Hyde Park Citizen 12-11-2019

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After growing up poor in the West Englewood neighborhood with his mother and younger sister, Maurice Washington, 27, now lives in Kenwood and is a part-time graduate student at the University of Chicago. Photo credit: By Wendell Hutson

ONCE HOMELESS, HYDE PARK MAN IS NOW A UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SCHOLAR

After growing up poor in the West Englewood neighborhood, Maurice Washington said he endured homelessness and ran with a local gang long before he became a graduate student at one of the top universities in the country. PAGE 2

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NEWS briefly EDUCATION

NLRB EXTENDS TIME FOR SUBMITTING COMMENTS ON PROPOSED RULE CONCERNING STUDENTS The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has again extended the time for submitting comments on its proposed rule concerning the definition of “employee” under Section 2(3) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The proposed rule would exempt from the NLRB’s jurisdiction undergraduate and graduate students who perform services for financial compensation in connection with their studies.

The original notice of proposed rulemaking was published at 84 FR 49691. The submission window will remain open and interested parties may now file comments on or before Wednesday, January 15, 2020.

Comments replying to the comments submitted during the initial comment period must be received by the Board on or before Wednesday, January 29, 2020. Public comments are invited on all aspects of the proposed rule and should be submitted either electronically to www. regulations.gov, or by mail or hand-delivery to Roxanne Rothschild, Executive Secretary, National Labor Relations Board, 1015 Half Street S.E., Washington, D.C. 20570-0001.

HEALTH

INC: HIGHER NUT CONSUMPTION MAY HELP PREVENT COGNITIVE DECLINE IN THE ELDERLY A recent INC-funded study, published in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, showed that a high intake of nuts may help protect the elderly from cognitive decline.

A team of researchers examined Nuts and whether a diet high in nuts brain health. might help protect against agerelated cognitive decline over a three-year period.

Researchers found that, from 119 subjects, 38 participants experienced cognitive decline, 28 from the non-nut consumers group and 10 from the nut consumers group. Nut consumption estimated either by the dietary marker or by the urinary marker model was in both cases associated with lower cognitive decline.

LAW & POLITICS

PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING HISTORIAN AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN TO TEACH U.S. PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY AND LEADERSHIP MasterClass recently announced that presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Doris Kearns Goodwin, will teach U.S. presidential history and leadership.

In her MasterClass, Goodwin will provide rich stories about some of our most significant presidents and discuss the essential leadership qualities they shared, including ambition for the greater good. She’ll also discuss how we can all be leaders in our communities through engaged citizenship. Now available exclusively at MasterClass.com, students can subscribe for unlimited access to all new and existing classes of 65+ instructors through the All-Access Pass. MasterClass categories include leadership, cooking, photography, writing, performance, and much more.

Goodwin is a presidential historian, public speaker and Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times best-selling author. Her first book “Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream” became a national best-seller and was followed by six additional, critically acclaimed and award-winning books focused on Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson. Goodwin previously worked with Steven Spielberg on “Lincoln,” based in part on her book “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln,” a biography President Barack Obama has cited as one of his favorite books and was said to have used it as a model for constructing his own cabinet.

Once Homeless, Hyde Park Man is now a University of Chicago Scholar Continued from page 1

BY WENDELL HUTSON Contributing Writer

After growing up poor in the West Englewood neighborhood, Maurice Washington said he endured homelessness and ran with a local gang long before he became a graduate student at one of the top universities in the country.

Washington, 27, earned a bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Western Michigan University and is currently enrolled as a part-time, graduate student at the University of Chicago pursuing a master’s in Social Service Administration.

He said growing up with an unemployed, alcoholic mother and without a father led to his family, which included a younger sister, being evicted numerous times from apartments, and was ultimately the reason why his mother decided to move the family to Michigan.

“I was 13-years-old when we moved to Kalamazoo (Michigan) and for me, it was a culture shock because I was used to being around African Americans only,” said Washington, who added his school teachers did not understand him because of how he talked as a Chicago kid. “My grades suffered initially as a result of this.”

For the next nine years, Washington said he resented his mother for taking him away from his Chicago friends and moving him to a place he deemed as strange.

“I may have went to school in Michigan, but I would come back to Chicago every chance I got during school breaks,” he said.

“I rejected every one in Michigan because I

did not want to be there.”

Today, Washington said he pays his mother’s monthly $25 rent and pays her cell phone bill each month so he can stay in touch with her. His father lives in St. Louis and he pays his monthly cell phone bill too.

“Even though they were not there for me growing up, I forgive them because I know it’s a generational thing and they were raised [in] the same neglectful manner,” he added.

The turning point though for Washington came during high school when he enrolled in a barber school where he learned how to be a man before he became a man.

“I became one of the youngest, licensed barbers in the state of Michigan,” contends Washington, who said he plans to run for 16th Ward alderman after he earns his master’s degree and then ultimately run for mayor of Chicago. “I promised my grandmother, who died five years ago, I would someday be mayor and I plan to honor that promise I made to her.”

As a barber, he received tips from customers and used it to pay rent for his mother and buy food for the family.

