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Thursday, June 25, 2009

41 Children/Students Killed in Chicago, Community Peace Patrols, K.O.G. Warriors Lead Black Men into Church



 
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Nine year old is 41st child/student killed in 10 months in Chicago
 
Girl killed, 3 others wounded on South Side of Chicago

 
Date: June 24, 2009 - (Excerpted - click here to read full story)
 
A 9-year-old girl was killed and three other people were wounded when an unknown shooter or shooters opened fire from a van on a crowded block on the South Side Wednesday night.
 
The young victim was identified by her family as Chastity Turner, who was just beginning her summer vacation after 3rd grade and was staying with her father at her grandmother's house when the shooting occurred.

Two males who were also shot in the incident were taken with non-life threatening injuries to Stroger Hospital, while a third male walked to a nearby hospital for treatment, police said.

Chastity's grandmother Tanya Turner said the girl was washing the family's pit bull terriers on the side of the two-story apartment building with her father when a van pulled up and someone began shooting. The shots struck Chastity in the neck and also hit the girl's 31-year-old father, identified by family as Andre Turner.
 
Police said that the shots came from a light-green van, and an abandoned vehicle fitting that description was recovered a short time later a few blocks from the shooting.

Turner said her granddaughter had just completed 3rd grade at Thorp Elementary School, and was to spend summer vacation at her home as well as at the home of her maternal grandmother. During the year she lived with her mother near 64th Street and Martin Luther King Drive.

"She was a normal, playful, little girl who always wanted to dance and play with everybody," said Ericka Johnson, a cousin. "She was lovable, smart, tough, respectable."

Turner said innocent victims like her granddaughter have become all too common in Chicago.

"I've seen the pictures. I've seen the balloons [from memorials]. You wonder how anybody could cut down a 5-, 6-, 9-year-old,'' she said. "Little kids die every day. It's somebody's grandchild, everyday."

(A witness) said in the shooting Wednesday night he heard as many as 10 shots from what sounded like one or more handguns, as well as at least 3 shots from a shotgun.

Johnson agreed that the neighborhood had been plagued by violence since the weather had turned warm in recent weeks, with fights and gunfire almost every night in the area. She said she had been worried that an innocent person was going to get killed in the disputes, and was crushed to find that it was her own cousin.

"It's got to end; why does it have to come to this?," she said as she comforted her daughter and other family members. "It's all dumb and now this ... a baby gone, for nothing."

by Carlos Sadovi and Robert Mitchum
 
Please click below to read the full story: http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/06/post-3.html
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Join The Black Star Project's Community Peace Patrol 
To get a different result,
you must try different actions
 
With 41 children/students killed in the past 10 months in Chicago, we must try something different
Policing, by itself, as the major crime prevention strategy in American cities, does not work!!!
 
The Obama White House response to the violence in Chicago=2 0delivered by Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the White House, as reported to the Wall Street Journal was, "The government will provide an unprecedented level of support for law enforcement...."  
 
"An unprecedented level of support for law enforcement" will not and cannot stop the violence that is destroying America from within. 
 
The issue of mostly Black and Latino children dying in the streets is not a Chicago issue, it=2 0is an American issue!  Every city and many smaller towns have this same problem.  
 
The blood of mostly Black and Latino youth is running in the streets of America with little or no response from the White House (about 6,000 murdered per year according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
 
Until President Obama provides federal attention and national leadership on this issue--not just support for "law enforcement"--the carnage will continue or worsen.
 
In the old west, when the law could not or would not protect the people, the people organized to protect themselves.  It is time for men to take to the streets as Community Peace Patrollers to help protect our children, to bring "Peace to the Hood" and to bring hope to the people of America!
 
