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TRAILBLAZING ASTRONAUT PHYSICIAN TO KEYNOTE MLK OBSERVANCE Dr. Mae Jemison, astronaut, physician and science and technology advocate, will be the keynote speaker at Northwestern University’s 2017 commemoration of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Jemison will speak on both the Chicago and Evanston campuses.

She will deliver the keynote address at the University-wide MLK commemoration at 6 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 23, at PickStaiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Dr. in Evanston. The annual program will include music and performances from Northwestern student groups.

Jemison’s Chicago campus talk will take place at 12 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, at Hughes Auditorium, 303 E. Superior St., during a program sponsored by Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Mae Jemison broke barriers as the first woman of color in the world to go into space, serving

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President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with King in the White House Cabinet Room, 1966.

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MLK: MILITANT OF THE 21ST CENTURY

An astronaut, physician and science and technology advocate, Dr. Mae C. Jemison will be the keynote speaker at Northwestern University’s 2017 commemoration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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r. Martin Luther King, Jr. hasn’t been this alive since 1968.

He’s no longer that visually distant, twodimensional figure, limited to speaking a single sentence taken out of context and shorn of its true meaning. Instead, the honest scholarship and media commentary considering what King faced and what he did have broken through the obscuring fog of conservative, and yes, centrist, propaganda.

In part, that’s because, today the confrontation between the forces of progress and the racist reaction to that progress is sharper than any time since the 1960s.

Today, as in the 1960s, American society is grappling with elevating new groups of Americans to full citizenship. Today, as in the 1960s, it’s being forced to confront the meaning of its widespread poverty and joblessness, and its diminished educational opportunity. Today, as in the 1960s, Black Americans’ right to vote is under siege from conservatives, as are women’s reproductive rights. And today, as in the 1960s, the country is debating the extent of government’s responsibility to protect individuals’ access to opportunity.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words and actions seem relevant again because they’ve always presented a challenge to the status quo and always

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six years as a NASA astronaut. She flew aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, STS47 Spacelab J(apan) mission in September 1992 and was NASA’s first science mission specialist performing experiments in material science, life science and human adaptation to weightlessness.

Her consulting firm, The Jemison Group, integrates socio-cultural issues into the design and implementation of technology projects, such as the use of satellite technology for health care delivery in West Africa and solar dish engines for electricity generation in developing countries.

A general practice doctor in Los Angeles, she earned bachelor’s degrees in chemical engineering and African- and Afro-American studies at Stanford University and earned her M.D. from Cornell University.

Earlier in her career she worked as a Peace Corps medical officer with Cambodian Dr. Mae C. Jemison at the Kennedy Space Center in refugees and January 1992. (Photo by the with the Flying National Aeronautics and Space Doctors of Administration.)

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An advocate for science literacy, Jemison founded the nonprofits The Earth We Share, an international science camp for students aged 12 to 16, and TEWS-Space Race, a program to improve science achievement for Los Angeles-area students underserved and underrepresented in the sciences. She is the author of “Find Where the Wind Goes: Moments from My Life,” about growing up on the South Side of Chicago, her career aspirations and her historymaking journey into space.

Jemison currently leads 100 Year Starship, an initiative seed funded by the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to assure the capability for human interstellar space travel to another star is possible within the next 100 years.

Jemison is a member of the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine.

She is an inductee of the National Women’s Hall of Fame, the National Medical Association Hall of Fame and the Texas Science Hall of Fame. Among many honors, awards and honorary degrees, she received the National Organization for Women’s Intrepid Award and the Kilby Science Award.

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he 44th and first African American president of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama gave his farewell speech to a maximum capacity crowd last night at the Hyatt McCormick Place, 2223 S. King Dr., in Chicago.

The president’s legacy is one of mixed reviews but he began to remind the audience just what those real accomplishments were. “If I would have told you eight years ago that America would reverse the great recession, reboot our auto industry and unleash the longest stretch of job creation in our history, if I had told you that we would open up a new chapter with the Cuban people, shutdown Iran’s Nuclear weapons program without firing a single shot and take out the mastermind of 911, if I had told you we would win marriage equality and secure healthcare for another 20 million of our fellow citizens, you might have said we’ve set our sights a little too high, but that’s what we did. That what you did.”

