their audiences both online BLACKS MUST CONTROL THEIR OWN COMMUNITY

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EDUCATION

Historymakers’ program puts community leaders in city’s schools “I am the epitome of Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream,” Dorothy Brown stated as her favorite quote, when interviewed by The HistoryMakers, the nation’s largest African American video oral history archive.

She added, “Because when I was elected clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County in 2000, over a million people voted for me, and they judged me by the content of my character and not by the color of my skin.”

Brown attended Southern University in the 1970s, and was a witness

Amelia Boynton Robinson to the riots in 1972, which influenced her greatly, and motivated her to strive to be the best.

“I went back [to Southern University following the riots] and that was a very, very traumatic thing in my life, but a very good experience for me to witness.”

Brown showed determination to succeed and learned from her experiences. She was accustomed to hard work from a very young age. Growing up in a family of eight children, she had helped her family make ends meet as a young girl by picking cotton on the family farm. During high school, she had continued to work, first as a housekeeper and later in a nutrition center for mothers on welfare.

In 2000, she won the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, the largest circuit court in the world.

On Friday, September 27, 2013, students in the Chicago-area schools will get to hear Dorothy Brown and other leaders as they join hundreds of African American HistoryMakers across the nation for the 4th Annual Back to School With The HistoryMakers program to COMMIT to excellence and finishing their education.

Secretary of Education Arne Dun-

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can is chairing the nationwide effort with the goal of having more than 500 Black leaders go “back to school” in 68 cities and 30 states. The program puts HistoryMakers in direct contact with over 25,000 students across the nation, to inspire them with their life’s stories and to encourage youth to strive for excellence. The 4th Annual Back to School With The HistoryMakers program at Evanston Township High School is being sponsored by Discover.

The theme of the day is “COMMIT.” The HistoryMakers will personally recount their own school experiences and the struggles that they encountered on their paths to success and, most importantly, to encourage students to COMMIT to their education.

“I feel so enlightened, like I can do anything,” says a student from the program. The HistoryMakers Founder and Executive Director, Julieanna Richardson, states, “By bringing these living leaders into today’s educational system, we are raising awareness about the achievements of the accomplished African Americans in local communities and bringing these leaders into schools to see

profit dedicated to recording and preserving the personal histories of wellknown and unsung African Americans. To date, the organization has interviewed over 2,000 HistoryMakers, with the goal of creating an archive of 5,000 interviews (30,000 hours) for the establishment of a oneof-a-kind digital archive. For more information, visit The HistoryMakers website at www.thehistorymakers.com, and The HistoryMakers Education page at http://www.thehistorymakers.com/education Following is a complete listing of participating schools and Historymakers in the Chicago area: A.N. Pritizker Elementary School, Dorothy R. Leavell and Stanley Keeble; Beasley Elementary Magnet, Lynn Carol Adam and Glenette Tiley Turner; Betty Shabazz Academy, Rita Aliese Fry and Patricia Hill; Bronzeville Military Academy CPS, Sylvia Ewing and Josie Childs; Bronzeville Scholastic Academy, Timuel Black and Barbara Bowman; Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School, Dorothy Brown and Terry Mason; Clark Academic Prep Magnetic High School, Andrea Zopp and James Allen Hill; Crown Community Academy of Fine Arts, Robert (Bobby) Sengstacke and Paric McCoy; Dixon Elementary School, Harold E. Bailey and Lucky Cordell; Ellington Elementary School, Delano O’Banion and Alvin Spearman; Evanston Township High School, Merri Dee and Kenneth D. Rodgers; George Corliss High School, Carol Moseley Braun; Goodlow Magnet School; Melvin E. Banks and Louis

Harry Lennix Jones; Hales Franciscan High School, Robert Bennett and Roland Burris; Hefferan Elementary School, Earlean Collins and Mary E. Flowers; IL Mathematics & Science Academy, Mary “Betty” Brown; John B. Drake Elementary School, Regina Harris Baiocchi and Dolores E. Cross; John D. Shoop Math-Science Technical Academy, Lee H. Walker and Herman Brenner White; John Hope College Prep High School, N. Don Wycliff and Cleo F. Wilson; John Marshall Metro High School; Alisa Starks and Barbara Bates; Joplin Elementary School, Maureen Forte and Gwendolyn Mitchell; Langford Academy, Lester McKeever and Howard Brookins; Lincoln Park High School, T.L. Barrett; Manierre Elementary School, Howard Saffold and Darlene Blackburn; Martha M. Ruggles Elementary School, Charles Russell Branham and Leslie Outerbridge; Melody Elementary School, Willie Brown and John Wesley Fountain; Melody STEM Elementary School, Curtis Kojo Morrow

