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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Rod Blagojevich leaving Ill. for prison | VIDEO Rod Blagojevich is getting his last full day of freedom before reporting to prison Thursday. No plea in deadly Lake Co. hit-and-run | VIDEO In an unexpected turn of events, the man charged in a deadly hit-and-run crash involving four northwest Indiana corrections officers did not enter a plea during a court appearance Wednesday. 2 Glenview schools closed after explosive goes off The Glenview Police Department says an explosive device has been set off on the Glenbrook Hospital grounds adjacent to Winkelman School in Glenview. Guardian Angels out on South Side after sex assaults Members of the Guardian Angels were out early Wednesday in Chicago's Brighton Park area handing out flyers and escorting riders to the CTA Orange Line along with students heading to school. Teen shot multiple times in Englewood A 15-year-old boy is in the hospital after police say he was shot several times, including in the mouth, Tuesday night. Brandon Marshall headed to Chicago Bears Finally, the Chicago Bears can stop looking for a top receiver. MORE STORIES Strange News Leprechaun in Las Vegas to test crosswalk safety Ind. woman reunited with dog missing for year Arkansas teen texts prank to police detective Wild black-footed test-tube kitten born in NOLA Kan. House squashes bid to make Toto breed top dog Consumer Spring Break Travel Warnings, Safety Tips | VIDEO Netflix deal with cable providers a no-go Feds probe sticky throttles in 1.9M Ford sedans Deals for drivers with electric cars Niketown closing for renovations Healthbeat New technology could detect Parkinson's Disease Mild winter, wild allergies in mid-March | VIDEO British researchers want metal hip implants banned Study finds dramatic rise in lifespan of Americans Childhood leukemia survival rates reach 90 pct MOST POPULAR 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket released Rod Blagojevich leaving Ill. for prison Brandon Marshall headed to Chicago Bears Bulls star Rose uninjured in Kennedy crash Police warn parents about strawberry meth All Most Popular

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Great National Conference for Educating Boys of Color; Another Powerful Conference for Educating Males of Color; Million Fathers Club at the Museum; "Black Men of Honor" College Fair; Bring Saturday University to your City

