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All invited to remember Chicago’s first black mayor

~ By Chinta Strausberg ~ At  11:01 a.m., Monday, November 25, 2013,the Harold Washington Legacy Committee, is holding a wreath laying ceremony inhonor of the late Mayor Harold Washington at the Oak Woods Cemetery, 1035 E. 67^thSt., Chicago, IL where he was buried 26-years ago.

The gravesite ceremony will include a gun salute, a color guard ceremony from several high schools, and a host of Harold’s friends and supporters.

It has been 26-years since

After an historic response from supporters, members of the Coalition for the Exoneration of Marcus Garvey delivered more than 10,000 signatures  for the exoneration of the Right Honorable Marcus Garvey to Representative Frederica Wilson's office.

THE PETITION STATES:

We, the undersigned, are requesting the assistance of our representatives in reintroducing the resolution with the following change in the wording: "Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should exonerate Marcus Mo

• PRESIDENT OBAMA'S FATHERHOOD AND MENTORING INITIATIVE FATHERHOOD BUZZ ENCOURAGES FATHERS TO "TAKE TIME TO BE A HEALTHY DAD TODAY"

      ~ Select Local Barbershops to Host Events and Provide Fathers with Parenting Resources ~

Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) -- As part of President Obama’s Fatherhood and Mentoring Initiative, The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC), funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families, Office of Fami

~ BY REV. JESSE JACKSON ~Bill De Blasio is garnering national attention for his landslide election in the New York City Mayor’s race. De Blasio campaigned on a populist agenda, highlighting the stark contrast between the poor and the mega-rich in New York’s “tale of two cities.” De Blasio’s analysis is sadly true for cities across the country, which too often feature two worlds, one of privilege and wealth, another of poverty and despair.

In Chicago, for example, the contrasts are stark between t

His blood spilled in Vietnam continues to heal today

~ By Chinta Strausberg ~ On this Veterans Day, I salute all men and women who have and are serving in the U.S. armed services—people who literally gave their lives to protect this nation including and especially my cousin, Milton Lee Olive, III, an18-year-old Englewood Vietnam War hero who paid the ultimate price.

The irony of his brief life is that he went to Lexington, Mississippi to stay with his paternal grandfather and while there joined a

CHICAGO – Cook County residents join with community, civic and education leaders who are outraged about State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez’s blatant abuse of power and violation of voters’ civil rights. Alvarez has zealously harassed, persecuted and prosecuted people of color and innocent peace activists; yet she has done nothing to bring to justice the Chicago Police executioners of innocent Black men and women and have rebuffed their families. Anita Alvarez has developed the reputation as “a perse

Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium celebrated its 14^th year of presenting the art form Jazz on Sunday, November 3, at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.  The Jitu K. Weusi Founders Award was presented to the developers of Jazz Africa Heritage/JAH for their efforts in building this African diaspora economic and cultural bridge.  The S. A. Lesedi Connection provided entertainment and all patrons enjoyed the culinary treat supplied by Brooklyn’s Madiba Restaurant.  Some of the nearly 200 gue

~ By Harry C. Alford ~ While going through some old boxes the other day I came upon an old video tape.  It was a tribute to the late, great Parren J. Mitchell.  It was produced back in 1998.  We had a great relationship with Linda Gil of BET and sponsor for our annual convention BET collaborated on this tribute with us.  I scurried to a photo shop down the street and had them transform the Beta tape into a DVD.  With much pride we now have it up on our website’s homepage for the world to enjoy a

Collier: “My son was lost has been found”

By Chinta Strausberg

Pastor Mitty Collier late Thursday shouted for joy when Evergreen Park police notified her they had found her son who had been missing nearly three-weeks.

According to Collier, an internationally known gospel singer, the police spotted her son, ElJess Joseph, 52, soliciting money in the parking lot of Aldi’s Food with another homeless man and took him to the station so that he could make a phone call.

Her son had left home three-weeks

The Ashanti Fellowship Program in collaboration with BaylorICWorldwide - TV will be conducting a National Casting Call on November 23, 2013 at the Grenada Trade Center,Grande Anse, St. Georges in search of people interested in becoming part of a team to produce several film and media projects.

Ingram and #Atiya along with colleague Fragrance Francique will select 30-50 people including 15-20 actors/actresses/presenters; extras; pre and post production people
(stage hands, set designers, assista

Is there ever a time when is a Parent – Child relationship too close?

What does that mean? If you spend time with your son or daughter or talk on the phone daily, is that too close? Does your close relationship interfere with your ability to parent that child? If the lines are blurred, meaning you such good friends, that you can’t give well-deserved consequences for misbehaving, then YES, you are probably too close.

I believe that teenagers and parents can’t be friends because when you need to dis