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CSU re-accredited for the next decade

By Wendell Hutson

Students attending the only four-year, public university on the South Side won’t have to worry about whether the school is accredited for the next 10 years.

Wayne Watson, president of CSU, said the accreditation is a testament to the school’s solid academic curriculum.

“I am very proud to announce that Chicago State University was granted a 10year accreditation, the strongest that any university can receive,” Watson, 67, said.

“A 10-year accreditation is known in the education community as independent verification of a university’s academic and fiscal strength.”

The long accreditation is also the highest any university could receive, according to officials with the Chicago-based Higher Learning Commission (HLC). What it means for students is that they may continue receiving financial aid, such as student loans and grants, from state and federal governments, and that all classes would continue to count toward their degree (e.g. bachelor’s, master’s, etc).

The HLC is one of six regional agencies in the country that provide institutional accreditation to more than 1,000 higher learning institutions.

A university being awarded accreditation for 10 years is no easy task, according to Watson.

“CSU has been engaged in a rigorous accreditation evaluation, working with repre-

CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY recently was awarded 10-year accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission.

At a CSU Board of Trustees meeting last sentatives from the Higher Learning Com- lege in Milwaukee although she had premission,” he said. “The process began in ferred CSU due to its close proximity to week, Watson briefed members about the school’s re-accreditation.

2010 with a comprehensive self-study lay- her Roseland home.

“I guess I should have looked into it my“The accreditation announcement reing out the institution’s core mission in detail. In November of 2012, CSU wel- self if I really wanted to know. It is impor- flects our commitment to providing the comed independent evaluators from the tant to me that I attend a school in Chica- best possible education to each of our stuHigher Learning Commission for multiple go that will be respected by employers,” dents,” Watson said. “The entire CSU explained Matthews. “And Chicago State family continues working to strengthen interviews and department visits.”

The accreditation comes too late for Alli- just didn’t seem like it was cutting the mus- academic integrity and ensure every graduson Matthews, 21, who decided to transfer tard. But now that it has been re-accredit(Continued on page 3) to Roosevelt University from a private col- ed, I see that it really is a good school.”

Pullman may become national historic park

By Royce Strahan

A piece of history sits on Chicago’s South Side and could soon be revitalized after being designated a national historic park.

The Pullman community has long been an area of pride for residents of the South Side, stretching east of Cottage Grove from East 103rd St. to East 115th St. The neighborhood that now belongs to Chicago was built in 1880 by George M. Pullman, who was the president of Pullman’s Palace Car Company. Pullman decided to construct the community as an industrial town to attract the most skilled workers and give them superior resources toward higher productivity.

Since being constructed, the historic community has focused on preserving its heritage. On October 16, 1972, it was

named a Chicago Landmark district and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in October of 1969. It was also declared a National Historic Landmark on December 30, 1970 following the efforts of a small group of residents who formed the Beman Committee as part of the Pullman Civic Organization to preserve architecture in the area.

Considering the history behind the community, former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. proposed in early 2012 that Pullman be turned into a national historic park to attract more tourists and revive its local economy. The Secretary of the Interior was petitioned to begin a reconnaissance study of Pullman, which the National Park Service agreed to.

Leaders from the Pullman community (Continued on page 7)

THE FOREMAN’S ROW house along St. Lawrence Avenue was renowned for its well maintained gardens.

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NEWS

Kids Off the Block recognized at BET Awards

By Wendell Hutson Diane Latiker may not be an entertainer but she took center stage recently at the 2013 BET Awards in Los Angeles.

The 56-year-old mother of eight, who is the founder and executive director of Kids Off the Block Inc., smiled as she was pre-

Diane Latiker sented with a Shine the Light award by singer Justin Timberlake.

“Diane Latiker is founder of Kids Off the Block, which she started in her home in July 2003.

Kids Off the Block began with 10 neighborhood kids from the Roseland neighborhood in Chi-

cago, but now impacts thousands of lives through Latiker’s vision,” Timberlake told a crowd of thousands. “Latiker’s vision for Kids Off the Block is to create a variety of opportunities for youth to develop into positive leaders in their communities.”

Latiker, who returned Monday from Los Angeles, said she is humbled by the recognition but prefers to shine the spotlight on youth violence especially in Roseland where she has lived more than 25 years.

“Our kids are dying on the streets everyday. That is where we need to channel our attention,” Latiker said. “I know of more than 350 kids who have innocently lost their lives to violence and there seems to be no shortage of it.”

Besides Latiker, 9-year-old Joshua Williams received a Shine the Light award for his Miami-based Joshua’s Heart nonprofit organization he started with his mother, which feeds the homeless.

And Miami Heat basketball star Dywane Wade, who grew up in south suburban Robbins, was honored with a Humanitarian Award for his Wade’s World Foundation in Chicago.

But as Latiker prepares for KOB’s 10-year anniversary event

July 12, she said she can’t help but wonder how many more innocent youth will be killed by then.

“You just never know. It could be none or it could be 100,” she added. “Obviously I hope no one else dies but I know that is wishful thinking, as long as there are guns on the streets in the hands of children.”

In 2010, Latiker was one 10 finalists for the CNN Hero of the Year Award. And although she was not chosen her plans to fight to save as many youth from violence and the criminal justice system as possible continues.

“The fight to save our kids does not end here,” added Latiker. “It only means I must fight even harder if I want to keep everyone safe and alive for another year.”

KOB serves youth age 12 to 24 years old and 80 percent of the participants are Black males, Latiker said.

“Black males are quickly becoming extinct in the world and we have to save them. I have had boys in here from different gangs but that has never been a problem because everyone respects me, what I am trying to do and the confines of these walls,” explained Latiker. “Everyone knows once inside the center it is a safe haven from danger and no one

crosses that line.”

There are over 300 youth in KOB, and while all are Black, Latiker said all races are welcomed regardless if they live in Roseland or not. The organization’s headquarters is at 11627 S.

and younger killed in Chicago since 2007, when the memorial was started.

She is currently rebuilding the memorial to accommodate more bricks “since more youth are dying day in and day out,” Latiker

SAVING AT-RISK YOUTHS is the primary concern of Diane Latiker, founder and executive director of Kids Off the Block Inc., a nonprofit organization in Roseland.

Michigan Ave., and Latiker lives next door. Across the street from her home is a memorial with 376 stones, which Latiker said represents the number of youth age 24

said. “There should be no need to build memorials to recognize the lost of our youth. But until the killing stops more memorials will be built.”

North Chicago considers consolidating middle schoolers in high school building

By J. Coyden Palmer Parents and community residents in Lake County were outraged about what was rumored to be a proposal that would have sent sixth, seventh and eighth grade students in School District 187 to classes at North Chicago High School, as part of a school consolidation plan for the cashstrapped district. But District Supt. Ben Martindale, denied there is a plan to move the sixth

formance and corruption, was held on June 27. The meeting never addressed the issue, instead tabling it until the next meeting.

If approved at a future meeting, the change of middle school students going to the high school would not place until the 201415 school year, according to Martindale.

Martindale explained that many of the ideas being floated around are because the boards have given him a mandate to try

grade class into the high school facility, but said seventh and eighth graders could be considered for a number of reasons.

A joint meeting of the Independent Authority and Financial Oversight Panel, which has been running the district since the state dissolved a prior school board due to poor academic per-

and balance the budget by the 2014-15 school year. He said in order to do that it will require some “significant modifications” to how services are delivered.

That will include the consolidation of facilities.

“One of the things that have not been very efficient here has been their use of facilities,” said

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Martindale who is now in his second year. “You have a lot of unused space in some of their facilities and there are others in great need of repair because over the last 15 years they never spent any money on improving the facilities. So you have roofs that are giving out, you have antiquated heating units, doors and windows and there are floor tiles coming up with asbestos. So what the boards will hear from us are some scenarios of things we can do to get close to our budget goals, but we’re not asking them to take action just yet.”

Martindale added however, that it is imperative if the district is to continue that changes are made and expenditures be cut. He said the high school is designed to hold 1,500 students but currently has only 760 kids. He said his district in Lake County is facing the same challenges that many schools in Chicago are, but they have not gotten the same media attention.

“It’s the classic example of a school district, or a business for that matter, that has been mismanaged for a long time,” Martindale said. “It was mismanaged at the board governance level, the central office level, the building level and you either didn’t have people here at all or people with

improper skills. When you do that for 15 years it’s not surprising that you have a system in need of significant repair.”

The district’s former board President Gloria Harper, currently in a federal prison, was convicted and sentenced to 30 months in prison in a Louisiana federal court last year for her role in a scheme to bribe school officials in Illinois, Louisiana and Arkansas for contracts linked to a federal Internet access for schools program. She also has been charged in a separate case in Chicago for allegedly accepting $800,000 in bribes from school bus companies.

But also hurting North Chicago is the reduction in the number of students whose parents work or live at the Great Lakes Naval base. Martindale explained the school receives a little over $5 million a year in Federal Impact Aid money based on the amount of students they have whose parents live on the base. Because there can be no real estate taxes collected on federal property, the FIA money helps school districts.

In 2010 the district took out an ill-advised loan of over $30 million and pledged the annual FIA money as repayment. Because of the reduction in military students, the amount of FIA money

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could be reduced to a little over $1 million a year, according to Martindale, which puts paying the loan back in jeopardy.

Local community activist and former North Chicago alderman Rev. Torrance Abrams agrees the district is facing some tough financial times, but said he and others are not happy with the consolidation plan. He said Martindale told him personally that the sixth grade class would be part of the plan. He organized a large group of concerned residents to attend last Thursday’s meeting.

“The community is concerned about the social and psychological effect mixing these middle school kids with high schoolers,” Rev. Abrams said. “We have a high African American and Latino population and a large influx of Chicago residents who came here after the tearing down of public housing. So we are concerned with how this is going to play out and we need to look at other options.”

Abrams said the main concern he and others have is the impression high school students would have on middle school students; especially gang recruitment and the pressure on young girls being (Continued on page 7) www.chicagocrusader.com

NEWS

Quinn guts Concealed Carry Bill; Lawmakers expect to Override Veto

By J. Coyden Palmer In what may have only been a symbolic gesture in an attempt to play to his political base, Gov. Pat Quinn on July 2 used administrative veto power to make several changes to a concealed carry bill that passed both houses by a wide margin. Quinn described the bill as “extremely flawed.” Quinn believes the bill would allow people with a concealed carry license to carry in too many places. The

press conference at the Thompson Center. “The legislation should clarify that a license will permit an individual to carry one concealed gun and one ammunition clip that can hold no more than 10 rounds of ammunition.”

The Illinois Rifle Association and other groups in favor of concealed carry immediately issued statements condemning Quinn’s action. They say that Quinn’s changes are “illogical” and they will put citizens’ lives at risk.

the governor and his friends in the gun control movement.”

Rick Pere, who is a certified concealed carry class instructor and former police officer was enraged by Quinn’s actions. He agreed that if passed, the measure will put people at risk of being killed. Pere said Quinn’s actions should be overridden by the General Assembly for the sake of common sense.

“If you ever have to get into a gunfight the object is to win,” he began. “Its hard to do that if you are limited in the amount of bullets you have and the bad guy, who obviously doesn’t care about

the law to begin with, will have an unlimited amount of ammo.”

State lawmakers will be pressed for time to take up the issue.

They have until July 9 to override Quinn’s veto, go with the changes or risk having an open carry law.

If the houses in the General Assembly split, anyone with a valid Firearms Owners Identification card in Illinois can carry any rifle, shotgun or handgun they choose for protection while in public.