“I remember going to bed hungry and waking up hungry. My home was not the greatest place for education either,” said Washington, who works as a full-time, youth mentor for the nonprofit Friends of the Children Chicago. “My mother never finished school so she never valued education. I learned at an early age never to bring homework home because it reminded my mother that she never finished school and it would result in abuse.”

Friends of the Children Chicago is a

perfect fit for Washington because the youth served by the organization are often the worse or the worse kids at school with emotional, behavioral and psychological problems often stemming from their home life, explained Seth El-Jamal, program director for the nonprofit.

“Maurice works with eight youth and provides them with all sorts of mentoring by taking them on field trips, tutoring and serving as a father figure,” said El-Jamal. “We have a partnership with Chicago Public Schools, so we start off with kids in kindergarten and then provide them mentoring until they graduate from high school. And the majority of youth we serve, which is 56 a year, are black and brown students.”

And at a time when so many people are getting ready for Christmas, Washington said he just recently started celebrating Christmas again.

“People don’t understand that when you are poor, holidays like Christmas are some of the worse days because it reminds you of your situation,” he said. “I remember only having a bowl of macaroni to eat on Thanksgiving and growing up, I never got anything on my birthday, a special day to most people but it was hell to me.”

Washington said he wants to someday be married with children and do a lot of traveling.

“I love traveling to Latin America. It is a great place to visit,” said Washington.

“One day, I will have everything I want because once you hit rock bottom, it’s only one way you can go from there and that’s back up top.”

New Law Requires Parking Area Operators to Collect and Remit Tax from Customers Effective January 1, 2020, parking area operators will be required to register with the state of Illinois and begin collecting and remitting tax on the rental of parking spaces. The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) wants to ensure that parking area operators are aware of their responsibility to ensure compliance with the new registration and tax requirement. Qualified operators will be required to collect and remit the tax monthly to IDOR. “Those who operate parking lots or garages will need to make sure they are properly registered with the state by January 1st,” said Acting Director David Harris. “Revenue from this new program will go to rebuilding our state’s infrastructure and building a

Effective January 1, 2020, parking area operators will be required to register with the state of Illinois and begin collecting and remitting tax on the rental of parking spaces.

stronger economy. It is this department’s duty to help achieve compliance, so all taxpayers are treated fairly and consistently.”

Parking area operators can include those who rent spaces for parking or storing vehicles or

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provide valet services for a fee.

There are exemptions for parking areas owned and operated by government entities or by hospitals for employees, residential off-street parking that is part of a lease agreement, or those renting

fewer than four spots.

Revenue from the new requirements will go to vertical projects, like universities, early childhood centers and state facilities as part of the state’s Rebuild Illinois Capital plan. The bipartisan plan will invest $45 billion in critical infrastructure projects all over the state and is projected to create 540,000 jobs over the life of the plan.

Parking operators can register now with IDOR by visiting mytax.illinois.gov. To learn more about the requirements for both registration with the Department and for remitting the tax, please read IDOR’s parking area operators Informational Bulletin FY2020-07 and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) located on IDOR’s website tax.illinois.gov.

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NEWS

Lincoln artifacts will not be auctioned, foundation announces Group says a three-year loan extension will provide more time to raise funds

BY REBECCA ANZEL Capitol News Illinois ranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com

Springfield — The foundation supporting the 16th president’s library and museum recently announced it no longer needs to auction off a collection of more than 1,000 Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln artifacts.

Officials with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation secured a three-year extension on a loan used to buy historical items — including the bloody gloves the former president had in his pocket when he died and a huge number of Mary Lincoln documents — from former board member Louise Taper in 2007.

The terms of the original loan, for $23 million, dictated Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company be paid back in October 2019. After it stopped making significant payments and the state refused to contribute taxpayer dollars, the foundation threatened to sell pieces from the Taper Collection to raise the remaining funds.

But the foundation, a private organization formed in 2000 which retained ownership of the artifacts, now has until Oct. 31, 2022, to repay about $8.8 million it still owes, Nick Kalm, a foun-

A stovepipe hat purported to have belonged to Abraham Lincoln is one of the items purchased by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation. Its authenticity, however, has been called into question and museum employees are doing further research on its origins to make a definitive determination.

Photo courtesy of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

dation board vice chairman, said.

“In addition to giving us the flexibility to continue fundraising, this extension means the foundation no longer needs to consider auctioning off any of the artifacts to satisfy the debt,” Ray McCaskey, chair of the foundation’s board of directors, said in a news release. “Selling these unique artifacts

was clearly something no one wanted to do. Now, this important collection will remain available to everyone who visits the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.”

Rep. Tim Butler, a Republican from Springfield, said it is “a good sign” the foundation was able to secure the new loan deadline, some-

thing he advocated for more than a year ago. The collection, he added, is “one of the crown jewels we own collectively as a state.”

“The foundation will tell you — at least they’ve told me — that this controversy surrounding the collection has resulted in a drop in their fundraising ability, but I think ... with collaboration between both the (museum on the) state side and the (foundation on the) private side, you can really leverage, hopefully, some good relationships and some good will to try to get things done,” Butler said. “At the end of the day, this is Abraham Lincoln. I think it’s a great thing to raise money for, and hopefully the foundation should be able to raise the money.”

