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“Crusading for 75 years, pleading the cause for Black America”

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Found after nearly 100 years Far from the elaborate crypts at Oakwood Cemetery, the original Aunt Jemima lies in an area that’s more fit for the forgotten

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Grave of icon found after nearly 100 years Far from the elaborate crypts and markers at Oakwood Cemetery, the original Aunt Jemima lies in an area that’s more fit for the forgotten

By Erick Johnson Her name was Nancy Green.

Away from the elaborate tombs and ornate grave markers bearing the prominent names of national celebrities, Chicago’s upper class and Black elite, she has been buried for nearly 100 years somewhere in Oakwood Cemetery in Woodlawn.

But for decades, no one knew where her grave was located. She never had a marker or headstone.

She was born a slave, but rose to become a fascinating American success story. During her illustrious life, she was the original Aunt Jemima, whose face was on the label of millions of syrup bottles in American kitchens and supermarkets.

Americans at a time when opportunities were few for people of color. With her success, Green is considered an important figure in Black history.

Though without a marker, Green’s significant impact on American culture, Chicago’s rich Black history and efforts to desegregate Oakwood Cemetery during the Jim Crow era, would fade long after the Great Depression, World War II and the Civil Rights Movement have ended. Her mysterious and humble burial would earn her notoriety in death that would rival the fame and reputation she gained in life.

Longtime Chicago resident Sherrie Williams said she had been searching for Green’s grave for 15 years. Fascinated by Green’s life, Williams poured through records, documents and researched dozens of addresses to find Green’s remains. Her searches would turn up empty. On the popular website Find A Grave, Green has a page, but there is no picture of a marker or

THE REMAINS OF Nancy Green, the original Aunt Jemima, lie in section R3, a less attractive area in Oakland Cemetery that’s also one of the oldest parts of the burial ground. (Photo by Erick Johnson).

“It’s as if she was thrown away or for- would be costly. Green would have to white newspapers back then didn’t regotten.

When I was there at the ceme- be exhumed and re-interred in a secport deaths of Black citizens often, tery, I wanted to tell her [sic] she tion that would allow elaborate markand when they did, the information ers and crypts. wasn’t forgotten,” Williams said. was usually wrong.

“That would be so expensive, but After several emails to the cemetery When Williams called Oakwood’s fitting,” Williams said. “But, I can’t office, Williams learned that Green’s front office with the date listed in the believe how someone so prominent grave never had a headstone.

The Defender, her years of frustrations fiCrusader can be buried like this in the first verified Green’s burial with nally ended. Green’s grave was finally found after 93 years.

“I was speechless. I immediately drove to the cemetery to see her,” Williams told the Chicago Crusader.“I was so glad I found her.”

Green is buried in section R3, Lot 291 in one of the oldest portions of Oakwood Cemetery. Located in the A PHOTO OF Nancy Green ran with her obituary in the northeastern corner of the 183-acre burial ground, there are no neoclassiChicago Defender in 1923. The portrait on the right is widely cal crypts or towering obelisks here. used on websites and articles about her.

Most of the graves have flat headIn life, Green had fame and fortune. grave containing her remains. stones, many of which have been But in death, she lies in obscurity.

A search through the Chicago His- eclipsed by grass or covered with dead While the exquisite crypts and graves tory Museum also turned up empty. leaves. of Chicago’s first Black mayor Harold “I was getting nowhere,” she said. “It Unlike Oakwood’s serene lakes and Washington; Ebony magazine pub- was so frustrating and discouraging, lush English landscaping, Section R3 lisher John H. Johnson; and but I kept searching.” is close to the cemetery’s six-foot brick Olympian Jesse Owens attract thouwall that runs along busy 67th Street sands of visitors, Green would remain FINALLY FOUND and the CTA Red Line. The rumsix feet under for decades in an area But the 93-year-old mystery began bling sounds of the trains and the NANCY GREEN LIVED at 4543 S. Indiana Avenue in a 135 – more fitting for the forgotten. to unfold this spring when Williams, humming sounds of car engines Amid the remains of politicians, who is also president of the make Section R3 a noisy area that’s fit year old building that still exists today. (Photo by Erick Johnson) business moguls, sports legends, and Bronzeville Historical Society, discov- for the forgotten. place.”

Oakwood Cemetery officials. journalists, lie a woman whose legacy ered an old obituary in the Chicago To Williams, the unkept area was an Myrtis Taylor, a marketing and sales Upon the discovery, Williams bemay suffer from a career portraying a Defender that listed Green’s death as insult when she arrived to find representative at Oakwood Cemegan a campaign to secure a marker for “mammy” archetype that many today September 8, 1923.

Green’s gravesite. Her disappointtery, said remains buried in unGreen’s grave.

On Saturday, May 9, view as demeaning to Black women.

For Williams, the discovery—at ment grew when she couldn’t find the marked graves are common at the site she gave a presentation on Green’s life But in her time, Green parlayed her first—was too good to be true. Most exact location of Green’s grave. and other cemeteries. and her burial during a Black Chicatalents to sell a product to millions of Although Oakwood tried to keep go history forum in Bronzeville.

Buried in 1923, Green is perhaps Blacks out in its early years, Blacks in the first prominent Black who was in- the 1920s and 30s would secure plots terred at Oakwood, which was then a through white families and friends, a segregated cemetery that did not sell practice that reportedly helped Wellsplots to Blacks. Another famous Barnett secure her final resting place Black pioneer, journalist and activist at Oakwood. But for the most part, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, was interred at clandestine business practices kept Blacks from being buried at OakOakwood in 1931. wood.

CHALLENGES AHEAD In the 1960s, Leak and Sons Funeral Home and the NAACP led a In keping with the cemetery’s rules march to desegregate Oakwood after for Section R3, Williams’ organiza- the cemetery rejected the remains of a tion plans to purchase a flat headstone Black girl. In March, 2015 Dr. Willie NANCY GREEN WOULD inspire an original image of Aunt for $1,600 to honor Green.

T. Barrow, a longtime activist with Jemima on Pancake mix products. (Right) But over the years, Williams could secure a larger the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition was Aunt Jemima’s face had been altered to reflect changing atti- memorial that would be more fitting buried at Oakwood.

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NEWS

Activists go on strike to reopen Dyett High School

By J. Coyden Palmer Over a dozen supporters of the now closed Dyett High School are in the midst of a hunger strike to bring attention to the city’s crisis in providing quality education in neighborhood high schools. Members of The Coalition to Revitalize Dyett High School say their action is in response to years of stalling and blatant disrespect by the city to address the issue. An Aug. 10 Board of Education meeting to vote on the group’s proposal containing a new vision and curriculum for the school was pushed

Harry KarenC.Lewis Alford back to Sept. 15. That decision is what prompted members to begin their hunger strike. During the strike they are only consuming water and light liquids.

“When they changed the date of the vote…when I know we have the best, solid academic plan… this is a disappointment that our voices are not being heard,” said Iasha Wade-Bey, a protestor and educator from Chicago. “So maybe when I make this sacrifice of my body and soul for the last open enrollment high school in this community, they will not ignore me anymore. I’m seeing the demise of public education.”

The group has been getting a lot of public support for their efforts.

Cars driving by the protestors outside the now shuttered school at 555 E. 51st St. have been honking horns. Several people came and dropped off items to the group.

Operation PUSH is hosting the group during the evening and night hours, where they can sleep and shower. Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis has also released a statement of support.

“I respect these brave people who are willing to put their bodies on the line for the education of their children in this year of resistance,” Lewis said. “Those with the moral courage and those who believe in strong neighborhood high schools should join these parents in this historic and courageous act. I’m calling on the Board and the mayor to call a special hearing so this hunger strike can end before somewww.chicagocrusader.com

one becomes seriously ill. I also stand in solidarity with them as they continue to fight to save Bronzeville’s only neighborhood high school.”

CPS CEO Forrest Claypool denies they are stonewalling the group. He said because there are several new members on the board, they need the extra time to review all three proposals that have come forward.

“Chicago Public Schools is committed to a community driven process that will identify a highquality education option for the former Dyett site,” Claypool said.

“We continue to review the applications by the 2014 Request for Proposal, but with the budget and financial crisis dominating the focus of the new CPS administration, more time is necessary to make an informed recommendation to the Board of Education.”

However Jitu Brown does not believe Claypool. He said one of the other proposals is coming from Little Black Pearl, which already has a charter school contract. Brown said Little Black Pearl has not been successful and said the community does not need another charter school. He said based on the coalition’s research, they have determined there would be enough schoolaged children where Dyett could have an incoming class of at least 150 freshmen every year.

“We did a scan of all the feeder schools within this attendance area to see how many students there were in sixth, seventh and eighth grade. We came up with 1,200 students,” according to Brown. “So there are an ample number of students in this community to fill a high school. We want the board to vote for Dyett Global Leadership and Green Technology now! Not on Sept.

15th.”

Another protestor on a hunger strike, Irene Robinson, has put five of her children through Dyett and she currently has nine grandchildren in grammar schools in the attendance district. She said the community has lost so much since she first moved to the area in 1986. She said closing schools destabilizes communities and she believes what the city is doing is immoral and unethical.

“The disinvestment in Dyett is hatred towards our children and the city should be charged with a hate crime,” Robinson said.

“Everything about the process of how and why this school needed to be closed was based upon a lie.”

Robinson added that when she was new to the area as a young single mother, it was her children’s school, Anthony Overton, which helped her as well by providing resources for parents. She said the parent center at Overton gave her

a sense of family and community partnership. The program at Overton is long gone and Robinson said those stabilizing resources being decimated in schools is what is leading to a lot of Chicago’s crime issues.

“We have seen so many children

shot and killed in this area since they have done what they’ve done to Dyett,” Robinson said. “I loved the education my kids got at Dyett. When CPS started starving the school of resources they were killing the dreams of our children and the history of our legacy. So

I’ve witnessed a good quality school that I was proud of be cut down to nothing.”

All of the protestors say they are committed until the end. They are also encouraging citizens from around the city to get involved in the situation surrounding Dyett.

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EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL STRAIGHT OUTTA TESTOSTERONE The hotly anticipated movie, Straight Outta Compton, was released on August 14, 2015, and is blowing it out at box offices with sold out venues, debuting at $60.2 million. Interestingly, the movie is both widely acclaimed and widely maligned, and there are good reasons for both of these positions. The movie is entertaining and inspirational; it chronicles the rise of young African American males who pioneered a new genre of hip hop music - gangsta rap.

The film was well-directed by F. Gary Gray. Today, as a result, no doubt, of the popularity or more exactly notoriety, of their music and the foundation that it provided, we have seen the rise of arguably the first rapper billionaire, former N.W.A. member Dr. Dre, who now operates under his own banner, “Aftermath” and has signed a huge deal with Apple, Inc. for his Beats Electronics. Ice Cube has also carved a huge niche for himself in movies. Unfortunately, the one who initially bankrolled the first efforts with proceeds from illegal activities, Eazy-E, met an early death due to his promiscuous lifestyle...he succumbed to AIDS. Rounding out the group were D.J. Yella and MC Ren. The movie was well done, and in fact, riveting at certain points.

The audience is drawn into the drama of how Black men were victimized by the police in Compton, CA back in the early 80’s, a situation that resonates just as strongly today as it did in the past. Macho posturing is abundant in the movie, both on the part of the police and the rappers. The group became wildly popular when they made “F*ck tha Police,” tapping into the widespread anger that came on the heels of the Rodney King debacle, wherein the whole nation saw King beat to a pulp by police who were not sanctioned for their actions.

The movie, however, is Straight Outta Testosterone. The misogyny in the film is gripping; women were parading around scantily clad or even outright naked and were treated as so many sexual objects in the film. They were also disrespected in other ways. For example the meme “Bye Felicia” was used wherein a woman was ousted from a party with barely any clothes on and left standing in the hallway of a hotel. Moreover, we must not forget that N.W.A. were pioneers in referring to women as bitches and “hoes” on vinyl and were also “credited” with starting the trend of Black-on-Black violence in their lyrics. If you recall, a more positive brand of rap was popular before the rise of N.W.A. at the time, from the likes of groups like Public Enemy. But when N.W.A. came along, their brand of negativity trumped the more palatable brand of rap and the rest is history. Blatant misogyny is one of the reasons that a number of Black women have been outraged by the film. It is extremely disheartening for them to be treated unfairly by society as a whole, but it is a double whammy being dissed so publicly, unapologetically and repeatedly by Black men!

