Chatham-Southeast Citizen 11-03-2021

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Citizen Week of Nov. 3, 2021

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Search underway for America’s top youth visionaries Page 7

Report finds greater opportunities for Black women in office Page 3

Girls Like Me, founded by LaKeisha Gray Sewell, has been celebrating Chicago Day of the Girl for 10 years. Sewell would like to see it recognized on Oct. 11 statewide. Photos by One Chicago

Marcy Venture Partners invests in Iddris Sandu Page 4

GIRLS LIKE ME FOUNDER WANTS TO INSTILL PRIDE IN BLACK GIRLS

LaKeisha Gray Sewell began the Girls Like Me Project after volunteering in her son’s classroom in 2008. She observed the young girls in the class were exhibiting negative behavior. She decided to host a ladies’ lunch for the girls, who were in fourth grade, as a way to break up the mean girl behavior and develop a sense of responsibility and love for each other. PAGE 2

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NEWS briefly POLITICS

SPEAKER WELCH CONGRATULATES LEADER FLOWERS ON ACS AWARD Springfield, Ill. – House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch is recognizing deputy majority leader, State Representative Mary Flowers, for receiving the National Distinguished Advocacy Award from the American Cancer Society Action Network.

“Leader Flowers is the quintessential elected representative. She is well-convicted in her values and leads with determination that is only matched by her kind heart,” said Speaker Welch.

“Most importantly, she knows how marginalized communities can be better served by government.

This is particularly the case when it comes to access to health care.”

During her more than 30 years in the General Assembly, Leader Flowers has advanced efforts to improve disadvantaged communities’ access to health care. In 2021, Flowers continued these efforts by sponsoring House Bill 1779, which will require health insurance policies and managed care plans to include coverage for biomarker testing for diagnosis, treatment, or ongoing monitoring of an individual’s condition. Biomarkers are defined as characteristics that are objectively measured and evaluated as an indicator of normal biological processes. Biomarker testing is used to examine blood or tissue to find cancer and other complications.

The American Cancer Society awarded Leader Flowers the National Distinguished Advocacy Award, the highest award for elected officials who help lead the fight against cancer. With House Bill 1779 becoming law, Illinois became the first state in the nation to have covered biomarker testing for insured individuals.

“Thanks to the tireless work of Leader Flowers, Illinois is a leader in the Midwest and the Nation when it comes to empowering patients and ensuring cancer patients have access to the best care available, regardless of income,” said Speaker Welch. “I want to congratulate Leader Flowers on her well-deserved award and express my gratitude for her hard work with the American Cancer Society to help defeat this disease.”

HEALTH

ILLINOIS DENTISTS TO TREAT VETERANS IN NEED IN THEIR OFFICES Springfield – The 6,000-plus dentists of the Illinois State Dental Society want to show veterans that we care about their smiles.

Throughout the month of November, many Illinois State Dental Society dentists have reserved appointment times in their offices to salute Illinois veterans.

Under the Illinois Dentists Salute initiative, participating dentists will provide critically needed dental services for the selfless men and women who have served our country—at no cost to the veteran!

Illinois veterans are eligible to receive no-cost treatment at participating dental offices. The dentist will determine priority treatment for the veteran patient.

Visit the Illinois Dentists Salute page at ISDS.org for a list of participating dental offices to schedule an appointment today.

The dentists of the Illinois State Dental Society salute our veterans for their service and sacrifice.

If you have questions on Illinois Dentists Salute, contact Misty Glass at 217/525-1406.

Girls Like Me Founder Wants To Instill Pride in Black Girls Continued from page 1

BY TIA CAROL JONES

LaKeisha Gray Sewell began the Girls Like Me Project after volunteering in her son’s classroom in 2008. She observed the young girls in the class were exhibiting negative behavior. She decided to host a ladies’ lunch for the girls, who were in fourth grade, as a way to break up the mean girl behavior and develop a sense of responsibility and love for each other.

