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By popular demand, The Joffrey Ballet announces four additional performances of Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, June 5-22, 2025
September 10, 2024 – Due to popular demand, The Joffrey Ballet announces an extended weekend of performances for two-time Tony Award®-winner Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Marking the first extension of a Joffrey Ballet production ever, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland now takes place in fourteen performances at the historic Lyric Opera House, 20 North Upper Wacker Drive, from June 5-22, 2025 (originally scheduled to close June 15).
Parents ask for a safe walk to Lincoln Elementary school
Jessica Stewart, left, and Erikiyah Phillips, second right, and their children. The walk from the Renaissance Apartments in Hammond to Lincoln Elementary School takes about 30 minutes for Jessica Clark and her daughter Summer. Lincoln Elementary, 4221 Towle Avenue, is about 13 blocks away. Clark makes the trip 4 times...
Grants support healthcare initiatives at St. Catherine Hospital
St. Catherine Hospital has received grants for a program that benefits newborns and a program designed to stem hospital readmissions. This year, Legacy Foundation awarded the hospital $12,000 in grants to support the Safe Discharge for Newborns program. Foundations of East Chicago awarded a $20,000 grant for the Hospital Readmission Prevention program.
ICRC To Host Two Days of Community Service
The Indiana Civil Rights Commission (ICRC), Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Indiana Holiday Commission (MLKIHC), and Indiana Black Expo, Inc., will host their Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Days of Service on Tuesday, September 17, and Wednesday, September 18. The two days will honor Dr. King’s legacy through collective impact and community service in the Northwest Landing Neighborhood of Indianapolis, IN.
GCSC participates in the Inaugural School Administrators of Color
The Gary Community School Corporation (GSCS) participated in the Inaugural Administrators of Color Preparing for the Future Conference held in Indianapolis on September 8-9, 2024. Presented by the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents (IAPSS), the conference was created to provide resources and networking opportunities for public school administrators of...
Keith M. Ramsey, MD, joins Marram Health Center as new OB/GYN provider
Marram Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center operated by Porter-Starke Services, recently welcomed Keith M. Ramsey, MD as its newest physician. Dr. Ramsey specializes in obstetrics and gynecology, providing pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum care. He began seeing patients at Marram Health Center’s Gary location at 3229 Broadway late last month.
Comcast awards $25,000 grant for youth tech mentoring
Comcast joined Matteson, IL Mayor Sheila Chalmers-Currin, State Representative Debbie Meyers-Martin and Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller on Saturday, September 7, at Mentoring Youth Through Technology (MYTT)’s annual Tech Day for Youth to announce it has awarded the organization a $25,000 grant to support digital skills training. The training will be housed at the organization’s Lift Zone, which Comcast opened at MYTT’s STEM Center in Matteson in October 2023. Lift Zones offer free, high-capacity WiFi in community centers nationwide, along with access to digital skills training.
NYPD Shoots Black Man After Alleged Fare Evasion For $2.90 Subway Ride
NYPD is under fire after officers left four injured by gunfire during an incident at Sutter Ave. L subway station in Brooklyn, including a fellow cop. According to reports, two officers were on transit patrol when they saw a man go through the gate without paying. The officers then confronted the 37-year-old Brownsville man, who allegedly had a knife in his pocket. The officers first tried to tase the man, but when that didn’t work, they opened fire just before the train arrived.
Tito Jackson, Founding Member of the Jackson 5, Dies at 70
Tito Jackson, one of the original members of the legendary Jackson 5 and older brother to Michael and Janet Jackson, has died at the age of 70. His death marks the end of a remarkable life that helped shape modern pop and R&B music. Tito’s contributions to the world of music, both as a performer and a behind-the-scenes force, have left a lasting impact.
Civil Rights legend Myrlie Evers endorses Kamala Harris for President
HARRIS EMBODIES WHAT MEDGAR EVERS FOUGHT AND DIED FOR. Myrlie Evers, civil rights leader, first female chairman of the NAACP, author, activists and widow of civil rights icon Medgar Evers today announced her endorsement of Kamala Harris for President in a new video, citing her commitment to justice, equality, and the ongoing fight for civil rights.
