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how, series, readings and performances focused on the experiences of black women Chicago, IL- Coming to Chicago’s parks this summer is Melanin Voices, a performance collective series of poetry and live literature purposed to showcase the local, unsung voices in literature and highlight the narratives illuminated from their writings. Audiences will be taken on a poetic journey through the work of the collective.

The largely scripted show, inclusive of poetry, short stories, vignettes, fiction, and non-fiction work of various Chicago artists, is weaved together to create a beautiful narrative. The readings and performances are centered on the experiences of black

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Voices in this series are inclusive of queer, cis and transgender, and youth specifically, young black girls.

The summer performance tour kicked off on June 17. The following parks will host Melanin Voices this summer: Buttercup Playlot Park, 4901 N. Sheridan Rd. Saturday, June 17th | 4 – 6 pm Nichols Park, 1355 E. 53rd St. Saturday, July 22nd | 4 – 6 pm Columbus Park Refectory, 5701 W. Jackson Blvd.

Saturday, August 26th | 4– 6 pm Melanin Voices is presented as part of the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks series, supported by

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briefly EDUCATION University of Illinois at Chicago education experts publish papers dedicated to Chicago’s public schools

Several University of Illinois at Chicago education experts have published papers in a special issue of “Education and Policy Analysis Archives,” a peerreviewed and open access scholarly publication. Published last month and titled “Restructuring and Resisting Education Reforms in Chicago’s Public Schools,” the special issue’s entire focus is dedicated to Chicago’s public schools.

Federico Waitoller, UIC assistant professor of special education and UIC doctoral candidate Rhoda Rae Gutierrez in the College of Education served as guest editors of the special issue.

The issue also features work from Pauline Lipman, a UIC professor of education in the education policy studies department; and Gia Super, a UIC graduate student of education. Other authors include two members of the Chicago Teachers Union.

Among the work by UIC experts, Lipman’s piece discusses the historical, political, economic and educational context of Chicago. Her paper examines the relationship between neoliberalism, racism and educational policy in Chicago and the connection between neoliberal restructuring of urban education and the resistance of grass roots organizations.

Waitoller’s and Super’s paper analyzes how black and Latino parents of students with disabilities engage with school choice.

They argue that rather than engaging with school choice, parents engage with the “politics of desperation.” The paper also links parents’ school decisions with larger economic and neighborhood changes occurring in the city of Chicago in the last several decades.

Gutierrez and her co-author examine the impact of the historic 2013 Chicago Public Schools closings on families. They found that parents affected by school closings see neighborhood schools as community anchors and had a “more democratic vision” of public schools than CPS administrators. They write that at the root of the school closings there is a battle to frame and define the purpose of public education.

According to the editors, the papers do not serve as a conclusive set of findings but rather a call to researchers to continue to analyze neoliberal policies and their interconnections with race, class and disability.

HEALTH Children’s Hospital of Illinois Specialties Ranked Among the Best by U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report has ranked OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois in two specialties in the new 2017-18 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings.

OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois ranked 29th in Pediatric Urology and 49th in Neonatology. This marks the third time in four years Pediatric Urology has been ranked, moving up seven spots nationally. This is the first time Neonatology has made this prestigious list.

LAW & POLITICS NOBLE Offers Special Summer Session of “The Law and Your Community” Program

Chicago - The Chicago Metropolitan Chapter of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), in partnership with the Chicago Police Department, will expand a law literacy and community building law enforcement interaction program for urban youth with special summer sessions through the funding support of the Chicago Police Foundation. A nationally recognized interactive training program, “The Law and Your Community” is a 12-week curriculum designed to help educate students and young adults on the criminal justice system, criminal laws, law enforcement and policing, and the proper way to interact safely with police officers during an encounter. Chicago police officers who are trained to facilitate The Law and Your Community sessions use various teaching methods, such as role reversal skits, interactive scenarios, videos, slide shows and vignettes designed to encourage discussion among the students and law enforcement officers.

NOBLE completed The Law and Your Community sessions at 15 Chicago high schools and middle schools during the 2016-2017 school year, and will be offering an 8-session summer mentoring program at the DuSable Museum of African American History from July 5th – August 23rd. The new pilot initiative, “The Law and Your Community Global Ambassador Summer Mentoring Program,” is designed to expound on themes of personal development such as decision-making, leadership, self-esteem and self-awareness, communication, and goal-setting, which the students and facilitators wanted to explore during the in-school The Law and Your Community sessions.

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Pritzker Campaign Launches “Damage Is Done” Calls

The JB for Governor campaign recently released new calls on July 7 aimed at Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner. The robo calls will target state House and Senate districts across the state.

“While Bruce Rauner tried to intimidate members of his own party who helped avoid fiscal catastrophe, it’s this failed governor who should be scared to face backlash from the countless Illinoisans he’s hurt,” said Pritzker campaign communications director Galia Slayen. “Medicaid recipients, unpaid doctors, people with disabilities, and students continue to suffer under Rauner’s destructive reign. Bruce Rauner tried and failed to force a special interest agenda on Illinois and his only legacy is devastation,” Slayen continued in a released statement.

Chris Kennedy Meets with Voters at TrueNorth Cafe in Andersonville TrueNorth Cafe, an independent eatery located in the Andersonville neighborhood, hosted Illinois Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy on Friday, July 7 as part of a series of meetings between community members and gubernatorial candidates. Kennedy met with community members to discuss local concerns and the future of the state of Illinois.