Downstate lawmaker Brandon Phelps, who sponsored the bill, said he has the votes to override Quinn’s actions. Phelps said when lawmakers come back next

week to deal with the state’s pension crisis, he expects the vote to take place on Quinn’s action will come then. Phelps accused Quinn of “grandstanding” and said he was “disappointed” with the governor’s action.

“I don’t think it matters what he does, to be honest,” Phelps said.

“We have a compromise with both chambers, both sides of the aisle, and (Chicago). If we keep our numbers like we did the first time we voted for this concealedcarry bill, we can override any veto or amendatory veto that he has.”

More than 200 youth and community members hired by CPS and DFSS Summer Employees Will Assist with Movement of Furniture, Technology and Learning Materials from Sending to Welcoming Schools

Governor Pat Quinn governor also restricted how many bullets can be carried in a magazine, 10, and has limited the amount of guns a person can carry to one.

“I have examined this particular bill over the last couple of weeks very carefully and there are serious flaws in this bill that jeopardize the public safety of the people of Illinois. Therefore I use my power to make common sense changes,” said Quinn during a

“Self defense isn't some sort of carnival game where the house stacks the odds against the good guy,” ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson said in a statement. “We’re talking about defending the lives of everyday Illinoisans here. The new restrictions appearing in Quinn’s amendatory veto encumber good citizens to the point where carrying concealed becomes pointless – which is exactly the intention of

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) together with the Chicago Department of Family Support Services (DFSS) recently announced that 245 youth and residents from sending and welcoming school communities have been hired to fill summer positions that will assist with school transition work.

More than than 800 members from these school communities are being hired as part of this work, which includes another 600 community members who will serve in the district’s expanded Safe Passage program and provide safe routes for students to and from school every day start-

CSU re-accredited for the next decade (Continued from page 1) ate will always be proud to hold up their degree from Chicago State University.”

According to Watson, most of the students at CSU are Black.

Thomas Wogan, a spokesman for CSU, said the school’s current statistics, such as graduation rates, were not immediately available.

Alderman Roderick Sawyer (6th), whose ward includes CSU, was excited to learn about the accreditation.

“The school is doing excellent work in preparing students for careers despite some challenges it has endured,” Sawyer said.

Dominique Wallace, a senior at Urban Prep Academy for Young Men High School, just wants to go to college with little to no worries about the school. www.chicagocrusader.com

CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY pharmacy students work on a class project in the lab.

“I try not to let what goes on behind closed doors affect me. As long as the school is accredited I’m good,” added Wallace. “A lot of students do not know how im-

portant it is for a college to be accredited. I have heard of some trade schools not being accredited and students not finding out until it’s too late.”

ing this fall.

“Engaging youth and community members as our partners in this work is part of our shared mission of providing children with a safe and seamless transition to welcoming schools in the fall,” said CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett. “We want to take every opportunity to work sideby-side with our communities in this effort as we work towards putting all of our Chicago’s children on a path to success.”

Individuals were selected through the One Summer Chicago initiative, which streamlines summer job applications and fills employment opportunities available to Chicago residents ages 1624. All 200 new hires will be assigned to specific sending and welcoming schools to execute responsibilities that include packing up learning tools and moving furniture and other school materials to Welcoming Schools based on their needs.

Sending schools are those CPS officials decided to close by next school year and welcoming schools are those receiving students from the shuttered schools.

A total of 49 schools will be closed by the 2013-14 school year and one other planned closure is set for the 2014-15 school year.

The remaining 45 hires were brought on earlier this month to serve as dedicated information technology (IT) teams charged with disabling, transporting, and installing technology equipment for all sending and welcoming Schools. Together, the 245 youth and community members play an integral role in ensuring that students will have the necessary resources at their Welcoming Schools on the first day of the 2013-14 school year.

“This effort allows us to keep even more of our youth engaged

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during the summer months, provides them with valuable paid work experience and facilitates a smooth transition for impacted students to their new schools in the fall. It is definitely a win-win opportunity,” said Evelyn J. Diaz, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services.

Candidates for summer transition work were chosen by lottery from applicants who live in the neighborhoods surrounding Sending and welcoming Schools. The 45 hires dedicated to IT were selected and screened by EDSI, a specialized workforce solutions company that organizes and conducts breakdowns and transfers on a project-basis. The 200 applicants hired last week to move furniture and learning materials were screened and selected by two organizations, Catholic Charities and Central States SER, and operate work hours daily from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm. All summer transition work hires earn $8.25 per hour, and are provided lunch along with a $50 Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) stipend. Positions for transition will operate through August 24. Safe Passage workers will be hired through 19 new community-based vendors. These vendors will hire an additional 600 Safe Passage workers for the 2013-2014 school year as part of the program’s expansion to 51 Welcoming Schools this fall. The role of a Safe Passage worker is to monitor designated routes that students walk to and from school.

These additional Safe Passage positions are central to providing a smooth and safe transition for the 30,000 students at all Sending and welcoming Schools.

Chicago Public Schools serves 403,000 students in 681 schools. It is the nation’s thirdlargest school district.

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EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL WHEN WILL BLACK INDEPENDENCE BECOME A REALITY? As we celebrate Independence Day in America, we look back to when President Barack Obama was elected president of the United States on a platform of “change.” Change has come to America, but it is not what most of us were expecting. The economic bottom is cracking and threatening to break. For many African Americans, the bottom has already been hit.

Recently, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) took a step backward in time with the scrapping of a key provision of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Section 4 of the VRA determined which parts of the country, as stipulated by Section 5 of the VRA, must submit changes of their election laws for federal approval. Basically, there is widespread opinion that this move will disproportionately impact minorities, and especially, African Americans, because of the looming threat of voter suppression issues in the “covered” states. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in his opinion that “times have changed.” It is assumed, therefore, that there is no need for protection against corrupt activities around the issue of voter suppression because we are increasingly living in a “color blind” society.

While the VRA is being watered down, Affirmative Action is being threatened by the SCOTUS. The Court ruled that colleges and universities must demonstrate that “available, workable raceneutral alternatives do not suffice” before using race in admissions decisions. In other words, it will become harder and harder to prove the need for policies that protect access to quality higher education for qualified Blacks. It is an attack on Affirmative Action. So, almost in one fell swoop the SCOTUS dealt two upsetting blows to the body politic of Black America.

In the meantime, the George Zimmerman trial is dominating the media. One of the more unpleasant aspects of the trial was the attack on the “star” witness, Rachel Jeantel, a young women who was a friend of Trayvon’s and the last person to speak with him before he was killed by George Zimmerman. Not surprisingly, widespread mainstream innuendos painted a picture of an unsophisticated, unintelligent witness who probably cost a loss for the prosecution. Incredibly, a lot of African Americans jumped on that bandwagon and ridiculed her lack of articulation, her weight, as well as, unbelievably, her color! How crazy is that?

When looking at these issues it becomes apparent that the Black community seems to be imploding. We are a formidable self-enemy! This is evident when assessing just about every indicator available, whether it is the growth of the numbers of Blacks in prisons and jails, a dearth of Black achievers in colleges and universities, or the wild escalating numbers of Black-on-Black murders, among other social ills. At the same time, whites are on the attack as demonstrated by the Supreme Court’s actions and the apparent rise in racial animosities against Blacks being reported nationwide.

Independence Day is celebrated because an oppressed group of white people decided to fight for the right to self-determination.

They conquered North America and fought dearly to keep it.

The lesson here is this: the chosen few choose themselves! If we are to gain real independence, we must first heal our wounds of self-hatred and then proudly and firmly face our enemies. In the present, however, it seems as though we are helping our oppressors oppress us! How long will it be before we wake up and take control of our collective destiny and create our Independence?

How long? A luta continua.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Was he this dumb when we elected him?

Dear Editor: Are there two Mayor Rahm Emanuels? It seems there was one who ran for us and one dumb one who is actually holding that office. Did you see that now he wants to increase fines for gun related offenses around schools?

This mayor is trying to govern by fines. Every couple of weeks he is introducing or talking about a new fine. It makes such little sense when the offenses on the books already are not being enforced. This latest one about the guns around schools make even less sense. The mayor’s office couldn’t even say how many gun offenses near schools and those safe passage areas occur.

Personally, the worst part is the amount of fines $1,000-$5,000 for the first offense might make sense if we were talking Lincoln Park or Rogers Park types. Let’s be serious here. The guys with guns are not financially well off.

The likelihood of them paying a fine is little to none. And if they don’t what happens? Are they put in an already overcrowded county jail? The proposed fine for a third gun offense is up to $20,000 and at least six months in jail.

The police are already spread super thin so who is going to enforce this plan to catch folks with guns? The department has used up most of its overtime budget, and the city’s budget is in the red.

This latest series of fines makes it look like Emanuel is simply trying to find another revenue stream. I think this is the overwhelming motive-not safety.

The idea of getting tougher about guns sounds good, but why just around schools when there is no demonstrated problems with guns and schools. Why isn’t the mayor implementing some sort of city-wide gun reduction initiative. It is an idea from Dumb Rahm, not the smart person who ran for office.

Stormy Jone

We need more than basketball Dear Editor: On one hand I applaud the preachers on the West Side and the South Side who are starting basketball leagues in hopes of stemming some of the violence in those communities. But on the other hand more basketball is not what we need. Chicago’s Black community needs more than basketball.

Basketball, like most sports require a certain skill level. Young people who don’t hit that skill level are generally shunned by those who meet or exceed that level of expertise. This push for more basketball leagues are making the huge mistake of assuming the trouble makers are interested in taking time out from wreaking havoc. The leagues might pull a lot of the thugs into one place at

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one time for some peaceful behavior, but there is no evidence it has much residual impact.

Fr. Pfleger seems to be the one who started this latest round of basketball leagues. Being the tireless self-promoter he is, of course, he is going to talk about the perceived successes. But have the shootings stopped. I will give Pfleger his due for trying something different.

But why can’t Pfleger and his colleagues come up with something more innovative and broad(Continued on page 16)

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A Good Week at the Supreme Court BEYOND THE RHETORIC

By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist The latest session of the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) had the interest of Black Americans like never before. On the line were two key components that brought African Americans into full citizenship, Affirmative Action and Voting Rights. The National Black Chamber of Commerce had “skin” in the game as we formally filed an Amicus Brief for each of the pertinent cases. We file Amicus Briefs three or four times a year. We have been pretty successful in that our opinions have been on the winning side every time. We are undefeated and this week our record stayed intact.

The first decision dealt with affirmative action at the college level, Fisher vs. University of Texas – Austin Campus. The issue was whether certain programs addressing past discrimination can be implemented to cure that discrimination. The Supreme Court has been quite clear on this. Yes, they can!

As long as the discrimination is clear and evident and that no race neutral program can solve it, plus you must apply a program that has

Harry C. Alford strict scrutiny. Strict scrutiny defines who is being discriminated against and who is not (a disparity study determines this). Only the victims of the discrimination can participate in the program. This follows Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. The lower court made a decision that did not follow the above and the SCOTUS sent the case back for further review. All schools need to adhere to this advice. We do a pretty good job following the strict scrutiny standard with con-

tracting programs.

The key to affirmative action is to follow the previous instructions of the Supreme Court. There is certainly discrimination happening at many levels of our society. Usually the victims are of African American descent. Until that ends, affirmative action will exist.

Now let’s look at the other case.