A spokesperson for the museum declined to comment.

Library Foundation officials made a “larger-than-normal payment” earlier this year, according to a news release, and the new loan terms include “a more favorable interest rate,” according to an announcement.

“Having a significant loan extension at more favorable terms allows us to continue and even accelerate our fundraising efforts,” Kalm said in an email. “We have already paid down so much, and look forward

to the day when we can pay it off completely.”

Sarah Phalen, foundation treasurer, said in a news release the group has “secured a viable path forward to allow us to retire the debt in its entirety.”

That path is “continued private fundraising,” Kalm said, which includes an event in Chicago in February.

The Taper Collection also includes a stovepipe hat that was believed to be one of three belonging to Lincoln, but documents obtained by WBEZ in September showed the FBI, Smithsonian National Museum of American History and Chicago History Museum could not authenticate that.

Several non-Lincoln-related items are in the collection as well. A black Marilyn Monroe dress included in the trove sold for $50,000 at an auction earlier last year.

In the foundation’s annual report, Phalen wrote it concluded the most recent fiscal year “with a strong increase in net assets over last fiscal year.”

The Taper Collection is “certainly something that — we’ve said all along — want to remain in the hands of the state of Illinois and available to the public through Lincoln’s Presidential Museum,” Butler said. “I think it’s a great thing for Illinois and I think it’s a great thing for the people of Illinois.”

COMMENTARY

Why start a business when you can start a movement?

BY JIM NOWLAN

This column proposes a powerful, practical, if highly unconventional, way to start a national conversation, even a movement, that could possibly help restore a healthy American democracy and solid economic future, and maybe even replace one of our two bankrupt political parties.

Politics and policy are today focused on supporting old coots like me (I’m 78), and the boomers who followed, through oppressive government debt, mountainous student loan burdens, inadequate investment in research and higher education, and generally listless K-12 education. The consequences of our selfish, debt-fueled pandering to my generation will be paid by those who are in college today. Embarrassing.

In the present era, national politics are shaped by winning intra-party primary elections, which are largely captured by activists at polar extremes.

The great swath of us in the middle are marginalized, having little impact on who become candidates.

I propose a nationwide competition — with big prizes — among teams at

our business school MBA programs, to develop the best “business plan” for creation and implementation of a new, competitive political party. Why start a business, I say to the MBA students, when you can start a movement?

A new political party is really just a start-up, nonprofit enterprise. I used to run US Senate and other major political campaigns. For each, we developed a campaign plan to operate the equivalent of a lively business for one year. Without a good plan, no success.

A new party would need a terrific plan.

Why focus largely on the business schools? (I would indeed open the competition to teams from elsewhere.)

Because many of the brightest and most successful of the coming generation are enrolled there. They need to appreciate they have a huge stake in the future, and my generation is strewing shards of glass in their path.

We should also disabuse business school deans who might think the business of America is solely about business. Wrong. A stable, far-sighted political system is an absolute precondition to a flourishing, sustainable economy.

For example, after World War II, observers identified Argentina as the nation that had all the ingredients to be the next economic powerhouse — a well-educated, hard-working populace with substantial natural resources, unscathed by the war. Yet dysfunctional, populist Peronist and later governments crushed the dreams of a global powerhouse in Argentina.

My proposal is that MBA students, plus teams from elsewhere, be assigned the task of developing a plan for a new, national third party.

After all, the Republican Party began as a third party, founded in 1854 in the midst of the implosion of the Whig Party. Just six years later, Republicans captured the White House with 39 percent of the popular vote in a four-party contest, and saved the Union.

There would obviously be daunting challenges to creation of a successful competitive new party for the political contests after 2020.

For example, students of political parties will point out the original GOP rode the coattails of a searing matter in the North — extension of slavery — and that a new political party begun in www.citizennewspapergroup.com

2020 would lack such a riveting issue.

Second, a new party would probably have to appeal to those of us located somewhere along the middle of the political spectrum; unfortunately, moderation famously lacks that emotional appeal necessary to drive voters to the polls.

Third, at least as I see it, a new, future-oriented party would have to promote some jarring, even painful policies; for example, reduce benefits a bit now to extend Social Security and Medicare programs into the future, increase revenues for long-term research investments, and curb health care expenditures.

To counter these challenges, a successful plan would have to arouse constructive fear — the great motivator — that our student generation will otherwise inherit a society bereft of the resources necessary to fuel a prosperous society for themselves and their children.

A new political party can also benefit from the immediacy and ubiquity of social media, for marketing, recruiting, fundraising.

I am thinking prizes of $1 million

for the winning team, half that for second, less for runners-up. I see half of each prize going to the team members, the other half to be applied as seed-money to start implementation.

I am right now casting about among my few, really deep-pocketed friends and acquaintances to recruit interest in funding the idea.

Sure, the idea is eccentric. But I’ll bet that in 1854 unimaginative folks in central Illinois thought the awkward, unschooled young lawyer from New Salem and his political buddies were also off on a fool’s errand.

I think such a competition could fascinate America. The public might even be involved in the voting among competing finalist plans.

