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Friday, July 30, 2010

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Friday, July 30, 2010


3 women dead in fiery crash | VIDEO
A fiery crash on the Southwest Side left three people dead after a car slammed into a pole at a gas station at 47th and Sacramento.

Blago jurors ask for testimony transcripts | VIDEO
Jurors in the corruption trial of former governor Rod Blagojevich had a second question for the judge on Friday, their second full day of deliberations.

Visitation for Melrose Park Marine killed in war
Visitation was scheduled Friday for Lance Corporal Frederik Vazquez, 19, of Melrose Park.

'Hawks raising ticket prices amid money trouble
The Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks are holding their annual convention this weekend at the Hilton in Chicago.

Report: Parking meter co. to make $73M this year
Despite the public outcry over the price of Chicago's parking meters, revenue is stronger than expected, and you may be surprised where much of it is coming from.

Cremated remains lost in mail are found
Relatives of a Chicago woman who died in retirement in Arizona last month say the U.S. Postal Service has found her ashes, which had been missing since July 19.


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Man's stolen gun returned after 2 decades

Police: Driver in chase stopped at red lights

Inmate sues man he's convicted of burglarizing

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Toyota recalls 412,000 cars in US

Govt to crash test 55 vehicles under new system

Facebook tests delete option for users

Amazon: Kindle e-reader out of stock


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Popular diabetes drugs may raise bone risk

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Doug Kendall: After Kagan, Lower Court Vacancy Crisis Looms

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Doug Kendall: With frustration boiling over, several Senate Democrats took to the Senate floor yesterday to protest the unprecedented delays directed against President Obama's judicial nominees. These Senators have good reason to be outraged. Sen. McConnell and his allies have taken the partisan war over the courts into uncharted territory -- delaying up-or-down votes on the Senate floor for even the most qualified and uncontroversial of the president's judicial nominees. Click here to read more.


Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm: 'Cracking the Code' to Keeping Manufacturing Jobs in America

While we won't be able to keep all labor-intensive manufacturing jobs in America, we're now seeing the first real evidence of what it takes for advanced manufacturing to stay and grow in America.

Johann Hari: The Demands of the Deficit Hawks Won't Cure -- They'll Kill

if I tell you that Moody's has downgraded Ireland's debt, it sounds pretty irrelevant. In fact, if you decode this story, you'll discover the reason why you are going to be more likely to lose your job or your home soon.

Dennis A. Henigan: Dr. King and the "Guys With the Guns" at the NRA

We now know that the NRA will be joining Beck and Palin for Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally at the Lincoln Memorial on the 47th Anniversary of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Is it possible to imagine a greater offense to the legacy of Dr. King?

William Astore: Our Military's Disturbing Transition to Warriors

Today's cult of the warrior, as represented by these new "creeds," may seem cosmetic, but it cuts to the core of our military's self-image.

David Sirota: GOP Opposes Federal Fracking Regs Regardless of Whether EPA Finds Poisoning

In perhaps the most extreme step yet, Republicans in Colorado are demanding the Environmental Protection Agency never regulate fracking, "no matter what a two-year EPA study of the process reveals."

 
 

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Sheriff Joe Arpaio Not Relenting After Court Ruling

PBS Ombudsman Defends Palin Joke: 'Fair Game' (VIDEO)

GDP Slows: Recovery Loses Steam As Consumers Turn Cautious

Levi Johnston Ex Lanesia Garcia Pregnant: Bristol Palin Wedding Off?

 
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Fedmarket GSA eLabPlus - Leave our 3-day workshop with your completed GSA Schedule offer in hand. Info
Virtual GSA eLab - Write your GSA proposal with the assistance of our GSA specialists at your office using collaborative technology. Info
Webinar: GSA Schedules 101: Demystifying GSA Schedules - An outreach for small-to-medium sized businesses that want to learn more about GSA Schedules, but don't want to listen to another government-sponsored "take" on GSA Schedules. Info
Webinar: GSA Schedules 201: Modifying Your Contract - Administering a GSA Schedule contract takes a very unique, flexible mindset. Fedmarket will help you understand what GSA is looking for when it is considering your modification. Info
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Federal Sales 101: Winning Government Business - Learn how to sell to the federal government. Info
Webinar: Selling to the Government from Your Own Backyard - Register for Fedmarket's Webinar and invite all of your sales team and colleagues to attend along with you right in the comfort of your own office. Info
Selling Travel to the Federal Government - Introduces participants to the government's procurement regulations unique to the travel industry, operational requirements, and administration. Info
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See Michele Alexander's Phenomenal Lecture on The New Jim Crow, Brainwashed - Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority, Black Male Students Must Go To College




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Michelle Alexander Was "Plutonian Hot" in Chicago as She Revealed that "The New Jim Crow" (Created by Our Government) Is Destroying Black Males, Dismantling Black Families and Wreaking Havoc in the Black Communities Across America

See the Michelle Alexander
New Jim Crow Lecture 
on CAN-TV Channel 19
Sunday, August 1, 2010  5:00 pm
 Monday, August 2, 2010, Noon 

Professor Michelle Alexander
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Quotations from the audience:
 
"This woman may have turned the tide of the human rights battle for the dignity and honor or Black and Brown convicts, ex-felons and formerly incarcerated individuals.  Because of her, they have hope!  And because they have hope, we have hope!"
 
