TRUMP - April 14, 2017 Edition of Chicago Street Journal

ROCK ‘N ROLL 

LIVES FOREVER. 

Chuck Berry made it possible. 

— Page 9 

Chicago Street Journal 

February 2017 

Open Call For Artwork 

and Essays From Chicago 

High School Students. 

— Page 3 

Ron Carter 

The Artist 

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Chicago Speaks! 

April 14, 2017 

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45th President of the United States Donald J. Trump 

ROBERT RUBNER 

My maternal grandpa, James Franklin King, grew up in 

the breathtaking mountains of West Virginia. They are 

now to be removed for the coal beneath them. To trade 

the prettiest looking countryside on the Earth just to burn 

the rock beneath and blanket the blue sky with carbondioxide 

that heats up the planet is stupidity multiplied by 

the power of greed. POTUS 45 signifies both of these 

characteristics. 

While other successful economies like China’s and Germany’s 

backed their solar power and wind efforts, each 

nudging the other’s lead in photovoltaic production, the 

home of the solar cell, USA, is now lead by a solar illiterate. 

There are even photovoltaic cells made with carbon 

graphene and batteries, that instead of burning carbon 

nano-engineer the material to yield non-polluting 

energy. You can’t obtain graphene from the carbon of 

coal if you burn it! 

The 21st century is passing by the USA, which is imprisoned 

in Trumpland. Trumped voters are awakening to 

the dumbest ballot they’ve ever tossed. Thuggery and 

non-empathetic emotionalism will be all they will be 

known for. Reality is always stated in reverse, while 

science education is ditched. In single strokes of his 

weaponized pen, POTUS 45 has destroyed education, 

solutions to homelessness, made the country sick again, 

destroyed the work of scientists and technicians dedicated 

to renewable energy, derailed our future, and 

drowned his wealthy friends in tax-breaks they don’t 

need or deserve. 

For a city-dweller like me, technically homeless, dependent 

on Obamacare, SSI and what few government 

programs that are left, it’s like living in Madrid back 

when Generalissimo Franco had it surrounded with four 

fascist columns, and I’m wondering where’s the fifth. 

Dread and shock of Trump’s awesome blunders and 

brutality haunt me in my 65th spin around the sun. 

CHARLES PAIDOCK 

Regional VP 

National Federation of Federal Employees 

I have been representing federal employees of the executive 

office for over 35 year, as an officer of the National 

Federation of Federal Employees, and must express 

alarm over the personnel policies and practices under 

consideration by President Trump, to be applied nationwide. 

The federal government, it should be noted, is not a TV 

show. 

At one time the federal government was considered to be 

the premiere employer in the country. Positions are 

competitively sourced, and it takes three years for someone 

to achieve full career status. This appears to be 

changing under Trump. 

While the federal workforce is accustomed to changes 

with a new President in office, this White House has 

distinguished itself by declaring itself at war with it’s 

own personnel. References to civil service as some sort 

of “swamp” is not a professional assessment of agency 

personnel. 

At the same time the White House operation is riven 

with disorder, President Trump has appointed his son-inlaw 

to “fix government,” who promises to “run it like a 

company.” This implies that federal agencies are presently 

dysfunctional, staffed by the incompetent, and that 

private sector firms are the common standard of achievement. 

One of the initial recommendations is that employees 

ask for a cut in pay in order to keep their jobs. 

One can engage in criticism of how government is run at 

the federal (and state and local levels), and cite examples. 

But, for every example, there is a counterexample, 

and one never arrives at the truth. Seniors get 

their checks each month, food is safe to eat and passports 

issued, millions of times, month after month, without 

incident. 

Continued on Page 4 

Nickel Bags or is that 

Dime Bags? 

— Page 6 

The Real Organizer of the 

Bus Boycott. 

— Page 7 

How to 

become an 

"extra" in 

Chicago. 

Spiritual 

Health. 

Andre Bellos 

— Page 9 

Frances Beth Harris 

— Page 10 

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Colony Five 

On March 30 Colony 5 launched its Civic Tech 

Initiative with a breakfast at Chicago’s Microsoft 

Technology Center located in the AON facility 

on Randolph with more than 150 people in 

attendance. The speakers included Corliss King 

one of the Co-founders of Colony 5, Danielle 

DuMerer, Chief Technology Officer, City of 

Chicago and Adam Hecktman, Director of Technology 

& Civic Innovation at Microsoft. 

The theme for Colony 5’s 2017 campaign is 

“Giving Distressed Communities a Seat at the 

High Tech Table.” 

According to Steven C. 

Philpott, CEO XtraMedium 

and Colony 5 Cofounder, 

“Everyone 

benefits when we reach 

into distressed communities, develop the talent 

found there and bring them to the table able to 

compete in the marketplace on their own terms.” 

During the event, under the direction of Cofounder 

Philip Fairweather, attendees were 

asked “How can high-tech initiatives best connect 

and work with distressed communities?” 

Their responses were filmed in preparation for 

an upcoming documentary to be produced by 

Colony 5. 

Colony 5 has created a Civic Tech Entrepreneurship 

strategy capable of building and supporting 

a robust pipeline of tech-enabled businesses led 

by residents of Chicago’s distressed communities. 

The event was sponsored by Reyes Technologies, 

Comcast NBC Universal and Microsoft. 

They’ve recently launched their website at: 

www.ColonyFive.com. Subscribe for information 

on their upcoming CivicTech Challenge and 

the Colony 5 Incubator Initiative. 

Top Salaries 2016: City of Chicago 

Here's a look at top individual salaries for 

the city of Chicago from 2016. You can dig 

deeper into various agencies on the BGA's 

Payroll Database, a free portal that includes 

salary information on public-sector employees 

throughout Illinois. 