Making Progress; Moving Forward! COSEBOC Educational Conference SAAB Educational Conference Join Million Fathers Club at the Museum Concerned Christian Men Feed and Mentor 300 Boys Saturday University Works For All Students Black Men of Honor College Fair Links: The Black Star Project's website: blackstarproject.org Black Star Jounral: blackstarjournal.org Become a Member: Click Here Event Calendar: Click Here Like us on Facebook:   Great National Conference for Educating Boys of Color   Gathering of leaders. Each year the quality of the professional learning workshops at the Gathering of Leaders gets stronger.  This year is no exception. Sixteen workshops selected from nearly 60 proposals are available for registered participants to sign up for.   These workshops are relevant to educators from the early childhood to high school level and illuminate the Gathering's theme, "Great Schools Are Not an Accident: Successful Learning Communities for Boys and Young Men of Color." Each workshop will engage the participants in interactive, practical, and COSEBOC Standard referenced activity. They will also provide all participants with ideas, tools, and strategies to advance their work with boys and young men of color.   Gathering participants will attend two workshops, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Descriptions and expectations for each workshop are now posted on the COSEBOC website.   Read More... Another Powerful National Conference for the Nation's Males of Color Read More...    Join The Million Fathers Club at One of the Greatest Museums in the World - FREE!!!  Saturday, March 17, 2012, 12:00 PM at the Museum of Science and Industry located at 57th and Lake Shore Drive Chicago, Illinois  You must call Bruce to RSVP your free tickets or for more information at 773.285.9600   Read More... Concerned Christian Men Mentor and Feed 300 Boys with Monthly Man/Boy Breakfast The Concerned Christian Men (CCM) was founded in October 1996 by George D. Glenn, a Harvard-educated native Chicagoan (graduate of Senn High School). CCM's initial and continuing focus has been to provide strong "Black Male" leadership and guidance to young Black boys living on the South Side of Chicago to assist them in becoming positive, contributing members of their communities. CCM's Flagship activity is the monthly Man-Boy Breakfast that over 29,000 men and boys have attended since 1996 (140 breakfasts). Since April 2002 the breakfasts are held at Simeon Career Academy, a state-of-the-art vocational and academic high school. We average over 300 men and boys for our Man-Boy breakfasts.   Read More...  One of the best options for educating Black students in America -- Saturday University     Please call 773.285.9600 to learn how to start a Saturday University in your city.  We have 15 free Saturday Universities operating in and around Chicago.  Please call 773.285.9600 to register your child for free academic enhancement or for more information about Saturday University.   Read More...     Achievement Gaps Tied to Income Found Widening     By Lesli A. Maxwell March 7, 2012   The fractious debate over how much schools can counteract poverty's impact on children is far from settled, but a recently published collection of research strongly suggests that until policymakers and educators confront deepening economic and social disparities, poor children will increasingly miss out on finding a path to upward social mobility.   The achievement gap between poor children and rich children has grown significantly over the past three decades and is now nearly twice as large as the black-white gap, according to Sean F. Reardon, a Stanford University sociologist. He examined data on family income and student scores on standardized tests in reading and math spanning 1960 to 2007.    Read More...       Parents Are Building Organizations to Help Educate their Children     Whether they're organizing events, buttonholing legislators, or simply trading ideas and information, a growing number of "parent unions" are attempting to stake out a place in policy debates over education in states and districts, amid a crowded field of actors and advocates.   As the term implies, some of these organizations see themselves as countering the political might of teachers' unions, though others see the labor groups as allies. Still other parents' unions are less concerned with teacher and labor-management issues than with advancing their own tightly focused-or very broad-agendas. Those agendas include improving school gifted-and-talented programs, for instance, and closing achievement gaps between minority and white students.   Read More... Create A "Black Men of Honor" College Fair in Your City by Calling 773.285.9600 Read More... Use A Library Card and Help Free Hundreds of Thousands of Black Men Incarcerated in America   Join the movement to stop the American system of The New Jim Crow by checking a book out of your local library or by buying and reading a paperback copy of The New Jim Crow. All high school and college students must read this book!     Read More...

Romney Loses Again! Who Will He Fire?

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 THE BIG STORY Mitt Romney Likes To Fire People -- Including His Campaign Managers? The putative frontrunner made no public appearances on Tuesday night after an embarrassing third place finish in both the Alabama and Mississippi Republican presidential primary elections -- even though the Romney campaign had been predicting a victory. Instead, his headquarters dispatched a written statement that congratulated Rick Santorum for winning both states, while reminding people of his huge delegate advantage. It was an unusual way to try to demonstrate confidence. READ MORE Send To A Friend >> ON THE WEB How Politicians Track Your Life On Facebook Targeted online advertising is nothing new. (As anyone who has changed their Facebook status to "engaged" can tell you, a simple update can bring a deluge of new ads.) But political campaigns and advocacy groups are increasingly adopting the same microtargeting tactics that companies use. READ MORE Send To A Friend >> GOP PRIMARY 70 Samoans In A Bar -- Almost As Powerful As New Hampshire's Entire GOP! What do you get when 70 or so Republicans gather in a restaurant-bar? In American Samoa, you get a presidential caucus worth 9 full delegates to the Republican National Convention. (The famous "first in the nation" New Hampshire primary, on the other hand, awards 12 delegates.) The U.S. territory, located about 2,300 miles south of Hawaii, got its chance Tuesday to vote on a presidential candidate. And it didn't even conflict with happy hour. READ MORE Send To A Friend >> FEATURED COLUMN: GENE LYONS Assassination? Anwar al-Awlaki Asked For It To hear some people tell it, the United States hovers on the brink of tyranny. President Obama has seized dictatorial power to murder any American citizen he secretly deems a terrorist. Attorney General Eric Holder's craven rationalization of the so-called "CIA assassination" of U.S.-born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in the wilds of Yemen last September struck some as the veritable death-knell of democracy. Sounds grave, doesn't it? Then why are so many Americans, myself included, so blasé about it? READ MORE Send To A Friend >> FEATURED COLUMN: LEONARD PITTS JR. No! Why Obama's Drone Assassins Are Acting Outside The Law Spin it any way you want. Justify it, rationalize it, chalk it up to the exigencies of war. And at the end, the fact remains: A United States citizen is dead and the United States government killed him. Without trial. Without due process. Without hesitation. And many of those who loudly deplored George W. Bush for smaller excesses seem content to allow Barack Obama this larger one. READ MORE Send To A Friend >> POLITICS Limbaugh's Failed TV Producer Running For Senate In New York U.S. Representative Bob Turner, who famously won ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner's Congressional seat last September in a special election, announced on Tuesday that he will challenge incumbent Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand in the 2012 Senate election. So Turner, a former producer of the Rush Limbaugh radio program -- whose host recently called a law student a "slut" because she supported birth control coverage -- will be running against the woman who succeeded Hillary Clinton in the Senate. READ MORE Send To A Friend >> CARTOON OF THE DAY Send To A Friend >>

