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ENTREPRENEUR, AUTHOR AND PHILANTHROPIST,

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REAL MEN CHARITIES USHERS IN A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERSHIP WITH NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EXPANDED BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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s part of an overarching mission to build on its legacy for decades to come, Real Men Charities, Inc.’s co-founders, Kofi and Yvette Moyo, have appointed 27-year-old Ayinde Cartman as Executive Director. An organizer and artist with extensive experience in revitalizing communities and schools, Cartman succeeds Ms. Moyo, who will remain as Associate Director. To illustrate its forward vision, the Charities’ board added a carefully-selected group of new trustees. These leaders, like Cartman, are inspired by the Founders’ commitment to Real Men Cook’s goals and its evolving service dynamic. At the same time, they bring their own vision of growth that will enable Real Men Cook to thrive well into posterity.

Under the Moyos’ leadership, Real Men Charities has gained notoriety as one of the nation’s most successful organizations focused on building healthy families and communities. As executive director, Cartman is charged with building on the Moyos’ mission while expanding its youth reach, increasing its mentoring activities, and taking an even more active and consistent role in the community.

Cartman, a graduate of Morehouse College, brings an impressive and diverse record of activism to his new role. He has almost a decade of experience organizing, mentoring youth and adults for a multitude of organizations and perfecting his talent as a performance artist.

After graduation, Cartman held poetry and theater sessions through After School Matters, and continues to uphold the importance of the arts with his teaching position with Alternatives

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Youth Services. As an organizer with Black Youth Project 100 (BYP 100), he was involved in street-team campaigns to raise the minimum wage for workers across the city, and cultivated strategies to build membership and involvement in community initiatives. He has also worked with Lawndale AMACHI Mentoring Program, building relationships with Black boys in need of guidance. Cartman’s participation in the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party (AAPRP) gave him a cultural and political foundation of the African diaspora. His wide array of experiences and his proven accomplishments have gained him valuable national networks and resources that will help him in his new role.

He continues the dedication to Real Men Charities cultivated by his parents, who were longstanding members of Real Men Charities and supported the organization’s events and endeavors.

Cartman gives particular credit to his late father Thabiti Cartman, a noted chiropractor, whose practice was devoted to wellness and healing.

In making the announcement, the Moyos chronicled Real Men Charities’ journey that was incorporated in 2003. It was created to serve as a charitable-organization umbrella for Real Men Cook, which is now entering its 28th year. Driven by the Moyos’ leadership, this signature event has evolved from a one-day celebration that showcases responsible fatherhood, to a year-round movement. It has centered much of its expanded effort on health awareness including childhood obesity, prostate cancer, diabetes, heart disease, HIV AIDS and other community health challenges.

Real Men Charities’ national focus includes work on the White

StoryCorps in Chicago is partnering with several Chicago community-based organizations for an upcoming event on March 11th, “Dismantling Barriers to Life: A speak out on mass incarceration”, to explore the impacts of mass incarceration within the Chicago community.

Co-hosts for the event include Cabrini Green Legal Aid, Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation, Community Renewal Society, Growing Home, and Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois. These organizations are among those in Illinois providing direct services to individuals and families impacted by mass incarceration. They have also partnered with StoryCorps in Chicago to record first-person accounts so that these experiences are preserved in

House Fatherhood and Male Responsibility initiatives.

Like the organization he is charged to lead, and inspired by his father’s example, Cartman is committed to promoting a threefold platform centered around revitalizing the state of wellness in Black men. Cartman has committed to using REAL MEN Comprehend, REAL MENding and REAL MENtality to “suffocate Chicago’s gun-violence by providing youth-led opportunities.”

In praising Cartman’s appointment, Moyo said: “Ayinde Cartman’s experiences make him uniquely qualified to seize the Real Men Cook reins while strengthening the Real Men Cook brand with an array of forward-thinking ideas.”

Rael Jackson, whose team led the Real Men Cook events for nearly a decade and serves as a member of Real Men Charities’ board of directors, also applauded Cartman’s selection.

The new members of the Real Men Charities’ board represent a cross section of leaders who are bound by their commitment to build a strong leadership foundation that will last for many generations. They join an existing board that has charted the organization’s growth. Each board member has a compelling story that underscores a passionate commitment to the community and to Real Men Cook. The complete list of board members and their bios can be accessed at http://www. realmencook.com/Board.html Moyo said that the selection of Ayinde Cartman as executive director and the new board “build on a strong tradition of increasing, uplifting and celebrating the roles of Black men in the community. I am confident that the new leaders will steer

this nation’s historical record. Some of these interviews have aired on WBEZ and are archived at StoryCorps, the Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian Museum.

The event is affiliated with the StoryCorps Justice Project (SCJP), Storycorps’ newest initiative, which aims to amplify and preserve the stories of people whose lives have been impacted by mass incarceration and the justice system nationwide.