This involves the Voting Rights Act. The plaintiffs claimed that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is unconstitutional since it is based on an historical atmosphere that no longer exists. Section 5 required certain geographies, which have a historical habit of denying certain citizens their voting rights or made it extremely difficult to register, to make no changes of any sort unless they got approval from the U.S. Department of Justice. Back in 1965, intimidation, threats, literacy tests, certain references, etc. were used to block African Americans from voting in places like Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and practically all of the South and certain rural counties elsewhere. Oh, this was really needed. A lot of good people were attacked and some even murdered while trying to end this inequity.

Times have certainly changed. At

the time the law was enacted, African Americans had a registration rate of about 24%. Today, most of those areas have an African American registration rate of 74% or more. The amount of Black elected officials has exponentially grown from city councils to the Office of the Presidency. Black Americans indeed have voting power and it is never going to go away. That is why this lawsuit came about. These geographies for the most part have Black participation in all of the decisions concerning voting rights.

The National Black Chamber of Commerce filed an Amicus Brief in support of the plaintiffs. Section 5 needs to be removed as it is antiquated and drags down the importance of the Voting Rights Act. As President Clinton would say about the Civil Rights Act, “mend it, don’t end it.” All of the traditional civil rights organizations supported President Clinton when he said this. But oh Lord, when we filed our brief all Hell broke loose.

Friends and foes all had something to say about our position. We are proud of our position as it was the correct thing to do and the Supreme Court agreed. Nothing bad is going to happen. Sometimes you need to update things to make

them current and more effective.

Imagine, continuing to police Memphis, Jackson, MS, Birmingham, Atlanta, New Orleans, etc. It is stupid! The Black vote in these areas is so strong that if something bad happens either a Black did it or let it happen. Back in 2009, the Supreme Court warned Congress to update the Voting Rights Act and Congress ignored it. So this week, the Supreme Court made the needed changes itself. They admonished Congress by suggesting maybe now they will further update the Act. The moans and screams of some of our elected officials and community leaders are unfounded. Look at Jackson, MS. This city is now 80% Black and recently held a mayoral election. All three candidates were Black. The winner was Chokwe Lumumba, a career Black radical and activist. This is just one example of the success of the Voting Rights Act. Don’t listen to the lame hype. The Constitution and the Voting Rights Act are stronger than ever.

Mr. Alford is the co-founder, President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®.Website: www.nationalbcc.org.

Email: halford@nationalbcc.org.

Race and the Supreme Court

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist In its latest affirmative action ruling, Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, the Supreme Court, ruled the same way it had in its Bakke decision in 1978 and a pair of University of Michigan affirmative action rulings in 2003 – one upholding the law school admissions program (Grutter v. Bollinger) and one striking down the undergraduate admissions process (Gratz v.

Bollinger). In each case, the court declared that state universities have a compelling interest that could justify the consideration of race in college admissions because of the benefits that flow to all students from having a diverse student body.

However, all of the court’s decision on affirmative action in higher education were consistent with Justice Anthony Kennedy’s opinion in Fisher, when he wrote for the 7-1 majority: “…Strict scrutiny imposes on the university the ultimate burden of demonstrating before turning to racial classifications, that available, workable race-neutral alternatives do not suffice.”

In other words, universities are free to consider race only after seeking solutions that do not involve race.

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noted the absurdity of that approach.

“I suspect that it would be impossible to arrange an affirmative action program in a racially neutral way and have it successful. To ask that this be so is to demand the impossible,” he wrote in words that ring true today.

“In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently. We cannot – we dare not – let the Equal Protection Clause perpetuate racial supremacy.”

But that is precisely what has taken place. Right-wing groups have used the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, which was specifically passed to protect former slaves from mistreatment, to assert that whites are victims of the major victims of racism.

In its “Brief of Opposition,” the university said: “The undisputed evidence demonstrated that Fisher would not have been offered fall admission in 2008 even if she had scored a perfect ‘6’ on her PAI – the portion of the admissions process where race is considered as ‘a factor of a factor of a factor.’”

As Justice Kennedy noted in his majority opinion, “The University of Texas at Austin considers race as one of various factors in its undergraduate admissions process. Race is not itself assigned a numerical value for each applicant…”

George E. Curry For those not admitted as part of the top 10 percent of their high school graduating class, the university looks at such factors as leadership, extracurricular activities, work experience, socio-economic status, whether there was only one parent in the home, race and whether English was the primary language spoken in the home. Of all of those factors, Fisher sued on racial grounds.

Justice Blackmun observed how differently race is treated in college admissions.

“It is somewhat ironic to have us so deeply disturbed over a program where race is an element of consciousness, and yet to be aware of the fact, as we are, that institutions of higher learning, albeit more on the

undergraduate than the graduate level, have given conceded preferences up to a point to those possessed of athletic skills, to the children of alumni, to the affluent who may bestow their largess on the institutions, and to those having connections with celebrities, the famous, and the powerful,” he said.

Even as the U.S. grows increasingly diverse, the Supreme Court is vigorously opposed to quotas. Yet Brazil and India unabashedly deploy quotas to make sure underrepresented segments of society get to more fully participate in higher education.

In another decision with racial overtones, the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, citing progress made since passage of the law.

Strangely, the National Black Chamber of Commerce submitted a friend of the court brief supporting the termination of the Section 5 preclearance provision of the Voting Rights Act. In his weekly NNPA News Service column, President Harry C. Alford said, “Section 5 needs to be removed as it is antiquated and drags down the importance of the Voting Rights Act.” However, organizations representing Black elected officials strongly disagree.

For example, Joe Armstrong, president of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, said, “The Supreme

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Court has turned the clock back on civil rights in the United States. In recent years, this nation has seen an incredible uptick in state and local laws solely intended to suppress and disenfranchise voters. But, instead of ruling to protect all voters, justices have acted to undermine safeguards that are key to our democracy. This is clearly a step in the wrong direction.”

In her dissent, Ruth Bader Ginsburg stated, “True, conditions in the South have impressively improved since passage of the Voting Rights Act. Congress noted this improvement and found that the VRA was the driving force behind it…Congress also found that voting discrimination had evolved into subtler, second-generation barriers, and that eliminating preclearance would risk loss of the gains that have been made.”

George E. Curry, former editorin-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.) He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Website, www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge and George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook.

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34th ANNUAL NATIONAL NBUF CONVENTION (Dr. Conrad Worrill, National Chairman Emeritus of the National Black United Front (NBUF), located at 1809 East 71st Street, Suite 211, Chicago, Illinois, 60649, 773-493-0900, Fax# 773-493-9819, E-mail: nbufchic@sbcglobal.net, Web site: nbufront.org)

Dr. Conrad Worrill The 34th Annual National Convention of the National Black United Front (NBUF) will be held July 1114, 2013 in Dallas, Texas at the Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex, 650 South Griffin Street. This year’s convention theme is: “Africans Must Unite at Home and Abroad: Revisiting Principles of Pan Africanism.”

Under the leadership of NBUF Chairman Kofi Taharka and Vice Chairman Salim Adolfo NBUF continues its 34 year tradition of Black Movement organizing. This year’s convention has several key participants that will enhance the overall goals of the convention. They are: Samia Nkrumah (daughter of the

First President of Ghana, Kwamé Nkrumah), Dr. Jeremiah Wright, Erykah Badu, Dr. Roy Winbush, and many more.

The National Black United Front, over a thirty-four-year period, has related to, and organized around, numerous issues that have impacted on the African World Community.

Whether it was combating the numerous cases of police brutality in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and other urban centers, NBUF was there. Whether it was fighting to save people from the death penalty in Texas and Chicago, NBUF was there.

NBUF has constantly challenged the racist and white supremacists public policy positions of the Criminal Justice System and to that end our Prison Correspondence Program keeps us in contact with our sisters and brothers behind the walls throughout America.

NBUF was at the forefront of the Free South Africa Movement and played a leading role in forcing economic sanctions against South Africa’s Apartheid regime. Our picketing of entertainers who were on the South African Entertainers Hit List for performing in South Africa, against the will of the movement in South Africa, brought great public attention to the plight of our brothers and sisters in that region of the world.

Our work with the New Jewel Movement in Grenada was significant. Whether it was the Summer Work Study Project, working on the runway at the airport or volunteering in the schools, NBUF was there.

In our international work, the Commission on Women’s Issues of NBUF

organized a delegation of NBUF sisters who attended the United Nations World Conference on Women, held in Nairobi, Kenya in July 10-19, 1985. The NBUF sisters made a significant contribution at this conference by networking with African women from all over the world and presenting a paper on “The Presence of African Women in America.”

NBUF was there for Jesse Jackson’s presidential runs in 1984 and 1988, and the successful mayoral bids of African in America in Chicago, New York, St, Louis, Kansas City, and Houston in the 1980s.

NBUF participated in other electoral campaigns for seats in Congress and state offices in several districts around the country. In fact, one of our own, Rev. Jew Don Boney won a council seat in Houston, Texas.

NBUF member, Lee Barnes successfully won a school board seat on the same board in Kansas City, Missouri.

NBUF played a key role in the efforts to organize the African American Leadership Summit in 1994.

NBUF members were key organizers in the historic Million Man March in October of 1995.

On the education front, over the past twenty years, NBUF has been, and continues to be, the key grassroots organizers in the African Centered Education Movement. Our World African Centered Education Plan is a model for addressing the various areas of education.

As a response to revelations that the CIA was involved in the explosion of crack/cocaine in the African Communities in America in the summer of 1996, NBUF launched a historic

Genocide Petition Campaign Against the United States Government. This Genocide Petition Campaign produced over 200,000 signatures and in May 1997, the NBUF led delegation traveled to the United Nations Human Rights Center in Geneva, Switzerland and presented these petitions and other evidence on behalf of African people in America.

Out of our successful Genocide Campaign, NBUF collaborated with the December 12th Movement that organized the Durban 400 to participate and helped successfully lobby the United Nations World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) to declare that the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade and Slavery were Crimes Against Humanity in the summer of 2001.

As a follow-up to our successful participation in this conference, NBUF continued to collaborate with the December 12th Movement in organizing the Millions For Reparations Rally that was held August 17, 2002 in Washington, D.C. where over 50,000 African people attended from 38 states, 67 cities, and viewed by millions on CSPAN. In the spring of 2003, NBUF National Chairman, Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, requested that Minister Louis Farrakhan convene a meeting of the key reparations organizers, activists, researchers, scholars, and spiritual workers. This meeting occurred in July 2003 at the Salaam Restaurant in Chicago and out of that meeting the NDABA Movement unfolded.

On September 13, 2003, NBUF joined the Millions For Reparations Rally at the United Nations in New York and helped to link the Repara-

tions Movement with the Pan African struggle worldwide. The NDABA Movement meetings were convened in October 2003 in Jackson, Mississippi and in March 2004 in Houston, Texas. This process has greatly helped strengthened the unity in the Reparations Movement in America.

Through the NDABA Movement process, NBUF Chairman Worrill proposed the establishment of a Reparations Petition Campaign that was adopted by the NDABA forces with the goal of securing one million signatures by the fall presidential election.

Since our inception, NBUF has consistently sponsored a variety of cultural programs throughout the United States, including our Frontlines Album Project, our sponsorship of annual Kwanzaa Programs, and African Liberation Day activities. This has been a major part of NBUF’s work.

Through our Frontline Newsletter, Front Page Newspaper, NBUF’s website, e-mail, letters, phone calls, and the traditional grapevine, NBUF communicates with the world.

Most importantly, in our organizing efforts, NBUF has maintained strict financial independence, and has recently become a certified organization with the National Black Federation of Charities, an arm of the National Black United Fund, Inc. We are now able to receive donations through payroll deduction from people in the federal workplace throughout the world.

