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Getting Away With Murder.
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MURDER. MURDER. MURDER.
Americans are obsessed with the idea of murder. Our
thirst for blood is reflected in our entertainment
choices and our day-to-day reality, where, if you are
shot, stabbed or bludgeoned to death, you don’t have
the option of getting up and getting ready for your
next part. If you get murdered – for real -- there is no
reset button. It’s pretty much a GAME OVER type of
deal. And, although our favorite and most chilling,
weekly crime stories can tie up a case in one hour or
less, or in the case of How To Get Away With Murder,
drag it out for four seasons, in the USA approximately
one third of all murders are cold cases with
many of those cases going back for decades.
According to the World Health Organization a murder
is committed every 60 seconds.
There are murderers in our midst. Walking, talking,
working and sleeping with us are approximately
200,000 killers. Plus, if you really want to get away
with murder, then, Illinois would be the perfect place
to commit a homicide.
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Technology – Developers are continuous
working on integrating tech and medicine
to save lives. Around 610,000 people
die of heart disease in the United
States each year, making it the leading
cause of death for both men and women.
Now there’s a smartwatch that prevents
heart-related conditions: iBeat features
tiny micro sensors that monitors a user's
heart rate for symptoms of a heart attack
or cardiac arrest. These sensors can notify users and can even call 911,
then utilizing its GPS for location tracking. Products like iBeat continue
to change the way we look at cardiovascular disease and prevention.
Media – Film and television production in Chicago is booming according
to Robert Moskal, Directory of Chicago Film Office, who indicates
that the office issued almost 2000 permits in 2016. With nine full seasoned
series headquartered in the city, opportunities for vendors and
talent is in high demand. Better get in now because expertise from
around the world have their eyes focused on Chicago.
Health – Although the enrollment period was cut by six weeks and the
current administration cut outreach funding by 90%, ACA is still alive.
Enrollment for 2018 Affordable Care Act (ACA / Obamacare) starts
November 1 and ends December 15. Don’t miss it.
Credit – On September 20 th a class-action lawsuit was filed in Atlanta,
Georgia against Equifax alleging “that Equifax unduly put small business
operators at risk in terms of the cost of Equifax business reports
and the availability of credit and exposure to business identity theft,
which often is directly linked to the personal creditworthiness of small
business owners.” Consumers are permitted to obtain one free credit
report annually, but businesses are required to pay $99 for their reports.
The suit charges that Equifax is profiting off of their information without
their knowledge of contents or accuracy.
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Chicago – Beginning next year, Chicago police officers will undergo
four hours of training on its revised use-of-force policy. The department
plans to expand training to 40 hours a year for every officer beginning
in 2021.
Sports – Don’t they say think twice before you speak? After President
Donald Trump's criticism of NFL players the number of protesters went
from six players to 200 who sat, knelt or raised their fists. As the support
on social media continues to grow for former San Francisco 49ers
quarterback Colin Kaepernick, Nick Cannon is racking up the views
with his video Stand For What?
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John Rogers & Matt Feldman
The Financial Services Pipeline
(FSP) Initiative is ushering in two
new co-chairs to help steer the direction
of the program, carry out the
organization’s mission and oversee
overall strategy implementation.
FSP Initiative was founded in 2013
to address the lack of diversity in
the financial services sector.
John Rogers, Jr. Chairman and
CEO of Ariel
Investments,
and Matt
Feldman,
President and
CEO of the
Federal
Home Loan
Bank of Chicago
will serve as the cochairs
and ambassadors
for the CEO Leadership
Council. They will join
current co-chair Terry
Mazany, formerly of The
Chicago Community
Trust, one of the founding
member institutions of the
FSP.
Rogers and Feldman will assume
the co-chair roles previously
held by CEO Leadership
Council co-chairs,
Frederick Waddell, The Northern
Trust Company, and Monica
Walker, Holland Capital Management,
LLC. In their roles as cochairs,
Rogers and Feldman will
provide strategic oversight in connection
with the initiative’s programming
and fundraising. They
will also work alongside industry
leaders from a collective of approximately
19 financial institutions
to manage the initiative and push
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forward the FSP’s goal of increasing
the pipeline of African-
American and Latino talent in Chicagoland’s
financial services industry.