and Roma Jones Stewart; Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy, Richard E. Stephenson and William Walden; Paul Robeson High School, Dori Wilson and Blanton Canady; Percy L. Julian High School, Monique Davis and Robert Dale; Providence-St. Mel, Donald “Don” J. Jackson and Thomas Burrell; Richard T, Çrane (RTC) Medical Preparatory High School, Billie Wright Adams and James Hill; Rowe Elementary School, Bob Black and Eddy Clearwater; South Loop Elementary School, Rufus Williams and Fay Ferguson; South Shore International College Prep, Elynor Williams,Val Gray Ward and Francis Ward; St. Sabina Academy, Rene Ferguson and George Clements; Sullivan High School, Sherman Beverly and Jun Mhoon; Turner-Drew Elem Language Academy, Maxine Duster and Angela Jackson; University of Chicago Charter School-Donoghue Campus, Michelle Lynn Collins and Thomas McLeary; Wescott Elementary School, William Cousins and Daniel Texidor Parker; William Rainey Harper High School, Leon D. Finney and Dois McCulleyYoung; Young Women’s Leadership Charter School of Chicago, Renetta Earldene McCann and Carolyn Davis Adams; Yuth Connections Charter School Leadership Academy, Eugene Morris and Yvette Jackson Moyo; Youth Connections Charter Schools Olive Harvey Middle College, Larry S. Bullock and Vincent Lane; Youth Connections Charter Schools Westside Holositc Academy, Philip Jackson.

Freda Payne things firsthand, while providing important role models for today’s youth. ” Richardson is encouraging educators everywhere to use The HistoryMakers’ digital archive to enrich their students’ exposure to the contributions of African Americans across the globe. This year, schools participating in the event will receive a free oneyear membership for the digital archive, which includes extensive and easy-to-access interviews with 310 HistoryMakers.

Last year’s successful Back to School With The HistoryMakers program sent nearly 500 of our HistoryMakers into schools in 77 cities and 35 states, including 102-year-old “Bloody Sunday” civil rights pioneer, Amelia Boynton Robinson, neo soul artists Kindred the Family Soul (Fatin Dantzler and Aja Graydon), singer and actress Freda Charcelia Payne, and actor Harry J. Lennix. Many of the HistoryMakers have now adopted a school, one of the goals of the initiative.

The HistoryMakers, the nation’s largest African American video oral history archive, is a 501 (c) (3) non-

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COMMUNITY THE CONRAD WORRILL WAY street sign was recently unveiled in honor of Dr. Conrad Worrill on the corner of Oakwood Blvd., at the Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies of Northeastern Illinois University (700 E. Oakwood Blvd.), where he is the Director of Academic Programming and Operations. Family, faculty members, students, former classmates and friends echoed their love and respect for Dr. Worrill during the standing-room only ceremony hosted by Alderman William “Will” Burns, The Black United Fund of Illinois and the Unveiling Ceremony Committee members.

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ENTERTAINMENT

By Raymond Ward A WAKE-UP CALL: Violence is running rampant not only in the streets of Chicago, but in cities and towns nationwide. Now, Inglis Hall Productions proudly announces the Midwest premier of "The Last Hand" based on true events in the violent streets of Chicago's West Side and written by Richard James Zieman.

This compelling, sobering story speaks to the timeless struggles of hope and redemption, and captures true events in the violent streets of Chicago's West Side. "The Last Hand" is the story of two friends: Angel, a young gang member with the hope of escaping a cutthroat existence in order to fulfill his dream as a rapper, and Clip, a hardened gang enforcer who finds his redemption in trying to save Angel from a fatal end. Embroiled in their gang code of respect, status, and violence---the only means of survival their world has taught them---Angel and Clip each desperately pursue their goals, their stories playing out in the taut conflict between loyalty and betrayal.

The Last Hand transforms the clinical statistics of gang violence

By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ

Chicago theater icon brings story of Pullman porters to life No one can dispute the influence that the Pullman porters had on the migration of millions of Blacks into the Northern cities during the period 1910 to 1970. As Blacks made Chicago and other northern cities their home, found jobs and raised families, while leaving behind Southern states that were not willing to give them the respect and opportunities that they deserved, Pullman porters kind of served as “town criers,” spreading good Northern news. Now, the Goodman Theatre is all set to spread its own kind of news about these (Continued on page 13)

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ROBERT FALLS, Executive Director Roche Schulfer, Playwright Cheryl L. West and Director Chuck Smith in rehearsal for Pullman Porter Blues at Goodman Theatre.

THE LAST HAND provides a unique look at the inner workings of Chicago’s gang culture and chronicles the dichotomy of two members at varying stages of their commitment to their gang family.

into a living drama of people, each with desires for survival, belonging, and love. The origin of the play begins with playwright Zieman's observations while working as a bouncer in the River North area of Chicago. Over the course of several nights, Zieman took interest in a young, intriguing twenty-year old who captured the awe of those who surrounded him and acted as an emotional chameleon, shifting from a sly smile quickly into an emotionless stare. The soon discovered "gang banger" revealed himself to be an aspiring rapper, explaining the dual nature of being dependent on his suppressing gang leaders to finance the producing of a professional CD, an opportunity to lift himself out of the ghetto. "There was this striking disparity between the boy's violent lifestyle and the innocence of his smile when he spoke about his dream," says Zieman. "His story captivated me and I hope it will do the same for an audience."

