mark - Forum/Discussions - TheBlackList Pub2024-03-29T10:06:34Zhttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/feed/tag/markCall To Action, Jewel Cutting Black Business Reggio's Pizza, Forcing Loss of Black/Hispanic community jobs !https://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/call-to-action-jewel-cutting-black-business-reggio-s-pizza2012-07-19T13:58:38.000Z2012-07-19T13:58:38.000ZMark S. Allenhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/MarkSAllen<div><h2 class="post-title">Reggio's Pizza Under Attack By Jewel, Discontinuing Products May Force Loss Of Black/Hispanic Jobs</h2><div class="post-meta"><div class="share-utils"><div class="social-buttons"><div class="tweet-button"></div><div class="fb-like-button"></div></div></div><div class="from">By <span class="author-name">Marksallen</span>, today at 8:50 am</div></div><h6>EMERGENCY CALL TO ACTION ON BEHALF OF LEGENDARY BLACK OWNED BUSINESS REGGIO'S PIZZA NOW UNDER ATTACK BY JEWEL FOOD STORES!!</h6><p> </p><p>Black Wall Street Chicago, United American Progress Association, Father Pfleger of St. Sabina, and a host of community leaders in the Black community are galvanizing some direct action around their ardent support of Reggio’s Pizza items being discontinued at Jewel. First it was the blatant disrespect by Target stores coming into the Black community and with the community facing double digit unemployment refuse to stock the products of this legendary Black business where the sales could put hundreds of our community residents to work -- now comes this attack by Jewels that is discontinuing some of the largest selling products that will force more Black community residents out of desperately needed jobs and the community must be prepared to stand up and fight back and challenge Jewels to immediately RESTORE Reggios products back on their shelves and keep our community residents working!!</p><p><strong><i><br /></i></strong></p><p><strong><i>Specifically, The four Dinner Size items that are being discontinued at Jewel are some of Reggio's best items and represent 40% of their sales at Jewel. As a result of this adverse action by Jewel, Reggio’s will have to lay off some of its Black and Hispanic employees. Further, this seems to be discrimination and reprisal against Reggio’s Pizza, a black vendor because Supervalu perceives that Black consumers have reduced their purchasing at Jewel to find lower prices at Walmart, Food 4 Less, Save-a-Lot and ALDI.</i></strong></p><p> </p><p>YES, we need to be prepared to publicly demonstrate at Jewels to save the jobs that would be lost but we must be prepared to start the dialogue with Jewels directly to see if they will restore Reggio's and its products to avoid us having to conduct public direct action against Jewels who have been historically supported by the Black community.</p><p> </p><p>MAKE THE CALLS RIGHT NOW TO JEWELS LEADERSHIP IN SUPPORT OF REGGIO'S AND SAVE OUR COMMUNITY JOBS!!</p><p> </p><p><strong>Brian Huff (President, Jewel) - (630) 948-6044</strong></p><p><strong>Doug Cygan (Vice-President, Jewel) - (630) 948-6327</strong></p><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><a href="http://www.reggios.com" target="_blank"><br /></a></strong></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/551795_438851699466355_787423080_n.jpg" alt="" /></p><p><img src="http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/205273_441747539176771_261141433_n.jpg" alt="" /></p><p><img src="http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/540223_441747685843423_1143124337_n.jpg" alt="" /></p></div>Farrakhan Takes Over 300 Members To The Streets With Stop The Violence Message, Black Wall Street Leaders and others Offer Supporthttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/farrakhan-takes-over-300-members-to-the-streets-with-stop-the-12012-07-18T21:39:04.000Z2012-07-18T21:39:04.000ZMark S. Allenhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/MarkSAllen<div><div><div align="center"><font face=""><span>Mark S. Allen</span><br /><span>Chairman Of The Board/Acting Executive Director</span><br /><span><span id="yiv220905968lw_1332607479_0" class="yiv220905968yshortcuts">Black Wall Street</span> Chicago Organization</span><br /><span>Chief of Staff To National Chairman Rev. Michael Carter</span><br /><span>National Black Wall Street USA</span><br /></font><font face=""><span id="yiv220905968lw_1336750649_0" class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts" id="yiv220905968lw_1338067188_0"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts" id="yiv220905968lw_1342013259_0"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1342645346_0"><span id="yiv220905968lw_1334346388_0" class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span id="yiv220905968lw_1334758424_0" class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span id="yiv220905968lw_1335492101_0" class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span id="yiv220905968lw_1335967745_0" class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span id="yiv220905968lw_1332607479_1" class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span id="yiv220905968lw_1332788265_0" class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span>4655 South King Drive, Suite 203</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span>Chicago, Illinois 60653</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span>773-392-0165</span><br /><span><span id="yiv220905968lw_1332607479_2" class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span id="yiv220905968lw_1332788265_1" class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><a>markallen@blackwallstreet.org</a></span></span></span><br /><span><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"></span></span></span><br /><span><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><a>Mark S. Allen recently included in the 2012 Edition of Who's Who In Black Chicago as "one of Chicago's Most Influential Voices In The Black Community</a></span></span></span></font></div><div align="center"><font face=""><span><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><a> </a></span></span></span></font></div><div align="center"><font face="" size="4"><span><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><a><b>BLACK WALL STREET LEADER SALUTES MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN FOR TAKING THE BLACK WALL STREET SPIRIT TO THE STREETS OF CHICAGO TO STOP THE VIOLENCE</b></a></span></span></span></font></div><div align="center"><font face=""><span><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><a> </a></span></span></span></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#222222" face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="2">As a veteran Black community activist of over 40 years and current local and national representative of The Black Wall Street Organization, I want to offer the Black Wall Street public support and join Minister Louis Farrakhan and The Nation Of Islam for taking direct action in the streets of Chicago taking over 300 of men of the Nation Of Islam along with other local officials and community leaders talking directly</font></div><div align="center"><font face=""><span><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><a>to the people about turning "to" each other and not "on" each other even during desperate economic conditions. And Minister Farrakhan and hundreds of his members are just the direct organizing and direct action component that can clearly help stop the violence when the people in the streets and community capture that Black Wall Street spirit of using the communities own spirit, talent and consumer power to stop the tensions and life threatening violence and death when the Black community has all the right tools to build, sustain and increase the communities own financial institutions, businesses and jobs. </a></span></span></span></font></div><div align="center"><font face=""><span><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><a> </a></span></span></span></font></div><div align="center"><font face=""><span><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><a>It was an incredible site to see the response to the the Minister and over 300member of the nation taking their stop the physical and economic violence in the Black community. Black Wall Street is pleased to offer our ongoing support to this and other efforts for our high profile leaders to take this direct organizing action directly to the streets as was set by the sample of Minister Farrakhan. (Mark S. Allen)</a></span></span></span></font></div><div align="center"><font face=""><span><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><a> </a></span></span></span></font></div><div align="center"><font face=""><span><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><a>TWO