The StoryCorps Justice Project is a grant recipient of the Safety + Justice Challenge Network, an initiative of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

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YOUNG CHICAGO POET SHARES WOMANIST VIEWS Featured is a young Chicago poet named E’mon Lauren who started writing poetry in the third grade for book competitions. Lauren says her main inspirations came from renowned authors such as William Shakespeare and Maya Angelou. Her new book called, “Commando,” will be released by Haymarket Books in May 2017. Photo by Christopher Shuttlesworth

“My artistic statement is the examination of the intersectionalities between womanism and the ’mon Lauren is a young, promising hood,” Lauren said. “A lot of times people associate Chicago poet who’s currently a marginalized neighborhoods like Englewood, teaching artist at Young Chicago Austin or the “hood” in general with hyperAuthors (YCA) located on 1180 dominance or hyper-masculinity. But people never N Milwaukee Ave., where she really think about the correlation of how that ties teaches poetry to a black woman, especially to local high school students. with women being trended “It’s okay to change your mind Young Chicago Authors is as feminine or soft.”America at any point or time,” Black said. needs to wake up and realize an organization that helps “expose young people to vital black women are “You are not held to one thing, one how hip-hop realist portraiture to black men in the “hood” and teaches them how to specific order or fashionism. You and how important black create their own authentic womens’ needs are to the can be whoever you want to be, world, she said. narratives through a variety of arts education programs “There is definitely a war unapologetically. I think my writing both in and out of the that black women have to go classroom,” according to transpires that I’m a woman, but I through too,” Lauren said. youngchicagoauthors.org. are the ones black men can talk like a man if you want me to. “Who Lauren, who is a are coming home to? Who womanist, not a feminist, If that’s the language this world only are the ones that give black started writing poetry in men food or who are the ones understands, then let me give you that black men cry on in the the third grade for book competitions and said her their own war?” this language from a woman’s lens.” midstSheof said main inspirations came from she feels that it’s renowned authors such as important to write and stand William Shakespeare and up for black women because Maya Angelou. She was also influenced by the 90’s most of the time, it feels like their voices are never sitcom “It’s A Different World,” where American heard by men or people in general.

Poet Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni taught her “Just being a black woman period…our names that Black poetry could be a grand esthetic for black are said without a whisper,” Lauren said. “Even when people, especially for the war inside of a black woman. we go missing, we’re not the main source to be found

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unless we are accessible for television, a trend, a new dance move or a fashion line. There are never really questions about the traumas we carry and even when we do have traumas, they’re based off of our families or considered ‘White People problems,’ which isn’t always the case.”

During the interview, Lauren discussed her favorite poem and how it relates to women being used by men today. She said the poem is a grand metaphor between window shopping and how men tend to window shop on woman and never actually purchase or take care of the merchandise.

“When men approach women they want the clearance rack,” Lauren said. “They want the easiness, the cheap things. But when they can’t get that, then they are cool with just standing in front of the store, which is the women and treating them as some type of ownership. A lot of times men use women as a landmark or accomplishment just to have a stance on something.”

Lauren said her book called, “Commando,” will be released by Haymarket Books in May 2017. She says she writes poems that give black women more courage not to just stand up for themselves, but courage to say what they stand for and against.

“It’s okay to change your mind at any point or time,” Lauren said. “You are not held to one thing, one specific order or fashionism. You can be whoever you want to be, unapologetically. I think my writing transpires that I’m a woman, but I can talk like a man if you want me to. If that’s the language this world only understands, then let me give you this language from a woman’s lens.”

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GENERATE CAPITAL FOR YOUR BUSINESS IN TODAY’S ECONOMY

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5 Ways to Raise Capital and Start a Business Raising capital to start a new business is not as easy as setting up a lemonade stand or selling Girl Scout cookies. A primary reason for the failure of start-ups is a lack of funding.

There are plenty of great products and ideas that have never come close to making it to the public.

Without American entrepreneurship, and the drive to just go for it, we would not have Apple, Google, Facebook, Starbucks, or countless other companies that are a part of our everyday lives.

Here are five ways to generate capital for your business in today’s economy:

Innovative Cancer Imager Earns Illinois Tech Professor Prestigious NSF CAREER Award Chicago – Illinois Tech Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Kenneth Tichauer has been awarded a prestigious NSF CAREER Award in the amount of $568,245 to perfect a medical imager that could lead to earlier detection/diagnosis and targeted drug development for cancer patients.

According to the American Cancer Society, more than 1.5 million new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed this year. Tichauer’s project, “Development of Enhanced Early Photon Tomography for Cancer Staging,” involves the ADEPT Cancer Imager, which will enable more accurate measures of the molecular environment of an individual’s cancer. Treatment strategies can then be tailored on a personalized level—a process known as personalized medicine.

Tichauer and his ADEPT team are also the finalists of Illinois Tech’s Nayar Prize I, a $1 million prize package funded by the family foundation of an Illinois Tech alumnus.

The team has built an imager prototype and has applied for a patent. Members are now collaborating with two cancer experts from the University of Chicago and Georgetown University on how to best bridge the gap between testing the ADEPT system and using it in hospitals.

The NSF CAREER Award is one of the agency’s top honors given to junior faculty members. The award program supports faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education, and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations.

Generate capital for your business in today’s economy.

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Friends and Family. A tried and true methodology, this has been a staple of start-up funding for hundreds of years. It is however, not without its risks, as a failed business could lead to strained relationships. or even the end of relationships.

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SBA Express. The Small Business Association provides several avenues for borrowing money.

SBA Express allows bankqualified business owners to borrow up to $150,000 without filing the typical SBA loan application. Plus, owners will receive a loan decision within 36 hours.

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Community banks. Community banks actually have the capacity to be flexible with lending terms whereas large corporate banks do not. Find local lenders by reaching out to the Independent Bankers Association of America, which has access to 5,000 community banks.

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Crowdfunding. Crowdfunding networks like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have raised some serious cash from individual investors. If you have an innovative idea or project, develop a reasonable

funding goal and timeline and see which investors support you and pledge funding. Remember, projects must meet their funding goals before the time runs out, or else no actual money is received. Also, be aware that a percentage of the money raised will be kept by the crowdfunding site as part of their fees.