The president also talked about creating DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), the legislative compromise to the immigration issue facing children who have been raised in this country but were brought here illegally and are undocumented. The crowd soon erupted and began chanting ‘four more years, four more years’, to which the president simply replied, “I can’t

Tuesday night Americans and many Chicagoans experienced the end of an era as the first black president of the United States said thank you and bid Americans farewell during his speech at the McCormick Place.

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do that.” As the president spoke about the coming days when the peaceful transition of power will take place and presidentelect Donald Trump becomes the 45th President of the United States, President Obama said to the anti-Trump crowd, “Democracy does require a basic sense of solidarity but Democracy works only if our politics reflects the decency of our people.”

President Obama spoke on the notion that his election meant we were living in a post-racial society. “Such a vision however well-intentioned was never realistic.”

The president encouraged both white

and black Americans to understand the circumstances that form our different points of view with the understanding that the grievances on both sides have merit. He went on to speak about the unfair treatment of other minority groups by people who were once themselves were the victims of such biases. As he began to close his speech he took the time to acknowledge and thank his wife of 25 years, First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama. With a look of love and admiration on his face, near tears the president said, “You have made me proud and you have made the country proud.” He concluded by demanding that the people become more involved in the political process, be the change.

“I’m asking you to not just believe in my ability to make change but yours”.

In pointing out the many challenges Americans face, he said, “Our democracy is threatened when we take it for granted...all of us should work to rebuild our democratic institutions...we should be making it easier, not harder to vote. When trust in our institutions is low, we should insist on transparency.... our constitution is a remarkable, beautiful gift, but it has no power on its own. We the people give it power with the choices we make.”

“It falls on us to be jealous guardians of our democracy, he said, adding, “for all of our differences we share the same title – citizen, citizen... that’s what democracy demands. It demands you,” he said.

MLK: MILITANT OF THE 21ST CENTURY urged individuals to live up to humanity’s best possibilities.

That command has become particularly compelling again because of the remarkable juxtaposition of present-day developments.

Speaking in the early 1990s, when the conservative political ascendancy was at its height, Rev. Hosea Williams, one of King’s lieutenants during the civil rights struggles, explained that “There is a definite effort on the part of America to change Martin Luther King, Jr. from what he was really about – to make him the Uncle Tom of the century. “ Williams insisted, “In my mind, he was the militant of the century.”

Williams was right, and King’s importance – his militancy – is still not completely understood today.

He didn’t “make” the Civil Rights Movement. He wasn’t its operational leader or its major tactician. But he was its national and international spokesman – the man who, speaking in that rich baritone, could turn words into emotions that were otherwise inexpressible and into word-pictures that represented the entire tapestry of the centuries-long Black freedom struggle.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 13-year life on the national stage brilliantly Dr. King's signature. represented the courage it took in those decades to challenge the seemingly overwhelming power of the South’s racist power structure. Far less acknowledged is the courage it took for King – after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and his being awarded the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize – to resist the temptations of partial success and his own fame.

Instead, King kept moving leftward, to confront the racial and economic injustice that had created and maintained the Black ghettos of the North, and the national hubris that had led America into the quagmire of war in Southeast Asia.

For this he was pilloried by President Lyndon B. Johnson and much of the White liberal establishment, and a good portion of the civil rights and Black political establishment, too.

His insistence that nonviolence was still a viable means of social change was ridiculed, as were his plans to stage a multiracial Poor Peoples March on Washington and involve himself in the bitter sanitation worker’s strike in Memphis, Tenn.

But those difficult years were actually King’s finest hours. At the

moment of his assassination, he was standing where he had begun his public life: with ordinary Black people who were being unjustly denied their human rights.

King’s refusal to submit offers a lesson to take to heart at this moment when conservative politicians and theorists are trying to restore inequality of opportunity as the law of the land.

It tells us we should adopt King as The Militant of the 21st Century, too.

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and we appreciate their willingness to share their unique wisdom.”

Five years after Trayvon’s tragic death, his parents are touring the country with their memoir, Rest In Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin, a reflection on the personal tragedy behind their son’s death and the political transformations he — and they — inspired.