REPORTS DIRECTLY FROM THE STREETS ATTACHED, ONE FROM TOURE MUHAMMAD AND ONE FROM CHINTA STRAUSBERG </a></span></span></span></font></div></div><h2 class="yiv220905968title"></h2><h2 class="yiv220905968title"><a target="_blank" href="http://beansouptimes.com/home/2012/7/17/photosvideo-farrakhan-leads-foi-into-the-streets-of-chicago.html">PHOTOS/VIDEO: Farrakhan leads FOI into the streets of Chicago; Elder knew this day would come</a></h2><div class="yiv220905968journal-entry-tag yiv220905968journal-entry-tag-post-title"><div class="yiv220905968addthis_toolbox yiv220905968addthis_default_style"><a class="yiv220905968addthis_button_facebook_send yiv220905968at300b" title="Send to Facebook_send" target="_blank" href="http://beansouptimes.com/home/2012/7/17/photosvideo-farrakhan-leads-foi-into-the-streets-of-chicago.html#"></a><a class="yiv220905968addthis_button_facebook_like yiv220905968at300b" title="Send to Facebook_like" target="_blank" href="http://beansouptimes.com/home/2012/7/17/photosvideo-farrakhan-leads-foi-into-the-streets-of-chicago.html#"></a><a class="yiv220905968addthis_button_tweet yiv220905968at300b" title="Tweet" target="_blank" href="http://beansouptimes.com/home/2012/7/17/photosvideo-farrakhan-leads-foi-into-the-streets-of-chicago.html#"></a><div id="yiv220905968___plusone_0"></div><a class="yiv220905968addthis_counter yiv220905968addthis_pill_style yiv220905968addthis_nonzero" target="_blank" href="http://beansouptimes.com/home/2012/7/17/photosvideo-farrakhan-leads-foi-into-the-streets-of-chicago.html#"></a><a class="yiv220905968atc_s yiv220905968addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="yiv220905968addthis_button_expanded" title="View more services" target="_blank" href="http://beansouptimes.com/home/2012/7/17/photosvideo-farrakhan-leads-foi-into-the-streets-of-chicago.html#">1</a><div class="yiv220905968atclear"></div></div><span class="yiv220905968post-snippet-3"><a target="_blank" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=www.beansouptimes.com" class="yiv220905968pin-it-button"><img border="0" src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" alt="PinExt.png" /></a></span><span class="yiv220905968posted-on">TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2012 AT 10:10AM</span> <span class="yiv220905968posted-by"><a target="_blank" href="http://beansouptimes.com/home/author/beansouptimes">BEAN SOUP TIMES</a></span> <span class="yiv220905968tagged-with">TAGGED <span class="yiv220905968tag-element"><a target="_blank" href="http://beansouptimes.com/home/tag/louis-farrakhan"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1342645346_2">LOUIS FARRAKHAN</span></a></span></span> <span class="yiv220905968posted-in">IN <span class="yiv220905968tag-element"><a target="_blank" href="http://beansouptimes.com/home/category/activism">ACTIVISM</a></span>,<span class="yiv220905968tag-element"><a target="_blank" href="http://beansouptimes.com/home/category/nation-of-islam">NATION OF ISLAM</a></span></span></div><div class="yiv220905968body"><p>by Toure Muhammad</p><p>Recently, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, while on WVON radio station in Chicago being interviewed by Cliff Kelly, announced that he would lead the men into the streets of Chicago to reach out to Black people to share love, concern and to help curb violence that has made national headlines. </p><p>So, last night, on July 16, the Minister made his word bond and this man who has traveled all over the world, who has been treated like a head of state throughout Africa, walked through one of the toughest areas in Chicago. This is the same neighborhood where NBA star Dwyane Wade's relative was shot. </p><p>Below, Min. Farrakhan talks about the experience last night. Follow him @LouisFarrakhan on Twitter</p><p><img src="http://beansouptimes.com/storage/HLF.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1342540190349" alt="" /></p><p><span class="yiv220905968full-image-block yiv220905968ssNonEditable"> </span><span class="yiv220905968full-image-block yiv220905968ssNonEditable"><img src="http://beansouptimes.com/storage/241813_4159478983037_2008977641_o.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1342538571470" alt="" /><span class="yiv220905968thumbnail-caption">The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan talked to many of the residents as he walked through areas of Chicago's Auburn-Gresham neighborhood today. Many young men, like this one, heard a strong and encouraging word from the Minister. They felt Minister Farrakhan's genuine love. Photo: Ashahed Muhammad</span></span></p><p><img src="http://beansouptimes.com/storage/118_10151113019483824_277126245_n.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1342538298003" alt="" /></p><p>According to Ashahed Muhammad who was with Min. Farrakhan, "People waved out of their apartment windows, cars honked and gave the thumbs up sign as they drove by. Even the teenage girls stopped Tweeting and FaceBooking for a minute to take a photo with The Minister on their iPhones." </p><p>I witnesses as men, women and children came out their houses and greeting us with cheers as we knocked on doors throughout the neighborhood. </p><p><span class="yiv220905968full-image-block yiv220905968ssNonEditable"><img src="http://beansouptimes.com/storage/IMG_6100.JPG?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1342540816411" alt="" /><span class="yiv220905968thumbnail-caption">Photo: Toure Muhammad</span></span></p><p><span class="yiv220905968full-image-block yiv220905968ssNonEditable"><img src="http://beansouptimes.com/storage/IMG_6085.JPG?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1342540950400" alt="" /><span class="yiv220905968thumbnail-caption">Photo: Toure Muhammad</span></span></p><p> </p><p>Additionally, an elder in the community told the FOI that she had a vision of this day coming.</p><p>Click <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=285633581544594">here</a> to watch her testimony.</p><p><span class="yiv220905968full-image-block yiv220905968ssNonEditable"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=285633581544594"><img src="http://beansouptimes.com/storage/elder.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1342540510900" alt="" /></a></span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span><span><b><font size="5">Farrakhan leads 300 + FOI into streets </font></b></span></p><p><span><b><font size="5">calling for peace</font></b></span></p><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="5"><b> </b></font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Asked youth to take Million Man March pledge</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">By Chinta Strausberg</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Making good a promise he made on WVON’s Cliff Kelley show to lead his Fruit of Islam (FOI),<span> </span>men of the Nation of Islam (NOI), into the community, Minister Louis Farrakhan late Monday night led 300 men into the streets urging youth to stop the violence and the killing and to take the 1995 Million Man March pledge that advocated unity, atonement, reconciliation and responsibility.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Anti-violence marches were simultaneously held last Monday by the FOI in 130 cities across America beginning at 7 p.m. and there will be more “street heat” applied in an effort to stem the violence.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">On October 16<sup>, </sup>2012, it will be 17-years since Farrakhan held his historic Million Man March in Washington, D.C. where 2 million mostly men pledged to become better men and to improve their communities and their relationships.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Today, there have been a number of killings in the Auburn-Gresham community that prompted Saint Sabina’s Father Michael L. Pfleger to hold weekly Friday 6:30 p.m. marches throughout the community including stores that are selling loose and packages of cigarettes to minors and selling out-dated food. However, while Pfleger has been trying to secure a peace treaty and unity among the gangs, he said the gangs have threatened to kill him.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Asked his opinion about the three gangs that have reportedly put a hit out on Pfleger, Leonard Muhammad, <span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts" id="yiv220905968lw_1342643386_0">Minister Farrakhan</span>’s representative, said, “Father Pfleger is a servant of all mighty God as is Minister Louis Farrakhan. Minister Farrakhan and Father Pfleger have been under threats from very different orders of evil people throughout their careers.