"The Last Hand" stars Michael Lara as "Angel, Anthony Conway as "Clip," and features Jonah Wilson, Daniel Rosenstrauch, Sir Jove, Mykele Callicutt and David Parkman. The play runs now thru October 20th at the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 North Southport Avenue in Chicago. Performances are Thursdays thru Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2:00 PM. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Box Office at 773-935-6860 or visiting their website at www.AthenaeumTheatre.org.

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ENTERTAINMENT STYLE

A Little Time with Arsenio Hall

By Bonnie DeShong I recently had the honor of hooking up with Arsenio Hall when he was in Chicago to talk about his new talk show that debuted this week on WGN. I had met Arsenio back in my WGCI/V103 days, no he didn’t remember me, but he was even more gracious and personable as he was way back then.

First thing I asked him was to see the famous finger. Those of you who have never seen The Arsenio Hall Show of the 90’s, need to Google the show.

Arsenio: “There it is! You know what?

Thanks to this finger I get some references in movies that I probably don’t deserve, but it is all good.

When I first heard the trailer for the movie The Change Up, I’m sitting in the theater with my son and at that point I think he is eleven. In the trailer the guy says, “I did an Arsenio (or whatever) to her. I did this and a wheel barrel, and I did this

and an Arsenio and I came back with a …..” and that’s all they say in the trailer. I didn’t know you could google this (an Arsenio) and know what this was. So my son asked, “Dad, what’s an Arsenio?”

Bonnie: What did you tell him?

Arsenio: “I told him that I didn’t know what it was but I would find out and we would talk about it later.

I was honest because I didn’t know.

I was almost afraid. You know what he said to me? He said, “They run that trailer on TV and I looked it up already.” I hesitantly asked him what they said.”

I will leave it to you the reader to look it up and find out on your own.

Bonnie: What’s it like being a dad?

Arsenio: You hear people say cliché things all the time about fatherhood and I would say one thing that is kind of cliché, people say if I knew what it was like I would have done it sooner? That makes sense to

me now. First of all, it is the greatest experience in the world. It’s truly the closest you come to GOD. The process from beginning to end. But more importantly, the change in me as a man. Men go through different periods in their life. There’s puberty that you go through when you’re around twelve and guys go through things in college but when you go through fatherhood it does this thing that kind of makes you less selfish and self-absorbed. It makes you a better person. Something that takes you out of self and makes you in an unconditional manner love someone. I was a latch key kid, my parent worked hard and I wanted to take this time away and do it different from what my parents were able to do. My mother used to talk me through my dinner from her second job. Everything is for a reason.

As a Dad, I cook breakfast in the morning because I had to learn when I was twelve. Everything works and is perfect when you realize this is yours. I am loving mine.

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Bonnie DeShong with Arsenio Hall (Photo by Malrie Sonier)

Chicago theater icon brings story of Pullman porters . . .

(Continued from page 12) hard-working, proud men through music.

Chuck Smith, who has been at the Goodman for two decades and serves as the Resident Director, is bringing the lives of these noble Black men to the stage, beginning September 14 in Pullman Porter Blues.

This blues-infused “glorious ride” (DCist) follows three generations of African-American Pullman porters in the 1930s—an era that no longer enslaves them, but still exploits them—in an updated production especially for the city of Pullman’s origin. Tony Award winner Cleavant Derricks (Broadway’s original James “Thunder” Early in Dreamgirls) portrays Sylvester Sykes, a second-generation railway porter, union organizer and father.

Tony Award nominee Larry Marshall (Sportin’ Life in Broadway’s Porgy and Bess) portrays Monroe Sykes, the family patriarch grateful for the opportunities given to him by the Pullman company. Newcomer Tosin Morohunfola portrays Cephas, the youngest Sykes son and med-school hopeful with an itch for adventure.

Chicago stage favorite E. Faye Butler portrays Sister Juba “with infectious spirit and adroit comedic timing” (Variety), Francis Guinan (August: Osage County) portrays Tex, the conniving white train conductor, and Claire Kander makes her Goodman Theatre debut in the role of Lutie, a stowaway. The musicians aboard the train include Jmichael Davis (Keys) on piano, Anderson Edwards (Shorty) on www.chicagocrusader.com

bass, Chic Street Man (Professor Slick) on guitar and Senuwell Smith (Twist) on drums.

It’s June of 1937, and the Panama Limited Pullman Train is speeding from Chicago to New Orleans on the night of the Joe Louis/James Braddock world heavyweight championship—a watershed moment for the young African American boxer and his fans. Three generations of African- American train porters wrestle with ghosts of the past and dreams for the future as they eagerly await word of Louis, the “Brown Bomber’s,” victory. The play is set to 12 timeless Blues tunes performed by a live, onstage band.

I interviewed Smith to find out his early influences, first hints of theatrical interest, his vision for this production and just why it was important to share this story with Goodman audiences.

Born and raised in Chicago, Smith said that as a child he learned the importance of showcasing his own style and displaying an image in public that said he was someone who took care of business.