About Glenance Green

Local writer, activist, and published author of the book Shades of Green Glenance Green started her own creative agency, A g Thing! in 2016 as a strategy for uniting local artists and their crafts across creative communities and an attempt to showcase narratives often untold and voices traditionally unacknowledged. At its core, A g Thing! seeks to bring unsung voices and their narratives to the broader community. For more information about Glenance Green, please follow her on Instagram @innerg_is_me or visit her websites www. glenancegreen.com or www.thisagthing.com.

AUTO COMPANIES FIND SUCCESS WITH DIVERSITY PROGRAMS

By Bria Nicole Stone (NNPA Newswire Contributor) As tech companies struggle to recruit and hire AfricanAmericans and other minorities, companies in another billiondollar industry, have embraced the importance of diversity and inclusion strategies that are critical to the future success of their businesses.

A recent report published by General Motors found that African Americans account for a higher share of the automaker’s workforce in the United States compared to their share of the total U.S. workforce. Blacks account for 18.1 percent of the total U.S. workforce at General Motors, according to the company’s 2017 “Diversity & Inclusion” report.

GM also reported that 35 percent of all of the company’s U.S. hires were minorities in 2016.

In the report, Mary Barra, the chairman and CEO of General Motors, said that, “at a time when the auto industry, technology and customer preferences are changing rapidly, diversity and inclusion are more vital to GM’s success than ever before.”

Meanwhile, “tech companies like Google, Facebook and Intel have shown little progress since first releasing their diversity numbers in 2014,” according to the Silicon Valley Business Journal.

Google’s own workforce demographic data released in 2014 showed that only 2 percent of the tech giant’s staffers were Black.

In fact, the San Francisco-based software firm Atlassian reported that Blacks account for just 2 percent of the tech industry’s entire workforce.

Some tech companies don’t even recognize they have a problem.

A survey by Atlassian showed, “that 83 percent of tech employees believe their company is already diverse, and 79 percent think the average team at their company has a diverse set of team members,” according to the Silicon Valley Business Journal.

In March, Apple shareholders rejected a plan to accelerate the company’s efforts to increase diversity among its senior

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Illinois lawmakers recently overrode Rauner’s budget veto, ending a two-year stalemate.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Arts programming in neighborhoods across the city advances the goals of the Chicago Park District and the Chicago Cultural Plan. Now in its fifth year, the 2017 Night Out in the Parks series will host over 1,200 cultural events and programs at more than 250 neighborhood parks throughout the city. Projects will vary from traditional performances and concerts, to movies, peace rallies, community workshops, nature based programs, dance pieces, festivals, and more. The Chicago Park District has partnered with more than 100 arts and community organizations to expand and produce this initiative.

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Senator Duckworth Attends Warrior Games Medals Ceremony in Chicago Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) took part in the medals ceremony of this year’s Warrior Games Cycling Competition in Chicago. The Warrior Games, hosted by the U.S. Department of Defense, is a nine day multi-sport event designed for injured and wounded service members and veterans from every branch of the military.

“I know all too well the sacrifices servicemen and women make to serve their country. That is why it is such an honor to watch these distinguished men and women compete,” said Duckworth.

Duckworth is an Iraq War Veteran, Purple Heart recipient and former Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years. She was among the first Army women to fly combat missions during Operation Iraqi Freedom when, in 2004, her Black Hawk helicopter was hit by an RPG and she lost her legs and the partial use of her right arm.

After being wounded in combat, Duckworth devoted her life to serving her fellow Veterans and servicemembers. As a Congresswoman, she coauthored the bipartisan Clay Hunt SAV (Suicide Prevention for American Veterans) Act, which was signed into law to improve mental health care services for Veterans and reduce Veteran suicide.

Visitors who donate a backpack for students get free admission to Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Anyone who donates a sturdy new backpack for Springfield school children in July will get free admission to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

All backpacks will benefit the students of Springfield Public School District 186. The backpacks should be new and sturdy enough for students to carry books and school supplies.

“The ultimate mission of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is education.

This exchange is a great way to make school a little easier for students and simultaneously give people yet another reason to come learn about the nation’s greatest president,” said ALPLM Executive Director Alan Lowe. Donors can bring their backpacks to the presidential museum and tour immediately or get a coupon for free admission later this year.

Donors can also drop them off and pick up admission coupons at The Real Estate Group, 3701 W. Wabash Ave. Backpacks can cost just $10, so donors not only do a good deed but also save money off the regular admission price of $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $6 for children. Find out more at www.presidentlincoln. illinois.gov.

Barrett added that GM didn’t just started management and its board of thinking about diversity and inclusion. directors, TheVerge.com reported.

According to GM’s “Diversity & TheVerge.com article continued: Inclusion” report, the automaker launched the “This is the second year in a row that first minority supplier program in the auto Apple shareholders have shot down the industry in 1968. GM also initiated the first proposal, with just over 95 percent of minority dealer program in the auto industry the vote opposing it this time around— in 1972 and the first women’s dealer program slightly more than last year.” in 2001.

Ken Barrett, the global chief Barrett noted that General Motors diversity officer for GM, said that some people look at diversity and inclusion takes pride in the fact that the company programs as the right thing to do, but the promotes from within. programs are also about business.

“It’s important to note that Mary Barra “There is a clear business case for started as an intern,” said Barrett. Barra diversity and inclusion on the inside worked her way through the system all Lisa Brown, the diversity and inclusion consultant the way up to chairman and CEO. and outside of your organization,” said for Volkswagen Group of America, said that the Barrett. “For us, diversity may be the Alicia Boller-Davis, an Africanautomotive industry has to market to the Black picture, but inclusion is the test.”

