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Black Genocide in Chicago - February 28, 2018 Edition of Chicago Street Journal.

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CSJ Photo Parthenia Luke<br />

Wednesday, <strong>February</strong> <strong>28</strong>,<br />

Citibank's Global Consumer<br />

Group George S. Wright Director<br />

<strong>of</strong> Community Relations for .<br />

Topic: The Economic Siege <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Black</strong> America, 12:00 noon, The<br />

<strong>Black</strong> Star Project,<br />

3509 South K<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Drive. Luncheon<br />

Includes: A presentation<br />

by Mr.<br />

Wright, Lunch provided<br />

by a <strong>Black</strong>owned<br />

restaurant<br />

or caterer firm,<br />

Free admission to two college<br />

students. Members - $35.00,<br />

General Public - $45.00. RSVP<br />

to 773.<strong>28</strong>5.9600 by 2/25/<strong>2018</strong>.<br />

March 3, Cool: On Gwendolyn<br />

Brooks, A Fundraiser Hosted<br />

by Willalyn Fox and Stanley B.<br />

Stallworth 3:00-6:00 p.m. 3352<br />

S. Calumet, Award W<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Bronzeville filmmaker, Shahari<br />

Moore, is rais<strong>in</strong>g funds to make<br />

her short film, "Brooks People"<br />

<strong>in</strong>to a feature<br />

length documentary<br />

on<br />

G w e n d o l y n<br />

Brooks, titled,<br />

"Cool". Patrons<br />

will be treated<br />

to a private<br />

screen<strong>in</strong>g, food,<br />

dr<strong>in</strong>ks and a<br />

conversation with the director.<br />

Suggested Donation: $100.00<br />

ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE! RSVP<br />

to Willalyn@yahoo.com by<br />

Monday, <strong>February</strong> 26, <strong>2018</strong>. To<br />

D o n a t e O n l i n e h t t p s : / /<br />

www.ifpchicago.org/cool IFP<br />

<strong>Chicago</strong>, 2558 W 16th <strong>Street</strong>,<br />

STAGE 18, <strong>Chicago</strong>,<br />

Saturday, March 3. The Woodlawn<br />

Community Summit and<br />

South East <strong>Chicago</strong> Commission<br />

(SECC) host the 9 Annual Woodlawn<br />

Community Summit, with a<br />

community-driven theme A New<br />

Urban Mosaic, on from 8 a.m. -<br />

12:30 p.m., at<br />

the University<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Chicago</strong><br />

School <strong>of</strong> Social<br />

Service<br />

Ad mi n i st r a -<br />

tion, 969 East<br />

60th <strong>Street</strong>.<br />

This year’s keynote<br />

speaker is Melody<br />

Spann Cooper, chair<br />

<strong>of</strong> Midway Broadcast<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Corporation<br />

a n d W V O N<br />

1690 AM. Oth er<br />

speakers <strong>in</strong>clude representatives<br />

from the Jewel-Osco, Cook County<br />

Land Bank, World Bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>Chicago</strong>,<br />

local stakeholders, and bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />

owners. Mattie Butler, Executive<br />

Director <strong>of</strong> WECAN<br />

(Woodlawn East Community and<br />

Neighbors), will receive the Annual<br />

Community Service Award for her<br />

dedication to the community.<br />

Saturday, March 10; <strong>Black</strong><br />

Women <strong>in</strong> Bus<strong>in</strong>ess & Super<br />

Ujamaa Market· Hosted by Ujamaa<br />

Market and The <strong>Black</strong> Mall Holy<br />

Angels Catholic School, 750 E<br />

40th St, <strong>Chicago</strong> at 11 AM - 3 PM<br />

March 10, CTC: Cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

Conversation <strong>of</strong> Racial Heal<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />

Northern Ill<strong>in</strong>ois. Racial Taboo:<br />

Film and Discussion 6 PM ·<br />

McHenry County College · Crystal<br />

Lake<br />

March 10, Robotic & Veterans<br />

Resource Job Fair, Choice<br />

Career College 2250 E. Devon<br />

Ave. Suite 100 (lower level) Des<br />

Pla<strong>in</strong>es, IL. 60018. This event is<br />

open to the public, but caters to<br />

Vets. For more <strong>in</strong>formation<br />

(<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g time) contact: Albert<br />

Alexander 773-407-8011.<br />

Saturday, March 10, Congresswoman<br />

Kelly To Host 5 th<br />

Annual Hous<strong>in</strong>g Expo Cong.<br />

Rob<strong>in</strong> Kelly Hous<strong>in</strong>g Expo on<br />

from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, at Prairie<br />

State College, 202 S. Halsted St.,<br />

<strong>Chicago</strong> Heights. Participants will<br />

learn about the Hardest Hit Program,<br />

the process <strong>of</strong> obta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g a<br />

loan, and improv<strong>in</strong>g your credit.<br />

First-time homebuyers will receive<br />

guidance and learn more about<br />

property taxes and tax cuts associated<br />

with homebuy<strong>in</strong>g. Agencies<br />

on hand to assist homeowners <strong>in</strong>clude<br />

Neighborhood Hous<strong>in</strong>g Services<br />

(NHS), the South Suburban<br />

Hous<strong>in</strong>g Center, the Ill<strong>in</strong>ois Hous<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Development Authority<br />

(IHDA), BMO Harris and more.<br />

R e g i s t e r h t t p : / /<br />

reprob<strong>in</strong>kelly.eventbrite.com.<br />

For <strong>in</strong>fo, Alan Banks at (708)<br />

6 7 9 - 0 0 7 8 o r a t<br />

Alan.Banks@mail.house.gov.<br />

March 14, Salsa at The Promontory<br />

Hosted by El Caobo Internacional<br />

The Promontory <strong>Chicago</strong>,<br />

5311 S. Lake Park Avenue,t Mar 14<br />

at 7 PM to Mar 15 at 12 AM,<br />

FREE EVENT! NO COVER!<br />

<strong>Chicago</strong> <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>28</strong> - March 13, <strong>2018</strong> 2<br />