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DPOUSA. DPOUSA is an online financial platform providing client companies the opportunity to have 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year visibility of a direct public offering to a growing base of over 33,000 accredited investors and institutions representing over $500 billion in available capital.

Unique to DPOUSA is the DPOUSA Special Council, a diverse cross-section of 50 professionals from various industries available to assist DPOUSA client companies. Visit www.DPOUSA. com for more information.

Whatever the state of the economy, there will be those willing to invest in new businesses. New businesses create jobs, and power growth. There are sources to help with capital. So, once you find the sources, be ready with a great plan to show what you are going to do with the capital, and how the investor will benefit.

BLACKS RETURN TO THE LABOR MARKET AND FIND JOBS, BLS REPORT SAYS

By Freddie Allen (Managing Editor, NNPA Newswire)

The Black unemployment rate continued to improve falling from 7.8 percent in December to 7.7 percent in January, according to the latest jobs report from the Labor Department.

The labor force participation rate for Blacks, which is the share of workers who are employed or looking for jobs, increased from 61.8 percent in December to 62.4 percent in January. The employmentpopulation ratio (E-POP), the share of people who hold jobs compared to the total population, edged up from 57 percent in December to 57.5 percent last month. Compared to December, more Blacks entered the job market and found work in

January.

The economy added 227,000 jobs in January. Retail trade, construction, and financial activities saw the greatest gains in jobs, the report said.

Even though much of the data was collected before President Donald Trump took office, Trump Administration officials were quick to take credit for the solid jobs report.

Economist Kate Bahn of the Center for American Progress, an independent nonpartisan policy institute dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans, said that the most recent jobs report was, “the final release of data that reflects how the labor market fared under President Barack Obama, with 227,000 jobs added—near the average for the past two years.”

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Commentary

The Immigration Enforcement Police State is Here

by Thomas L. Knapp

February 7: Muhammad Ali, Jr., returning to the US from a speaking engagement in Jamaica, is detained for two hours at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and questioned about his name and religious beliefs.

February 22: Passengers disembarking from a domestic (San Francisco to New York) flight at JFK airport are held up by US Customs and Border Protection agents demanding their IDs. February 24: Jeffrey Tucker of the Foundation for Economic Education clears the usual security checks at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport en route to Mexico. Then, while actually boarding the plane, he and the other passengers on the flight are stopped by US Marshals demanding that they submit to retinal scans.

You’re probably thinking that this is the point where I’ll take a break to blame Donald Trump. It isn’t. It’s the point where I’ll take a break to remind Americans who’ve been voting for politicians who promise to “secure the border” and other such authoritarian nonsense that THIS is exactly what they’ve been voting for.

When advocating for the libertarian position on immigration (“open borders,” which

also happens to have been the position Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush both took in the 1980 Republican presidential primary debates) I usually prefer to stick to the moral argument.

That argument, put simply, is that where peaceful people move to, settle or work is nobody’s business but theirs.

But there are practical arguments against America’s increasingly draconian immigration laws too. Enforcement is expensive but, fortunately, almost certain to be ineffectual (if it worked, severe economic downturn would be the result).

The most important of the practical arguments, in my opinion, is that a police state built to persecute immigrants will necessarily persecute everyone else as well.

I’ve spoken with friends who traveled in the old Soviet Union and eastern Europe before the Berlin Wall came down. They see near-complete similarity between those regimes and the operations of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection and Border Patrol forces.

The difference between pre-reunification East Germany and the 100-mile wide “constitution-free zone” along the US-Mexico border is the flag the agencies in question salute.

Recent administrations have worked to expand that zone to cover the entire country and the Trump administration seems bent on finishing the job.

The near-total police state blossoming before our eyes is the inevitable result of America’s 70year romance with the astoundingly stupid idea that it’s the government’s business to monitor and control who travels, lives and works where.

America had legally open borders for its first century as a nation, and nearly so for half a century after that. It wasn’t until after World War Two that one even needed a passport to enter or leave the United States.

Open borders worked. Freedom worked.

The subsequent seven decades of attempts at rigorous immigration control have irrefutably established that our choice is not between open borders and closed borders, but between immigration freedom or totalitarian government. And Americans’ time to stop the stampede toward the latter is running short.

Thomas L. Knapp (Twitter: @ thomaslknapp) is director and senior news analyst at the William Lloyd Garrison Center for Libertarian Advocacy Journalism (thegarrisoncenter.org). He lives and works in north central Florida.

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Sanders Congratulates New DNC Chair LOS ANGELES – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders congratulated Tom Perez on Saturday after Perez was elected Chair of the Democratic National Committee.

In a released statement, Sanders said, he was looking forward to working with Perez, adding, “At a time when Republicans control the White House, the U.S. House, U.S. Senate and two-thirds of all statehouses, it is imperative that Tom understands that the sameold, same-old is not working and that we must open the doors of the party to working people and young people in a way that has never been done before. Now, more than ever, the Democratic Party must make it clear that it is prepared to stand up to the 1 percent and lead this country forward in the fight for social, racial, economic and environmental justice.”

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CELEBRATING “HERSTORY” DURING

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

Entrepreneur, author and philanthropist,

HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE discusses juggling a multi-faceted life Continued from page 1

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eing glamorous and leading a ‘real’ life might seem like contradictory concepts, but it’s all a day in the life for actress Holly Robinson Peete. The multitalented actress, entrepreneur, author and philanthropist is currently shooting the second season of her family docu-series “For Peete’s Sake”with her husband, former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete, their four children and her mother, Dolores. The show gives a positive spin to reality TV by sharing their lives, everyday challenges and their journey with son RJ, who has autism.

