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ChicagoWeekend The Garfield Park Conservatory hosted a performance of traditional West African dancing and drumming in honor of Black History Month.

The performance, called Amazing Africa, was presenteda by Urban Gateways and was designed to expose viewers to West African culture and to emphasize the theme of unity and empowerment. Photo Credit: Urban Gateways

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EDUCATION

IN THE AFTERMATH OF MORE GUN VIOLENCE, A NEW SCHOTT FOUNDATION REPORT REVEALS STUDENTS NEED ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND OTHER “LOVING” COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT SYSTEMS

On Wednesday, Feb. 21st, The Schott Foundation for Public Education released the Loving Cities Index – a new study that looks at 10 U.S. cities and measures access to 24 different types of supports like mental health, healthy food, affordable housing, sustainable wages and public transportation, all of which have a proven connection to closing the opportunity for all students.

The Loving Cities Index aims to align policy-makers, philanthropy and community members around a supportsbased agenda and recognizes that the standards-based approach that has dominated education reform agendas for decades has failed. The Loving Cities Index profiled the U.S. cities of: Long Beach, California, Denver, Colorado, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Baltimore, Maryland, Charlotte, North Carolina, Springfield, Massachusetts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Illinois, Buffalo, New York and Little Rock, Arkansas.

HEALTH

Nutrition, food access, and spending at 13th Annual Chicago Food Policy Summit addressed

CHICAGO - The Chicago Food Policy Action Council (CFPAC) hosted its “13th Annual Chicago Food Policy Summit: From Survive to Thrive,” on Friday, February 23, 2018 at the South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Drive. More than 175 local agriculture experts, elected officials, environmental justice authorities; emergency food providers; healthy food access and health care advocates; urban farmers; food workers; and students registered to attend.

The Chicago Food Policy Summit facilitates the development of responsible policies to improve access for Chicago residents to culturally appropriate, nutritionally sound, affordable, and fair food grown through environmentally sustainable practices.

For more information about the organization, please visit its website at www.chicagofoodpolicy.com.

LAW & POLITICS

Over 1,400 Noble Network of Charter Schools Students Registered as New Voters CHICAGO, IL – Students and staff from the Noble Network of Charter Schools recently delivered 1,421 students’ new voter registration forms to the Cook County Board of Elections.

“Our goal at Noble is to prepare students with the scholarship, discipline, and honor to live exemplary lives,” said Emily Mason, principal of Muchin College Prep in the Loop. “Part of living an exemplary life is civic engagement and the opportunity to improve one’s community through the democratic process.”

Noble schools are not able to engage in any sort of political action or support any political candidates, and no portion of the voter registration process implied any sort of endorsement for or against any candidates or potential candidates. Noble schools simply made voter registration forms available and answered students’ questions through the registration process.

“Our Noble students spend a significant amount of time attending class, studying, commuting, working, participating in extracurricular activities, and being active members of their families and communities. We felt it was important to simplify the voter registration experience by making the process convenient and removing any potential bureaucratic barriers,” said Ellen Moiani, a community organizer for Noble. “Today’s registration results are a tremendous start towards the goal of having all our eligible students become voters.”

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Traditional West African Performance At Garfield Park Conservatory

Continued from Page 1 By: Katherine Newman

The Garfield Park Conservatory hosted a performance of traditional West African dancing and drumming in honor of Black History Month. The performance, called Amazing Africa, was presented by Urban Gateways and was designed to expose viewers to West African culture and to emphasize the theme of unity and empowerment.

“The performance is Amazing African and it is based on West African drumming and dancing and acrobatic style dancing. It features one male dancer in several performances in addition to the drumming and music.

All of the traditions come from the West African regions, Ghana, Senegal, and that area,” said Claire Meyers, performance program associates at Urban Gateways.

The style of music and dancing seen in this performance became popular during the Manding Empire, according to Meyers.

An informational flyer provided by Urban Gateways gave detailed information about the rise of the about the Manding Empire.

“At its height, the Manding Empire controlled three regions—the Senegal region, the Gao region, and the Central Mande states—making it as large as modern day Europe. The Manding Empire was known for its wealth and influence. The interior of West Africa was characterized as an area of dense forests, mountains, savannahs, and desert; but the Manding Empire managed to make the area profitable, becoming among the first to cultivate and weave cotton. King Sundjata made the empire even more powerful by controlling the mining of West African gold and monopolizing its trade with the Arabs across the Sahara.

The great Manding Empire (also known as the Mali Empire) existed as early as 1000 A.D., but did not come

into power until the 1200s on the strength of its founder Sundjata. A former royal magician and slave, Sundjata reigned over the Manding Empire from 1230-1255,” as stated in the Urban Gateways informational flyer.

The performance went back and forth between the lone dancer moving to the rhythm of the drums and the drummers engaging the audience with inspiring stories and proverbs from West Africa.

“When the dancer is out there dancing he wears this really beautiful native attire and masks. All of his dance is very acrobatic with jumps and flips and kicks. In-between those performances the two drummers remain onstage and talk about the culture and where the traditions came from as well as interweave these messages of unity and empowerment that are really important to these artists themselves and speak to the culture which they are originally from,” said Meyers.

The Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance (GPCA) has a mission of connecting people to plants, according to Mattie Wilson, sustainability and adult programs manager for GPCA. Wilson explained that this performance overlaps to meet two of their February goals, celebrating Black History month and exploring ethnobotany.