With this aside, there is one very redeeming feature of the film...it debunked the myth that AIDS is a gay disease. Eazy-E, who loudly proclaimed that he was “not a faggot” upon receiving the news that he had contracted AIDS, was probably the first, or at least the most visible hip hop casualty of that dread disease. Moviegoers were unexpectedly given a lesson regarding the consequences of overindulgence in promiscuous sex. Most likely, in the movie-going audience there were many young people who, like Eazy-E, were brought face-to-face with the reality that AIDS is no respecter of persons; that it is a result of behavior, not sexual orientation. The dramatic manner in which this was brought home to the viewing audience possibly warrants an A+ in the arena of AIDS prevention.

All in all, Straight Outta Compton was powerful in chronicling the rise of individuals who refused to be defeated by daunting circumstances. On the other hand, it’s unfortunate that the acquisition of great wealth by villains can serve as a barrier to criticism and even earns applause for those who have been responsible for a movement that has resulted in many, many Black-on-Black murders! A luta continua.

The Chicago Tribune which has never been known to be a friend of or friendly towards the city’s Black population doubled-down on that reputation recently by running an editorial proclaiming that Chicago needed to experience a Hurricane Katrina to get its house in order.

There is no way to describe the piece written by Kristen McQueary other than racist.

Of course, after social media, particularly Black Twitter and many on Facebook, Black and white, took her to task over it, McQueary, like too many ignorant white folks exercising white privilege offered a reason, but no apology for the highly offensive essay.

It amazes us that the Tribune decided to publish an editorial that completely ignores more than 1,800 lives, most of them Black, were lost as a result of Katrina. The hurricane also displaced countless families, some of them for years. It also decimated a tremendous portion of that city’s Black community.

For an editorial writer to pen that she secretly wishes that kind of devastation would visit the city of Chicago is a clarion message that she sees the loss of life and upending of the city’s Black populace as the only means to curing the many maladies, financial and otherwise, plaguing Chicago. The heartless editorial reinforces that ill-conceived notion that Black people, not former Mayor Richard M. Daley, or incumbent Rahm Emanuel, are at the root of the city’s ills.

Many of the city’s problems stem from actions in the state capital.

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Tribune editorial is a Black attack Apparently since Springfield is a predominantly white community, McQueary didn’t see any benefit of wishing that community be hit with a hurricane. Her premise that Katrina ushered in reform and new management is as flawed as it is wrong. The mayor at the time Katrina struck was Ray Nagin.

Mr. Nagin was re-elected after the hurricane.

Try as she might, there is no justification for attempting to create a parallel between what needs to happen here and what went on in New Orleans. The Crusader understands how newspapers try to tie national events and moments to local issues. McQueary failed miserably in trying to create a nexus between Katrina and the City of Chicago politics and government.

Not only did McQueary fail; the entire editorial board at the Chicago Tribune failed. We understand that the original headline on the editorial, “In Chicago, Wishing for a Hurricane Katrina,” was changed to “Chicago, New Orleans and Rebuild.” The fact that it was changed signaled that someone involved with the editing of the editorial saw a red flag. That warning should have been passed on and gotten the piece killed.

This certainly is not the first time someone in an influential position has wished death and destruction on Chicago’s Black community.

That is why we have little to no hope that the higher ups at the Tribune will mete out any discipline to McQueary. Surely they will point out that as a reporter she

has won several awards. We are not viewing her reputation or work as a reporter, only as the author of one of the most vile and thoughtless collection of words to appear in that daily.

The Crusader strongly suggests that the Chicago Tribune find a conscience and remove Ms. McQueary from any position that allows her to write editorials. At this paper we are committed to not letting this issue be swept under the rug like so many others that harm or disparage Black people.

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COMMENTARY

Another fine mess from the Reckless EPA Beyond the Rhetoric

By Harry C. Alford Gone are the days when the Environmental Protection Agency was set up as an agency that would draw recruits from the Civil Rights Movement and the legions protesting the Vietnam War. Yes, it was a diversion concocted by the very slick President Richard Nixon. It has developed into a monster wreaking havoc on businesses and jacking up the price and reducing the supply of our energy stocks.

What we have here is an agency that defies our constitution by ignoring our courts and writing its own laws in defiance of Congress.

We first started challenging the EPA when Al Gore encouraged them to declare Environmental Racism against Black communities by violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. This was a lie and we proved them wrong. We also showed where the EPA constantly violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act on a nonstop basis. The whole thing is a farce but many naïve Blacks have bought the lie – hook, line and sinker. That died down for a while until President Obama appointed Gina McCarthy to become the Administrator. Ms. Mc-

Harry C. Alford Carthy is a zealot who chooses activism over implementation of regulations.

What she and her minions want to do in rapid fashion is remove all fossil fuels from our manufacturing facilities. They want to kill coal, stop harvesting natural gas and cease pumping oil from our precious earth. They want 100% of our energy to come from windmills, solar panels, hydroelectric dams, etc. There is one big problem with this philosophy – it is impossi-

ble. You can’t end our traditional energy sources and replace them with inefficient and expensive means that will jeopardize our economy and national security. It is a pipe dream that will never come true within the next 100 years. Still she moves on and the President allows her reckless motions and smiles when she defies court orders.

Recently, she and her crew breached an earthen dam that was filled with pollutants from a closed Colorado gold mine. Amongst the pollutants is arsenic and other chemicals that are deadly. They created a plume that has flowed into the Animas River traveling across Colorado and into Mexico. They have been lying to the press about the seriousness of this tragedy.

There is at least 3 million gallons of the pollutants flowing across some of America’s most pristine land.

Wildlife, cattle, horses and other agricultural animals are going to pay a deadly price. Farmers cannot irrigate their crops in the middle of August when they need it the most.

Obviously, fishing will become a thing of the past and businesses that rely on tourism and serving the hard working community are now endangered. People are complaining of severe headaches since

the spill. Some say the wicked Administrator McCarthy did this to increase her budget via the needed funding for cleanup and to scare the public about how fragile our environment is and a need to stop all of our manufacturing and reliance on fossil fuels and chemicals. Sounds sinister but I wouldn’t be surprised. It fits the M.O. When it comes to people, precious jobs and businesses, Ms. McCarthy has no empathy. She made an obligatory flight out to the spill site; looked at the river; held a small press conference and then immediately turned around and flew back to D.C. She made no time to see some of the victims or talk to some of the damaged business owners. Why? Because she just doesn’t care. She is on a mission and the hell with the little people and nagging businesses.

A good example of how this evil woman thinks is the Mercury Rule that she implemented in spite of massive protests. People and businesses sued and the case went all the way up to the Supreme Court.

During this time dozens of fuel plants were forced to close down and lay off thousands of workers.

After four years the Supreme Court ruled against the EPA and

declared the rule unconstitutional.

Her reply was that she didn’t care what the Supreme Court says and that they destroyed all of those power plants – mission accomplished.

Just recently she put out a proposal to implement a “Clean Power Plan.” 35 state governors and legislators have complained and many have filed suit. The Supreme Court said she was wrong doing this.

What did she do? She said, “I don’t care what the Court says, I am going to do it.” She has done just that!

She is implementing the plan and the lawsuits are again flying. The Clean Power Plan will directly damage the African American community as well as the Hispanic community. We have a commissioned study that proves that and they are trying to ignore it.

Yes, the EPA is definitely out of control and with the help of God and the courts we are going to stop this madness dead in its tracks. It is time to rise up against the EPA and its evil ways.

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

Julian Bond: A Dedicated Life of Service

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Horace Julian Bond was born Jan. 14, 1940 in Nashville, Tenn. into a family of privilege. His father, Horace Mann Bond, was a noted educator who served as president of Fort Valley State University in Georgia, where such notables as W.E.B. DuBois and Paul Robeson were frequent guests.

During their formative years, most Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), established during the Reconstruction Era to provide higher education for formerly enslaved African Americans, were headed by whites.

Bond’s father was the first Black president of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, his alma mater. His mother, Julia, was a librarian.

Young Julian was sent off to George School, a private Quaker boarding school near Philadelphia, and later enrolled in Morehouse College. At Morehouse, Bond chose a life of activism that would become the hallmark of his life.

This is significant because many Blacks born into a life of privilege distanced themselves from the nascent Civil Rights Movement.

I remember how incensed I became when Condoleezza Rice boasted in a Washington Post interview that “My parents were very strategic. I was going to be so well www.chicagocrusader.co

George E. Curry prepared, and I was going to do all of these things that were revered in white society so well, that I would be armored somehow from racism…”

And it got worse, as I noted in a column on Rice.

Referring to Rev. John W. Rice, Jr., she said, “My father was not a march-in-the-street preacher. He saw no reason to put children at risk. He would never put his own child at risk.”

Julian Bond’s father, who had more blue blood credentials than Rev. Rice, obviously instilled a different set of values in him.

Bond dropped out of Morehouse

College to join the Civil Rights Movement, first as co-founder of the Atlanta Student Movement that organized local sit-ins on the heels of the 1960 lunch counter sit-ins in Greensboro, N.C. He was also a co-founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).

It was in his capacity as communications director of SNCC that I first met Julian Bond during the summer of 1966, after I had completed my freshman year of college.

I spent that summer as a volunteer in the Atlanta headquarters, watching him interact with the media and carefully polishing SNCC’s national image.

Julian also wrote poetry. I don’t remember many of his poems, but I still recall part of one we recited all summer: Look at that girl shake that thing, We can’t all be Martin Luther King.

Don’t ask me why I remember that nearly 50 years later.

In SNCC, Julian was not a key organizer, as some stories have suggested. The organization had legions of field organizers who became legends in the movement, including Bob Moses, Cleveland Sellers and Courtland Cox. Julian’s role was to communicate SNCC’s message to the media – and he did that well.

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Bond to international fame was his opposition to the Vietnam War. Dr. King did not publicly turn against the Vietnam War until his speech at Riverside Church in New York on April 4, 1967, exactly a year before his assassination. In 1965, Julian was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives. Shortly before he was scheduled to take office, he endorsed a statement by SNCC opposing the Vietnam War. The Georgia House accused Bond of treason and refused to seat him. A federal appeals court upheld the decision. But on Dec. 5, 1966, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld his right to free speech and ordered Georgia to seat him. Bond spent two decades in the state House and Senate.

Perhaps his lowest point came when Bond and former SNCC chairman John Lewis competed for the same Congressional seat in Georgia. Bond’s estranged wife charged – and later recanted – that Julian was a habitual user of cocaine. Lewis challenged him to a urine test. Julian replied he would agree on one condition – that Lewis hold the cup. There was no drug test and John Lewis went on to defeat Bond and remains in office today.

In one of at least four tweets Lewis sent after Bond’s death, he said, “We went through a difficult period during our campaign for Congress

in 1986, but many years ago we emerged even closer.”

Though he never ran for public office again, Julian Bond found other paths to public service, serving as board chairman of the NAACP for 11 years, being cofounder and a trustee of the Southern Poverty Law Center, hosting “America’s Black Forum” television program, teaching, and in demand on the lecture circuit.

Several years ago, Jesse Jackson, who is not prone to giving out compliments, said to me unprompted: “Julian is always right on public policy. I can’t think of one time I have disagreed with a position he has taken.”

For that, we can all be grateful.

And we can be grateful that instead of retreating to a life of privilege, Julian’s entire adult life was dedicated to fighting injustice.

George E. Curry, former editor-inchief of Emerge magazine, is editorin-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA) and BlackPressUSA.com.

He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Website, www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge and his George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook. See previous columns at http://www.georgecurrycom/columns.

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COMMENTARY

JUSTICE OR ELSE / FINDING SOLUTIONS Dr. Conrad Worrill, Director/Professor, Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS), located at 700 East Oakwood Blvd, Chicago, Illinois, 60653, 773268-7500, Fax: 773-268-3835.

E-mail: c-worrill@neiu.edu, Website: www.neiu.edu/ccics, Twitter: @CCICS_Chicago

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In 1995, I wrote that, “Through the Million Man March, we have an opportunity to concretely, and collectively, put in place many of the programs and projects that can become permanent solutions to the problems African people face.”