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Follow the Lead of Poughkeepsie, New York to Eliminate New Jim Crow

Every City in the Country Should Follow the Lead of Poughkeepsie, New York to Help Eliminate The New Jim Crow with Thought and Actions During March and April 2012 With more Black men in jails and prisons than colleges and universities, it is time for the Black Male Achievement Movement to get to work! Please call 773.285.9600 to design a program like the one in Poughkeepsie in your city. The efforts of Michelle Alexander and her book,The New Jim Crow, are stimulating a social justice movement with public hearings, reading groups, praying warriors and action teams. It is time for good men and women to get to work!        During the months of March and April 2012, people in your city can:  Host a reading circle for The New Jim Crow book at your church, high school or college Communicate with your elected officials about ways to changes laws that sweep Black men and boys into the criminal justice system Mentor youth in juvenile detention facilities Visit incarcerants in prisons and jails (men and women) Work to get records expunged for the formerly incarcerated Welcome returning citizens (from prison) back to your community Help returning citizens get jobs Council first-time offenders so that they remain crime free Speak to youth in schools about not becoming part of the criminal justice system Become a court watcher to ensure that Black men and boys are treated fairly by the criminal justice process Write a letter to a jail or prison encouraging men and women who are incarcerated to keep their spirits high   To become one of the the Servant Leaders in your city planning and directing this effort, please call 773.285.9600. We will provide you with an organizing kit that will help you step-by-step to create, manage or support an outstanding New Jim Crow Social Justice Movement program in your city.  We will also provide technical assistance and ongoing support. Churches, schools, faith-based organizations, fraternities, Masonic organizations, veterans associations, community-based organizations, affinity organizations, military service personnel, social service agencies, companies and corporations will participate in this effort.  Most events will occur between March 1, 2012 and April 30, 2012    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    Click Here to purchase a paperback copy of The New Jim Crow.  Click Here to view a 25 minute video of Michelle Alexander speaking on Democracy Now about The New Jim Crow.  Click Here to hear a segment of Michelle Alexander on National Public Radio speaking about The New Jim Crow.  Click here to see a 3 minute trailer of Michelle Alexander speaking about the The New Jim Crow.  Click here to find out if and when Michelle Alexander might be in your city or state speaking on The New Jim Crow.   Click NJCevents@gmail.com to discuss bringing Michelle Alexander to your city.  Click Here to become a member of The Black Star Project. Click Here to learn more about The Black Star Project.

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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