American woman, is the executive vice community and do business with Black-owned Barrett continued: “Do people president for global manufacturing. firms. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA) really feel empowered to bring their Barrett noted that Boller-Davis started ideas to the forefront? Do they feel as an intern, too, and worked her way up empowered to tackle the challenges to run one of the largest manufacturing we face as a company and ultimately be in a position to spawn new organizations in the world. ideas? That [innovation] will ultimately give us that competitive Barrett also pointed out that Ed Welburn, the former global edge.” design chief for GM, was also the first African American designer Barrett said that for GM to be relevant and to win in the ever hired at GM. marketplace, the company has to possess cultural competency inside “[Welburn] came in during 70s and was able to move all the the organization; it’s that awareness that ultimately helps GM to way up,” said Barrett connect with their customers.

Barrett said that it’s important for minorities to look up and Whether it’s concentrating on Historically Black Colleges see people like Boller-Davis and Welburn. and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions or major “That’s important for us, but we got more to do,” said Barrett. organizations like the National Society of Black Engineers or the Barrett continued: “We can be great today, but better Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers or the Society of Women tomorrow. We always want to be on the cutting edge. We just don’t Engineers, Barrett said that companies must have relationships with want to compete and win in the marketplace, we want to compete diverse communities to attract top talent. and win that battle for talent, as well.”

community focus Parents Reminded to “Look Before You Lock” to Prevent Child Deaths SPRINGFIELD – Each year in the U.S., an average of 37 children die from heatstroke after being left in locked cars.

So far in 2017, 14 child fatalities have occurred. With the hottest days of summer just around the corner, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and county and municipal emergency management agencies are urging parents to take steps to ensure their children aren’t locked in a hot car.

Emergency management officials will be offering heat safety tips throughout July as part of Heat Safety Awareness Month in Illinois.

“No one should ever be left in a parked car, even for a short time,” said IEMA Director James Joseph.

“Temperatures inside a parked vehicle can rapidly rise to dangerous levels even if the windows are open slightly, and can lead to brain damage or death.”

Joseph said heat effects can be more severe on children because their bodies warm at a faster rate than adults. He encourages parents to develop habits that will ensure the backseat is always checked before the car is locked, such as putting a purse, cell phone or other needed item in the

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back seat or making it a routine to open the car’s back door every time the car is parked.

“We experience hot and humid conditions several times during the summer in Illinois. The combination of this heat and humidity can reach dangerous levels, particularly for those spending time outdoors in direct sunlight and in buildings without air conditioning,” said Chris Miller, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Lincoln. “Illnesses and fatalities due to heat are preventable. Never leave children or pets unattended in a vehicle; look before you lock your automobile.”

Other hot weather tips include the following: Always lock car doors and trunks, even at home, and keep keys out of children’s reach.

Stay hydrated by drinking at least 1½ to 2 quarts of fluids daily, even if you don’t feel thirsty.

Avoid alcoholic beverages and drinks containing caffeine.

Avoid overexertion and strenuous outdoor activities if possible.

Take advantage of cooling centers, public pools and air-conditioned stores and malls during periods of extreme heat. Even a few hours a day in air conditioning can help prevent heat-related illnesses.

Check on family, friends and neighbors who do not have air conditioning and who spend much of their time alone.

Don’t forget your pets. Offer pets extra water and place the water bowl in a shaded area if outdoors. Make sure pets have a shady refuge where they can escape direct sun exposure.

If you or someone around you begins experiencing dizziness, nausea, headache, confusion and a rapid pulse, seek medical attention immediate, as these could be the symptoms of heatstroke.

Additional tips on how to protect yourself and others from heat-related illnesses are available on the state’s Ready Illinois website (www.Ready.Illinois.gov).

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New Intel Grant Program Invests $4.5 Million to Support STEM Pathways for HBCU Students National Center for Education Shaping a more diverse Statistics reports that Africantechnology industry requires that American students are more we rethink our sources of talent likely to switch out of STEM and broaden our recruiting pipeline majors within their first year to access available diverse talent. of college and only 11 percent As part of Intel’s commitment of bachelor’s degrees in STEM to expand the talent pipeline, the fields are conferred to Africancompany is announcing the Intel American students.

HBCU Grant Program, a threeThe Intel HBCU Grant year, $4.5 million program to Program is part of Intel’s $300 encourage students to remain in million Diversity in Technology STEM pathways at six historically initiative, which supports black colleges and universities the goal of reaching full (HBCUs). The participating representation of women and HBCUs include Florida A&M underrepresented minorities in University, Morgan State the U.S. workforce by 2020. In University, Howard University, As part of Intel’s commitment to expand the talent pipeline, the company support of this goal, beginning Prairie View A&M University, North is announcing the Intel HBCU Grant Program, a three-year, $4.5 million in 2015, Intel increased the Carolina A&T State University and program to encourage students to remain in STEM pathways at six historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). number of schools at which Tuskegee University.

As part of the program, $3.9 it recruits by 60 percent year million will be awarded directly to over year. It also encourages engineering. the HBCUs and $600,000 will be used for more women and underrepresented Student Experiences: Providing workshops and activities that bring HBCUs minorities to enter and succeed in tech computer science, computer engineering and the technology industry together to through programs and investments and electrical engineering students with ensure students are prepared with the relevant opportunities to participate in labs, workshops with organizations that include the skills to enter the tech workforce.

National GEM Consortium, Georgia and research experiences.

The three-year Intel HBCU Grant Tech, the American Indian Science Tech Industry Workshops:Workshops Program supports multiyear investments in and Engineering Society, the Hispanic hosted by Intel that bring together HBCUs computer science, computer engineering and Foundation of Silicon Valley, CODE2040, and the technology industry to equip students electrical engineering programs, curriculum and Oakland Unified School District, with the relevant skills to succeed in the and labs, and has three components: among others. technology sector.