One conversation will be held in the Loop at First United Methodist Church and another will be held at the DuSable Museum of African American History in Washington Park. A TalkBack and book signing will follow each program. Tickets are on sale now. For more information about the program and for tickets, visit dusablemuseum.org/events or call (773) 947-0600.

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This February, the Chicago Humanities Festival, DuSable Museum of African American History, and the Chicago Urban League will present Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, the mother and father of Trayvon Martin, for an intimate two-night discussion about the life of their son, the process of grieving in the national spotlight, their efforts to see justice served, and how they coped when justice was denied.

“The Chicago Humanities Festival is pleased to welcome Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin for a discussion about the life of their son and what he has come to mean for so many people here in Chicago and across the country,” says Phillip Bahar, Executive Director of the Chicago Humanities Festival. “They have handled the tragedy of their son’s death with grace

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The Lorraine Motel, where King was assassinated, is now the site of the National Civil Rights Museum.

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his year, fair lending will be the priority for the nation’s consumer financial cop on the beat. Mortgage and student loan servicing along with redlining and small business lending will be a triple-focus in 2017 for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

“While the Bureau has taken important strides in our efforts to protect consumers from credit discrimination and broaden access to credit, we continue to identify new and emerging fair lending risks and we will monitor institutions for compliance,” said Patrice Ficklin, CFPB’s associate director for fair lending.

Specifically, CFPB will evaluate whether lenders have practiced one or more of the following: • Intentionally avoided lending in minority neighborhoods; • Whether racial or ethnic concerns affect how loan servicers work with borrowers who are behind on either a mortgage or student loan; and • Whether discriminatory practices affected access to credit for minority and women-owned businesses.

For all consumers, CFPB’s 2017 priorities are an encouraging sign. But for Black, Latino and other consumers of color, heightened fair lending enforcement could signal less predatory and discriminatory lending that robs people of their hard-earned livings. With heightened monitoring and related enforcement actions, lenders and creditors who violate fair lending laws will pay a price, and consumers will hold on to more of their own money.

To date, CFPB has recovered more than $11 billion for 27 million consumers who were harmed by illegal financial ploys.

These enforcement actions have affected a wide range of lending areas from mortgages to student loans, auto finance and more.

The cumulative clout of CFPB enforcements has also attracted united support among national civil rights groups. On December 21, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights,

to U.S. Judge Robert Homes Bell, the charges that alleged NAACP, National Council of La Raza and the National Urban violations occurred from 2007 to 2009 were beyond the statutory League released a joint statement in support of the Bureau. limitation. The lawsuits were filed in 2013.

“If the 2008 financial crisis showed us anything, it’s that “Three demographic factors affect your wealth: your race or consumers need a strong and independent regulator to look after ethnicity, how much education you have, and the interests of consumers. The civil when you were born,” noted Lowell Ricketts, a rights community stands behind Director senior analyst with the Center for Household [Richard] Cordray as he continues to Financial Stability, a program of the Federal lead the CFPB in the fourth year of his Reserve Bank of St. Louis. “Wealth is distributed five-year tenure,” wrote the leaders. unequally across all three demographic “Any effort to weaken the agency categories.” or undermine its leadership would risk Ricketts found that between 2004 and severe impacts on our communities – 2013, the median wealth of Black families fell including communities of color and lowby 55 percent. In 2013, the median Black family income families who are most vulnerable owned 8 cents for every dollar that the median to financial abuse,” the leaders continued. white family owned.

Unfortunately, many communities Another analysis, this one by the of color that were hardest hit financially Economic Policy Institute, found that in 2015, during the Great Recession are also Charlene Crowell says that CFPB has Black workers were paid 26.2 percent less than targeted for discriminatory and predatory recovered more than $11 billion for 27 their White peers. lending. Racial disparities in earnings and million consumers who were harmed by This column has and will continue to income are worsened by business practices illegal financial ploys. share consumer victories that diminish these and decisions that deny consumers a and other disparities that consumers of color chance to get ahead financially. Hence, continue to face. But as Vanita Gupta, the head no one should be surprised to learn that of the U.S. Justice Department recently noted, “success stories alone many consumers of color struggle to attain financial stability. cannot erase systemic injustices. They cannot eradicate profound For example, on December 28, the Department of Justice inequities.” announced a $9 million settlement to end a lawsuit alleging “But they do give me faith in America’s capacity for progress,” that Union Savings Bank and Guardian Savings Bank redlined she continued, “ – the notion that we can march forward, predominantly Black neighborhoods in Indianapolis and three imperfectly but unyieldingly, to build a more inclusive, more just Ohio cities – Cincinnati, Columbus and Dayton. The two banks and more free union. And they give me hope that together we can share ownership and management from their joint base in advance the cause of justice.”