Being a mom, career woman and shooting a docu-series can be demanding, but Robinson Peete juggles her multi-faceted life in style. The actress recently launched a namesake clothing line, HRP by Holly Robinson Peete, exclusively available at EVINE Live. The collection, which she wears on her show, reflects her funky everyday “casual couture” look.

In a photo shoot for the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA), Robinson Peete, who starred in the hit feature film “21 Jump Street,” and television series “Chicago Fire,” looked stunning in the spectacular jewelry designed by the 2016 Summer AGTA Spectrum Award™ winners. Robinson Peete wears simple jewelry such as gold and silver hoops as her “go to” daytime look, but glamorous jewelry and gemstones are very much a part of her lifestyle.

“It’s funny because my line [HRP] is really about the casual mom, but listen, I’m on red carpets,” she said. “It’s really important to me to accessorize,” explained Robinson Peete who loves to dress up and wear dramatic gowns when she steps out in Hollywood. “When I step it up, I try to go all the way,” she said. “I’ve

been in this business for 30 years so I’ve seen all different types of jewelry and Diamonds, but what is so unique about the gemstones is that there’s a story behind everything and the colors are so bright and brilliant and different - and I get off on color,” said Robinson Peete. “When I did this photo shoot, every time they would hand me something else to put on, it was like each item gave you a certain feeling and put you in a certain mood. I loved them all.”

During the shoot, Robinson Peete wore a spectacular platinum pendant featuring a 13.44mm golden South Sea cultured Pearl accented with Diamonds by Judy Evans, Oliver & Espig Gallery of Fine Arts, which won the “Best Use of Pearls” title at the AGTA Spectrum Awards™. The piece was complimented by other winning jewelry including Ricardo Basta, E. Eichberg, Inc.’s stunning “Honey” ring which features a Heliodor accented with Sapphires and Diamonds and won in the “Business/ Day Wear” category. “You know jewelry is spectacular when you want to plan an outfit around it,” said Peete. “Rarely do you build around jewelry, but these gemstones are so spectacular and so fun,” explained the actress who highlighted Citrines and Sapphires as two of her favorite stones.

During the photo shoot, she wore a royal blue Caroline Herrera gown which was accented with jewelry from the AGTA Spectrum Awards™ “Evening Wear” category - a black Opal ring with Sapphires and Diamonds by Phillip Dismuke, Jewelsmith, Inc. that took second place honors and a stunning pendant by Robert Pelliccia, J.R. Dunn Jewelers featuring a boulder Opal accented with blue and pink Sapphires and Diamonds on a black Diamond bead necklace that captured third place in the category.

While Robinson Peete has a wonderful family and many achievements, her life has

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not been without challenges. When her father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, her world changed. “My dad [has] been gone for 14 years now, but his struggle with Parkinson’s led us to a life of service,” said Robinson Peete. Inspired to help those affected by Parkinson’s, she and Rodney founded the HollyRod Foundation in 1997. After their son, RJ, was diagnosed with autism they expanded the mission of HollyRod to also provide support and resources to families affected by autism. To help raise funds for the foundation, every year they hold events such as DesignCare - and fashion and entertainment are very much on the agenda.

While fashion is a highlight of DesignCare, HollyRod, most importantly, has been able to help many people thanks to the support of dedicated friends and sponsors. “We’re really blessed to have great partners,” said Robinson Peete. “One in 68 kids are affected by autism spectrum disorder. It’s on the rise and what happens is a lot of these children have no access to therapy services or any compassionate care and the same with Parkinson’s,” she said.

“It’s really rewarding to give back.” she said.

“We’ve been really blessed to be able to pay it forward.” For more information about DesignCare and the HollyRod Foundation visit www.hollyrod.org.

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women’s history month events 2017 Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit NEW YORK -- Black Enterprise hosts its 12th annual Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit on Thursday, March 9th to Sunday, March 12th at the Arizona Grand Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Arizona.

The Summit, hosted by ADP, is the leading executive development conference for women and annually welcomes more than 1,000 mid- to senior-level power players and C-suite executives from across the country.

This year’s conference highlights include: The Women of Power Legacy Awards dinner honoring those who blazed trails and redefined the standard of success for women of color. This year’s recipients are Ursula Burns, Chairman of Xerox Corp.; Phylicia Rashad, Tony Award-winning actress, singer, and stage director; Pastor Shirley Caesar, Grammy Award-winning singer; and gender and race activist Marcia Ann Gillespie.

Ursula Burns, the first black woman to become CEO of a Fortune 500 company, and Ann Fudge, former chairman and CEO of Young & Rubicam Advertising, will talk candidly about the clearest paths to corporate power for black women, the realities of life at the top, and what they wish they’d known then that is crystal clear now.

45-minute Executive One-on-One coaching to sharpen attendees winning edge From the Corner Office: Kaiser Permanente Chairman & CEO Bernard Tyson will be interviewed

by Black Enterprise President and CEO Earl “Butch” Graves Jr. Their discussion will engage and inspire Women of Power attendees and is sure to assist them in developing their own actionable plan to carve out their path to the corner office.

The Women of Power Concert & Dinner

Now in its 12th year, the Women of Power Summit features influential speakers and one-onone keynote sessions with top executives—many of whom are women of color themselves. In addition, the Summit offers more than 20 hours of lifestyle, leadership, and professional development workshops with countless opportunities to network with like-minded peers. Attendees will be empowered, inspired, and equipped with the necessary tools to implement a strategy for success beginning the moment the conference concludes.

