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Getting Away With Murder.
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Americans are obsessed with the idea of murder. Our thirst for blood is reflected in our entertainment choices and our day-to-day reality, where, if you are shot, stabbed or bludgeoned to death, you don’t have the option of getting up and getting ready for your next part. If you get murdered – for real -- there is no reset button. It’s pretty much a GAME OVER type of deal. And, although our favorite and most chilling, weekly crime stories can tie up a case in one hour or less, or in the case of How To Get Away With Murder, drag it out for four seasons, in the USA approximately one third of all murders are cold cases with many of those cases going back for decades. According to the World Health Organization a murder is committed every 60 seconds. There are murderers in our midst. Walking, talking, working and sleeping with us are approximately 200,000 killers. Plus, if you really want to get away with murder, then, Illinois would be the perfect place to commit a homicide. Continued on Page 6
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Technology – Developers are continuous working on integrating tech and medicine to save lives. Around 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States each year, making it the leading cause of death for both men and women. Now there’s a smartwatch that prevents heart-related conditions: iBeat features tiny micro sensors that monitors a user's heart rate for symptoms of a heart attack or cardiac arrest. These sensors can notify users and can even call 911, then utilizing its GPS for location tracking. Products like iBeat continue to change the way we look at cardiovascular disease and prevention. Media – Film and television production in Chicago is booming according to Robert Moskal, Directory of Chicago Film Office, who indicates that the office issued almost 2000 permits in 2016. With nine full seasoned series headquartered in the city, opportunities for vendors and talent is in high demand. Better get in now because expertise from around the world have their eyes focused on Chicago. Health – Although the enrollment period was cut by six weeks and the current administration cut outreach funding by 90%, ACA is still alive. Enrollment for 2018 Affordable Care Act (ACA / Obamacare) starts November 1 and ends December 15. Don’t miss it. Credit – On September 20th a class-action lawsuit was filed in Atlanta, Georgia against Equifax alleging “that Equifax unduly put small business operators at risk in terms of the cost of Equifax business reports and the availability of credit and exposure to business identity theft, which often is directly linked to the personal creditworthiness of small business owners.” Consumers are permitted to obtain one free credit report annually, but businesses are required to pay $99 for their reports. The suit charges that Equifax is profiting off of their information without their knowledge of contents or accuracy. #EntrepreneursRock – Absolutely Anything Essential Gift Shop will be celebrating its1st Year Anniversary on Saturday, October 21 between 3 and 6 pm at 3521 S. King Drive in Chicago. No reservations needed just stop by and celebration with complimentary appetizers, raffles and specials. CSJ congratulates Kenya Reene, Proprietor. Chicago – Beginning next year, Chicago police officers will undergo four hours of training on its revised use-of-force policy. The department plans to expand training to 40 hours a year for every officer beginning in 2021. Sports – Don’t they say think twice before you speak? After President Donald Trump's criticism of NFL players the number of protesters went from six players to 200 who sat, knelt or raised their fists. As the support on social media continues to grow for former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, Nick Cannon is racking up the views with his video Stand For What?
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forward the FSP’s goal of increasing the pipeline of AfricanAmerican and Latino talent in Chicagoland’s financial services industry. “The work of the FSP is critical,” John Rogers & Matt Feldman said Feldman. “The strategic imperative for diversity and inclusion is clear, particularly when viewed in he Financial Services Pipeline light of the increasing diversity of the generation currently entering the (FSP) Initiative is ushering in two workforce and those that will folnew co-chairs to help steer the dilow. An organization that does not rection of the program, carry out the recognize the reality of these changorganization’s mission and oversee ing demographics and adjust all of overall strategy implementation. their business strategies to that realFSP Initiative was founded in 2013 ity will be left behind.” to address the lack of diversity in the financial services sector. “My goal for the FSP beyond just
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increasing minority representation in the [financial services] industry is to help create wealthbuilding opportunities within the AfricanAmerican and Latino communities,” said Rogers. “By focusing on retention and attrition, we can help to prepare the next generation of Csuite leaders and entrepreneurs who will go on to employ more people who look like them.”
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Getting Away With Murder.
What is the probability of you becoming a murder victim? Click HERE to take the murder test. Why is the "clearance rate" for murders so low? According to most experts, investigations must be intensive, move fast, and be organized. In a crime’s aftermath, the first 48 to 72 hours are the most critical. But, in a metropolitan area, like Chicago or New Orleans, where the murder rate is high and non-stop, how can a department give its full attention to cold cases? And, when the case remains cold that means that murderer remains free and a threat. And, if only a fifth of the crimes committed are with legally registered weapons, then there’s a possible connection. What should be the penalty be for carrying an illegal firearm, given that statistics indicate that it is very likely that it will be involved in a violent crime? Also, police officials continue to insist that the community is the key to solving crimes. When we help and harbor murderers and keep hushed on crime, it is the same as giving our permission to remain under attack. But in that same vein, who can provide protection to those who testify? Who will be there to protect them and their families?
Thomas K. Hargrove of the Murder Accountability Project states that, “Illinois trails all other states in catching killers.” Less than 40% of all homicide cases in Illinois are cleared. It is also reported that Chicago faired far worst, as it only solved about 30 percent of its murder cases in 2015. In a response to a question from The Scripps Howard News Service, Hargrove indicated that, “The astonishing and disturbing pattern in the FBI data set is the variation in how often murders get solved. There are places in America where it is statistically unlikely for a killer to be caught. If you want to get away with murder, go to places like Detroit, Phoenix, Chicago or New Orleans. If you want to get caught, kill somebody in Denver, San Diego or Philadelphia.”