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Here’s hoping that in 2017 our nation’s public policies will An opposite outcome occurred in early December when 10 continue the journey towards financial justice. lawsuits filed by a group of Black businesses in Michigan were Charlene Crowell is the deputy communications director dismissed. As reported, the plaintiffs alleged that Mercantile Bank with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at violated the Equal Credit Opportunity Act with practices and loan Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org. terms that resulted in diminished commercial lending. According

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FROM THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT The Chicago Children’s Museum (CCM) will present four performances of ‘What Does It Mean, Dr. King?’ on Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January 16, 2017. This original production presents the history of the Civil Rights Movement and the complex issues of prejudice and equality in a way that children from preschool through elementary school will be able to comprehend.

“Talking about the Civil Rights Movement, prejudice, and exclusion is an important family conversation,” said CCM President and CEO Jennifer Farrington. “Our production opens the door to manageable conversations for children to digest very grown-up topics like diversity, inclusion, and community.”

Written by museum staff, ‘What Does It Mean, Dr. King?’ introduces the Civil Rights Movement to young visitors in an ageappropriate context. The play touches upon several key historical moments, including the

Montgomery bus boycott, the integration of a New Orleans elementary school, and the March on Washington.

Children and adults are invited to identify with key figures of the Civil Rights Movement, like six-year-old Ruby Bridges and young Dr. King to understand the personal consequences of prejudice and exclusion.

Following the performance, children are encouraged to write letters to Dr. King. Last year, young audience members wrote: “Thank you for leaving behind a better world for me.”

“Thank you for inspiring people of all colors to hold hands.”

“Thank you fighting for our rights peacefully.”

“Thank you for being brave. I’ll keep this image of you in my mind always.”

The performances are at 11 am, 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm with a run time of approximately 20 minutes. The seating is on a first come, first served basis. Tickets are included in museum admission ($14 for adults and children, $13 for seniors) and membership.

For more information, contact 312-527-1000.

University of Chicago MLK Celebration Join the University of Chicago in honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and reflect on the world’s collective responsibility to work towards a more equitable society.

The event will take place on Monday, January 9, 2017 at 6 p.m. at the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 5850 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637.

Bryan Stevenson, Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative and author of Just Mercy, will offer the keynote address. The program also features performances by the Chicago Children’s Choir.

Free and open to the public. Doors open at 5:00pm, and the program starts at 6:00pm.

American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be available.

A community reception will be held in Ida Noyes Hall immediately following the celebration.

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ANNUAL MLK DAY PRODUCTION INTRODUCES CHILDREN TO THE LESSONS LEARNED

After a long struggle, legislation was signed in 1983 creating a federal holiday marking the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1994, Congress designated the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday as a national day of service and charged the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) with leading this effort, according to CNCS’s website. Taking place each year on the third Monday in January, the MLK Day of Service is the only federal holiday observed as a national day of service – a “day on, not a day off.” The MLK Day of Service is a part of United We Serve, the President’s national call to service initiative. It calls for Americans from all walks of life to work together to provide solutions to society’s most pressing national problems. The MLK Day of Service empowers individuals, strengthens communities, bridges barriers, creates solutions to social problems, and moves society closer to Dr. King’s vision of a “Beloved Community.”

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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta will kick-off several upcoming events to commemorate the 2017 MLK holiday, according to the Center’s website. On Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. the King Center will host an intimate conversation and book signing with Dr. Bernice A. King and Rev. Dr. Barbara Reynolds for Coretta Scott King’s Memoir –My Life, My Love, My Legacy. The Center presents a black tie affair titled, “Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner 2017” at the Hyatt Regency, Saturday, January 14th 2017, beginning at 7:00 pm. On MLK Day, (January 16th) the King Center, Georgia Tech Center and others will discuss “Clearing the Path for Our Future,” (Sidewalk clean-up site located in unincorporated Clarkston Jolly Avenue Garden). The Annual MLK Commemorative Services will be held at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 101 Jackson St. NE, Monday, Jan. 16, 2017 at 10:00 am.

