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CHICAGO’S OWN UNICORN, CHRISHON LAMPLEY TALKS ABOUT BUILDING HER WINE BUSINESS On April 20, Chrishon Lampley (pictured) will be hosting a tasting event at the South Loop Mariano’s for Love Cork Screw wine, a private label wine company that she owns. The event will showcase the five varietals of red and white wine that the company produces. See more on Page 2

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CHICAGO WEEKEND

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NEWS briefly EDUCATION

CHICAGO’S LEADING WOMEN JOIN FORCES TO EXEMPLIFY TRUE GIRL POWER Young Women’s Leadership Charter School of Chicago (YWLCS)’s 10th Annual Girl Power Luncheon on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 featured Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer, City Clerk Anna Valencia, MWRD Commissioner Kari Steele and a dynamic Student Showcase celebrating students’ accomplishments in the areas of robotics, engineering, arts, science and math. YWLCS’ Girl Power annual fundraiser celebrated the achievements of an extraordinary group of YWLCS students in science, math, technology and arts, along with influential corporate, community leaders and prominent women in STEM fields. Commissioner Gainer, a panelist at the event, shared her advice for overcoming adversity in school and in the workplace. “If there’s one thing we need more of in this world it’s girl power! I always share with young women the advice to move from being a helper to a principal,” Gainer shared. “Push yourselves far beyond what is comfortable.”

HEALTH

CHICAGO JOINS NATIONAL MOVEMENT TO END PROSTATE CANCER JOLIET, IL – ZERO - The End of Prostate Cancer joins forces with Advanced Urology Associates to host the ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk this June. The goal is to create Generation ZERO – the first generation of men free of prostate cancer. Participants from the Chicago area will run and walk together on June 2 to fight a disease that takes the life of an American man every 18 minutes. Chicago joins 40+ communities across the nation as part of the ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk series. Run/ Walk participants will receive tech shirts, free food and prizes, and the opportunity to connect with others who are impacted by prostate cancer. Funds raised for this year’s Run/Walk event will go toward national efforts to provide research for new treatments, to enhance patient support resources, and to educate men and families about prostate cancer. The race will take place at Advanced Urology Associates. For more information, visit www.zeroprostatecancerrun.org/chicago.

LAW & POLITICS

REDLINED BY CHICAGO AUTHOR LINDA GARTZ Linda Gartz’s REDLINED: A Memoir of Race, Change, and Fractured Community in 1960s Chicago was recently published on April 3. Linda Gartz is a six-time Emmy® award-honored television producer, essay writer, and native of Chicago’s West Garfield Park. In her book, Redlined, she exposes the discriminatory lending policies known as redlining, the FHA’s former nationwide practice of denying mortgages based upon race and ethnicity, in a riveting story of a Chicago community fractured by racial turmoil as experienced by one white family who lived through it. As blacks moved deeper into Chicago’s West Side during the 1960s, whites fled by the thousands. But Linda’s parents, Fred and Lil, chose to stay in their neighborhood, even as redlining undermined property values and forced African-Americans into predatory loans. Based on a treasure trove of letters and diaries, Redlined combines Gartz’s poignant personal experiences with those of her parents to share a unique perspective of a racially changing America in the 1960s and beyond. A new video about the book can be found at https://youtu. be/jmAnBPYrl6g for more information.

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On April 20, Chrishon Lampley (pictured) will be hosting a tasting event at the South Loop Mariano’s for Love Cork Screw wine, a private label wine company that she owns. The event will showcase the five varietals of red and white wine that the company produces.

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n April 20, Chrishon Lampley will be hosting a tasting event at the South Loop Mariano’s for Love Cork Screw wine, a private label wine company that she owns. The event will showcase the five varietals of red and white wine that the company produces. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased online. Love Cork Screw wines can be found in 50 locations throughout Chicago including most Mariano’s grocery stores, Binny’s liquor stores, Whole Foods, and Target. A full list of locations can be found at www.lovecorkscrew.com. Lampley also produces Love Cork Screw candles that are sold at Target. “We’re growing, we are in Whole Foods, Mariano’s, the candles are at Target and the wine will be at Target as well. I’m less than one percent of the entire industry as an African American woman owning a private label wine www.thechicagocitizen.com

company, so I’m definitely a unicorn,” said Lampley. The tasting event at the South Loop Mariano’s, 1615 S. Clark St., is part of Mariano’s Tastemaker’s event series. “I’m a Tastemaker for Mariano’s and I was announced as that about two years ago. What that means is that I’m an influencer with a brand under Mariano’s umbrella. They do special events for Tastemakers and this is one of those events. I do a lot of tasting events for all types of stores,” said Lampley. Aside from building her brand and doing wine tastings around Chicago and nationwide, Lampley takes time to speak with youth and young entrepreneurs because she said she wants to inspire people to pursue their dreams. “I’m a unicorn in this industry. Working in an industry that doesn’t look like me, that definitely speaks to the youth on a huge scale as well as young entrepreneurs and encourages them to follow their dreams and to do something that may not necessarily be what they think they can do or something they

can succeed in, but I’ve done it and I can show that to them,” said Lampley. In May, Lampley will be featured as the keynote speaker for the Women Who ROCK Awards Gala at the Bolingbrook Golf Course on May 6. The event will honor 22 women from around the Chicagoland area for their contributions in their communities, in education, business and entertainment. “I love to inspire women of all colors and all nationalities to go for it. We get so much pushback and there are so many glass ceilings that we have to break through, I’m here to show that we can break through them,” said Lampley. Lampley will also be speaking at the MADE Maven Leadership Summit, held in Chicago on April 28 and 29, about how she was able to get her Love Cork Screw products into a big box store like Target. Tickets to the South Loop Mariano’s Love Cork Screw wine tasting, the Women Who ROCK Awards Gala, and the MADE Maven Leadership Summit are all available on Eventbrite.com.