“February is Black History month, but its also when we like to highlight other connections to ethnobotany, that’s where culture meets plants basically. We are in a neighborhood that’s primarily African American so having these types of programs here is important for us to draw in the community, but also providing a space for these types of performances is important to us,” said Wilson.

If you missed the performance, you can still explore the several varieties of African plants housed inside of the Garfield Park Conservatory. African plants will have a sticker shaped like the continent of African to indicate their native homes, according to Wilson.

MSI Introduces Low-Sensory Mornings By: Katherine Newman

The Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) recently began offering Low-Sensory Mornings. This new experience adjusts exhibits in the museum to make them more enjoyable for visitors who have sensory needs.

The museum acknowledged on its website that there would still be some competing sights and sounds within the exhibits, but they did what they could to quiet down for the Low-Sensory Morning.

“This program invites guests with sensory needs, including those with autism and who prefer a quieter experience, to explore MSI at their own pace. We’ve been hearing feedback from our guests who are interested in exploring the Museum in this capacity, and we are very excited to be able to offer a new way to discover all the Museum has to offer,” said Katie Schweiger, manager of specialized experiences at MSI. The Low-Sensory Mornings have two components, according to Schweiger.

“Pre-registered guests can explore the Idea Factory, a hands-on exhibit with a really fun water feature, as well as our Farm Tech exhibit before the Museum opens to the public from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. There is no age limit to register,” said Schweiger. “When MSI opens to the public at 9:30 a.m., guests will notice that some interactive

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elements have been turned off, including our 1.5-millionvolt Tesla coil inside Science Storms and the Coal Mine whistle. Videos, sounds, and music inside other exhibit spaces will also have their volume turned down.”

The museum is also offering the free rental of noise-canceling headphones for visitors who do better with very limited sounds. Everything gets turned on and the museum is back to normal at noon, according to Schweiger.

This was an important experience to add to the current programming and events at MSI of their mission to inspire everyone.

“Our mission and the Museum of Science and Industry is to inspire the inventive genius in everyone, and our Low-Sensory Mornings provide guests even more opportunities to feel that spark of creativity by exploring topics in science, technology, engineering, and medicine,” said Schweiger.

Staff will be on hand at all Low-Sensory Mornings to assist with any special requests and provide assistance.

MSI Facilitators receive regular training on addressing the needs of guests so the skills that they already have will be incorporated into the flow of the morning, according to Schweiger.

For more information on Low-Sensory Mornings and to sign up for alerts on future mornings visit msichicago.

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C O M M E N TA RY THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND WHITE ANXIETY

By Oscar H. Blayton There has been yet another school shooting in America. The multiple murders at the Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida mark the 18th school shooting in this nation since the beginning of the year. And once again the only response by elected officials has been to offer “thoughts and prayers” for the victims and their families.

News anchors and pundits scratch their heads and ask, “What can be done to fix this?” while ignoring the obvious answer limit access to guns. clearly has a gun problem, a problem that can be solved if we act, as so many countries around the world have done.

But we choose not to.

Much of the blame for these killings is placed at the feet of the National Rifle Association (NRA), the political behemoth that slides dollars into the pockets of every conservative federal elected official and to many state politicians as well. These “bribes” ensure that conservative politicians will not enact any meaningful legislation that will stop or slow the flow of guns, even into the Oscar H. Blayton hands of the criminally insane. But the NRA could not exist without a culture in this country that places a higher priority on the right to gun ownership than on the lives of school children.

The main question then becomes, “How did this madness come to dictate America’s priorities?”

In attempting to answer this question, we cannot ignore the racial dynamic of America’s obsession with guns. White men can walk the streets with fully loaded automatic rifles and suffer no negative consequences, while people of color are shot dead for having a toy gun.

This is because the freedom of Americans to bears arms that is not the real issue here; it is the freedom of white Americans to arm themselves against people of color (who are perceived as a threat).

Even though the great majority of mass shooters are white, the perceived threat is the armed person of color. The psyches of many white Americans are tainted by a fear of retribution for past wrongs and injustices committed against people of color. This fear will not go away anytime soon because for as long as the injustices persist, the fear will persist and the gun culture will persist.

So, the mass killings will persist.

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The Unethical Treatment of Henrietta Lacks Still Lingers In Healthcare

By: Katherine Newman

Dr. Howard Jones discovered a malignant tumor on Henrietta Lacks cervix in 1951 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The events that followed led to the greatest discovery in medical history. Lacks began undergoing radium treatments shortly there after and ultimately died in October of that year, according to John Hopkins Medical.

Samples of her cancer cells were taken, unknowingly to Lacks, during a biopsy. According to John Hopkins Henrietta Lacks and her family didn’t know that Medical, the cells were sent to Dr. George her cells were being used for medical research Gey who had been collecting cells from until two decades after her death. every patient with cervical cancer at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

All of the other cells Dr. Gey had collected died, but the cells from Lacks multiplied. They were saved and cloned and shared with medical researchers across the world. The cells became known as “HeLa” cells, according to Johns Hopkins Medical.