Scholarships: Two-year scholarships To learn more about Intel’s diversity The Intel HBCU Grant Program resulted for students from college juniors to Ph.D.and inclusion e≠orts, visit www.intel. from a collaboration between Intel and the level students with majors in computer com/diversity as well as Intel’s 2016 HBCUs to address the historic gap in HBCU science, computer engineering and electrical Corporate Responsibility Report students pursuing STEM degrees. The

Applications Now Open for Disney Dreamers Academy Class of 2018 at Walt Disney World Resort guests who share their stories and provide communication techniques, leadership High school students nationwide can insight on how to achieve success and qualities and networking strategies, and are now apply at DisneyDreamersAcademy.

DREAM BIG. inspired by celebrity speakers and special com to be among 100 selected to participate The program has produced in the 2018 Disney Dreamers many success stories, inspiring Academy with Steve Harvey students to become authors, and ESSENCE, the innovative, nurses, pilots, doctors, journalists outside-the-classroom, mentoring and engineers following the program that takes place in March three-day all-expenses-paid at Walt Disney World Resort in experience at Walt Disney World Florida.

Resort where the theme parks For over a decade, Disney Dreamers Academy has helped become vibrant ‘classrooms’ leading to inspire young minds from to career discoveries and fun across the country by fueling memories to cherish for a lifetime. their dreams and showing them For more information a world of possibilities as they regarding applications, prepare for the future. Each year, interested applicants can visit students participate in hands-on, DisneyDreamersAcademy. immersive career workshops, com, or learn more about the ranging from animation to High school students nationwide can now apply at DisneyDreamersAcademy. program on Facebook.com/ zoology. Each participant DisneyDreamersAcademy or com to be among 100 selected to participate in the 2018 Disney Dreamers learns important skills, such as Twitter.com/DreamersAcademy.

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GUEST COLUMN What the Life Insurance Companies DON’T Want You to Know

By Henry Benjamin In case you didn’t know, life insurance companies make lots of money. Most of the time they win the game of life insurance. What does that mean? Let me explain.

Most people pay their insurance premiums for 5, 10 or 20 years and then let the policy expire or lapse. The insurance companies know this and that is how they win every time. Let me give you an example of how they win.

Scenario 0ne: Let’s say you purchased a term insurance policy at age 40 with an annual premium of $892.00 for $250,000 worth of coverage. You pay your premiums faithfully for 20 years. Now at age 60 the insurance company jacks your premium up to over $13,000 a year. So of course what do you do? You drop the policy.

Again they win and you lose.

After, all they collected nearly $18,000 from you and they didn’t have to pay out on any claims.

Scenario Two: Let’s look at another case Scenario: A woman age 43 with a $500,000 permanent life policy paying premiums of $2,500 per year. At age 86, 43 years later she would’ve paid $107,500 in premiums. If she died that same year at age 86, her family would receive $500,000 tax-free. That’s a net gain of $392,500, that’s a ridiculously high rate of return that simply cannot be matched by any other safe guaranteed predictable financial instrument.

The wealthiest people are usually pretty good at math. They’ve crunched the numbers and they know that life insurance delivers some of the best returns and is also one of the safest financial instruments you can buy period.

Before you buy any kind of life insurance, think about why you’re buying it. Are you protecting your family in case of an early death? Have you taken on additional debt that requires you to provide coverage? Are you looking to leave an inheritance?

You can win if you do one thing right! Here’s the secret of winning the game of life insurance, it’s very simple: DIE WITH YOUR POLICY IN FORCE! To avoid being a part of the insurance game seek advice from an agent who understands the process. Call Henry Benjamin your Allstate Agent at (773)723-0400.

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Wearing Your Beauty Boldly, Black Women Share Sisterhood on Gele Day

(BPT) - Mental health disorders impact thousands of people every day, including many of our friends, neighbors and co-workers. Everyone reading this likely knows someone struggling with mental illness and is aware of the toll it can take on individuals, families and communities. Mental health challenges do not discriminate they affect people from all walks of life regardless of age, gender, ethnicity and socioeconomic level.

While stress, anxiety, depression and other mental health disorders impact an estimated 43 million adults nationwide each year, the World Health Organization reports that only about one in four people with a diagnosed disorder is likely to pursue treatment.

Unfortunately, barriers prevent people from getting the mental health care they may need. The reasons are many. Consider these statistics: 4,000 areas in the U.S. have only one psychiatrist for 30,000 or more people; the average waiting time for a first psychiatric visit is 25 days; and stigma is the

The 6th Annual Gele Day will be held on Saturday July 22nd from 10 am - 4 pm at 63rd Hayes Beach Park.

(Chicago, IL) - The WRAP Your be-YOU-ty Movement honors, teaches, inspires and celebrates the indigenous beauty practices of head wrapping, cultural dress, tribal song and dance with its 6th Annual Gele Day Saturday July 22nd from 10 am - 4 pm at 63rd Hayes Beach Park.

The free event calls for unity specifically between African and African-American women and seeks to empower women, bridge the gaps and foster connectivity across communities. The event encourages black women to come with an open mind and heart, give love and receive love because there will be lots of it in the midst. The 2017 City of Chicago Year of Public Art Artist Grant Recipient Gele Day 2017 theme is Mu Kawo Tare (We Bring Together).

Gele Day 2017 is partially supported by a grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, as well as a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, a state agency through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.