"I cried as she was speaking.  She was right.  And we all knew it."
 
"I have never been to a lecture like this. I learned that much of what the government had told us about crime, drug use and violence was a lie.  They did it to lock up Black men!"
 
  
You Must Buy This Book!!!

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Panel Discussion on Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority

  BRAINWASHED
The Evolution and Continuing Dynamics of the Black Inferiority Myth
- Panel Presentation -
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 1:00 p.m.
Black Star Project, Suite 2B
3509 South King Drive 
  Chicago, Illinois

Panelist
Atty. James Childs - Childs Willis and Associates
Gimbu Kali - Administrator, Jacob Caruthers Center of Inner City Studies
Bro. Olamengi - Mental Health Consultant
Taki S. Raton - Educator
 
Issues to be discussed:  Black-on-Black crime ∙ Low academic achievement ∙ Breakdown of the Black Family ∙ Loss of Vision -
 
"As a marketing professional who respects and admires brilliantly conceived and deftly executed propaganda, I eventually recognized that one of the greatest propaganda campaigns of all time was the masterful marketing of the myth of Black inferiority to justify slavery within a democracy"
 
Tom Burrell, author of BRAINWASHED - Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority 

Tom Burrell discussing "Brainwashed". Mr. Burrell will not be in attendance.

 RECEPTION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PRESENTATION 
 
Sponsored by Bronzeville Visitors Information Center, the Bronzeville Promise Neighborhood Initiative, Inc. and The Black Star Project.  Admission free and open to the public. Call (773) 373-2842 for any additional information or contact blydendelany@yahoo.com.

Parents are invited to bring elementary school boys to this session to help prepare their Black male students for college with Project 5000 

With the global competition for employment in 2010, graduating from high school Is not enough!  Graduating from college is not enough!!  More and more Americans with college degrees are having difficulty getting jobs because they don't understand that in 2010, education, by itself, is not enough. You must become a life-long learner to exist!  The old rules of education are out the window and the new era of "educate or die" is upon us! 
Black males and females elementary and high school students are invited to learn about college success through:
 
The Black Star Project's
Project 5000 College Summer Series
 
Join us for a series of summer sessions in which students can learn more about college options.  The Project 5000 is designed to help send 5000 more Black males to colleges in Illinois in the next 5 years.  
 
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This weekly college preparation series will take place at:
 
The Black Star Project
3509 S. King Drive, Suite 2B
Chicago, Illinois
11:00 am
 Please RSVP to 773.285.9600
 
College Schedule:
Saturday, July 31: IIT
Saturday, August 07: Northeastern Illinois University/Truman College 
Saturday, August 21: Xavier University (Louisiana)
Saturday August 28: Loyola University of Chicago

The workshops topics will include:

·    Financial aid
·    An explanation of the admission process
·    Campus life
·    Courses and majors offered

For more information about the Project 5000 College Preparation Series, please email smp@blackstarproject.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call The Black Star Project office at (773) 285-9600. 
  Click on links below for more information about the great programs of The Black Star Project 
For more information on our other programs and how you can get involved, click on these links below or please call 773.285.9600:




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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Dozens arrested in protests of immigration law - Yahoo! News

Dozens arrested in protests of immigration law - Yahoo! News

Opponents of Arizona's immigration crackdown went ahead with protests Thursday despite a judge's ruling that delayed enforcement of most the law, and dozens of people in Phoenix were arrested after peacefully confronting officers in riot gear.

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Judge: Jury cannot have copy of close | VIDEO
Jurors deliberating the fate of ousted former governor Rod Blagojevich asked the judge for a copy of the prosecution's closing argument.

Person questioned in boy's fatal shooting | VIDEO
A 13-year-old boy was shot and killed near his home on the Far South Side. Relatives say the gunman wore a shirt over his head to hide his identity.

Lines form for Ford jobs
People hoping to land a job with the Ford Motor Company are lining up around the city.

Deadly grain bin accident victims ID'd | VIDEO
Two people have died and a third was injured in northwestern Illinois after becoming trapped in a grain bin.

Daley nearly clocked by stray Sox bat
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is a big White Sox fan. But he had a scary close call at Wednesday night's game.

Woman's cremated remains lost in mail
Relatives of a Chicago woman who died in retirement in Arizona last month say they are afraid she will never have a proper burial because her ashes are missing in the mail.

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NY baby born in McDonald's drive thru

Churchill's dentures sold at auction in England

Saggy pants foolish but legal, NYC judge rules

Bear turns Goldilocks tale on its head in NH home

Teens take flying leap to deliver mail

Consumer

Toyota recalls 412,000 cars in US

Govt to crash test 55 vehicles under new system

Facebook tests delete option for users

Amazon: Kindle e-reader out of stock

GM announces Chevy Volt sticker price

Healthbeat

Studies show hands-only CPR can save lives

Report: Lack of social life unhealthy

Lawsuit claims FDA violated federal law

Study looks at alcohol as arthritis remedy

Does fresher blood work better?

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Gov.: 'Tragedy' if oil reaches Lake Michigan Federal officials now estimate that more than 1 million gallons of oil may have spilled into a major river in southern Michigan, and the governor is sharply criticizing clean-up efforts as "wholly inadequate."


Newberry Library to hold annual book fair The Newberry Library Annual Book Fair, one of Chicago's most popular book binges, begins Thursday.

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