We encourage everyone to attend this year’s historic NBUF Convention in Dallas, Texas. For more information call: 214-607-6445 or e-mail: nbufchi@sbcglobal.net, and follow us on Twitter: @NBUF.

Accepting Racist Insults Without Reservation

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I was struck when I opened the Washington Post the other day and saw the headline on a frontpage story: “Poll: Area residents want Redskins to keep name.” Approximately 61 percent of area sports fans feel that the Washington Redskins should keep their name despite the fact that large numbers of Native Americans and their supporters recognize it to be a racist insult.

I am not sure why I was surprised.

The Washington, D.C. area has a love affair with the Washington football team, and this includes large numbers of African Americans. There have been many groups and individuals who, over the years, have requested that the name of the team be changed. There have been conferences concerning this and 6

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Bill Fletcher, Jr. testimonies offered to the effect that the name is a racist insult to Native Americans, the equivalent of calling them the “Washington Niggers.”

Despite these pleas, the owners of the team and their allies have refused to relent. I am sure that after reading the results of the poll they feel vindicated.

Within the story there was an interesting parenthetical point: “There weren’t enough Native Americans among the poll’s 1,106 respondents for meaningful comparison; Native Americans make up less than 1 percent of the population in the region, according to Census data.”

Would this debate look somewhat different if we were discussing an issue affecting a larger percentage of the population? One of the hypocrisies of U.S. society is that there are names of rivers, bridges, roads, parks, cars, trucks, sports teams and other items derived from the names of populations that have ceased to exist as a result of one of the world’s most horrendous cases

of genocide. We encounter these names every day and never stop to think about the significance of this fact. We then create bizarre representations of these populations as if it is all in good humor, e.g., the Atlanta Braves ‘tomahawk chop’; entitling a team the “Washington Redskins.” We rarely stop to think that those who are directly insulted by such representations are the descendants of those who faced a genocide which many people in the U.S.A. continue to glorify.

To sit back and find justification for the ongoing usage of such racist imagery is, in fact, to not only turn a blind eye to a racist insult, but it is to be complicit—after the fact—in the subjugation of the Native American. That may sound like harsh language but I cannot put it any other way. Although football may be a game, the manner in which Native Americans are charac-

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terized and caricaturized in this society is anything but a game. These representations, irrespective of the platitudes all too often offered, serve to turn Native Americans, their history and culture, into the equivalent of ornaments. As a result, the Native American becomes no longer a person but instead an exotic idea or myth. And rather than face the full consequences of the genocide that was perpetrated against them, and the continued racist treatment that they face (in the media, with the police, etc.), too many of us seem to take the position that there is no harm done in using or repeating such caricatures.

Tens of millions of Native Americans were killed as a result of the European invasion of the Western Hemisphere. I am still finding it difficult to consider any of that fun and games.

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By Ima Gontellit EDITOR'S NOTE: This column is published as political satire, street gossip and humor, and therefore should not be considered as fact but rather as matter of opinion. None of the items therein are collected by the news gathering staff of the Crusader Newspaper Group. Items forwarded to The Chatterbox are kept confidential unless otherwise requested by the author in writing. For submissions please forward to: AChicagoCrusader@aol.com. Original photography and artwork are permitted.

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IS IT GOOD NEWS OR???

When word came this week Ima and many other folks were wondering if it was good news or bad news when the Judge announced that Jesse Jr. and Sandi Jackson would not be sentenced this week. As a matter of fact the sentencing has been put off indefinitely. The Judge wanted to be clear that it was not a request made by the Jacksons or any of the attorneys. They could stand some good news I am sure because Ima heard that both of their houses in Chicago and Washington was going to be confiscated for their fines. That means that their children will be homeless while their parents serve their

was parked near the local Laundromat on King Drive and the Cook County Board President emerged and spent a while inside.

Ima was trying to figure out what brought her to the clean clothes joint. Then it dawned on her that now that the prexy has more than the one blue suit she has more laundry to do. So maybe a little Laundromat action before head-

-ImaIma got a call this week wanting to know when the raffle for the two autos at New Beginnings Parking is going to take place?

Well, you probably know that Crusader phone calls go unanswered down there, but the caller said that one thing about the raffle is amazing that the automobiles are still there after a couple of months or more. If you know when the raffle is, let Ima know she plans to purchase some tickets just before the raffle takes place.

Jesse Jr. and Sandi Jackson time. Ima feels so sorry for the children and the parents of both of the Jacksons. Lawdy, greed is a mother . . . shut your mouth!!!

-ImaKEEPING IT CLEAN . . .

Ima was shocked this week when a gas guzzling suburban van

AN EXAMPLE OF “coordinated restoration” can be found in the Arcade Row town houses that dot 112th Street fronting on Arcade Park.

Pullman may become national historic Toni Preckwinkle

North Chicago considers . . .

(Continued from page 2) approached by older boys. them in the same building could “They would be exposed to help address that problem. Howsome things they really don’t need ever, Martindale said if consolidato be exposed to,” he said. tion is approved and implement“We’re very concerned about ed, he would try and segregate this because if it goes unchecked, the middle school kids from the we could have a lot of problems high school students as much as and I would not want to put my possible. He said that could be young daughter in that situation. done using a staggered school day The current leadership at that schedule or by making a wing of high school is nowhere where it the building for middle school needs to be.” students only. Martindale said Martindale said changing the the consolidation proposal is principal at this time would not nothing more than an idea at this be a good idea. He said principals point. should be informed if they will For the upcoming school year, not be retained by an April dead- North Chicago High School will line. However he said if some cir- need to fill over a dozen vacancumstances were to transpire that cies, according to Martindale and would necessitate a change be- Abrams. Positions include a tween now and the beginning of school psychologist, academic the school year, he could make a counselors, teachers in science, change.

Spanish and physical education He also said moving the middle and other school support staff. school into the high school could The school is currently building solve a big problem in the district four brand new science rooms afas it relates to the curriculum. He ter receiving a $1 million grant. said since his year as superinten- They are also preparing to use dent, he has discovered a discon- Microsoft tablets for next year in nect between the middle and some classrooms to advance high school curriculums. Having teaching and learning methods. www.chicagocrusader.com

ing downtown to her office was the reason for the early morning stop at the local Laundromat.

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(Continued from page 1) are now looking forward to the area receiving yet another honor of being preserved as a national park.

“There’s only a very few communities that can be named a national park,” 9th Ward Alderman Anthony Beale said. “I think this would just further what we’re trying to do in the community by bringing extra resources into the area and having it be a national designation now.”

Beale has taken steps in the past to revitalize the 9th Ward, focusing on the Roseland Community to strengthen the area economically. National recognition for the Pullman district would continue his vision for his ward and the entire South Side of Chicago.

“It will only enhance what we’re trying to do here in the community such as trying to procure the presidential library and all the other developments in the area,” Beale said. “I think it would really put the icing on the cake for what we’re trying to do.

Home of the country’s First Black labor union, The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters organized by A. Philip Randolph, history runs through the streets of Pullman.

“There are just a number of significant stories and ideas to be discussed about Pullman, and

designating it a national historical park facilitates the opportunity to really discuss, and in some cases celebrate, events in our history and also significant issues,” said Michael Shymanski, architect and president of the Historic Pullman Foundation. “The fact that the neighborhood is still a neat place to work facilitates a very diverse community, which is great from my perspective.”

According to Shymanski, there are two routes that can be taken to designate an area as a national historic park. One of the steps that can be taken is the legislative route, requiring an act of Congress, which can take a significant amount of time and as much as $300,000.

The National Park Service has already recognized Pullman’s established significance and is now finalizing a reconnaissance study that is currently being reviewed in Washington and will be released later this summer.

The other route that can be taken is to have an executive order issued by the President to make the area a national monument. Officials of the Historic Pullman Foundation are now hoping that one of the several entities that have historic properties in the district will be willing to transfer their properties to the government and National Park

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Service so the president can designate it as a national monument.

“I support the creation of a national park in the Pullman area,” said Congresswoman Robin Kelly in a statement to the Crusader.

“As one of America’s first ‘company towns,’ and home of our country’s first African-American labor union – the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters – this neighborhood has long had strong historical and architectural significance. A park designation would bring much-deserved attention to the area and position Pullman as a national tourist attraction.”

With the area possibly being named a national historic park, it would continue the purpose it was originally built, creating jobs and revenue for the community.

“Designating Pullman as a national historical park will bring hundreds of thousands of visitors each year to this part of the city to learn more about the great stories at Pullman,” LeAaron Foley, Midwest Senior Outreach Coordinator for the National Parks Conservation Association, said to the Crusader. “The national park will be a catalyst for small business growth, especially in businesses that support tourism and by becoming a national park we could see historic renovation at a faster pace and public transportation improvements.”

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CRYSTAL WATERS AND MORE AT “CHOSEN FEW” EVENTS: Calling all House Heads - get ready to dance! The Chosen Few Picnic will take place on Saturday, July 6, in Jackson Park at 63rd Street and Hayes Drive Chicago, IL. Featured Djs are Ron Trent, Jesse De La Pena, Greg Gray, Kevin Mc Swain, Greg Winfield, and Erick Mosby. Superstar Crystal Waters also will perform in her first Chosen Few Picnic appearance. Save time in line; buy your tix online!

Or, still great to buy at the gate.

Either way, they’re only $20! For more information, visit www.chosenfewdjs.com. An After-Party set will take place on Saturday, July 6 at L26. Chosen Few DJs and Special Guests DJs include Celeste Alexander, Dee Jay Alicia, Mz. Nicky, Anji Stone and Stacey Hotwaxx Hale. L26 is located at 2600 S. State Street (South Loop Hotel) from 10 pm until 3 am.

Admission is $10. Finally, Bang Sundays closing party will be held on Sunday, July 7, at The Shrine, 2109 S. Wabash in Chicago, IL from 9 pm until 2 am.

Cost is $5 before 10 pm. It will feature Chosen Few Djs. DETOUR JAZFUNK AT JAZZIN’ AT THE SHEDD: On Wednesday, July 10 – Detour JazFunk will be featured at Jazzin’ at the Shedd. Detour JazFunk is the sound of Chicago’s new urban jazz scene. Its music is built on a foundation of old school R&B’s soulful and funky grooves blended with the melodic improvisations of classic and contemporary jazz. Detour JazFunk includes guitarist Phil Seed, drummer Ben “Jammin’” Johnson, electric bassist Kenery Kent Smith and keyboard wizard Tim Gant. Detour JazFunk will perform on the North Terrace of the Shedd Aquarium. With the long hot days of summer quickly approaching, take a break from the heat and indulge in the coolest after-hours event in Chicago.

Shedd Aquarium’s annual Wednesday night summer event, Jazzin at the Shedd, sponsored by Bank of America, invites guests to explore its colorful galleries and soak up the sounds of the region’s hottest urban jazz musicians, while sipping signature cocktails and relishing breathtaking views of the Chicago skyline. Be sure to stay late enough to take in the fireworks show that is put on by Navy Pier every Wednesday at 9:30 pm – the best view in the city can be had on the Bill and Stephanie Sick Family Lakefront Terrace at the aquarium. Now in its 19th year, Jazzin’ runs every 8

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Wednesday through September 4 and offers guests the opportunity to discover the aquarium’s more than 32,000 animal residents as they explore Shedd’s vibrant Abbott Oceanarium, the wonders of Wild Reef and the pulsating beauties of Jellies. Guests have the option of enhancing their Jazzin’ experience by reserving a seat in the Aqua Lounge, located in the Soundings Café and available to guests 21 years and older.