“We saw immediate changes, we saw bonds forming where girls were actually feeling responsible and accountable for each other. They were actually looking out for each other,” she said.

Sewell also noticed girls who once would shrink away found their voice, would speak up for themselves and found interests outside of school. She stayed with them through eighth grade. She expanded the program to the next campus and included other girls.

Sewell realized it needed to be done more than just once a week on a volunteer basis, it needed to be more organized.

She made it a non-profit organization in 2012. The goal of the organization is to help girls critically examine the social, cultural and political ideologies that are in media. Doing that allows the girls to push back against any stereotypes, stigmas and untruths.

Sewell thought back to her childhood, watching characters like Claire Huxtable, Denise Huxtable and Whitley Gilbert.

Watching those characters and reading Maya Angelou and Virginia Hamilton provided an escape for her. She found the power in the media and it gave her a

positive reflection.

“I just think the power of media is so important. I just knew if that could give me a sense of hope and flight and ambition, then it could definitely be a tool we could use for the girls of this generation.

That we could show them a different, positive way,” she said.

Sewell wants to use media to give girls hope for the future and also to affirm where they are right now. She want to let them know where they and who they are is valuable. One of Sewell’s sheroes is Ida B. Wells.

“When you use media in a responsible way, you can move this nation, you can move this world, and you can also move your own mind outside of blocks that it may be experiencing,” she said.

The Chicago Day of the Girl is in its 10th year. Sewell noticed United Nations’ Day of the Girl, but it left out Black girls in America, their voices and experiences.

Sewell decided to include Black girls on the South and West sides of Chicago that would participate through Girls Like Me. The girls are part of a global conversation.

Dear Chicago Girl Podcast is a way for girls to express themselves, hear themselves and hear one another. The girls use the platform as a space for them, with topics the girls choose. Sewell said it is a great platform to hear what girls in Chicago are thinking.

“I always say unapologetically that everything in this world will move forward because of a Black girl and Black women who came out of Chicago,” she said.

Girls Like Me is looking to directly reach 400 African American girls by 20232024. The organization is creating a talk

LaKeisha Gray Sewell, founder of Girls Like Me, wants young girls to understand the power of media and how to use it to combat stereotypes. Photos by One Chicago

show, a space for them to express themselves and share community resources.

It also will be going into schools, and training other organizations that want to do work around media literacy and digital storytelling.

Sewell wants the City of Chicago, the State of Illinois and Cook County to declare October 11 as Day of the Girl.

For more information on Girls Like Me, visit girlslikemeproject.org, or call 773599-3490.

ComEd Launches New Job Training Program ComEd has announced the CONSTRUCT Business Operations Academy, a new pilot program to increase the pool of qualified minority candidates for entry-level administrative and project coordinator roles in the utility, construction and related industries.

The program is administered by YWCA Metropolitan Chicago and is funded by ComEd and INTREN. “As part of our commitment to lifting up the communities we’re privileged to serve, ComEd runs or supports several successful job training programs,” said Diana Sharpe, vice president of economic and workforce development with ComEd. “After placing hundreds of diverse job seekers in entry-level jobs in the construction industry through the CONSTRUCT Infrastructure Academy, we’re thrilled to expand our workforce development program with the addition of the CONSTRUCT Business Operations Academy.”

Through the CONSTRUCT Business Operations Academy, participants will learn about business operations and project management; develop the professional skills, or soft skills, necessary to succeed in an office environment; complete a capstone project with industry-specific case studies; and receive job placement and support services. The six-week pilot program will run from late October 2021 to early December 2021, and graduates will earn a Business Administration 101 certificate from St. Augustine College www.citizennewspapergroup.com

in Chicago.

“YWCA Metropolitan Chicago values its longstanding relationship with ComEd in the area of workforce development,” said Shelley Bromberek-Lambert, Interim CEO of YWCA Metropolitan Chicago. “We are excited about this new program and the skills and training it will bring to our constituents, preparing them for meaningful careers.”