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99-Year-Old Friend of Dr. King Shares Memories of Civil Rights in Chicago BY KATHERINE NEWMAN

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imuel Black recently spoke at the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel in Hyde Park to honor the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Black worked closely with King during the civil rights movement and was instrumental in orchestrating King’s first Chicago appearance in April of 1956 where he gave a moving speech at the same venue. Even at 99-years-old, Black still has vivid memories of meeting and working with King. He talked about the first time he saw King and how he immediately connected with the movement King was leading. Shortly after seeing King speak on television, Black traveled to Montgomery, AL, to meet him. “I went to Montgomery and I met him and other people who had participated in his marches. From that point forward I followed Dr. King reverently because I was tired and I wasn’t the only one that was tired, there were Hyde Parkers that were tired, there we other people across the country that were tired, but we were not too tired to walk

behind this great man and I have never forgotten the power of that voice that told the world that we were tired of racism, segregation, and inequality,” said Black. Born Dec. 7, 1918, in Birmingham, AL, Black and his family migrated to the south side of Chicago when he was eight months old. He remembers growing up in racially restrictive housing covenants which led to overcrowding and poverty in black neighborhoods. “That experience carried me to work with Dr. King. and when he came to Chicago to bring attention to housing I was very much involved because housing had always been a factor in the north and in Chicago specifically which was the most segregated northern city in the country at the time,” said Black. King was known for his peaceful methods of protesting and resisting racial inequalities. He encouraged all of his followers to never engage in violence no matter the circumstances. This admirable quality was something that made Black worry about King’s safety. “In the south, it worked because people expected blacks to fight back,

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Timuel Black recently spoke at the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel in honor of the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Black worked closely with King during the civil rights movement and was instrumental in orchestrating King’s first Chicago appearance in April of 1956 where he gave a moving speech at the same venue.

they didn’t know what to do when they didn’t. I always worried how long he would be safe in this social system and he was attacked, not just once. His house was burnt, he was stabbed by a woman in Harlem, so I kept always worrying that his attitude and his behavior would give someone that opportunity to

assassinate him, and that did end up happening April 4th, 1968,” said Black. The day that King died, Black was going to visit his sick father in the hospital. He said that he was so angry and hurt to hear the news of King’s assassination. “It was a painful day,” said Black.

Brittney Austin, A Student at Roosevelt University and Resident of the West Side Receives Matthew Freeman Social Justice Award CHICAGO - Brittney Austin, a Roosevelt

University biology major and president of the Black Student Union (BSU) who organizes monthly food drives for the homeless, has received the University’s prestigious Matthew Freeman Social Justice Award. Austin, who hopes to go to medical school after graduating from Roosevelt in May, has been involved in social justice work since the moment she arrived at the University approximately four years ago. “Brittney has a strong passion for social, economic and environmental justice issues and her current position as BSU president has allowed her to emerge as a leader,” said Pamela Thompson-Hill, the director of Multicultural Student Support Services at Roosevelt who nominated Austin for the award. Austin, a resident of Chicago’s West side, but who grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has always felt connected to helping others. “Social justice is embedded in my DNA. Issues around communities of color are not something Continued on page 9

Two Die in Illinois After Using Synthetic Cannabinoids

Brittney Austin has received Roosevelt University’s prestigious Matthew Freeman Social Justice Award.

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he Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) recently reported the death of a second individual who experienced severe bleeding after using synthetic cannabinoids. Often called Spice, K2, or fake weed, IDPH Director Nirav D. Shah, M.D., J.D. said cases like these are on the rise while authorities continue to monitor the situation. “We continue to see the number of cases rise,” Dr. Shah said. “IDPH is continuing to work with local health departments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with other partners, to try to identify common products,” she added in a press release. But what exactly are synthetic cannabinoids and why are they so dangerous? Here’s responses to frequently asked questions and facts you need to know: Q: What are synthetic cannabinoids? A: Synthetic cannabinoids are human-made mind-altering chemicals that are either sprayed on dried, shredded plant material so they can be smoked or sold as liquids to be vaporized and inhaled in e-cigarettes and other devices. These products are also known as herbal or liquid incense. These chemicals are called cannabinoids because they are similar to chemicals found in the marijuana plant. Because of this similarity, synthetic cannabinoids are sometimes misleadingly called «synthetic marijuana» (or «fake weed»), and they are often marketed as safe, legal alternatives to that drug. In fact, they are not safe and may affect the brain much more powerfully than marijuana. Their actual effects can be unpredictable and, in some cases, more dangerous or even life-threatening. Synthetic cannabinoids are part of a group of drugs called new psychoactive substances (NPS). NPS are unregulated mind-altering substances that have become newly available on the market and are intended to produce the same effects Continued on page 5

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BUSINESS BRIEFLY

Spiceworks Study Reveals 40 Percent of Large Businesses Will Implement Intelligent Assistants or Chatbots by 2019

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piceworks recently announced the results of a new survey examining the adoption and usage of intelligent assistants and AI chatbots in the workplace. The results show that within the next 12 months, 40 percent of large businesses – those with more than 500 employees – expect to implement one or more intelligent assistants or AI chatbots

on company-owned devices, compared to 25 percent of mid-size companies and 27 percent of small businesses. The findings indicate that although adoption is on the rise, some organizations are holding back due to a lack of use cases in the workplace and privacy concerns.

Black Women’s Roundtable Releases Its Fifth Annual Report

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n Wednesday, March 28th, the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s (NCBCP) Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) closed out Women’s History Month and Black Women’s Week, by hosting a telebriefing to release its Fifth Annual Black Women in the U.S. Report, which assesses the challenges, triumphs and overall contemporary condition of Black women in the United States in 2018. This year’s report is entitled “Time for a Power Shift” and takes an in-depth look at the issue of power and exactly where Black women fall socially, politically, economically, spiritually and healthwise. Key findings from this year’s report include: • Black Women Shifting Their Power • When It Comes to Politics, the Power of Black Women is on the Rise • Electoral Successes Prove Black Women Can Win Anywhere • In 2018, Black Women Can Make Political History • Despite Gains, Black Women are Not Without Political Challenges • The Power of Black Women’s Leadership is Significantly Curtailed in the Corporate World • Black Women Are Especially Vulnerable Within the Criminal Justice System • Black Women Immigrants and Their Families Have Been Uniquely Targeted in the Trump Era • The Power of Black Women’s Push for Social Justice Remains • Black Women Are Still the

Foundation of Black Family Financial Power • Entrepreneurship Is Seen as the Conduit to Greater Economic Power for Black Women • Black Women Venture Capitalists Flex Their Economic Power to Help Close the Venture Capital Funding Gap • Black Women Still Lack the Power to Live Free from Violence, Health Challenges and in Full Autonomy of Their Own Bodies • Black Women Lean on Spiritual Power to Make Magic Happen Melanie L. Campbell, President/ CEO of the NCBCP and Convener of the Black Women’s Roundtable, states, “The annual BWR Report provides the NCBCP and Black Women’s Roundtable with a vehicle to actualize our commitment to ensuring Black women and girls’ voices and stories are elevated in the public sphere. This year, the report is laser focused on showcasing Black women’s intergenerational and diverse leadership, expertise and unique perspectives on the issue of building and sustaining power to achieve a higher quality of life for Black women, our families and communities.” Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever, the BWR Report’s editor-in-chief, shares, “We find ourselves at a very precarious moment in our nation’s history, and Black women understand what’s at stake. They’ve stepped up in bold and tangible ways to not only be the drivers of change but to wield the levers of power themselves like never before.”