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">“When God is with you, it’s more than the whole world against you, and I believe God is with Father Pfleger and of course we are, too,” said Muhammad.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">“I don’t think any harm will come to my brother, but every day that we go out, according to what Minister Farrakhan told us the other day when we were concerned about his leading us into the community, he said when I do something like this I go out prepared to die. I go out prepared that harm will come to me even though I don’t believe that God would permit it and I think that Father Mike is the same.”</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Muhammad said to those wanting to harm Pfleger for his consistent marches against violence, “Anybody who would be so foolish to try and harm a servant like this, that that you intend for evil…will come on you. This is history and prophecy and I believe it is true from the past and I think the same thing is true today.”</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">But, Muhammad said Minister Farrakhan is worried about the level of violence that is gripping not just the Auburn-Gresham community but also the entire city of Chicago. Minister Farrakhan is worried about creating an atmosphere “that ultimately will increase the number of our young people who will not live to become adults.”</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Muhammad added, “because of the community, the law enforcement and other forces are now fed up with us, our young men in particular, they are now willing to take any measure to stop them from their anti-social and violent behavior that they are engaging in.”</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Referring to those who are shooting, killing and maiming people including innocent children, Muhammad said, “It’s a warning to them that if they want a future and if they want to live, then they have to do what we asked them to do during the Million Man March—to become productive and serious people dedicated to” keeping peace and order in their own community.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Asked if the answer to reducing violence is the resurrection of the spirit of the 1995 Million Man March, Muhammad referred to the flyer they passed out late Monday night that included the pledge taken at the Million Man March.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">“During the Million Man March and after in 1995 there was a decrease in anti-social, negative and violent behavior within our community,” recalled Muhammad. “Unfortunately, the society, the government, parents and people who are responsible to develop the young did not seize the opportunity to keep the ball rolling.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">“The Nation of Islam is a national and international organization. The problem that we have in the black community cannot be solved by us alone, should not be solved by us alone but should and can be solved with the coming together by the total of our community,” Muhammad said.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Asked if he believes that could ever happen, Muhammad said, “I believe that it can happen because the need is so great.” In passing out the flyers, Muhammad said as they walked throughout the community he noticed people were taking those flyers “to heart” and did not discard the flyers, which had a message to them from Minister Farrakhan.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">“The demand is going to come for unity to solve this problem. I believe the people are already making that demand and in a very short while the leaders will get that message and I think there will be a major coming together without the regard for religion and for race,” he said.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">“As this violence continues, the reputation of the city of Chicago and the tourism and the revenue that they expect will all suffer because of this violence that people are afraid to visit here for fear they may be harmed. It’s in everybody’s interested, all the citizens of the city in particular the black citizens those of us who want to see our people with a future. It’s incumbent upon us to work together to solve this problem,” said Muhammad.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Farrakhan said the NOI would continue these anti-violence marches that will be also held on the West Side and other hot spot areas.<span> </span>“There will be efforts made in the very different communities in the weeks to come,” Muhammad said. “We’re asking for the prayers and the support for Minister Farrakhan and their encouragement of him because he truly is a very respected and trusted individual within our community.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">“When you see adult people crying at the sight of him coming into the community to show concern for them, this is something very unusual for adult people today. That is what Minister Farrakhan experienced” last Monday.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Ald. Latasha Thomas (17<sup>th</sup>), who joined Farrakhan on the march late Monday night, said she asked him to take a more pro-active role the night Farrakhan reopened the Salaam Restaurant.<span> </span>“This is the first of many marches that he’ll be doing throughout the city and he wanted to kick it off with me. I am honored that he would do that and elated that he would support the community….”<br /><br /></font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">When asked what is the problem in the Auburn-Gresham community given all of the shootings and killings that are going on, Thomas explained that: “There is one gang but three facets of the gang and they are at war for territory. It’s our community. It shouldn’t be anybody else’s,” she said.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Asked if the Nation of Islam’s presence will stem the violence, Thomas said, “I think what it does is to support the community and give them health and courage to get out there. They will be back. The Nation of Islam didn’t just do that one march. They’re coming back to have a presence in the community.”</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">When contacted, Saint Sabina’s Father Michael L. Pfleger said he was pleased with Farrakhan’s taking more than 300 Fruit of Islam (Nation of Islam men) out into the street to call for peace. ““I think it’s great. It excites me. It encourages me. I think that the Nation can be the turning factor in the community” with their involvement.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">“I think that this is exactly what we need. Saint Sabina has been doing it, the Nation’s doing it; churches and mosques go back out into the street. <span> </span>I think that is the missing ingredient that will stop the violence. I just can’t express enough my gratitude to the minister for making this decisions to that the Nation of Islam out into the street.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">“We are in a very serious time and needs the serious commitment that the Nation brings to help us,” said Pfleger.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Minister Farrakhan is asking the youth in the community to honor the 1995 Million Man March pledge:</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><b><span>The Million Man March Pledge</span></b></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><i><span>(Text of the pledge that the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan led over two million Black men in taking at the historic Million Man March in Washington, D.C. on October 16, 1995.)</span></i></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><b><span>I PLEDGE</span></b><span> that from this day forward I will strive to love my brother as I love myself. I, from this day forward, will strive to improve myself spiritually, morally, mentally, socially, politically and economically for the benefit of myself, my family and my people.</span></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><b><span>I PLEDGE</span></b><span> that I will strive to build businesses, build houses, build hospitals, build factories and enter into international trade for the good of myself, my family and my people.</span></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><b><span>I PLEDGE</span></b><span> that from this day forward I will never raise my hand with a knife or a gun to beat, cut, or shoot any member of my family or any human being except in self-defense.</span></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><b><span>I PLEDGE</span></b><span> from this day forward I will never abuse my wife by striking her, disrespecting her, for she is the mother of my children and the producer of my future.