The new CONSTRUCT Business Operations Academy is part of the ComEd Infrastructure Academy, which seeks to prepare job seekers for entry-level roles in the utility and construction sectors.

Since 2013, more than 600 students have completed the Academy with 70 percent of them securing employment shortly after graduating – many of them women, African Americans and Latinos who historically have faced barriers to entering these industries.

Through the ComEd Infrastructure Academy, ComEd works with 10 non-profit training affiliates and more than 40 corporate partners to recruit, train and hire candidates. Program graduates are better prepared to enter related fields with the knowledge and training that qualify them for entry-level jobs with good-paying, livable wages.

For more information or questions about the CONSTRUCT program, contact WorkforceDevelopment@ComEd.com.

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Report finds greater opportunities for Black women in office WASHINGTON PRNewswire -- Higher Heights Leadership Fund and the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, released a new report, Reaching Higher: Black Women in American Politics 2021.

This report will be launched at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, with a robust discussion of national political experts, including Glynda C. Carr and Kelly Dittmar, Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL); A’shanti Gholar, President of Emerge; Minyon Moore, Principal at Dewey Square Group, Nikole Killion, Congressional Correspondent, CBS News, and Sonya Ross, Founder & Editor in Chief, Black Women Unmuted. To view this event at 11 am ET, please visit here.

The 2020 election marked a significant milestone in Black women’s political leadership. Kamala Harris became the first woman, the first Black person, and the first South Asian person on a major-party general election presidential ballot, as well as the first woman, the first Black person, and the first South Asian person to win the vice presidency. Black women also found success across other levels of office, in addition to playing pivotal roles in voter mobilization and voter turnout.

As we look ahead to the midterm elections, the report finds there may be greater opportunities for Black women’s gains in statewide offices where they remain especially underrepresented.

One year ahead of the 2022 election, it’s important to take stock of the current levels of Black women’s representation nationwide, as well as Black women’s political successes and the persistent hurdles they faced in the 2020 cycle. This update outlines the status of Black women in American politics as of fall 2021 and provides an outlook for the 2022 election, which offers an immediate occasion for harnessing Black women’s political power both at the ballot box as voters and on the ballot as candidates.

The report illustrates: A record number of Black women ran for and won congressional offices in 2020, but Black women’s congressional representation is not at a record high. Most acutely, no Black women currently serve in the U.S. Senate.

Between 2020 and 2021, Black women’s state legislative representation increased, though not as much as it did after the 2018 election. Black women reached a record high in state legislative representation in 2021.

Despite being 7.8% of the population, Black women are less than 5% of officeholders elected to statewide executive offices, Congress, and state legislatures. They are 8 of the mayors in the nation’s 100 most populous cities.

Black women remain severely underrepresented as officeholders at the statewide executive level, holding just 1.9% of these positions. Just 17 Black women have ever held statewide elected executive offices, and no Black woman has ever been elected governor despite the first-ever major party nomination of a Black woman for governor in election 2018.

“In 2020, we saw another year of historic developments, coming after a record number of Black women running for office in 2018. We already knew that Black women would power the road to the White House and the road to 2020-- but this data shows that Black women candidates are stepping off the sidelines as viable candidates with voters’ support. Black women are converting electoral power into political power, “said Glynda Carr, President, and CEO of Higher Heights.

“Black women are a powerful force in the American political system, and their political power at the polls and on the ballot continues to grow and is increasingly recognized as the force it is. When Black women run for office, they not only challenge biased views of who can or should lead, but also disrupt perceptions of electability.”

Higher Heights and CAWP issued their first report on the status of Black women in American politics in June 2014.

Since then, 16 new Black women were elected to Congress, the number of Black women state legislators has risen by nearly 50%, Black women have made tremendous strides in representation as big-city mayors – with 12 Black women taking office as mayors in the top 100 most populous cities since mid-2014 – and a Black woman now serves as vice president.