$300,000: Aviation commissioner 

$216,210: Mayor 

$260,000: Police superintendent 

$197,724: First deputy superintendent 

$185,364: Police chiefs 

$170,112: Deputy chief 

$202,728: Fire commissioner 

$197,736: Deputy fire commissioner 

$250,000: CPS Chief executive officer 

$225,000: CPS Senior vice president 

of finance 

$195,000: CPS Chief administrative 

officer 

$195,000: Chief education officer — 

City colleges 

$256,250: Chancellor 

$183,859: Chief financial officer 

$178,607: Executive vice chancellor — 

fire 

$202,728: Fire commissioner 

$197,736: FIRST Deputy fire commissioner 

$187,680: Deputy FIRE commissionerS 

$185,352: Assistant deputy fire commissioners 

Comments at City Council Meetings 

Circuit Court Judge Diane J. Larsen ruled in December 

that you, yes, YOU Chicago, will have 

the “Right to Speak” at full City Council meetings. 

The lawsuit was filed last July by Andy Thayer 

and Rick Garcia citing the city’s violation of the 

Open Meetings Act. 

The Mayor and Aldermen, who were elected to 

serve the citizens of this city, will now be required 

to listen to the public’s input on decisions 

that affect their well-being and futures. 

Stay tuned. We predict that things are about to 

get very interesting at those City Council meetings. 

Will you be there? 

Remember being a high school senior and how it was then the most 

exciting time of your life? Well, it’s the same for high school seniors today 

across the city of Chicago. And Chicago Street Journal (CSJ) is excited to 

announce that it will dedicate and entire issue to the city’s most important 

citizens. Our youth! 

In that last CSJ publication for July 2017, we will feature the original, 

unpublished art and essays of high school students from the Chicagoland 

area. 

Theme: “How I see myself and my city in 10 years.” After all, they are the 

future leaders of this city. So why not let them have some input on the 

future of the city. 

The rules for submission: 

Call for entries May 1, 2017 to June 15, 2017. 

Submissions must be made by a public or private school teacher. 

(This includes those who are home-schooled. No student submissions 

will be accepted.) 

Students of any age are welcomed to submit their work. 

Essays are limited to 800 words and must be submitted in Microsoft 

Word form, ready for publication. (Student’s image should be 

included.) Art pieces may be of any media or style. (Cameraready 

submissions only.) 

Only one submission will be accepted. 

Follow CSJ on Twitter @ChicagoStreetJo and watch for details. 

We’re looking forward to the participation of our most gifted writers and 

artists. Please spread the word. 

For the 2019 Mayor election word is the 

west side will be driving a Ford down 

Madison Street to City Hall or the south 

side will be Dunkin toward the loop, 

and even having summer in the winter 

election with City Treasurer Kurt 

Summers. However, there is a petition 

being circulated that states William 

Calloway For Mayor! The 26 year-old film student at 

the Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago, who had been organizing, heard 

about the Laquan McDonald video, and was determined 

to uncover the account executed by CPD. Calloway lives 

in the South Shore neighborhood. If not 

for the efforts of Calloway and journalist 

Brandon Smith, video of Chicago Police 

Officer Jason Van Dyke firing 16 fatal 

shots at Laquan might still be in the hands 

of investigators and attorneys, and not 

the public. 

F or those who remember Beauty Turner of the 

Ghetto Tours, will Jeff Baker soon be picking up the 

torch of the legendary “Hey Love” and “I am a writer 

and a fighter” Turner spirit with Black Beauty Tours? 

Word is that he is targeting the tourism industry. 


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PRO /TRUMP /CON 

Statistically, the total number of federal 

employees is about what it was when Eisenhower 

was President. During that period, 

many new functions have been undertaken, 

while the workforce has remained the 

same. In Illinois, for example, the number 

of federal employees in fact has gone down 

significantly. 

During my career, I have worked with many 

newly elected officials and political appointees 

from the “outside” or private sector 

who were intelligent individuals, but who 

often totally lacked any government experience, 

and were somewhat lost or overwhelmed 

when it came to their administrative 

duties. Some acclimated quickly, while 

others never did. Fortunately, there was a 

core of "insiders" who were able to keep the 

agencies operating without incident. President 

Trump should perhaps value the individuals 

who can efficiently operate this 

nation. 

CLARA FREEMAN 

Be careful what you ask for. Voters asked 

for Donald Trump and they got the reality 

star and business man. Trump’s time in 

office is nearing 100 days, leaving voters 

scratching their heads and wondering what 

the hell happened. During the campaign, 

Mr. Trump talked a good game. He had 

starry eyed Conservatives, die hard Republicans 

and a few disillusioned Liberals believing 

he was their great white hope; the 

only man who could single handedly make 

America great again. He was going to replace 

and repeal Obamacare and provide a 

more affordable healthcare option that 

would work for all of America’s people. 

The bill was ill prepared by an over confident 

speaker of the house, Paul Ryan. For 

seven years, Republicans had been talking 

the talk and when time came to deliver, they 

failed to walk the walk. 

Exactly what has president Donald Trump 

accomplished within the span of his 100 

days? He’s detained legal Immigrants at 

airports and separated children from their 

parents. He’s insulted blacks in inner city 

communities, taken away important funding 

to women and children health, taken ceremonial 

lands from the legacy of Indian nations, 

for the sake of a pipeline, rebuked 

environmental changes, told lies about former 

president Barack Obama, placed fear 

into the minds of journalists, selected 

known racists to head important his governmental 

offices and thinks Putin is his next 

best friend. This president keeps his tax 

returns hidden, hands out governmental 

positions to clueless family members, takes 

food out of underprivileged school children 

mouths and threaten to take away much 

needed funding of cities that provide sanctuary 

to illegal immigrants, if they fail to 

comply with government demands. 