We are not the police, we will not pretend to be the police and we will not act as police.  We are men from the community who will work to bring peace to the community by: 
  • walking American communities in squads of six
  • delivering life-improving information to young people in desperate situations
  • talking to and mentoring youth
  • becoming a model of hope for struggling communities
  • bringing a sense of peace and security back to violence-ridden and war-torn communities
  • encouraging men in churches, fraternities, veteran's organizations, Masonic orders, athletic teams, community organizations and other naturally assembling bodies of men to stand up and be men of service, hope and action to children, to communities and to America 
Please join the Community Peace Patrol by calling 773.285.9600.  Women may volunteer to support this effort with administration and contributions.
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Just as every city has a police department, every city should have a Community Peace Patrol.
 
So far, we have failed Chastity Turner and millions of children like Chastity Turner with our inadequate policies that do not address the real issues of American communities. 
 
At the very least, we owe positive action to Chastity Turner.  Click here to see a list of the 40 other children/students killed in Chicago this year.    
 
 
In tribute, we fly the U.S. Flag upside down for Chastity Turner, 9 years old, 3rd grade student at Thorp School in Chicago, Killed on June 24, 2009.  Flying the flag upside down is an internationally recognized symbol of extreme distress and danger to life. 
 
Please ask President Obama to send help that we can use--job training, jobs, educational programs, community development, family-building assistance and social support programs--during the worst U.S. economy in 80 years.
 
We need a trickle-up stimulus plan, not simply more police.  We are willing to work for America, but we need the White House to work for Americans.  We, too, are America.
 
Phillip Jackson  
The Black Star Project
773.285.9600
"Take a Black Male to Worship" at your church, mosque, temple or synagogue on your day of worship nearest to Sunday, June 28, 2009.
 
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"Take a Black Male to Worship Day" 
Sweeps Across America!
 
In the Bible in the Book of Acts, Chapter 8 - Verse 31, a young man responds to the question of does he understands how to worship20God with, "How can I, except some man should guide me."  On Sunday, June 28, 2009, we are asking older men to guide younger men towards spirituality, fatherhood, prosperity and high-quality family living.  How can they know, except that some man would guide them?
 
 
The K.O.G. Warriors will be traveling with The Black Star Project on Sunday, June 28, 2009, from church-to-church in Chicago, Illinois, showing the world that young Black men are strong, serious and committed to God and community!    
 
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There is still time to organize "Take a Black Male to Worship" at your church, mosque, temple or synagogue on your day of worship nearest to Sunday, June 28, 2009. 
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  Rev. Jeffery Hodges,
King of Glory C.O.G.I.C., Chicago, Illinois 
Founder of K.O.G. Warriors
 
Please ask your faith leader to ensure that your faith-based institution participates in this event.  If you wish to participate in or lead the effort in your city or in your congregation on Sunday, June 28, 2009, (or your day of worship near this date), please call Mr. Bruce Walker at 773.285.9600 for an organizing kit and to register or email blackstar1000@ameritech.net
 
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Rev. Charles A. Woolery, Sr.
First Wesley Academy UMC, Harvey, Illinois </ SPAN>
 
The Black Star Project's Million Father Movement is partnering with the most dynamic force in the Black community--the Black church.  Black churches, mosques, temples and synagogues across the country are working together on "Take a Black Male to Worship Day," Sunday, June 28, 2009.  Faith-based institutions throughout America are participating in this event.
 
Rev. James M. Moody
Quinn Chapel AME Church, Chicago

This movement of men and women, spirits and ideas, is designed to help save the lives and the spirits of young Black males and is being led by faith institutions across America.  This is the third "Take a Black Male to Worship" day.  We are planning 4 "Take a Black Male to Worship" days per year with the next one planned for Sunday, June 28, 2009.  If your church has not participated in one, please ensure that they are participating in the next.  
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 Pastor L.C. Green
Divine Temple C.O.G.I.C., Green Bay, Wisconsin 
 

We are especially asking fathers, grandfathers, foster fathers, stepfathers, uncles, cousins, big brothers, mentors, deacons, trustees, male choir members, significant male caregivers and family friends to join The Black Star Project in this movement.  Women and men of all ethnicities are also encouraged to "Take a Black Male to Worship Day."  Please email blackstar1000@ameritech.net or call Mr. Bruce Walker at 773.285.9600 to bring this effort to your city, to receive a complete organizing kit or for guidance concerning this event. 
 