In 2016, Gele Day drew over 300 participants and the collective impact of the event reached well into the thousands on social media and encouraged as well as promoted the patronage of sponsored

local businesses, social groups, organizations and service providers located on the southside of Chicago.

Since its 2012 inaugural, Gele Day has been a peaceful morning and afternoon of mini workshops that foster cultural awareness and self-care to the disenfranchised, trauma-impacted south side communities of Chicago in a fun, family-friendly environment. The event has always demonstrated an active engagement of ancient indigenous artforms such as head wrapping as an expression of love, Tibetan singing bowls, African/ West Indian dance, spoken word, song and drum, local Chicago artists and practitioners offering their time and talents to teach and inspire.

As a first generation Trinidadian American, writer, artist and teacher founder Pilar Audain Reed has always stood in the gaps between the history of the sacred Nigerian Gele (headwrap) and the amazing tale of the gele across the ocean to the Caribbean and throughout the Americas.

“As the seeds of our African ancestors brought to

the Americas, we hold the traditions in our hearts and embody many of the traditions passed on to us. For years I have taught the power of the head wrap as a reverence to God and taught sisters to wrap one another’s head as a term of endearment and show of love.” Reed may be known to some as the “Dove girl”. Ten years ago she opened a nation wide commercial for Dove singing and wearing her signature gele. The company loved her so much that they closed the commercial with her. She was then invited to Oprah’s Life class and sat next to Cindy Crawford to talk about the experience and what her gele represented for her.

The Wrap Your beYOUty Movement is comprised of community members, artists and creatives who are committed to celebrating cultural awareness, self-care and mindfulness in the midst of the current state of violence in Chicago.

For more information on Gele Day, visit http:// www.kreativesoulsbypilar.com/gele_day.

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fourth highest-ranked barrier to help-seeking.

The good news is that people who access care more quickly may be more likely to engage in their treatment and have a better outcome. With the right treatment and support, people can recover from mental health disorders to live healthy, self-directed lives as valuable members of their community.

Sometimes all it takes is a gentle nudge from a friend or loved one to help someone take that first step on

their path to recovery.

For some people, that best first step may be a virtual visit with a mental health provider via a mobile device or computer. For many, access to virtual care may already be available as part of their health care benefits.

Virtual care can shorten wait times for an appointment, fit work and personal schedules, and eliminate travel time and expense. An appointment conducted in the safe, comfortable environment of home may reduce stigma. And, research shows that outcomes of a virtual visit with a mental health provider are similar to inperson sessions for multiple disorders.

Raising awareness and reducing stigma around mental health issues are keys to supporting well-being within our communities. Today, people can access effective, proven treatment in a variety of formats, including using videocalling technology. It’s up to all of us to reach out and encourage our friends, neighbors and family members in need to access these available resources.

For more information and links to recovery support resources in your area, visit www.optum.com/ recovery. To learn more about available health care benefits, call the number on the back of your health plan identification card.

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YOUNG CATHOLICS WILL QUENCH THEIR THIRST THIS SUMMER AT THEOLOGY ON TAP EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND SUBURBS Chicago, IL - Theology on Tap, a weekly summer gathering for young Catholics hosted by Archdiocese of Chicago parishes, kicked off its season at the Old Crow Smokehouse on Monday, July 10. Fr. Thomas Rosica, media attaché of the Holy See and chief executive officer of Salt and Light TV in Canada, and Michael O’Loughlin, author of “Tweetable Pope” and national correspondent for America Magazine, led a discussion about what young adults have in common with Pope Francis.

“Theology on Tap originated in our Archdiocese as a gathering of young people in social settings to discuss our faith,” said Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago.

“I wholeheartedly support such opportunities for dialogue, which these events make possible as they foster growth and understanding for all.”

Theology on Tap is designed to be a casual and welcoming setting for young adults to connect with their peers and discuss topics relevant to understanding and deepening their Catholic faith. The program originated in the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1981 as a speaker and conversation series for Catholics in their 20s and 30s, married or single, with meetings in bars, restaurants, coffeehouses and church

basements, often with libations available. Over the years, it expanded to more than 40 dioceses across the country and worldwide.

This year, the Young Adult Ministry of the Archdiocese of Chicago is introducing a new model where parishes will work in teams rather than each parish managing its own Theology on Tap program. Weekly events will engage young people and their faith journeys on three levels, or taps. They will be invited to grow the Catholic community by reaching out to those who may not regularly attend church or who may need more faith formation; to learn and develop upon an already active faith; and to offer opportunities for community service to put faith into action.

“Theology on Tap is a great way to get young people more involved in their Catholic community,” said Fr. Peter Wojcik, codirector of the Department of Parish Vitality and Mission.

“Our goal is to help young people connect and develop their faith and to live it daily. Theology on Tap also provides an opportunity to meet like-minded people and make new friends.”

For location and dates of upcoming Theology on Tap sessions, please visit pvm.archchicago.org/theology-on-tap/ locations

THEME: PERSEVERANCE

James 1:12 - Blessed [is] the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

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By Christopher Shuttlesworth

Inspirations

from Rev. Dr. Derrick B. Wells,

Senior Minister of Christ Universal Temple

THE GIFT IN THE STORM We have all encountered experiences in our life that were not only difficult to meet but difficult to work through. For many of us, these experiences become a sort of dark night of the soul. The walk through the vortex of darkness and uncertainty has led many of us to believe that we could not make it through.

Then, low and behold, the storms ceases, the clouds open up, the darkness disappears, and there you stand wet…but on the other side of the storm.

We sometimes forget that challenges such as these bring with them a transformational quality; a transformational quality that we are not only supposed to learn to endure but be better from. Remember Joseph the Dreamer?