The Summit begins Thursday, March 9and concludes Sunday, March 12. To register and find out more information, visit www.blackenterprise.com/ wps and follow @BlackEnterprise on Twitter.

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2017 CHICAGO WOMEN’S CONFERENCE & EXPO COMING TO SSC ON MARCH 17TH SOUTH opportunity. SSC invites HOLLAND, IL– all women to join in the South Suburban experience and connect College (SSC) recently with hundreds of other announced that women this March.

Caprice O’Bryant In addition to an will be the Keynote exciting Keynote from Speaker for the 2017 Ms. O’Bryant, this year’s Chicago Women’s event will again include Conference on Friday, networking, shopping, March 17th located and will present over at the college’s Main 15 speakers on topics Campus in South including Personal Holland, Illinois.

Empowerment, Health This year’s theme & Wellness, and “You Can!” marks Business & Finance, the 9th annual event along with a “We Can” planned through the panel that will feature college’s Business a poignant discussion and Career Institute with powerful women (BCI). Women of all who rose to the backgrounds ages 18 challenge and are and up are welcome making profound to come together for differences in their Caprice O’Bryant will deliver the keynote address at SSC’s 9th Annual one day dedicated communities.

Chicago Women’s Conference on Friday, March 17, 2017, in South exclusively to women. Holland.

The cost of This year’s admission is just $25 keynote, Caprice per person with advance is, “You can do ALL things!” which O’Bryant, is a walking miracle. registration, or $35 at the door. has inspired her followers to get Two serious injuries and a major The conference fee includes a healthy, increase their confidence illness couldn’t keep her down. continental breakfast, lunch, and and connect with their inner After her recovery, this dynamic admission to all of the break-out power. Caprice’s message of hope, 23-year-old entrepreneur earned sessions. perseverance and courage will her certification as a nutrition ​For more information, have you believing in your own specialist through the National or to register for the 2017 capabilities!

Academy of Sports Medicine, Chicago Women’s Conference, The positive feedback opened Excuse Free Fitness, Inc. please call (708) 596-2000, and participation have grown in downtown Homewood, Illinois ext. 6055 or visit www. tremendously since the event’s and has appeared on numerous TheChicagoWomensConference. inception. Last year, over 350 television talk shows including com. SSC is located on 15800 participants and 50 vendors You & Me This Morning and South State Street, South Holland, participated in this truly unique Windy City Live. Caprice’s motto Illinois.

Celebrate Women’s History Month with CPL Join the Chicago Public Library in celebrating Women’s History Month in March. CPL IS hosting a wide range of programs and events to highlight the contributions and achievements of women.

CPL’s featured program, Women Building Chicago, Mary Ann Johnson, president of the Chicago Area Women’s History Council, presents a journey through decades of Chicago history alongside remarkable 20th century women who made the city great. This event takes place at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, March 25 at Harold Washington Library Center.

Visit locations throughout Women’s History Month for events for all ages, including workshops, film screenings,

story times and more. Highlights include: Urban Indian Womanhood (2014): A snapshot of the lives of working women from the Indian city Lucknow, this documentary tells stories of womanhood in a society transitioning from traditional to modern. A Q&A with producer-director Shweta Singh follows the screening. This event is at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 28 at Harold Washington Library Center Women’s Health: Zumba with Liz Guererro: One hour of fun-filled dancing, with Latin and various other movements combined with exercise to burn calories and get you moving. A four-session series, one class a week, is Fridays at Douglass Branch and Saturdays at Merlo Branch. Please note, space is limited. Registration is required for the events at Douglass Branch.

Rocking the Protest Poster Workshop: Have something to say? Have an issue you want to draw

attention to? In this class, participants will make posters and stickers about issues they care about. Presented by artist Elaine Luther. This event is at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 14 at Richard J. Daley Branch. Registration required.

The Girls in the Band (2011): This award-winning documentary tells the poignant untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their fascinating, groundbreaking journeys from the late 1930s to the present day. Screenings are: 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 4 at Austin Branch 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 11 at Whitney M.

Young, Jr. Branch 12 p.m. Saturday, March 14 at Brainerd Branch See a complete list of Women’s History Month events at https://www.chipublib.org.

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RETURNS IN SUMMER 2017 DALLAS - MegaFest – the internationally acclaimed four-day faith, film and family festival hosted by best-selling author, entrepreneur and pastor, Bishop T.D. Jakes – is returning to Dallas for the third time, attracting an estimated 100,000 visitors to Dallas/Fort Worth June 28 – July 1.

“MegaFest is uniquely spectacular,” Bishop Jakes said. “There’s nothing like it for men, women, youth, children and entire families. It fills so many needs in people’s lives today – whether getting over your past or claiming your future ahead. It’s healing, it’s inspiring, it’s exciting, it’s entertaining – it’s an experience with something for everyone.”