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Rev. Otis Moss III
Trinity UCC, Chicago, Illinois< /SPAN>

Participating faith-based institutions will be listed in our national directory.
 
 
Dr. Spencer Ellis and First Lady Tracey Ellis
Citadel of Praise, Detroit, Michigan
 
The churches listed below are participat ing or have participated in The Black Star Project's "Take a Black Male to Worship" initiative in the past.  If your faith institution is not participating, why not?

City                                  Faith organization                                      Faith Leader
 
Bloomfield, Michigan        St. Paul Community Christian Church       Pastor Venise Robertson< /SPAN>
Boston, Massachusetts    Columbus Avenue AME Zion Church          Rev. Lloyd McKenzie
Brooklyn, New York          Bridge Street AME Church                        Pastor David B. Cousin, Sr.
Buffalo, New York            Zion Missionary Baptist Church                 Rev. Gregory Brice 
Calumet Park, Illinois      Pioneer Missionary Baptist Church             Rev. Dr. Preston R. Winfrey
Chattanooga, Tenn.        New Hope M.B. Church                             Pastor Wayne L. Johnson
Chicago, Illinois             &nbs p;ABBA Church of Renewed Faith                 Rev. Sharyon Cosey
Chicago, Illinois              Anointed Heirs Outreach                          Rev. Edward Anderson
Chicago, Illinois              By Faith M.B. Church                               Pastor Bennie McClain
Chicago, Illinois              Cathedral Missionary Baptist Church          Rev. Otis L. Anderson Jr.
Chicago, Illinois              Cathedral of Love Church                         Rev. Daniel Allen
Chicago, Illinois              Christ Lives in Me Ministries                      Pastor Tyrone Johnson
Chicago, Illinois              Church of Blessing                                   Rev. E. Jones Sr.
Chicago, Illinois              Destiny Empowerment Ministries                Rev. Cynthia Walker
Chicago, Illinois              Divine Church                                          Pastor C. E. Watkins
Chicago, Illinois              First Baptist Church of Chicago                  Rev. Jesse M. Brown
Chicago, Illinois              Gifts of God Ministries Church                    Pastor St. John Chisum
Chicago, Illinois              God Seed Ministries                                 Pastor Glenn Bone
Chicago, Illinois              Gospel Temple C.O.G.I.C.                        Elder Sidney and Gloria Grandberry
Chicago, Illinois              Greater Omega M.B. Church                     Pastor Ira M. Wheaton 
Chicago, Illinois              Inspirational Deliverance C.O.G.I.C.          Pastor Shirley Hughes
Chicago, Illinois              King of Glory C.O.G.I.C.                           Pastor Jeffery Hodges
Chicago, Illinois              Mandell United Methodist Church              Sir Chester W. Jackson
Chicago, Illinois              Mighty God Tabernacle                     &n bsp;      Bishop Michael Carter
Chicago, Illinois              New Joy M.B. Church                                Minister Lynda Gathing
Chicago, Illinois              New Memorial Missionary Baptist Church     Rev. Roosevelt Walker, Jr.
Chicago, Illinois              New Mission                                            Elder Purkutt Jr.
Chicago, Illinois              New Pentecostal House of Glory                 Pastor Lafayette E. Young
Chicago, Illinois              Old Path C.O.G.I.C.                                 Pastor Charles Benson
Chicago, Illinois              Original Providence Baptist Church            Rev. Beverly Finley-Gardner
Chicago, Illinois              Pastors of the Englewood Community        Apostle Ulyesses Ruff, Sr.
Chicago, Illinois              People Church of  Harvest C.O.G.I.C.        Supt. Michael Eaddy
Chicago, Illinois              Praise Center Ministries                           Elder Darryl Dyson
Chicago, Illinois              Quinn chapel AME Church                         Rev. James M. Moody
Chicago, Illinois              Refuge C.O.G.I.C.                                   Pastor Phil Brown