DENDÉ & BAND AND DILL COSTA AT 63RD STREET BEACH: Learn to dance and enjoy live music at SummerDance in the Parks – an admission-free series that is part of Chicago SummerDance – coming to five different Chicago Park District facilities Wednesdays through August 28 at: Theater on the Lake; 63rd Street Beach house in Jackson Park; Ping Tom Memorial Park; Austin Town Hall; and the Humboldt Park Boathouse. On Wednesday, July 10, Dendé & Band play Afro-Brazilian BlocoSamba Dance music and Dill Costa teaches Brazilian Samba at the 63rd Street Beach house, 6300 S. Lake Shore Drive, 773256-0903. The SummerDance series offers introductory onehour dance lessons by professional instructors at 6 pm followed by live music and dancing from 7 pm -9 pm. The diverse lineup showcases various traditional and modern dance styles from all corners of the globe. For more information, visit chicagoculturalplan.org and nightoutintheparks.com.

SUMMER DANCE PARTIES AT THE CHICAGO CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: These dance parties are ONGOING Fridays and Saturdays in July at 5:30 pm. Experience a dance party for the whole family! Enjoy a variety of music, learn popular dance moves and boogie the night away every Friday and Saturday at Chicago Children’s Museum. They’re open late, so come join the fun! Summer Hours: Sunday-Wednesday: 10 am - 6 pm (Open Sunday at 9 am for CCM members); Thursday-Saturday: 10 am - 8 pm. (Open Friday at 9 am for CCM members).

The cost: Children - $14., Adults - $14., Seniors - $13., CCM members - Free, and Children under one – Free. Also, Kraft Free Family Night happens every Thursday evening from 5 pm - 8 pm. Admission is Free for everyone. Also come out to Target Free First Sundays on the first Sunday of every month. Ad-

mission is Free all day for ages 15 and under. For more information contact Bente Engelstoft at 312464-7686 or send email to bentee@chicagochildrensmuseum.org CREATURES OF LIGHTNATURE’S BIOLUMINESCENCE: Creatures of Light: Nature’s Bioluminescence, a major new exhibition at The Field Museum, ONGOING through September 8, 2013, explores the extraordinary organisms that produce light, from the flickering fireflies found in backyards to the alien-like fishes and other fantastic creatures that illuminate the depths of the oceans. In Creatures of Light, visitors move through a series of re-created environments, from the familiar to the extreme, to discover the variety of ways in which organisms use light to attract a mate, lure unsuspecting prey, or defend against a predator. Creatures of Light, a companion iPad app, is also available for free download in the iTunes store. Tickets to Creatures of Light are included in both Discovery and All-Access passes to the Museum. Dis-

COMMISSIONER FRANK AVILA, with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, will address the 7th District Senior Advisory Council, Monday, July 15 at 1 p.m. at Tolton Manor Senior Building, 6345 S. Stewart Ave. Officer Daliah Goree, coordinator, announced the commissioner will talk about pharmaceutical disposal. Commissioner Avila has over 40 years of experience as an engineer and land surveyor, lending his talent to over 300 engineering projects.

He received his bachelor of science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and a master of science from the University of Arizona. counts are available for Chicago residents. Tickets can be purchased at fieldmuseum.org. Special rates are available for tour operators and groups of 10 or more.

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888-FIELD-85 for details. The Field Museum is open 9 am to 5 pm every day of the year except Christmas Day. The Field Museum is located at 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive.

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Urban Partnership Bank opens in Walmart Urban Partnership Bank recently announced a lease agreement to open a new full-service bank branch in Chicago’s historic Pullman neighborhood’s new Walmart Supercenter. The branch, its 11th in Chicago, will be located inside the Walmart Supercenter that will anchor the new retail center along the Bishop Ford Freeway at 10900 S. Doty Avenue.

Representatives from Urban Partnership Bank and Walmart, along with Ninth Ward Alderman Anthony Beale and community representatives gathered at the new retail center to announce the agreement.

“This development has been in the works for many years and I am pleased to see it become a reality with retail tenants serving our community needs and deserves,” Beale said. “Our residents now have access to these everyday services right in their own neighborhood.”

Urban Partnership Bank was specifically chosen by Walmart to occupy this new retail space. Walmart worked with Beale to find a tenant that would not only serve the needs of the community but also help with the continued revitalization of this diverse neighborhood.

The new location is the latest step in the bank’s mission to build stronger urban communities and more secure financial futures for the people who live there. It will expand the bank’s delivery of afford-

able, responsible financial services to Pullman, Roseland, and other Southeast Side communities. In addition, it will allow the bank to offer its products and services to residents of the broader Chicagoland region, including Northwest Indiana and the South Suburbs, who are expected to visit the retail center.

“We’re excited about this opportunity to participate in the revitalization of Chicago’s historic Pullman and Roseland neighborhoods,” said William Farrow, President and CEO of Urban Partnership Bank. “This area has a remarkable past and a promising future, and we want to do our part to act as a catalyst for its continued rebirth,” added Farrow.

Walmart Regional Vice President Karisa Sprague acknowledged the partnership between Walmart and Urban Partnership Bank, a first for Walmart in the Chicago area.

“We are pleased we were able to find and work with a company that helps fulfill the needs of our customers in this community,” she said. “We aim to be a store of the community and Urban Partnership Bank helps us meet those goals.”

The new Urban Partnership Bank location, expected to begin construction in July and open later this fall, will offer customers convenient access to a full range of banking services and products for individuals, small businesses, and nonprofits.

Urban Partnership Bank works together with individuals, small businesses, nonprofits, foundations, and faith-based organizations in underserved and distressed urban communities to deliver quality financial services that often cannot be obtained elsewhere. It strives to catalyze economic and environmentally sustainable opportunities that build better lives and vibrant neighborhoods, while creating long-term success.

For additional information about Urban Partnership Bank, call 773420-5050 or www.upbnk.com.

URBAN PARTNERSHIP BANK will open a branch this fall in the Walmart store that recently came to the Pullman area. The bank has been on an expansion plan in recent years.

The new 755 square-foot, full-service, micro-branch will feature a 24/7 ATM and self-service kiosk offering a wide array of financial services– and will be staffed and open for business on Saturdays and Sundays.

In the last 18 months, Urban Partnership Bank opened new fullservice branches in the Bronzeville, Loop, Austin, Bellwood, and Greater Grand Crossing neighborhoods.

About Urban Partnership Bank: Urban Partnership Bank is an FDIC-insured, full-service community development bank with $1 billion in assets that was established in August of 2010. Its mission is to make a difference every day: building vibrant urban neighborhoods, promoting economic and environmental sustainability and creating long-term success for its communities and the bank.

About Walmart: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world save money and live better – anytime and anywhere – in retail stores, online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, more than 245 million customers and members visit our more than 10,800 stores under 69 banners in 27 countries and e-commerce websites in 10 countries. With fiscal year 2013 sales of approximately $466 billion, Walmart employs more than 2.2 million associates worldwide.

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‘Is He Black Enough?’

By William Reed NNPA Columnist “If you had a choice of color, which one would you choose my brother?”

–Curtis Mayfield – 1969 In the official U.S. 2010 head count, President Barack Obama provided one answer to the question about his ethnic background: African American. Since the option was introduced in 2000, the census figures indicate that the country has 5.2 million multiracial individuals.

Americans who check more than one box for race now make up 5 percent of the minority population. It’s of note that Obama didn’t check multiple boxes that were available on the form, or choose the option that allowed him to elaborate on his racial heritage. He simply ticked the box that said “Black, African American, or Negro.”

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William Reed that Obama’s platform and persona represent “real Black Americans.”

They both may have run the streets of Chicago; however, it’s doubtful Obama knows about the late Curtis Mayfield and what he represented.

An American singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for his anthem-like music, Mayfield recorded and produced “message music”

during the 1960s and 1970s.

“Choice of Colors,” hit No. 1 on Billboard‘s R&B chart and reached No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100. Neither did Obama grow up under the influence of a weekly Jet and or Ebony magazine adorning the family living room coffee table. As opaque as Obama is to Blacks, fellow Chicago businessman, the late John H. Johnson made his fortune catering to us.

Obama has yet to show up in the East Room in a dashiki, but, his being “Black” and being “there” has spawned “Obamania” among African Americans. Black voters love the fact that Obama checked the “Black” box, even though his mother is a White woman from Kansas. His father is a Black Kenyan. Obama’s biracial identity helped him build a sizable middle-class American following; it’s also opened up questions as to his authenticity as a Black man. Obama and the Biracial Factor, edited by Andrew J. Jolivette, is a book that explores the role of Obama’s mixed-race identity in his path to the presidency. It offers a broad

and penetrating view of the importance of race in the ongoing development of American politics. It demonstrates how mixed-race identity reinforces rather than challenges white supremacy within popular discourse.

The “not-Black-enough” question started when then-senator and presidential candidate Obama refused to attend Tavis Smiley’s State of Black America forum. Smiley suggested that was “the necessary Black vetting space” Black America required.

Now, in his second term, voices of dissension about the Obama administration grow louder. But, the masses of African Americans are beguiled that Obama identifies as “Black.”

Loyalists argue that “he married Black,” worked among poor people on Chicago’s South Side, and still lives there, and that given the escape valve of biracialism he chooses to identify as Black because of the beauty he sees in his darker self.

Each time he’s run for president, Blacks have given Obama their loyalty and votes, lock, stock, and barrel, but idealistically accept Obama’s lack

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of attention to Black communities and their economic plight. This mindset has been regressive for Blacks as they foolishly ignore the continuance of traditional discrimination practices and have willingly integrated themselves into America’s social and political mainstream.

Too many African Americans are willing to ignore Obama’s opaqueness and: Black unemployment remains double that of whites; a record high median income gap between White and Black households and a foreclosure rate among African Americans twice that of whites. One in 15 Black men is incarcerated; they comprise 38 percent of state and federal prison inmates. Blacks refuse to recognize America as two distinct “nations” – one White, one Black – and acknowledge the needs of our race and people and move collectively to shape political agendas and platforms toward our advantage.

William Reed is head of the Business Exchange Network and available for speaking/seminar projects through the Bailey Group.org.

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EDUCATION

Black males from across the U.S. unite

By Andrea Watson Nearly 200 Black male high school graduates from across the country gathered at Chicago State University last Saturday to walk the stage again, but this time in unity.

The Black Star Project, a Chicago-based educational non-profit, partnered with the university to host the mass graduation, June 29.

The “Transition to Manhood” ceremony brought together about 40 distinguished Black leaders to witness the number of Black male youth transitioning to men.

Aldermen, retired senators, CEO’s, police officers, attorneys and other luminaries attended.

The goal was to connect the teens with leaders who could become potential mentors.

“Unlike a lot of other universities, it’s a center that’s dedicated and put in place to help young men navigate the terrain of higher education so they don’t get the call back home saying, ‘Mama, daddy I slipped up,’ said the director of Chicago State’s African American Male Resource Center, Kwesi Harris.

He said he was very pleased to see so many graduates. “Instead of young men on the block with Glocks, these are young men who went to school with books,” he said. Chicago State accepts incoming students until the first day of classes, he said.

Perhaps the best part of the program was the keynote from Lupe Fiasco—someone the young men could relate to. He awarded them

BLACK MALE HIGH SCHOOL graduates from several states descended on the Chicago State University campus recently to participate in what was called the largest mass Black male graduation ceremony. Graduates waited patiently to cross the stage at the ceremony acknowledging their achievements and receive a $100 check. $100 checks.

“Congratulations, you have graduated from one of the most terrible substandard school systems in the entire world,” he said.