A partial listing of this year’s featured motivators include: Bishop T.D. Jakes – pastor, filmmaker, New York Times bestselling author and senior pastor of the 30,000 member church, The Potter’s House and host of “The Potter’s Touch” broadcast; Mrs. Serita Jakes – author, speaker and visionary committed to the betterment of women battling abuse, divorce, joblessness and grief; founder of SJ Home candles and housewares Dr. Caroline Leaf – host of “Switch on Your Brain” television series, creator of the Metacognitive Map and other tools and processes to help individuals develop and change their thinking and subsequent behavior; and Pastor Bill Winston – Chicagobased pastor and founder of the Joseph Business School, and producer of the Believer’s Walk of Faith television and radio ministry The complete roster of speakers, entertainers, seminars and other events will be announced soon in keeping with MegaFest’s four core program tracks: MegaInspiration – Woman Thou Art Loosed, Man Power, MegaYouth Fire Code, MegaKidz Destiny World, Alive Dance/Mime Conference; MegaEntertainment – A Time to Laugh Comedy Show, International Faith & Family Film Festival, Celebrity Meet & Greets; MegaEmpowerment – BusinessTalk, Financial Talk, Health Talk, Tech Talk and numerous breakout sessions – plus the exciting Expo of exciting new products and services; and

One session of the Girl Talk panel happening during MegaFest 2015. (Panelists from Left: Sarah Jakes Roberts, Mrs. Serita Jakes, Tamar Braxton, Tika Sumpter and Caitlyn Crosby.

MegaCommunity – Career Corner, MegaFit, College Corner, Fashion Show, Health and Wellness.

“There is no event in the world that has more power to inspire and empower than MegaFest,” said Dallas Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Erik Wilson, “and Dallas is proud to call MegaFest home. We are excited to welcome the tens of thousands of visitors from around the world, and are enthusiastic to show each one what makes Dallas such a wonderful place to live and to visit.”

Recognized as the world’s largest multi-day family festival, MegaFest attracted more than 91,000 visitors to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in 2015 with an estimated economic impact of more than $59 million. This year’s festival is expected to attract visitors from all 50 states and around the world.

At this year’s MegaFest, attendees can expect a diverse and dynamic set of programing designed for all festival goers, including well-recognized events from T.D. Jakes, as well as several new initiatives such as an innovative entrepreneurial contest in collaboration with the University of North Texas at Dallas for budding business-builders in both middle and high school, and a powerful partnership with the Dallas Theater Center featuring a communityhealing initiative on the anniversary of the tragic shooting of Dallas police officers in July 2016.

THEME: FAITH

Ephesians 2:8-9 - For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God.

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Jackie Robinson Foundation to Honor

Alex Gorsky, Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, Claire Smith, Pioneering Sports Journalist, at the Foundation’s Annual ROBIE Awards Dinner NEW YORK - The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) announced that it will honor Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, Alex Gorsky, with the ROBIE Achievement in Industry Award and pioneering sports journalist, Claire Smith, with the ROBIE Pioneer Award on Monday, March 6, 2017 at its annual ROBIE Awards Dinner in New York City. Both honorees will be recognized for promoting the humanitarian ideals embodied in the life of Jackie Robinson. The Awards Dinner is the culmination of the Foundation’s annual

Mentoring & Leadership Conference, a keystone of its celebrated college scholarship program. For 44 years, the Jackie Robinson Foundation has administered a unique scholarship program that provides generous four-year grants accompanied by comprehensive support services, resulting in its “JRF Scholars” achieving a consistent, nearly 100% college graduation rate.

This year, the ROBIE Awards Dinner will raise funds to support the Foundation’s scholarship program as well as the Jackie Robinson Museum.

A Date with Destiny:

Video Games Teach Kids Life Lessons It’s an undeniable fact. Among cash, gift cards and the “toy of the moment,” kids want video games. Rail against it all you want, that’s the reality.

But take heart, parents, today’s video games can teach kids valuable life lessons not learned in a classroom.

For those that scoff at the idea that video games have value beyond hours of mindless entertainment, Sherry Turkel, a professor and researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology says, “think again.”

“The games demand skills that are complex,” Turkel told The Washington Post in an interview. “There is learning how to learn? There is nothing mindless about mastering a video game.”

One game that is getting attention for its complexity and teachable moments is Bungie and Activition’s Destiny games, a bold world of action and adventure where kids are a Guardian of the last safe city on Earth. If you’re a veteran and have followed the game from its inception, you may like the newest release, Destiny: Rise of Iron. If you’re a newbie, Destiny -- The Collection, contains five games in one collection, including the newest release from the award winning franchise. And best of all, it’s available for just $59.99.

Still not convinced? The following skills are just a few underlying themes in the Destiny

franchise that teach kids lessons outside of simple distraction: * Astronomy. The game offers a futuristic fictional scenario of our Solar System, where humans colonized other planets but were mysteriously brought to the brink of extinction (with known survivors now living in and defending Earth’s last city from alien invaders). * Problem solving and creativity. In Destiny, players not only fend off alien antagonists, but must also solve mysteries, create their own avatar race and class, and complete multiple tasks. * Hand eye coordination. As a shooter-based game, Destiny features combat against an onslaught of alien enemy attacks from all angles. * Team work. The game contains threeplayer strikes and six-player raids, requiring communication and teamwork. * Socialization. Unlike other similar shooterbased games, Destiny does not have blood, gore, or adult content. Instead, the game is rated T for teen and focuses on sci-fi fantasy and discovery, making it a perfect game for parents and siblings as well.

Currently Destiny -- The Collection and Destiny: Rise of Iron are both offered on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms.

For more information, visit www. destinythegame.com.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Samsung Encourage Youth to Explore the ‘Science of Every Day ATLANTA - Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. have extended their partnership to engage more kids and teens in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects through the DIY STEM afterschool program.

Developed to prepare tomorrow’s leaders for an increasingly STEM-focused future, the partnership will help shape great STEM experiences for Boys & Girls Club members across the country, while simultaneously developing a cadre of Club professionals to facilitate the DIY STEM program. This program serves as the entrypoint for all Club members’ STEM learning experience and connects youth to science themes they encounter regularly.