Although Black women have made strides in representation in elected leadership, the newest report indicates that there is still a tremendous opportunity for growth.

“Our organizations are committed to raising awareness about both the gains and gaps in Black women’s political power,” said report author Kelly Dittmar, Associate Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University–Camden and Director of Research at CAWP. “To accelerate the progress we’ve seen in recent years and to take advantage of opportunities forthcoming in 2022, the work must continue to create more equitable conditions under which Black women candidates both emerge and compete.”

Previous Status of Black Women in American Politics reports have been in published in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019. To learn more and to join in these efforts, visit Higher Heights and the Center for American Women and Politics, follow us on social media, and sign up for our newsletters. www.citizennewspapergroup.com

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas to share government transparency and social equity initiatives at real estate and tax conference in the Dominican Republic Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas will discuss how

advancements in the Treasurer’s Office have increased transparency and efficiency while promoting social equity during a conference next week in the Dominican Republic.

The Inter-American Conference on Cadastre and Property Registry will bring together experts in the public and private sectors to discuss land registry systems and challenges governments face as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. #ConfCat21 will take place Nov. 2 - 4 in Santa Domingo. It is organized by the Dominican Property Registry National Administration, the National School of the Judiciary of the Dominican Republic, the Organization of American States and the World Bank.

Pappas’ presentation, “On the Frontier of the Property Tax System,” details changes made in the past two decades in her office that have improved efficiency, convenience and transparency while reducing costs to taxpayers.

The advancements have enabled the office to undertake studies on the property tax system and better assist property owners. Since the start of Pappas’ Black and Latino Houses Matter program in the early days of the pandemic, the Treasurer’s Office has returned more than $120 million in refunds to communities with majority Black and Latino populations.

“I welcome the invitation to speak and look forwarding to exchanging information about processes that benefit property owners, in addition to discussing the critical issues local governments face today,” Pappas said.

Pappas’ invitation is the most recent one extended by officials in other countries who are interested in learning about the progress made at the Cook County Treasurer’s Office. Earlier this month, she addressed a global forum in Seville, Spain, that was attended by officials from 19 countries.

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BUSINESS

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Marcy Venture Partners invests in Iddris Sandu spatial LABS (sLABS), a Venture Capital studio, will debut with a launch called LNQ, a new blockchain enabled platform changing the way artists mobilize and create new physical and digital formats of media LOS ANGELES PRNewswire -- Marcy Venture Partners (MVP) invests in 24 year-old technologist Iddris Sandu’s impact-driven tech incubator: spatial LABS (sLABS). The multitiered partnership between MVP and sLABS will explore the unlimited possibilities at the intersection of tech, culture and humanity. sLABS first endeavor is the launch of LNQ; an innovative, state of the art blockchain-enabled hardware platform. LNQ aims to make the metaverse more accessible and provide creators with decentralized tools to engage with their communities through LNQ’s proprietary, real-time processing stack.

The relationship between JAY-Z and Sandu has been one in development, with sLABS previously collaborating on Augmented Reality partnerships with Beyoncé’s Ivy Park, Nipsey

Hussle’s The Marathon Clothing Store, Rihanna’s Fenty line and Kanye West’s Yeezy, each of whom have collaborated with JAY-Z throughout their multi-hyphenate careers.

“Iddris has a conscious world view and a youth centric vision that is innovative and refreshing to witness. We share similar parallels in how we imagine impacting people in our lifetime. Partnering with him on this journey and others is very exciting,” JAY-Z said.

This investment comes during a time of strong growth within the blockchain and cryptocurrency space.

“JAY-Z has always been at the forefront of cultural evolution and identifying the next leaders.

Aligning with Marcy Venture Partners assists with our vision for elevating the youth as it relates to access and a means to true technological

empowerment. The lasting impact of this relationship is not simply defined by the work we’re doing now, but by the immeasurable impact for generations of creators to come,” Sandu said.