</span></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><b><span>I PLEDGE</span></b><span> that from this day forward I will never engage in the abuse of children, little boys or little girls for sexual gratification. For I will let them grow in peace to be strong men and women for the future of our people.</span></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><b><span>I WILL NEVER</span></b><span> again use the ‘B word' to describe any female. But particularly my own Black sister.</span></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><b><span>I PLEDGE</span></b><span> from this day forward that I will not poison my body with drugs or that which is destructive to my health and my well-being.</span></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><b><span>I PLEDGE</span></b><span> from this day forward I will support Black newspapers, Black radio, Black television. I will support Black artists who clean up their acts to show respect for themselves and respect for their people and respect for the ears of the human family.</span></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><b><span>I will do all of this so help me God.</span></b></div></div></div>Farrakhan Takes Over 300 Members To The Streets With Stop The Violence Message, Black Wall Street Leaders Offer Supporthttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/farrakhan-takes-over-300-members-to-the-streets-with-stop-the2012-07-18T21:29:31.000Z2012-07-18T21:29:31.000ZMark S. Allenhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/MarkSAllen<div><div><div align="center"><font face=""><span>Mark S. Allen</span><br /><span>Chairman Of The Board/Acting Executive Director</span><br /><span><span id="yiv220905968lw_1332607479_0" class="yiv220905968yshortcuts">Black Wall Street</span> Chicago Organization</span><br /><span>Chief of Staff To National Chairman Rev. Michael Carter</span><br /><span>National Black Wall Street USA</span><br /></font><font face=""><span id="yiv220905968lw_1336750649_0" class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts" id="yiv220905968lw_1338067188_0"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts" id="yiv220905968lw_1342013259_0"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1342645346_0"><span id="yiv220905968lw_1334346388_0" class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span id="yiv220905968lw_1334758424_0" class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span id="yiv220905968lw_1335492101_0" class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span id="yiv220905968lw_1335967745_0" class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span id="yiv220905968lw_1332607479_1" class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span id="yiv220905968lw_1332788265_0" class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span>4655 South King Drive, Suite 203</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span>Chicago, Illinois 60653</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span>773-392-0165</span><br /><span><span id="yiv220905968lw_1332607479_2" class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span id="yiv220905968lw_1332788265_1" class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><a>markallen@blackwallstreet.org</a></span></span></span><br /><span><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"></span></span></span><br /><span><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><a>Mark S. Allen recently included in the 2012 Edition of Who's Who In Black Chicago as "one of Chicago's Most Influential Voices In The Black Community</a></span></span></span></font></div><div align="center"><font face=""><span><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><a> </a></span></span></span></font></div><div align="center"><font face="" size="4"><span><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><a><b>BLACK WALL STREET LEADER SALUTES MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN FOR TAKING THE BLACK WALL STREET SPIRIT TO THE STREETS OF CHICAGO TO STOP THE VIOLENCE</b></a></span></span></span></font></div><div align="center"><font face=""><span><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><a> </a></span></span></span></font></div><div align="center"><font color="#222222" face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="2">As a veteran Black community activist of over 40 years and current local and national representative of The Black Wall Street Organization, I want to offer the Black Wall Street public support and join Minister Louis Farrakhan and The Nation Of Islam for taking direct action in the streets of Chicago taking over 300 of men of the Nation Of Islam along with other local officials and community leaders talking directly</font></div><div align="center"><font face=""><span><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><a>to the people about turning "to" each other and not "on" each other even during desperate economic conditions. And Minister Farrakhan and hundreds of his members are just the direct organizing and direct action component that can clearly help stop the violence when the people in the streets and community capture that Black Wall Street spirit of using the communities own spirit, talent and consumer power to stop the tensions and life threatening violence and death when the Black community has all the right tools to build, sustain and increase the communities own financial institutions, businesses and jobs. </a></span></span></span></font></div><div align="center"><font face=""><span><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><a> </a></span></span></span></font></div><div align="center"><font face=""><span><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><a>It was an incredible site to see the response to the the Minister and over 300member of the nation taking their stop the physical and economic violence in the Black community. Black Wall Street is pleased to offer our ongoing support to this and other efforts for our high profile leaders to take this direct organizing action directly to the streets as was set by the sample of Minister Farrakhan. (Mark S. Allen)</a></span></span></span></font></div><div align="center"><font face=""><span><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><a> </a></span></span></span></font></div><div align="center"><font face=""><span><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts"><a>TWO REPORTS DIRECTLY FROM THE STREETS ATTACHED, ONE FROM TOURE MUHAMMAD AND ONE FROM CHINTA STRAUSBERG </a></span></span></span></font></div></div><h2 class="yiv220905968title"></h2><h2 class="yiv220905968title"><a target="_blank" href="http://beansouptimes.com/home/2012/7/17/photosvideo-farrakhan-leads-foi-into-the-streets-of-chicago.html">PHOTOS/VIDEO: Farrakhan leads FOI into the streets of Chicago; Elder knew this day would come</a></h2><div class="yiv220905968journal-entry-tag yiv220905968journal-entry-tag-post-title"><div class="yiv220905968addthis_toolbox yiv220905968addthis_default_style"><a class="yiv220905968addthis_button_facebook_send yiv220905968at300b" title="Send to Facebook_send" target="_blank" href="http://beansouptimes.com/home/2012/7/17/photosvideo-farrakhan-leads-foi-into-the-streets-of-chicago.html#"></a><a class="yiv220905968addthis_button_facebook_like yiv220905968at300b" title="Send to Facebook_like" target="_blank" href="http://beansouptimes.com/home/2012/7/17/photosvideo-farrakhan-leads-foi-into-the-streets-of-chicago.html#"></a><a class="yiv220905968addthis_button_tweet yiv220905968at300b" title="Tweet" target="_blank" href="http://beansouptimes.com/home/2012/7/17/photosvideo-farrakhan-leads-foi-into-the-streets-of-chicago.html#"></a><div id="yiv220905968___plusone_0"></div><a class="yiv220905968addthis_counter yiv220905968addthis_pill_style yiv220905968addthis_nonzero" target="_blank" href="http://beansouptimes.com/home/2012/7/17/photosvideo-farrakhan-leads-foi-into-the-streets-of-chicago.html#"></a><a class="yiv220905968atc_s yiv220905968addthis_button_compact"></a><a class="yiv220905968addthis_button_expanded" title="View more services" target="_blank" href="http://beansouptimes.com/home/2012/7/17/photosvideo-farrakhan-leads-foi-into-the-streets-of-chicago.html#">1</a><div class="yiv220905968atclear"></div></div><span class="yiv220905968post-snippet-3"><a target="_blank" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=www.beansouptimes.com" class="yiv220905968pin-it-button"><img border="0" src="http://assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" alt="PinExt.png" /></a></span><span class="yiv220905968posted-on">TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2012 AT 10:10AM</span> <span class="yiv220905968posted-by"><a target="_blank" href="http://beansouptimes.com/home/author/beansouptimes">BEAN