He had it all: heavenly and patriarchal favor, an attainable vision, confidence, giftedness, the ability to serve and support others. He also had to learn how to withstand the darkness of the storm if he was to become all that he saw himself being.

Whether the challenge was being betrayed, being celebrated, being wrongly accused, being unjustly imprisoned, or being expected to know how to deal with favor and leadership, Joseph had to go through the storm before he was ready to move into the station that leads from the pit to the palace. So must you and I. Microwaveable mentalities and thirty minute total home remodels would have us believe that the dust will not even settle before we awake fresh, clean, and brand new. While we may be game for a reality makeover, we cannot forget that greatness is often grown, weathered, and discovered through the difficulties of life.

Rushing through the storm increases the likelihood of incident. Keep moving but take advantage of the time to learn about your strength, power, capacity, and capabilities. Darkness can draw us closer to the Light, if we understand the rhythm of creation.

Use the time as a means by which to experience a closer walk with God and calm a raging sea.

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City attorneys recently filed a motion seeking more time to respond to a lawsuit filed by various community groups, including Black Lives Matter.

In an Invisible Institute document, Attorney Craig Futterman said it appears the city is hiring multiple outside law firms in preparation for opposing the lawsuit. The July 6th court hearing was scheduled for the city of Chicago to respond to specific deadlines for the lawsuit.

City lawyers said “they would need until Aug. 21 to file a motion to dismiss the lawsuit – and until Oct. 4 to file responses to the complaint,” the Chicago SunTimes reported.

The coalition of community groups, including Black Lives Matter, recently filed the 100-page lawsuit against the City of Chicago seeking a federal court consent decree to oversee police reform.

The federal consent decree request comes after the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed in an Investigative Report on Jan. 13, 2017, that the Chicago Police Department engaged in a pattern of excessive force, including deadly force, against African American and Latino men, which is a violation of the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution, according to the Department of Justice.

During the same time that the U.S. Justice Department released its report, the city began negotiating a consent decree.

The dashcam video that displayed 17-year old Laquan McDonald being shot 16 times by Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke touched off a firestorm of controversy involving alleged police misconduct in Chicago and the need for police reform.

Van Dyke was charged with first degree murder on November 24, 2015. On December 16, 2015, Van Dyke was indicted on six counts of first degree murder and one count of official conduct as reported in the Chicago Tribune.

Three Chicago police officers were recently indicted on June 27, 2017, and charged with adhering to a “code of silence”

following the 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald, according to the Invisible Institute. Special prosecutor Patricia Brown Holmes announced the indictment of Detective David March and Officers Thomas Gaffney and Joseph Walsh, and charged them with conspiracy, obstruction of justice and official misconduct. Their scheduled arraignment was on July 10.

Walsh was the partner of Officer Jason Van Dyke, now facing murder charges in the incident. Gaffney was one of the first officers to respond to a call about McDonald, and March conducted the initial investigation into the shooting. Walsh resigned and March retired after an investigation by the city inspector general recommended they be fired.

Gaffney was placed on unpaid leave following the indictment.

Holmes charged the three coordinated efforts with Van Dyke and others to file false reports and failed to interview witnesses to the shooting.

“This indictment makes clear that it is unacceptable to obey an unofficial code of silence,” Holmes said in a press conference.

Alderman Anthony Beale of the ninth Ward said everyone knows that there is a lack of trust among Chicago citizens and the Chicago Police Department.

He explained that in order to bring back trust between the police and the African American community, the consent decree must be put into effect.

“It’s the right thing to do because our community has been affected the most by the injustice that has been going on with the police department,” Beale said. “We need the police department to be partners with us to fight crime in our area. But if people don’t trust the police, then they’re not going to give them the information to help fight crime in the area.

So, we have to reverse this trend.”

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has proposed a 70page Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Justice Department and recently defended

his decision to retreat on a consent decree. The mayor’s MOA only includes an independent monitor, but he says the city of Chicago is still “on the road to reform even without a consent decree,” as reported by the Invisible Institute.

Sheila Bedi, who is an attorney at the Roderick MacArthur Justice Center, said the problem with the Mayor’s memorandum agreement is that it lacks the efforts to address the pervasive balance of racism in the Chicago Police Department. Bedi continued to state that the MOA wouldn’t be enforceable, transparent and would lack federal judicial oversight.

“When you look at jurisdictions around the country that have turned around their police departments, almost every single one of them has had federal court oversight,” she said. “That is absolutely imperative if we really want to change the Chicago Police Department.”

Lori Lightfoot, who is the President of the Chicago Police Board and

one of the leaders who has read the Mayor’s 70-page Memorandum agreement, has called it “fundamentally flawed.”

“It doesn’t contain enough detail that sets out a roadmap for the kind of reform that the [Chicago Police] Department needs to make,” Lightfoot said.

“Without the specifics, it means that the proposed [independent] monitor is going to have not enough of a roadmap to evaluate whether or not the police department is making progress towards the goals that have been set.”

She explained that the details for the agreement between the City of Chicago and the DOJ should be the kind of specific details that the public and the DOJ can identify with in order to understand the reform that the Chicago Police Department should be driving towards.

“It doesn’t really matter what you call it, as long as you have specifics and resources to support the reform efforts,” Lightfoot said. “But it should

absolutely have a function of auditing to make sure that the reforms that are agreed to are the ones that are actually getting accomplished.”

Before the Mayor’s proposed memorandum agreement can go into effect, it would have to be approved

by President Donald Trump along with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who as a U.S. Federal Prosecutor and Senator called a consent decree, “one of the most dangerous and rarely discussed exercises of raw power,” according to the Alabama Policy Institute.