What might the bright young leaders of tomorrow come up with? Are they up to the challenge? Are we?

For many years, Jim Nowlan was a senior fellow and political science professor at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. He has worked for three unindicted governors and published a weekly newspaper in central Illinois.

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BUSINESS

Justice Department Issues Business Review Letter to the GSMA Related to Innovative eSIMs Standard for Mobile Devices The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division recently announced that it has completed a nearly two-year long investigation into the standard-setting activities of the GSM Association (GSMA), a trade association for mobile network operators.

The Antitrust Division’s investigation revealed that, in recent years, the GSMA used its industry influence to steer the design of eSIMs technology in mobile devices.

In response to the investigation, the GSMA has drafted new standard-setting procedures that will incorporate more input from non-operator members of the mobile communications industry.

According to a news release, the new standard-setting process will have a greater likelihood of creating procompetitive benefits for consumers of mobile devices; it will also curb the ability of mobile network operators to use the GSMA standard as a way to avoid new forms of disruptive competition that the embedded SIMs (eSIMs) technology may unleash.

According to the Antitrust Division’s investigation, the GSMA and its mobile network operator members used an unbalanced standard-setting process, with procedures that stacked the deck in their favor, to enact an RSP Specification that included provisions designed to limit competition among networks.

The GSMA expressed its intent to adopt the new procedures in a request for a business review letter from the Antitrust Division. After completing

its investigation, the division recently issued a business review letter that expresses concern about the past procedures and some of the resulting provisions in the standard.

The letter concludes, however, that the proposed changes appear to adequately address those concerns.

In light of these planned changes, the Antitrust Division has no present intention to bring an enforcement action against the GSMA or its mobile network operator members.

“I am pleased that the GSMA is ready to use its standard-setting process to create a more consumerfriendly eSIM standard,” said Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim.

“The GSMA’s old procedures resulted in certain eSIMs rules that benefitted only its incumbent mobile network operators at the risk of innovation and American consumers.

The new procedures proposed going forward significantly reduce that risk and should result in new innovative offerings for consumers.”

The mobile communications industry has begun to migrate away

from traditional SIM cards—a removable plastic card that is preprogrammed to connect to a single mobile network—and toward innovative eSIMs, which perform the same function as a SIM card but are soldered into the device and capable of being remotely programmed and re-programmed to connect to different operators’ mobile networks.

The mobile industry refers to this process as Remote SIM Provisioning (RSP).

According to the Antitrust Division’s investigation, the GSMA and its mobile network operator members used an unbalanced standard-setting process, with procedures that stacked the deck in their favor, to enact an RSP Specification that included provisions designed to limit competition among networks. When standardsetting organizations are used in an anticompetitive manner, the division stands ready to evaluate that conduct under the antitrust laws and take whatever action is necessary to restore competition.

The GSMA is a non-profit association with its headquarters in London, United Kingdom, and additional offices throughout the world, including offices in Atlanta, Georgia, and San Francisco, California. The GSMA is a trade association representing mobile operators worldwide, including more than 750 operators and over 350 companies in the broader mobile

ecosystem. GSMA’s membership includes all of the major mobile network operators worldwide, including the major, national carriers in the United States.

Under the Department of Justice’s business review procedure, an organization may submit a proposed action to the Antitrust Division and receive a statement as to whether the division currently intends to challenge the action under the antitrust laws based on the information provided.

The department reserves the right to challenge the proposed action under the antitrust laws if the actual operation of the proposed conduct proves to be anticompetitive in purpose or effect.

Copies of the business review request and the department’s response are available on the Antitrust Division’s website at https://www. justice.gov/atr/business-reviewletters-and-request-letters, as well as in a file maintained by the Antitrust Documents Group of the Antitrust Division. After a 30-day waiting period, any documents supporting the business review will be added to the file, unless a basis for their exclusion for reasons of confidentiality has been established under the business review procedure. Supporting documents in the file will be maintained for a period of one year, and copies will be available upon request to the FOIA/Privacy Act Unit, Antitrust Documents Group at atrdocs.grp@ usdoj.gov.

Weave Launches Full-Scale Payments Platform Weave recently announced the public debut of Weave Payments, a full-scale payment processing platform for small to medium businesses (SMBs).

The platform, complete with merchant services, joins Weave’s communication suite to make processing payments extremely Weave Payments offers full simple for SMBs with features including Text payment processing bundled to Pay, fast-processing terminals and mobile with Weave’s communication wallets. Weave Payments also saves time by suite, www.getweave.com. significantly reducing backend paperwork and reporting-- as everything from payments to appointments is integrated within Weave’s toolbox, according to a news release.

The Weave Payment platform combines Text to Pay with the Weave Payments credit card terminal and virtual terminal. Text to Pay is a feature that allows businesses to collect payments via text from customers who are not onsite, have forgotten their credit card, or who owe additional money past an initial payment that was collected at the time of service. With the addition of Weave Payments’ credit card processing and virtual terminal, businesses can accept all forms of payment.

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CITIZEN On The Move

It Is No Secret What God Can Do Photo courtesy of Evans Funeral Home

Farewell Rev. Clay Evans!