The 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March called for by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, will be held October 10, 2015 in Washington, D.C. under the theme, “Justice or Else.”

Leading up to the Million Man March held on October 16, 1995, I wrote: The Million Man March called by Minister Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam on October 16, 1995 in Washington, D.C. is part of the historical stream of Black leadership attempts to revive our movement for self-determination. I can think of no better place for this revival to begin than the Million Man March.

In Minister Farrakhan’s statement on the march and discussing its economic advantages he points out.

“We will begin to see as never before the value of pooling our resources to buy farmland, to set up factories, to enter into international trade and commerce…Therefore, manufacturing must be ceded to us. We will make the shoes and cobble our feet.

We will make the suits and dresses to clothe our backs. We will make the underwear, shirts, socks, and other necessities that are now being imported from China, Japan, Korea, and Italy.”

Minister Farrakhan concluded that, “This army (one million Black men marching will be the true army of salvation of the Black nation…” Let’s find solutions, let’s update solutions and let’s implement solutions. This is our challenge of the 21st century.

African people throughout the world are uniformly under the yoke of white supremacy. This has created tremendous problems for us as a people. There are solutions to these problems that we must be reminded of time and time again.

Many of the solutions to the problems, and crisis, of African people have been set forth by our thinkers and activists of the 19th and 20th centuries. From time to time movements have unfolded that have picked up on the ideas of these thinkers and activists. When this has occurred serious challenges to breaking the yoke of white supremacy seemed within reach.

However, due to internal and external manipulations of these movements they become short lived. For example, one of the most successful

of these movements was the Garvey Movement of the 1920’s.

As African people face the 21st century, it is imperative that we collectively find solutions to the many problems we face as a people. Many of these solutions are rooted in our historical efforts to dismantle white supremacy.

Let us briefly examine some of the ideas our leaders presented in the 19th and early 20th centuries that should be the foundation for establishing and finding solutions at this critical juncture in the history of African people.

Jean Jacques Dessalines, one of the leaders of the Haitian revolution in the late 18th and early 19th century, said “Never again shall a colonist, or European, set his foot upon this territory with the title of master or proprietor. This resolution shall henceforward form the basis of our constitution.”

Henry Highland Garnet, a mid19th century Black Nationalist thinker and organizer, explained in the following statement that African people needed “... a grand center of Negro nationality, from which shall flow the streams of commercial, intellectual, and political power which shall make colored people respected everywhere.”

Martin Robinson Delany, the

Harvard trained physician of the mid-19th century and leading Black Nationalist, espoused – “We must act for ourselves - We are a nation within a nation; as the Poles in Russia, the Hungarians in Austria, the Welsh, Irish and Scotch in the British dominions. But we have been, by our oppressor, despoiled of our purity, and corrupted in our native characteristics, so that we have inherited their vices and but few of their virtues, leaving us really a broken people.”

Edward Wilmot Blyden, a leading educator and Pan Africanist of the mid and late 19th century, said: “We need some African power, some great center of the race where our physical, pecuniary, and intellectual strength may be collected.

We need some spot where such an influence may go forth in behalf of the race as shall be felt by the nations. We are now so scattered and divided that we can do nothing ...

So long as we remain thus divided, we may expect imposition ... An African nationality is our great need ... We must build up Negro States; we must establish and maintain the various institutions.”

One of the greatest Pan Africanist and Black Nationalist leaders of the 20th century Marcus Mosiah Gar(Continued on page 17)

WHITES CAN LEARN FROM #BLACKLIVESMATTER

By Julianne Malveaux Nineteen-year-old Zachary Hammond was sitting in a Hardee’s parking lot in his hometown of Seneca, SC, on a first date. An undercover agent had arranged to buy marijuana from his date and had lured her to the parking lot. What could have been a simple drug bust turned into tragedy. Zachary was killed when two bullets struck him on July 26. As always, there are conflicting stories of what happened. The shooting officer says he was in danger of being run over

by Hammond, but not everyone agrees, and one Hardee’s employee witnessed officers moving Hammond’s body to place it so it confirmed officer reports.

Hammond was white and his name is not as widely known as that of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, or Tamir Rice. Hammond’s family and their attorney Eric Bland, say the national media have not covered the murder of Zach Hammond because he is white.

Give me a break!

While activists organized to protest the murders of the unarmed African American men (and 6

women) who have been killed by the police, no one in Zach Hammond’s circle has cared enough to organize an action to protest his killing. His town is majority white, as are the officers of the law. Citizens of Seneca, South Carolina need to ask why Zach’s killing is tolerated.

Approximately 350 people have been killed by police officers so far this year. We don’t know all of their names, but we do know that African Americans are twice as likely to be killed (or die in police custody) as whites. We know about Sandra Bland, and Eric Garner, and Michael Brown, and Tamir Rice because somebody lifted them up, organized around their murders, and made their presence known. Tellingly, the protest of Michael Brown’s murder was muted until a grand jury failed to indict murderer Darren Wilson for his crime.

In the case of Zach Hammond, there has been no tape issued, no witnesses who have come forward, and a police bureaucracy that seems in no hurry to issue facts and findings. Still, everybody would know Zach Hammond’s name if that #AllLivesMatter crowd, the ones who object to the #BlackLivesMatter

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Dr. Julianne Malveaux movement, would coalesce around Zach Hammond’s murder. Instead of criticizing the #BlackLivesMatter movement, Hammond’s attorney and his grieving parents ought to ask why more white folks aren’t outraged about young Hammond’s death.

Zach Hammond’s tragic death highlights the reasons why police officers should be forced to wear body cameras. It reminds us that too many trigger-happy officers of the law should be better trained. It reminds us that some have been

trained (or decided) to shoot to kill, even if the perceived threat comes from a 12-year-old child playing with a toy gun, or a young white man who (facts still to be determined) was simply driving his car.

Even if Zach Hammond was trying to flee the Hardee’s parking lot, the consequence for evading arrest should not be the death penalty.

I am proud of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, and excited about the three young women who organized it, and the thousands who have united under their banner.

That movement that prioritizes Black lives in a way that they have never before been prioritized. The #AllLivesMatter seems to be a flippant answer to #BlackLivesMatter.

But here’s the deal – white lives have always mattered and Black lives have been historically denigrated.

Our nation’s organizing principle, the Constitution, stated that African Americans should only be counted as three fifths of a person.

Thousands of African American people were lynched because they dared defy “Black Codes” or simply because they had too much money, too much attitude or too much dignity for oppressive white southern-

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ers. Congress repeatedly refused to pass anti-lynching laws.

If all lives matter, where are the white folks who protest the murder of Michael Brown and Eric Garner?

Where are the white folks who will protest Zach Hammond’s murder?

(There have been white protesters, to be sure, but have Zach Hammond’s parents ever been to a rally to protest the loss of life). There are many Black South Carolinians who would join in a protest against police brutality and an unjust killing.

But those close to Zach Hammond will have to do the organizing to attract the national media.

Because of historic oppression it is important for those who oppose needless police killings of unarmed Black people to embrace the #BlackLivesMatter movement. All lives matter, certainly, but it is the disproportionate killing of African Americans that has provided the impetus for a movement. Eric Bland, the Hammond attorney, ought to embrace it instead of criticizing it.

Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist.She can be reachedvia www.juliannemalveaux.com www.chicagocrusader.com

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GOSSIPTARY

By Ima Gontellit EDITOR'S NOTE: This column is published as political satire, street gossip and humor, and therefore should not be considered as fact but rather as matter of opinion. None of the items therein are collected by the news gathering staff of the Crusader Newspaper Group. Items forwarded to The Chatterbox are kept confidential unless otherwise requested by the author in writing. For submissions please forward to: news@ChicagoCrusader.com. Original photography and artwork are permitted. Thank you for reading!

KHAKI FOR THE RICH Ima was watching television the other day and saw a man in the most wrinkled and soiled looking khakis she has ever seen. It took a few minutes to realize that the man that was wearing the khakis was none other than the Governor. Now Ima knows for sure that if any of our elected officials wore

a wrinkled and dirty pair of khakis folks would be talking ‘bout him and his Mama. So Ima asked some of the residents of the Sundown Resting Home how dey felt ‘bout the Gubner looking lik dat and dey said don’t you know Ima that is a sign that the man is very rich. He is so rich he don’t have to wear anything decent.

Just throw on dem khakis and any old dress coat and off you go to tend to the state business. I just know there are always two standards, either in dressing or talking, one for dem and one for US. -ImaBLAGO DON’T STAND A CHANCE Word came just before presstime that Blago er former Gubner Blagovich done been turned down for a hearing of the full Appellate court. Blago now has to appeal to the Supreme Court. Now, dey overturned five of the charges, just not enough to let the man go or give him a lesser sentence. You can bet dem mean son-of-a-guns intend to teach the world what loose lips will get you. I betcha the former Gubner is probably only guilty of telling the feds to jump in the river, and dat has him in the hoosegow for 14 years. I hope Sally’s Beauty Supply was not waiting on him to get out soon to bring dere sales up on black dye, cause his hair may be all gone (bald) before he can get back to dark hair.

-ImaDO WE REALLY CARE?

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China done hacked the Pentagon, our credit information has been stolen and now Ima hear tell that the IRS done been hacked.

Now of all the hacked folks the most useful one could be the IRS if the hackers changed the information and sent out refund checks to everybody in need. I guess I be dreaming, but then who gives a good hoop in hell about Hillary Clinton’s hard drive, her personal server or any other crap that Trump and the rest of the crazies are trying to drag her ratings down so dey may have a ghost of a chance to be president of the nunited states. I guess Malcolm X wasn’t the only one that believed in “by any means necessary,” but you can bet all of that bs is lost on our community, specially when it’s back to school time and folks are trying to figure out how to get dem kids some new school clothes. Blieve me that is a crisis for US, not whether

Fine Himself, Julian Bond done left us, but while commisery about that I remembered that the hero of the civil rights movement, John Lewis and him had a tough fight for the congressional seat Lewis continues to hold from back in the dey. As I member Bond’s exwife made allegaters that have neber been proved that Bond was addicted to cocaine and Lewis used

that to his advantage to win the seat. Now Ima prays every night for a forgivin’ heart, but I don’t know if ’n I could have forgave Lewis for that one. But history says not only did dey make up, dey became better friends and allies. It minds me that some folks say we are forgivin’ people and I say don’t cross Ima ‘cause I ain’t counted in that number.

Hillary Clinton any classified stuff was on her telephone. So the answer to the question: Do We Really Care? – the answer can be heard from San Francisco to New York City – HELL NO!!!

-ImaWE IS A FORGIVIN’ PEOPLE Ima been in the fetal position since word reached her that Mr.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Black America lost a great visionary Dear Editor: The death last week of Julian Bond meant that America and Black America particularly, lost a great visionary. Mr. Bond embodied the phrase “ahead of his time.” He saw the value young people could play in the civil rights movement and helped start the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) before America was fully aware of how impactful protests could be.

His detractors tried to use his opposition to the Vietnam War against him and prevent him from taking his rightful seat in the Georgia House of Representatives. He prevailed and served with distinction in the Georgia Legislature for two decades. The legislation he crafted and got passed, although local became a model for other legislators around the country. A superior analytical mind, eloquent speeches and passion for human rights led the Democratic Party to select him to run on the 1968 ticket as vice president–a spot no African American had ever been selected for. Unfortunately, he was too young to serve as president, so he declined the nomination.

This country very, very much needs another Julian Bond today.

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ments opts not to have centralized leadership, but maybe someone from that group can emerge and become the force that Mr. Bond was during the 1960s and 70s.

Not only did he understand the enormous value of dissidence, but knew the system had to be worked from the inside as well.

We need people who are seeking change for the betterment of our community, and not for personal glory or gain. Mr. Bond knew and consistently demonstrated that.

The struggle has shifted for Black people but where are those people today? Where are the ones who put the work in regardless of whether a TV news crew shows or not? They need to come to the fore wherever they are.

Mr. Bond gave us a clear template to follow and deliver change.

Out of respect for his work we need to embrace and follow it.

Agnes Glover

Katrina editorial was insulting Dear Editor: I am sure many if not most of your readers were just as outraged as I was when I saw the Chicago Tribune editorial wishing that Chicago would be hit by something like Hurricane Katrina so the city’s problems could be fixed.

