Week of August 31, 2016 Vol 35 • No 41 • www.thechicagocitizen.com
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BILL’S BUSINESS
SBA LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE FOR AMERICA’S SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS + P4
South Suburban
Audit Bureau of Circulation ABC AUDITED
FASHION
PARTNERSHIP SEEKS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES + P6
Congressional Symposium
Focuses On Black Women By Monique Smith
ENTERTAINMENT
JACK RADICS TO JOIN CARLOS SANTANA, JOHN LEGEND AND OTHERS FOR HARRY BELAFONTE SOCIAL JUSTICE FESTIVAL+ P8
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ometimes referred to as the ‘burden bearers’ of the black community, Black womens’ needs or issues are often not given serious consideration especially when it comes to public policy. On Friday, August 26, 2016, Congresswoman Robin Kelly Representative of the 2nd Congressional District - Illinois hosted the 2016 Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls Chicago Symposium at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center, 1452 E. 53rd Street. The room was a virtuoso of Who’s who among the black women in Chicago. The Symposium, “Defining the Black Female Experience,” was co-hosted by U.S. Representatives and Caucus co-chairs Kelly and Yvette Clark of New York. They were be joined by U.S. Representative Gwen Moore of Wisconsin. > SEE MORE PAGE 2
Congresswoman Robin Kelly
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