Reverend Doctor Clay Evans born June 23, 1925 in Brownsville Tenn. Rev. Evans was ordained as a Baptist Minister in 1950. He founded Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church where he ministered until 2000.Known as the Pastors Pastor. He was succeeded by Rev. Charles Jenkins. Highlights of his career: One of the first ministers to embrace Dr. Martin Luther King in Chicago defying Mayor Richard J. Daley Sr. boycott.- 1960’s - He ordained Rev. Jesse Jackson Jr. - Participated in the formation of Operation PUSH - Award winning Gospel Singer - Founding President of the Broadcasting Alliance, and many more organizations. Photos by Jerome Simmons

Sister of Rev. Evans Lou Della Evans Reid, bought the audience to their feet as she directed the choir.

Gail Claudette Pye, daughter was the highlight as she relat-ed stories in two voices, hers and Rev Evans as she mim-cked his whisper; the audience felt like they were the third person in the room.

Reverend Doctor Clay Evans

Dr. Horace Smith - Host

Congressman Bobby Rush (D)

Mayor Lori Lightfoot

Rev. Charles Jenkins

Former Mayor Richard Daley

Minister Louis Farrakhan

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Part of contigent of ministers numbering in the hundreds

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ENTERTAINMENT

The Legendary Clark Sisters’ New Single, “Victory”, Available Now on Apple Music Karew Entertainment in partnership with Motown Gospel recently announced the newest single, “Victory”, from the legendary gospel group, The Clark Sisters, available now on Apple Music. The song was written by group member Karen Clark Sheard and her son J. Drew Sheard (who also produced it).

This is the first single from the forthcoming album set to be released in Spring 2020. Other producers to be included on the project include Kirk Franklin, Donald Lawrence, Warryn Campbell, Rodney Jerkins, Kurt Carr, and Mano Haines.

Born and raised in Detroit, MI., The Clark Sisters are a legendary and iconic Gospel music group comprised of sisters Jacky Clark Chisholm, Elbernita “Twinkie” Clark, Dorinda Clark Cole, and Karen Clark Sheard. The daughters of renowned Gospel musician and choral director, Mattie Moss Clark, they have been singing and performing together since 1966.

The recipients of numerous

Karew Entertainment in partnership with Motown Gospel recently announced the newest single, “Victory”, from the legendary gospel group, The Clark Sisters.

notable awards and honors, including 2 GRAMMY Awards, The Clark Sisters have produced 20 albums to date.

Revered by numerous Pop and

R&B artists such as Mariah Carey, Jill Scott, Beyoncé, and Xscape, The Clark Sisters were honored at the 2016 Essence Music Festival for their musical contributions with

remarks from Mary J. Blige, Queen Latifah, Missy Elliott, Kierra Sheard and Yolanda Adams.

Their vocals were most recently featured on the latest projects by Hip-Hop artists Jay-Z and Snoop Dogg. Credited for helping to bring gospel music to the mainstream, The Clark Sisters are considered pioneers of contemporary Gospel music.

Some of their crossover hits include “Blessed & Highly Favored,” “Is My Living In Vain?,” “Hallelujah,” “He Gave Me Nothing to Lose,” “Endow Me,” “Jesus Is A Love Song,” “Pure Gold,” “Expect A Miracle,” and “You Brought The Sunshine,” their largest mainstream crossover, which was often played on Urban/R&B radio formats and club venues.

The Clark Sisters are the highestselling female Gospel group in history with millions of record sales to their credit. Their biopic, executive produced by Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, and Queen Latifah will premiere nationally on Lifetime Networks on Easter Sunday 2020.

Dave Sanborn, Legendary Saxophonist, Presents the First Season of His New Show “Sanborn Sessions” Sanborn Sessions, a new series, hosted by veteran saxophonist and six time Grammy Award winner, Dave Sanborn, recently premiered with Kandace Springs while other artists are scheduled to be featured on upcoming shows.

Bucking conventional presentations, the show lets viewers become voyeurs as world class musicians come together to discuss, explore and play music. “To me this show is not just about dialogue,” Sanborn says. “It’s absolutely essential that we keep this authentic.

Because then they [the audience] get the real unfiltered stuff. This show comes out of humor and friendship and just trying to get on the same musical wavelength. It’s intimate, fly-on-the-wall stuff.”

While Sanborn Sessions is inventive in its lack of script, teleprompter, or studio audience, a good part of the impetus for recording the series came from Sanborn’s celebrated NBC music show in the late 1980s. Called Night Music, the show paired Sanborn with such legends as Eric Clapton, Lou Reed, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis, to name a few.

Brian Owens, Dave Sanborn & Michael McDonald

With his new show, the holder of eight Gold albums and one Platinum continues to explore the essence of music through candid conversations and free-flowing studio sessions.

Full episodes contain the deeper conversations, behind-the-scenes lead-ins to the music, and the performances themselves. Original song recordings that come from

Sanborn Sessions will also be issued for individual consumption across digital audio platforms.

The series is co-produced and sponsored by music equipment juggernaut Sweetwater. “I’ve been a longtime fan and customer of Sweetwater,” Sanborn says. “They are the ultimate destination for musicians and they have been the

perfect partner for us in bringing this vision to life.”

