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Page 16 August 20—September 2, 2020Chicago Street JournalRoland Davis,Askrodavis@gmail.comThe Industrial Property at 2711 S State St, is looked upon a prime location for the store. The buildingis up for sale or lease with 11,000 square feet.(Continued from page 1)detailing—stone quoins, triangular ball-topped gables and metal porches togive the original plain brick a neo-Georgian appearance, and has installedits first resident computer center there(once Don’s Food Mart). Wallace alsosaid “We have wanted a store to servethe tenants since Don’s Food Martclosed. This is a golden opportunity toraise the standard of living for the residentswhich will in return for all Chicagoans.”Dearborn Homes isconsidered a ‘FoodDesert’ based on thelow-income tractsproportion of thepopulation has lowaccess to supermarketsor large grocerystores. Low-incometracts are characterizedby either a povertyrate equal to orgreater than 20 percent.Black Wall Street Chicago (BWSC),revisited the residences desire after29th street was proposed as an honoraryname for Don Carter, by outreachingto various groups for support,which has gain great interest from thewest and south sides of Chicago withpotential investors.Communications to CHA, MayorLori Lightfoot and Alderman PatDowell (3rd) Ward has been outreachedto with no direct response.However, FanzineWashington, a Commissionof CHA andChair of the CentralAdvisor Council(CAC) has indicatedshe supports the initiative.Ron Carter, Chairof BWSC and publisherof CSJ, saidCarol WallaceDearborn HomesChair LACRon Carter, Chair,Black Wall StreetChicagoMayor LightfootChicago’s INVESTSouth/West is a wellinvestment initiativeto support DearbornHomes residents aspart of her key developmentplans onthe South and WestSides of Chicagoand for what shesaid to address communitiesthat have been left out andunderserved in Chicago.It has been conveyed in the interestand of CHA in light of the DearbornHomes community falls in the scope ofthe Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment Section 3 funding ofbusiness ownership. The announcementalso comes in August National BlackBusiness Month and the challengeahead to secure and increase Blackbusinesses as the Mayor’s INVESTSouth/West goals states.“Mayor Lightfoot IN-VEST South/West is awell investment initiativeto support DearbornHomes residents as partof her key developmentplans on the South andWest Sides of Chicago.”An ad hoc support group has beenformed by BWSC called the DearbornAssociates for a Grocery Store (DAGS)consist of The Black Mall, NationalBlock Club University, BronzevilleVisitors and Conventions, Ujima, Inc.,St. Paul Church of God in Christ andState Senator Mattie Hunter. In addition,support from former residents ofDearborn Homes and the Carter-Mitchell Family of Don Carter.Harold Lucas of Bronzeville Tourismand Visitors Convention says thisannouncement is fitting for theBMC&TC Collaborative Proposal thatwill briskly spin throughout Bronzevilleand the broader Black MetropolisNational Heritage Area” Lucasadded. “Residents of Dearborn at lastwould have a major stake in the jobsand economic stability of public housing.”Darnell Maxie, a community residentof Dearborn Homes said, “Whynot have a store for Dearborn Homeslike there are available for most highriseresidential buildings in the Looparea?”Just north of Dearborn Homes, theformer Ickes CHA will be theSouthbridge a new development at22nd and State Street that is planned toprovide approximately 877 residentialunits across income levels, with retailand grocery store.The Chicago Reporter reported,despite an increase in the total numberof supermarkets in Chicago, food desertsand food inequity persist. Forexample, African Americans make upapproximately one third of Chicago’spopulation, but almost 80 percent ofthe population of persistently low orvolatile food access areas.The report continued saying mostof the new supermarkets were added inand around food oasis or areas withplentiful supermarketaccess. These high accessareas are enriched with avariety ofstores, insteadof just one toserve allneeds.DAG supporter,RandoffNorris ofSirron. said,“We can realizethe goal isto rechanneling AfricanAmericans resources of a least $.30 ona dollar among their own communitieswith such a business project.”The proposed Dearborn homesstore can cater to a wide and specificrange of resident's continuous conveniencessaid Norris. “It is expected tohold a market share of barely any andRandolph"Dolphn" Norris,Sirron Increally no competition. “We are involvednot only because of DearbornHomes but a channel for all Chicago toenhance. This includes supporting African-Americanbusiness owners and jobcreation for the residents.”Norris said, "Entrepreneurship isimportant for the community and forthe youth to see what they can do asdisplayed on 35th and State of theBlack Wall Street monument.”