Mazda Introduces Updated 2019 CX-3 at 2018 New York International Auto Show

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azda Motor Corporation recently introduced its updated, refined Mazda CX-3. Additionally, the Mazda KAI concept and SKYACTIV-X engine made their North American auto show debuts, highlighting Mazda’s design and engineering prowess as it moves toward its next-generation of vehicles. In a recent speech, Mazda Motor Corporation Global Chief Marketing Officer and Mazda North American Operations CEO Masahiro Moro discussed Mazda’s commitment to the U.S. with Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc., the new plant scheduled to go online in 2021. He also introduced the updated Mazda CX-3 subcompact crossover SUV before journalists at the New York International Auto Show, held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The new CX-3’s interior has undergone significant improvements, most notably the adoption of an electronic parking brake that frees up space and allows for a significant increase in storage space. Additional improvements include a smoother, more efficient and more refined SKYACTIV-G 2.0 gasoline engine, available full-leather seating surfaces, improved NVH characteristics and redesigned seats that support a more comfortable position. Yet, Mazda CX-3 continues to possess uncommonly good driving dynamics and keenly updated design elements that complement what is already a

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compelling package. Finally, Mazda displayed the Mazda KAI concept and SKYACTIV-X engine. KAI, which means “pioneer” in Japanese, portend Mazda’s KODO—Soul of Motion design direction, eschewing rhythm motion of the design language for cleaner lines, surface-based reflections and a “less-is-more” approach to creating a simultaneous sense of excitement and elegance. It is joined by the SKYACTIV-X engine, the world’s first commercially available gasoline compression-ignition engine. The KAI and SKYACTIV-X signal Mazda’s future design and technology directions. Called Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030, in which Mazda is aiming

to reduce its CO2 emissions by 50 percent from 2010 levels by 2030. SKYACTIV-X will serve as a building block in that strategy, with it expected to be 20- to 30-percent more efficient than today’s SKYACTIV-G engines. It will be available in Mazda vehicles starting in 2019. SKYACTIV-X is part of a greater initiative in line with Mazda’s “Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030” long-term vision for technology development. Mazda aims to use the fundamental appeal of the automobile - driving pleasure - to inspire people, enrich society and help bring about a beautiful earth. By offering an experience of car ownership that celebrates driving, the company hopes to enrich lives and build a strong bond with customers.

MONEY MATTERS

Are you overdue for a raise or promotion? MIAMI GARDENS, FL – When is the last time you

asked for a raise? Are you overdue for a promotion? If you haven’t requested either, even though you know you deserve to either make more money or have a higher-level position, it could be due to wounded worthiness. Before you dismiss the premise as airy-fairy, think about it. If you’ve contributed to your company in ways that should be rewarded, why are you OK with settling for less than you deserve? Conversely, some people have zero problem with requesting an increase in their salary or asking for an opportunity to perform at higher level. According to Michelle Hollinger, author of the new book, “Worthy,” the state of a person’s worthiness shows up in unsuspecting ways and impacts whether they www.chicagocitizen.com

advocate for themselves or not. People with a strong sense of worthiness speak up for their own best interests; expecting and requesting their compensation to align with the quality and quantity of their work production. Other people may think about asking for a raise, but never get around to it because something else is at play. In the book, Hollinger offers several scenarios that suggest wounded worthiness is a factor. The failure to ask for a deserved raise or promotion is one example. Exhibiting passive-aggressive behavior and dimming your light so others won’t feel uncomfortable are others. Importantly, Hollinger also shares powerful activities to help people reconnect with their worthiness, strengthen it and become their own best advocate. “Worthy,” is available at Amazon.com.

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Two Die in Illinois After Using Synthetic Cannabinoids surrounding objects and conditions • symptoms of psychosis—delusional or disordered thinking detached from reality Psychotic effects include: • extreme anxiety • confusion • paranoia—extreme and unreasonable distrust of others

Continued from page 3 as illegal drugs. Some of these substances may have been around for years, but have reentered the market in altered chemical forms, or due to renewed popularity. Q: Are synthetic cannabinoids illegal? A: Many synthetic cannabinoids are illegal. The federal government has banned many specific synthetic cannabinoids. Illinois has passed their own laws targeting other synthetic cannabinoids. Recent laws targeting synthetic cannabinoids have banned general categories of ingredients, rather than specific chemicals. However, makers of synthetic cannabinoids try to get around these laws by creating new products with different ingredients or by labeling them “not for human consumption.” Q: What are the effects of synthetic cannabinoids on the body? A: Synthetic cannabinoid users report some effects similar to those produced by marijuana: • elevated mood • relaxation • altered perception—awareness of

emergency rooms have shown severe effects including: • rapid heart rate • vomiting • violent behavior • suicidal thoughts Synthetic cannabinoids can also raise blood pressure and cause reduced blood supply to the heart, as well as kidney damage and seizures. Use of these drugs is associated with a rising number of deaths. Q: How many deaths have been reported in Illinois due to synthetic cannabinoids and in what time period?

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• hallucinations—sensations and images that seem real though they are not Q: What are some other health effects of synthetic cannabinoids? A: People who have used synthetic cannabinoids and have been taken to

A: There have been two deaths so far. Cases began exhibiting symptoms March 7, 2018 and were first reported to the Illinois Poison Center (IPC) on March 10, 2018. IPC reported the cases to IDPH on March 22, 2018. Q: Are synthetic cannabinoids marketed in a certain way as to make them appealing to buyers? What might be the dangers in this type of marketing? A: False advertising is a danger. Synthetic cannabinoid products are often labeled “not for human consumption.” Labels also often

claim that they contain “natural” material taken from a variety of plants. However, the only parts of these products that are natural are the dried plant materials. Chemical tests show that the active, mind-altering ingredients are cannabinoid compounds made in laboratories. Manufacturers also sell these products in colorful foil packages and plastic bottles to attract consumers. They market these products under a wide variety of specific brand names. Hundreds of brands now exist, including K2, Spice, Joker, Black Mamba, Kush, and Kronic. Q: What are some important warnings to know about synthetic cannabinoids? A: Synthetic cannabinoids are are unsafe and IDPH urges people not to use them. They are made of different chemicals and most of the time, people don’t know what chemicals are in them. Anyone who has a reaction to synthetic cannabinoids, such as severe bleeding, should call 911 or have someone take them to the emergency department immediately. For more information, visit www. drugabuse.gov Sources: The Illinois Department of Public Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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FASHION

The Metropolitan Board of the Chicago Urban League Gives Back in a Big Way with their 11th Annual MBoutique Experience CHICAGO –The Metropolitan Board of the Chicago Urban League Protect your lips from the harsh rays of the sun when on vacation.

Five Spring Vacation Tips (NAPSI)—Presented by Carmex—If you’ll be spending time in sun-kissed climates on your next vacation, these tips can help you keep your skin, eyes and lips protected.

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in flight. To combat notoriously dry airplane cabins, reach for a lip balm that contains cocoa butter. For example, Carmex’s Classic Original Jar can help soothe and moisturize even the most chapped lips.