DIY STEM engages Club youth ages 10 to 18 in different elements of STEM each week.

The project-based STEM program is a key component of Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s engineering pathways, and it provides youth opportunities for critical thinking and peer exchange. The program includes five modules: Energy and Electricity, Engineering Design, Food Chemistry, Aeronautics and the Science of Sports: Football.

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ON THE GO THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN RECLAMATION DISTRICT SALUTES BLACK HISTORY MONTH The Chicago Metropolitan Water Reclamation District and VP Barbara McGowan presented a discussion on Chicago City Council Wars “Council Wars: which exacted havoc throughout most of the first term of Chicago’s first African American Mayor, pitted Mayor Harold Washington against the Vrydolyak 29."

The all­white Chicago’s City Council’s majority bloc, led by Ald Edward Burke of the 14th.

Council Wards ended in May 1986 when federal court­ordered special elections were completed in seven wards remapped to reflect Chicago’s black and Hispanic population growths. Washington supporters on the city Council increased from 21 to 25 ­ a tie with the 25 left from the Vrydolyak 29. With the mayor’s tie­breaking vote activated the Council on May 9 1986 approved 25 mayoral appointments to 14 boards and departments.

Representing Mayor Washington’s 21 Aldermen in the ferocious Council Wars.

Pictured left to right are: Aldermen; Robert Shaw, Alan Streeter, Cliff Kelly, Wallace Davis, and David Orr.

(Vernon Jarrett excerpt from Encyclopedia of Chicago)

Pictured are: Commissioners; Martin Durkan, Josina Morita, E.D. Robert Pierre, David Walsh, Keri Steele, V.P. Barbara McGowan, Debra Shore, Pres.Mariyana Spyropoulus, and Tim Bradford.

Everett Rand Midway Wholesalers, Barbara McGowan,MWRD and master of ceremonies Dr. Conrad Worrill.

Rev AL Sampson presents Barbara McGowan an engraved special edition of the African American Bible.

TRAVIS RICHARDSON SWORN IN AS COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Charles Freeman congratulate Judge Travis Richardson after swearing in, to the Cook County Court.

“SURPRISE SURPRISE” Josephine Wade owner of Captains Hardtimes Restaurant gets a hug from son Victor Love as he made a surprise announcement that on her birth­ day March 4, 2017 a portion of 79th Street will be named in her honor. Sharing in on the announce­ ment are JB Pritzker candidate for Illinois Governor and local businessmen Everett Rand, and Larry Huggins.

Justice Nathaniel Howse goes over rules with incoming Judge Travis

Women of Delta Sigma Theta; KimLeMay Moore, Dr. Alesia Richardson, Irene Carnes, Veronica Coleman, and Judge Robin Shoffner, out to honor Judge Travis Richardson.

CIVIL RIGHTS ICON Harry Belafonte was one of the first entertainers to come out in full support of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. , which cost him fame and money.

Belafonte who just turned 90 made what many think was his last appearance at St. Sabina Church. Belafonte encouraged fans to pick up where the movement left off.

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a cer­ tification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County.

Registration Number: D17149595 on February 8, 2017 Under the Assumed Business Name of STEFANIE CINADR PHOTOGRAPHY with the business located at: 4011 WHISPERING TRAILS COURT, HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL 60192 The true and real full name and residence address of the owner is: STEFANIE CINADR 4011 WHISPERING TRAILS COURT HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL 60192, USA ______________________ ____________ Common Law Copyright Notice 103149­03/CLC Common Law Notice: All rights reserved re: common­law copyright of trade name/trademark, EUGENE CLARKE JR© as well as any and all derivatives and variations in the spelling of said trade­names/trademarks ­ Copyright 1949 October­31st 1949, by Eugene Clarke Jr. Said trade­names/trademarks.©. May neither be used, nor reproduced, neither in whole nor part, nor in any manner whatsoever, without the prior, express, written consent and acknowledgment of Eugene Clarke Jr. as signi­ fied by only the blue­ink signature of Eugene Clarke, hereafter 'Secured Party.' With the intent of being contractually bond, any Juristic Person, As well as the agent 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, the trade­ name/trademark, nor common­law copyright described herein, nor any derivative of, nor any variation in the spelling of, said name without prior, express, written consent and acknowl­ edgment of Secured Party, as signified by Secured Party's signature in blue ink. Secured Party neither grants, nor implies, nor otherwise gives consent for any unauthorized use of EUGENE CLARKE JR©, and all such unautho­ rized use is strictly prohibited. Secured Party is not now, nor has Secured Party ever been, an accommodation party, nor a surety, for the pur­ ported debtor, i.e. "EUGENE CLARKE JR©," nor for any derivative of, nor for any variation

in the spelling of, said name, nor for any other juristic person, and is so­indemnified and held harmless by Debtor, i.e. " EUGENE CLARKE JR©," in Hold­harmless and Indemnity Agreement No. 103140­04 dated the 15th Day of the 2nd Month in the Year of Lord Twenty and Seventeen against any and all claims, legal actions, orders, warrants, judgments, demands, liabilities, losses, depositions, sum­ monses, lawsuits, cost, fines, liens, levies, penalties, damages, interests, and expenses whatsoever, both absolute and contingent, as are due and as might become due, now exist­ ing and as might hereafter arise, and might be suffered by, imposed on, and incurred by Debtor for any and every reason, purpose, and cause whatsoever.