“The solution is community-ownedMarket/Educational Centers that consistof learning and practicing the conceptsof building where you live, growingwhat you eat, manufacturing whatyou consume, and purchasing whereyou own.”Don’s Food Mart operated from theearly 1970’s until the late 1990’s. Donand his brother William Carter hadestablished a great rapport with theresidents of the Dearborn Homes community.Not only provided the grocery,they served as leaders and structureddevelopment for the youths in the communityby funding and sponsoringthree teams known as: The UnknownWild Bunch, Chosen Few and Hoopsquadwith uniforms, mentored andencouraged them. Part reason why it isproposed to give 29th Street an honoraryname of Don Carter Way (State toFederal), initiated by his widow GloriaCummings-Carter.The potential owner (not wanting tobe identified now) said, it is estimatedthat for the identified location at 2711S. State Street would have to raise over$1 million for the store. With manyfunding options he assured it can bedone. Stressing it to be of such a highqualitystore that people from otherneighborhoods would want it in theareas as well.Senator Mattie Hunter, whose officeis a block away from Dearborn Homesgave support for the store saying, “Ifwe are serious about combating inequitiesin the wake of George Floyd, wecan fight for justice beyond just policebrutality.We can work toward fairness byreinvesting in our communitiesthat need it most – and adding agrocery store in the middle of afood desert (Dearborn Homes) isa clear starting point.”She went on to say, “Any planthat brings in revenue and justiceto our neighborhoods. Our communitiesdeserve access tohealthy foods and deserve theoption to shop without having totravel miles out the way. Theydeserve ‘Better’.Let’s give them‘Better’.”Ms. Wallaceindicated thatthere will bemeetings of somesort virtual and inthe future meetingswith theresidents to se-Sen. Mattie Huntercure what they would expect of thegrocery store.
Chicago Street Journal August 20—September 2, 2020 Page 17August National Black Business Month: Garvey, Fuller and EvansAUGUST is National Black BusinessMonth its fitting during thistime pause to ask the Blackcommunity to stop and recognizethree of many tremendouspioneers of Black Business development;:Marcus Garvey, SB Fullerand Dr. Webb Evans..Marcus Garveyand the Universal Negro ImprovementAssociation form a criticallink in black America's centurieslongstruggle for freedom, justice,and equality. As the leader of thelargest organized mass movement inblack history and progenitor of themodern "black is beautiful" ideal,Garvey in his own time was hailedas a redeemer, a "Black Moses."Though he failed to realize all hisobjectives, his movement still representsa liberation from the psychologicalbondage of racial inferiority.Garvey was born on August 17,1887 in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica. In1916 he came to America at BookerT. Washington's invitation, butarrived just after Washington died.When he settled in New York City,he organized a chapter of theU.N.I.A., which he had earlierfounded in Jamaica. Drawing on agift for oratory, he create a newgospel of racial pride. "Garveyism"eventually evolved into a religion ofsuccess, inspiring millions of blackpeople worldwide who sought relieffrom racism and colonialism.The U.N.I.A. incorporated theBlack Star Line in 1919. The line'sflagship, the "S. S. Yarmouth,"made its maiden voyage in Novemberand two other ships joined theline in 1920. The Black Star Linebecame a powerful recruiting toolfor the U.N.I.A., but it was ultimatelysunk by expensive repairs,discontented crews, and top-levelmismanagement and corruption.By 1920 the U.N.I.A. had hundredsof chapters worldwide; ithosted elaborate international conventionsand published The NegroWorld, a widely disseminatedweekly. Over the next few years,however, the movement began tounravel under the strains of internaldissension, opposition from blackcritics, and government harassment.In 1922 the federal governmentindicted Garvey on mail fraudcharges stemming from Black StarLine promotional claims and hesuspended all BSL operations. Twoyears later, the U.N.I.A. createdanother line, the Black Cross Navigationand