A true homegrown project, the show is executive produced by Dave’s nephew, Noah, brother-inlaw, Steve, and Dave himself.

Episodes can be viewed along with the trailer at sanbornsessions. com, as well as on the Sanborn Sessions YouTube channel.

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The Christians

‘The Christians’ features a 1960s Louisiana love story

BY CORA LESTER The Drum Newspaper

The Christians, book one, follows the life and love of Mary Jean Woods, a young, Christian woman in 1960 South Louisiana as she maneuvers through selfdiscovery, unrighteousness, and betrayal in hopes to find a true spiritual identity.

Through this first release, B.J.T Ledet weaves a story that answers, “What exemplifies a Christian?” and introduces readers to characters who boldly feel right– even all-knowing– in their beliefs when they are flawed and some are fallen.

The Christians deals with the distinctive differences and interactions between the characters who consider themselves Christians and those who don’t. Meet ministers who are in the business of religion instead of uplifting the people and teaching them to love. Meet the ‘show and tell’ flock alongside the church Mothers who have tunnel vision and live in the past.

Using romance, family scandals, and murder, the novel questions who is and is not a Christian and how the interactions between family and friends impact the spiritual growth of young adults.

B.J.T. Ledet is a retired Hurricane Katrina survivor who worked at Tulane University in New Orleans.

She attended Southern University and A&M College and Tulane University.

Currently, she gives back to the community by tutoring kids inside her home while working on completing the trilogy.

Ledet enjoys writing from her Baton Rouge home where she lives with her spouse, a dog, and a cat.

Published by Jozef Syndicate, The Christians (ISBN 978-1944155209) is available on Amazon and at www. jozefsyndicate.com/creators/b-j-tledet

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FASHION Adil O. Katabay, Interventional Pain Specialist, is recognized

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Jewelry inspired by iconic characters and symbols from the Harry Potter films now on sale In partnership with Warner Bros.

Consumer Products, Pandora introduces a capsule collection of 12 hand-finished products, including charms, pendants and a bracelet inspired by iconic characters and symbols from the Harry Potter films.

Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley are brought to life as sterling silver charms, along with recognizable symbols from the popular books and movies, like Hogwarts Castle and a limited-edition Golden Snitch pendant in Pandora Shine.

Pandora’s Chief Creative and Brand Officer Stephen Fairchild says of the collection: “Through our Harry Potterinspired jewelry, Pandora and Harry Potter fans can express their love for magic, fantasy, bravery and the power of friendship. Pandora fans have asked for this collection for years, and we are really excited that it is here.”

When designing the collection, Francesco Terzo and A. Filippo Ficarelli, Pandora’s vice president creative directors, were inspired by the iconic characters to create handcrafted jewelry that fuses the universe of Pandora and the Wizarding World.

Completing the collection is a Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry charm, a Dobby the House Elf charm and a Hogwarts Express charm with “Anything from the trolley, dears?”

Adil O. Katabay, Interventional Pain Specialist, is being recognized by Continental Who’s Who in the field of Medicine as a Leading Medical Professional in the field of Regenerative Medicine.

As the owner of BKC Pain Specialists and Regenerative Medicine Clinic, Dr. Katabay is a renowned interventional pain medicine specialist who recently started applying the healing power of regenerative therapies where the causes of painful conditions are naturally treated and healed.

Regenerative therapies stimulate and accelerate the body’s natural ability to heal. Additional services include body sculpting procedures, microneedling, vampire facials and facelifts, vampire breast lifts, hair restoration options, Stem cell injections, PRP Injections, A2M Injections, Exosome Injections, IV infusion therapy, sale of medical grade CBD products, laser treatment, and Viora treatments.

Viora treatments include Acne Clearance and Scar Reduction, Enlarged Pore Reduction, Skin Tightening, Rejuvenation, & Hydration, Stretch Mark Reduction, Body Contouring, Cellulite Reduction, Hair Removal, Skin Re-Surfacing, Hydration Therapy, Lips Rejuvenation, and Hyperpigmentation Clearance.

Dr. Katabay has been practicing Interventional Pain Management since July of 2002. He has 17 years of experience in minimally invasive procedures with additional training on the latest developments in the science and medical practice of Regenerative Medicine.

He received his Medical Degree from the University of Wisconsin in Madison and completed his Anesthesiology residency at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and his Pain Management fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston (Harvard Medical School).

Dr. Katabay has received numerous awards including Most Compassionate Doctor, Top 10 Doctor in Ohio, Patients’ Choice award, America’s Most Honored Professional Top 1%, Strathmore’s Who’s Who, and he has been featured in the Leading Physicians of the World and Continental Who’s Who. He is fluent in English, French, Arabic and Oromo and his interests include soccer and traveling.

For further information, please visit: www. bkcpainandregenerative.com

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engraved on the bottom.

All four Hogwarts house charms are represented in sterling silver double dangles with craftsmanship details that will excite super fans, like a front disc detailed with the house crest surrounded by manmade stones in house colors.

On the back disc, the edges are detailed

with crenellations, in reference to the battlements of Hogwarts Castle and a bail shaped like the Hogwarts crest.