Since then HeLa cells have been used to develop treatment for Parkinson’s disease, AIDS, influenza, some cancers, a vaccine for polio, and research for space travel, according to The Jackson Laboratory. These are just a few of the endless examples of the ways that HeLa Dr. Monica Peek, Director of Research, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at The University of cells have helped advance modern Chicago, spends most of her time researching health medicine. Without Lacks, none of it disparities in the black community. She said that it is would have been possible. hard for black people to forget the ways that there The Lacks family didn’t know that were treating by medical professionals in the past. their mother’s cells were being used for Photo Credit: University of Chicago Medicine medical research until two decades after her death, according to The Immortal “I think about the reasons that black people Henrietta Lacks unknowingly donated Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca continue to have worse health and get treated in ways that her cancer cells to medical research Skloot. are less equal in the healthcare system and ways that we can in 1951. Her cell line went on to In 1970, doctors returned to the become the greatest asset to medical do better. Some of those reasons are rooted in those historical advancements and saved millions.

Lacks family home to draw blood from ways that black people were treat by physicians in the public Photo Credit: Oregon State University the Lacks children to learn more about healthcare system in the past and our collective memory of their mothers genetics. The doctors did those things that get handed down generationally,” said Peek. not tell the family why they needed the Peek said that she knows black people are less likely blood sample, so they assumed it was to screen for diseases. It was during to seek medical attention, hesitant to trust the advice of their physician, this encounter that the family first heard that their mothers cells were alive and less likely to take medication and that it is directly related to these past and multiplying which was confusing to them, according to The Jackson instances of blacks being mistreated by medical professionals.

Laboratory.

“These things linger and make it challenging for African Americans “It was a heavy price for her family to have paid, and it doesn’t make to be fully trusting of the health care system. Some of those logical choices it right to say that the ends justify the means. But the amount of good that that we make are in response to the lived experience we’ve had as people has been done in the world for everybody is unmeasurable. That’s a debt and those which negatively impact our health. These kinds of things that we can never repay, but it is a debt that we can honor and should try have had a historical legacy that continues to impact the health of African to repay and I don’t believe that we have done a fraction of what could be Americans on a daily basis,” said Peek. done for that woman and her family,” said Dr. Monica Peek, director of There are more racial minorities in medicine today, which helps research, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at The University of create a more comfortable space for African Americans to seek medical Chicago. attention, according to Peek. Getting black people to want to seek out Peek attended Johns Hopkins for medical school where Lacks story medical care is still a challenge, but Peek said she knows it is encouraging took place. Still, she didn’t fully understand the story until she read The for her patients to see her as their physician.

Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.

“There is for the most part comfort, pride, and trust that comes “It’s a miracle really, her cell line is unlike anything I’ve ever seen or with racial concordance for African Americans. People feel like there has heard of. If the book wasn’t non-fiction I wouldn’t have believed it,” said been a safe space created where they don’t have to be afraid and they can Peek. potentially get better care,” said Peek. “Certainly for me I see that all the Unfortunately, it was not uncommon for black people to be time from my patients in addition to just the cultural pride of seeing one of mistreated or used for medical research during the 50’s. This history of us who has made it and the happiness of seeing successful black women.” medical inequity has not been forgotten.

The story of Henrietta Lacks will never be forgotten, but it cannot be Peek is a primary care physician and said she spends about 80 denied that without her cells millions of people would not have received percent of her time doing research on health disparities and health equity the healthcare that they need. issues primarily for African Americans.

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FCA US Product Design Office Kicks Off Sixth Annual ‘Drive for Design’ Contest High school students, it’s time to rev up your creative engines! The FCA US Product Design Office is looking for aspiring young artists with a passion for automotive design to participate in the 2018 Drive for Design contest.

Returning for the sixth consecutive year, the Drive for Design contest challenges all U.S. high school students in grades 10-12 to design a Jeep® Wrangler for the year 2030. The FCA design team also is continuing its partnership with EyesOn Design and Lawrence Technological University for this year’s contest.

“The Drive for Design contest is a unique competition designed to help expose young artists to the various career opportunities in automotive design,” said Mark Trostle, Head of Performance, Passenger Car and Utility Vehicle Design, FCA – North America. “This year, we are offering aspiring designers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet and work sideby-side with designers of some of the hottest vehicles on the road today.”

EyesOn Design focuses on the automotive community and students coming together to commemorate, reflect and appreciate the craftsmanship and beauty of vehicle design. Winners will receive their awards on Friday, June 15 at the organization’s “Vision Honored” Black Tie and Silent Auction, an event that kicks off the annual EyesOn Design Automotive Design Exhibition that takes place each Father’s Day weekend at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan.

Lawrence Technological University, a private university that offers more than 100 programs through the doctoral level in its Colleges of Architecture and Design, Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Management, will offer the contest winners a two-week summer automotive design course.

Just like the real world of automotive design, Drive for Design entrants face a challenging deadline. Entries must be submitted by April.

27, 2018, via www.FCAdrivefordesign.com.