Special guests: Father Michael L. Pfleger, and Senator Bernie Sanders.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta will kick-off several upcoming events to commemorate the 2017 MLK holiday, according to the Center’s website. On Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. the King Center will host an intimate conversation and book signing with Dr. Bernice A. King and Rev. Dr. Barbara Reynolds for Coretta Scott King’s Memoir –My Life, My Love, My Legacy. The Center presents a black tie affair titled, “Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner 2017” at the Hyatt Regency, Saturday, January 14th 2017, beginning at 7:00 pm. On MLK Day, (January 16th) the King Center, Georgia Tech Center and others will discuss “Clearing the Path for Our Future,” (Sidewalk clean-up site located in unincorporated Clarkston Jolly Avenue Garden). The Annual MLK Commemorative Services will be held at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 101 Jackson St. NE, Monday, Jan. 16, 2017 at 10:00 am.

Special guests: Father Michael L. Pfleger, and Senator Bernie Sanders.

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Driving can be a sensitive topic because for Gather Financials many, it’s a key part of remaining independent.

Finances need to be discussed -- from Take 90-year-old Vivian Cash who started driving in 1949. While always priding herself retirement planning, debt consolidation and on her safe driving -- in fact, she’s never had an payment to logistics like where important accident -- she recently pulled into her driveway documents are placed (digital and hard copies). and stopped too close to a telephone pole, Even if parents don’t want to divulge all their ultimately needing help moving her car. That was information, getting a general sense of the when she decided it was time to stop driving. situation will make things easier when decisions Establishing a plan with seniors will help everyone feel more at ease when discussing future “If I’m driving and I had a problem, I could need to be made. plans. Photo credit: Monkey Business Images - Getty. hurt someone or myself. It just isn’t worth it,” Help your parents create a list of bank, explained Cash. benefits, pension and other accounts, as well as Of course, not everyone will be willing to usernames and passwords. Keep this information When it is time for parents to stop driving, help them hang up their keys, so approach the topic before noticeable in a safe place, such as a fire-resistant safe. Know where items map out ways to get to all their activities. problems surface, such as with vision or dexterity, and agree like tax files, car titles and the key to the safe are kept.

Update Important Documents to certain warning signs that might indicate it’s time to Aging isn’t easy. Address everything now to leave your Most people don’t like discussing wills and life rethink transportation. family at ease for the changes ahead. insurance. As a result, they’re often written and not

Tips to Curb Muscle Loss as You Age (StatePoint) As the population of Americans over age 55 soars toward 70 million over the next decade, more Americans are searching beyond avoiding wrinkles and fine lines for tips, foods and products that will help them live the lives they desire well into their advanced years -- and this includes muscle maintenance.

As people age past 30, they can lose up to eight percent of their muscle mass each decade. Finding a way to maintain muscle through the years has been one of the more elusive parts of the healthy aging quest.

“Muscle loss can really take its toll. Even simple movements like opening a jar of pickles or gardening, become more difficult,” said medical director of NYU Langone’s Preston Robert Tisch Center for Men’s Health, Dr. Steven Lamm. “When you have less muscle mass, the muscles you have must work harder. It can be exhausting.”

Per Dr. Lamm, there are a few easy steps that can keep your muscles healthy as you age -- and new research shows there may even finally be a way to curb muscle loss associated with aging.

Be Active

One of the most effective ways to keep muscles in tip-top shape is to be active. Even quick exercises done regularly can make a huge difference in your muscle health. “Try the long route when you’re taking the dog for a walk or take the stairs

instead of the escalator. Staying active can also maintain joint health,” said Dr. Lamm.

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Feed Your Muscles

Most people know that protein is a building block for muscle, yet don’t get enough of it. Sleep also feeds muscle growth and recovery. “I tell my patients to aim for a regular sleep schedule of eight or nine hours each night to promote optimal muscle mass, heart health and brain health,” said Dr. Lamm.

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Try a Supplement

You cannot halt aging, but new research shows you may be able to curb the muscle loss that comes with getting older.