Sessions also said in a memo on March 31, 2017, that “local control and local accountability are necessary for local policing.

It is not the responsibility of the federal government to manage non-federal law enforcement agencies.”

In recent weeks, calls for negotiating a consent decree have come from Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle and Commissioner Jesus Garcia and from the editorial boards of the Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times.

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howcasing a wide range of performers and repertoire, Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP) announces the programs for three of the performances during its 27th annual summer festival of American tap and percussive dance, Rhythm

as CHRP’s annual fundraising gala, Jubalee. The concert features Chicago Human Rhythm Project performing a world premiere by Artist in Residence Dani Borak and three classics

by African-American choreographers Buster Brown, Lon Chaney and Harold “Stumpy” Cromer; STOMP alumna and Broadway hoofer (Shuffle Along) Lisa LaTouche performing her masterpiece Love Me or Leave Me with Tre Dumas and Nico Rubio; STOMP cast members Ali Bradley and Jeremy Price; North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble; solo performances by Lee Howard and Jumaane Taylor; a trio performance by Star Dixon, Donnetta Jackson and Imania Fatima Detry; scholarship students from Tokyo directed by Yukiko Misumi; and a recreation of one movement from William Orlowski’s Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G Major with dancers from Kim Chalovich’s Tap Dance Centre and CHRP. Tickets are $25-55 and available at eventbrite.com/e/jubamasters-of-tap-and-percussive-dance-friday-july-21tickets-34698650598.

During the Jubalee festivities, CHRP honors The Chicago Community Trust and its President and CEO Terry Mazany with the JUBA! Award for Extraordinary Support for the Arts and Community in Chicago. The event includes pre- and post-show receptions. Tickets are $225-250 and available at eventbrite.com/e/chrpsjubalee-gala-friday-july-21-tickets-34800052895.

Saturday, July 22-The performance features CHRP performing several works, including MacArthur Fellowship (“Genius”) winner Michelle Dorrance’s Push Past Break, a work blending two iconic American art forms, the blues

World.

Opening the week of performances is the annual appearance Monday, July 17 at 8 p.m. at the Jazz Showcase, 806 S. Plymouth Court.

Emceed by and featuring STOMP alumna and Broadway hoofer (Shuffle Along) Lisa LaTouche, the evening includes Maud Arnold, Bril Barrett, CHRP’s new Artist In Residence Dani Borak, STOMP cast member Ali Bradley, Tristan Bruns, Star Dixon, Tre Dumas, Lee Howard, Sean Kaminski, Nico Rubio and Jumaane Taylor, accompanied by a jazz trio featuring Vijay Tellis-Nayak on piano, Eric Hochberg on bass and Ernie Adams on drums. Tickets are $15-30 and available at eventbrite. com/e/rhythm-world-27-openingnight-at-the-jazz-showcasetickets-34698379788.

The JUBA! Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance concerts, the crowning events of Rhythm World, feature a host of extraordinary foot drummers and percussive arts masters July 21 and 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. The programs are as follows: Friday, July 21-The The JUBA! Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance concerts, the crowning events of evening includes a Rhythm World, feature a host of extraordinary foot drummers and percussive arts performance for masters July 21 and 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building, the general public 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. and also serves

and Brian Herbert, Dune, Robert J. Sawyer Flash Forward, Robert Silverberg, Sailing to Byzantium, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, A Mote in God’s Eye, Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game, and Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, to name a few.

Following the 1982 release of his internationally acclaimed bestselling science fiction novel, Battlefield Earth, written in celebration of 50 years as a professional writer, and recently released in as a bestselling 21st Century trade paperback and audiobook, L. Ron Hubbard created The Writers of the Future writing contest (www. writersofthefuture.com) in 1983 to provide a means for aspiring writers of speculative fiction to get that muchneeded break. Due to the success of the Writing Contest, the companion Illustrators of the Future Contest was created in 1988.

The intensive mentoring process has proven very successful. The 392 past winners of the Writing Contest have published 838 novels and nearly 4,000 short stories. They have produced 27 New York Times bestsellers and their works have sold over 50 million copies.

(BPT) - If you’re a guy with scruff, you may be interested to know some cities are more welcoming of your whiskers than others. The annual list of “Most Facial Hair Friendly Cities in America” from men’s grooming leader Wahl is here, and this year a southern city is the hottest haven for the hairy.

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The big D is known for having some of the biggest sports fans. These Dallas devotees are also known for their follicular fortitude.

For example, The Mavs ManiAACs, a beloved brood of bearded basketball fans, are one of the reasons the city jumped up two spots from last year. The city’s music scene, beard-friendly workplaces, and multiple beard and mustache clubs also didn’t hurt in achieving the title of America’s No. 1 hairy haven.

2. Atlanta and tap dance, that she created for CHRP with support from the Princess Grace Foundation and the Auditorium Theatre’s Movement + Movement Festival; solos by Dani Borak, Star Dixon, Tristan Bruns and the godmother of the Japanese tap community, Yukiko Misumi; and performances by Jus’ LisTeN, Bril Barrett with M.A.D.D. Rhythms and more. Tickets are $2555 and available at eventbrite.com/e/juba-masters-of-tap-andpercussive-dance-saturday-july-22-tickets-34699678673.

For complete Rhythm World information, visit chicagotap.org or call 312-542-CHRP (2477).

CHICAGO RESIDENT AMONG WINNERS IN INTERNATIONAL WRITING CONTEST Hollywood, CA – Chicago resident, Janey Bell, has been officially announced as a winner in the Writers of the Future Contest. The contest, one of the most prestigious writing competitions, is in its 34th year and is judged by some of the premier names in speculative fiction.