A Ghana-native, Sandu was raised in Southern California and was always poised to be an agent of change and innovation. Since the age of 13, Sandu has been collaborating with leading global companies, such as Apple, Google, Facebook, Adidas, Nike and many others.

In addition to being a technologist, Sandu’s entrepreneurial skills are equally astute in his ability to connect with multi-generational moguls and bring them together.

In 2019, Sandu was the recipient of the Thiel Fellowship; a two year program founded by Silicon Valley veteran Peter Thiel, one of the earliest investors in Facebook, PayPal,

Lenny “Kodaklens” Santiago

and SpaceX. Sandu shortly after founded halt LABS (an early sister entity to sLABS), a city infrastructure and transportation corporation that has garnered the attention and funding of impact-driven investors like NFL Professional Bobby Wagner, Ron Burkel of Yucaipa Companies, NBA veteran Anthony Tolliver, Marcy Venture Partners, and Scooter Braun of Raised in Space - a VC fund backed by Ripple (XRP).

Reflecting on the impact of our commitment in Chicago

BY CURTIS REED Greater Chicagoland Region Manager, Middle Market Banking, JPMorgan Chase

Last October, I was honored to share the stage with Mayor Lightfoot and We Rise Together, representing JPMorgan Chase as the bank announced a $600 million commitment to increase homeownership for 3,000 Black, Latino and Hispanic families in Chicago.

This announcement was part of a larger, five-year $30 billion national commitment the company made to advance racial equity. To be a part of such important work was a professional and personal highlight for me, having grown up in the Chicagoland area and witnessing first-hand the inequities for people of color in the community.

I was fortunate -- raised in a middle-class family with parents who moved to the area to provide a better life for their children. Although we had resources and support, it didn’t change the fact that I was always viewed a certain way because of the color of my skin.

My father taught me early on that I needed to work twice as hard and leave no doubt when competing – win so convincingly that the results don’t need to go to a photo finish.

He also taught me the unfortunate realities around dealing with law enforcement and the racial biases that we’re still coming to terms with as a country. Equipped with this knowledge, I went to college and pursued a career in banking – and still dealt with discrimination along the way.

But I grew up seeing people who look just like me on the South and West sides of Chicago who didn’t

have that support growing up. They continue to face generational barriers to building wealth and stability without sufficient tools and support to help them along the way.

That’s what our commitment seeks to change, by focusing on expanding opportunities for Black, Hispanic and Latino people in key areas that help build wealth in areas like homeownership, affordable housing, small business growth, financial health, and access to banking. It is why we recently created the role of Community Home Lending Advisor to help more customers achieve the goal of homeownership. A new team of 10 now serve as experts in hyper-local housing assistance and down payment assistance programs in underserved areas of Chicago.

It is why we doubled our homebuyer grant to $5,000 to help customers with upfront costs of buying a new home — available in 412 majority Black census tracts in the Chicago area.

It is why earlier this year we opened our community inspired branch in the South Shore neighborhood to offer free financial health resources

like skills training, small business pop-ups, and fintech innovation.

It is why we recently hired five Community Managers in neighborhoods like Stony Island, Chatham and Brighton Park to engage the community, increase awareness of available resources, and help connect local residents with financial health tools, products and services.

It is why we piloted a nationwide program in Chicago to help entrepreneurs in historically underserved areas access coaching, technical assistance and capital. Chase small business consultants will provide over 1,500 Black and Brown-owned small businesses with 1:1 mentorship and digital education to help grow their businesses.

It is why in June, JPMorgan Chase announced a new $150 million, five-year commitment in philanthropic capital and low-cost loans to Chicago’s South and West sides. That brings our total business and philanthropic investments toward Black, www.citizennewspapergroup.com

Latino, Hispanic and other underserved communities in Chicago to $800 million by the end of 2025.