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with an umbrella. You can also wear a hat with a brim all the way around that shades your face, ears and the back of your neck from the sun. Retreating from the sun’s strong rays and finding rest in the shade can help you stay protected and cool in the heat.

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of your body, your lips need nourishment. Be sure to pack a large refillable water bottle for your trip and keep it near your beach bag so you’re more likely to drink water throughout the day.

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much-needed sun protection on your lips, there’s Carmex Daily Care lip balm in a variety of delicious flavors including Fresh Cherry, Wintergreen and Strawberry. They’re all formulated with SPF 15 for sun protection and are specially designed to smooth, soothe and soften lips and restore their healthy look. If your lips need more help, there’s the time-tested formula of Carmex Classic lip balm. Moisturizing and medicated, it’s made with camphor to provide pain relief, menthol for a cooling effect, and pure, refined white petrolatum to help protect and provide a healing environment.

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lips are sensitive to the sun, so are your eyes and the tender skin around your eyes. Wearing sunglasses can help keep these areas protected from the sun whether on the beach, near the pool or just spending time outdoors.

gears up for its 11th Annual MBoutique, a signature event dedicated to uplifting Chicagoland youth by providing prom essentials to high school students. Every year, MBoutique serves more than 150 high school participants, providing them with the opportunity to receive all of their prom needs in one place for free. MBoutique will be held on Saturday, April 7, 2018 from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm at Hirsch Metropolitan High School, located at 7740 S. Ingleside Ave in Chicago, IL 60619. Local residents, salons, boutiques and companies donate hundreds of products, dresses, accessories and services for this initiative. Hair stylists and make-up artists will be on hand to assist with coordinating looks and sharing tips to help attendees prepare for their special day. Donations for the event are being accepted at 4 locations this year: The Chicago Urban League, 4510 S. Michigan Ave; Junior League of Chicago, 1447 N. Astor Dr; Tailorite Cleaners, 6507 S. King Dr; and the Silver Room, 1506 E. 53rd Street. The Metropolitan Board is committed to promoting and supporting the mission of the Chicago Urban League through community outreach, fundraising and membership development. Admission is free and open to high school students across the Chicagoland area. Interested students can register for the event at mboutique2018.eventbrite.com. MBoutique is still accepting in-kind donations of dresses, shoes, accessories, makeup and grooming products for this year’s event. Interested parties can contact mboutique1983@gmail.com. For additional information please visit www.metroboard.org. You can also follow them on social media. Facebook: @Metroboard; Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube: @MetroboardCUL.

Skin of Color Society Reaches New Heights as an International Organization Dedicated to Promoting Excellence in Skin of Color Dermatology GENEVA, IL - The Skin of Color Society

(SOCS), an international professional organization of physicians dedicated to promoting excellence in skin of color dermatology, reports record levels of organizational growth in terms of membership, mentorship, research, educational initiatives and media outreach. At its recent annual business meeting held in conjunction with the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, SOCS President Seemal R. Desai, MD, reviewed 2017-2018 highlights including: Professional membership has doubled since 2015, and has grown to 436 members from 29 countries around the world (up from 21 countries in 2017), with a sharp rise in membership among residents and research fellows. The SOCS has increased engagement with medical students through the medical

school awareness program, helping them secure residencies with a year-by-year guide available on www.skinofcolorsociety.org. SOCS has expanded its skin of color dermatology mentorship program to include a record 78 mentors from 10 countries who are available to share their expertise with dermatology residents and young dermatologists. SOCS dermatologists participated in a successful inaugural partnership with Procter & Gamble on its Science Behind Symposium, involving mentors Lynn McKinley-Grant, MD and Susan C. Taylor, MD and mentees Nada Elbuluk, MD, MSc and Pooja Sodha, MD. The 2018 SOCS Research Award was given to Shawn Kwatra, MD Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, for his project: “Molecular Basis of Itch in African Americans.” A team of SOCS leaders shared their

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expertise with NYC-based editors at the Society’s 3rd Annual Media Day, which was moderated by Lee Thomas, Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, author and vitiligo patient advocate. SOCS members who presented expert talks at the event included: Drs. Seemal R. Desai; Susan C. Taylor; Valerie Callender; Maritza Perez; and Andrew Alexis. Nada Elbuluk, MD and Babar Rao, MD also participated as supporting experts. The SOCS also recognized outgoing Board of Directors Members: Drs. Gary Brauner, Babar K. Rao and Heather Woolery-Lloyd, and approved new officers: SOCS & SOCS Foundation Board of Directors: Drs. Cheryl Burgess, Maritza Perez, and Valerie M. Harvey, whose terms expire in 2021. Numerous exciting initiatives are in the works for SOCS in 2018-2019. Visit: www. skinofcolorsociety.org for more information.

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Countdown to the New 95th/Dan Ryan South Terminal! We are nearing the halfway point of the transformational new 95th/Dan Ryan station, with the opening of the first of two brand new terminals on April 14, the South Terminal. This new facility will include wider bus lanes, sidewalks and waiting areas for bus passengers; elevators and escalators; expanded rail platforms; and Bus Tracker and Train Tracker signs. The North Terminal, now under construction and anticipated to open by the end of 2018, will offer our customers a modern transit facility that is larger, more comfortable and more convenient rail and bus connections.

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CPL Celebrates Poetry Month With Poetry Fest at Harold Washington Library Center

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hicago Public Library celebrates Poetry Month in April, with events and workshops at branch locations throughout the city and culminating in the free, day-long Poetry Fest Saturday, April 28 at Harold Washington Library Center. Complete Poetry Month details, including recommended reads for kids, teens and adults, can be found at www.chipublib.org/poetry. POETRY FEST LINEUP KEYNOTE PERFORMANCE: GROWING CONCERNS POETRY COLLECTIVE 2-3:30 p.m. | Pritzker Auditorium

Growing Concerns fuses lyrical, narrative, and hip-hop poetry with original music and soundscape to create spoken word performance that is greater than the sum of its parts. The group’s deeply personal work explores the nature of identity, love, community, and social responsibility, though a fresh and contemporary

lens. The collective has performed throughout Chicago including at Steppenwolf Theatre, the MCA, and for WBEZ. Growing Concerns is comprised of poet and rapper Mykele Deville, poet and actor McKenzie Chinn, and visual artist and musician Jeff Austin.

sample poems will help participants improve their writing of both poetry and prose. Wilda Morris is Workshop Chair of Poets & Patrons, and past president of the Illinois State Poetry Society.

14TH ANNUAL HAIKU FESTIVAL AWARDS 10 a.m.-noon | Pritzker Auditorium

After Hours, a journal of Chicago writing and art, hosts a poetry reading by three magazine contributors, Rachel Slotnick, Nina Corwin and Steven Schroeder, and After Hours co-editor/publisher/ poet, Albert DeGenova.

The program features winning poetry from 8-14 year olds and Tsukasa Taiko Japanese hand drummers.

