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Chicago: All are invite to Emergency Meeting about The DuSable Museum's future, TODAY @ 6PM

URGENT!!!! Emergency meeting about the DuSable Museum's future at the Center for Inner City Studies (700 E. Oakwood Blvd. - 3946 south, Chicago, Illinois) at 6:00 pm CST, Monday, July 20, 2015. All are invited/needed!

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Rev. Jesse Jackson Commentary - "Sorry Isn't Good Enough"

Sorry is not enough

BY JESSE JACKSON
July 21, 2015

“That’s what strikes me. There but for the grace of God.”

That was President Obama’s reaction when he became the first sitting U.S. president to visit a federal prison, the medium-security El Reno F

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Elite Fellowship Opportunity Provides Emerging Leaders of Color Tools and Networks to Transform Education in Chicago

Surge Institute Announces #LeadTheSurge 7.14.15 After-Work Reception For Leaders and Supporters of High-Quality Education Options for Chicago’s Youth

Tomorrow July 14, 2015, The Surge Institute is hosting #LeadTheSurge 7.14.15 an after-work reception

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Sen Durbin/His DSCC Insults Black Community With No Zopp Interview!!

Durbin/DSCC Insults Black Community With No Zopp Interview!!

Far too many in the Black community gave former Governor Pat Quinn passes on a lot of issues because he was our "friend, and here we are again giving our "friend" Dick Durbin a pass on how

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RSVP for Black Economic Power Luncheon Thursday, July 16th, featuring Alderman Pat Dowell, Alderman Rod Sawyer and Consultant Ernest Sawyer

ONLY 30 SEATS WILL BE SOLD!!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR -- SAVE THE DATE

National Black Wall Street Chicago

Black Economic Power Luncheon

hosted by

Mark S. Allen, Chairman, National Black Wall Street Chicago

THURSDAY, JULY 16th

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

SPECIAL GUESTS

* 3rd

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RSVP EARLY For Illinois Black Chamber Of Commerce Convention August 12-13

Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce 10th Annual Convention

When
Wednesday August 12, 2015 at 1:00 PM CDT
-to-
Thursday August 13, 2015 at 9:00 PM CDT
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Where

Paradice Hotel East Peoria IL
21 Blackjack Blvd East Peoria, IL 61611
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Zopp Senate Candidacy In Early Trouble with Major Democratic Groups as well as her anticipated and/or assumed core Black community base?

Zopp Senate Candidacy In Early Trouble with Major Democratic Groups as well as her anticipated and/or assumed core Black community base?

Candidate Zopp is in REAL trouble if she is just EXPECTING a groundswell of core support from the Black community

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Where's Rahm's Anti-Violence Activists Who Endorsed His Re-election in Anti Violence response?

Where are people like Gator Bradley and other veteran anti violence activists who endorsed Rahm in mayor and police chief's response to senseless violence?

I posted on Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Facebook Page the following analysis in his engagement of thos

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Illinois State Rifle Association: Pfleger Lawsuit Trivializes Civil Rights Movement

"A pathetic and cynical slap at the civil rights movement" is how the ISRA is describing a lawsuit filed yesterday by a group of plaintiffs that includes renegade priest Michael Pfleger. The lawsuit contends that free exercise of the 2nd Amendment

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Funeral Services Set For Nephews Of Senator Mattie Hunter, July 10 and July 11

Senator Mattie Hunter’s nephew’s services set, visitations on Friday July 10, wake and funerals set for Saturday July 11

Both victims of gun violence

By Chinta Strausberg

Funeral services for Senator Mattie Hunter’s (D-3rd) nephews, Willie Lee Hunter, 3

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Major Media Blackout Of Major Black Church Burnings In The South?

Major Media Blackout Of Major Black Church Burnings In The South?
The "operational unity" and "united front" that our collective Black leadership MUST show
in the Black community first on this issue!