Three winners will receive the following prizes: First place: Day of Design – Contest winners will have an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the FCA US Product Design studios and the opportunity to work one-one-one with professional automotive designers Two-week summer automotive design course at Lawrence Technological University (includes housing, meals and field trips) Attend EyesOn Design “Vision Honored” Black Tie and Silent Auction with the FCA design team Entry to the EyesOn Design Automotive Design Exhibition in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan Three-day/two-night stay in Michigan (includes flight, hotel and rental car) Wacom MobileStudio Pro 16 – A fullfeatured, Intel®-powered computer that offers a larger space for drawing, detailed concept art, 3D sculpting and painting, motion graphics and advanced image editing for retouching Second and third places: Day of Design – Contest winners will have an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the FCA US Product Design studios and the opportunity to work one-one-one with professional automotive designers Two-week summer automotive design course at Lawrence Technological University (includes housing, meals and field trips) Attend EyesOn Design “Vision Honored” Black Tie and Silent Auction with FCA design team Entry to the EyesOn Design Automotive Design Exhibition in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan Three-day/two-night stay in Michigan (includes flight, hotel and rental car) An Apple iPad and Apple Pencil Contest rules and information can be found at www.

FCAdrivefordesign.com. Updates will be posted on the Drive for Design Facebook page (Facebook.com/DriveForDesign), the FCA US Facebook page , Twitter (@FiatChrysler_NA) and Instagram (@FiatChrysler_NA) using the hashtag #DriveForDesign.

Communities Invited to Submit Projects for New $225 million IDOT Freight Program SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking project proposals for a new competitive grant program that aims to improve the mobility of freight at the local level. Applications are due April 6 for up to $225 million in National Highway Freight Program funds to be distributed through 2022.

“The efficient movement of goods and services is central to what makes Illinois the transportation hub of North America,” said Illinois Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn. “We are thrilled to offer this exciting opportunity to invest in our communities and help them arrive at solutions that will generate economic activity, create jobs and enhance the quality of life for their residents.”

Administered by IDOT using federal funds, the competitive grant program is designed to implement the goals of the Illinois State Freight Plan to improve safety, boost efficiency and grow the economy.

Successful proposals will include plans to reduce bottlenecks, improve freight-related safety, increase intermodal accessibility to freight

corridors and enhance efficiency through the strategic deployment of technology.

Eligible applicants include local, state or federal governmental agencies, metropolitan planning organizations and regional planning commissions. Project proposals from a private entity must have a public sponsor. Application and qualification information is available at idot. illinois.gov/ILFreight. Grant awards will be announced in June.

IDOT will host three informational meetings to explain the grant program and provide one-on-one assistance to prospective applicants.

RSVPs are encouraged. All meetings will take place from 1 to 3 p.m.: Wednesday, Feb. 28 – Schaumburg IDOT District 1 headquarters, Lower Level Auditorium, 201 W. Center Court Monday, March 5 – Springfield IDOT’s Hanley Building, Auditorium, 2300 S. Dirksen Parkway

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Facebook group encourages entrepreneurs to do business with each other

A Facebook group called Entrepreneurs United for Success, is making it easy for entrepreneurs to do business together.

By joining the group, members can create a network among themselves by buying and selling their products and services to one another.

Group members also have an opportunity to share information about their businesses while keeping up with some of the latest business trends.

To join, business owners need a Facebook account and should search for Entrepreneurs United for Success on Facebook.

Facebook is an American online social media and social networking company based in Menlo Park, California. The Facebook website was launched on February 4, 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, along with fellow Harvard College students and roommates, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes.

As of January 2018, Facebook had 2.2 billion monthly users.

AKA’s Hold Financial Awareness Seminar

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Phi Kappa Omega Chapter, recently hosted a Financial Awareness Seminar on Saturday, February 24, where members of the public learned about the investing in the wealth.

The seminar was held at West Pullman Branch Library located on 830 W. 119th Street in Chicago.

NEW DOLLAR GENERAL STORE OPENS IN CHICAGO

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. – Dollar General’s newest store recently opened at 11040 S. Michigan Ave in Chicago. Dollar General is committed to delivering a pleasant shopping experience that includes a convenient location, a wide assortment of merchandise and great prices on quality products,” said Dan Nieser, Dollar General’s senior vice president of real estate and store development.

“We hope our area customers will enjoy shopping at Dollar General’s new location.”

Traditional Dollar General stores employ approximately six to 10 people, depending on the need. Anyone interested in joining the Dollar General team may visit the Career section at www.dollargeneral.com.

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Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1

Los York Entertainment recently announced a new feature documentary film, Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1. Including unfiltered interviews with fashion, sports, music and pop culture icons, the film tells the true story and features first-hand personal experiences around the irreverent shoe that powered its way into our culture and changed the world. The film will be in limited theaters and available digitally on July 13, 2018.

“The AJ1 is more than a shoe. It’s a symbol of a much greater meaning across genders, race, geography and time. Now more than ever, what this shoe represents, its impact on society and its role in really creating, defining and redefining a lot of our modern culture makes it a story that has to be told,” said Writer-Director Dexton Deboree.

Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1 explores the dynamic journey of the Air Jordan 1 from its unlikely beginnings to its role in disrupting long-established rules of the NBA, changing

the game of basketball, birthing sneaker culture and influencing a social and cultural revolution.

Highlighting icons from across the cultural spectrum – including Spike Lee, Anthony Anderson, Michael B. Jordan, DJ Khaled, Lena Waithe, Kenya Barris, Jason Sudeikis, NBA stars Carmelo Anthony and Russell Westbrook, hip-hop legend Chuck D, as well as rising stars Gizzle, Christian Combs, and Kid Ink, and many more – the film takes a raw and riveting look at a movement that so heavily shaped the culture in which we live.

Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1 was written and directed by Dexton Deboree, co-founder of the award-winning creative agency, Los York.

Unbanned marks the director’s feature debut and official launch of Los York Entertainment, which focuses on long and short form entertainment with social impact and strong cultural influence.

For more information, please visit www. unbanthelegend.com/#trailer

Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1” Tells True Story of the Original Air Jordan, the Shoe that Defied Everything

Look Your Best For Less (NAPSI)—You can look like a million while spending much less if you heed these eight hints: 1. Shop in your closet—and your friends’.

There may be pieces you’ve forgotten you had that you can repurpose for yourself or someone else.

2. Take steps to stay fit. Walk wherever you can. You’ll save on transportation costs and it’s good for your waistline and your health, so you may save on medical costs, too.

3. Check out thrift shops and vintage clothing stores, especially the ones in wealthy neighborhoods. You can get some great looks— sometimes there are items that have never even been worn—for very little. Then, take them home and make them your own with assorted inexpensive accessories.

4. Become an old sew and sew. Learn to alter, redesign and even create your own clothes so they’ll suit your style and your

figure just right.

5. Drop any bad habits. If you quit smoking, drinking or fast food, you can save money while looking and feeling better.

6. Keep it simple. Go for timeless, basic clothing pieces that mix and match well.

7. When you shop for food, buy what’s in

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season; it costs less and is often better for you.

8. When it comes to looking and feeling clean and fresh, you don’t have to spend a lot to get great results. In fact, you can get body sprays, shower gels, body wash, shampoo, antiperspirants and deodorants for men and women at a great price. Just try the brands Power Stick and Soft Whisper by Power Stick; effective, long lasting at an affordable price, and available at Dollar General, Family Dollar and Dollar Tree stores. Made in America and never tested on animals, these are the leading brands in the value-priced market for a reason.

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THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND WHITE ANXIETY Continued from Page 3

Typically, and ironically, the victims of American injustice are not doing the killing. A segment of the white populace that is armed to the teeth unleashes its murderous anxiety by firing assault weapons, killing the innocent. It may seem farfetched to quote a character from a “Star Wars” episode, but in this case, the warning by Master Jedi Yoda’s makes sense: “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”

To those whites prone to such behavior, Donald Trump has given license to openly fear and hate people of color. The resulting suffering has followed, as night follows the day.

The problem of mass shootings is most definitely a gun problem. It is also undeniably a mental health problem. And at the base of it all, the root of the gun culture that allows the mentally ill to run around with the capability to commit multiple murders is white America’s fear of people of color.

But the fear that many white people have of people of color pales in comparison to their fear of a Black man with a gun. The high-water mark for American gun control legislation during the last eighty years was in the late 1960s, due in large part to the Black Panther Party showing up heavily armed at the California State House in May 1967. The sight of armed Black men with large afros and berets sent a chill down America’s spine and sparked political activity that eventually led to new gun control laws being passed in federal and state

legislatures.

In the years since, law enforcement across the country struck heavy blows against Black organizations perceived to be radical, armed and dangerous. These organizations began to fade and the perceived threat level lessened.

Once this happened, gun control began to be relaxed.

A working paper released by the Harvard Business School in 2016 explored the impact of mass shootings on gun policy from 1989 to 2014. It showed that gun laws have been loosened over the years by legislators courted by the gun lobby. The paper even states, “When there is a Republican-controlled legislature, mass shootings lead to more firearm laws that loosen gun control. A mass shooting in the previous year increases the number of enacted laws that loosen gun restrictions by 75% in states with Republican-controlled legislatures.”

In other words, when there is a mass shooting, Republicans make it easier for someone to commit another mass shooting by loosening gun control laws. This can best be explained by the existence of a great fear of, and a need to arm against, the perceived threat posed by people of color.

The gun lobby’s 2nd Amendment argument to keep and bear arms is predicated upon selfdefense. But the language of that amendment begins,” A well regulated Militia, being T:9.5”of a free State…” necessary to the security Gun rights advocates never S:9.5” talk about this

first clause of the one sentence that is the 2nd Amendment. The necessary “well regulated Militia” underpinning the right to keep and bear arms has been swept aside, as it is now alleged that the amendment addresses the security of individuals rather than that of the “free state.”

Today, it is white privilege, not America, that some white people are seeking to protected by the 2nd Amendment.

We must now ask ourselves, “How do we, as citizens, take on the gun lobby and the culture that supports it?” Clearly, our current, collective elected officials will do nothing.

We, as citizens, need to begin on the local, state and federal levels to replace politicians who are lackeys of the NRA and the gun lobby so that we can pass laws restricting access to automatic weapons. The right to bear arms does not mean the right to bear all weapons.

Ordinary people cannot possess mortars, rocket launchers or grenades, so, why can’t we extend these prohibitions to include automatic assault rifles? Why can’t we mandate strict background checks and limit the number of guns an individual can purchase?

We must put people in office who have principles and who value human life over profit and privilege and find ways to pass laws that create more effective gun controls.

It is time for us to use gun laws to protect citizens rather than to secure white privilege.

Oscar H. Blayton is a former Marine Corps combat pilot and human rights activist who practices law in Virginia.