Chicago, Illinois              Resurrection UMC                                    Rev. Dwayne, L. Grant 
Chicago, Illinois              St. Mark Church                                    &nbs p; Rev. Ed Harris
Chicago, Illinois              Stone Temple Baptist Church                    Rev. Derrick M. Fitzpatrick
Chicago, Illinois              Trinity United Church of Christ                   Rev. Otis Moss, III 
Chicago, Illinois              True Vine of Holiness Missionary Baptist     Rev. Dr. Henderson Hill
Chicago, Illinois              Uptown Baptist Church                              Pastor Michael Allen
Cleveland, Ohio              St. James AME Church                              Minister Steven Sims
Columbia, Missouri          Bahai Faith of Columbia, Missouri              Tyree S. O. Byndom
Columbia, Missouri          Chosen Generation Ministries                    Reverend Lorenzo Lawson 
Columbia, Missouri   &nb sp;      St. Luke UMC                                          Rev. Raymond Hayes
Columbia, Missouri          Russell Chapel CME Church                      Rev. Karen Walker-McClure
Detroit, Michigan             New Bethel Baptist Church                         Pastor Robert Smith
Detroit, Michigan             Citadel of Praise                                      Pastor Spencer T. Ellis
Detroit, Michigan             Liberty Temple Baptist Church                   Rev. Dr. Steve Bland, Jr.
Detroit, Michigan             New Providence Baptist Church                   Pastor Everett Jennings
Detroit, Michigan             New Trinity of Galilee M.B. Church         ;       Rev. Mona Lisa McCaskell 
Detroit, Michigan             The Greater Christ Baptist Church               Dr. James C. Perkins
Dolton, Illinois                Cornerstone Christian Church                     Pastor Edward Crayton
Dolton, Illinois                Voice For God Ministries                             Pastor Jerie Neal
Dolton, Illinois                Crusaders Outreach Reformation Ministry     Rev. Michael Frazier
Elgin, Illinois                   Breeding Saints Global Church                    Bishop Kendrick Scales 
Evanston, Illinois             Second Baptist Church of Evanston              Rev. Mark A. Dennis, Jr. 
Green Bay, Wisconsin       Divine Temple C.O.G.I.C.                            ;Pastor L.C. Green
Harvey, Illinois                First Wesley Academy UMC                         Rev. Charles Woolery
Herculaneum, Missouri      Buren Chapel AME Church                          Rev. Karen D. Anderson
High Point, N. C.              Temple Memorial Baptist Church                 Rev. Thomas A. Bannister
Indianapolis, Indiana       Covenant Fellowship M.B. Church                 Pastor J.P. Smith
Kansas City, Kansas         Cross Roads Christian Cathedral                 Pastor P. T. Hood 
Los Angeles, California     Higher Order of Discipline Ministries             De'Niece Williams
Mansfield, Texas             Kyev Tatum Ministries                                Pastor Kyev Tatum 
Mooresville, N.C.             St. Paul Uni ted Methodist Church                 Rev. Donald McCoy
New Bern, North Carolina  Bethel World Prayer Fellowship, Inc.             Rev. James Heath 
New Rochelle, New York    Bridge Street AME Church                            Rev. Valerie E. Cousin
New York, New York          True Vine Christian Academy                      Minister Michelle Quick
Pompano Beach, Florida   Christ Resurrection Community Church         Arsheed Z.Baaith
Rockford, Illinois             Liberty Baptist Church                                Rev. Herbert Johnson, Jr.
Springfield, Illinois           Love Deliverance Evangelistic Church           Pastor/Founder C.C. Doss
Trenton, New Jersey         Grant AME Chapel                                     Rev. Vernon R. Byrd, Jr.   Esq. and Ms. Contreva Byrd
Wilmingto n, Delaware       Latter Day Baptist Church                           Rev. Dr. Wayne S. Miles
  
 
 
Pastor Darryl Dyson
Praise Center Ministries, Chicago, Illinois
Calling All Fathers, Stepfathers, Foster Fathers, Grandfathers  Uncles, Brothers, Godfathers, Cousins, and other Male Caregivers!
 