Donald Trump holds the office of our 45 th 

President. Sadly, this isn’t Saturday Night 

Live and I’m not laughing. 

BRIANNA LYMAN 

Abortion is a heavy subject, for the last 

sixty years or so we’ve seen great strides in 

the right for women to choose like Roe 

v.Wade and Planned Parenthood. However, 

in recent years there has been a more popular 

movement that strings from the right: 

defunding Planned Parenthood so that taxpayers 

do not subsidize an organization that 

provides abortions. Now, while anyone who 

does a small amount of research will find 

that technically Planned Parenthood is not 

allowed to use tax payers' money to fund 

the abortions they provide, it is being argued 

that Christian taxpayers are nonetheless 

providing a space where abortion can 

be performed without any say in the matter, 

which is problematic due to their pro-life 

stance. 

I am a female, I believe in liberty and freedom, 

and I believe women have the right to 

choose. It is not the job of the government 

to dictate what a woman can do with her 

body, whether she wants to prostitute or 

terminate her pregnancy. The government, 

in all aspects of life, should play a very 

limited role. Keep the government out of 

my uterus or bring the government into 

foster care. Whether or not we like to think 

about it, babies who aren’t aborted could 

very well end up in an abusive foster home 

or living a life of desperation, not to say that 

plenty don’t end up just fine though. Having 

a child is a big responsibility, and many 

cannot handle it. There is no shame in that, 

but who is Big Brother to tell us that we 

have no other choice but to try and do so? 

With that being said, I do not believe that 

Planned Parenthood should be subsidized 

by taxpayers. To start with, it’s important 

for people to understand that the tax-payer 

money that goes to Planned Parenthood is 

not specifically designated for them. Rather, 

Planned Parenthood, which is still nonetheless 

provided money by the government, 

gets reimbursements from Medicaid and 

Title X, which then pays for its services. 

However, Medicaid is funded by the taxpayers, 

just as every single other government 

program is. I don’t think most Conservatives 

have an issue with their money being 

used to have HIV tests done or STD 

checks performed, however there is an issue 

when their money is being used for something 

that goes against their religious beliefs. 

For some Christians, birth control is 

basically a means of abortion, as it stops the 

conception of life. It is not fair for people to 

forcefully have to pay for something that 

directly contradicts their religious beliefs, I 

mean isn’t that what we have a first amendment 

for? While Planned Parenthood is 

legally not allowed to use tax payers money 

to provide abortions, without Medicaid 

reimbursing them for all their other service 

they’d likely never have enough money to 

stay open. According to Planned Parenthood’s 

2013-2014 Annual Report, they 

receive upwards of five-hundred million 

dollars, a collection of federal, state, and 

local government money. Conservatives, 

like myself, have a hard time understanding 

why we have to bear the responsibility of 

paying for an organization that provides 

services that completely contradict what 

Christians believe in. There should be religious 

exemptions at this point, if you’re a 

Christian who is pro-life then you should be 

afforded the right to choose whether or not 

your hard earned money is paying for something 

that you would never pay for. 

I support Christians in their fight to defund 

Planned Parenthood, and I support Mike 

Pence. I also support the women who 

choose to have an abortion, I support the 

doctors that perform this procedure, and I 

emotionally support organizations that help 

to provide such care. However, economically 

speaking, I do not support these organizations 

nor doctors. It’s morals vs. politics. 

I lean right, while I personally don’t 

like abortions, I have no right to tell someone 

what they can or can’t do with their 

body, which is why I am pro-choice. I side 

with the Constitution, our first amendment, 

and our religious freedom. Abortion goes 

against the teachings of the Church, and if 

followers of said Church don’t want to be 

part of something that directly contradicts 

their morals and beliefs then I stand beside 

them, using the first amendment as their 

validation. 

Send all of your PRO /TRUMP / 

CON editorials to CSJ at ChicagoSt- 

Journal@gmail.com. 

In Chicago and 

across the country, 

Saturday, April 22 

is Red, Black, 

Clean and Green 

and Day. 

Justice Or Else 

Local Organizing 

Committees invites 

you, to be the mean 

cleaning machine 

on your block. Join 

one of your community 

organizations, 

such as The 

Black Star Project 

or gather together 

your neighbors and 

get mean and green. 

When we look 

around our communities 

on the day 

after, we should see 

a difference in our 

efforts. MAKE US 

PROUD CHI- 

TOWN. Why? Because 

that’s how we 

roll! 

Get ready to 

save lives! Advocacy 

Day At The 

Capitol. Wednesday, 

May 10. Join 

the march on 

Springfield to save 

women’s lives. 

Illinois Governor 

Rauner has proposed 

to cut 50% of 

the funding for 

breast and cervical 

cancer screenings 

and treatments for 

uninsured and underinsured 

women. 

Your financial 

status SHOULD 

NOT be the determining 

factor in 

needed life or death 

medical treatments. 

Not in Chicago, the 

State of Illinois or 

the world! Visit 

www.ChicagoBrea 

stCancer.org/ 

AdvocacyDay/ or 

call 312-942-0335 

for information. 

SALUTE TO 

SENIORS. Exclusively 

US Celebration! 

Age 

Friendly presents a 

Celebration of 

Seniors. 

“Changing the 

Way… We Age! 

On Saturday, May 

20. 10 AM to 3 

PM. Blocking off 

the blocks at 63 rd 

and Halsted from 

Union to Sangamon 

. Come celebrate. 

Call 773-609- 

4863 or send an 

email to EnglewoodVillage63@g 

mail.com for info.


5 

Rosenwalk 

Dedicated 

Alderman Dowell Celebrates 

Historic Grand Opening of the 

Rosenwald Courts Apartments. 