SOUP TIMES</a></span> <span class="yiv220905968tagged-with">TAGGED <span class="yiv220905968tag-element"><a target="_blank" href="http://beansouptimes.com/home/tag/louis-farrakhan"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1342645346_2">LOUIS FARRAKHAN</span></a></span></span> <span class="yiv220905968posted-in">IN <span class="yiv220905968tag-element"><a target="_blank" href="http://beansouptimes.com/home/category/activism">ACTIVISM</a></span>,<span class="yiv220905968tag-element"><a target="_blank" href="http://beansouptimes.com/home/category/nation-of-islam">NATION OF ISLAM</a></span></span></div><div class="yiv220905968body"><p>by Toure Muhammad</p><p>Recently, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, while on WVON radio station in Chicago being interviewed by Cliff Kelly, announced that he would lead the men into the streets of Chicago to reach out to Black people to share love, concern and to help curb violence that has made national headlines. </p><p>So, last night, on July 16, the Minister made his word bond and this man who has traveled all over the world, who has been treated like a head of state throughout Africa, walked through one of the toughest areas in Chicago. This is the same neighborhood where NBA star Dwyane Wade's relative was shot. </p><p>Below, Min. Farrakhan talks about the experience last night. Follow him @LouisFarrakhan on Twitter</p><p><img src="http://beansouptimes.com/storage/HLF.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1342540190349" alt="" /></p><p><span class="yiv220905968full-image-block yiv220905968ssNonEditable"> </span><span class="yiv220905968full-image-block yiv220905968ssNonEditable"><img src="http://beansouptimes.com/storage/241813_4159478983037_2008977641_o.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1342538571470" alt="" /><span class="yiv220905968thumbnail-caption">The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan talked to many of the residents as he walked through areas of Chicago's Auburn-Gresham neighborhood today. Many young men, like this one, heard a strong and encouraging word from the Minister. They felt Minister Farrakhan's genuine love. Photo: Ashahed Muhammad</span></span></p><p><img src="http://beansouptimes.com/storage/118_10151113019483824_277126245_n.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1342538298003" alt="" /></p><p>According to Ashahed Muhammad who was with Min. Farrakhan, "People waved out of their apartment windows, cars honked and gave the thumbs up sign as they drove by. Even the teenage girls stopped Tweeting and FaceBooking for a minute to take a photo with The Minister on their iPhones." </p><p>I witnesses as men, women and children came out their houses and greeting us with cheers as we knocked on doors throughout the neighborhood. </p><p><span class="yiv220905968full-image-block yiv220905968ssNonEditable"><img src="http://beansouptimes.com/storage/IMG_6100.JPG?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1342540816411" alt="" /><span class="yiv220905968thumbnail-caption">Photo: Toure Muhammad</span></span></p><p><span class="yiv220905968full-image-block yiv220905968ssNonEditable"><img src="http://beansouptimes.com/storage/IMG_6085.JPG?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1342540950400" alt="" /><span class="yiv220905968thumbnail-caption">Photo: Toure Muhammad</span></span></p><p> </p><p>Additionally, an elder in the community told the FOI that she had a vision of this day coming.</p><p>Click <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=285633581544594">here</a> to watch her testimony.</p><p><span class="yiv220905968full-image-block yiv220905968ssNonEditable"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=285633581544594"><img src="http://beansouptimes.com/storage/elder.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1342540510900" alt="" /></a></span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span><span><b><font size="5">Farrakhan leads 300 + FOI into streets </font></b></span></p><p><span><b><font size="5">calling for peace</font></b></span></p><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="5"><b> </b></font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Asked youth to take Million Man March pledge</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">By Chinta Strausberg</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Making good a promise he made on WVON’s Cliff Kelley show to lead his Fruit of Islam (FOI),<span> </span>men of the Nation of Islam (NOI), into the community, Minister Louis Farrakhan late Monday night led 300 men into the streets urging youth to stop the violence and the killing and to take the 1995 Million Man March pledge that advocated unity, atonement, reconciliation and responsibility.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Anti-violence marches were simultaneously held last Monday by the FOI in 130 cities across America beginning at 7 p.m. and there will be more “street heat” applied in an effort to stem the violence.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">On October 16<sup>, </sup>2012, it will be 17-years since Farrakhan held his historic Million Man March in Washington, D.C. where 2 million mostly men pledged to become better men and to improve their communities and their relationships.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Today, there have been a number of killings in the Auburn-Gresham community that prompted Saint Sabina’s Father Michael L. Pfleger to hold weekly Friday 6:30 p.m. marches throughout the community including stores that are selling loose and packages of cigarettes to minors and selling out-dated food. However, while Pfleger has been trying to secure a peace treaty and unity among the gangs, he said the gangs have threatened to kill him.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Asked his opinion about the three gangs that have reportedly put a hit out on Pfleger, Leonard Muhammad, <span class="yiv220905968yshortcuts" id="yiv220905968lw_1342643386_0">Minister Farrakhan</span>’s representative, said, “Father Pfleger is a servant of all mighty God as is Minister Louis Farrakhan. Minister Farrakhan and Father Pfleger have been under threats from very different orders of evil people throughout their careers.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">“When God is with you, it’s more than the whole world against you, and I believe God is with Father Pfleger and of course we are, too,” said Muhammad.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">“I don’t think any harm will come to my brother, but every day that we go out, according to what Minister Farrakhan told us the other day when we were concerned about his leading us into the community, he said when I do something like this I go out prepared to die. I go out prepared that harm will come to me even though I don’t believe that God would permit it and I think that Father Mike is the same.”</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Muhammad said to those wanting to harm Pfleger for his consistent marches against violence, “Anybody who would be so foolish to try and harm a servant like this, that that you intend for evil…will come on you. This is history and prophecy and I believe it is true from the past and I think the same thing is true today.”</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">But, Muhammad said Minister Farrakhan is worried about the level of violence that is gripping not just the Auburn-Gresham community but also the entire city of Chicago. Minister Farrakhan is worried about creating an atmosphere “that ultimately will increase the number of our young people who will not live to become adults.”</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Muhammad added, “because of the community, the law enforcement and other forces are now fed up with us, our young men in particular, they are now willing to take any measure to stop them from their anti-social and violent behavior that they are engaging in.”</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Referring to those who are shooting, killing and maiming people including innocent children, Muhammad said, “It’s a warning to them that if they want a future and if they want to live, then they have to do what we asked them to do during the Million Man March—to become productive and serious people dedicated to” keeping peace and order in their own community.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Asked if the answer to reducing violence is the resurrection of the spirit of the 1995 Million Man March, Muhammad referred to the flyer they passed out late Monday night that included the pledge taken at the Million Man March.