25 pges vol 28 no 1 12-22-21

Chicago Street Journal December 22-Januray 4, 2022 Page 23
Last Man Standing' Steppin Up for the Grocery Store
“WE are with
you!!”
Steppin has been a
culture for former residents
of the Robert Taylor
group of men that grew up
in what was know as ‘Da
Hole’ (53rd and State
Street. However, banding
together from being 11
and 12 years old, the boys
to men came up in 2015 to
form Last Man Standing
Association (LMSA) social
club, from Steppin to
bonding together how
their lives have change
since living in public
housing and the people
they have known living in
them.
They are now in their late 60’s.
as they stepped up to declare in
support of the Dearborn Homes
drive to secure a Grocery Store for
Naroy Carter, founder and president of Last Man Standing
Assoc. with Mimi Johnson and his brother Ron Carter,
publisher of CSJ and of the State Street Food Coop, at the
Last Man Standing Steppers set at Room 43.
the Douglas community targeting
Dearborn Homes. “We are with
you” declared Naroy Carter, presid
e n t a n d f o u n d e r
pointing out, “We also
share the history of being
under served and
overlooked in the growth
of Chicago in parity to
others. So we share the
potential growth this
State Street Food Cooperative
can have for the
present and the future of
an example of community
self-determination
with many friends and
acquaintances in common”.
LMSA was present at the
State Street Food Cooperative
on Saturday
October 23 at the Chicago
South Loop Hotel where they
gave support for the SSFC..
Naroy Carter brother of Ron
Carter of CSJ said “Yes we are
Ye ‘Kanye West’ , Drake’s ‘Free Larry Hoover’
Benefit Concert to Stream On Amazon
SHOW WHICH SUPPORTS IMPRISONED GANGSTER DISCIPLES CO-FOUNDER
steppers. However as our sponsorship
of social and entertainment for
the younger people and anyone who
wants to better their lives”.
“However, this initiative of
Dearborn Homes will be a total
compliment of residents present and
past coming joining with Dearborn
Homes. As the last public housing
high raise standing (Dearborn
Homes as a hictoric landmark
statue).
“We stand with Dearborn
Homes with its landmark status. We
are highly impressed by their dedication
and integrity to make this
happen”.
Steppin with this campaign with
unreserved recommendations for all
Chicago and Steppers and the Chicago
Black Wall Street thoughtful
demonstration with the responsibility
and respect to lead this effort.
“This is our next move in solitary
for the food cooperative for our
organized pledges and money.
For those of us who are still here
we have made a decree, our motto,
“Committed To Unconditional Love
Until The Last Man Is Standing.”
Last Man Standing Association
(Robert Taylor ‘Da Hole’)
Amazon produced
a livestream Ye
‘Kanye West’ and
Drake’s “Free Larry
Hoover” benefit
concert
The $200 ticket
concert, which was
broadcast Dec. 9th at
Los Angeles’ Coliseum,
it was meant
to advocate for
prison reform and for
the release of Hoover,
the Gangster
Disciples co-founder
who is currently
serving multiple life
sentences. One attendee
stated the only
thing they could hate on is Ye & Drake not mentioning
Larry Hoover at all enough. The concert
will benefit advocacy groups including Hustle 2.0,
Ex-Cons For Community And Social Change and
Uptown People’s Law Center.
The special is also significant because the rappers
squashed their long-running beef just last month with
the help of music executive J Prince. West previously
said that the show was an effort “not only bring
awareness to our cause, but to prove to people everywhere
how much more we can accomplish when we
lay our pride to the side and come together.”
“Kanye and Drake have spent their careers pushing
boundaries and defining culture, and we’re excited to
give fans around the world a front-row seat to this
concert,” Tim Hinshaw, Amazon Music’s head of hip
-hop and R&B, said in a statement.
Tyrone Muhammad of the “Thank you to J. Prince,
Kanye West, Drake, Amazon and Social Change for
honoring and acknowledging Ex-Cons for Community
and Social Change - ECCSC for the work we do
in The Rollingstone.com article. We will be screening
the concert live from our Ex-Cons for Community
and Social Change ECCSC page. "It's going to
take us to save us."
In every neighborhood, there is
a place where people gather. In
the North Kenwood and Hyde
Park area, that place is Norman’s
Bistro, a distinctive restaurant
that reflects the charm
of its surroundings and provides
residents with a welcoming
place in which to dine, socialize,
and relax.
Bistro Location & Hours
1001 East 43rd Street, Chicago, IL 60653-3006
(Street Parking Available)
Open Wednesday thru Sunday 3pm to 10pm
ROOM 43 • THE EVENT
VENUE
is a fully customizable space
and the perfect venue your special
event needs. This 9,000
square foot facility features two
bi-level event suites of beautiful
open space, which have the
capacity for up to 450 guests.