Obama Center's/Construction Team<br />

Hyde Park Herald:<br />

Formal president Barack Obama<br />

surprised many at the public meet<strong>in</strong>g<br />

to discuss the plans and zon<strong>in</strong>g application<br />

for the Obama Center at the<br />

McCormick Center<br />

In the pack room <strong>of</strong> many, outside<br />

<strong>of</strong> the meet<strong>in</strong>g others still address the<br />

need for a Community Beneifit<br />

Agreement, that wanted assurance for<br />

no residents displancement and more<br />

than 51% <strong>of</strong> the contracts to build the<br />

center.<br />

Obama discussed the plans for the<br />

$300 million museum and center<br />

that will be built <strong>in</strong> Jackson Park,<br />

with private donations.<br />

Obama admitted still community<br />

<strong>in</strong>clusion is <strong>in</strong> the works with zon<strong>in</strong>g<br />

application for the future Obama<br />

Presidential Center that will be<br />

housed <strong>in</strong> Jackson Park.<br />

Design elements for the Obama<br />

Center as well as the foundation's<br />

<strong>in</strong>itiatives and programs was also<br />

discussed at the meet<strong>in</strong>g. The gather<strong>in</strong>g<br />

also served as an opportunity for<br />

the foundation to gather feedback<br />

from the public.<br />

The public meet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>cluded an<br />

overview <strong>of</strong> current plans for the<br />

Obama Center with breakout discussions<br />

around topics <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g:<br />

Design<strong>in</strong>g the Obama Presidential<br />

Campus: Build<strong>in</strong>gs & Landscape.<br />

Inside the Obama Presidential<br />

Center: the Visitor Experience and<br />

P r o g r a m m i n g<br />

* E c o n o m i c I m p a c t<br />

* <strong>Chicago</strong> Park District's Plans for<br />

New Track and Turf Field<br />

* <strong>Chicago</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Transportation<br />

Proposed Transportation<br />

Changes and improvements for Pedestrians,<br />

Bicyclists, and Drivers".<br />

The Obama Foundations announced<br />

the team <strong>of</strong> diverse, local<br />

firms that will be partner<strong>in</strong>g to help<br />

build the Obama Presidential Center.<br />

With this decision, their top priority<br />

was mak<strong>in</strong>g sure to creat<strong>in</strong>g opportunities<br />

for local bus<strong>in</strong>esses and<br />

build<strong>in</strong>g pathways toward mean<strong>in</strong>gful<br />

jobs for m<strong>in</strong>orities and other underrepresented<br />

populations <strong>in</strong> the <strong>Chicago</strong><br />

area.<br />

The Construction Manager for the<br />

Center will be Lakeside Alliance --<br />

comprised <strong>of</strong> Turner Construction,<br />

and the Presidential Partners consortium<br />

<strong>of</strong> Powers & Sons Construction,<br />

UJAMAA Construction, Brown &<br />

Momen, and Safeway Construction.<br />

Powers & Sons, UJAMAA, Brown &<br />

Momen, and Safeway are some <strong>of</strong> the<br />

most established and well-respected<br />

African-American owned construction<br />

firms <strong>in</strong> <strong>Chicago</strong>.<br />

Jimmy Ak<strong>in</strong>tonde, President and<br />

Founder <strong>of</strong> UJAMAA Construction:<br />

"We've been around for 16<br />

years <strong>in</strong> the South Side. We've been a<br />

grow<strong>in</strong>g bus<strong>in</strong>ess all the way<br />

t h r o u g h . "<br />

John W. Bonds, Jr., CEO <strong>of</strong><br />

Safeway Construction Company:<br />

Ernest Brown,<br />

President <strong>of</strong> Brown<br />

& Momen<br />

Pamyla Brown,<br />

Director <strong>of</strong> Community<br />

and Citizenship<br />

<strong>of</strong> Turner<br />

Construction<br />

"We are right at the very front <strong>of</strong> the<br />

decision-mak<strong>in</strong>g side <strong>of</strong> the process,<br />

<strong>of</strong> how the decisions are go<strong>in</strong>g to be<br />

made. That's not always normal.<br />

That's not someth<strong>in</strong>g we're used to<br />

see<strong>in</strong>g, especially when you have<br />

grown up a medium-sized bus<strong>in</strong>ess.<br />

These are the opportunities you need<br />

to take your bus<strong>in</strong>ess to the next<br />

level."<br />

Pamyla Brown, Director <strong>of</strong> Community<br />

and Citizenship <strong>of</strong> Turner<br />

Construction: "To have this k<strong>in</strong>d <strong>of</strong><br />

project happen <strong>in</strong> such a great city, it<br />

magnifies the pride that people <strong>in</strong> this<br />

Jimmy Ak<strong>in</strong>tonde, President and<br />

Founder <strong>of</strong> UJAMAA Construction<br />

city already have."<br />

"Hav<strong>in</strong>g this particular project<br />

come to this community will show<br />

the rest <strong>of</strong> the city: We do exist. This<br />

is who we are. This is who we have<br />

always been. We just wanted a<br />

chance... This project will br<strong>in</strong>g some<br />

much needed positive attention to this<br />

p a r t o f t h e c i t y . "<br />

"This is our opportunity to see what<br />

hope really looks like. This is hope<br />

personified."<br />

John W. Bonds, Jr., CEO <strong>of</strong><br />

Safeway Construction Company:<br />

(Cont<strong>in</strong>ued on page 7)

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