Join The Black Star Project's
Fathers Club at
The Bronzeville Children's Museum
 
 
Come take a tour
From Motherland to Chicagoland
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At the Bronzeville Children's Museum
Saturday, June,27 2009
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
9301 South Stony Island Ave
Chicago Ill, 60617
FREE ADMISSION!!!

 Bronzeville Children's Museum
 
Come out and bring your children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, younger siblings, or other neighborhood children to this and other Fathers Club event!  Female caregivers and individuals of all races are welcome to participate.

This event is recommended for children ages 3-9 years old.  All students must be supervised by a parent or guardian at a ratio of no more than 5 children per adult.
 
Please confirm your attendance to this event at 773.285.9600.  For more information on becoming a member of The Black Star Project and its Fathers Club please call Bruce at 773.285.9600 or visit
www.blackstarproject.org.
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By Frank Mathie
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Ten years ago a South Side woman named Peggy Montes opened a small museum at 97th and Western.
She created the Bronzeville Children's Museum to teach people about the contributions of African-Americans in America. The museum has been so successful it has now moved to a much bigger and better facility.
 
The brand new Bronzeville Children's Museum is now open at 93rd and Stony Island Avenue. Even though there are more than 100 children's museums in the country, it is the only one dedicated to the story of blacks and their journey from Africa to America.

"The Bronzeville Children's Museum is the first and only African American Children's museum in the country with the focus of educating all children on the contributions of African Americans and the culture of African Americans," said Peggy Montes, founder of Bronzeville Children's Museum.
 
This isn't about Christopher Columbus and pilgrims and pioneers. This is about how a black man named Du Sable founded Chicago. And, how descendents of slaves moved from the south to find jobs here. Also, it's about how so many people overcame adversity to end up on the wall of firsts.
 
"It's very important so children will know what African Americans have done here in the city of Chicago and the fact that they were the first ones," said Montes.
 
"There are other different museums out there but this one caters to African American history and not just to African American Children but to all children," said Bria Griffith, museum volunteer.
 
The museum teaches children about two great inventors- Garrett Morgan and Lewis Latimer.
"Garrett Morgan was the inventor of the traffic light and Lewis Latimer invented a long lasting filament in the light bulb that we still use today," said Peggy Montes.
 
For more information on the museum, visit the website www.bronzevillechildrensmuseum.com 
Bronzeville Children's Museum
9301 S. Stony Island Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60617
773. 721 .9301  
 League of Black Parents Meeting
Saturday, June 27, 2009, 10:15am-11:45am
3509 S. King Drive, Suite 2B, Chicago, Illinois
 
Your attendance is requested at the next League of Black Parents meeting that will take place on Saturday, June 27, 2009, at The Black Star Project office (3509 S. King Drive, Suite 2B) from 10:15 to 11:45am.  Join our continuing efforts to stop the violence in Chicago and improve the education of our children.  Your input and ideas are needed. 


Join the League of Black Parents
Across the United States, the educational, social and economic outcomes for most Black children are a catastrophe!  In the new global educational and economic order,=2 0many, if not most, Black American children cannot compete.  If ever there were reasons for Black parents to take action, few are more compelling than the ones listed below:   
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  • Nationally, murders of Black males between the ages of 14- and 17-years old rose by 40% between 2000 and 2007.  During the same period, murders committed by Black males between the ages of 14- and 17-years old also rose by 38%.
  • In 2006, only 37% of Black males graduated from high school in Chicago (near the U.S. average for Black males); only 19% graduated in Indianapolis and 20% in Detroit.
  • The average 17-year-old Black child in the United States has the reading and math scores of the average 14- year-old White child.
One out of three Black boys born after 2001 in America will spend time in jail or prison.
  • An estimated 50% of Black girls between 14- and 19- years-old have contracted a sexually transmitted disease.
  • Between 67%  to 70% of Black children are born into single-parent, female-headed households.
  • In Chicago, only three out of 100 Black boys earn a college degree by age 25.
Black parents are responsible for the well-being of Black children.  Not the police.  Not teachers.  Not schools. Not preachers.  Not elected officials.  Not social service agencies.  Black parents must hold the police, teachers, schools, preachers, elected officials, and social service agencies accountable for their actions to support the well-being of Black  We will only solve the problems of Black youth to the degree that we create strong, empowered and engaged parents for Black children.  Our actions, or inactions, will determine the future of our race.
 