Fulfilling a promise she made when 

first elected, Alderman Pat Dowell 

hosted the historic grand opening of 

the new Rosenwald Courts Apartments 

located on 47th Street between 

Michigan Ave. and Wabash 

Ave. Vacant since 2000, the Rosenwald 

was home to such African- 

American luminaries as the poet 

Gwendolyn Brooks, boxer Joe Lewis, 

music producer Quincy Jones and 

singer Nat "King" Cole. 

The building was originally developed 

in 1929 by Julius Rosenwald, 

President of Sears Roebuck & Company, 

as housing for African- 

American residents during the time 

of strict segregation. The renovated 

Rosenwald Courts Apartments now 

boasts 239 updated one- and twobedroom 

units for seniors and families. 

Additionally, the building contains 

thousands of square feet of retail 

space on the first floor, with prospective 

tenants including: Sip and 

Savor, Illinois Service Federal Bank, 

Michelle's Old Fashioned Ice Cream 

and a small grocery store. 

Thank you to everyone who made 

this wonderful project possible. 

Thank you to Mayor Rahm Emanuel 

and the entire team at the Department 

of Planning and Development 

for their hard work, Eugene Jones 

CEO of the CHA, David Roos and 

Jim Bergman - the developers of this 

great building - and their development 

teams at Iceberg Development, 

Evercore Cos, RCAP LP, the Lightengale 

Group and Roos Enterprises 

Inc., community activist Bobbie 

Johnson and the countless others 

who made this dream a reality.




Black Owned Ride- 

Sharing App to Compete 

with Uber, Lyft in U.S. 

and Abroad 

With the immense success of companies like Uber and Lyft, ridesharing 

technology has boomed into a multi-billion dollar industry 

within the past decade. 

Now a new platform is looking to stake its claim in the marketplace. 

Moovn is a ride-hailing mobile application founded by Godwin 

Gabriel. The app currently operates in 7 U.S. cities (Washington, 

DC, Chicago, IL, Boston, MA, Portland, OR, Seattle, WA, San 

Francisco, CA, New York, NY) and 1 city in Africa (Dar-Es- 

Salaam, TZ), with plans to rapidly expand in both Western and 

emerging markets. 

In a recent interview with UrbanGeekz, Gabriel explains how he 

taught himself how to code, in order to launch the beta version of 

his app. Saying his beta launch was “amateurish at best,” he goes on 

to explain how the platform transformed into what it is today: 

“It wasn’t until we received investor backing that I was able to hire 

and collaborate with a team of seasoned developers to transform the 

platform into what we have today.” 

When asked what his biggest challenges are, he says, “The market, 

for the most part, is currently being dominated by Uber and Lyft 

with these companies enjoying the benefits of having first mover 

advantage with the transportation technology space. However, 

we’re confident that the global market remains sizable enough for 

all of us to fit in and play.” 

Considering the rise of smartphone usage across the continent of 

Africa, operating there seems to be a good business strategy. It’s 

also a market that hasn’t been explored by the big brands in the 

industry. 

CHICAGO — The city of Chicago has begin charging 

people a tax for each bag they use to haul groceries and 

other items purchased at retailers in the city. But while 

the tax will produce income for the city, it remains to be 

seen how much the tax will actually do to reduce the 

number of plastic bags Chicagoans use - a major selling 

point for such taxes in Chicago and other locales. 

Some of the biggest cities in the United States 

have taken it upon themselves to wage a war on 

plastic bags under the guise of environmentalism. 

Plastic bag fees are merely a stealth tax hike that 

disproportionately hits families that go grocery 

shopping more frequently. 

Reusable bags tend to be unsanitary, which 

causes major problems when they’re being used to 

tote fresh produce and other groceries. A study in 

the journal Food Protection Trends found that food 

-borne illnesses could skyrocket with the increased 

adoption of reusable bags. 

The study found that 99 percent of reusable bags 

tested contained bacteria; the figure was 0 percent 

in new bags, or single-use plastic bags. These bacteria 

were frequently dangerous, with E. Coli being 

shockingly common in reusable bags. 

So Chicago’s bag nannies are taking your money 

under false pretenses, spending it on something 

unrelated to its stated purposes, failing to solve the 

problem they claim they’re addressing, and possibly 

making you sick in the process. 

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s $8.2 billion budget passed 

with unanimous support of the Chicago City Council on 

Nov. 16, including a tax on consumers for paper and 

plastic bags. 

The 7-cent bag tax on plastic and paper bags at the 

grocery store — or at any Chicago store without reusable 

bags — follows efforts around the country to change 

consumer behavior and reduce waste and harmful environmental 

impact. Consumers can avoid paying the tax 

by bringing their own reusable bags, thereby keeping 

plastic and paper substitutes out of landfills. 

At the same time, retailers receive 2 cents every time 

the tax is levied and the rest goes to the city. The average 

Chicago resident uses 500 plastic bags a year, totaling 

1.3 billion for the whole city, according to environmental 

experts. 

The tax reverses a partial ban that went into effect 

more than a year ago. The ban required large retailers to 

replace thin plastic bags with thicker ones that are designed 

to be reused. But consumers weren’t reusing the 

bags, which are more expensive to make. 

But 

some policy experts aren’t convinced the new measure 

will be any more effective than the last one. 

Kevin Glass, policy director for the Franklin Center 

for Government and Public Integrity, told the Cook 

County Record that assessments of plastic bag taxes in 

other cities have shown they may not have the environmental 

impact public officials hope for. 