“The work of the FSP is critical,”
said Feldman. “The strategic imperative
for diversity and inclusion
is clear, particularly when viewed in
light of the increasing diversity of
the generation currently entering the
workforce and those that will follow.
An organization that does not
recognize the reality of these changing
demographics and adjust all of
their business strategies to that reality
will be left behind.”
“My goal for the FSP beyond just
increasing minority representation
in the [financial services] industry
is to help create
wealthbuilding
opportunities
within the Af-
rican-
American and
Latino communities,”
said Rogers.
“By focusing on retention
and attrition, we
can help to prepare the
next generation of C-
suite leaders and entrepreneurs
who will go on
to employ more people
who look like them.”
Rogers and Feldman’s
appointments will begin
immediately as they prepare
for the FSP’s 4th Annual
Summit. The summit is an
opportunity for all the FSP member
organizations to address solutions to
increase diversity in the financial
industry due to recent stagnation in
minority advancement. The private
event will be held October 20 at the
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
For more information about the
FSP, please visit FSPChicago.org.
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Getting Away With Murder.
What is the probability of you becoming a murder victim? Click HERE
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Why is the "clearance rate" for murders so low?
According to most experts, investigations must be intensive, move fast,
and be organized. In a crime’s aftermath, the first 48 to 72 hours are the
most critical. But, in a metropolitan area, like Chicago or New Orleans,
where the murder rate is high and non-stop, how can a department give
its full attention to cold cases? And, when the case remains cold that
means that murderer remains free and a threat.
And, if only a fifth of the crimes committed are with legally registered
weapons, then there’s a possible connection. What should be the penalty
be for carrying an illegal firearm, given that statistics indicate that it is
very likely that it will be involved in a violent crime?
Also, police officials continue to insist that the community is the key to
solving crimes. When we help and harbor murderers and keep hushed on
crime, it is the same as giving our permission to remain under attack.
But in that same vein, who can provide protection to those who testify?
Who will be there to protect them and their families?
Thomas K. Hargrove of the Murder Accountability Project states that,
“Illinois trails all other states in catching killers.” Less than 40% of all
homicide cases in Illinois are cleared. It is also reported that Chicago
faired far worst, as it only solved about 30 percent of its murder cases in
2015. In a response to a question from The Scripps Howard News Service,
Hargrove indicated that, “The astonishing and disturbing pattern in
the FBI data set is the variation in how often murders get solved. There
are places in America where it is statistically unlikely for a killer to be
caught. If you want to get away with murder, go to places like Detroit,
Phoenix, Chicago or New Orleans. If you want to get caught, kill somebody
in Denver, San Diego or Philadelphia.”
Those getting away with murder continue to be a threat to society.
They’ve taken away the life and liberty of so many. Maybe we are the
key to halting the alarming rate of unsolved murders. Look to your left.
Look to your right. Look across the dinner table. Look in the mirror. You
may just see a murderer.
Sonja Cassandra Perdue is Associate Publisher for Chicago Street
Journal and Founder of Chicago’s Black Business Network.
With the number of cold cases reaching into the six figures, it is certainly
possible that via our sixth degree that we are all either related to or know
a murder.
Just a few murder stats for you murder fans.
A recent Center for Disease Control report indicates that 93 percent
of female murder victims were killed by former or current husbands,
boyfriends or lovers.
Over 90 percent of Black Americans are murdered by other Black
Americans.
Because of the increase in transgender deaths by murder, the community
is calling upon reporting agencies to enhance their tracking
methods and to begin keeping an accurate count of the number of
murders.
Police killed at least 309 Black people in the U.S. in 2016.
21 toddlers were shooters.
The World Health Organization states one person commits suicide about
every 40 seconds. This may well indicate that for some of us, we are our
own greatest danger.
With the call for major changes in the US immigration laws, you would
certainly think that the stats would weigh in heavily on keeping the terrorist
away from all of us. But, according to the New America Foundation,
jihadists killed 94 people inside the United States between 2005 and
2015. During that same time period, 301,797 people in the US were shot
dead, Politifact reports. According to data compiled from the Centers for
Disease Control, more people killed themselves by falling out of bed during
the same period (737) than were killed by Islamic jihadists.
