breadbasket - Blogs - TheBlackList Pub2024-03-29T15:22:52Zhttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/breadbasketPaying Tribute To Dr. King's Legacy With $500,000 Small Business Loanshttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/paying-tribute-to-dr-king-s-legacy-with-500-000-small-business2011-08-23T22:33:19.000Z2011-08-23T22:33:19.000ZMark S. Allenhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/MarkSAllen<div><div align="center"><div><font size="3"><em>The Rev. Al Sharpton calls Mark Allen "One of Chicago's legendary political activists"</em></font></div><div><p style="text-align:center;" class="yiv1792460236MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:'sans-serif';font-size:13.5pt;"><span class="yiv1792460236messageBody"> </span></span></p></div></div><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt;"><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt;"><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt;"><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt;"><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:14pt;" align="center"><strong><font size="4"><em>MARK S. ALLEN, Daily News Blog/Commentary</em></font></strong></div><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:14pt;" align="center"><em>AND THE ORDINARY PEOPLE SAID</em></div><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:14pt;" align="center"><em><a title="http://www.chicagonow.com/" target="_blank" href="http://www.chicagonow.com/"><font color="#0000FF"><span id="yiv1792460236lw_1310507602_0" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts">www.chicagonow.com</span></font></a></em></div><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:14pt;" align="center"><span id="yiv1792460236lw_1309465154_0" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span id="yiv1792460236lw_1309903766_1" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;" id="yiv1792460236lw_1310507602_1" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;" id="yiv1792460236lw_1311342949_0" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" id="yiv1792460236lw_1311894645_0" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;" id="yiv1792460236lw_1311927177_0" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;" id="yiv1792460236lw_1311929052_0" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;" id="yiv1792460236lw_1312139363_0" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" id="yiv1792460236lw_1312147525_0" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;" id="yiv1792460236lw_1312404108_0" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;" id="yiv1792460236lw_1313530144_0" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;" id="yiv1792460236lw_1313979913_0" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:2px dotted #366388;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1314137728_0">773-392-0165</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"><span style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;" class="yiv1792460236yshortcuts"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div><div><h2 class="yiv1792460236uiHeaderTitle">Seminar Friday August 26th On How To Apply For $5,000-$35,000 Small Business Loans From Southside Community Federal Credit Union</h2></div><div class="yiv1792460236clearfix"><div class="yiv1792460236mbs yiv1792460236uiHeaderSubTitle yiv1792460236lfloat yiv1792460236fsm yiv1792460236fwn yiv1792460236fcg"><span style="font-style:italic;">In the true spirit of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's last "Poor People's Campaign</span>" <span style="font-style:italic;">and "Operation Breadbasket" Community Economic Empowerment Campaign I am humbled and pleased to be a part of this key economic empowerment effort to use a grassroot community developed financial institution and provide $500,000 in small business development loans for small business development and local job creation</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">in poor neighborhoods</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">This community economic empowerment campaign in poor neighborhoods was the last campaign of Dr. King's "Operation Breadbasket"</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">and I remember being a part of the youth consumer clubs that taught poor communities how to use their</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">economic power to build business and jobs and so this effort is a true reflection of how to celebrate Dr. King and the "substance" of his real work and not just the usual symbolism that comes with his annual tributes. <br /><br />"Keeping a slice" of the economic bread in poor communities to sustain and increase new Black business and local jobs is the best example to pay real tribute to the last campaign of Dr. King's as well as commemorating the 90th Year Anniversary of the 1921 Race Riots of the original Black <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted #366388;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1314137728_1">Wall Street</span> District of <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted #366388;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1314137728_2">Tulsa Oklahoma</span> and an example of what the substance of a Black Wall Street movement represents today, We want to use this local example as what poor communities can do like this across the country with the economic partnerships that Dr. King promoted in his Poor People's Campaign and The Black Wall Street Movement"</span><br style="font-style:italic;" /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />Mark S. Allen</span>, <span style="font-style:italic;">Veteran Civil Rights Activist, member The <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted #366388;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1314137728_3">Monroe</span> Foundation, community organizer for The Southside Community Federal Union, and a national spokesperson for the National Black Wall Street <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted #366388;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1314137728_4">USA</span></span> (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.blackwallstreetdistrict.com/"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1314137728_5">www.blackwallstreetdistrict.com</span></a>)<br style="font-weight:bold;" /></div></div><p> </p><p style="font-weight:bold;"><font size="5">Attention Small Business Owner/Entrepreneurs !!<br /></font></p><p> </p><p>The Monroe Foundation is pleased to collaborate with the Southside Community Federal Credit Union to present a Q & A seminar on how YOU can apply for a micro-loan between $5,000-$35,000 from the Southside Community Federal Credit Union Micro-Loan Program.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>When:</p><p style="font-weight:bold;"><font size="5">Friday, August 26, 2011</font></p><p style="font-weight:bold;"><font size="5">Where:</font></p><p>Southside Community Federal Credit Union</p><p>5401 South Wentworth Avenue, Suite 25 (In the Plaza-55th Off the Dan Ryan)</p><p> </p><p>Time:</p><p>6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.</p><p>RSVP</p><p>Name:</p><p>Name of Company:</p><p>Phone:</p><p>Email:</p><p>To: <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted #366388;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1314137728_6">omonroe@themonroefoundation.org</span></p><p> </p><p>Questions? Gregg Brown, CEO, Southside Community Federal Credit Union</p><p><span style="border-bottom:2px dotted #366388;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1314137728_7">(773) 548-5533</span></p><p>Email: <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted #366388;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1314137728_8">ssfcu@sbcglobal.net</span></p><p>The Small Business Bootcamp is generously supported by Citibank.</p></div>