Self­executing Contract/Security Agreement in Event of Unauthorized Use: By this Copyright Notice, both Juristic Person and the agent of said Juristic Person, hereafter jointly and severally "User," consent and agree that any use of "EUGENE CLARKE JR©", other than author­ ized use as set forth above; constitutes unau­ thorized use of Secured Party's copyrighted property and contractually binds User. This Notice by Declaration becomes a Security Agreement wherein User is a debtor and "Upper and Lower Case Name Here' is Secured Party, signifies that User: (1) grants Secured Party a security interest in all of User's proper­ ty in the sum certain amount of $500,000.00 per each trade name/trademark use, per each occurrence of use (violation/infringement), plus triple damages, plus cost for each such use, as well as for each and every use of any and all derivatives of, and variations in the spelling of, "EUGENE CLARKE JR©,"; (2) authenticates This Security Agreement where­ in User is debtor and Eugene Clarke Jr. is Secured Party, and wherein User pledges all of User's property, i.e. all consumer goods, farm products, inventory, equipment, money, invest­ ment property, commercial tort claims, letters of credit, letter­of­credit rights, chattel paper, instruments, deposit accounts, accounts, doc­ uments and general intangibles, and all User's interest in all such foregoing property, now owned and hereafter acquired, now existing and hereafter arising, and wherever located, as collateral for securing User contractual obliga­ tion in favor of Secured Party for User's unau­ thorized use of Secured Party's copyrighted property; (3) consents and agrees with Secured Party's filing of a UCC Financing Statement wherein User is debtor and Eugene Clarke Jr. is Secured Party; ( 4) consents and agrees that said UCC Financing Statement described above in paragraph "(3)" is a continuing financ­ ing statement, and further consents and agrees with Secured Party's filing of any continuation statement necessary for maintaining Secured Party's perfected security interest in all of User's property and interest in property pledged as collateral in Security Agreement described above in paragraph "(2)" until User's contractual obligation theretofore incurred has been fully satisfied; (5) authorized Secured Party's filing of any UCC Financing Statement, as described above in paragraph "(3)," as well as in paragraph " ( 4 )," and the filing of any Security Agreement, as described above in paragraph "(2)," in the UCC filing office; (6) consents and agree that any and all such fil­ ings described in paragraph "( 4)," and "(5)" above are not, and may not be considered, bogus, and that User will not claim that any such filing is bogus; (7) waives all defenses; and (8) appoints Secured Party as Authorized Representative for User; effective upon User's default re User's contractual obligations in favor of Secured Party as set forth below under "payment Terms" and "default Terms,' with full authorization and power granted Secured Party for engaging in any and all actions on behalf of User including, but not limited by, authentica­ tion of a record on behalf of User, as Secured Party, in Secured Party's sole discretion, deems appropriate, and User further consents and agrees that this appointment of Secured Party as Authorized Representative for User, effective upon User's default, is irrevocable and coupled with a security interest. User fur­ ther consents and agrees with all of the following additional terms of Self executing Contract/Security Agreement in Event of Unauthorized Use. Payment Terms: In accor­ dance with fees unauthorized use of "EUGENE CLARKE JR©," as set forth above, User hereby consents and agrees that User shall pay Secured Party all unauthorized­use fees in full within ten (10) days of date Secured Party's invoice, hereinafter "Invoice," itemizing said fees, is sent and received. Secured Party for engaging in any and all actions on behalf of User including, but not limited by, authentica­ tion of a record on behalf of User, as Secured Party, in Secured Party's sole discretion, deems appropriate, and User further consents and agrees that this appointment of Secured Party as Authorized Representative for User, effective upon User's default, is irrevocable and coupled with a security interest. User fur­ ther consents and agrees with all of the following additional terms of Self executing Contract/Security Agreement in Event of Unauthorized Use. Payment Terms: In accor­ dance with fees unauthorized use of "EUGENE CLARKE JR©," as set forth above, User hereby consents and agrees that User shall pay Secured Party all unauthorized­use fees in full within ten (10) days of date Secured Party's invoice, hereinafter "Invoice," itemizing said fees, is sent and received. Party, which is not in

the possession of, nor otherwise disposed of by, Secured Party upon expiration of said twen­ ty (20) day strict foreclosure period. Ownership subject to common­law copyright and UCC Financing Statement and Security Agreement filed with the UCC filing office. Record Owner: Eugene Clarke Jr., Autograph Common Law Copyright 1949. Record owner: Secured Party / creditor name autograph common­law copy­ right. Copyright Date: February 7, 2017.

Without Prejudice/ Without Recourse EUGENE CLARKE JR Secured Party ACKNOWLEDG­ MENT ________________________________________ Filed ­ State of Minnesota Isanti County District Court Court Administrator Williams, Gwen (Isanti Court Administration) State of Minnesota Feb 17 2017 3:07 PM District Court In the Matter of: J.C. Cortez Scott on behalf of Minor Child Petitioner vs.

Marquetta Vanice Townsend Respondent Notice of Hearing by Publication (Minn. Stat. § 518B.Ol, subd:8) To Respondent named above: MARQUETTA VANICE TOWNSEND An order has been issued directing you to appear at the Isanti County Government Center. 555 181h Ave SW, Cambridge MN 55008.on March 10, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. and explain why the relief sought in the Petition for the Order for Protection should not be granted.

You may obtain a copy of the Petition and any order issued from the court from the Isanti County Court Administrator's Office.

If you do not appear at the scheduled hearing, the Petitioner's request may be granted as a default matter. Failure to appear will not be a defense to prosecution for violation of the Court's Order.

Williams, Gwen (Isanti Court Administration) Feb 17 2017 3:07 PM Court Administrator/Deputy Date 2/21/17 _______________________________________

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