Trading Co., but it, too,failed. Garvey was sentenced toprison. The government later commutedhis sentence, only to deporthim back to Jamaica in November1927.He remained a keen observer ofworld events, writing voluminouslyin his own papers. His final movewas to London, in 1935. In his lastyears he slid into such obscurity thathe suffered the final indignity ofreading his own obituaries a monthbefore his June 10, 1940 death.Company: Fuller Products Company.Founder/President S B Fuller.Industry: Cosmetics.S.B. Fuller grewup in poverty in Louisiana and as ayoung man he began working as adoor-to-door salesman. With only asixth grade education, he possessedgreat drive and a belief in his abilitieswhich would helped him overcame virtually every obstacle placedin his path by racial discrimination.He became a sales leader in thecosmetics field. He started his firstcosmetics company, the FullerProducts Company, in 1935, with$25. He eventually owned or controlledeight other companies, includingthe Courier newspaperchain which had newspapers inPittsburgh, Chicago, New York andDetroit, a department store, and areal estate trust.In a 1963 speech delivered to theNational Association of Manufacturers(of which he was the firstblack member), Fuller stated thatblacks would achieve success andprosperity if they worked harderand attained good educations, andshowed more initiative in businessenterprise. He claimed that blackswere left behind economically because"they have nothing to sell."In Napoleon Hill's book,"Success with a positive mentalattitude" he quoted from Mr. Fullerwhat his mother told him as a youngman, "the reason we are poor is notbecause of God. We are poor becausefather never developed a desireto become rich. No onein our family never developeda desire to be anythingelse."DR. WEBBEVANS (Mr.B u y B l a c k )On the Inaugural 14th yearAnniversary of The NationalBlack BusinessMonth from August 1st to31st Dr. Evans.Dr. Webb Evans is theFounder & Past President ofthe United American ProgressAssociation. The organizationworks 365 days per year gettingpeople to spend their money withthe business people who live in theBlack community.Most people know him as "Mr.Buy Black" due to his daily effortsgetting people to "Buy Black" as amethod to get Blacks off the Economicbottom. He states that"anybody can come to this countryand within a short time they aredoing better than Black AfricanAmericans."Dr Evan is recognized by ResolutionHR0608, 99th GENERALASSEMBLY of the State of Illinois;submitted by State Rep. LaShawnK . F o r d ( 8 t h D i s t r i c t ) .This in honor of Rev. Dr. WebbEvans, (Nov.20, 1913-Feb.23,2015), founder of United AmericanProgress Association (1961).Rep. Ford “We are acknowledginghis work and contribution forThe National Buy Black BusinessMonth during the month of August.Gangs(Continued from page 9)arriving in 2011.So the contact-card system wasnow a street-sweeping tool, Montgomerysays. “It morphed into amonster.”A survey of 1,200 randomly selectedChicago residents last year.The survey found that 38 percent ofyoung white males reported beings t o p p e d b ypolice in the previous 12 months, hesays. For young African-Americanmales, the figure was 68 percent.Former CPD Lt. Ronald Forgue,who left the department last summer,became familiar with thesestops as both a cop and parent. “Myk i d s a r e b i r a c i a l —black, Hispanic — and they’ve beenstopped many times,” says Forgue,who lives in a diverse South Sideneighborhood. He says officersf i l l i n g o u t a c o n t a c tcard mislabeled one of his sons agang member.Most gang members brandishillegal weapons as seen in many ofthe rap and Chicago street gangsposted videos. The Sun-Times hascounted 106 homicides throughoutChicago in July 2020 and a total of430 for the year through the end ofJuly. So far this year, murders areup 51% compared to the periodfrom January through July 2019,along with a 47% increase in shootings,police said. Jul 31, 2020Countdown of the Top 30 Citiesin the U.S. with the HighestMurder Rates – 2020. The murdercapital of America isn't Chicago,but it is in Illinois for the secondstraight year. With nearly one murderper 1,000 residents, this year'smurder capital is East St. Jan 2,2020.“This cycle of violence in Chicagoneeds to end,” Brown said. “Itends when someone who has beenhurt doesn’t reach for a gun. It endswhen instead someone calls ourdetectives, gives them a tip thatmight break a case open so we canhold people accountable in thecriminal justice system.”
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