A new clinical study showed that daily supplementation with the super antioxidant, Pycnogenol (pic-noj-en-all), improved muscle function and endurance and reduced some of the symptoms accompanying muscle loss. “I’ve recommended Pycnogenol to my patients for years as a natural extract for healthy aging, and as an important building block of wellness.

This research builds on those findings,” says Dr. Lamm.

Pycnogenol is one of the most researched ingredients on the market, and decades of research demonstrate the benefits of this natural extract for cognitive support, joint health, and skin health that all contribute to an overall healthier self as we age. It’s available in more than 700 dietary supplements, multi-vitamins and health products worldwide. For more

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SA’RAYAH To Appear at the DuSable Museum Theater Chicago, IL – Chicago Native, Sa’Rayah, NBC’s The Voice 2016 Finalist, performs a Homecoming Concert “A Dream Come True” on January 12th @ 8 PM at the DuSable Museum Theater, 740 E. 56th Place, Chicago, IL 60637 presented by The Current Production Company.

Fellow contestants of NBC’s The Voice, Aaron Gibson and Jason Warrior are among other confirmed notables who will be in attendance of this amazing event. Aaron and Sa’Rayah will take the stage again to perform their #1 iTunes charted single by Joe Bonamassa and Beth Hart entitled “I’ll Take Care of You.” Chicago Native, Jason Warrior, also a season 11 contestant will be featured as an opening act for the show.

Megastars Alicia Keys and Miley Cyrus both lead the blooming artist throughout the six-time Emmy award winning reality show. Cyrus paired Sa’rayah with fellow voice contestant Aaron Gibson; the pairing proved to be a success. Their striking performance of Joe Bonamossa and Beth Hart’s, “I’ll Take Care Of You” landed them #1 on the iTunes Blues chart where they remained for weeks until Sa’rayah outdid herself. Under the direction of 14 time GRAMMY award winning artist Alicia Keys, Sa’rayah debuted her breathtaking rendition of Etta James’ “I’d Rather Go Blind” which immediately took over the number #1 slot, leaving both the duo and the legend herself Etta James beneath her on the blues charts.

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Oakland Park, FL - When setting out to build the world’s first, affordable electric BMX in the USA, James Aversa had obstacles to overcome. The first was the making his innovative new bike affordable, the second was how the BMX community would react.

In order to avoid the hefty price tags associated with the high-end electric bike market, Aversa turned to ProdecoTech®, the USA’s premier builder of electric bikes.

“As part of our OEM program,” stated Robert Provost, CEO of ProdecoTech, “We’re building the electric BMX for Life EV™ and leveraging our vendor relationships to ensure the lowest possible prices.”

While testing the electric BMX with pro riders at the 5050 Skate Park in NY, Mr. Aversa received positive feedback. For pro rider Dom Simoncini, it was love at first ride.

“It feels really cool when you don’t even have to pedal and you’re just cruising, like ripping airs,” Simoncini said. “It’s fun. I like it. I think it’s pretty sick.”

Pro Rider and YouTuber, Alex Whistance, AKA Big Boy, put the eBMX through some

really hard testing. “…I like the idea of it if you are a commuter, someone trying to get from work, especially in the city where we are,” Whistance said.

BMX pro and vlogger Austin Augie considers it a great transportation option for the streets of Manhattan. “… it is insanely fun and you can get savage on it for sure,” said Augie.

Some of the comments from BMXers on the LIFE EV Facebook page suggest that an electric bike makes riding too easy. However, Aversa is quick to point out that the bike is intended for commuting, travel and entertainment, not necessarily racing or BMX competitions.

Recently, Aversa received an encouraging letter from a teenager who lost a leg to cancer and is anxiously awaiting the electric BMX. For the teenager, this ebike is a game changer because it looks exactly like a regular BMX bicycle and he can ride it alongside his friends without having to pedal or use it in a way that calls attention to his disability.

Aversa plans to send one of the first electric BMX bikes off the production line to the young survivor without charge.

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“I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be selfevident: that all men are created equal.’

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

I have a dream today.

Martin Luther King Jr. statue over the west entrance of Westminster Abbey, installed in 1998.

I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. I have a dream today.”