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Forward-thinking programs get kids to eat better (BPT) - They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But for millions of low-income children across the country, the low-cost or free lunch they get at school is the most nutritious, most filling meal they will eat.

In 2016, over 30 million kids across the U.S. received low-cost or free lunches at their school. With such a wide-ranging impact, school meal programs play a huge role in the well-being of our nation’s young people.

According to Wilder Research, nearly one in six children in the state of Minnesota live in food-insecure households. Many of these kids rely on school lunch to get the nutrients they need. To make sure these needs are met, one school district in the state has been blending nutrition with trends in popular culture to create a dynamic program that is getting kids excited about healthy food while also creating better eating habits.

Jr. Iron Chef Question: In an urban school district, how can the idea behind a popular television show be used to raise awareness of healthy meal options?

In essence, this is what happened when Miguel Lopez, a seventh-grader at Anwatin Middle School, along with seven other teams and 16 other students, competed alongside eight professional chefs in one of Minneapolis Public Schools’ “Jr. Iron Chef” competitions.

Modeled after the popular television show, where teams compete to create the most appetizing dish, this three-year-old program was designed in cooperation with Cargill to teach students about good nutrition and meal preparation. Students from across the district were invited to compete - just as popular celebrity chefs on TV do - in live cooking competitions.

“This night was not so much about the competition, but

about what these students have learned about how to prepare good meals on their own,” said Minneapolis Public Schools’ Director of Culinary and Wellness Services, Bertrand Weber.

“We wanted to apply the Iron Chef concept to help improve our students’ health and well-being. Yes, it was a cool night, but the hope is that they will go home and do this for themselves and their families versus choosing less healthy meal options.”

While the Jr. Iron Chef competition was getting students all over the district revved up, Cargill and Minneapolis Public Schools were weaving another popular culinary trend into the district’s nutrition and wellness programs: food trucks.

Nutrition on wheels Parked outside the venue where Jr. Iron Chef was held was a shiny, new food truck purchased with a recent $75,000 grant

from Cargill to Minneapolis Public Schools. This is the school district’s second food truck. The first one hit the road in 2013 and became so popular that it quickly exceeded capacity.

The trucks are staffed by the school district’s nutrition and culinary staff, to bring nutritious meals to students, especially when school is not in session.

The trucks also appear at district-run wellness seminars and cooking demonstrations.

“The value of these food trucks has been recognized by Minneapolis Public Schools and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),” said Cargill Vice President of Corporate Responsibility Michelle Grogg. “It’s been a successful strategy that community and state partners have found to improve their capacity to reach food-insecure children when school is in and out of session.”

In the summer of 2017, Minneapolis Public Schools served approximately 400,000 free meals and snacks to Minneapolis youth. This coming summer, Minneapolis Public Schools’ two food trucks will operate at a total of eight summer feeding sites in conjunction with community youth and physical activity programming.

A new example As school lunch plays such an important role for millions of urban, low-income students, the importance of steering these kids toward eating more nutritious, wholesome meals cannot be overstated. Though it can be hard to get kids excited about fruits and vegetables, the creative and forward-thinking programs put on by the Minneapolis Public Schools point in a fun, and promising, direction.

“It’s great to see two popular trends in food being applied to the nutritional needs of our students,” says Grogg. “We hope it doesn’t stop here and we hope other communities around Minnesota and the U.S. learn from our successes.”

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entertainment AARP Ohio Celebrates Everyday Heroes with Record Breaking Attendance for Black Panther Screening in Cleveland

CLEVELAND - More than 1,000 people attended the AARP Ohio Movies for Grownups™ free screening of Black Panther at the Cinemark Valley View, breaking a previous attendance record the Ohio AARP office set in 2017 at the same location. The free event was part of AARP’s national screening taking place in 80+ markets and was designed to be a celebration of the 1.5 million everyday heroes who are providing unpaid care to a family member, spouse or friend in Ohio.

“Family caregivers are the backbone of our care system in America. We need to make it easier for them to coordinate care for their loved ones, get information and resources, and take a break so they can rest and recharge,” said AARP Ohio State Director Barbara A. Sykes. “This type of event is fun, free and we can include helpful information and access to resources.”

There are approximately 40 million family caregivers in the U.S., according to AARP. The unpaid care that family caregivers provide helps delay or prevents costly nursing home care, which is often paid for by Medicaid.

The majority (60%) of caregivers are employed full- or part-time. Although many people may think of caregivers as being older adults, 25% of family caregivers are millennials under age 35 and 1 in 5 African Americans are currently providing short or long-term caregiving to someone close to them.

Family caregivers take on a range of tasks including managing medications, helping with bathing and dressing, preparing and feeding meals,

arranging transportation, and handling financial and legal matters, and African-American caregivers face unique challenges: The majority of African-American family caregivers are much younger than the average general market counterparts (44.2 years old vs.

52.5 old) and are the primary caregivers, providing all or most of the care, without the assistance of paid help Compared with the average population of family caregivers, African-Americans are more likely to spend more than 21 hours per week caregiving 1 in 3 African-American family caregivers are “sandwiched,” caring for a child or grandchild under the age of 18 in the same household Terri Eason is a working professional, a mother

of two teenagers and also provides care for her 96-year old grandmother.