“I have no doubt that they’re put forward with good 

intentions, but, you know, the numbers show that they’re 

largely ineffective on the environmental aspect of their 

justification,” Glass said, citing a Washington Post review 

of the Washington, D.C.’s 5-cent tax heralded as a 

way to clean up the Anacostia River. The review found 

that more of the money put in the Anacostia River Clean 

Up and Protection Fund was used for school field trips 

and worker salaries than for cleanup projects on the 

river. 

Additionally, taxes that have been put in place on 

various levels in states like California, Texas and Virginia, 

among others, haven’t proven to change consumer 

behavior, Glass said. Another unexpected downside 

could be the reusable bags encouraged as substitutes, 

which public health experts have said could pose a risk 

because of the germs they carry. 

Tax rates vary among http://s3.amazonaws.com/ssu 

s a / c o m p a n i e s / M z Q y M z Q 1 s w Q A / u p l o a d s / 

AC_Green_Logo.jpgthose who have put them in place. 

Washington, D.C., charges less than the new rate in Chicago, 

but some charge much more. Some, like the Better 

Government Association, have publicly criticized the 

few cents the city of Chicago settled on because it’s 

unlikely to actually deter shoppers from using plastic 

bags, making the tax just another revenue stream for the 

city. The city expects to bring in $12.9 million from the 

tax next year. 

Glass said he thinks the mayor’s intentions are genuine, 

but he said the few cents per bag will add up for low 

-income shoppers, who may be disproportionately affected 

by the charge. He said he believes neither a ban 

nor a tax has enough of an upside to be worthwhile. 

“It’s a surprisingly complicated issue, but the downsides, 

I think, across the board, really outweigh the upsides,” 

Glass said. “This is an evolution of what Chicago 

has been trying to do. And they’ve obviously failed multiple 

times before at what they’re aiming for. I just worry 

that they’re going to try over and over again to restructure 

or reorient how they’re either taxing or prohibiting 

bags and none of it’s going to see the upside they’re 

really searching for.” 

Sources: http://watchdog.org, cookcountyrecord.com 

According to Forbes Magazine in 2016 there were 1,810 

billionaires with a net worth of $6.5 trillion.


7 

The Real organizer of the Bus Boycott 

E.D. Nixon: The Forgotten Hero 

Edgar Daniel Nixon (July 12, 1899 – February 

25, 1987), known as E. D. Nixon, was a 

civil rights leader and union organizer in Alabama 

who played a crucial role in organizing 

the landmark Montgomery Bus Boycott there 

in 1955. The boycott highlighted the issues of 

segregation in the South, was upheld for more 

than a year by black residents, and nearly 

brought the city-owned bus system to bankruptcy. 

It ended in December 1956, after the 

United States Supreme Court ruled in the 

related case, Browder v. Gayle (1956), that the 

local and state laws were unconstitutional, and 

ordered the state to end bus segregation. 

Nixon was president of the local chapter of 

the National Association for the Advancement 

of Colored People (NAACP), the Montgomery 

Welfare League, and the Montgomery 

Voters League. At the time, Nixon already led 

the Montgomery branch of the Brotherhood of 

Sleeping Car Porters union, known as the 

Pullman Porters Union, which he had helped 

organize. 

Martin Luther King Jr. described Nixon as 

"one of the chief voices of the Negro community 

in the area of civil rights," and "a symbol 

of the hopes and aspirations of the long oppressed 

people of the State of Alabama." [1] 

Edgar D. Nixon was born to Wesley M. 

Nixon and Sue Ann Chappell Nixon. As a 

child, Nixon received 16 months of formal 

education, as black students were ill-served in 

the segregated public school system. His 

mother died when he was young, and he and 

his seven siblings were reared among extended 

family in Montgomery. [2] His father 

was a Baptist minister. [1] 

After working in a train station baggage 

room, Nixon rose to become a Pullman car 

porter, which was a well-respected position 

with good pay. He was able to travel around 

the country and worked steadily. He worked 

with them until 1964. In 1928, he joined the 

new union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car 

Porters, helping organize its branch in Montgomery. 

He also served as its president for 

many years. [1] 

Marriage and family 

Nixon married Alease (who died in 1934), 

and they had a son, E. D. Nixon, Jr. (1928– 

2011). He became an actor known by the 

stage name of Nick La Tour. His son Lionel 

Nixon ________________________ [2] 

Nixon later married Arlette Nixon, who 

was with him during many of the civil rights 

events. [2] 

Civil rights activism 

Years before the bus boycott, 

Nixon had worked for voting 

rights and civil rights for African 

Americans in Montgomery. Like 

other blacks in the state, they had 

been essentially disenfranchised 

since the start of the 20th century 

by changes in the Alabama state 

constitution and electoral laws. He 

also served as an unelected advocate 

for the African-American 

community, helping individuals 

negotiate with white office holders, 

policemen, and civil servants. 

Nixon joined the National Association 

for the Advancement of Colored People 

(NAACP), becoming president of the 

Montgomery chapter and, within two years, 

president of the state organization. 

In 1940, Nixon organized 750 African 

Americans to march to the Montgomery 

County courthouse and attempt to register to 

vote. They were unsuccessful, as the white 

Democrats used subjective rules to exclude 

them. [2] 

In 1954, he was the first black to run for a 

seat on the county Democratic Executive 

Committee. 

Challenging bus segregation 

In the early 1950s, Nixon and Jo Ann Robinson, 

president of the Women's Political 

Council, decided to mount a court challenge 

to the discriminatory seating practices on 

Montgomery's municipal buses, along with a 

boycott of the bus company. A Montgomery 

ordinance reserved the front seats on these 

buses for white passengers only, forcing African-American 

riders to sit in the back. The 

middle section was available to blacks unless 

the bus became so crowded that white passengers 

were standing; in that case, blacks were 

supposed to give up their seats and stand if 

necessary. Blacks constituted the majority of 

riders on the city-owned bus system. 