Ms. Bell’s winning short story has earned her a cash prize, a trip to Hollywood for a week long intensive workshop, a gala awards ceremony which draws in excess of one thousand attendees as well as a shot at winning the Golden Pen Award and $5,000 cash prize. Her story will be published in the annual bestseller, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 34.

Janey Bell is a Chicago writer native to Washington state who specializes in speculative fiction and playwriting. She earned her degree in Fiction Writing and Playwriting from Columbia College Chicago in 2016, and is a 2011 California Arts Scholar. Her work can be found in the upcoming edition of the literary magazine “Hair Trigger” and her first play “Bobby Pin Girls” opens in the fall of 2017. She has two cats.

The Writers of the Future Contest judges include, Tim Powers, author of On Stranger Tides, Kevin J. Anderson

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The 322 past winners of the Illustrating Contest have produced over 4,500 illustrations, 356 comic books, graced 594 books and albums with their art and visually contributed to 36 TV shows and 46 major movies.

The Writers of the Future Award is the genre’s most prestigious award of its kind and has now become the largest, most successful and demonstrably most influential vehicle for budding creative talent in the world of contemporary fiction.

Since inception, the Writers and Illustrators of the Future contests have produced 33 anthology volumes and awarded nearly $1,000,000 in cash prizes and royalties.

Hundreds of winners have had successful writing careers following their win and publication in the anthology, and to date has launched the careers of 12 New York Times best selling authors including: Jo Beverley, Tobias S. Buckell, Nancy Farmer, Eric Flint, Karen Joy Fowler, Tim Myers, Patrick Rothfuss, Lisa Smedmen, Dean Wesley Smith, Elizabeth Wein, Sean Williams, and Dave Wolverton aka David Farland.

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For a city that once rose from the ashes, Atlanta still smolders with style. In fact, game day grooming for its sports teams often includes extra face flair, proving you’ll find fuzz on more than peaches in the ATL.

3. Washington, D.C.

The U.S. capital’s rich facial hair history may be why the city has hovered near the top of the list for the last few years. Notable figures boasting winning whiskers include General Burnside and Abraham Lincoln, whose statue at the Lincoln Memorial proudly boasts a full beard that he likes to “reflect on” daily.

4. Minneapolis

Could infamous cold winters have something to do with abounding facial fuzz? We think this means of survival is also a statement of manly fashion in the Midwestern city once graced by late “Minneapolis sound” and facial hair icon, Prince.

5. Seattle

Built on the logging industry, the lumberjack beard never lost its touch in Seattle, making it a top 10 facial hair contender for four years running. What’s more, beards and brews naturally go together, and Seattle is known for brewing up great

beer as well as its betterlooking counterpart, the beard.

6. San Francisco

The capital of cultural bohemianism, San Francisco has a rich hipster culture, which all but demands a sweet ‘stache and complementary skinny jeans. The land of fog and all things fabulous is home to the Golden Gate Bridge and a gold rush of facial hair catapulting them up four spots this year.

7. Portland, Ore.

Portland may be a well-kept secret; however, it’s no secret it’s a hip and happening place boasting food trucks aplenty, coffee shops galore and facial hair for days. The largest and rapidly growing city in Oregon is rich in history, and has more bearded bicyclists per capita than any other U.S. city.

8. Detroit

Known as the heart of the American auto industry, Motor City revved up a hot 26 spots to make the top 10 list. Could this be because all good mechanics have rockin’ beards? Since this city is on the upswing with thriving arts and architecture, we think facial hair is there to stay.

Dallas sports fans helped the city rebound to the top of the “Most Facial Hair Friendly Cities in America” list. To honor this accomplishment, Wahl is sponsoring the city’s most devoted fans, The Mavs ManiAACs.

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9. Houston

“Houston” was the first spoken word from the moon, meaning it’s only right that Houstonians sport out-of-this-world facial hair. Speaking of sports, the city is home to six professional major league teams, and we all know athletes like to show off unique scruff - thank you, #FeartheBeard.

10. Chicago

Not all pizza and hot dogs, the Windy City means business when it comes to tall buildings and street style that’s inclusive of facial hair. With scruff becoming more widely accepted in the workplace, it’s not surprising Chi-town jumped up eight spots to make the top 10 list.

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Janice Garth Sales Manager General Manager

Editorial

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Advertising

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Classified Advertising

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The ability to design media kits, in-house ads and stationary is a key component to the position.

(773) 783­1251

Contractor should have a have mastery over the required technological skills to successfully fulfill the requirements of the position.

Contractor should follow this basic outline/format in order to apply for the position. Please attach a cover letter and resume or other biographical information and/or other pertinent information including links to samples or samples of previous newspapers and websites applicant has designed. For consideration, please submit your information to: recruitment@lisettegushiniereconsulting.com. Only applications that include the words GRAPHIC/WEB DESIGNER POSITION in the subject line of the email will be consIdered.

No phone calls please. EOE.

CCNG Publishers of the Chatham­Southeast, South End, Chicago Weekend, South Suburban and Hyde Park Citizen, published weekly on Wednesday’s (publishing 52 issues annually). Written permission is required to reproduce contents in whole or in part from the editor. CCNG does not assume the responsibility for nor are we able to return unsolicited materials, therefore they become property of the newspaper and can or will be discarded or used at the newspapers disgratation. Deadlines for advertising is every Monday at noon. For more information on subscrip­ tions or advertising call us at (773) 783­1251 or fax (773) 783­1301. Our offices are located at 8741 South Greenwood Suite# 107, Chicago, Illinois 60619.

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