She helped promote the event with the Cleveland Chapter of the Jack and Jill of America, Inc. and says “having the privilege of caring for your loved one is definitely rewarding, but that doesn’t take away the stress. The family dynamic changes and there are some challenges created when a loved one is determined to remain independent and age in place, I appreciate AARP’s focus on providing relevant info for caregivers like myself.”

Videos, articles, forums and books like AARP’s Juggling Life, Work, and Caregiving are examples of the caregiving resources, many of them free, available from AARP to help families prepare for new roles.

“We want to make the transition less stressful and allow families to enjoy more quality time together,” added Sykes.

AARP supports the more than 40 million family caregivers nationwide who provide unpaid short-term or long-term care to a parent, spouse, friend or other adult loved one in need. For more information about caregiving resources, visit www. aarp.org/caregiving or call 1-877-333-5885.

To read the full report, visit www.aarp. org/2017roleschangesurvey.

Additional resources: FREE Prepare to Care: A Resource Guide for Families: www.aarp.org/preparetocare AARP Family Caregiving Resource Center: www.aarp.org/caregiving Supporting Caregivers in the Workplace: A Practical Guide for Employers: https://nebgh.org/ family-caregiving-login/

MGA Entertainment Celebrates Toy of the Year Award with a Slew of New L.O.L. Surprise!™ Dolls, Debuts First L.O.L. Surprise!™ Boys

WE’RE BACK! Meet Juan(ito) Doe reopens in March!

AN NUYS, Calif.-- Adding fuel to the phenomenon with a Toy of the Year (TOTY) Award and the No. 1 toy of 2017 to celebrate, MGA Entertainment, Inc. (MGAE), one of the world’s leading privately held toy and entertainment companies, announced at New York Toy Fair that L.O.L. Surprise!™ is adding brothers to the family with the introduction of Punk Boi and Lil Punk Boi. The company also revealed a line-up of new products from its other popular brands including Little Tikes®, Project Mc²™, Num Noms™, BABY Born®, and Crate Creatures

It’s back! Hailed by critics as “a raw, funny, deeply heartfelt play about those who live life without much fanfare” (New City) and “one of the most innovative community engaged theatre pieces we will see this season,” (Rescripted) Free Street’s Meet Juanito Doe returns for a four-week run March 5th-30th after selling out its original run and two extensions this fall. As before, the play will be presented in Free Street’s Storyfront, a storefront space in Back of the Yards specifically designed to house the show.

Show Times and Information Performances are Mondays and Fridays at 7:30pm from March 5th to March 30th at The Free Street Storyfront, 4346 S. Ashland Ave. All Free Street productions are free or Pay-What-You-Can at the door. Due to the intimate nature of the space, advance tickets are highly recommended and start at $5 at https://mjdreboot.bpt.me/ For dates, times, and programs visit www.freestreet.org/events

Surprise!™, as well as the launch of Moj Moj™ – a new collectible brand.

Winner of the prestigious Toy of the Year Award (TOTY) from The Toy Association™, Inc., L.O.L. Surprise!™ has taken the world’s toy market by storm since its launch in 2016 with only digital marketing. According to The NPD Group, the L.O.L. Surprise!™ Doll Assortment was the #1 Toy of 2017 in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Benelux**. L.O.L. Surprise!™ also delivered tremendous results in other countries worldwide, with success in every market launched. The strength of the L.O.L. Surprise!™ sales results also helped lead the overall growth of the dolls supercategory globally*.

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Celebrate Red Cross Month by giving blood in March ILLINOIS (Feb. 19, 2018) – During Red Cross Month in March, the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to join in its lifesaving mission by giving blood.

Since 1943, every U.S. president has designated March as Red Cross Month to recognize how the Red Cross helps people across the country and around the world.

Red Cross Month is a celebration of supporters, who are the face of the Red Cross in their communities and bring hope to people facing emergencies.

Blood donor Timothy Sheely knows the need firsthand.

His wife required 12 units of blood during emergency surgery following the birth of their son. “If it had not been for blood donors, she might not have survived,” he said. “Thanks to generous blood donors, I

City of Chicago’s Small Business Center on the Road Expo

The next City of Chicago Small Business Center on the Road Expo will be on Saturday, March 3rd at the South Shore Cultural Center.

The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection invites small business owners and entrepreneurs to its FREE smallbusiness expo with more

still have a wife and my kids still have their mom. I can’t possibly thank those people in person, but I can give a little piece of me back with each donation for the greater good.”

The Red Cross depends on blood donor heroes across the nation to collect enough blood to meet the needs of patients at approximately 2,600 hospitals nationwide.

Donors of all blood types, especially type O, are needed to help those rely on blood products.

Make an appointment to become a hero to patients in need by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-7332767).

than 40 exhibitors offering resources.

Reasons to Attend: Free Workshops for Entrepreneurs Center for Economic Progress hosts Tax Clinic City of Chicago Business Consultants ready to support your licensing needs and answer questions Mini-makeovers and photographer to take professional headshots for

business marketing material The Law Project hosts Legal Clinic City Treasurer hosts Networking Hour Event Details DATE AND TIME Sat, March 3, 2018 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM CST Location LOCATION South Shore Cultural Center 7059 South South Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60649

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South Suburban College Foundation Seeks Support for Scholarship Fundraiser Gala SOUTH HOLLAND, IL – Each year the South Suburban College Foundation (SSCF) has an annual spring gala from which all proceeds benefit scholarship programs. The SSCF is now seeking support from local residents, friends and partners for Showcase 2018: Today’s Students…

Tomorrow’s Leaders. This year’s event is celebrating the Illinois Bicentennial and benefiting academic scholarships at SSC. You will want to be a part of this truly unique evening of patriotism, education and scholarship, and local history!