VERBALIZE IT: HOW THE BEST ACTION WORD CAN ENLIVEN YOUR POEM 11 a.m.-noon | Multipurpose Room A

Led by Wilda Morris, this workshop will help you enliven your poetry. Any kind of verb, even a passive one, may be what your poem needs. The question is how to decide when it strengthens your poem and when it weakens it. Activities and

AFTER HOURS PRESS READING 11 a.m.-noon | Reception Hall

POEMS WHILE YOU WAIT 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | Grand Lobby and Lower Level Lobby

Poets will write you your very own personal poem on our handy, vintage typewriters! Give us your topic and in about 20 minutes your poem will be ready to take home and cherish. FROM THE PAGE TO THE STAGE 12-1:30 p.m. | Multipurpose Room B

Led by Nina Corwin, this workshop will offer tools used by performance poets around the country for making your poems come to life before an audience. The program includes a talk about stage presence, vocal delivery, and common pitfalls. Corwin is the author of two books of poetry, The Uncertainty of Maps and Conversations With Friendly Demons and Tainted Saints, as well as two chapbooks, Dear Future and What to Pack for the Apocalypse. ELHILLO AND SAX SHARE THEIR POETRY 12:30-1:30 p.m. | Reception Hall

Elhillo, who has received fellowships from Cave Canem, The Conversation, Crescendo Literary, and The Poetry Foundation’s Poetry Incubator, is the author of The January Children. A two time Bay Area Grand Slam Champion, sam sax is the author of Madness and his second book, Bury It won the 2017 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets.

THE SHAPE OF LANGUAGE 1-2 p.m. | Video Theater

Led by Phillip Williams, this craft talk will discuss the importance of form in poetry, specifically with the concrete poem, which is a poem shaped like the thing it represents. The presentation will include a look at a few concrete poems and the audience will be asked to think about how what they say is made more powerful by how it is said, paying close attention to the feeling one gets when confronting the poem visually as well as the ways in which language enhances those feelings by making historical connections. Phillip B. Williams was born in Chicago. He is a Cave Canem graduate and the poetry editor of the online journal Vinyl Poetry. He is the recipient of a Whiting Award and teaches at Bennington College.

OPEN MIC WITH ROBBIE Q. TELFER 3-4 p.m. | Reception Hall

Robbie Telfer is a performance poet, teacher, and community organizer. He has performed and taught in numerous venues and institutions around the world. His first book of poetry, Spiking the Sucker Punch was released in 2009. Registration on the day of Poetry Fest is required.

Exhibit Explores the History of Racism in Chicago CHICAGO- Welcome to the Grand

Opening of the new Chicago Racism Museum, where community leaders and residents are gathering for a multimedia - and meta-theatrical exhibit that explores the history of racism in Chicago. That’s the opening of A Blue Island in the Red Sea, a world premiere live theater docudrama that exposes the history Chicagoans often try to forget. Performances are April 12May 20, 2018 in The Pentagon at Collaboraction Studios in the Flat Iron Arts Building, 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave., in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Tickets are $15-30; $5-$15 for students, educators and industry. For tickets and information, visit collaboraction.org or call (312) 226-9633. After its successful tour of Encounter, a mixed medium festival about racism and racial healing that toured Wicker Park, Lincoln Park, Hermosa, Austin and Englewood, Collaboraction continues to explore the harsh reality of systemic racism in Chicago with A Blue Island in the Red Sea. Collaboraction’s 2017-18 season finale is an original devised new work that presents a diverse cast of

Collaboraction Artistic Director Anthony Moseley (left) with Managing Director Dr. Marcus Robinson at Encounter festival talk-backs in Englewood and Hermosa earlier this year.

Photo: Joel Maisonet

The cast/co-devisers of A Blue Island in the Red Sea includes (from left) Sean Patrick Leonard, Sam Campbell III, Pearl Paramadilok, Dana N. Anderson, P. Tyler Nielsen, Shannon Leigh Webber, Marcus D. Moore, Uday Joshi (kneeling), Andrew Rios and Esme Perez (kneeling).

Chicagoans in a meta-theatrical live experience intended to open eyes and further the conversation about racism and racial healing in Chicago.

A Blue Island in the Red Sea, written and directed by Collaboraction Artistic Director Anthony Moseley, was created through open workshops www.chicagocitizen.com

in collaboration with a team of community members, actors and designers. “The resulting work takes audiences on a whirlwind journey from the time before the city of Chicago was founded through the formation of the segregated city we know today,” explains Moseley. “Whether it’s Chicago’s history of locking up black and brown people, going all the way back to DuSable, or the inherent racism in the dress code today at Bottled Blonde, we are using theater to encourage an honest

conversation about critical issues surrounding race to cultivate truth and transformation in the Windy City.” Previews of A Blue Island in the Red Sea are Thursday through Saturday, April 12, 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, April 15 at 3 p.m.; and Tuesday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. No show Thursday, April 19. Performances continue through May 20: Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Industry nights are Monday, May 7 and 14 at 7:30 p.m.

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Brittney Austin, A Student at Roosevelt University Receives Matthew Freeman Social Justice Award Continued from page 3 frequently discussed and committing to that change is important to me,” she said. The award from Roosevelt’s Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation was presented to Austin by the Institute and Roosevelt President Ali Malekzadeh during a lecture and award ceremony held on March 12 at Roosevelt University in Chicago. “Brittney Austin has been viewed as a leader and positive change agent from the moment she stepped into the University,” said Heather Dalmage, director of the Mansfield Institute. “I believe she will do great things in making positive change in her community in the future.” As president of BSU, Austin has focused on leading the student organization in representing the interests and concerns of African-American students on campus by way of political, educational, social and

community initiatives. Every third Wednesday of the month, Austin and other members of BSU package food at the University and bring it to the streets of Chicago’s South Loop in partnership with South Loop Campus Ministries. “When it’s warmer out, we usually pack sandwiches, but recently we have been packing soups and walking around to give them to individuals experiencing homelessness within the South Loop area,” said Austin. Besides food drives, Austin spearheaded discussions to discuss ways to alleviate food deserts on the west and south sides of Chicago. She serves as a member of the Student Committee for the American Dream Conference at Roosevelt University, and also co-hosts her own radio show, “Know Justice, Know Peace,” which airs at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays at Roosevelt’s radio station, WRBC: The Blaze.