I guess the Tribune sees Black people as the problem here given that most of the death and destruction that hit New Orleans took out Black people. Supposedly, the writer said she was talking about a disaster could force the city to rebuild and end corruption. That is one of the most asinine things I have ever heard.

The editorial in essence stated the paper’s higher ups would prefer to see Black people devastated, displaced, and dead if it can help the city’s finances. Of course the paper back-pedaled and said the editorial was not about race. If its not about race, then why was Chicago picked, and not Springfield?

Our capital is fraught with fiscal, procedural and social problems; but I guess the Tribune couldn’t wish a hurricane on Springfield because it does not have a huge population of Black people. How could any thinking people in this century believe the ideas the Tribune puts forth could solve anything. Look at the reality that the city is broke, the state is broke and the feds aren’t exactly rushing in with dollars.

So who would pay for a recovery if there were a Katrina-type disaster here? The whole premise of the editorial defies normal thinking and any sort of logic. Hopefully the paper will fire the dimwit that wrote the editorial and everyone who approved it.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

JAZZIN’ AT THE SHEDD: Jazzin’ At The Shedd is ONGOING. Shedd Aquarium’s signature summer evening event series is sponsored by Chase. The weekly concert series invites guests to enjoy cocktails under the stars on Shedd’s lakeside terrace, while swaying to jazz performed by a rotating group of musicians. Explore the aquarium’s 32,000 animal residents as you experience the colorful wonders of the Wild Reef, the marine mammals in the Abbott Oceanarium and more than 40 species of amphibians at Shedd’s new special exhibit, Amphibians. Set sail and make your Jazzin’ experience all the more memorable with the new evening fireworks cruise. Enjoy all the sights of Shoreline Sightseeing’s Classic Lake Tour and front row viewing of the Navy Pier Fireworks display from Lake Michigan. Curious minds can savor science talk on select topics from aquarium experts in an informal setting where you can relax, enjoy a beverage and ask questions at Jazzin’s Science Pub on September 9. Jazzin’ events are held every Wednesday through September 9. The events are from 5 - 10 p.m. on the Bill and Stephanie Sick Family Lakefront Terrace at the aquarium, which offers one of the city’s most spectacular views. The John G. Shedd Aquarium is located at 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. Tickets: $18 for online advance tickets and $20 at the door. Special pricing is available for groups of 15 or more. Visit www.sheddaquarium.org/jazzin for the complete list of performers and to purchase tickets.

LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM CELEBRATES THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF TRUMPETER’S FIRST PROFESSIONAL GIG: In an unprecedented collaboration, the Louis Armstrong House Museum in New York City and the Louisiana State Museum in New Orleans have partnered on the exhibit: Satchmo: His Life in New Orleans to tell the story of Louis Armstrong’s complex relationship with his hometown.

The exhibit will coincide with the 100th anniversary of his first professional gig at Henry Ponce’s in New Orleans in 1915. The 100th anniversary of this historic engagement will be celebrated in this new exhibit in New Orleans at the Old U.S. Mint. It will remain on exhibit through January 2017. The exhibit showcases over 70 different artifacts, including Armstrong’s first cornet from the Colored Waif ’s Home, which sits side-by-side with the last Selmer trumpet he brought for his final visit home in 1968. Most of the materials on display are from 8

the research collections of the Louis Armstrong House Museum, with the great majority never having been previously exhibited in New Orleans. Armstrong’s great love of New Orleans cooking, and especially red beans and rice, is also featured prominently.

The Louis Armstrong House Museum owns the largest publicly held collection in the world of a jazz musician including: over 17,000 photographs; 700 reel-toreel tapes; 500 hand decorated tape boxes; 240 leaves of autobiographical manuscripts; 4 linear feet of correspondence; 30 linear feet of personal papers; 85 linear feet of LP recordings and 78s; 55 canisters of 16 mm film; 120 paintings; posters and works on paper; 250 artifacts; 860 musical scores on sheet music; 5 gold plated trumpets and 14 trumpet mouthpieces; and objects d’art, paintings, and furnishings of the Louis Armstrong House. The Louis Armstrong House Museum is a National Historic Landmark and a New York City Landmark. For more information, go to Louis- ArmstrongHouse.org.

FREE AT FIRST-THE AUDACIOUS JOURNEY OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CREATIVE MUSICIANS: This exhibit salutes AACM at 50 at The DuSable Museum of African American History. It is curated and designed by three dynamic, visionary women: co-created by jazz advocate Janis Lane Ewart and Dr. Carol Adams, retired CEO of DuSable Museum, and designed by muralist/ fine artist Dorian Sylvain. Free At First: The Audacious Journey of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) is a dynamic, expansive display of the creative output and profound impact of the Chicagoborn and bred music collective, one of the nation’s most enduring.

The exhibit is ONGOING at The DuSable Museum located at 740 E. 56th Place through September 6, 2015. Internationally renowned for unparalleled contributions to modern music, the AACM is marking its 50th anniversary with a year-long series of concerts, discussions, and other programs. Founded in Chicago in 1965 in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement, it took its cue from the Movement to define itself. The exhibition’s title is derived from the AACM’s audacity to compose, perform, publish, own, and institutionalize their own music and to prepare future exponents of their genrebending, experimental form through the free AACM School of Music.

ONGOING futuristic, constantly changing environment features a one-of-a-kind architecture with vibrant lighting and video presentations. It was created using approximately 13,000 lineal feet of aluminum tubing and 20,000 square yards of fabric. The gallery also has 125 LED lights, each capable of producing sixteen million different colors and over two billion different lighting combinations. This immersive environment allows you to explore space in different ways. You can engage with their interactives through movement and build exploration skills, thanks to the use of infrared sensors. Receive video greetings from some of today’s prominent space explorers, including NASA astronauts John Grunsfeld and Joan Higginbotham. The Adler Planetarium is located at 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605. For more information, call 312-922-7827.

SAVE THE DATE - 29TH ANNUAL ENTREPRENEURIAL WOMAN’S CONFERENCE: The Women’s Business Development Center will present its 29th Annual Entrepreneurial Woman’s Conference on Wednesday, September 2, 2015, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Chica-

METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION District of Greater Chicago recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the Calumet Disinfection Facility, designed to improve the treatment facility that serves the South Side of Chicago and surrounding south suburbs. The Calumet Water Reclamation Plant is located at 400 E. 130th St., Chicago. MWRD Vice President Barbara McGowan stated “it was an honor to have Senator Dick Durbin participate in the cutting of the ribbon at the Disinfection Facility.” Pictured are MWRD Vice President Barbara McGowan and Senator Durbin. go’s McCormick Place-West, 2301 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The conference, themed Fueling Growth. Driving Change, is designed to accelerate the growth of women businesses through powerful workshops and

a dynamic trade show, connecting women entrepreneurs with prospective corporate and government clients. For more information or to register online, please visit www.WBDC.org or call 312853-3477 ext. 240.

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EDUCATION

Illinois community college system marks 50th anniversary Gubernatorial proclamation declares 2015-2016 as “The Year of the Community College” The Illinois community college system is 50 years old! State legislators and higher education leaders celebrated this half-century of achievement on August 12 at Joliet Junior College in Joliet, birthplace of the nation’s community college movement.

“The Illinois community college system is not the education of yesterday, but it’s the education of tomorrow,” said Dr. Karen Hunter Anderson, executive director of the Illinois Community College Board.

“The system is one of the largest community college systems in the country and without question the best system in the world.”

“We don’t offer shop classes or teach key punch anymore. We teach nanotechnology and photon therapy,” she said. “We partner with local business and industry to develop skills that will be necessary for jobs of the future.”

Dr. Anderson also presented a proclamation from Gov. Bruce Rauner declaring July 15, 2015 through July 15, 2016 as “The Year of the Community College” in honor of the Illinois system’s 50 years of student success.

Since July 15, 1965, when the Illinois Public Community College Act was signed into law, the system has expanded across the state into 39 community college districts and 48 campuses. Illinois community colleges now serve approximately one million people each year.

State Sen. Pat McGuire, chair of the Illinois Senate Higher Educa-

want,” said Sen. McGuire. “I’m sticking with Joliet Junior College and Illinois’ other community colleges.”

State Sen. Michael Hastings noted that he was proud to come from a family of Illinois community college graduates. “The opportunities you get at a community college are unbelievable,” he said. “Not only are students trained for the future, but they graduate without high studentloan debts.”

Illinois Community College Trustees Association president Andrew Bollman commented that “Over the past 50 years, community colleges have strengthened this state and nation by providing workers in all fields of study, from healthcare and law enforcement to alternative forms of energy.

“Our community college graduates have contributed billions to the economy and tax rolls. But, most importantly, our graduates have bettered this society with their increased knowledge and responsibility to the community,” said Bollman, a graduate and former student trustee of Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon.

JJC president Dr. Debra Daniels said that as the nation’s first public community college, Joliet Junior College was honored to host the launch of the 50th anniversary observance of the Illinois Public Community College Act. “Together the Illinois community colleges educate and train the workforce for our communities, which is necessary to the economic health of our state,” said Dr. Daniels. “We, at JJC, are proud to be a part of the Illinois community college system.”

DR. KAREN HUNTER ANDERSON, Executive Director of the Illinois Community College Board presents a proclamation from Gov. Bruce Rauner declaring July 15, 2015 through July 15, 2016 to a “The Year of the Community College” in honor of the Illinois system’s 50 year of success.

JJC student Eric Wilhelmi shared tion Committee, also congratulated the Illinois community college sys- how he grew from an uninterested tem on its 50th anniversary. He en- high school senior to president of couraged parents and students to the college’s Student Government “take our focus off selectiveness and Association. “This place has just focus on effectiveness” in education. been riddled with opportunities,” “So you know what? For my mon- said Wilhelmi, who described his ey, those exclusive joints on the East experience at JJC as “transformatand West coast that send their grad- ive.”

“I was told this was going to be a uates to Wall Street, let them be as smug and as self-satisfied as they springboard to my future but I 10

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ILLINOIS LEGISLATORS AND community college leaders join together at Joliet Junior College to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Illinois Community College System. Pictured from left to right: State Senator Pat McGuire, 43rd District, Chair of the Senate Higher Education Committee; Dr. Karen Hunter Anderson, Executive Director of the Illinois Community College Board; Eric Wilhelmi, President of Student Government Association, Joliet Junior College; State Senator Michael Hastings, 19th District; Dr. Debra Daniels, President of Joliet Junior College; and Andrew Bollman, President of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association. would not insult my institution like Organizations participating in the College Presidents, the Illinois that. To call it a springboard would 50th anniversary observance in- Council of Community College imply it is something that’s beneath clude the Illinois Community Col- Administrators, the Illinois Comyou, that’s something that you put lege Board, the Illinois Community munity College Faculty Association, your feet on, but this has been a first College Trustees Association, the and the National Council of Public class ticket to a future,” he said.

Illinois Council of Community Relations and Marketing.

Interns experience Metra from the inside out

Metra’s internship program provides college students a close-up view of the commuter rail industry and the opportunity to work alongside professionals in their field of study.

Metra began its internship program in 2011. Interns are selected from local and out-of-state schools. They have an opportunity to assume duties on current projects with goals and deadlines to meet, develop their skills as they apply classroom theory to practical work situations, establish professional relationships and earn compensation. Several interns have been hired by Metra for full-time employment.

“A position at Metra can provide a rewarding career experience, and we want to expose the next generation of young people to these employment opportunities. Everyone sees the staff on board our trains, but there is a business aspect that supports the entire operation,” said Metra Executive Director/CEO Don Orseno.

Internship applications are accepted throughout the year. They are placed in departments including: transportation, mechanical, engineering, information systems, audit, law, finance, capital planning, human resources, communications, marketing and equal employment opportunity/diversity initiatives.

Eligible interns must be 18 years or older, able to legally work in the United States, a junior or senior currently

enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program in an accredited institution of higher learning or a graduate student in a master’s degree program in an accredited institution.

To apply for a Metra internship, send a cover letter indicating the field of interest, resume, class schedule and transcript to jobs@metrarr.com or call 312-322-8918.