MARK ALLEN, Veteran activist and National Blac

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Black Music Month; 6th Year Anniversary of Death Of Michael Jackson; Remembering Steeltown before Motown

By Marksallen, today at 8:48 am

National Black Wall Street leaders remember Michael Jackson on 6th Year anniversary of his death, and remembering t

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Black Music Month Luncheon Story & Caption

STORY & CAPTION -- Black Music Month Luncheon hosted by National Black Wall Street Chicago at their Bronzeville headquarters on 47th & King Drive. Pictured are from left, Mark Allen, Chairman of National Black Wall Street Chicago; Legendary DJ and Ra

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SOUL TRAIN.com Black Music Month Tribute to historic recording artist Bobby Hutton

Bobby Hutton began singing at the age of five, with his actual professional career beginning in Detroit, Michigan after winning a talent show at the 20 Grand night club. This garnered an invitation to Motown, where he learned quite a bit about songw

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Margaret Burroughs 31st Street Harbor Renaming Update !!

Update On Margaret Burroughs 31st Harbor Renaming

Friends, thank you, THANK YOU to everyone thus far who have helped generate thousands of supportive signatures on the streets across Chicago AND those who helped with the on-line petition as well.

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Preckwinkle Sales Tax versus Stroger Sales Tax Analysis

Preckwinkle Sales Tax versus Stroger Sales Tax Analysis

I am waiting to see the public and political analysis on this latest Sales Tax Debate that MUST surely have to be had for some sense of balanced civic education. I want to see just HOW the major

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June 29th -- Impacts Of Ozone Regulations On Jobs In Our Community

EXCLUSIVE Q&A with LARRY D. IVORY, President /CEO
Changing the Way Business is Done!

The Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce has been working extremely hard to help build and support the thousands of black owned businesses throughout the state of Illin

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Labor Breakfast w/ US Congresswoman Maxine Waters and CBTU International President Terry Melvin, Chicago, June 23

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Impact Of Ozone Regulations On Jobs In Our Community

MARK YOUR CALENDARS -- SAVE THE DATE - STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFO!!!!

The Impacts of Ozone Regulations on Jobs in Our Community

Come and join us in Chicago for an informative discussion of the proposal to lower the national air quality standard for ozon

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Obama Library Press Conference from Bronzeville Leaders Tuesday June 16th

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Chicago: All are invite to Emergency Meeting about The DuSable Museum's future, TODAY @ 6PM

Rev. Jesse Jackson Commentary - "Sorry Isn't Good Enough"

Elite Fellowship Opportunity Provides Emerging Leaders of Color Tools and Networks to Transform Education in Chicago

Sen Durbin/His DSCC Insults Black Community With No Zopp Interview!!

RSVP for Black Economic Power Luncheon Thursday, July 16th, featuring Alderman Pat Dowell, Alderman Rod Sawyer and Consultant Ernest Sawyer

RSVP EARLY For Illinois Black Chamber Of Commerce Convention August 12-13

Zopp Senate Candidacy In Early Trouble with Major Democratic Groups as well as her anticipated and/or assumed core Black community base?

Where's Rahm's Anti-Violence Activists Who Endorsed His Re-election in Anti Violence response?

Where are people like Gator Bradley and other veteran anti violence activists who endorsed Rahm in mayor and police chief's response to senseless violence?

Illinois State Rifle Association: Pfleger Lawsuit Trivializes Civil Rights Movement

Funeral Services Set For Nephews Of Senator Mattie Hunter, July 10 and July 11

Senator Mattie Hunter’s nephew’s services set, visitations on Friday July 10, wake and funerals set for Saturday July 11

Major Media Blackout Of Major Black Church Burnings In The South?

Black Music Month; 6th Year Anniversary of Death Of Michael Jackson; Remembering Steeltown before Motown

Black Music Month; 6th Year Anniversary of Death Of Michael Jackson; Remembering Steeltown before Motown

National Black Wall Street leaders remember Michael Jackson on 6th Year anniversary of his death, and remembering t

Black Music Month Luncheon Story & Caption

SOUL TRAIN.com Black Music Month Tribute to historic recording artist Bobby Hutton

Margaret Burroughs 31st Street Harbor Renaming Update !!

Preckwinkle Sales Tax versus Stroger Sales Tax Analysis

June 29th -- Impacts Of Ozone Regulations On Jobs In Our Community

Labor Breakfast w/ US Congresswoman Maxine Waters and CBTU International President Terry Melvin, Chicago, June 23

Impact Of Ozone Regulations On Jobs In Our Community

Obama Library Press Conference from Bronzeville Leaders Tuesday June 16th

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