“You have just spent the last 12 years receiving one of the worse educations on earth. You’re at least four or five steps behind people in other countries that are younger than you. The reason your education was so bad, specifi-

cally for you is because it wasn’t meant for you. You were never supposed to have it in the first place,” Fiasco added.

Phillip Jackson, Black Star Project founder, said he loved Fiasco’s speech, even though his language was a little too blunt and vulgar at times. His team contacted 384 Illinois schools and were very surprised when students from Iowa, North Carolina, Arkansas and

BLACK GRADUATES FROM several states were welcomed and applauded by Phillip Jackson, founder of the Black Start Project, during a recent Mass Black Male high school graduation ceremony. The group of drummers opened the ceremony.

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others crossed the stage.

Keeping many of those Black youth off the streets and in school is more than just the Chicago Police Department’s job, said First Deputy Al Wysinger.

“It actually comes with the police department actually trying to work with the community, work

with faith-based groups, clergy, with the community organizers, with the political activists, with the whole nine yards because again, this is not just a law enforcement problem, it’s going to take the village to do that,” he said. As a Black man, he said it was very touching to see so many young Black men focusing on their education.

“This is actually something that wasn’t very well publicized, but this is what the public needs to see, that in the Black community there are people who still care, specifically the elders,” he said.

Markell Sylvain, 18, graduated from Chicago High School for Agriculture Sciences and is attending Iowa State in the fall for agriculture business. He said he liked what the mass graduation represented.

“It means a lot because people are acknowledging us because most Black males don’t graduate out of high school so they’re really acknowledging us for what we did throughout our four years of high school,” Sylvain said. His mother, Pauline Sylvain, said she didn’t have to force her son to participate because he wanted to be a part of the ceremony.

After reaching out to churches and universities, the Black Star Project couldn’t find a single sponsor. Eventually, President Wayne Watson of Chicago State reached out to Jackson and offered his space.

WHILE LISTENING TO Rapper Lupe Fiasco, some of the graduates took notes. Fiasco was the featured speaker during the Chicago State University ceremony.

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Rev. Al Sharpton headed to Chicago In a move reminiscent of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Rev. Al Sharpton recently announced he will not only bring his MSNBC television show to Chicago three times a week; the civil rights activist said he will lease an apartment in the city.

Sharpton made the announcement on the city’s West Side recently while attending services at Greater St. John Bible Church.

The church’s pastor the Rev. Ira Acree described the announcement as “breaking news. Man, I had no idea he was going to say he was moving here.”

In January 1996, the late Rev.

King moved his family into an apartment on the city’s West Side to draw attention to the racial discrimination and segregation here, which he described as “worse than anything I’ve seen in the South.”

Austin is the city’s deadliest neighborhood and Acree has forged an alliance with nine other churches to develop strategies and steps to combat violence.

Acree noted that members of Sharpton’s National Action Network reached out to him and told him the Brooklyn-based Sharpton wanted to speak at Greater St. John. It was his third time he

spoke at the church.

Sharpton told the congregation he is not coming to start a new organization or disturb any antiviolence activities in place. He said he wants to bring a national spotlight on the city’s violence in hopes that the additional attention may quell the violence and bringing more resources to the city.

After the church announcement, Sharpton said, “I am taking an apartment to put a spotlight on gun violence. Although voting rights and other things exist, our challenge inside is gun violence and putting the focus on

THE REV. AL SHARPTON surprised some Chicagoans recently during an appearance at Greater St. John Bible Church when he said he will lease an apartment on the city’s West Side and move here in September.

DURING HIS RECENT appearance in the city’s Austin neighborhood, the Rev. Al Sharpton said he will bring his MSNBC television show to the city two-three times a week to put a national spotlight on Chicago’s violence problems. “are interested in doing more ourselves,” The apartment will be in the than marching or complaining Austin community. “That is my about what (Chicago Mayor) charge. I was asked to find him Rahm (Emanuel) isn’t doing.” an apartment,” Ira said, adding He also said “although he is a that Sharpton and Martin Luther King III will share the apartment. civil rights icon, Rev. Sharpton The Austin pastor also said had no problem reaching out to Sharpton is interested in “model- me because one of the things we ing our Austin Dreamworkers” have in common is we were both program. Acree explained that trained by the Rev. Jesse Jackthe 10 “dreammaker” churches son.”

Bluesman Bobby Blue Bland’s life touched millions

The world knew him as a legendary blues singer. Some even referred to him as “the Frank Sinatra of Blues,” but to those who knew him best he was a friend, a loving husband and an inspiration. Mr. Bland died recently at his home in Germantown, Tenn. He was 83 years old.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who spoke at Mr. Bland’s funeral, said he had known the legendary singer for more than five decades, meeting him when Jackson and his wife went to one of Bland’s shows in South Carolina. Jackson noted how Mr. Bland’s style had endured several changes in many genres of music. He added that some of the industry’s biggest names including Elvis Presley were influenced by Mr. Bland’s styling as well as his lyrics.

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across the nation – some of whom who worked with Mr. Bland since the beginning of his career. Former Stax Records CEO Al Bell told the audience “I love the spirit that lived in Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland. And the spirit that lived in that body influenced us through its music, its thoughts, its contemplations and considerations for 83 years,” said Bell.

“What a blessing.”

“Even though Bobby Bland is gone, you still can experience that spirit by just listening to his recorded music. You will experience the spirit, the care and love, the power and the glory,” Bell added.

Former Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. was among the dignitaries to pay tribute to Mr. Bland. Memphis Mayor A.C. Wharton sent a videotaped message extolling the talents of Mr. Bland noting “He was smooth, smooth, smooth often imitated, never duplicated.”

The mayor turned one of Mr. Bland’s hits when he said “Ain’t nothing but love in the heart of the city for you.” It was an acknowledgement of the city’s fondness for the award-winning artist.

Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton also evoked one of Bland’s signature tunes. “Bobby’s soul had to move,” said Herenton. “You know, Bobby left us with a song: ‘Further on Up the Road.’ Well, just a few days ago, Bobby moved a little further on up the road.”

In 1972, Mr. Bland was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and five years later he receive the Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award.

Born Robert Calvin Brooks Jan. 27, 1930, in Millington, Tenn., Mr. Bland at the age of six was given his mother’s second husband’s surname.

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Mr. Bland left school in the third grade to work in the cotton fields. In 1947, Mr. Bland moved to Memphis and began working in a garage. He also joined the group the Miniatures and sang spirituals. Mr. Bland also traveled as a part of the Johnny Ace Revue and recorded for the Chess, Modern and Duke labels before being drafted into the Army in 1952.

After being discharged, Mr. Bland worked as a chauffeur, a valet and an opening act for the Memphis rhythm-and-blues singer Junior Parker. He toured as a headliner throughout the ’60s, playing as many as 300 one-night engagements a year which was a demanding schedule. He performed widely, in the United States and abroad, until shortly before his death. In addition to his son, Rodd, Mr. Bland’s survivors include his wife, Willie Mae; a daughter, Patrice Moses; and four grandchildren.

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ENTERTAINMENT

By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ

By Raymond Ward GO GREEN!: The DuSable Museum of African American History’s yearly celebration of summer continues with the 39th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival on Saturday and Sunday, July 13 and July 14, 2013, from Noon until 8:00 PM each day. The Festival, will take place at the Museum, which is located at 740 East 56th Place (57th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Chicago….and best of all, admission is FREE!

The Jungle Book

The crowd-pleasing annual DuSable Museum Arts & Crafts Festival is a showcase for local, national and international artists of fine art and unique hand-crafted work. Originated in 1974, the Festival features artists working in traditional, ethnic and experimental fine arts and crafts related to African American themes, history and culture.

This year’s theme is DuSomething Green with the focus on organic artists and craftsmen who use recyclable materials and marketplace

KING LOUIE PORTRAYED by André DeShields and Akash Chopra (Mowgli) in The Jungle Book.

By Tony Award-winner Mary Zimmerman runs at Goodman through August 11

nature and much freer outside of the rules of man—and how it feels to leave that time of life. I think that’s part of the enduring, universal appeal of The Jungle

Admission to the 38th Annual DuSable Museum Arts & Crafts Festival is FREE to the public. (For a complete listing of entertainment and activities, please visit our website at dusablemuseum.org).

Goodman Theatre’s world premiere of The Jungle Book runs through August 11. Tony Award winner Mary Zimmerman reimagines Walt Disney’s 1967 animated hit into a wholly original new work for the stage, drawing from both the film as well as Rudyard Kipling’s 1894 collection of stories set in the Indian jungle and featuring original Indian-inspired music and dance.

As previously announced, 10year-old Akash Chopra makes his Chicago debut as young “man cub” Mowgli, who comes of age with the help of the anthropomorphic singing and dancing jungle animals; joining him in the role at select performances is Roni Akurati, who most recently appeared at the Goodman as Tiny Tim in the 2011 production of A Christmas Carol. Zimmerman’s new book for the Goodman premiere blends the humor and spirit of Disney’s iconic film with Kipling’s poetry, balancing the jubilant songs from the film with the universal themes about the loss of childhood innocence.

“Every adult knows how it feels to have been a child—the time when we’re closer to the animals,

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Jamiah on Fire & The Red Machine vendors who sell natural and organic products. The two-day event underscores the Museum’s mission of preserving the history and culture of the African American experience.

During the 38th Annual DuSable Museum Arts & Crafts Festival, there will be live entertainment, educational seminars, book signings, films, affordable outdoor dining and family activities. Scheduled musical performers include: Saturday, July 13, 2013 2:00 PM – West Indian Folk Dance Company 3:00 PM – Jamiah on Fire & The Red Machine 5:00 PM - The Marcy Newberry Children’s Choir Salutes “Motown” 7:00 PM – The Doo Wop Convention Tribute featuring “Encore & The White Brothers” Sunday, July 14, 2013 2:00 PM – Gospel Group-TBA 3:00 PM – Spoken Word with Emerald Green & Friends 5:00 PM – Jazz Vocalist Denise Thimes 7:00 PM – Hector Silviera & The Afro Cuban Jazz Experience

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The score contains seven songs from the film, plus never-beforeheard pieces from the Academy and Grammy Award winners Richard M. and Robert B. Sher-

TIMOTHY WILSON (WOLF), Monique Haley (Insect), and Jeremy Duvall (Insect) in Tony Award winner Mary Zimmerman’s new musical adaption of The Jungle Book at Goodman Theatre.

Book,” said Zimmerman. “I want man. Richard Sherman collabothe audience to experience the rates with Music Director Doug joys of the music of the Disney Peck, who arranges and orchesfilm and of a world where you are trates the music, adding underone with nature and the ani- scoring based both on themes mals—even with its dangers and from the film and Indian ragas troubles—and the recognition and dance music.

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ENTERTAINMENT: CHICAGO STYLE (Continued from page 12) Peck’s instrumentation includes piano/harmonium, bass, drum set, clarinet, saxophones, flute, trumpet, trombone, tuba, Indian snake trumpets, Carnatic (South Indian) violin, sitar, veena, tablas, ghattam, dholak and dhol.

Tony Award-winning choreographer Christopher Gattelli collaborates with Chicago-based Hema Rajagopalan—founder and artistic director of Chicago’s Natya Dance Theatre—to combine elements of classical Indian dance forms with jazz, tap and other types of movement to enhance the storytelling. Rajagopalan’s company performs Bharata Natyam, a major classical Indian dance form that relies heavi-

enced Metamorphoses on Broadway in 2002, and was psychologically, emotionally and physically mesmerized by the ease of the director’s ability to use the myths of the realm of the gods to decode the sometimes paralyzing riddles of the human condition. I sat entranced and thought, ‘I must work with this director.’ That director was Mary Zimmerman.