Within the collection is also a Golden Snitch bangle, which is an update of the classic Pandora Moments bangle featuring the iconic Quidditch symbol at the clasp.

The Harry Potter x Pandora collection are in Pandora stores worldwide and on pandora.net.

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Tyler Perry Headlines T.D. Jakes’ International Leadership Summit

Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry will be a headline speaker at T.D. Jakes’ International Leadership Summit next spring, a conference for visionaries, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and leaders to discover how to sharpen their intellectual curiosity to become intentional, game-changing leaders.

Perry will lead a global think tank session on the power of ownership and creating your own brand. A world-renowned producer, director, actor, screenwriter, playwright, author, songwriter, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Perry is one of the most established artists in Hollywood, known for building his personal brand from the bottom up, attracting millions through his 22 feature films, 20 stage plays, 10 TV shows and New York Times best-selling book.

Perry also owns one of the largest studios in the world, the former Fort McPherson army base situated on 330 acres.

According to Jakes, Perry is “shifting the nation and Hollywood. You can beg people for an opportunity, or you can build your own. Perry has seized his opportunity and built his own empire. He is a stellar example that with the right mindset, anyone can overcome daunting obstacles to find success.”

Research from Harvard Business Review has shown that curiosity is vital to an organization’s performance. This year, Jakes has expanded his formerly titled International Pastors and Leadership Conference to become the International Leadership Summit, focusing more on Christian men and women in the workplace who are looking to learn from industry thought leaders.

The newly revamped conference is based on Jakes’ latest book, Soar! Building Your Vision from the Ground Up (FaithWords, 2017). Registration for the conference is open to the public and available at ThisIsILS.org.

T.D. Jakes

25th Annual ZooLights Events and Activities At Lincoln Park Zoo Lincoln Park Zoo’s 25th annual ZooLights, presented by ComEd and Invesco QQQ, is a Chicago holiday tradition that helps keep Lincoln Park Zoo free and open 365 days a year. In addition to the ongoing light displays, guests can attend several special events throughout the season: including BrewLights (Dec. 12), Chris White Trio Tribute to “A Charlie Brown Christmas” (Dec. 15), Breakfast with Santa (Dec.15) and Zoo Year’s Eve (Dec. 31).

Zoolights is free entry ZooLights illuminates the zoo with more than 2.5 million lights and hundreds of dynamic displays.

This FREE event transforms Lincoln Park Zoo into a twinkling winter wonderland for 28 nights complete with visits from Santa (through Dec. 23), ice sculptors (weekends), carolers (weekdays), festive activities and sweet treats of all kinds. ZooLights is also sponsored by Louis Glunz Beer, Inc., 93.9 Lite FM, and Pepsi.

ZooLights Family Nights are back by popular demand Mondays, Dec. 16, 23 & 30. These fun-filled evenings include all regular ZooLights activities along with FREE rides on the AT&T Endangered Species Carousel and Lionel Train Adventure. On these nights, kids also eat FREE at Park Place Café (one free limited kid’s menu item with paid adult entrée or combo meal). Lincoln Park Zoo members of all levels can enjoy free

parking on Family Nights, too.

Ticketed holiday happenings Light Maze presented by Invesco QQQ takes guests on an enlightening journey! Get lost in a maze of 30,000 LED lightbulbs at Foreman Pavilion.

This ticketed experience returns to the zoo for a third year and will run every night of ZooLights.

Holiday favorite BrewLights presented by Louis Glunz Beer, Inc. returns to the zoo on Dec. 12 from 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Guests ages 21+ will forage for local craft and seasonal beers amidst the dazzle of ZooLights. Enjoy photos with Santa at the Helen Brach Primate House, free rides on the AT&T Endangered Species Carousel, live music, and more! Food is available for purchase. This event is hosted by the Auxiliary Board of Lincoln Park Zoo, and every pour supports their generous pledge to The Pride of Chicago capital campaign – now in its final phase of renovating the lion house!

Making the long journey all the way from the North Pole, Santa Claus is coming to town! Enjoy Breakfast with Santa at the landmark Café Brauer. Guests will savor a delicious brunch with the big man in red himself while taking in the beautiful views Nature Boardwalk has to offer.

There will be four seatings on Dec. 15 starting at 9 a.m. Adults (age 13 and older) are $45, children (ages

Lincoln Park Zoo’s 25th annual ZooLights, presented

by ComEd and Invesco QQQ, helps keep Lincoln Park Zoo free and open 365 days a year.

Photo Credit: Lincoln Park Zoo / Julia Fuller

one to 12) are $20 and tiny tots (12 months and younger) are free. All children will enjoy a complimentary cookie decoration station.

The Chris White Trio Tribute to “A Charlie Brown Christmas” is back for an encore! Guests will tap their toes during this soulful jazz tribute to a favorite holiday classic. The event will feature shows at 5 and 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 15 at Café Brauer with www.citizennewspapergroup.com

tickets beginning at $25. Start a new holiday tradition this year!

There’s no better way to ring in the New Year than at Zoo Year’s Eve! This adults-only celebration counts down to 2020 with DJ entertainment, games, and giveaways in the glow of ZooLights. Food and alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.