Before the activists could mount 

the court challenge, they needed 

someone to voluntarily violate the 

bus seating law and be arrested for 

it. Nixon carefully searched for a 

suitable plaintiff. The final choice 

was Rosa Parks, the elected secretary 

of the Montgomery NAACP. 

Nixon had been her boss, although 

he said, "Women don't need to be 

nowhere but in the kitchen." When 

she asked, "Well, what about me?", 

he replied, "I need a secretary and 

you are a good one."\ 

On December 1, 1955, Parks entered a 

Montgomery bus, refused to give up her seat 

for a white passenger, and was arrested. After 

being called about Parks' arrest, Nixon went to 

bail her out of jail. After years of working 

with Parks, Nixon was certain that she was the 

ideal candidate to challenge the discriminatory 

seating policy. Even so, Nixon had to 

persuade Parks to lead the fight. After consulting 

with her mother and husband, Parks accepted 

the challenge. 

Organizing the boycott 

After Parks' arrest, Nixon called a number 

of local ministers to organize support for the 

boycott; the third man he called was Martin 

Luther King Jr., a young minister who was 

newly arrived from Atlanta, Georgia. King 

said he would think about it and call back. 

When King responded, he said that he would 

participate in the boycott 

Nixon met with Rev. Ralph David Abernathy 

and Rev. E.N. French to plan the program 

for the next boycott meeting. They came 

up with a list of demands for the bus company, 

named the new organization the Montgomery 

Improvement Association (MIA), and 

discussed candidates for president of the association. 

Nixon recommended King to Abernathy 

and French because Nixon believed that 

King had not been compromised by dealing 

with the local white power structure. 

Nixon shared his labor and civil rights contacts 

with the MIA, organizing financial and 

other resources to help manage and support 

the boycott. These were critical to its success. 

Successful boycott 

What was expected to be a short boycott 

lasted 381 days. Despite fierce political opposition, 

police coercion, personal threats, and 

their own sacrifices, the he boycott continued. 

Bus ridership plummeted, as blacks were the 

majority riders in the system, and the bus 

company was on the verge of financial ruin. 

In late January a bomb was set off near the 

home of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and on 

February 1, 1956, a bomb exploded in front of 

Nixon's home. 

On June 5, 1956, a three-judge panel of the 

US District Court ruled on Browder v. Gayle 

and determined that Montgomery's segregation 

law was unconstitutional, violating the 

Fourteenth Amendment of the US Constitution. 

On November 13, 1956, the US Supreme 

Court upheld the lower court's ruling. On 

December 17, 1956 the Supreme Court rejected 

appeals by the city and state to reconsider 

its decision. 

At a later rally at New York City's Madison 

Square Garden, Nixon talked about the symbolism 

of the boycott to an audience of supporters: 

“I'm from Montgomery, Alabama, a 

city that's known as the Cradle of the Confederacy, 

that had stood still for more than ninety 

-three years until Rosa L. Parks was arrested 

and thrown in jail like a common criminal.... 

Fifty thousand people rose up and caught hold 

to the Cradle of the Confederacy and began to 

rock it till the Jim Crow rockers began to reel 

and the segregated slats began to fall out.” 

After the boycott 

Nixon's relationship with the MIA frequently 

had sharp disagreements with others 

in the group and competed for leadership. He 

expressed resentment that King and Abernathy 

had received most of the credit for the 

boycott, as opposed to the local activists who 

had already spent years organizing against 

racism. But King admired Nixon, describing 

him as "one of the chief voices of the Negro 

community in the area of civil rights," and "a 

symbol of the hopes and aspirations of the 

long oppressed people of the State of Alabama." 

Nixon resigned his post as MIA treasurer in 

1957, writing a bitter letter to King complaining 

that he had been treated as a child and a 

"newcomer." Nixon continued to feud with 

Montgomery's Black middle class community 

for the next decade. 

By the late 1960s, through a series of political 

defeats, his leadership role in the MIA was 

eliminated. After retiring from the railroad, 

Nixon worked as the recreation director of a 

public housing project. He continued to work 

for civil rights, especially to improve housing 

and education for blacks in Montgomery. 

1985, Nixon received the Walter White 

Award from the NAACP. In 1986, a year 

before his death, Nixon’s house in Montgomery 

was placed on the Alabama Register of 

Landmarks and Heritage, in recognition of his 

leadership in the state. [1] 

Nixon died at the age of 87 in Montgomery 

on February 25, 1987. 

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Chuck Berry 1926– 2017 


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Talking about the passing of Chuck Berry Sr., would not be news. A 

tribute to him would be to dance and sing and wonder what it would be 

like to live the life of a legend. We have so few true ones. And, Mr. 

Berry was one. Even in his last days, at age 90, he had spent time producing 

and making plans to release an album later this year. (I bet you 

dream about being able to swing like that in your 90’s.) 

Born on October 18, 1926, into a middle-class family in St Louis Missouri 

– his father a Baptist deacon, his mother a school principal. Chuck 

started rolling and he didn’t stop. 

It might be true that he left here, headed elsewhere on March 18, 2017 

but I believe that somewhere out there a new rock ‘n roller is picking 

“Maybelline” or “Johnny B. Goode” on his guitar. Because Rock ‘n Roll 

lives forever. 

I’m sure you’ve noticed 

that there has been a tremendous 

amount of film 

work that has come to 

Chicago in recent years. 

Never before has there 

been so many productions and so much work 

available for extras in Chicago. 

I started in this business in 2010, working as an 

extra on various film projects. As a child, like 

many others, my dream was to move to Los 

Angeles and “make it” as an actor. The universe 

has a way of working things out. For 

those studying and aspiring actors and actresses; 

pursuing a film career now -- no moving 

to LA because it’s a reality in our city. 