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">“During the Million Man March and after in 1995 there was a decrease in anti-social, negative and violent behavior within our community,” recalled Muhammad. “Unfortunately, the society, the government, parents and people who are responsible to develop the young did not seize the opportunity to keep the ball rolling.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">“The Nation of Islam is a national and international organization. The problem that we have in the black community cannot be solved by us alone, should not be solved by us alone but should and can be solved with the coming together by the total of our community,” Muhammad said.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Asked if he believes that could ever happen, Muhammad said, “I believe that it can happen because the need is so great.” In passing out the flyers, Muhammad said as they walked throughout the community he noticed people were taking those flyers “to heart” and did not discard the flyers, which had a message to them from Minister Farrakhan.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">“The demand is going to come for unity to solve this problem. I believe the people are already making that demand and in a very short while the leaders will get that message and I think there will be a major coming together without the regard for religion and for race,” he said.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">“As this violence continues, the reputation of the city of Chicago and the tourism and the revenue that they expect will all suffer because of this violence that people are afraid to visit here for fear they may be harmed. It’s in everybody’s interested, all the citizens of the city in particular the black citizens those of us who want to see our people with a future. It’s incumbent upon us to work together to solve this problem,” said Muhammad.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Farrakhan said the NOI would continue these anti-violence marches that will be also held on the West Side and other hot spot areas.<span> </span>“There will be efforts made in the very different communities in the weeks to come,” Muhammad said. “We’re asking for the prayers and the support for Minister Farrakhan and their encouragement of him because he truly is a very respected and trusted individual within our community.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">“When you see adult people crying at the sight of him coming into the community to show concern for them, this is something very unusual for adult people today. That is what Minister Farrakhan experienced” last Monday.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Ald. Latasha Thomas (17<sup>th</sup>), who joined Farrakhan on the march late Monday night, said she asked him to take a more pro-active role the night Farrakhan reopened the Salaam Restaurant.<span> </span>“This is the first of many marches that he’ll be doing throughout the city and he wanted to kick it off with me. I am honored that he would do that and elated that he would support the community….”<br /><br /></font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">When asked what is the problem in the Auburn-Gresham community given all of the shootings and killings that are going on, Thomas explained that: “There is one gang but three facets of the gang and they are at war for territory. It’s our community. It shouldn’t be anybody else’s,” she said.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Asked if the Nation of Islam’s presence will stem the violence, Thomas said, “I think what it does is to support the community and give them health and courage to get out there. They will be back. The Nation of Islam didn’t just do that one march. They’re coming back to have a presence in the community.”</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">When contacted, Saint Sabina’s Father Michael L. Pfleger said he was pleased with Farrakhan’s taking more than 300 Fruit of Islam (Nation of Islam men) out into the street to call for peace. ““I think it’s great. It excites me. It encourages me. I think that the Nation can be the turning factor in the community” with their involvement.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">“I think that this is exactly what we need. Saint Sabina has been doing it, the Nation’s doing it; churches and mosques go back out into the street. <span> </span>I think that is the missing ingredient that will stop the violence. I just can’t express enough my gratitude to the minister for making this decisions to that the Nation of Islam out into the street.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">“We are in a very serious time and needs the serious commitment that the Nation brings to help us,” said Pfleger.</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4">Minister Farrakhan is asking the youth in the community to honor the 1995 Million Man March pledge:</font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><font class="yiv220905968Apple-style-span" size="4"> </font></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><b><span>The Million Man March Pledge</span></b></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><i><span>(Text of the pledge that the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan led over two million Black men in taking at the historic Million Man March in Washington, D.C. on October 16, 1995.)</span></i></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><b><span>I PLEDGE</span></b><span> that from this day forward I will strive to love my brother as I love myself. I, from this day forward, will strive to improve myself spiritually, morally, mentally, socially, politically and economically for the benefit of myself, my family and my people.</span></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><b><span>I PLEDGE</span></b><span> that I will strive to build businesses, build houses, build hospitals, build factories and enter into international trade for the good of myself, my family and my people.</span></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><b><span>I PLEDGE</span></b><span> that from this day forward I will never raise my hand with a knife or a gun to beat, cut, or shoot any member of my family or any human being except in self-defense.</span></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><b><span>I PLEDGE</span></b><span> from this day forward I will never abuse my wife by striking her, disrespecting her, for she is the mother of my children and the producer of my future.</span></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><b><span>I PLEDGE</span></b><span> that from this day forward I will never engage in the abuse of children, little boys or little girls for sexual gratification. For I will let them grow in peace to be strong men and women for the future of our people.</span></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><b><span>I WILL NEVER</span></b><span> again use the ‘B word' to describe any female. But particularly my own Black sister.</span></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><b><span>I PLEDGE</span></b><span> from this day forward that I will not poison my body with drugs or that which is destructive to my health and my well-being.</span></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><b><span>I PLEDGE</span></b><span> from this day forward I will support Black newspapers, Black radio, Black television. I will support Black artists who clean up their acts to show respect for themselves and respect for their people and respect for the ears of the human family.</span></div><div class="yiv220905968MsoNormal"><b><span>I will do all of this so help me God.</span></b></div></div></div>Jesse Jackson Jr Is Doing Wellhttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/jesse-jackson-jr-is-doing-well2012-07-13T20:15:58.000Z2012-07-13T20:15:58.000ZMark S. Allenhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/MarkSAllen<div><p style="font-weight:bold;" class="yiv902211717MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><font size="4">Why Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr Is Doing Well<br /></font></p><p class="yiv902211717MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f243e;"> </span></p><p class="yiv902211717MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f243e;">The only people who truly control the political future of Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr are the voters of the 2nd Congressional District who I suspect will re-elect him to Congress in November when he returns from his medical leave. The Congressman's staff is at work everyday continuing to provide on ongoing constituent services from the local and national offices. And I have spent the last few weeks talking directly to voters in the district and while there are those who debate back and forth over the strategies over how he publicly chooses to handle the recovery process, the overwhelming majority of the voters still say they will vote for him in November.