“My mother was a seamstress and very much into fashion, and she understood then, as it is today, that a well-dressed individual is treated with more respect than those who are not,” he said.

Smith didn’t grow in theatre, even though he developed an affinity for the live performing arts. “Growing up I wasn't into theatre. Since the age of 11, my one and only ambition was to become a United States Marine,” he said. “My most vivid memory of live theatre is seeing my aunt Willa in a play called “The Monkey's Paw.” My aunt was a

member of the Skyloft Players, a company started by Langston Hughes. My grandmother was an understudy in the production, and my mother helped with the costumes.”

When the bug finally did hit Smith, he took it all the way to the bank. “Twenty years at the Goodman, the No. 1 regional theatre in the country, is my own personal stamp of approval on my work,” he said. “It assures me that I'm on a correct path in my personal growth as not only a director but as a fully rounded theatre artist.”

His latest production Pullman Porter Blues is poised to be a suc-

cess, just as some of his recent favorite productions, which include “Ma Rai-ney's Black Bottom,” “Proof,” “A Raisin In The Sun,” “Crumbs From The Table Of Joy” and “By The Way Meet Vera Stark.”

“Pullman Porters were the town criers of the African-American community, spreading the word from place to place all over the country. They were treated with respect by everyone in the Black community,” Smith said. “I remember in the sixth grade at Douglas Elementary a new kid saying, ‘my dad is a Pullman Porter’ and becoming an instant friend to all.”

He also recounts his first train

TOSIN MOROHUNFOLA (Cephas Sykes), Cleavant Derricks (Sylvester Sykes) and Larry Marshall (Monroe Sykes) in rehearsal for Pullman Porter Blues.

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ride. “My first train ride at the age of five was both exhilarating and fascinating. I remember being utterly enamored with the train’s compulsively smiling Pullman porters. With the naiveté of the innocent, I remember concluding that the porters must smile all the time because they were so happy to ride the train all day, every day. Little did I know that the effusive smiling was one of many rules and that, in order to receive full pay, the eversmiling Porters were required to work 400 hours per month or 11,000 miles—whichever occurred first— sometimes standing 20 hours straight while being humiliated similarly as if they were on a slave plantation. And yet they persevered and became the first organized Black labor union, a feat that cost many of them their jobs and their lives. Now, decades later, I have the incredible opportunity to explore the world behind the smiles and to recapture that fascination.”

When asked why this story is important today, Smith added: “The Chicago/ Illinois Central (IC) was the rail hub of the nation, and the Pullman porters were the faces of travel service. The many personal trials they went through are rarely discussed.”

Smith doesn’t just tell the story, but he spices up the production by setting it to a bluesy beat. “Chicago Blues is as legendry as the Pullman porters themselves. Blues and Pullman in Chicago go hand in hand,” Smith said.

For more information, call the Goodman Theatre at 312-4433800 or visit the box office, 170 N. Dearborn St.

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Chicago Area Physician New Co-Host on TV show The Doctors

By J. Coyden Palmer A Chicago native whose family owns a medical practice in Gary, Indiana is one of the new hosts on the television show “The Doctors.” Dr. Rachel Ross, 38, made several guest appearances on the show last year and will now be featured regularly on the show watched by millions worldwide.

A family medicine physician and sexologist, Dr. Ross is excited about the new opportunity to reach a large audience with sound medical advice.

“My favorite part of being a doctor is being able to treat families,” Ross said. “Sexology is a study of sex and everything that goes with it. Because fortunately or unfortunately however you want to look at it, sex keeps families together. Couples in a sexless marriage or relationship have tension and those are some of the things that tend to lead to a high divorce rate.”

Ross comes to “The Doctors” after years of hosting and being

featured on radio shows. She currently is a regularly featured guest on the Tom Joyner Morning Show and has over 18,000 followers on Twitter. A graduate of Meharry Medical College, Ross has made a name for herself interviewing dozens of celebrities, in addition to adult film actors as she talks about sexually transmitted diseases in the porn industry and the key to having a healthy sex life. Ross was first introduced to readers in 2006 as she was part of the Black AIDS Institute delegation along with the Crusader to the XVI International AIDS Conference, which was held in Toronto, Ontario. Since then she has increased her visibility worldwide, all the while continuing her practice in Gary, she hopes to bring a new element to the show now in its sixth season.

“I hope to bring to ‘The Doctors’ a dose of realness,” said Ross, whose brother Nathaniel Ross and father David Ross also are physicians. “The show is taped in Hollywood and I’m from Chica-

go so I think I bring a little more of a mix and the grit of life. I’m excited to contrast with some of the other doctors because it is a totally different perspective. I think with the melting pot we live in here it is really about different personalities, different perspectives and lifestyles so I’m excited about the chance to just mix it up a little bit.”