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Black Girls Code Organization Receives
$255K in Funding from General Motors
Detroit, MI — Black Girls Code, a non-profit organization that
aims to increase the number of women of color in the digital
space, has announced a partnership with General Motors, which
includes a generous donation of $255,000. The funding will be
used to launch and maintain a local chapter of the organization
in the Detroit metro area.
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This partnership aims to increase interest in STEM career fields
for girls of color. Women of color are traditionally underrepresented
in STEM fields, especially in technology. Only 3 percent
of African-American women and less than 1 percent of Latinas
receive degrees in computer science.
Kimberly Bryant, CEO of Black Girls Code, comments,
“Although we’ve hosted workshops in the area off and on since
2012, we are thrilled to officially launch a Black Girls CODE
chapter in Detroit with the support of GM and other corporate
and community partners like Comcast and Wayne State University.
“Our regular programming, launching this fall, will lay a foundation
to fully engage girls of color in Detroit and is designed to
inspire them to continue their paths as future STEM professionals,”
she adds.
Since their launch in April 2011, Black Girls Code has had the
ultimate goal to provide African-American youth with the skills
to occupy some of the 1.4 million computing job openings expected
to be available in the U.S. by 2020, and to train 1 million
girls by 2040.
The organization was recently offered a $125,000 donation from
Uber, but Bryant politely turned it down because she says she
felt that it was just a PR stunt meant to distract people from
Uber’s dismal track record on diversity issues. She then went
and raised $150,000 for the organization through crowdfunding.
For more details about the organization, visit
www.BlackGirlsCode.org
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Amazon Opens Search for
Amazon HQ2 – A Second
Headquarters City in North
America
New headquarters will be a full equal to Amazon’s headquarters
in Seattle, and is expected to grow to 50,000 employees
as part of the company’s ongoing job creation
Amazon plans to invest over $5 million in construction and
operation of Amazon HQ2
In addition to Amazon’s direct hiring and investment, construction
and operation of Amazon HQ2 is expected to create
tens of thousands of jobs in construction and related
industries, and generate tens of billions of dollars in additional
investment in the city where HQ2 is located
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 7, 2017-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)
—Amazon today announced plans to open Amazon HQ2, a
second company headquarters in . expects to invest over in
construction and grow this second headquarters to include
as many as 50,000 high-paying jobs. In addition to Amazon’s
direct hiring and investment, construction and ongoing
operation of Amazon HQ2 is expected to create tens of
thousands of additional jobs and tens of billions of dollars
in additional investment in the surrounding community. is
opening the Amazon HQ2 Request for Proposal (“RFP”)
now, and local and state government leaders interested in
learning more about how they can bring to their community
can visit www.amazon.com/amazonHQ2.
Amazon estimates its investments in from 2010 through
2016 resulted in an additional to the city’s economy –
every dollar invested by in generated an additional for the
city’s economy overall.
Communities that think big and creatively when considering
locations and real estate options
HQ2 could be, but does not have to be:
An urban or downtown campus
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With more than 380,000 employees worldwide, Amazon
ranks #1 on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies,
#2 on Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, #1 on
The Harris Poll’s Corporate Reputation survey, and #2 on
LinkedIn’s U.S. most desirable companies list. Amazon
was also recently included in the Military Times’ Best for
Vets list of companies committed to providing opportunities
for military veterans.
“We expect HQ2 to be a full equal to our headquarters,”
said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. “Amazon HQ2
will bring billions of dollars in up-front and ongoing investments,
and tens of thousands of high-paying jobs. We’re
excited to find a second home.”
In choosing the location for HQ2, Amazon has a preference
for:
Metropolitan areas with more than one million people
A similar layout to Amazon’s campus
A development-prepped site. We want to encourage
states and communities to think creatively for viable
real estate options, while not negatively affecting
our preferred timeline.
Amazon HQ2 will be a complete headquarters for – not a
satellite office. expects to hire new teams and executives in
HQ2, and will also let existing senior leaders across the
company decide whether to locate their teams in HQ1,
HQ2 or both. The company expects that employees who
are currently working in HQ1 can choose to continue working
there, or they could have an opportunity to move if they
would prefer to be located in HQ2.
To learn more about Amazon’s current headquarters, plans
for Amazon HQ2, and to submit a proposal, visit
www.amazon.com/amazonHQ2.
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