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Copyrighted/Trademark Property [i.e OSIRIS BEY©™, LEROY ALLEN WILLIAMS, JUNIOR©™]. I, Osiris: Bey, the real live flesh and blood breathing Being, Am the "actual" owner of Copyrighted/Trademark Property [765 ILCS 1035 & 1036/1 thru 1036/90], assumed [805 ILCS 405/0.01 et seq] and/or Title, pursuant to the Live Birth Certificate [112-56-0000000 (private)], recorded with the Illinois Office of Vital Statistics and with the U.S. Treasury Department as a PRIORITY STOCK [Certified Funds: February 23, 2004]; And therefore the Copyrighted/Trademark Property is a "Transmitting Utility" [UCC 9-105(1)(n)], performing a monetary function for the benefit of society. 1. Fact: With the Birth Certificate of the DEBTOR: OSIRIS BEY©™, LEROY ALLEN WILLIAMS, JUNIOR©™, being registered in international commerce and having bonds sold on it, the DEBTOR becomes the surety on the bonds, the "pledge." The asset bonded [surety] is the "energy" or the labor of the DEBTOR. Thus, the Debtor becomes the "utility" for the "transmission" of energy, designating the DEBTOR as a TRANSMITTING UTILITY. Please note that this is NOT a "service utility" which may be defined as an Electric, Water or Gas Company, but an individual utility transmitting public and private debt. 2. Fact: I, Osiris: Bey, Private, Special and Priority, BEing Live, BEing Living, BEing Aware, of the House of El's, Bey's and Ali's, the Secured Party, holder in due course, Private People of Posterity, Creditors, Claimants, the undersigned Affiant for one of we the People, a Sovereign American, One sovereign does not need to tell another that he is sovereign. He is sovereign by his very existence. "The rule in America is that the American people are the sovereign." Kemper v. State, 138 S. W. 1025, page 1043, a natural living soul, a living Man, an Original Indigenous/Aborigine [Native] American Washitaw Muur/Moor National born upon the Soil/land of Illinois a Republic (Article 4 Section 4 of the 1787 United States Constitution, "United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican form of Government") in one of several counties within one of the presumed several States United of America,

do herewith declare, state and say that I, Osiris: Bey, Private, Special and Priority, BEing Live, BEing Living, BEing Aware, make this document with sincere intent in truth, that I, Osiris: Bey, Private, Special and Priority, BEing Live, BEing Living, BEing Aware, being of "Age of Majority" am competent to state the matters set forth herein; I, having firsthand knowledge of the facts stated herein; that the contents are true, correct, complete, and certain, not misleading, admissible as evidence, and reasonable, and if stating I, Me, My, Myself, the Secured party so state. 3. Fact: The individual tending this document is, not a 14th amendment citizen of, nor a subject of, nor owing allegiance, the federal United States, nor any of the de facto (Corporate) States contracting thereto, therefore carrying with Him the original and exclusive peculiar jurisdiction and venue under our one supreme Court, Real Law, common Law. 4. Fact: I, Osiris: Bey, Private, Special and Priority, BEing Live, BEing Living, BEing Aware, of the House of El's, Bey's and Ali's, the living breathing soul, while a sojourner on this Earth, I exist upon the land commonly known as Illinois, a Republic, within the physical geographical limits of the Empire Washitaw de Dugdyahmoundyah. I am a natural born National of the Indigenous Choctaw/Washitaw Nation of Muurs [U.N. Indigenous Nation #215/93 and U.S. Land Grant #922 & #923/1797-1802]. Also, I am in compliance with the provisions of 8 U.S.C.1452(b)(1)(2) and PL 99-396,16(c) 5. Fact: I, Osiris: Bey, Private, Special and Priority, BEing Live, BEing Living, BEing Aware, am NOT a STATUTORY PERSON or JURISTIC PERSON, I am NOT a 14th amendment citizen of, nor a subject of, nor owing allegiance, the federal United States, nor any of the de facto(Corporate) States contracting thereto, therefore, the individual tending this document carrying with Him the original and exclusive peculiar jurisdiction and venue under our one supreme Court, Real Law, common Law. 6. Fact: I, Osiris: Bey, Private, Special and Priority, BEing Live, BEing Living, BEing Aware, a natural Man, a living Soul, an Original Indigenous/Aborigine [Native] American Washitaw Muur/Moor National, am a real, living, Breathing soul-man, that Bleeds, proving that I am NOT a Corporate Fiction and that do NOT belong in the Courts of the Corporate Fictions. 7. Fact: This plain Statement of Facts being a matter that must be expressed to be resolved. In commerce truth is sovereign. Truth is expressed in the form of an Affidavit. An Affidavit not rebutted stands as Truth in commerce. An Affidavit not rebutted, after thirty (30) days, becomes the judgment in commerce. An Affidavit for Truth, under commercial law, can only be challenged; by a rebuttal Affidavit for truth or satisfied by payment, by agreement, by resolution, by a trial by jury under the 7th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States according to the rules of Common Law. 8. Fact: The truth is being expressed by this Verified Declaration in the Nature of an Affidavit for Truth in Commerce and Contract for Waiver of Tort Presented by me addressee, Osiris: Bey, the Living Soul-Man, an Original Indigenous/Aborigine [Native] American Washitaw Muur/Moor National. One of We the People under Original Common Law Jurisdiction by the Illinois and United States Contracts, the Constitutions. 9. Fact: The Public record is the highest form of evidence, and I, , Osiris: Bey, Private, Special and Priority, BEing Live, BEing Living, BEing Aware, of the House of El's, Bey's and Ali's, Secured Party, am hereby timely creating public record by Declaration with this verified declaration in the Nature of an Affidavit for Truth in Commerce and Contract for Waiver of Tort Presented by me, addressee, Osiris: Bey, a Living Soul-Man, the Secured Party, Creditor, the Holder-In Due Course, One of the We the People Under Original Common Law Jurisdiction of the Illinois and United States Contracts, the Constitutions (The Original Organic Constitution For the State of Illinois (1818) which is a Republic form of government and the Original Organic Constitution For These united State of America (1789). 10. Fact: The PERSON and name known as OSIRIS BEY, formerly known as LEROY ALLEN WILLIAMS, JUNIOR©™ and any/and all derivatives thereof being and/or fiction(s) (hereinafter FICTION(S)) without form or substance, and without any resemblance to any natural born living being and is entirely an intentional commercial fraud created by the alleged de facto Government officials and Agents of the nul tiel Commercial Corporation(s) doing business as the HOLY SEE, GREAT BRITAIN, ENGLAND, THE BRITISH CROWN, UNITED STATES FEDERAL CORPORATION, UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES INC, USA, US, GOVERNMENT OF WASHINGTON DC/ FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM/ DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY-INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE-BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS (BATF)/FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION(FBI), FEDERAL MARSHALS, UNITED STATED POSTAL SERVICE, USPS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT AND ALL BRITISH BAR ASSOCIATES AND ATTORNEYS/LAWYERS/COUNSELOR, ESQUIRES/JUDGES, CITY OF CHICAGO, COUNTY OF COOK, STATE OF ILLINOIS with subdivisions being MUNICIPAL COUNTY(IES). The FICTION is created for the purpose of disfranchising the living man, Osiris: Bey, Private, Special and Priority, BEing Live, BEing Living, BEing Aware, formerly known as Leroy Allen Williams, Junior-Bey of Life,