A question I get asked frequently is, “How did 

you become an extra?” Breaking into the business 

of becoming a background actor can be 

much harder than it appears, but with proper 

research, it can be done on a regular basis. 

Browsing the web for extra’s casting agencies 

in your town or city is a great way to start. 

Select those that have good online reputations. 

Most casting agencies need you to register. 

Registration is typically done through e-mail 

and the information is listed on their web-sites. 

Registering is painless but it requires you to 

send in photos of yourself, which discourages 

many people. Many don’t have professional 

photos and luckily they are not necessary. (Of 

course, as you move up in your career the right 

head-shot and resume become more important.) 

But, for now, don’t let that stop you. You 

just need some nice images. 

Many casting websites have Facebook pages, 

where their castings calls are listed. It is crucial 

to follow those notices. If you fit the criteria 

posted you can freely submit the required information 

for those jobs. If you are lucky 

enough to get booked you will be notified. 

When you are called, they will tell you what 

type of clothing to bring, along with your call 

time and location. Wardrobe is important because 

as an extra it’s your job to enhance the 

scenes with a certain dimension. There are 

people on the set who will assist in making 

sure you have the correct look. (Or dimension.) 

But it is not something to rely on every time 

you work. You need to bring something to the 

table. 

Being on set can be a big waiting game so 

prepare yourself. Bring snacks, reading material, 

etc., to help pass the time. You could have 

a long wait before you are called to be in a 

scene. 

Speaking from personal experience, it pays to 

be professional. This means don’t have conversations 

with the talent, don’t approach them for 

photos, or ask to leave the set early. Be courteous 

to everyone. Taking set “conduct” seriously 

can set you apart in a positive way and 

determine if you’ll ever get called back. Above 

all, treat it as you would any other regular job 

and remain humble and realistic. 

Following these basic rules can be the difference 

between being upgraded to a principle 

role on set or remaining in the background. 

Extras don’t get upgraded often, so don’t go to 

the set thinking that you are going to get discovered 

and become a star. But it does happen. 

I’ve seen it happen and you’ve got to be in the 

right place at the right time to make it happen. 

So for those still interested in getting involved 

in becoming a background actor, there is no 

better time than now, so get out there and 

grow! You may never have this opportunity 

again in your lifetime. 

Andre Bellos—is an up and coming Chicago 

actor who has appeared as an extra in Chi-raq 

and Empire.




God’s Field 

One Body 

“I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the 

midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.” 

Heb. 2:22 

The Hebrew word for “sanctuary” is mikdash, 

which comes from the root word kadash, “to be set 

apart as sacred.” Other words that share this root 

include kedushah (holiness), kiddushin (betrothal), 

kaddish (sanctification), kiddush 

(marking sacred time and so forth). 

The Tabernacle, called the mishkan, 

presented a form of “mediation” that 

provided symbols to help bring 

“heaven down to earth.” It was a “set 

apart place” intended for rest and 

intimacy. Note that the gematria of 

the word mishkan is the same as the 

word shema, “heart” or “listen”. The word 

“ekklesia” is the Greek translation of the original 

Hebrew word “qahal”, which is an assembly, congregation 

and company - The assembly of God’s 

people are being gathered and assembled together 

into an unseen structure, unseen company, and 

unseen family by our unseen Father (not immediately 

visible to the earthly – see Ez. 37:26). In W. 

Tyndale’s translation of the Bible into English, he 

translated the word “ekklesia” as “congregation” 

even though there were churches around when 

Tyndale was alive. He completed his translation in 

1525 (86 years before the King James version) and 

he associated a church with idolatry and pagan 

religions. He used the word “church” in his translation; 

in relation to pagans and their places of 

worship as in Acts. 19:37 “For ye have brough 

hyther these me whiche are nether robbers of 

churches nor yet despisers of you’re goddes.” King 

James translation is ‘you have brought here these 

men, who are neither robbers of temples, nor yet 

blasphemers of your goddess”). Not once did Tyndale 

interpret “qahal” or ekklesia” as a building or 

“church”. “Ekklesia” is a composite noun made 

up of two Greek works: “ek” meaning “out of” or 

“away from”, and “Kaleo” meaning “called”. But 

as the community (ha’edah) gathered (bahiqahel) 

against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the 

Tent of Meeting; the cloud had covered it and the 

Presence of Yehovah appeared (Num. 17:7). 

the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, 

and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and 

to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled 

in heaven… and to the sprinkled blood that speaks 

a better word than the blood of Abel (see Heb. 

12:18,19,22,23a, 24)”. Note: Jesus is called the 

‘firstborn’ (see Heb. 1:6, 7, 14 the splendor of angels) 

and His followers are granted His inheritance 

as firstborn sons. “Therefore, since we are surrounded 

by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us 

also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings 

so closely, and let us run with endurance the race 

that is set before us (Heb. 12:1)”. “For He who 

sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have 

one source. That is why He is not ashamed to 

call them brothers (Heb. 2:11).” 

When Yahushua (Jesus) asked his talmidim 

(disciples) who they understood him to be, 

Shim’on Petros (Simon Peter) answered him, 

“Atah hu, haMashiach, ben El Chai” _ “You are 

he, the Messiah, Son of the Mighty One who 

lives.” And Yahushua (Jesus) replied, _flesh and 

blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father 

who is in heaven. “And I tell you, you are Peter, 

and on the Rock I will build my Ekklesia (a following, 

assembly, congregation) – and the powers 

of Death shall not prevail against it (Matt. 16:18)”. 