These and other steps reflect our commitment to investing in Chicago and working with local officials, community partners and others in the community to help address structural economic and racial disparities in lending, including helping more people achieve affordable, sustainable homeownership.

It has been inspiring to see this work play out over the past year work that so many of my colleagues are passionate. I’ve been overwhelmed by the response from our community partners, non-profits, public officials, and other businesses wanting to get involved. But we need to keep pushing and know that the hard work is ahead of us to get Chicago to where we all know it needs to be.

This means investing in our employees, building larger coalitions, and working with policymakers to tailor

programs that help Black, Latino and Hispanic people across the economic spectrum build wealth.

It touches me personally to think about the journey that we have been on from 2020 in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, because for too many of us this is deeply personal. The country came together and stood up – across racial lines – to protest.

I marched with my children with thousands of others in my community and felt emotional thinking about my grandmother marching in Mississippi for the right to vote in the 1960s. It underscores that the fight for racial equity continues, but it also says that we’re making progress. I am proud to be a part of a company that recognizes this and uses its resources and expertise to continue this work and help close the racial wealth gap. To work alongside a team of people who live and breathe this effort to help drive inclusive economic growth in our community and others like it, is a reason for hope.

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Search underway for America’s top youth visionaries BPT - Addressing student debt. Dismantling inequity. Creating thriving communities. If making real change to real problems is what inspires you or someone you know, you may be a Prudential Emerging Visionary.

Applications are now open for Prudential Emerging Visionaries, a program that celebrates young people bringing fresh perspectives and innovative solutions to pressing financial and societal challenges in their communities.

The program builds on the legacy and momentum of the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, the country’s largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer community service. Since 1995, more than 150,000 young people across the United States have been honored through these awards. Inspired by the impressive vision of these young leaders, Prudential has reimagined the program.

Emerging Visionaries now puts the spotlight on financial wellness as a foundation on which to build a solid future, championing projects that will help people improve their financial well-being and create thriving communities.

“To fulfill our purpose of making lives better by solving the financial challenges of our changing world, we take a fully inclusive approach, because we believe the best solutions can come from anywhere,” said Chairman and CEO

Charles Lowrey. “During more than 26 years of celebrating young people around the country, we’ve been inspired by their creative and selfless work. With the Emerging Visionaries program, we’re excited to celebrate and support remarkable young leaders who are driving progress, and to create a community of change.”

In April 2022, 20 U.S. students ages 14-18

will be awarded for their solutions to social issues, and five for their solutions to financial barriers. Each winner will be awarded $5,000 plus an all-expenses-paid trip to Prudential’s headquarters in Newark, New Jersey, for a recognition event.

During this event, the five honorees in the financial solutions category will pitch their

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ideas to Prudential leaders and one grand prize winner will receive $15,000. Winners will also have the opportunity to consult with company leaders about strategies to advance their work, and to participate in a coaching program with employees to refine their projects.

Prudential is partnering with Ashoka, a leading organization in the social impact sector, who will help develop winners’ skills through ongoing workshops and online courses with advisory support from the Financial Health Network, a leading authority on financial health.

The new direction is lauded by 20-year-old Joshua Williams, a 2013 Prudential honoree and Ashoka Young Changemaker who runs Joshua’s Heart Foundation, which has distributed more than 3 million pounds of food to impoverished families around the world.

“It’s wonderful to see the program evolving and adapting,” said Williams. “The U.S. is in a critical time where youth leaders are going to be needed more than ever to guide us into the future, and I know firsthand that they are key to creating lasting change to societal and financial issues.”

For more information about Prudential Emerging Visionaries, including how to apply, visit Prudential.com/EmergingVisionaries.

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CITIZEN On The Move

Highlights From The Chicago Football Classic, Christmas In The Wards and Black Men United Food Giveaway In Metcalfe Park Photos by L.M. Warbington

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