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CLASSIFIEDS Liberty, Property, and Pursuit of Happiness for the Unjust enrichment of the HOLY SEE, GREAT BRITAIN, ENGLAND, THE BRITISH CROWN, UNITED STATES FEDERAL CORPORATION, UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES INC, USA, US, GOVERNMENT OF WASHINGTON DC/ FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM/ DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY-INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE-BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS (BATF)/ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION(FBI), FEDERAL MARSHALS, UNITED STATED POSTAL SERVICE, USPS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT AND ALL BRITISH BAR ASSOCIATES AND AT T O R N E Y S / L AW Y E R S / C O U N S E L O R , ESQUIRES/JUDGES, STATE OF ILLINOIS, CITY OF CHICAGO, COUNTY OF COOK, with subdivisions being MUNICIPAL COUNTY(IES).The FICTION(S) and its appointed and elected administrators, officers and agents are creating fictitious civil jurisdiction outside the authority of Law and Courts of original jurisdiction. 11. Fact: A Copyright and trade-name/trademark is now place on the name and FICTION known as OSIRIS BEY©™, O. BEY, FORMERLY KNOWN AS LEROY ALLEN WILLIAMS, JUNIOR-BEY©™, ALLEN WILLIAMS, LEROY©™, LEROY A. WILLIAMS©™, and any/all derivatives thereof, nunc pro tunc 06 day of February 1956, and is now the proprietary private property of Osiris: Bey and cannot be used without my prior written consent and then only under the terms set out in this contract. 12. Fact: I, Osiris: Bey, Private, Special and Priority, BEing Live, BEing Living, BEing Aware, formerly known as Leroy Allen Williams, Junior-Bey, of the House of El's, Bey's and Ali's, BEing Live, am also declaring "sui juris" status in connection with both my property and name. If ANY agency of the government disputes the above declaration of "sui juris" in connection with the "name" SWORN AN OATH and sealed in this affidavit, I demand a certified copy with my signed authorization of all documents or contracts being "held-in-due-course", pursuant to UCC 3305.2, UCC 3-305.52 and UCC 3-505, that create Any legal disability to the claimed "sui juris" status and "alieni juris" relating to my "name". [One's "name" is one's property, and for one's "name" to enjoy "sui juris" status that "name" must be free of legal disability resulting from a contract or commercial agreement, which is being "held-in-due-course" by a fellow Private and Special Citizen of the United States of America or by any agency of the federal, state, county or Municipal government. 13. Fact: Said Common-law trade-name /trademark, i.e. the FICTION known as OSIRIS BEY, formerly known as LEROY ALLEN WILLIAMS, JUNIOR©™, may neither be used, nor reproduced, neither in whole nor in part, nor in any manner whatsoever, without the prior, express, written consent and acknowledgement of Osiris: Bey an Original Indigenous/Aborigine [Native] American Washitaw Muur/Moor National as the Real Human Being by the Law of the Mother Creator ELOHIM, The Most High signified by the red-ink signature of Osiris: Bey, (Secured Party). With the intend of being contractually bound, any juristic person, as well as the agent(s) of said juristic person, consents and agrees by this Copyright Notice that neither said juristic person, nor the agent of said juristic person, shall display, nor otherwise use in any manner, any of the common-law trade-name/trade-mark of OSIRIS BEY, formerly known as LEROY ALLEN WILLIAMS, JUNIOR©™, nor the common-law copyright described herein, nor any derivative of, nor any variation in the spelling of, OSIRIS BEY, formerly known as LEROY ALLEN WILLIAMS, JUNIOR©™, without the prior, express, written consent and acknowledgement of Osiris: Bey (Secured Party). 14. Fact: I, Osiris: Bey, Secured Party, Holder-InDue-Course is not now, nor has I, me, Osiris: Bey, Secured Party, Holder-In Due-Course has ever been, an accommodation party, nor a surety, for any of the purported FICTION, i.e. "OSIRIS BEY, formerly known as LEROY ALLEN WILLIAMS, JUNIOR©™", nor for any derivative of nor for any nor variation in the spelling of, any of said names, nor for any other juristic person, and is so-indemnified and held harmless by the FICTION, OSIRIS BEY, formerly known as LEROY ALLEN WILLIAMS, JUNIOR©™, against any and all claims, legal actions, orders warrants, judgments, demands, liabilities, losses, depositions, summonses, lawsuits, costs, fines, liens, levies, penalties, demands, interests, and expenses whatsoever, both absolute and contingent, as are due and as might become due, now existing and as might hereafter arise, and as might be suffered by, imposed on, and incurred by the FICTION, OSIRIS BEY, formerly known as LEROY ALLEN WILLIAMS, JUNIOR©™ for any and every reason, purpose, and cause whatsoever. 15. Fact: Any indentures, debentures, bond, securities, judgments, warrants or any other kind of commercial paper issued or predicated on the name or fiction OSIRIS BEY©™, O. BEY, FORMERLY KNOWN AS LEROY ALLEN WILLIAMS, JUNIORBEY©™, ALLEN WILLIAMS, LEROY©™, LEROY A. WILLIAMS©™ and any/all derivatives thereof, not excluding birth certificate registration number 112-560000000 (private) Filed with the Illinois Bureau of Vital Statistics, Social Security Number: (private), Illinois Driver License Number: (private), are hereby declared fraudulent, null and void. I, Osiris: Bey, the living Man, an Original Indigenous/aborigine Native American Washitaw Muur/Moor National, as the Real Human Being by the Law of the Mother Creator ELOHIM, The Most High, Know by first hand information, that my mother an Original Indigenous [Native] American Washitaw Muur/Moor National, would never knowingly participate in any illegal or unlawful scheme intended to create fraudulent commercial paper of any kind and I know by first hand knowledge that my mother, never received any benefit nor was paid any consideration for the birth certificate, registration number 112-56-0000000 (private) and I declare that neither her authorized signature nor the