METRA INTERNS FROM left are Kunal Sharma (information systems), graduate student at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT); Emory Long (information systems), senior at Robert Morris College; Brenda Brumfield (workforce education), graduate student at Walden University; Jessica Gutierrez (law), graduate student at DePaul University College of Law; Troy Jackson (audit), senior at Judson University; Carolyn Kick (equal employment opportunity/diversity initiatives), senior at Carthage College; Varun Bhatia (information systems), graduate student at IIT; Lauren Rooney (transportation), graduate student at DePaul University; Emeka Nnabuo-Owowoh (mechanical), junior at University of Illinois at Chicago; Arkar Lwin (mechanical), senior at IIT; Mohit Lokane (mechanical), University of Illinois at Chicago. Kneeling in front is Lori Jones, senior human resources program development specialist.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Glory! Bronzeville’s Sharon Irving got talent Olivet Baptist Church cheers on Sharon Irving as she competes on NBC show

By Betti Patterson Olivet Baptist Church in Bronzeville is on fire for Sharon Irving.

Irving is one of the Top 36 finalists competing at Radio City Music Hall in the national competition of America’s Got Talent (AGT) that airs at 7 p.m. on Tuesday on WMAQ Channel 5.

Irving made her debut singing Hozier’s “Take Me to Church” in June. A vocal rendition that garnered her the coveted “Golden Buzzer” from AGT Judge Melanie Brown, better known as former Spice Girl, Mel B. The distinction allowed Irving to bypass further auditions and head straight to New York.

Brown admitted she had never before felt compelled to give such high praises for a contestant.

“You are absolutely amazing!”

Brown said to Irving.

Irving’s Tuesday night performance of “Glory,” the Academy Award-winning song from the movie “Selma” by John Legend and Common elicited responses.

After thanking Brown for using the “Golden Buzzer” and fast tracking Irving to the live competition, Judge Howie Mandell exclaimed, “You can preach to me anytime!”

Former Shock Jock Howard Stern ended the judging consensus with, “We had to end this show on a high note, and we couldn’t have done it better than by having you here,” he gushed.

“You are without doubt the best singer in this entire competition and quite possibly the milliondollar winner!”

For the members of the Olivet Baptist Church on 3101 S. King Drive in Chicago, this isn’t news.

Irving discovered her passion for singing, acting and poetry quite early and began her public ministry as a member of the Olivet Baptist Church when she was just 8 years old. As a teenager, Irving formed the female duo group SO VIRTUOUS with a fellow highschool student and introduced Christian hip hop as a SpokenWord artist to the congregation as a form of praise and worship. As a result, none of the historical church’s members are surprised that she has been a Worship Leader for nearly ten years at Willowcreek Community Church in northwest suburban South Barrington.

Olivet’s minister of music, Trinitia A. Green summarizes the feelings and views of the Olivet Choir, “Sharon has blossomed into a powerful vocalist with a lot of heart and passion. Her ability to touch the soul with her voice is electrifying.”

Irving’s pedigree is quite substantial. From her father, Robert Irving III, a renowned international jazz musician, Olivet Baptist Church music director, and former musical director for the Miles Davis band, Irving developed her love for the construct of music and verse. As the granddaughter of the late Dr. Morris Harrison Tynes, pastor, civic leader and singer, she gained a

SHARON IRVING FROM Chicago wows the judges Tuesday night after singing “Glory” from the movie “Selma” on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.” strong sense of social justice and racial reconciliation. Irving’s music reflects the range of her diverse passions as well as her vocal accomplishments.

I contacted Irving’s mother, Morrisine Tynes-Irving, on her way to New York to be with her talented daughter.

“It has always been fulfilling to see Sharon achieve milestones in her musical process,” said Ms. Tynes-Irving. It’s a tremendous opportunity for her, and seeing her on that stage will probably bring me to tears. No matter what

happens, I am proud of her and I will always be her biggest fan.”

Robert Irving III shared his pride in his daughter.

“Sharon has reached several thousands every week for years at Willowcreek, and at social justice conferences around the country,” he said. “This is Sharon’s life ministry and with her audition video reaching almost 1.5 million people on YouTube, it is certain that the AGT live show will expand her ministry from thousands to millions around the country and beyond.”

Irving herself was understandably nervous in the midst of a whirlwind of energy.

“I would covet your prayers,” she said. “This is a dream come true!”

Both parents, family, friends and the members of the Olivet Baptist Church echo the same irrevocable conclusion regarding Tuesday night’s airing: Regardless of the outcome, everyone who hears Irving wins! They are her greatest fans no matter what. After all, to quote Irving, “That’s what it’s all about - touching souls.”

Black Film Festival Showcases “Our” Stories say Sharon Leal and Barry Henley

By Patrice Nkrumah Veteran actors Sharon Leal and Barry Henley say sustaining a career in the industry and finding good, meaningful roles in movies that tell our story, is a challenge Black actors face everyday. Both Leal (Dreamgirls and Addicted) and Henley (Life and Ali) appeared at the Gene Siskel Film Center Monday night for the screening of “White Water” as part of the 21st annual Black Harvest Film Festival. The film produced by Chicago native Dwayne JohnsonCochran, tells the story of a 7 yearold Black child who is obsessed with drinking from a white water fountain in Alabama during the Jim Crow era.

During a Q&A session with audience members after the screening, Henley said being a part of this film was the most enjoyable moment of his career. Henley started acting in the early 90’s. He said it is so rare to find films like “White Water,” which are simple, funny yet informative. He believes there is a market www.chicagocrusader.com

for these types of films in Hollywood but the public has to demand them.

“Executives in Hollywood have their idea of what will make them money and unfortunately movies like ‘White Water’ are often ignored,” Henley said. “That is why film festivals like this one in Chicago are so important because it gives people a choice on what they want to see. It allows people to see their story being told by great actors. This was one of my best experiences as an actor. The kid actors were unpredictably wonderful and this very heavy and serious situation about what this film was about…was turned into something that was very joyful viewing in the theater.”

Henley went on to say there needs to be more Black film festivals in places like rural Mississippi and Alabama where there is a high concentration of Black Americans, but few places if any for them to view culturally significant projects. While “White Water” was filmed in Alabama, it has yet to be shown there.

Leal said “White Water” provides supplemental education for children who may learn about segregation in school, but do not quite understand what it was all about.

“When I read the script of this movie I thought of my son,” she said. “I was so happy to have something for him that he could see his mommy in. I think the beauty of this film is that it is told through the innocence of a young child and we haven’t seen that before regarding this subject matter,” said Leal, who is bi-racial and grew up a military brat.

Henley, who has a son who is eight, also has the same problem. He said until this film, his son has only seen him in one movie because the material in all of his other films was not appropriate for a child. He said it was an honor for him to be able to take his son to the movie’s premiere.

“While the movie was entertaining for him, it’s also an important piece because it talks about the history of his life as an African American male in this country,” Henley said. “It

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ACTOR BARRY HENLEY and "White Water" director Rusty Cundieff share a moment for the Crusader lens after the screening of the film during the Black Film Harvest Festival on Monday night August 17. (Photo by Torrick Hall) puts in context our relationship to Chicago is a city where many Blacks the world we live in today.” from the south migrated to, he is Johnson-Cochran will try to bring not really surprised at how well it the film back to Chicago for a one was received at the festival. week run later this year. The film also Rusty Cundieff, director of features Chicago actor Larenz Tate. “White Water” said they shot the Johnson-Cochran said because (Continued on page 16) SATURDAY, August 22, 2015

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By Raymond Ward LEGENDARY!: At the dawn of the 1970s, Billy Cobham built his legend with his bandleader debut, Spectrum. Raw, daring and overflowing with adrenalin, the album topped the Billboard Jazz charts.

Having played for Miles Davis, Horace Silver and Mose Allison, Billy Cobham had joined the legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra in 1971, before signing to Atlantic as a solo artist in 1973. Worshipped today as a titan of drumming, Billy Cobham’s career is now in its fifth decade.

Celebrating the work of the legendary Jazz musician, Rhino Records will release the 8-CD boxed set Billy Cobham: The Atlantic Years 1973-1978 on September 25th. Included is a fully remastered, eight disc boxed set which features the legendary drummer’s output from Atlantic Records and offered for the first time since the 1970’s. The set will be available for a list price of $59.98 and features:

Harry C. Alford Billy Cobham Each Atlantic album fully remastered and packaged in a clamshell box featuring mini LP replica sleeves with original artwork and a 60-page, perfect bound booklet with liner notes and photos from the era: Two rare out takes, ‘All 4 One’ from the 1973 Spectrum sessions and ‘Neu Rock ‘n Roll’ from the 1975 A Funky Thide of Sings sessions: The ‘Stratus’ single edit in mono and stereo from Spectrum (sampled

by Massive Attack in ‘Safe From Harm’), the ‘Crosswind/Le Lis’ single from Crosswinds, the ‘Moon Germs’ single from Total Eclipse and the ‘Do What Cha Wanna/Hip Pockets’ single from the Live On Tour In Europe (With George Duke) album: Collaborations with fellow ‘70s fusion pioneers Jan Hammer, Tommy Bolin, John Abercrombie, John Williams, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Cornell Dupree, John Scofield and Alphonso Johnson.

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By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ

Don Cornelius and all his creative splendor shine in Soul Train documentary The definitive documentary on Chicago native Don Cornelius and his revolutionary television dance show recently screened at the 21st Annual Black Harvest Film Festival. “Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America ” should be required viewing for everyone.

Cornelius would have been 79 in September, and his legacy for changing the imprint of Black dance “theater” in America can’t be denied. In the documentary, he speaks of wanting to do the “Black American Bandstand,” and he accomplished that. Beginning in August 1970 in Chicago at WCIU studios, there was a clarion call put out for “ghetto youth” to come down to the studio, which was located in the financial district of Chicago in the Board of Trade Building. That had to be a sight, all the powerbrokers coming out, and the Afro-styled youth clamoring to get into a spot on that dance floor.

In October 1971 after a short run, Cornelius took the show to Los Angeles, because that was the land of milk and honey. This was shortly after Berry Gordy had relocated his hit maker Motown to Los Angeles. However, Cornelius couldn’t take his crew of dancers with him, so he enlisted the help of local community representative Pam Brown, who ran a few recreational centers for youth, to help him out.

“This lady took me by the hand and said I’m going to show you some dancers,” Cornelius said.

“When I first saw the kids and how they danced, it was a little wild and crazy for me, because I was from the cool school in Chicago.” He mentioned dancers like Damita Jo Freeman, ReRun, Don Campbell, Jimmy “Scooby Doo” Foster and Patricia Davis.

“They were flipping and dancing.

If you had given me a choice, I would have said to all of them, please don’t dance like that, but the television audience disagreed,” Cornelius said. Much to his surprise, the style of the West Coast youth threw him for a loop at first, but he learned to eventually get with the program, and it worked.

At the time of national syndication, Cornelius was the only African American with an executive producer credit on any show

in America, and he was, by his own words, one of the most powerful men in show business.

Next came finding talent to headline the shows. He eventually had to pull on old standbys from Chicago like Curtis Mayfield,

show called Soul Unlimited, but Cornelius and the Rev. Jesse Jackson forced Clark to abandon his attempt to take away some of the luster of what will possibly become the longest running syndicated program in American

Harry C. Alford Don Cornelius whom Cornelius says would come to perform on Soul Train as many times as he was needed.

Aretha Franklin is quoted as saying that when she performed for the first time on Soul Train, she

television history.

The Soul Train Line and the Scramble Board were strategically placed in the program’s format, the latter as a way to infuse Black history into the dance

knew she had arrived. When she appeared on the show shortly after Ike and Tina Turner premiered the August 1972 season, Franklin had 14 top-ten hits and six Grammys under her belt.

“When you got to Soul Train, you had it going on. Hollywood was mesmerizing for everybody.”

However, as the show gained popularity, there were competitors.

Dick Clark’s American Bandstand was being out-ranked, and, according to the documentary, he couldn’t stand it. Clark financed a

show. As regards the Soul Train Line, Cornelius said: “This was something that we used to do at parties in Chicago in the 50s and 60s, and it caught on as the highlight of every Soul Train show. I was never the worst dancer at the party. I was one of the guys who could throw down.”

Cornelius had high praise for frequent Soul Train artist Al Green. “Those were the most exciting experiences I had—not just my experiences with the (Continued on page 13)

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Will Congress rollback discriminatory protection in auto financing?