The event runs from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Early-bird tickets begin at $10.

More Thinking of popping the question?

Propose in the perfect setting! The zoo is offering an unforgettable engagement package for couples looking for a sparkling and magical setting for their wedding proposal.

Interested parties can find out more by contacting the zoo’s Private Events Department at groupsales@lpzoo.org.

Learn more at lpzoo.org.

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to :”An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y19002677 on NOVEMBER 26, 2019. Under the Assumed Busienss Name of EVERYTHING COUNTS with the business located at: 9818 S. INDIANA AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60628. The true and real full name (s) and residence address of the owner (s) / partner (s) is: MICHELLE GILMORE, 9818 S. INDIANA AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60628, USA. __________________________________ STATE OF INDIANA) ) SS: COUNTY OF LAKE ) IN THE LAKE SUPPERIOR COURT ROOM NUMBER FIVE SITTING IN HAMMOND, INDIANA IN RE: THE DISSOLUTIONS OF MARRIAGE OF:

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AQUILLA SYKES Wife,

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information on one account, they won’t be able to go on a shopping spree at other sites, too.

2. Track transactions: Check your statements for any suspicious activity. If you don’t recognize a transaction, contact your credit card company or bank right away.

3. Beware of scams: Watch out for phishing scams in which fraudsters send emails that look like they’re from a reputable company, but aren’t. Avoid clicking on links in emails as they may download malware that can give thieves access to your personal information. Always visit a retailer’s website directly to make a purchase.

4. Get identify theft insurance: Some insurance companies offer coverage to make the process of undoing the damage from identity theft easier and less costly.

For example, Erie Insurance has Identity Theft Recovery Coverage, an affordable option that can easily be added to a homeowners or renters insurance policy.

“When someone uses information about you without your permission, it takes time and money to straighten things out,” said Robert Buckel, vice president of product management at Erie Insurance.

“This coverage offers peace of mind to help you restore your credit and make the process -- and your life -- a little easier.”

Protecting your identity may not be topof-mind during the holiday shopping season, but with just a few safeguards in place, your online security can be greatly enhanced. _________________________________

Cause No. 45D05-1908-DN-000582 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION To: CLIFFORD SAFFORD:

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You are hereby notified that a Verified Petition for Dissolution of Marriage has been filed by Aquilla Sykes in the above-captioned Court naming you as a Respondent.

Petitioner seeks relief as stated i said Petition. You must respond within thirty (30) days after the last notice of the action is published and in the event you fail to do so, judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in said Petition.

Final hearing is set for the 3rd day of February, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at the Lake Superior Court, Room Number Five, located at 232 Russell Street, Hammond, Indiana 46320. Dated: November 8, 2019. Lorenzo Arredondo, Clerk, Lake Superior Court Lake County, Indiana. Kristen D. Hill (16743-45) Hammond Legal Aid Clinic 1402- 173rd Street, Hammond, IN 46324 PH: (219) 8536611 Attorney for Wife. __________________________________

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(StatePoint) ‘Tis the season for holiday shopping. When making purchases online, be sure to protect yourself from becoming a victim of identity theft -- it’s more common than you may think.

With just a few pieces of personal information, thieves can open new credit lines, drain bank accounts and file fraudulent tax returns. The Federal Trade Commission says credit card fraud was the number one type of identity theft reported in 2018, with 167,000 people saying their information was misused on an existing account or used to open a new credit card account. No matter what form it takes, identity theft can cost thousands of dollars and take years to correct.

Below are four tips to help prevent identity theft: 1. Vary passwords: Use a different username and password for each shopping account. That way, if someone steals your

FAMILY LIVING How to Encourage Your Child’s Imagination and Self-Expression (StatePoint) Childhood is a time for imaginations to run wild. But when children’s schedules are filled to the brim with too many structured classes and extracurricular activities, it can limit selfexpression.

After carving out space and time for letting your child’s creative mind flourish, consider these ideas and tips: • Play Dress-Up: Playing dress-up gives children opportunities to empathize, solve problems, increase their vocabulary and work together. Handbags, hats, old eyeglass frames -- the next time you clean out your wardrobe, give those items a second life in the costume closet, where they will help your children build worlds and tell stories.

• Provide Interactive Toys: Many of today’s interactive toys are packed with big potential for creative self-expression.

For example, Myla the Magical Unicorn from VTech, a colorful unicorn toy that glitters with lights as she talks and sings, introduces early concepts of color combination in a fun way. Kids can practice matching and mixing colors using a magic brush to decorate Myla, and stylize her by brushing her tail and braiding her mane.

Using the microphone, kids can sing a rocking duet, and when it’s time to go solo, they can pull the microphone away, so Myla stops singing but keeps playing music.

• Talk It Out: Whether you’re running errands or eating dinner, you can promote creative thinking just by spending this time talking. Start a conversation with your child about books and art. Ask questions about your child’s day. Whatever the topic may be, just be sure to avoid conversational dead-ends, such as yes-or-no questions. Instead, foster a dialogue that lends itself to new questions, discovery, and vivid descriptions of sights, sounds and feelings.

When parents provide children with time, space and freedom to play, create and build on their own, their imaginations can soar.

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