In April of 2011, Ross’ family had to deal with a tragedy. Her sister Dr. Rebekka Ross died from complications of sickle cell anemia. Despite her illness, Ross said her sister never allowed it to stop her from doing what she wanted to do in life. She thinks of her sister every day as the family carries on with the business of helping families stay healthy. The two sisters created a program, Girl Talk, which provided medical information about sex to teen girls. In addition, Dr. Ross is continuing a program her sister created, Rebuilding Families, a program in which she and her family provided education and self-es-

Dr. Rachel Ross show can been seen at 11:30 p.m. teem building for Gary girls. on UTOO network. Check your “The Doctors” airs Monday local television listings for the exthrough Friday on WCIU Ch. 26 act station on your cable or satelat 5 p.m. A repeat of that day’s lite television programming.

A Little Time with Arsenio Hall (Continued from page 13) It’s been a wonderful journey and now I’m in a situation where my son is happy to see me going back to the show. I may be called an overbearing dad. He is 13 and wants to party with his friends and play ball and now he can see what Daddy really does.

Bonnie: I loved the first show because you were OURS and you had excellent and diverse guests. You knew your stuff. You weren’t a vari-

ety show or had a, “yuck it up” kind of show. You made your guest and the viewer feel comfortable. What are you going to do this time and what type of guests will you have?

Arsenio: My philosophy on talk shows is they really are empty vessels. You and I are not our clothes, you know there is something inside us that makes us tick. Every talk show is not about, “oh he has a desk, oh he doesn’t have a desk, or he has a band.” It is all window dressing. It’s about my personality.

It’s about my taste, it’s about my

sense of humor, and it’s about diversity. You choose who you want to hang with on a particular night.

That is what late night is about. The audience asks the question every night, “Who do I want to hang with? You know I’ve seen Tom Cruise do a million interviews but Jimmy Fallon got him to play a game. I loved that!” I am sure there are things about my personality, things I like that they can relate too.

With the first show, if I had Prince on for a whole hour folks would say yeah I get that. But I also had on

Dolly Parton cause I dig Dolly Parton and we made it known that Dolly wrote the song before Whitney sang it, then I had had Whitney on the next night singing the song. I wanted to expose my audience to new things. I had seen people sing on Carson and afterword shake his hand and was gone. It was time to talk to those people and let folks know who they were. Stevie Wonder told me once, “yeah I’ve been on shows and I’ve performed but I never sat down and talked to the host.”

That was Stevie Wonder. I got to do those things. It’s a playhouse and people who like the way play come and hang with me.

Bonnie: How is the Posse?

Arsenio: Oh yes! The new Posse is Fire. They are crazy. Posse 2013 is insane and you know how I do it. It is all of America. It’s a funky melting pot.

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Bonnie: Which brings me to your show. How is this Arsenio Hall show different from the one 20 years ago?

Arsenio: You know how you walk through a house that yours is different from walking through a friend’s house you’re spending the night at for the first time? When you’ve never been there before you walk different. I am walking into this in the creative sense, and of course the word business is bigger than the word show. When you look at the word Show Business written down it is understanding the business side of it. It took me two years to get the budget. Actors and entertainers

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don’t get into that stuff. You get the check, you learn the lines. Getting into it the first time I was beginning to understand what was needed and syndication. Getting into it this time and knowing the numbers and what is needed is a huge help so I’m walking a little faster with a little more confidence because I’ve been there before.

Bonnie: I love the first show, how old were you when you did the first show.

Arsenio: Wow, I’m 57 right now.

I’m not exactly sure.

Bonnie: What would you look back and tell the young Arsenio who was walking in on his first day of his talk show?

Arsenio: Keep it Simple. At the end of the day, you’re a very lucky stand-up comic. Make them laugh, make them laugh, make them laugh.

Bonnie: On the reverse, you do know the young Arsenio is with you, what do you think when you’re off stage right, getting ready to go on, the Posse is playing, what is he going to whisper in your ear?

Arsenio: WOW, umm.

As tears come to his eyes, Arsenio pulls me into a hug and whispers in my ear.

Arsenio: He says, “Your Son is watching.”

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A Moment to Super Size Your Thinking

By Effie Rolfe

the baby will be healthy as well.

So it is with your dream. You must begin to work on yourself if you want your dream fulfilled.

Begin now to list your obstacles.

Do you recognize the forces that are blocking you from obtaining your goals—be they people, places or things? Strategize how to remove yourself, get away from or around those obstacles? Think

With faith anything is possible—-in a perfect marriage —faith and follow through will result in the offspring of a dream.

Just as it takes work to birth a child—-it also takes work to birth a dream. The conception of the dream is easy—but the end result and the delivery of the dream is what takes work. Any pregnant woman knows that if she wants the baby to be healthy—she can’t wait until the baby is born to practice healthy lifestyle. She must work at the start of conception to ensure the baby goes to full term. The healthier the parents, chances are

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Francis Cardinal George, OMI Anniversary Mass, Frank Hannigan, Director of the Family Ministries Office, has written a blog titled “Fifty Years of Faithfulness” for Catholic Chicago Blog,

Sixth Grace Presbyterian sets Women’s Day schedule Sixth Grace Presbyterian Church will host its annual Women’s Day service September 22 at 11 a.m.