Those getting away with murder continue to be a threat to society. They’ve taken away the life and liberty of so many. Maybe we are the key to halting the alarming rate of unsolved murders. Look to your left. Look to your right. Look across the dinner table. Look in the mirror. You may just see a murderer. Sonja Cassandra Perdue is Associate Publisher for Chicago Street Journal and Founder of Chicago’s Black Business Network.
With the number of cold cases reaching into the six figures, it is certainly possible that via our sixth degree that we are all either related to or know a murder. Just a few murder stats for you murder fans. A recent Center for Disease Control report indicates that 93 percent of female murder victims were killed by former or current husbands, boyfriends or lovers. Over 90 percent of Black Americans are murdered by other Black Americans. Because of the increase in transgender deaths by murder, the community is calling upon reporting agencies to enhance their tracking methods and to begin keeping an accurate count of the number of murders. Police killed at least 309 Black people in the U.S. in 2016. 21 toddlers were shooters. The World Health Organization states one person commits suicide about every 40 seconds. This may well indicate that for some of us, we are our own greatest danger. With the call for major changes in the US immigration laws, you would certainly think that the stats would weigh in heavily on keeping the terrorist away from all of us. But, according to the New America Foundation, jihadists killed 94 people inside the United States between 2005 and 2015. During that same time period, 301,797 people in the US were shot dead, Politifact reports. According to data compiled from the Centers for Disease Control, more people killed themselves by falling out of bed during the same period (737) than were killed by Islamic jihadists.
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This partnership aims to increase interest in STEM career fields for girls of color. Women of color are traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields, especially in technology. Only 3 percent of African-American women and less than 1 percent of Latinas receive degrees in computer science. Kimberly Bryant, CEO of Black Girls Code, comments, “Although we’ve hosted workshops in the area off and on since 2012, we are thrilled to officially launch a Black Girls CODE chapter in Detroit with the support of GM and other corporate and community partners like Comcast and Wayne State University. “Our regular programming, launching this fall, will lay a foundation to fully engage girls of color in Detroit and is designed to inspire them to continue their paths as future STEM professionals,” she adds. Since their launch in April 2011, Black Girls Code has had the ultimate goal to provide African-American youth with the skills to occupy some of the 1.4 million computing job openings expected to be available in the U.S. by 2020, and to train 1 million girls by 2040.
The organization was recently offered a $125,000 donation from Uber, but Bryant politely turned it down because she says she Detroit, MI — Black Girls Code, a non-profit organization that felt that it was just a PR stunt meant to distract people from Uber’s dismal track record on diversity issues. She then went aims to increase the number of women of color in the digital space, has announced a partnership with General Motors, which and raised $150,000 for the organization through crowdfunding. includes a generous donation of $255,000. The funding will be For more details about the organization, visit used to launch and maintain a local chapter of the organization www.BlackGirlsCode.org in the Detroit metro area.
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Amazon Opens Search for Amazon HQ2 – A Second Headquarters City in North America New headquarters will be a full equal to Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle, and is expected to grow to 50,000 employees as part of the company’s ongoing job creation Amazon plans to invest over $5 million in construction and operation of Amazon HQ2 In addition to Amazon’s direct hiring and investment, construction and operation of Amazon HQ2 is expected to create tens of thousands of jobs in construction and related industries, and generate tens of billions of dollars in additional investment in the city where HQ2 is located --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 7, 2017-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) —Amazon today announced plans to open Amazon HQ2, a second company headquarters in . expects to invest over in construction and grow this second headquarters to include as many as 50,000 high-paying jobs. In addition to Amazon’s direct hiring and investment, construction and ongoing operation of Amazon HQ2 is expected to create tens of thousands of additional jobs and tens of billions of dollars in additional investment in the surrounding community. is opening the Amazon HQ2 Request for Proposal (“RFP”) now, and local and state government leaders interested in learning more about how they can bring to their community can visit www.amazon.com/amazonHQ2. Amazon estimates its investments in from 2010 through 2016 resulted in an additional to the city’s economy – every dollar invested by in generated an additional for the city’s economy overall. With more than 380,000 employees worldwide, Amazon ranks #1 on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, #2 on Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, #1 on The Harris Poll’s Corporate Reputation survey, and #2 on LinkedIn’s U.S. most desirable companies list. Amazon was also recently included in the Military Times’ Best for Vets list of companies committed to providing opportunities for military veterans.
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Amazon HQ2 will be a complete headquarters for – not a satellite office. expects to hire new teams and executives in “We expect HQ2 to be a full equal to our headquarters,” HQ2, and will also let existing senior leaders across the said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. “Amazon HQ2 company decide whether to locate their teams in HQ1, will bring billions of dollars in up-front and ongoing invest- HQ2 or both. The company expects that employees who ments, and tens of thousands of high-paying jobs. We’re are currently working in HQ1 can choose to continue workexcited to find a second home.” ing there, or they could have an opportunity to move if they would prefer to be located in HQ2. In choosing the location for HQ2, Amazon has a preference for: To learn more about Amazon’s current headquarters, plans for Amazon HQ2, and to submit a proposal, visit Metropolitan areas with more than one million people www.amazon.com/amazonHQ2. A stable and business-friendly environment Urban or suburban locations with the potential to attract and retain strong technical talent
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