signature of her authorized agent appears on the birth certificate, registration number 112-56-0000000 (private). 16. Fact: The name and FICTION, OSIRIS BEY, formerly known as LEROY ALLEN WILLIAMS, JUNIOR©™, and any/all derivatives thereof is the proprietary perfected security of the living Man, Osiris: Bey, and is my recorded copyright Fiction by this declaration under original common law jurisdiction for one-hundred years (100) and is the private property of me, Osiris: Bey, the Secured Party, the Holder-In-Due-Course, a Sovereign, Kemper v. State, supra for the protection of my Estate, my Life and Liberty. 17. Fact: Use of the FICTION on any document associated in any manner with my Estate or me, the holder in due course, Secured Party, Exempt from Levy, without my written prior consent is strictly forbidden and chargeable to each user and issuer in the amount of the sum certain of one thousand (1000.00) dollars of silver specie in lawful coinage of the United States per user and issuer per Fiction. 18. Fact: Use of the name or FICTION, OSIRIS BEY©™, O. BEY, FORMERLY KNOWN AS LEROY ALLEN WILLIAMS, JUNIOR-BEY©™, ALLEN WILLIAMS, LEROY©™, LEROY A. WILLIAMS©™, and any/all derivative thereof, for the intent of gains for themselves (the issuers or users) or for others of any of my Rights, my private property or any part of my Estate without full disclosure and my written prior consent is strictly forbidden and chargeable to each of the users and issuers in the amount of sum certain of one million ($1,000,000.00) dollars of silver specie in lawful coinage of the United States as defined under Article 1 Section 10 of We the People's Contract/Constitution for the United States per use per Fiction and multiplied by the times the copyrighted and trade-name/trademark FICTION is used, including any Past, Present or future use. 19. Fact: Any use of the name or FICTION, OSIRIS BEY©™, O. BEY, FORMERLY KNOWN AS LEROY ALLEN WILLIAMS, JUNIOR-BEY©™, ALLEN WILLIAMS, LEROY©™, LEROY A. WILLIAMS©™, and any/all derivatives thereof, with or without scienter of any person, man or woman or any others at the expense of any Rights, Liberty, Property or any Part of my Estate without full disclosure and written prior consent is strictly forbidden and chargeable to each of the users and issuers in the amount of the sum certain of one million ($1,000,000.00) dollars of lawful money of the United States not limited to any past, present or future for each instance of the said unauthorized use. 20. Fact: Use of the name or OSIRIS BEY©™, O. BEY, FORMERLY KNOWN AS LEROY ALLEN WILLIAMS, JUNIOR-BEY©™, ALLEN WILLIAMS, LEROY©™, LEROY A. WILLIAMS©™, and any/all derivative thereof on any document associated in any manner with my Estate or me, Osiris: Bey, the Living Man, the holder in due course, Secured Party, without my written prior consent is all of the evidence required for enforcement of this agreement/contract and evidence that any and all users and issuers are in full agreement and have accepted this agreement/contract under the condition and terms so stated and set forth herein and is due and payable under the terms and conditions set forth herein this agreement/contract. All violators will be so noticed by this document. 21. Fact: I, Osiris: Bey, am NOT a STATUTORY PERSON or JURISTIC PERSON, I am NOT a 14th amendment citizen of, nor a subject of, nor owing allegiance, the federal United States, nor any of the de facto (Corporate) States contracting thereto, therefore, The individual tending this document carrying with Him the original and exclusive peculiar jurisdiction and venue under our one supreme Court, Real Law, common Law. 22. Fact: I, Osiris: Bey, a natural a living Soul, an Original Indigenous/Aborigine [Native] American Washitaw Muur/Moor National, a Sovereign, one sovereign does not need to tell another that he is sovereign. He is sovereign by his very existence. "The rule in America is that the American people are the sovereign." Kemper v. State, 138 S. W. 1025, page 1043. I, Osiris: Bey, am a real, living, Breathing soul-man, that Bleeds, proving that I am NOT a Corporate Fiction and that do NOT belong in the Courts of the Corporate Fictions. "Notice to the agent is notice to the principal, Notice to the principal is notice to the agent applies to this Notice. Notice to the county clerk for the county of Cook, Illinois and court of record of original jurisdiction, is notice to all." The City of Cleveland v. Payne, 72 Ohio St. 347; 74 N.E. 177 22. Fact: I, Osiris: Bey, Nunc Pro Being of Husia/Ousia and Elohim ["The Creative Force of Will], Am the Principle; and you are the Agent! Fail not your Oath, lest you will called to answer before the Highest Court of International Law. The terms and conditions of this Instrument/Presentment [COPYRIGHT NOTICE/AFFIDAVIT] Puts liability with you and those acting in concert with you, jointly and severally with the corporations involved with you. An unauthorizeduse of My proprietary private property, Fictitious Name in all Capital Letters and/or in Upper and Lower-Case Lettering will be take as a violation of my Privacy Rights and/or common-law copyrighted property rights. The criminal penalties the commercial fraud to be determined adjudicated by law; the monetary value is set by me for violation of my rights and breach of the law, the contract and the Constitutional for said unauthorized-use is set forth as follows: Principal Amount of sum certain set at One Million ($1,000,000.00) dollars silver specie in lawful coinage of the United States as defined under Article 1 Section 10 of We the People's Contract/Constitution for the United States per use per Fiction and multiplied by the times the copyrighted and tradename/trademark FICTION is used, including any Past, Present or future use. I am not an expert in the law; however, I do know right from wrong. If there is any human being dam-

aged by any statements herein, if he/she will inform me by facts I will sincerely make every effort to amend my ways. I hereby and herein reserve the right to amend and make amendment to this document as necessary in order that the truth may be ascertained and proceedings justly determined. If the parties given notice by means of this document have information that would controvert and overcome this Affidavit, please advise me IN WRITTEN AFFIDAVIT FORM within thirty (30) days from receipt hereof providing me with your counter affidavit, proving with particularity by stating all requisite actual evidentiary fact and all requisite actual law, and not merely the ultimate facts or conclusions of law, that this Affidavit Statement is substantially and materially false sufficiently to change materially my status and factual declarations. This "Affidavit" must be accepted as "Truth", unless a "Counter Affidavit" signed under oath, under the penalty of perjury, with your official seal is presented in dispute. "Truth" is the law "Judgment" must follow the "Truth". This "Affidavit" must be accepted as "Truth" in all courts, by All Public Officials, agents (Agencies by Estoppel). Failure to do so is denial of the truth and the Falsification of the Record. Failure to respond to Common Law "AFFIDAVIT OF COPYRIGHT AND REGISTERED TRADE-NAME/ TRADEMARK" within THIRTY (30) days of receipt of this Affidavit will result in your satisfactory agreement of this said Affidavit. Unrebutted after Thirty [30] days from the date of recording, this affidavit stands as Fact and Law. Pursuant to Louis Lippman v. The People of The State of Illinois, 175 Ill. 101; 51 N.E. 872; 1898 Ill. "An affidavit is a statement of facts reduced to writing with that degree of clearness and positiveness that if falsely made the affiant may be held guilty of perjury." For purposes of this subdivision an evasive or incomplete disclosure, answer, or response is to be treated as a failure to disclose, answer, or respond Cunningham v. Hamilton County No. 98-727 Argued April 19, 1999 Decided June 14, 1999 527 U.S. 198. Your Silence stands as consent to and tacit approval of, the factual declarations here being established as fact as a matter of law and this affidavit will stand as final judgment in this matter; and for the sum certain and penal violations herein stated and will be in full force and effect against all parties, due and payable and enforceable by law. The criminal penalties for commercial fraud to be determined adjudicated by law; the monetary value is set by me for violation of my rights and for breach of the law, the contract and the constitutions in the amount of a sum certain stated herein for lawful

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