Dr. Helen Evans will be the speaker. There will be a private

reception in the Register Hall following the service. The church is at 600 E. 35th St. More information is available by calling 312225-5300.

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Are you working on your dream ….? ©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

Golden Anniversary Mass at Holy Name Cathedral Francis Cardinal George, OMI, Archbishop of Chicago, will be the main celebrant at the annual Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass, where hundreds of couples married for 50 years will be honored at Holy Name Cathedral, State and Superior streets in Chicago. The Mass will be held Sunday, September 22, at 2:30 p.m.

Couples married in 1963 are invited to attend this celebration and can register at their parish or by calling the Archdiocesan Family Ministries Office at 312-5348351. More information is available on the Family Ministries Office website: www.familyministries.org.

In honor of this year’s Golden

hard because your future and your life depend on it. Unfortunately, this is not a dress rehearsal, so give it your best shot. It’s imperative that you stay focused while moving full speed ahead until you give birth to your dream.

I press toward the mark of the prize of the high calling in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:14).

Karen Clark Sheard’s voice has stood the test of time. The Grammy, Stellar and Dove Award winner held her live recording at the House of Hope this past Monday night. The famed Clark Sister shared some favorable words about working with Donald Lawrence, the producer of this project, “I would say Donald is a perfectionist because he is familiar and has followed the family down through the years. He was a part of my first album, Finally Karen—my first record that went gold, so whatever he touches turns to gold.” The praises for Lawrence continued, “He’s a big brother and mentor—I feed off of him for my business and music industry. He helped me branch out with having my record label—Karew Records. He helps me see how the business runs and keeps us current with everything. He knows the family’s style and helps us with our music ability, but not take away from it—he’s like a genius. He makes such an impact and he’s a trendsetter in the gospel music industry –even his song writing and he’s phenomenal,” said the First Lady of Greater Emmanuel.

center along with their church, Greater Emmanuel attended in huge numbers. Lawrence asked the church to stand in support of the song “Shout the Victory” written by the first son—Drew Sheard, who also produced a few of the songs in addition to playing the drums. “Speak Over It” written by Ric Robinson had the audience on their feet for 15 minutes and was a definite highlight

ment, but also believes there is a higher calling on her life. “I’m in the outreach ministry. Did you watch on the show (The Sheards) I reached out to a young lady who was homeless? I was very inconspicuous . . . I gave her clothes, money . . . what an honor it is to do what I was called to do . . . I then took my clothes (disguise) off and said I’m Karen Clark Sheard and she just broke down and cried,” said

KAREN CLARK SHEARD (far left) and family members respond to the thunderous applause of the audience at the live recording of “Shout the Victory,” a song written by Sheard’s son, Drew. the Grammy winner. Regarding criticism towards the family docu-series, Sheard said, “I pray that each day God will help me walk in the capacity that he has for me—it keeps me going and beats all of the odds of negativity. We have the show that allows people to see that church folk are human like us, but we just know how to rebound. I look past the criticism . . .

God deals with us to go beyond the four walls. We have millions that don’t go to church . . . we must use whatever vehicle to take them to church.”

Lately, in addition to performing her popular hits, Sheard shares the KAREN CLARK SHEARD chose the House of Hope to record spoken word, “I’ve been ministering her latest live song. The multiple award-winning songstress- to first ladies . . . that’s where I am was joined by a cavalcade of gospel recording artists. now. I’m gearing more toward porGrammy Award winning artists of the evening. Another exciting mo- traying the Word of God—I’m more Smokie Norful, The Clark Sisters, ment was the beautiful ballad entitled than just an artist, when I go to evanJessica Reedy, Anita Wilson, ‘Take Me Where Jesus Lives,’ which gelize, I’m at the altar—right there.

Jonathan Nelson, Ricky Dillard, Sheard asked Kim McFarland to sing It’s not about me—it’s about the Bishops Larry Roberts and William lead, followed by The Clark Sisters. word of God. You have to have someEllis, Apostle Donald and Gloria Al- Later the audience chanted Kierra thing behind your gift . . . there has to ford, as well as Sunday Best winner, Sheard, who hesitated until Karen be word,” admonished Sheard.

Although challenging, the EvangeJoshua Rogers and fashion designer gave her the momma look as to say list admits the difficulty of multiBarbara Bates, all attended to support “girl come and sing this song.” the legendary singer. Her husband, The wife and grandmother is tasking, “Sometimes it’s frustrating— (Continued on page 17) Bishop Drew Sheard was front and proud of her musical accomplishBLACKS MUST CONTROL THEIR OWN COMMUNITY

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Evans elected to fifth term (Continued from page 3) Cook County=s 5.1 million residents.

Evans, the first African American chief judge, was elected in 2001 with a unanimous vote, and has been reelected for successive three-years terms since then. He is the fourth chief judge in the court’s history.