Industry favors bill to stop related CFPB enforcement

By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist When it comes to public policy, most citizens tend to think in terms of what government can accomplish on their behalf. Multiple civil rights laws and the Americans with Disabilities Act are but a few such examples.

Then there is also another side to public policy reforms: attempts to rollback or take away regulations that are often favored by industry and championed on Capitol Hill by paid lobbyists. Just last week, a U.S. House committee moved a bill that will stop the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from taking action against discriminatory practices in auto lending.

This legislative development is an example of how Washington often responds to industry and its lobbyists.

The proposed rollback in consumer protection in auto financing has the support of more than 170 Members of Congress, including a number of Democrats.

H.R. 1737, co-sponsored by House Members Frank Guinta of New Hampshire and Ed Perlmutter of Colorado, recently passed in the House Financial Services Committee.

So what does this legislation do?

H.R. 1737 would require the CFPB to drop guidance it issued in 2013 that called for auto lenders to comply with anti-discrimination laws. The bill would also require the Bureau to gather public comment before issuing any other guidance related to auto lending.

Supporters say it is simply about proper process.

No — it is not. The bill would condone discrimination in auto lending – And all of its supporters should be ashamed.

The 2013 CFPB guidance took direct aim at a specific practice in auto lending. Auto dealers get bonuses from lenders for selling consumers a higher interest rate than that for which they qualify.

These bonuses add up to billions of dollars in added dealer compensation. On top of these lucrative deals, this practice is completely hidden from consumers.

Research by the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) found that consumers who took out loans in 2009 paid $25.8 billion in more interest over the lives of their loans – all due to dealer interest rate markups.

For the past two decades, this lending practice has resulted in a series of lawsuits and more recent enforcement actions that all alleged discrimination resulting

Charlene Crowell from this practice. The data from these lawsuits and related enforcement actions consistently show that borrowers of color pay higher interest rates than white borrowers, solely because of this dealer kickback.

Recent CFPB enforcement actions total more than $176 million in fines and restitution to consumers. By utilizing the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), CFPB has taken steps that no regulator to date has taken to end discrimination in auto lending.

Fortunately, just as a coalition of

interests pushed for and won passage of reforms that created CFPB, several consumer and civil rights groups are now simultaneously pursuing preservation of the Bureau’s pro-consumer actions. A late July letter sent to the entire 465member House of Representatives on behalf of the NAACP, the National Council of La Raza. Americans for Financial Reform, the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) and other organizations, reminded lawmakers of the history and scale of discriminatory auto lending finance.

“This is one of the last areas in consumer lending where an individual sitting across the desk from a consumer makes a decision about how much to charge that particular consumer for financing above and beyond the financing costs dictated by their credit worthiness.

Intentionally or not, this often leads to people of color paying more than their fair share,” wrote the advocates.

“In the mid-1990s, a series of lawsuits was filed against the largest auto finance companies in the country alleging that borrowers of color were most likely to have their loans marked up and paid larger markups,” continued the advocates, “The data used in those lawsuits indicated that borrowers

of color were twice as likely to have their loans marked up, and paid markups twice as large as similarly situated whites borrowers with similar credit ratings.”

It is doubtful that the consumers who received restitution for faulty financing of vehicles through Ally Financial and Ally Bank, American Honda Financial and Evergreen Bank would support a regulatory rollback either. From their perspective, monies the industry returned to consumers are financial justice.

“Consumer protections in auto lending have been non-existent until the CFPB came on the scene,” said Chris Kukla, CRL senior vice president. “Auto dealers and their allies in Congress are now trying to stop the CFPB from enforcing anti-discrimination laws. Dealer interest rate markups are unfair and discriminatory, and should be prohibited entirely. With the record of discrimination tied to this practice, Congress should be thanking the CFPB for acting instead of getting in the way.”

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

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(Continued from page 12) show, but in my entire life.”

Indeed, Soul Train has created memories of a lifetime for many others, as well—from the dancing, the music and the trailblazing commercials aimed at the Black market like those from Johnson Products.

“For one day each week, we were proud. We were in front of the camera, no one moved like us, no one sounded like us, no one dressed like us,” said North Side retiree Belinda Silber. “We owned everything about that one hour. Even the commercials were for and about us with a bit of forgotten African history thrown in.

Sisters, brothers, momma and daddy, the whole community united as one for an hour. We became the Soul Train nation under the leadership of the super cool and dapper Don Cornelius.”

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tum going.

Local hip-hop artist and founder of CharmLab and Rhymeschool Psalm One remembers watching Soul Train. “In the 90s, we watched Soul Train after cartoons and before basketball. It was all Bell Biv Devoe and LL Cool J.,” she said. “We watched for the guests and if the guest didn’t interest us, we would always tune in to the dance line at the end. Too classic.”

After having run from 1971 to 2006, Soul Train stopped production, but the Soul Train Line lives on—whether at basement parties, in neighborhood parks or wedding receptions. It’s a never-ending tribute to the great deejay from Chicago, Don Cornelius.

Look for “Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America ” online.

Learn more about the Black Harvest Film Festival, which runs until September 3 at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., at http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/b lackharvest or call (312)-8462800.

Along with Graceland and Rosehill cemeteries, Oakwood is considered to be one of Chicago’s most prestigious and coveted burial grounds.

According to Taylor, securing just a headstone for Green may be a tough challenge. For that to happen, a relative or descendent must approve the marker before it’s installed. For a person who died long ago, this may seem impossible.

“I wouldn’t have a clue of where to look and where to begin,” Taylor said. “That’s an awful lot of work to track someone.”

BIRTH OF AN ICON Green was born into slavery on March 4, 1834 in Montgomery County, Kentucky. As a young nurse, Green moved to Chicago after 1865 to work as a cook and maid for the Walker family, whose children grew up to be the late Chicago Judge Charles M. Walker and Dr. Samuel Walker, a wealthy doctor who lived on the city’s North Side, according to an old article in the Defender.

According to several reports, Green was a founding member of

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Bronzeville’s 165-year old Olivet Baptist Church, 3101 S. King Drive.

During that time, the church had 10,000 members according to church officials and several news articles.

As a domestic, Green was known for her homemade cooking and warm, affable personality. She was referred to two businessmen—Chris Rutt and Charles Underwood—who bought the Pearl Milling Company to sell ready-mixed and self-rising pancake flour.

After watching a vaudeville show that featured a character named Aunt Jemima, the two men decided to market a product based on the fictional character. After hearing of Green’s skills and personality, they hired her to help sell their product.

The men gave her a booth at Chicago’s World Columbian Exposition in 1893, where Green would help sell 50,000 orders for Aunt Jemima pancake mix.

News reports said Green was such a crowd pleaser that special policemen were hired to keep the lines moving.

Green was then proclaimed the “Pancake Queen” and was awarded a lifetime contract with the R.T. Davis Milling Company, which was later purchased by the Quaker Oats Com-

pany in 1926.

Green lived at 4543 S. Indiana Ave. in a 135-year old building that still exists today. According to news reports, Green died at 89 on August 30, 1923 when she was struck by a car while walking near 46th Street in Bronzeville, then known as Grand Boulevard. The driver of the car, a doctor, said he was trying to avoid colliding with a laundry truck.

FUTURE AUNT JEMIMA Since her death, several Blacks have portrayed Aunt Jemima. Over the years, Aunt Jemima’s appearance has been altered to reflect the changing attitudes about the character. On the label, the famous bandana is gone and her hairstyle reflects mainstream tastes.

Last year, a lawsuit was filed in Chicago by Green’s heirs and descendants of Black women who portrayed Aunt Jemima, claiming they are entitled to a share of an estimated $2 billion fortune and a future share of revenue from product sales.

Quaker Oats, the company that owns the Aunt Jemima brand, claims the character was never real.

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ARTS & CULTURE

WORLD OF MUSIC

By Barbara Wright-Pryor ers and arts therapists reach thousands of students and clients of all ages and levels of experience. Music Institute locations include Chicago, Evanston, Winnetka, Lincolnshire, Lake Forest, and Downers Grove. In addition, the Music Institute is proud of its longstanding partnership with the Chicago Public Schools through its Arts Link program.

The Music Institute offers lessons and classes, and concerts through its Community School, Academy, and Nichols Concert Hall.

her unique brand of jazz to Nichols Concert Hall.

Friday, November 20, 7:30 p.m. Chicago’s own Tammy McCann performs a joyful concert of jazz standards and the premiere of arrangements for jazz quartet and strings. Saturday, November 21,

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international renowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine, violin, and Matthew Lipman, viola and The Academy Orchestra performing Beethoven’s First Symphony and Mozart’s “Sinfonia Concertante.”

Music Institute of Chicago announces 2015–16 season The Music Institute of Chicago announced the 2015–16 season of its Faculty and Guest Artist Series, showcasing women in jazz, illustrious alumni, and the 10th anniversary of its Academy for training gifted pre-college musicians. All concerts take place at the Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave. in downtown Evanston.

September 19 at 7:30 p.m. Name That Tune Music Institute faculty members perform a program of classical favorites affectionately known by their musical nicknames. Works include Chopin’s “Revolutionary” Etude, Beethoven’s “Ghost” Trio, and Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons.”

Anat Cohen 7:30 p.m. The three-time Grammy Award winner and Tony Award winner Dee Dee Bridgewater will present a tribute to jazz great Billie Holiday, joined by members of the Music Institute’s Jazz Studies faculty.

February 20, 2016 at 7:30

October 18 at 3:00 p.m - The Issam Rafea Trio Syrian musician Issam Rafea is now a refugee in the United

Tammy McCann p.m. The Academy 10th Anniversary Celebration Academy musicians will perform a concert of chamber music with prominent alumni guest artists.

May 14, 2016 at 7:30 p.m The Academy 10th Anniversary Celebration continues with alumni, Issam Rafea States. The Trio will present a virtuosic repertoire of traditional Syrian music and new compositions for oud, tabla, and voice.

Sixth Annual Jazz Festival: Celebrating Women in Jazz Thursday, November 19 at 7:30 p.m. The Anat Cohen Quartet Voted “Clarinetist of the Year” by the Jazz Journalist Association for eight consecutive years, the Israeli clarinetist and sax player brings 14

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Aaron Dworkin ******** Sphinx Organization accepting applications Applications are now being accepted for the 19th Annual

All concerts take place at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue in Evanston. Tickets, except where noted, are $30 for adults, $20 for seniors and $10 for students, available online at musicinst.org or 847.905.1500 ext. 108.

About Nichols Concert Hall Architect Solon S. Beman designed the architecturally and acoustically magnificent First Church of Christ, Scientist, located at 1490 Chicago Avenue in Evanston, in 1912. In 2003, the building was sensitively restored to become Nichols Concert Hall, a state-of-the-art, 550-seat performance space and music education destination, easily accessible to numerous restaurants, onstreet and metered parking, and the Davis Street CTA and Metra stations. The converted building, featuring a fully restored 1914 E. M. Skinner pipe organ, received the Richard H. Driehaus Award for best adaptive use by the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois. Each year Nichols Concert Hall reaches approximately 15,000 people and hosts a worldclass chamber music series, workshops and master classes, student recitals, and special events.

Founded in 1931, the Music Institute has grown to become one of the largest and most respected community music schools in the nation. Offering musical excellence built on the strength of its distinguished faculty, commitment to quality, and breadth of programs and services, the Music Institute is a member of the National Guild for Community Arts Education and accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Pre-collegiate Arts Schools (ACCPAS). Each year, the Music Institute’s teach-

Adé Williams, Former Sphinx Jr. Laureate Sphinx Competition for young Black and Latino string players to be held in Detroit February 3-7, 2016.

More than $200,000 in prizes and scholarships will be awarded: $50,000 First Place Senior Division Award (ages 18-26); $10,000 First Place Junior Division Award; A solo performance with the

Sphinx Symphony Orchestra; and Solo performances with Sphinx Orchestral Partners.

To submit applications and videos online, go to Sphinx.FluidReview.com. The deadline for submitting applications is November 10, 2015. For more information, email Competition@SphinxMusic.org.

Violinist Aaron P. Dworkin founded the Sphinx Organization nearly two decades ago to encourage diversity in the field of classical music. Since that time, he has held competitions and tours to showcase young Black and Latino musicians, started educational programs and urged conservatories and orchestras to be more inclusive.