And now with The Jungle Book, I am excited about the possibility of achieving something similar by using the myths of the natural world.”

Tickets to The Jungle Book ($30-$125, discounts available for subscribers, students and military, prices subject to change) are MELISSA MCCARTHY (left) and Sandra Bullock in a scene from the action-comedy film The Heat.

A Review by Bonnie DeShong

VETERAN ACTOR DESHIELDS tears the Goodman Theatre up with the classic song “I Wanna Be Like You (The Monkey Song)” during the performance of The Jungle Book. Some audiences may remember DeShields from The Wiz and other theatrical productions. This production is fantastic, with jazzy beats and magnificent dance numbers. In this scene, King Louie confronts the “man-cub” Mowgli, who is determined to live in the jungle with the animals. ly on expressive, specific hand now on sale: visit GoodmanThegestures. “I am extremely proud atre.org, call 312.443.3800 or into bring The Jungle Book to person at the Goodman box ofGoodman audiences,” said Artis- fice (170 N. Dearborn). The tic Director Robert Falls. “Imagi- Jungle Book is produced by spenative enough for family audi- cial arrangement with Disney ences yet told with the wit and Theatrical Productions, which sophistication that has become a proudly supports Zimmerman’s hallmark of Mary’s work, it’s a development of this title, providbeautiful new interpretation that ing financial support, creative captures the power, wonder and consultation and access to song humor that have made these sto- material, and is also produced in association with Huntington ries immortal.”

Andre DeShields portrays King Theatre Company, where it will Louie, the ambitious-but-scat- play September 7 – October 6, tered, comic, dreaming orang- 2013. Allstate and JPMorgan utan. On collaborating with Zim- Chase are Premier Sponsors of merman for the first time, The Jungle Book and ComEd is DeShields remarked, “I experi- the Official Lighting Sponsor. www.chicagocrusader.com

When I heard that two of my favorite actresses, Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, were going to be in a movie together, I knew I was going to be laughing until my sides hurt. I was not disappointed. These two are a pair made in comedic heaven.

Shannon Mullins (Melissa McCarthy) is a full blown, no nonsense, whirlwind cop (policewoman or investigator sounds to tame for her). She curses, her hair is a mess, and she looks as if she has slept in her clothes for days but has the street smarts to capture crooks better than any of her peers. FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) is as her name sounds.

She is a by the book, immaculate, arrogant, G-rated, competent but cutesy agent. No one wants to work with either of them.

friendship.

The talent of these two women is what makes the film work. Both have perfect timing and the ability to share a scene and not take over.

Any lesser actress against either one of these ladies would have been lost and forgotten. I do wonder what

would have happened if the roles were reversed and McCarthy was the FBI Agent and Bullock the cop.

I say SPEND THE MONEY and see THE HEAT in the theaters. Be prepared to laugh out loud, a lot!

They are brought together to catch a major drug dealer and the fun begins. We all know that in the end they will learn to work together and share something that neither one of them have had in a while,

THE HEAT DEFINITELY is worth the money. The plot might not be the greatest but this movie promises to keep the audience laughing.

ABC is holding open casting calls for the second season of hit reality series “The Taste” where culinary superstars including Anthony Bourdain and Nigella Lawson will coach teams of four competing pro and amateur cooks as they vie to create the best tasting dish!

The call is July 13 from 11 a.m.

– 4 p.m. at the Centered Chef 177 N. Ada St., #101.

In each episode, competitors face team and individual challenges with a variety of culinary themes through several elimination rounds. At the end of each episode, the Mentors judge the competitors’ dishes blind, with no knowledge of whose creation they’re sampling, what they’re eating, how it was prepared or whom they could be eliminating.

Casting call for Cooks to compete in The Taste’s second season

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Potential applicants that think they have what it takes to impress the best and take a bite out of the competition should sign up for an open casting call by visiting www.thetastecasting.com.

“The Taste” is executive-produced by Chris Coelen, Matilda Zoltowski, Emma Conway, Anthony Bourdain and Nigella Lawson. Brian Smith is the director.

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WORLD OF MUSIC

A river runs through it

Barbara Wright-Pryor Acclaimed violinist Maxim Vengerov returns to the United States this year after a long absence, and Ravinia will be his only stop. On Monday, July 15, Vengerov will play a recital at 8:00 p.m. in the Martin Theatre with pianist Itamar Golan —his first performance at Ravinia since 1995. He will return Wednesday, July 17 at 8:00 p.m. for a Pavilion concert with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ravinia’s Music Director James Conlon.

Vengerov’s and Golan’s Ravinia performance come after a highly successful performance May 26 at the Lucerne Festival where the audience demanded three encores.

For the Martin Theatre recital, Vengerov will perform Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96; Schubert’s Violin Sonata in A Major, D. 574 (“Duo”); Franck’s Violin Sonata in A Major; and Saint-Saens Havanaise, Op. 83 and Introduction et Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28.

For the Pavilion concert paying tribute to the centennials of Benjamin Britten and Richard Wagner, Vengerov will perform Britten’s Violin Concerto, Op. 15 (Ravinia premiere) and Maestro Conlon will lead the CSO in Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes; Wagner’s Overture to Rienzi; the Overture to Der fliegende Holländer (“The Flying Dutchman”); and the Preludes to Acts I and III of Lohengrin.

Tickets are $75 for the July 15 Martin Theatre recital; $25 for the July 17 Pavilion performance.

(FYI-The best seats at the Lucerne Festival cost $142.)

The Park opens at 5:00 pm and the first 500 guests to arrive on July 17 will receive a free CSO mug. $25 Pavilion tickets are available for all CSO concerts.

For further information, lawn seating or Pavilion tickets, visit ravinia.org or call the Box Office at 847-266-5100.

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Guests can purchase a dining package to several Chicago Symphony Orchestra events this summer. The $60 price includes a Pavilion ticket plus pre-concert dinner at the Mirabelle restaurant on the grounds. Dining packages are available for Christoph von Dohnányi conducting an all Beethoven program with Emanuel Ax on piano, July 11 and 12; violinist Maxim Vengerov’s orchestral appearance, July 17; Pianist Jorge Federico Osorio and James Conlon leading the CSO in Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony, July 18; Aida with Conlon conducting the CSO and Chorus and an all-star cast including Latonia Moore, Roberto Alagna and Michelle DeYoung, August 3; Itzhak Perlman conducted by Carlos Miguel Prieto August 7; and Itzhak Perlman conducting Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, August 8. Be sure to enter promo code “DINING” when purchasing tickets online.

Maxim Vengerov ******** The Music Institute of Chicago’s annual Chicago Duo Piano Festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary July 12–21 at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue in Evanston. In addition to offering students coaching, lectures, master classes and recitals, the Festival includes four public performances at Nichols Concert Hall featuring special guest Ukrainian piano duo Olga and Yuri Sherbakov in their Chicago debut, festival Founders/Directors Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem, and Music Institute piano faculty, all performing duo piano repertoire.

For the Gala Opening Concert Friday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m, Chicago Duo Piano Festival

By M. L. Rantala classical music critic June 14, 1933, was a barrierbreaking day: the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, led by Frederick Stock, premiered Symphony in E Minor by Florence Price. It was the first time a substantial work by a Black woman was performed by a major symphony orchestra. Price’s music was, sadly, never performed again by the CSO. That is until this month.

After an absence of nearly 80 years, Price was again on a CSO program.

Guest conductor Mei-Ann Chen, music director of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Sinfonietta, made Price’s “Mississippi River” the heart of her debut with the CSO. The work is a 30-minute ride along the river, a journey from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.

It opens with daybreak and waxes and wanes in its journey south.

This sound painting opens with the soothing tones of a quiet clarinet (expertly realized by John Bruce Yeh) and slowly builds from there, as nature is evoked and mimicked.

Price’s music reflects some of the romantic flavor of Dvorak as well as the popular sound of her contemporary, Gershwin. Her Mississippi story deftly folds in melodies from several Negro spirituals, including “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen” and “Go Down, Moses,” as well as a few traditional songs. Price’s gifts were such that she could take Founders/Directors and Music Institute faculty piano duo in residence, husband and wife team Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem, will perform a program including Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, in celebration of its 100th anniversary along with works by Schubert and Ravel.

The Faculty Recital Sunday, July 14 at 4:00 p.m. includes Music Institute faculty and guest artists Mio Isoda and Matthew Hagle performing Debussy’s En blanc et noir, Xiaomin Liang and Jue He playing a two-piano arrangement of Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony, and Andrea Swann and Fiona Queen performing Bartok’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion.

The Duo Piano Festival concludes July 21. Tickets for each concert are $30 for adults, $20 for seniors and $10 for students and are available at musicinst.org or by calling 847-905-1500 ext.

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such melodies and insert them into her own musical quilt, creating a beautiful whole.

Chen brought out the murkiness, the sunshine, the mystery and the hopefulness of the score, and the audience loved the results.

The program opened with the brief overture from Mendels-

sohn’s “The Fair Melusina” (another river-oriented work). It was flowing, dramatic and nicely paced.

The concert concluded with “Sheherazade” by Rimsky-Korsakov. Chen led with her Chen: concertmaster Robert Chen’s opening violin solo, representing Sheherazade, was both delicate

and plaintive, and his playing was the anchor in this splendid performance. I found the loudest portions a wee bit muddled, but Chen’s approach was to draw big distinctions, and this generally made for pleasing music.

This concert marked the beginning of the CSO’s month-long Rivers Festival (subtitle: “Nature.

Power. Culture.”). It’s “an examination of the significance of rivers in music and culture, the impact they have had throughout history and their importance for the future of our planet.”

This performance was aptly enhanced by a marvelous pre-concert lecture in the Grainger Ballroom. Barbara Wright-Pryor (music critic for The Chicago Crusader and president of the Chicago Music Association, the same organization Price belonged to when her first symphony was premiered) provided wonderful background to “The Mississippi River,” including details of Florence Price’s life. Wright-Pryor, a retired contralto, even gave voice to the musical examples from the work, beautifully singing the words to the brief examples of the spirituals. Tenor Henry Pleas [accompanied by pianist Charles T. Hayes] sang two Price songs with shimmering beauty, leaving anyone who attended only wanting more. (Reprinted from The Hyde Park Herald by permission of the author)

Sonny Rollins cancels September 13 Symphony Center performance Sonny Rollins has canceled his upcoming Symphony Center Presents appearance on Friday, September 13, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.

This performance was originally scheduled for Friday, March 29, 2013.

“Due to a recent illness I am unable to perform my upcoming concert in Chicago. I am disappointed, but I hope to recover soon and I want to thank my many fans who are so loyal to me,” says Rollins.

Patrons who have purchased tickets to the performance will be contacted by CSO Patron Services notifying them of the cancellation and their ticketing options. Ticketholders can also seek an exchange or refund by calling CSO Patron Services at 312-2943000 or by visiting the Symphony Center Box Office at 220 S. Michigan Ave.

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SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING

A Moment to Supersize Your Thinking

By Effie Rolfe Friends—will bless your life, correct your life and protect your life. Please take a moment to analyze if your friends embrace and empower you? This question is pertinent because those in your inner circle can help or hinder your destiny. Therefore, it’s of utmost importance to randomly evaluate and monitor your relationships to recognize those who truly appreciate and celebrate your friendship rather than simply tolerates you. My mentor— Les Brown said, “ A million people can be pulling for you but one person with their hand around your neck can hold you back and

pull you down.” Are their people smiling in your face and pretending to be your friend, all the while, wanting to take your place, your relationships, job and blessings? The sooner you recognize that everyone on your Facebook is not your friend—the better. In fact, you might need to look through your entire database and telephone directory and start pressing delete.