</span></p><p class="yiv902211717MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f243e;"> </span></p><p class="yiv902211717MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f243e;">It is interesting that the overwhelming majority of the comments and negative analysis I have read regarding Congressman Jackson and his future have come from people who do not have the ultimate power to elect or re-elect him to Congress in November. And I have watched those political operatives who have taken full advantage of beating on the<br /></span></p><p class="yiv902211717MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f243e;">Congressman while he appears to be down for their own political gains much more than offering him prayers or other forms of personal or professional support. The good news for Jackson when he returns is that he can clearly see who stood with him and who tried to take their personal political gains from his illness.</span></p><p class="yiv902211717MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></p><p class="yiv902211717MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f243e;">The Chicago Sun-Times Columnist Mary Mitchell wrote a column last week with the headline that read "Jackson's secrecy a dereliction of his duties," and I again ask "duties" according to whose rules? No matter what or how Jackson chooses to respond up until this point is continually met with immediate responses from those who say "not good enough, and do it this way," and I say one will never satisfy all the different political operatives and analysts who offer more standards that Jackson should be following by the day, except for the official rules established by law governing what Congressman have to do when taking a medical leave. And with the frenzy over Congressman Jackson and Senator Mark Kirk, does anybody have any idea whats going with the other Congressional leaders who have been are currently on a medical leave and why no tabloid coverage of their personal and professional integrity? Now maybe those national political analysts can use this as a moment to have some Congressional legislative rules changes that can better govern this medical leave process.</span></p><p class="yiv902211717MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></p><p class="yiv902211717MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f243e;">More good news for Jackson is that there are hundreds of constituents, community organizers, civic, business and religious leaders who are now planning public shows of support for Jackson, in part because constituents are reporting that calls are being made to them from political opponents of Jackson to keep up some public sentiment that 2nd Congressional district voters are disenchanted at allegedly being disenfranchised by Jackson's absence and missing votes. To that end, I am going to do an upcoming analysis of these votes that Jackson is missing and just how injurious they are to the voters of the 2nd Congressional District.</span></p><p class="yiv902211717MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><br /></p><p class="yiv902211717MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f243e;">For now, let the political operatives against Jackson, including some alleged allies keep showing their public hand helping to beat on Jackson while he is down so he knows how to keep his distance from them when he returns. So while those operatives continue to lobby for their own political gain, Jackson is doing well with the people that matter most and who truly are the only people who control his future in Congress -- the voters of the 2nd Congressional District who I still say are ready to re-elect Jackson in November.</span></p><p class="yiv902211717MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f243e;"> </span></p><p class="yiv902211717MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f243e;">On Wednesday afternoon, Congressman Jesse Jackson’s staff announced that he is under “intensive medical treatment for a mood disorder but is expected to make a full recovery.” Now that was certainly good news, but not so good news for those who want Jackson to go through a public recovery process with his doctors doing weekly updates and photo ops of his recovery which I will continue to advise him to stay private until he is ready to come back public. Shame on all these political allies and pundits who keep making up new rules by the day on what his accountability process is supposed to be as if they are the voters of the district. <br /></span></p><p class="yiv902211717MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f243e;"> </span></p><p class="yiv902211717MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f243e;">Many mental health experts in the Black community know very well that Jackson is a human being and with his high profile are like other noted Blacks who put up a good public display of his confidence and strength, but it would be wonderful if he could use this stage of his life and a learning moment not just for him but talk about this when he is ready and be of real encouragement to others in this community to do the same. I sent him word that it is okay to let the world know that he is a human being and has to face the same personal and professional challenges just like the constituents he serves. “In the black community, where the stigma of mental health is still there, getting help for these issues is rare,’’ says Rebecca Walker, daughter of author Alice Walker. With that quote in mind, Jackson can truly be an example and motivation for others that there is nothing wrong with acknowledging them problem and doing the most important thing in that ones life can continue productively with proper time management and treatment.</span></p><p class="yiv902211717MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f243e;">Good news for Congressman Jackson. Good future for Congressman Jackson when he is re-elected in November and still a major member of the powerful Appropriations Committee, and get this -- still building the seniority in Congress to possibly make history as the first Black Speaker of The House. Congressman Jackson is doing well politically, and now let the medical healing process continue in private and without the tabloid coverage over the names and credibility of his doctors or the physical location to be scouted by photographers.</span></p></div>Chicago Mayor Latest Symoblic PR Campaign, While Shootings and Violence Continueshttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/chicago-mayor-latest-symoblic-pr-campaign-while-shootings-and2012-07-12T12:23:38.000Z2012-07-12T12:23:38.000ZMark S. Allenhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/MarkSAllen<div><p></p><p style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;"><font size="5">Chicago Mayor Latest Symoblic PR Campaign, While Shootings and Violence Will Continue</font></p><p style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;"></p><p style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Today some of our political and religious leaders will participate in Mayor Emanuel's latest symbolic PR Campaign as if the Mayor is REALLY doing something to stamp out the causes of crime in our neighborhoods when actually doing nothing to provide resources to deal with the economic violence. Same PR campaign - Same rise in violence despite the PR Campaign. Really is sad, but if more people ain't demanding more, then these same PR campaigns will be the norm while our people continue to suffer and die, and nothing to stop the tensions and life threatening battles to economically survive over illegal street economies. Why do so many people have to suffer and die when one just has to know that these PR campaigns does nothing to deal with the severe lack of social consciousness and legitimate job and economic opportunities?