Supreme Court hears cases pertaining to detention under the SAFE-T Act
Two incarcerated individuals push for release under new law. The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a pair of cases that test the authority of local courts to hold criminal suspects behind bars while they await trial. The cases come almost one year to the day after the court...
Holy Cross Hospital partners with the Peace and Wellness Coalition to present Run the Lawn 5k
Holy Cross Hospital has joined the Peace and Wellness Coalition to host “Run The Lawn 5K: Healing In Motion” on Sunday, September 22nd in Marquette Park. Thanks to contributions from dozens of community stakeholders and partners, ‘Run the Lawn 5k’ and Wellness Fair will welcome community members from Chicago Lawn and the South Side of Chicago.
DOJ and State Attorneys General file joint consumer lawsuit
In August, the Department of Justice and eight state Attorneys Generals filed a lawsuit charging RealPage Inc., a commercial revenue management software firm with providing apartment managers with illegal price fixing software data that violates antitrust law and artificially increases costs for millions of renters across the nation. After a...
Black people and changing of the guard
In a short period of time Americans will experience the election of a new president, and hopefully it will be current Vice President Kamala Harris. Kamala would represent a new beginning; she would be the first woman and the first person of African American and East Indian descent to serve as President.
What Happened To Javion Magee? TikTok Video Goes Viral After Black Man Found Hanging In North Carolina
A viral TikTok video has the internet on high alert after a Black man from Chicago was reportedly found hanging from a tree in North Carolina. A woman who goes by the handle @scottieprimpin on TikTok shared the video reporting that her cousin, 21-year-old Javion Magee, a truck driver from Chicago, was found hanging in Henderson, N.C., although, the Henderson Police Department noted in a Facebook post that the Vance County Sheriff’s Office is conducting the investigation into Magee’s death, and that “the incident did not occur in the city of Henderson.”
Englewood Music Fest kicks off today with major headliners
The Fourth Annual Englewood Music Festival is now underway, with thousands of attendees expected to flood the Kennedy King College Baseball Field at 64th and Halsted. This day-long event, organized by Alderman Stephanie Coleman and the Greater Englewood Community Development Corporation (GECDC), promises a mix of local vendors, entertainment, and community services—all aimed at celebrating Englewood’s vibrant culture and future.
What did you learn in Sunday School – Part 4
In our midday bible class, we have been walking through the Sermon on The Mount in the New Testament. What is fascinating about the sermon on the mount is how subversively revolutionary it is. Many have been taught and curated to believe that the bible and Jesus in particular did not address politics, social justice consciousness or power structures but that is far from the truth about Jesus and the bible.
Whitney Houston look-alike moves to top of Kidney Transplant list
Sherie Yvette Withers-Banks, a Whitney Houston illusionist, has long hoped for a kidney transplant before Christmas—and her wish came true this week. The kidney her brother donated 19 years ago is no longer functioning effectively, but after tirelessly advocating for herself, Withers-Banks learned she had moved to the top of the Living Kidney Donor Transplant list. This process, which can typically take five to seven years, came through for her faster than expected.
Cosmopolitan Community Church celebrates 101st anniversary with ‘A September to remember’
Cosmopolitan Community Church (CCC) is marking a significant milestone this year as it celebrates its 101st anniversary with a week-long series of events themed “We’ve Been Commissioned: A September to Remember.” The celebration, set to take place from September 15 through September 22, 2024, will honor the church’s enduring legacy of faith, service, and community impact since its founding in 1923.
Hope increases for treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease as disparities among Blacks continue
They were nothing short of legendary in their professions. And their works continue to be celebrated nationwide. But, adding to the mystique of America’s racial health disparities, they’ve all died of complications related to Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia that affects memory, thinking and behavior.
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