Today’s Students…

Tomorrow’s Leaders will be held on April 13, 2018, at Odyssey Country Club. The annual gala evening event begins at 6:30 p.m. and features an open bar and premier buffet dinner, silent auction, dancing, and the music of Rhonda High Browne & Pieces.

With the cost of higher education on the rise and the level of state funding on the decline, students are finding it more and more difficult to afford a full-time college education. The SSC Foundation’s support is often critical for students to begin or continue their college education. Individuals and local businesses can support this mission while marketing themselves to approximately 300 guests through taxdeductible sponsorships and auction gifts. Tickets are also available for $125 each.

Donations for this cause are fully tax deductible.

Registrations and sponsorships can be made online from www.ssc.edu/ foundation. The Foundation Staff will pick up donations for auction. For more information, please call (708) 596-2000, ext. 2463 or email foundation@ssc.edu.

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Encompass Health and Saint Alphonsus announce joint venture to provide seamless post-acute patient care Encompass Health Corporation (NYSE: EHC), formerly known as HealthSouth Corporation, and Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center (SARMC) have formed a joint venture to build and operate a 40-bed, freestanding inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Boise.

The joint venture plans to more effectively and efficiently manage patients across the post-acute continuum in Idaho.

“Saint Alphonsus is a widely known and respected name in the healthcare industry. We could not be more proud to have them join us in our mission to develop advanced post-acute solutions and initiatives that facilitate efficient and high-quality patient care and enhanced care coordination across the post‑acute continuum,” said Jerry Gray, president of Encompass Health’s west region. “We look forward to expanding our presence into Idaho and working with our new partner to provide coordinated care and superior outcomes to even more patients.”

Construction of the new hospital, Encompass Health’s first in the state of Idaho, is expected to begin in 2018. Upon completion of the new hospital, SARMC will relocate its existing 30-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit on the SARMC campus to the new 40-bed freestanding hospital operated by the joint venture.

“We are very pleased to partner with industry leader Encompass Health in our commitment to provide quality inpatient rehabilitative care in the Treasure Valley. This partnership moves our mission forward with a new inpatient hospital for rehabilitation that will include state-of-the-art-

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technology, spacious therapy areas, and further development of new clinical programs that will benefit our community,” said Odette Bolano, president of Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise.

The formation of the joint venture is subject to customary closing conditions, and the joint venture’s operation of the new replacement hospital is subject to regulatory approvals.

Saint Alphonsus Health System is a faith-based Catholic ministry and not-for-profit health system. It’s also an affiliate of Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. Trinity Health serves people and communities in 22 states from coast to coast with 93 hospitals and 109 continuing care facilities, home health and hospice programs, and PACE center locations that provide more than 2.5 million visits annually.

As a national leader in post-acute care, Encompass Health (NYSE: EHC) offers both facility-based and home-based patient care through its network of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, home health agencies and hospice agencies.

JAMES 4:11 - SPEAK NOT EVIL ONE OF ANOTHER, BRETHREN. HE THAT SPEAKETH EVIL OF [HIS] BROTHER, AND JUDGETH HIS BROTHER, SPEAKETH EVIL OF THE LAW, AND JUDGETH THE LAW: BUT IF THOU JUDGE THE LAW, THOU ART NOT A DOER OF THE LAW, BUT A JUDGE.

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It is not really a secret that the habits we employ today are the predictors of our experiences tomorrow.

Therefore, the gateway to a preferred future lies in our ability to modify our habitual patterns of behavior and ensure that our thinking, feeling, and actions are more consistently aligned with the good desires of our heart. Because habits are automatic patterns, we rarely think about them.

Perhaps now is as good a time as any to recalibrate these automatic approaches and adopt some new, different patterns as seeds to be sewn into the harvest of your tomorrow.

This is not to suggest that every habit we have needs to be changed. In fact, most of the habits we have are useful. We all learn to write and develop the complex skill of writing through habit.

Habits give us the ability to perform hundreds of mundane tasks without devoting precious energy and creative capacity to the task. There is something to be said for being able to tie, strap, or buckle ones shoes without exerting a ton of mental attention.

Habits are wonderful when used the right way.

What happens when we develop what might be considered a bad habit? When we develop bad habits, we establish ways of thinking and behaving that produce undesirable and unproductive experiences.

These undesirable experiences collide with the better versions of our self and we have difficulty reconciling why our new wine inspiration seems to keep getting lost in the wineskins of our former thinking, feeling, words, and actions. A bad habit never goes away on its own.

Moreover, it is an undo it yourself project. As Jim Rohn suggested, “You don’t get better by chance, you get better by change.”

Fortunately, if we have learned the habits, then we can unlearn the habits. If you have ever seen a stream run across a rock over a period of time, you know that the stream can cut right through the rock because of its consistency and persistency.

Similarly, we overcome unproductive habits by consistently and persistently reconditioning the thoughts we think, the words we speak, and the actions we take.

In order to do something you have never done, you have to become someone you have never been, but then, that is not really a secret.

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