It’s been said people come to

Rev. Derrick B. Wells Abundance Back to School Festival, Saturday, July 27, 2013, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center located at 1250 West 119th Street.

The festival will offer back-to-

cess. As we learn to trust him, we will also grow to discern those friends who will help us to walk in purpose on the road to destiny.

Do you know who your real friends are…? © Effie Rolfe is the author of “Supersize Your Thinking,” Media Personality and Motivational Speaker. You can contact her at effierolfe.com or on twitter.com/effiedrolfe.

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Christ Universal hosts health fair and concert Christ Universal Temple and The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center will host its Second Summer of

your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. Regardless of the timeframe—thank God for those you encounter because in every situation you are either learning or teaching. While you reexamine the people in your life—may I remind you of the one true friend who is faithful and loves us unconditionally? Whatever situation you find yourself, thank God for Jesus Christ—a real friend concerned about every area of your life and only wants your suc-

school physicals for elementary and high school students. Backpack giveaways with school supplies, carnival games, entertainment and food. Adults will be able to receive blood pressure and diabetes screening.

There will be performances by Joshua’s Troop, Christ Universal Temple Ensemble, and many more.

The Rev. Derrick B. Wells, senior Minister of Christ Universal Temple said “There is nothing more important than educating our children and preparing them for a new successful school year.

We want the community to come out and join us again in celebrating our youth as we kick-off the school year. There is something for the young and young at heart.”

Rev. Jesse Jackson and the 42th Annual Rainbow PUSH and Citizenship Education Fund is excited to Let Freedom Ring. This year the kick off service for the annual convention will be different, “Rev. Steve Munsey and the Family Christian Center is dedicating the entire production to the Rainbow PUSH family,” said Rev. Janette Wilson. “It’s a huge production— this is the largest cast has ever had and will feature new supporting elements that highlight the March on Washington 50 years ago and Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner—the three freedom riders killed in Mississippi.” The Senior Advisor to Jackson continued, “Meadger Evers was killed and Rev. Jackson did the march in Greensville, South Carolina—this will feature some of our moments in history such as the four little girls killed in Alabama.” The production will be held at the Family Christian Center in Munster, Indiana, doors open at 5 p.m. and starts at 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 7th. The bus will

leave PUSH headquarters, 930 E. 50th Street at 4 p.m. If anyone needs transportation, please stop by to sign up or call the office at 773-FREEDOM. Another highlight of the convention this year includes the Women’s luncheon on Monday, July 8 as well as the Ministers Luncheon on Tuesday at 12 p.m. and will feature Dr. Frank Thomas, Rev. Jamal Bryant, Dr. Gina Stewart and Bishop Noel Jones.

Radio personality, Angela Martin, invites you to Onederful Prayer held the first Saturday of each month at the New Zion Upper Room Banquet Hall, 1950 W. 13th Street from 9 to 10:30 a.m.

The co-host of The John Hannah Morning Show started the prayer movement nearly three years ago for women in the Chicagoland area to gather and pray. The doors open at 8:50 a.m., July 6th and the admission is always free.

The 21st International Festival of Life, Thursday July 4-7 at Union Park, 1501 W. Randolph features music, food, arts and crafts with over 70 acts in concert including Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes, Inner Circle, Third World, Luciano, Sanchez and more. Radio personality Dana Divine, will perform as well as host the gospel inspirational stage with talents such as Maggie Brown, Taylor Moore and yours truly, Effie Rolfe, will facilitate an Empowerment Workshop on Finding your Purpose on Friday and Sunday afternoons. Additionally, you can experience other genres including reggae, rock, Caribbean, Latin, African and pop along with a variety of world music entertainers.

There will be a health pavilion to unite and fight against all diseases such as cancer, diabetes, HIV, arthritis, kidney, cardiovascular and others.

For more information call www.festivaloflifehealthawarness.com.

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(Continued from page 4) er? I drive by two parks every building to show hydroponic day and always see kids and gardens can work in the inner city. This is a great example of young adults on those courts.

Wouldn’t it make more how more young people can sense that instead of basket- be involved in something proball, these preachers devel- ductive, profitable and innovoped programs that gave these ative.

It also is a mystery to me young brothers some skills? why these preachers don’t There are fledgling entreprepool some of their churches’ neurs who are looking to financial resources and invest bring the latest technologies in some things that will help to our community. These young people.

Frankly I am people could use some help, put off by their begging for support and trainable folks. dollars on Sundays and keepWhether it is building mobile apps or mastering a software ing their hands stuffed in their program, all these skills have a pockets to make sure no one bright future. There has been gets a cent. Our community so much talk over the years needs much more than this about the food deserts in our hand-wringing and proclacommunity so doesn’t it seem mations that we need to do to make sense to take advan- something. We certainly need tage of the many vacant lots to do more than set up baswe have and develop gardens? ketball schedules.

I read recently about a young Maurice Petty man who is using a vacant

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.JULIUS T. OCREY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 09 CH 42684 637 EAST 92ND PLACE Chicago, IL 60619 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 16, 2010, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 5, 2013, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 637 EAST 92ND PLACE, Chicago, IL 60619 Property Index No. 25-03-415-015-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $163,869.89. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, or a unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/151507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiffʼs attorney: Anthony Porto, FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC, 1807 W. DIEHL ROAD, SUITE 333, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (866) 402-8661 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com.. Please refer to file number C09100064. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 W. DIEHL ROAD, SUITE 333 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (866) 402-8661 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@falillinois.com Attorney File No. C09100064 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 09 CH 42684 TJSC#: 33-12690 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffʼs attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC Plaintiff, -v.SUSAN M. GREENE A/K/A SUSAN GREENE, SUSAN M. GREENE AS TRUSTEE UTA DATED 12/21/06 AND KNOWN AS THE SUSAN M. GREENE TRUST, MELDA PRICE AS TRUSTEE UTA DATED 12/21/06 AND KNOWN AS THE SUSAN M. GREENE TRUST, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES UTA DATED 12/21/06 AND KNOWN AS THE SUSAN M. GREENE TRUST, HSBC BANK NEVADA, N.A., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 11 CH 001771 8258 S. WOODLAWN STREET CHICAGO, IL 60619 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 2, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 5, 2013, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 8258 S. WOODLAWN STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-35-124-128.

The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiffʼs attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-11-00980. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-11-00980 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 11 CH 001771 TJSC#: 33-11759 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffʼs attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Fans pack the house at first weekend of Chi-League

By J. Coyden Palmer The Nike and Jordan Brand summer hoops league has kicked off at Whitney Young High School and fans throughout the Chicago area are able to see for free some of the best professional, college and high school players the city has to offer. The league began earlier this month and is modeled after the Chicago Pro Am league; for years a staple of summer that was held at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT).

The Chi League is comprised of the best players from around the city forming 10 teams. There will be games running every Saturday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. un-

til August 10 when the two best teams will face off in a championship game. There also will be an all-star game on either August 7 or August 13.

Nike officials and other sponsors of the league say they wanted to do something to address the violence plaguing the city. The Nike and Jordan brands combined to work with Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office to get the league started. Besides free basketball for the public, there will be free basketball clinics every Saturday.

The clinics will be available to kids aged 9-13 and 14-18 at eight different parks in the metro area.

The clinics will accommodate 150 kids each week at each individual park.

TAMERA YOUNG OF the Chicago Sky watches the action on the new court provided by Nike at Whitney Young for the Chi-League summer program. The games are free and feature some of the best professional, college and high school players from the Chicago area.

CHICAGO BULLS STAR Derrick Rose was among those in the crowd during a recent game.

Recently, Chicago Bulls star Der“Nike and Jordan have an- Irvin Fire. Irvin said he remembers swered our call for business and as a kid being able to see Michael rick Rose was in attendance as was residents alike to help support Jordan, Maurice Cheeks, Bo Ellis, Tamera Young of the Chicago Sky. our youth and is a committed Terry Cummings, Mark Aguirre In the meantime, parents are being and strong partner to the city’s ef- and other Chicago legends play encouraged to bring their kids out forts to provide safe and produc- during the summer league. The and make it a family event.

Nike has transformed the gymtive opportunities for Chicago current generation of Chicago youth throughout the summer,” NBA players participating includes nasium at Whitney Young into a said Emanuel in a news release. last year’s overall number one pick temporary modern basketball “We have seen the success of the Anthony Davis, along with Sherron venue with a large projection telefirst session of Windy City Hoops Collins, Jeremy Pargo and Will vision and a new slip-resistant basketball court. The remaining free with more than 1,200 kids partici- Bynum.

“I always love the opportunity to basketball clinics will take place at pating in basketball programs.

These free clinics will build on the come back home and play in front the following Chicago locations: July 13 - Columbus Park, 500 S. success of Windy City Hoops pro- of friends and family,” said Pargo, gram and increase the number of who played at Robeson High Central Ave. July 20 - Garfield Park, 100 N. kids participating in safe and pro- School and last year for the Cleveland Cavilers. “This also gives us Central Park Ave. ductive activities this summer.”

July 27 - Loyola Park, 1230 W. One of the best things about the guys who are blessed to play profesleague is the opportunity for peo- sionally the chance to play with and Greenleaf Ave. August 3 - Franklin Park, 4320 ple who cannot afford to go to an against the city’s up and coming NBA game the chance to see the stars. It gives them a chance to see W. 15th St. August 10 - Amundsen Park, pros play up close and personal, where they need to work on their 6200 W. Bloomingdale Ave. said Mike Irvin, CEO of the Mac game to get to where we are.”

Simeon’s Coleman named league MVP In what has been a memorable year for the Simeon Wolverines that has seen the Chicago Public League powerhouse capture city titles in football and baseball and another state basketball title, one student athlete has earned accolades for his performance both on the baseball field and in the classroom.

Senior second baseman Ronell Coleman, received a special honor recently as he was named Most Valuable Player honors from the Arena Sports Network for his spectacular play in the 2013 Chicago Public League Baseball Championship playoffs.

Coleman batted .525 for the season with 20 RBI as a lead-off hitter, and an even more impressive .616 in the five game Public League playoffs where Simeon captured the city title with a (20-9) thrashing of the www.chicagocrusader.com

Morgan Park Mustangs. In the (105) Semi-final win over Lane Tech and the championship game, Coleman batted 9 times with 8 hits, scored 6 runs, and had 4 RBI’s including a homerun.

A 3.0 GPA scholar in the classroom Coleman will attend Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee where he will play baseball in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He was also drafted by his hometown Chicago White Sox in the 2013 Baseball Amateur Draft.

Arenasportsnetwork.com and its Founder and Play-by-Play Voice Brian Snow, is a Web-based sports media outlet based in Chicago which has over the past 16 years brought listeners live sports play-byplay coverage over the internet.

Teams and sports that Arena Sports covers include Roosevelt University

Lakers Basketball, Baseball and Softball; the Chicago Public League Baseball Championship Playoffs;

and the IHSA State Baseball Playoff and Championship games. Veteran Chicago Sports Announcer and

Color Commentator Mark Farina joins Brian Snow on all Baseball Sports Web Broadcasts.

RONELL COLEMAN OF Simeon High School was recently recognized for his athletic and academic prowess by the Arena Sports Network, which named him the 2013 Most Valuable Player.

Coleman is congratulated by an Arena Sports Network official, his brother and coaches.

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