Please join Black parents across America who know that if we are not organized, our children will not be recognized.  If we do not speak up, Black children will have no voice.  Black parents must advocate as well as educate.  We must take responsibility for the education of our children.  We will work in our homes, with our families, with our communities, with our schools and with our government to guarantee the proper and successful education of Black children.
 
Passive parental involvement is not enough.  Black parents must become active co-managers of our children's destiny.  We must become the engineers of their success.  We must and will actively participate in every aspect of their lives.  Please join the Black Star Project's League of Black Parents and commit to a 90-minute meeting, one day a month, for the sake of your child and the future of our race.   By joining the League of Black Parents, you will also join our community PTA chapter so that we can take advantage of existing resources.  
 
Everyone is invited to join.  Please contact Lauren at 773.285.9600 for more information or to become a member of the League of Black Parents.  Membership is open to parents, educators, clergy, community members and students of all races, ethnicities and faith backgrounds.  We want to start chapters in other cities as well.
Thank you for being in the vanguard of educating and saving Black children.

The Black Star Project Is $5,000 from meeting its 2009 pledge goal. We Need Your Help. Please Become a Member Today.
 
 
Dear Friend of Children and their Parents: 

The Black Star Project is doing incredible work educating
Black Star LogoBlack children, getting Black parents to participate in the educational and social developmental lives of their children, and revitalizing Black communities.  Much of this work is done with little support from government agencies or major foundations.   Our latest campaign is helping to "Stop The Violence" that is occurring in Black and Latino communities across America.  We are in action, but we need your support if we are to continue doing this important work.  
Please consider making a contribution to support this work of The Black Star Project.  Your membership will help us fulfill a challenge grant that will match your contribution dollar-for-dollar until June 20, 2009.  This means that your contribution will have a maximum impact on our work to increase the educational performance and improve the lives of Black children, and all children in American schools. 
 
We need only $5,000 to max out on this challenge.   If one person gives $5,000, we will meet our goal.  If 5 people give $1,000, we will meet our goal.  If 10 people give $500.00, we will meet our goal.  If 20 people give $250.00, we will meet our goal. If 50 people give $100.00, we will meet our goal. Or if 100 people give $50.00, we will meet our goal. 
 
Please send your contribution today.  
 
Your contribution will be greatly appreciated, and we will share information regularly about our progress and the programs that your membership supports.  Membership benefits include: 
  • Updated information on eliminating the racial academic achievement gap
  • Invitations to Black Star events
  • With a donation of $50 or more, we will send you a free "Educate or Die" wristband and comic book!
  • With a donation of at least $100, we will send you a free "Educate or Die" wristband, comic book and a t-shirt or DVD!
 You may specify shirts in Gold with Black, Black with Gold or Red, Black and Green.

For more information about the benefits of membership, please click HERE.  You can become a member online by donating through justgive.org.  Just click HERE for our donation page.  You can also mail your contribution to the address below: 

The Black Star Project
Membership Drive
3509 S. King Dr., Suite 2B
Chicago, IL 60653 

If you have any questions, please contact Jami Garton at 773.285.9600.  

The work to save the children in the Black community is plentiful, but the laborers, those who are willing to invest in saving the children in the Black community, they are few.  Please become one of the laborers by becoming a dues paying member of The Black Star Project.

Thank you again for your support! 

May you realize your best,  

Phillip Jackson
Executive Director
The Black Star Project
 
 
 
 
 

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