Facing south suburban april 12 2017

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Week of April 12, 2017 Vol 36 • No 22 • www.thechicagocitizen.com

CHURCH: THE AFRICAN CHILDREN’S CHOIR TO PERFORM AT SHILOH SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH + P10 BUSINESS

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NEW ENTREPRENEUR SEMINAR FOR STUDENTS AT DYETT HIGH SCHOOL +P4

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In downtown Chicago, hundreds rallied at Federal Plaza to honor Dr. King’s legacy and to send a clear message that they’re still fighting for the dream--$15 for Illinois and an end to racism. They also mounted protests over what they called, “Governor Rauner and President Trump’s, antiworker and antiunion policies.”

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THOUSANDS MARCH NATIONWIDE ON 49TH ANNIVERSARY OF

DR. KING’S ASSASSINATION

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Drawing on the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr., who was killed 49 years ago, thousands of workers, racial justice activists, elected officials and clergy waged marches, rallies, teach-ins and vigils Tuesday as two of the nation’s most powerful social movements united in a “Fight Racism, Raise Pay” protest that echoed across two-dozen cities. The protests stretched from Boston to Chicago to Los Angeles, culminating in a march by thousands on the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., where Dr. King was killed April 4, 1968 while supporting striking black sanitation workers. The Rev. William J. Barber II, founder of the social justice

movement Repairers of the Breach; Service Employees International Union President Mary Kay Henry, who has supported the Fight for $15 since the movement started nearly five years ago; and the Great Talladega College Tornado Marching Band led the march through downtown Memphis. In downtown Chicago, hundreds rallied at Federal Plaza to honor Dr. King’s legacy and to send a clear message that they’re still fighting for the dream--$15 for Illinois and an end to racism. They also mounted protests over what they called,

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CBC DELIVERS “WE HAVE A LOT TO LOSE” PAPER TO PRESIDENT TRUMP By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor)

Carrying a 130-page document titled, “We Have A Lot To Lose: Solutions to Advance Black Families in the 21st Century,” members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) sat down with President Donald Trump and Vice President Pence to discuss a range of issues affecting the Black community. Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Cedric Richmond (DLa.), and the CBC executive board, which includes Reps. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.), Andre Carson (D-Ind.), Brenda

Lawrence (D-Mich.) and Anthony Brown (D-Md.) attended the meeting; senior CBC member Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) also attended the meeting.The CBC delegation discussed proposed federal budget cuts, Historically Black Colleges and Universities and jobs with the commander-in-chief. The meeting, which was the first between CBC leadership and President Trump, started in the Cabinet Room and later moved into the Oval Office after members of the press recorded part of the

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