Aaron Dworkin, who has won a MacArthur fellowship and was appointed to the National Council on the Arts, was recently appointed dean of the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theater and Dance. The Sphinx Organization, based in Detroit, will continue its work with Dworkin’s wife, Afa S. Dworkin, as its executive and artistic director and next president.

ICA to present celebratory concert “From Our Beginning” The International Chamber Artists (ICA) kicks off the 20152016 season with a celebratory concert From Our Beginning on Sunday, September 13 at 4:00 PM at St. Gregory the Great Church (located at 5545 N Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60640).

“Join us as we open a new ICA chapter with a landmark work written in the last decade of Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s life, an ICA spokesman said. Dedicated to Tchaikovsky’s mentor and friend Nikolai Rubenstein, the Trio in A Minor, Op. 50 features a dazzling array of musical styles and gestures.

Pairing well with the dramatic weight of the Tchaikovsky, a light-

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hearted chamber quintet by Joseph Haydn is entertaining for players and listeners alike.

The program includes: Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Trio in A Minor, Op. 50 Franz Joseph Haydn – Quintet for Two Horns, Violin, Cello & Piano, Hob. XIV:1 “As we enter our 10th anniversary season we’d like to thank all of our supporters and music lovers,” says Patrick Godon, ICA founder and Artistic Director. “In signature ICA style, this concert features an assortment of pieces that reconfirm our commitment to promote the viability and growth of classical (Continued on page 17) www.chicagocrusader.com

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A Moment to Super Size Your Thinking

By Effie Rolfe Iconic Gospel Duo... Helped Change Church Culture. In the early 80s the Grammy nominated, best selling gospel recording duo, Phil and Brenda Nicholas recorded music that helped to bring about a change in Christian church culture.

Phil and Brenda Nicholas, also known as the “Sweethearts of Gospel” are the originators and pioneers of what has become known as the Christian wedding and love songs. The couple’s unique style of music, which unashamedly spoke of romance between a husband and wife... a subject that was not very easily talked about in the church at that time. Phil and Brenda stated that God is the creator of intimacy in marriage and building strong marriages is a Godly thing.

Before their chart topping music permeated the Gospel and Christian airways in the early 80s, there were no marriage ministries like these seen so prevalently today, in most churches. Also, preaching and teaching on marriage relationships was a fraction of what it is now. Pastors would counsel couples privately, but tackling this subject over the pulpit on Sunday morning or during a television broadcast was definitely not the norm.

Phil and Brenda’s music clearly defined an enormous need that was acutely present in the Christian church. As Phil stated in an inter-

Effie Rolfe view, “God created love. He wants us to have loving, wholesome, romantic relationships with our spouses. To be scared or uneasy with talking about these things in church is wrong. The rate for Christian divorces is just as high as those in the world.” When Phil and Brenda took this stance in the early 80s and began recording music with this message, some in the church thought “they were of the devil.” But Phil would reply, “Where else should a man go, to learn how to love his wife or a woman go to learn

how to love her husband. We need to be talking about this stuff in church!”

In 1982, the couple did a gospel remake of the song “The Closer I Get To You.” It started with a monologue

by Phil. He talked about how to make your marriage strong, sharing biblical principles, pointers and tips on how to keep the fire burning in your relationship. Then they recorded and sang the beautiful ballad with their own gospel lyrics. The song was an immediate hit and catapulted the Nicholases into being one of the top Gospel/Christian artists in the country. Three years later, they released their album “Dedicated” featuring the Christian love song “Dedicated To You.” It went on to be the #1 bestseller on the Billboard charts for a staggering 6 months. In 1987, they recorded another chart topping CD, “A Love Like This,” which featured the hit Christian wedding song by the same title.

The Grammy and Dove nominated, Stellar Award winning couple, who were a fixture at the top of the gospel charts in the 80s, put their recording career on hold when they gave birth to a “special needs” child in the early 90s. Quoting Phil, “Sometimes you have to have your priorities straight.” The couple took nearly a 20-year break from extensive traveling and recording to raise their son, who has Down’s syndrome and is autistic.

Lately, with their son doing well, Phil and Brenda have recently returned to the gospel scene with a powerful new

The Crusader Gospel Corner The National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. announced details of their return to Memphis. Mayor A C Wharton, Jr., Mayor Mark Luttrell and other elected officials

Bishop Jerry D. Goodloe joined the Memphis Host Committee of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. (NBCUSA) to announce details of www.chicagocrusader.com

the five-day 135th Annual Session of the NBCUSA that is set to return to Memphis September 7, 2015. The press conference was held at the Memphis Baptist Ministerial Association, which was attended by approximately 50 NBCUSA pastors and other leaders in the community.

free fun-filled event with various activities, raffles, music, food, basketball, youth health and dental, free legal clinic, banking information, free school supplies and more. The New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church is located at 4301 W. Washington Blvd. in Chicago.

Tens of thousands delegates are expected to attend the convention from throughout the country, which will represent an economic impact for Memphis and the surrounding areas. As the goal of the oldest and largest religious organization in the country is to discuss and seize opportunities to work together for the greater good of Memphis and the country, we hope that you will share this information with the community.

Condolences to the family, friends and church members of Bishop Jerry D. Goodloe, who was Pastor and Overseer of the Lighthouse Baptist Church in Chicago.

Services will take place on Sunday, August 23 at 4:30 p.m. Bishop Goodloe will lie in state on Sunday, August 23 at 5:30 p.m. There will be a Holy-ghost filled musical celebration and all former choir members of the Lighthouse Church are invited to join the Reunion Choir.

There will be a special choir rehearsal on Thursday evening, August 21 at 7:30 p.m. At The Lighthouse Baptist Church, 7945 South Exchange Avenue in Chicago. The home going celebration is Monday, August 24. The visitation is 9:30 a.m. and followed by the service at 11 a.m.

Pastor Marshall Hatch and the New Mount Pilgrim MB Church invited Chicago residents and families to the Pilgrim Village Block Party took place last Saturday, August 15. Children and adults of the West Garfield communities were invited to attend the

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Phil and Brenda Nicholas CD entitled “BREAKTHROUGH” that contains songs of encouragement. It has some fresh new sounds, along with cuts that will satisfy their original fans. This CD is solid from top to bottom, great writing and production with very strong vocals. Apparently, they continued to hone their talents during their time off, as no rust accumulated on their abilities and their vocals appear to be stronger than ever.

With the widespread acceptance and popularity of Phil and Brenda’s music... the uneasiness of addressing the subject of love and romance among believers, became much more acceptable in the church. Now with marriage ministries a fixture in most churches and romantic evenings, marriage conferences and getaways for Christian couples being part of the

norm of Christian culture. We can look back and see that music helped usher in this movement in the church and Phil and Brenda Nicholas were on the front lines. Their powerful music ministry has possibly blessed countless marriages to endure because of their genuine love for God, each other and their courage to tell the world in song ‘what God has joined together—let no man put asunder (Mark 10:9).’

How has your gifts and talent made a difference..? ©Effie Rolfe is an Author of “Supersize Your Thinking,” Media Personality and Motivational Speaker.

You can contact her at effierolfe.com or on twitter.com/effiedrolfe. Listen to her show on urbanpraiseradio.org (2015 Stellar Award Internet Station of the Year).

St. Mark A.M.E. Zion kicks off centennial celebration St. Mark A.M.E. Zion Church of East Chicago is set to kick off its centennial celebration with its annual Praise in the Park Homecoming Worship service and community picnic. Festivities kick off on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. on the lawn of the church located at 4200 Alder Street in East Chicago, IN. There will be a FREE school supply giveaway, free food, and even games for children to enjoy.

The day is a come as you are service and the community is encouraged to bring family and friends to share in this experience.

“This is an example of our commitment to and love for our community. It is a special time for our church and we have some exciting things planned for the entire year and it is even more special to kick off our 100th birthday party with our Praise in the Park, says Rev. George W.C. Walker, Jr., pastor of St. Mark AME Zion Church. The energy is around this celebration

is contagious and we are using this time to touch, and promote education, spirituality, and love to all,” shares Walker.

To commemorate the rich 100year history, this unique celebration will tap many former and current constituents of the church in reflection of its many contributions to the Northwest Indiana community and the AME Zion connection. The Praise in the Park, guest minister will be the dynamic Elder Seth L. Brown, a former youth ministerial staff member of St. Mark and current University of District Columbia Law Student.

Former members and guests are encouraged to “come home” and help observe this once in a lifetime occasion.

The year-long celebration will embrace the theme, “Worship, Word, and Witness,” and the various activities will serve as a general capital campaign to sup(Continued on page 17)

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HEALTH

Oak Street Health expands access to Healthcare New Neighborhood-Based Primary Care Center Bring Better Health Care Options for Medicare Recipients in Oak Park Oak Street Health and 29thth Ward Alderman Chris Taliaferro; 37th Ward Alderman Emma Mitts; and U.S Congressman Danny K. Davis recently celebrated the opening of its newly built Medicare health center with a ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration.

“I am very proud to be associated with Oak Street Health and their commitment to the seniors in the 29th Ward, stated Chris Taliaferro, 29th Ward Alderman.

I congratulate you on your grand opening and look forward to a growing and continued relationship.”

Located at 18 Chicago Avenue in Oak Park the 7,500 square ft. state-of-the-art medical center includes eleven exam rooms, a lab, two consulting rooms and will serve up to 3,000 patients. In addition to healthcare, the center offers members access to a community room with educational sessions, activities and events designed specifically for their unique needs at no additional cost.

“I have witnessed the struggles seniors have faced to both navigate the healthcare system and receive care that serves the whole person. At Oak Street Health, we believe effective healthcare goes beyond just the services we offer at our centers, and that more

must be done to help our members manage their conditions every day,” said Kristen Kerns, Oak Street Health’s Regional Vice President. “The key to our mission is keeping patients healthy, at home, and out of hospitals. Our doctors take the time to listen to each patient, understand their individual circumstances, and develop comprehensive care plans for each member.”

The Oak Street Health model invests more in primary care to keep its members healthy. Physician patient panels are about a fourth of the size of most feebased medical practices, providing increased patient access to doctors, including same-day and next-day appointments for seniors with unexpected health concerns.

The “one-stop care approach” ensures that physicians, medical specialists and care teams work collaboratively to address the unique needs of patients, while on-site patient relations managers help navigate patients through the complexes of Medicare and their insurance needs. Transportation may also be available for eligible patients to and from appointments.

“The health of our neighbors and the health of our neighborhood economies go hand in hand,” said Geoff Price, Chief Operating Officer at Oak Street Health. “The ability for Chicago’s seniors to access affordable healthcare in their neighborhoods is crucial to our efforts to improve

KRISTEN KERNS, Regional Vice President; Alicia Thomas, Outreach Director; Drew Bell, Clinic Administrator at Oak Street Health joined 29th Ward Alderman Chris Taliaferro; 37th Ward Alderman Emma Mitts; and Nicole Harvey, Director Of Constituent Development / Programs & Operations, Office Of Congressman Danny K. Davis at a grand opening celebration of its newly built clinic and community center on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 18 Chicago Avenue, Oak Park, IL. “I am very proud to be associated with Oak Street Health and their commitment to the seniors in the 29th Ward, stated Chris Taliaferro, 29th Ward Alderman.

I congratulate you on your grand opening and look forward to a growing and continued relationship.” (Photo by: Amanda Tran, Oak Street Health) the health and wellbeing of all Chicagoans and the fact that Oak Street is committed to hiring residents from the communities they serve, makes this a win-win for the City.”

Oak Street Health’s unique care model creates an excellent patient experience focused on building better patient-doctor relation-

ships and delivering focused preventive care for seniors on Medicare. Oak Street patients see the difference; we have a 90% patient satisfaction rating following appointments. Our model takes into consideration all aspects of our patient’s care, from transportation needs, social needs, and access to affordable medications, to frequent and longer visits with

their doctor and the integrated technology that enables all of it.

Oak Street Health Oak Park is hosting daily open houses at noon until the end of the month and after every Thursday at noon for those interested in learning more about our services.

Crop Circles brings free food to Englewood

in the number of markets accepting SNAP. The City also created a new business license to allow the sale of fresh fruits and vegetables at free-standing produce stands throughout low-income areas of the city. Through these efforts, the number of low income Chicagoans living in food deserts has declined by 40 percent.