He is credited with bringing innovative and compassionate changes to the court, including changes to the bail setting process, a new domestic violence courthouse, and court-wide divisions that hear only domestic violence and elder law matters. He also has expanded the use of treatment courts to deal with mental health treatment, Only the fourth person to serve as

(Continued from page 7) armed child named Trayvon. We told you he was the aggressor who got out of his locked car and followed a scared teenager in the rain, confronted him and then shot him dead through the heart. But white folks, who never cared nothing bout black folks no way, would not listen. Many of them cheered as that fat, greasy, lying youth killer was set free. Now it seems like he can't get his hands on enough guns. Now it seems he is "fearing for his life" once again and has taken to threatening his own wife, who recently called 9-1-1 and told the po-leece that her ugly husband had punched her daddy in the nose, smashed her Ipad and pulled a gun on the two. She later recanted her story because after all, she is a liar, according to the FLorida court system that accused the Zimmerman's of trying to hide their millions in white supremacist donations during his murder trial.

Ima is hoping that Zimmerman accidentially scare himself in the mirror and shoot himself at point blank range in an act of self defense. He can then go on trial once again, posthumously, where he will probably be freed again under "stand your ground."

-ImaMAYOR LEWIS? Something don't pass the smell test about the new campaign popping up over town trying to convince people that big old teachers union leader Karen Lewis should be drafted as the candidate to beat little old Emperor Emanuel. Ima ain't too inclined to believe it when these random folk just pop up running for mayor. Remember what happened with Carol Moseley Braun and Patricia Van PeltWatkins when they ran-most folk 16

Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, he also is the first African American to serve in the position.

During his tenure as Chief Judge, Evans has brought sweeping reforms to the court that are both innovative and compassionate. His efforts include critical changes to the bail setting process, a new Domestic Violence Courthouse, and the creation of the two court-wide divisions dedicated to hearing only domestic violence matters and elder law matters, he also has significantly expanded the use of specialty/treatment courts dedicated to mental health treatment, veterans support, drug treatment, and support to persons charged with prostitution.

AN UNIDENTIFIED STUDENT at the Noble Hansberry College Prep School is greeted by Penny Pritzker and Bryan Traubert of PSP Capital Partners. Celebrate the grand opening of Noble’s Hansberry College Prep on Chicago’s South Side. Pritzker, Traubert, and PSP Capital re-named the school for the celebrated African-American playwright and activist Lorraine Hansberry, who will be an inspirational figure for the school’s mostly low-income AfricanAmerican students.

The Modern Slavery and Apartheid believe they were both shilling for Emanuel. Further mo' are we this dead in this town that we can't find nobody to run for the city's highest office--even when everybody hates the mayor? And, no we ain't talking about Bill Walls, who people can't figure out who is paying him to run in all of these mayoral races; and no, we ain't talkin' bout no Miquel De Valle, who next to David Orr, might be the only other progressive in the entire state. The 2015 mayor's race is going to be a bunch of hot mess whether the teacher is running or not. Look for a whole lot of fat preachers to get even fatter as the eat good at Emanuel's table.

(Continued from page 2) Marcus Garvey was founder and first President General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League in 1914. Marcus Garvey was the President of the Negroes Factories Corpora-

tion that would have taken the raw materials from Africa, the Caribbean and South America, and produce enough work, eliminating unemployment among Blacks everywhere.

Marcus Garvey built the Black

Star Line Shipping Company to have a fleet of ships to transport those industrial and agricultural products and to send a team of experts, architects, plumbers, engineers, carpenters, miners, and agriculturalists to help in Africa’s development.

-ImaDUMP DALEY Yes this applies to his brother, Bill. If you coloreds go out and vote this bald-headed man into the governor's office you get whatever you gots coming.

-ImaWIRE WATCH THIS JUST IN: At least two people are said to be "wired up" were at the street naming ceremony for Dr. Conrad Worrill. One of them dipped out early to "file his report," but was seen sneaking around and leaning in real close as people were engaged in coversation. The other one is said to be caught up in a situation that involved former State Senator Rickey Hendon who mysteriously dropped off the political scene shortly after the mess of a mayor's race. These two wire wearers are "working hard" to catch some body doing wrong so they can cut a deal for themselves and avoid the MCC downtown.

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The Crusader Gospel Corner (Cont’d from page 15) I’ve got to be a wife, mother and take off the hat of being an artist and walk into First Lady. What motivates me is when somebody says your music kept me from committing suicide . . . and they walk out of my office and say thanks for having a one on one with me,” stated Sheard.

The multiple award winning gospel diva shared words of wisdom for aspiring singers, “Have a covering over you.

While we are constantly putting out . . . you need to sit down and be fed . . . have a foundation or you’re gonna’ be empty with nothing but repetition. But when you have output and have someone feed you the word of God— you will constantly be open to where God wants to take you to the next phase and deliver the gift the way the spirit wants you,” said the First Lady. She hopes the project will be released in December on Karew Records and eOne

Rev. Charles Jenkins Music, of course, we will keep you posted as it will definitely bless your soul.