The present True Congregation of the Almighty 

should bear witness of that ‘QAHAL’ empowered 

by the Ruach HaQodesh. “Therefore let us be 

grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be 

shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable 

worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a 

consuming fire (Heb. 12:28, 29)”. 

“We are not abandoning our being gathered together 

in one Place as is the custom and rite of 

some in their institutions and religions that take the 

place of Christ but we enter the great assembly...as 

we see the Day approaching” (see Heb. 10:25). 

The Greek word used in this verse for “assemble 

together” is not “ekklesia”, but “episynagoge”. 

This word means “gathering together in one 

place”, “gathered with others already assembled”. 

The word is used only in one other verse of scripture, 

2Thess. 2:1-3 which is not about attending a 

place physically here on earth, but of being gathered 

in One Place spiritually. It must be an assembling, 

a gathering together that is brought about 

by, and for, Christ and as such may not look like 

what we would expect. 

Art from CSJ publisher of the Great Migration, before on the Cliff Kelley 

WVON show guest addressing the business of the Great Migration 

included Arness Dancy of the Black Chamber of Commerce, Normal 

Williams formerly of Illinois Service Federal and Ron Carter, chairman 

“Then all the children of Israel went out, and the 

congregation was gathered together as one man, 

from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of 

Gilead, unto YHVH in Mizpah (Judges 20:1). We 

are not called out to be individual “ones” isolated 

and alone; we are called out to be together in a 

heavenly company and community that is being 

assembled and gathered together in Christ, “who 

died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep 

we might live with him” (1 Thes. 5:10). “For you 

have not come to what may be touched, a blazing 

fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest and the 

sound of a trumpet and a voice whose words made 

the hearers beg that no further messages be spoken 

to them. But you have come to Mount Zion and to 

About the Spiritual Editor: 

Frances Beth Harris, as a Florida native enjoys 

early morning bike, beach and park trails. She is a 

committee member at the Quaker House of the 

Palm Beaches and a host on four different shows 

at: www.blogtalkradio.com/soulpurposehealing on 

Thursdays. In 2003, she founded Beth International 

Ministries. A contemplative community that 

reveals the active presence of Christ through intercessory 

prayer, Scripture, music and spiritual mentoring, 

to advance our efforts against sexism, economic 

exploitation, complex childhood trauma and 

human trafficking. You may email or text Beth at: 

bethprayer@gmail.com or 561.907.6671. 

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southern masters. Therefore, we have to live with the notion that only black life matters. Not that 

others don't, because they do. But in terms of where we live, or even work, if you are surrounded 

by others, you have to build within those confines. 

Blacks have to unapologetically act as though black life matters most, and at all times. Respectfully, 

that's the way other races conduct themselves. And it's nothing wrong with that. Your race 

is like your family. You should always take care of your family, first. That's why during these 

black days of history, I'll salute my heroes. People, who even through their controversial lives, 

have inspired millions, and have made a significant impact on their communities. 

Leaders like Malcolm X, Carter G. Woodson, Dr. Martin King, Ghandi, Frederick Douglass, 

Sojourner Truth, Ida B. Wells, Robert Johnson, Gwendolyn Brooks, John H. Johnson, Madame 

C.J. Walker, Oprah, Steve Jobs, Haki Madhubuti, Bill Garth, Henry English, Don 

Starks, Barack Obama, Melody Spann-Cooper, Dr. Eric Whitaker, Charlie Rose, Michael 

Everyday is Black History 

Black history is my history. I live it everyday. Therefore, outside of the symbolic gesture that was 

granted to US by old southern masters, I recommend we show our strength 

by rejecting Black History Month as the only celebrated month for black 

life. 

Demand that black culture be saluted each and everyday. But that requires 

that all negroes, even the ones who love old southern masters better than 

they love themselves, to shut up and step aside. Because they will perform 

like the Samuel Jackson character in DJango Unchained, and express how 

his southern boss knows what's best for US colored people. 

No, really, I don't like the fact that black people get overly excited when 

Black History Month comes around each year, as though they actually can't embrace black accomplishments 

outside of the month of February. It's absolutely shocking! This goes with what I 

stated a few days ago in one of my Works of Words, that black folks need an image make-over. A 

new definition. A new purpose. WE need a new direction. Because we have lost our way. We are 

confused to what is expected of US from the southern master. 

Now, when I say (WE), of course I don't mean all. Half of US understand this country very well 

and what they've done to brainwash the Negro race. We know that nothing we do or say, or no 

matter how much we rise, blacks will always be considered less than by the majority of the old 

Bloomberg, Father Pfleger, Merry Green, Thurgood Marshall, A. Phillip Randolph, Sidney 

Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Bill Cosby, Don Cornelius, Louis Farrakhan, Rev. Jesse Jackson. 

There are others. I'll name more of my inspired heroes as this month continues to honor personalities 

who transformed lives. 

I love the underdog. I love people who take risks and go against the grain. 

I also love smart and innovative people who understand their chosen profession--who've 

built something from nothing. These are every day individuals, 

like myself, who had dreams and sacrificed their names and 

brand to keep the lights on and stay committed to their vision even when 

the 'background noise' was against US! 

This is one of the main reasons that I founded MG Media. This is my 

publishing and marketing company, through which I've created three 

different magazines over the nearly last two decades, along with the news 

service. I wanted to profile emerging leaders, the best and brightest of my community. I grew-up 

seeing too many negative images of black folks. I knew there was more to my race than gangs, 

drugs and violent stereotypes. 

I'm the kind of dude who just doesn't complain. I'm about action, every day, not just 28 days in 

February. I deserve more than a few days to have my story told. WE deserve and have earned 

more than that! Make sure that we recognize black history as America's history 365. Until the 

next edition..... Peace and One Love. I Write to Differ.....Carl West— 

TBTNewsService.com/ MG Media



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