Local chefs originally from Englewood will head the educational workshops, which will demonstrate to residents how to cook simple meals using the produce provided. The event will serve as an incredible happening for the people of Englewood, a resilient group who have strongly expressed their voices in improving the neighborhood.

Tessemae’s All Natural, in collaboration with Whole Foods Market and Garden Highway will be hosting a major pop-up farmers market called “Crop Circles.”

Crop Circles will be serving free fresh produce to an estimated 2,500 local residents on Saturday, August 22, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at TEAM Englewood Academy, 6201 S. Stewart Ave. in Chicago.

Other partners include, The Gardeners, Chicago Eco House, Growing Home, and Growing Power. There will be activities, live entertainment, and most importantly, educational workshops.

desert neighborhoods in Chicago to access fresh produce. And we believe that our commitment of supporting health awareness initiatives and providing access to quality produce in food deserts compliments those efforts within the City of Chicago.” said Greg Vetter, CEO. “Providing access to fresh fruits and vegetables for Chicago residents that live in food desert areas continues to be a priority for the City of Chicago and I am pleased that these organizations are stepping up to provide not only free food, but educational programming and cooking demonstraCrop Circles is a national cam- tions to the Englewood commupaign, designed to help elevate the nity,” said Mayor Rahm Emanuel. national food desert predicament through solution-based ideas and Over the last three years, Mayor bring meaningful change to those Emanuel has opened eight new in need of healthy nutrition. grocery stores in underserved areas and another five are planning “Tessemae’s All Natural is proud to open soon, as well as expanded to have our Crop Circles cam- 18 existing stores to offer fresh paign come to Chicago. Mayor produce. City-operated farmers has been committed to addressing markets have nearly doubled since the needs of residents in food 2011, with a 60 percent increase

film in just 18 days on a very limited budget. He said a film like this has a lot of strikes against it in Hollywood, which is why it is so hard to do.

“It’s a period piece. It’s a Black pro-

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Black Film Festival Showcases “Our” Stories (Continued from page 11) tagonist and a child protagonist.

None of those things are popular to make in Hollywood,” said Cundieff speaking candidly. “So if you want to see more films like this, the best

thing you can do is to tell as many people as you can so Hollywood realizes there is an audience for it. It’s truly a money-talks business and these are hard sells for studios.” www.chicagocrusader.com

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ICA to present celebratory (Continued from page 14) music audiences for the fu- sicians under the artistic diture. We hope to see you rection of pianist and consoon.” ductor Patrick Godon from ICA concerts are free with a Chicago, IL. ICA seeks to suggested donation of $15. present performances driven For more information, visit by the highest standards of www.ICAmusic.org. You artistic excellence while supcan also follow us on Twitter porting communities and @_ICAMusic_ and like us organizations through colon Facebook. laborations and financial About ICA support to promote the viaThe International Cham- bility and growth of classical ber Artists, ICA, is a profes- music audiences for the fusional group of talented mu- ture.

St. Mark A.M.E. Zion (Continued from page 15) port the many outreach pal Zion Church, the and operational ministries church hosts several outof the church. For more in- reach ministries. Weekly formation on upcoming services include Wednesday events and to make dona- bible study at 6:00 p.m., tions visit St. Mark AME at Sunday school at 8:45 a.m. www.stmarkec.org. and Worship Service begins St. Mark AME Zion at 10:00 a.m. The church is Church is one of the oldest located at 4200 Alder Street churches in East Chicago, in East Chicago where the IN. As a member of the pastor is Rev. George W.C. African Methodist Episco- Walker Jr.

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Africa for the Africans at home and abroad.”

Another great Black Nationalist leader of the 20th century, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad challenged us that “we must do for self.”

Professor Joseph Harris in commenting on the work of one of our leading authorities on African History in the 20th century, William Leo Hansberry, said, “Hansberry realized that the African students not only had to contend with life in this racist country, but that they also had the obligation to return to their countries with both the skills acquired at Howard and an Afrocentric perspective of their heritage.”

And finally, the Afrocentric World Review, Vol I No. I, winter 1973 in its editorial commentary explained – “In this crucial worldwide scramble for Africa, African minds and African bodies, we must proclaim in our own right African interest first ... Blacks must cease becoming a vest pocket people for other national interests and world pursuits, and hasten to revive the age old traditional quest for a World African Center that will make us once again masters in our own house.”

We owe it to our ancestors and those yet to be born to use this moment in history to heighten our struggle for the

liberation of African people! I encourage everyone to participate in the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March on October 10th in Washington, D. C. to renew our spirit in addressing the continued challenges we face as a people.

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HOUSES FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.ANAGIL GALVEZ AKA ANAGAIL GALVEZ, JOSE GALVEZ, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 12 CH 28040 8333 SOUTH BURLEY AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 17, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 14, 2015, at The Judicial

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HOUSES FOR SALE Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8333 SOUTH BURLEY AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 21-32-201-009-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home with a detached 2 car garage. 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602.

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1214032. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1214032 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 12 CH 28040 TJSC#: 35-11708 I666926

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR NOMURA ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATE SERIES, 2006-AF1 Plaintiff, -v.DERICK L. BERRY, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ROYAL CROWN BANCORP Defendants 06 CH 028070 8754 S. CORNELL AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 18, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 9, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8754 S. CORNELL AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 25-01-102019. The real estate is improved with a single family 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 es-

tate 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-06-G843. 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. 14-06-G843 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 06 CH 028070 TJSC#: 35-11436 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC Plaintiff, -v.JEFFREY PICKETT AKA JEFFREY C PICKETT, SHINDA PICKETT AKA SHINDA N PICKETT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 03452 2026 WEST 83RD STREET CHICAGO, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 22, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 15, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2026 WEST 83RD STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-31-130-077-0000, Property Index No. 20-31-130-078-0000. The real estate is improved with a one story, single family home; two car detached garage. 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

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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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602.

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1316704. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1316704 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 03452 TJSC#: 35-11381 I666120

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR SASCO MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004GEL3 Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SANDRA PRICE, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, JULIE FOX, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR, SANDRA PRICE Defendants 14 CH 5733 5944 SOUTH PRINCETON AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 22, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 23, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5944 SOUTH PRINCETON AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-402-031-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home. 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 (HOMEOWN-

ER), 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602.

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1401688. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1401688 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 5733 TJSC#: 35-9221 I665196 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION SILVERLEAF FUNDING, LLC, AS ASSIGNEE OF WOODBRIDGE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT FUND 1, LLC; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

KUBIK INVESTMENTS, INC.; JAN KUBIK; RENATA FLORECKA; UNKNOWN OWNERS; NON RECORD CLAIMANTS AND UNKNOWN TENANTS, OCCUPANTS AND LEASEHOLDS; Defendants, 14 CH 3469 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real e s t a t e : Commonly known as 7017 South Stewart, Chicago, IL 60621.

P.I.N. 20-21-420-005.

The mortgaged real estate is a commercial building.

Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Ms. Brianna M. Sansone at Plaintiff's Attorney, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, 111 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601-3713.

(312) 527-4000.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I665695

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

LANETTER L. MOSS; THE STATE OF I L L I N O I S ; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 6804 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 9205 South Lowe Avenue, Chicago, IL 60620.

P.I.N. 25-04-311-056-0000.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY P l a i n t i f f , v s .

ALVIN SMITH; DENNIS SMITH; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD C L A I M A N T S D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 20351 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 7503 South Morgan Street, Chicago, IL 60620.

P.I.N. 20-29-404-002-0000.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611.

14-034498 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I666362 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR NEW CENTURY HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2005-2; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

RAHMAN FOREMAN; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 18562 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on June 22, 2015, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, September 25, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 8035 SOUTH STEWART AVENUE A, CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 2 0 .

P.I.N. 20-33-208-056.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds.

No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff's Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 1 4 - 0 2 8 1 0 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I667107

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL C O R P O R A T I O N ; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

MORRIS A. CHRISMON; MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC; ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; DOC.#13127010 19; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 12 M1 400697 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on August 11, 2015, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, September 25, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in its office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: Commonly known as 8112 South Clyde Avenue, Chicago, IL. P.I.N. 20-36-217-023-0000.

The property consists of vacant land.

Sale terms: 10% of the purchase price will be required to bid at the sale. The balance of the purchase price required by 12:00 p.m. the following day.

The property will NOT be open for i n s p e c t i o n .

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the s a l e .

For information call City of Chicago Department of Law/COAL, City Hall 121 North LaSalle Street, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 742-0007.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I667081

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL C O R P O R A T I O N ; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

SHANE CUNNINGHAM; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 09 M1 450832 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on August 11, 2015, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, September 25, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in its office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: Commonly known as 2859 East 77th Street, Chicago, IL. P.I.N. 21-30-412-001-0000.

The property consists of vacant land.

Sale terms: 10% of the purchase price will be required to bid at the sale. The balance of the purchase price required by 12:00 p.m. the following day.

The property will NOT be open for i n s p e c t i o n .

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the s a l e .

For information call City of Chicago Department of Law/COAL, City Hall 121 North LaSalle Street, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 742-0007.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I667076 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR NEWLANDS ASSET HOLDING TRUST P l a i n t i f f , v s .

SANDRA S. ROGERS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 7895 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 8521 South Marshfield Avenue, Chicago, IL 60620.

P.I.N. 20-31-422-006-0000.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall

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No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611.

14-029081 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I667071

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE A S S O C I A T I O N ("FANNIE MAE"), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AMERICA; Plaintiff, v s .

MARIA BELLO; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD C L A I M A N T S ; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 1016 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on November 10, 2014, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, September 22, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 26-08-102-002 & 26-08-102-001.

Commonly known as 9803 South Avenue L aka 9803 South Avenue Unit L, Chicago, IL 6 0 6 1 7 .

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

For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1 3 1 8 2 6 0 .

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, 111 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

(312) 527-4000.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWABS, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-7 Plaintiff, -v.VENESSA WILLIAMS A/K/A VENESSA C. WILLIAMS, CITY OF CHICAGO, CHATHAM COURT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 09 CH 052076 8142 S. DREXEL AVENUE UNIT #2W 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 September 29, 2010, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 18, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8142 S. DREXEL AVENUE UNIT #2W, CHICAGO, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-35-115-022-1020, Property Index No. (20-35-115-019 underlying). 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-09-41076. 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. 14-09-41076 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 09 CH 052076 TJSC#: 35-11990 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION URBAN PARTNERSHIP BANK, SUCCESSOR - I N - I N T E R E S T TO FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, AS RECEIVER FOR SHOREBANK; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

THE ESTATE OF BETTY HOWARD; DIANA HOWARD, AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY HOWARD; DIANA HOWARD, I N D I V I D U A L L Y ; HORACE HOWARD; JAMES DORE, AS S P E C I A L REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF RITA FORD; JAMES DORE, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF HORACE HOWARD; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 13 CH 12869 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, September 21, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real e s t a t e : Commonly known as 655 East 89th Place, Chicago, Illinois.

P.I.N. 25-03-222-045-0000.

The mortgaged real estate is a single family residence. The property may be made available for inspection by contacting Mr. Ron Fabiani at (708) 415-2484. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds.

For information call Mr. Zachary J. Sehy at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, 111 East Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION URBAN FINANCIAL OF AMERICA, LLC F/K/A URBAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. Plaintiff, -v.CAROL A. BROWN, AS INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF ANN SMITH A/K/A ANN TERESA SMITH, DECEASED, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ANN SMITH A/K/A ANN TERESA SMITH, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, CAROL A. BROWN, MELVIN CLARK, DWIGHT CLARK, DAVID GOODALL, DONALD GOODALL, CARLTON GOODALL, ANTHONY GOODALL Defendants 14 CH 005905 5550 S. PRINCETON AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 4, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 5, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5550 S. PRINCETON AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-201-057.

The real estate is improved with a single family 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. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-02990. 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. 14-14-02990 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 14 CH 005905 TJSC#: 35-8847 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I666651 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB, Plaintiff, -v.JAMES D. TURNER Defendants 14 CH 05293 7559 S. INDIANA 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 June 12, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 16, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7559 S. INDIANA AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-27-303018-0000 VOL. 267. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $199,458.16.

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 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 5419710 Please refer to file number 149754. 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.

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 5419710 Attorney File No. 14-9754 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 14 CH 05293 TJSC#: 35-9068 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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