This past Sunday, Pastor Charles Jenkins took time from rehab and made a surprise appearance during each of the services at Fellowship Baptist. The congregation gave a standing ovation and shouts of praise as he labored to the pulpit on a walking cane after being involved in a car accident over a month ago. “I wanted to see you more than

you wanted to see me,” Jenkins shared with the excited congregation. “My surgeons, Rev. Clay Evans, who called almost every day and Bishop T.D. Jakes, said have patience.”

Jenkins promised to leave the parishioners in good hands as he shared an A-list of guest ministers and recording artists visiting while he continues to convalesce the next few months. September 8th also marked Fellowship’s anniversary, which Jenkins praised Rev. Clay Evans, who founded the church with a few members 63 years ago. After asking the church to give him more time to recuperate, Jenkins also thanked Stellar Award winner J.J. Hairston and Bishop John Frances from London, England, respectively for providing music ministry and the anointed word during the anniversary services.

Bishop Frances praised his friendship with Jenkins for the past several years. Additionally, he applauded the impact that

COMMUNITY CALENDAR (Cont’d from page 8) thor of Nothin’ But Blue Skies: The Heyday, Hard Times, Hopes of America’s Industrial Heartland and Young Mr. Obama: Chicago and the Making of a Black President; Larry Bennett, author of The Third City: Chicago and American Urbanism and a political science professor at DePaul University; and Edward E. Gordon, author of Future Jobs: Solving the Employment and Skills Crisis and President of Imperial Consulting Corp. The discussion is moderated by Robert Loerzel, President of The Society of Midland Authors.

For more information,

please call 312-747-4050 or visit chicagopubliclibrary. org.

SMOKEY ROBINSON AT CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY: On Thursday, September 19, the Chicago State University Foundation (CSUF) will celebrate 19 years of its Annual Fundraising event.

This event has raised funds to support scholarships, technology enhancements and infrastructure improvements that benefit the entire Chicago State University community. This year, the CSUF will present a fundraising concert with Smokey Robinson, which will attract a variety of supporters and provide an un-

forgettable concert experience sponsored by the Chicago State University Foundation. Proceeds will benefit Chicago State University (CSU) student scholarships. Doors Open at 7 p.m. and the concert begins at 8 p.m. at Chicago State University, Jones Convocation Center, 9501 S. King Drive, Chicago, IL 60628. Ticket Price(s): General Seating $50, Select Seating $100, *Premium Seats $125, *VIP Seats $200; Parking: is $10 per vehicle. For more information contact Patricia Andrews-Keenan, 312-2062821,pkeenan1@comcast. net; or Jorja A. Porter, 773821-2845, j-porter-@csu.edu.

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Rev. Evans’ ministry had on him as well as the entire U.K. “23 years ago when I first got married—me and my wife, Penny would listen to ‘I’m Blessed’ by Rev. Clay Evans and Fellowship—I think it was Savoy records. I always imagined being at Fellowship . . . not knowing that I would be preaching at a place with such a strong spiritual rank,” said Frances.

Join Bishop William Ellis and the Apostolic Pentecostal Church of Morgan Park for the 90th Church Convention and Bible Conference September 15 through 22nd. Special guest speakers are Bishops Charles E. Blake, Charles Ellis and Paul Morton and Elder Eric Thomas. Also, there will be a bible symposium Monday through Friday 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. and worship service at 7:30 p.m. Job seekers can participate in a job fair on Thursday, September 19th from 10 am to 2 p.m. Apostolic Pentecostal Church of Morgan Park is located 11401 S. Vincennes Avenue in Chicago. For more information call 773-881-6900.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR taxes in the country. The city will put a boot on your car if you get three unpaid parking tickets. There is no consideration given to the fact that the local economy is still sour and tens of thousands of people are struggling to eke out a living. To hamstring us with these cameras is a slap in the face.

Public transportation is proving to be less of an option simply because the fares keep getting bumped up. So we drive. Then we inadvertently get caught in

(Continued from page 4) the intersection, continue through and wind up getting our car’s picture taken.

Soon a notice for some ungodly amount of a fine shows up in our mailbox.

I have read that several other cities started down the red light camera road

but took a turn and dumped the cameras when officials learn they did not improve safety. Chicago needs to come to that same realization.

Mozelle Booker

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HOUSES FOR SALE 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 8334 S. INGLESIDE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-35-302-083, Property Index No. 20-35-302-038. The real estate is improved with a residence.

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 the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiffʼs attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876.

Please refer to file number 14-12-04291.

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. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-12-04291 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 12 CH 011370 TJSC#: 33-16419 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffʼs attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR RAMP 2004RS3 Plaintiff, -v.RUFUS L. ALLEN, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. SUCCESSOR IN INTERST TO CAPITAL ONE BANK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 12 CH 011370 8334 S. INGLESIDE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60619 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 10, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 16, 2013, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive -

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CORLISS VS CHICAGO VOCATIONAL CAREER ACADEMY Jerome Palmer breaks through the defense of CVCA at Gatley Stadium Saturday afternoon CVCA wins 38-13.

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CORLISS vs CHICAGO VOCATIONAL CAREER ACADEMY Lawrence Jackson from CVCA (right) goes up for a pass over a Corliss defender at Gately stadium.

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