</p><p style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;"><font size="5"> </font></p><h6 style="text-align:center;" class="yiv957558222uiStreamMessage"><font face=""><span style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:#222222;font-size:13px;">Mark S. Allen</span><br /><span style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:#222222;font-size:13px;">Chairman/Acting Executive Director</span><br /><span style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:#222222;font-size:13px;"><span id="yiv957558222lw_1332607479_0" class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span id="yiv957558222lw_1337090829_0" class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span id="yiv957558222lw_1337192790_0" class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span id="yiv957558222lw_1337224071_0" class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span id="yiv957558222lw_1340238070_0" class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1342095103_0">Black Wall Street</span></span></span></span></span></span> Chicago Organization</span><br /><span style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:#222222;font-size:13px;">Chief of Staff To National Chairman Rev. Michael Carter</span><br /><span style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:#222222;font-size:13px;">National Black Wall Street USA</span><br /></font><font face=""><span id="yiv957558222lw_1336750649_0" class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span id="yiv957558222lw_1337090829_1" class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span id="yiv957558222lw_1337192790_1" class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span id="yiv957558222lw_1337224071_1" class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span id="yiv957558222lw_1337227462_0" class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span id="yiv957558222lw_1339859682_0" class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span id="yiv957558222lw_1340238070_1" class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span class="yiv957558222yshortcuts" id="yiv957558222lw_1342012735_0"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1342095103_1"><span id="yiv957558222lw_1334346388_0" class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span id="yiv957558222lw_1334758424_0" class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span id="yiv957558222lw_1335492101_0" class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span id="yiv957558222lw_1335967745_0" class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span id="yiv957558222lw_1332607479_1" class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span id="yiv957558222lw_1332788265_0" class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:#222222;font-size:13px;">4655 South King Drive, Suite 203</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:#222222;font-size:13px;">Chicago, Illinois 60653</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:#222222;font-size:13px;">773-392-0165</span><br /><span style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:#222222;font-size:13px;"><span id="yiv957558222lw_1332607479_2" class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span id="yiv957558222lw_1332788265_1" class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><a>markallen@blackwallstreet.org marksallen2800@yahoo.com<br /></a></span></span></span></font></h6><h6 style="text-align:center;" class="yiv957558222uiStreamMessage"><br /><span style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:#222222;font-size:13px;"><span class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;color:#222222;font-size:13px;"><span class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><span class="yiv957558222yshortcuts"><a>Mark S. Allen recently included in the 2012 Edition of Who's Who In Black Chicago as "one of Chicago's Most Influential Voices In The Black Community</a></span></span></span></h6><p><span style="font-family:'andale mono', times;font-size:14pt;"><b><span style="font-family:'arial black', 'avant garde';"> <br /></span></b></span></p></div>Martine Correia, Sister of Troy Davis dies in Savannah, Georgiahttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/martine-correia-sister-of-troy-davis-dies-in-savannah-georgia2011-12-02T03:04:26.000Z2011-12-02T03:04:26.000ZDarcy Delaproserhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/DarcyDelaproser<div><p>by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000508928975">Mark A. Clements</a></p><p>Terribly sad news....</p><p></p><p>I just learned a few moments ago that Martina Correia, the courageous sister</p><p>of Troy Davis died today. As many of you know she was fighting breast cancer</p><p>and had become very ill and weak in the last few months.</p><p></p><p>For all of you that were lucky enough to meet Martina, they met someone with</p><p>incredible conviction and determination.</p><p></p><p>In one of my last conversations with Martina she told me someone in France</p><p>had emailed her to say they were sorry that despite all of their efforts and</p><p>protests for Troy, they had failed. Martina said, ³I want people to know</p><p>that we didn¹t fail. As long as we keep hammering away at this thing, as</p><p>long as we refuse to give up, we haven¹t failed. We¹ll be doing what Troy</p><p>would have wanted us to do. Our efforts made an impact and we¹ll continue to</p><p>make an impact.²</p><p></p><p>That is always how she was. She refused to be defeated. She always looked</p><p>to the positive, she always looked to ways we could mobilize to win.</p><p></p><p>I feel so proud and honored to have fought alongside Martina and Troy¹s</p><p>family.</p><p>And I know many, many of you feel the same way.</p><p></p><p>This news came to me in a phone call from Mark Clements, someone who spent</p><p>28 years wrongfully incarcerated in IL, he said, ³We will miss her, she was</p><p>a warrior in this fight. To the best of our ability we must continue this</p><p>fight she started for Troy and for others.²</p><p></p><p>Her life was consumed by the fight to win justice for her brother and to</p><p>raise the banner for abolition of the death penalty.</p><p>She was an inspiration to us all.</p><p></p><p>Now it will be up to us all to fight on in her memory and in Troys memory --</p><p>and to not give up.</p><p></p><p></p><p>As we learn more details on services and arrangements, we will post them on</p><p>the list serve and on our website.</p><p></p><p>Marlene</p><p>Campaign to End the Death Penalty</p><p></p><p><span><img class="photo_img img" src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/309062_287666527926976_100000508928975_1209038_13827314_n.jpg" alt="" /></span></p><p><span><img class="photo_img img" src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/304147_287666664593629_100000508928975_1209039_2054437927_n.jpg" alt="" /></span></p><p><span><img class="photo_img img" src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/319129_287666787926950_100000508928975_1209040_29236150_n.jpg" alt="" /></span></p></div>Chicago Community Activist will be feeding up to 500 community mothers for Mothers Day this Sunday for $10 or lesshttps://www.theblacklist.net/forum/topics/chicago-community-activist2011-05-08T03:06:47.000Z2011-05-08T03:06:47.000ZTheBlackList-Publisherhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackListPublisher<div><p> </p>
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<p><em><span class="font-size-3">What other Chicago Community Activist will be feeding up to 500 community mothers for <a href="http://mothersday.ebay.com/" class="skimwords-link" target="_blank" title="Shopping link added by SkimWords">Mothers Day</a> this Sunday for $10 or less?</span></em></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Veteran Community Activist Mark Allen and the group CHOSEN presents their 12th Annual <a href="http://mothersday.ebay.com/" class="skimwords-link" target="_blank" title="Shopping link added by SkimWords">Mothers Day</a> Sit Down Dinner and <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD11">Steppers</span> Set Sunday May 8th starting at 6:00 PM until Midnight at Mr. G's <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD2">Entertainment Center</span> on 87th & Ashland. Advance <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD5">tickets</span> $7.00 and $10 at door, plus free parking !! 312-428-1295<br /></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">While some community <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD3">Mothers Day</span> dinner events <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD8">costs</span> $20 or more for just dinner alone, Mark Allen and CHOSEN along with legendary steppers DJ Sam Chatman and other guest DJ's "Mellow Khris," "Steve Breeze," "DJ Mark Allen," and community <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD6">caterers</span> have come together for the past 12 years to provide a lavish soul food <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD10">buffet</span> that neighborhood mothers can enjoy for $10 or less, for a sit down dinner, and enjoy two ballroom <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1">dance floors</span> for dancing to the best steppers music from Chatman and other guest DJ's. Last year we fed and partied with over 500 Mothers from the communityu and are prepared for the same enjoyable event of dancing and dinner this sunday, May 8th.</span></p>
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