2 charged in NYE Logan Square sex assault | VIDEO Two teenagers are now charged with robbing and sexually assaulting a Highland Park teen near Chicago's Congress Theater on New Year's Eve. Emanuel moves ahead with speed cameras | VIDEO More details about Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to add speed cameras to city streets are now available. CTA bus stop destroyed in crash A truck crashed into a bus shelter at Sunnyside and Broadway in Chicago's North Side Uptown neighborhood Tuesday morning. Robbers assault man, steal iPhone in CTA pedway Police are looking for two robbers who assaulted a man and stole his iPhone in a Loop subway tunnel. Crews respond to CO leak in Lombard Emergency crews are responding to reports of high levels of carbon monoxide at an apartment building in west suburban Lombard. Report: Derrick Rose buys Trump Tower condo Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose will soon be living sky high in a new home in downtown Chicago. MORE STORIES Strange News Legoland's new master model builder | VIDEO Toilet paper shortage in NJ's capital city Slam dancing banned in Boston as police clamp down Deaths barred in Italian village Pi Day set for March 14 Consumer Netflix deal with cable providers a no-go Feds probe sticky throttles in 1.9M Ford sedans Deals for drivers with electric cars Grow your own vegetables | VIDEO Inventors selected for Chicago pitch-a-thon | VIDEO Healthbeat Study links red meat with increased risk of death Circumcision may lower HIV Women fed up with jobs, overeat Study: Daylight Savings can be bad for health Ill. could ban teens from using tanning beds MOST POPULAR 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket released 2 charged in NYE Logan Square sex assault Chicago to build longest elevated park in world Jet rolls off runway at Atlanta airport Police: Heroin use a growing problem in Naperville All Most Popular

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Obama Movie: Tom Hanks Narrates His Bin Laden Moment

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 THE BIG STORY, BY JOE CONASON What Are We Doing In Afghanistan? For everyone who originally supported the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan to oust the Taliban, the question today is how whether what was once a righteous mission can end in anything but ruin. Blaming the Bush administration's neglect and incompetence for the critical failures of the first several years is fair enough, but it is not easy to argue, let alone prove, that the Obama administration has improved upon the mess it inherited. The same corruption prevails in Hamid Karzai's Kabul and the same incompetence and lassitude plague the Afghan security forces. The only realistic option, unpalatable as it may be, is negotiation with the Taliban. But recent events have made that prospect even more elusive, as the Afghan people become still more alienated. READ MORE Send To A Friend >> POLITICS 'Occupy' Candidate Forgets Obama Playbook -- And Gets Dumped One of the first Occupy Wall Street activists to run for Congress -- a former Barack Obama presidential campaign worker who lives outside Philadelphia -- was thrown off the ballot earlier this month when the incumbent Democrat pulled a move right out of Obama's playbook: She challenged the validity of the insurgent's nominating signatures. Close followers of Barack Obama's political career will recall that he got his start in 1996 when supporters used similar tactics to clear the field in an Illinois State Senate district, handing the young Chicago lawyer a victory by default. READ MORE Send To A Friend >> FEATURED COLUMN: JOE SHURE Why Joe The Plumber Is Wrong About Small Businesses At the time of his confrontation with Barack Obama, it seemed as though Joe the Plumber gave a voice to the nation's small business owners, tired as they were of high taxes and strict regulations. But two things proved wrong with this picture: Joe the Plumber, it turns out, is not a plumber at all, he's merely worked for one. Also, he is woefully ill equipped to speak on behalf of small business owners. READ MORE Send To A Friend >> FEATURED COLUMN: CARL HIAASEN A Secret Excerpt From Mrs. Limbaugh's Diary I feel so bad for my precious Rush-Muffin. Middle of breakfast, the man from Clear Channel calls to say that a bunch more advertisers have pulled out of the radio show -- that's 42 so far! READ MORE Send To A Friend >> VIDEO OF THE DAY Obama Movie Preview: Tom Hanks Narrates The Death Of Bin Laden In newly released footage, Vice President Joe Biden explains how Obama reached his decision to raid Osama Bin Laden's compound, and Bill Clinton showers praise on the decision. "He took the harder, and the more honorable path. When I saw what had happened, I thought to myself, 'I hope that's the call I would've made,'" he says. READ MORE Send To A Friend >> TODAY IN STUPID Dixie Republicans: Obama Is Muslim, Evolution Is Untrue According to a new Public Policy Polling survey, Republican voters in Alabama and Mississippi remain deeply skeptical of President Obama's Christian faith. In Mississippi, only 12 percent of GOP voters believe that Obama is a Christian, compared to 52 percent who believe that he is a Muslim and 36 percent who aren't sure. In Alabama, 14 percent believe that Obama is a Christian, compared to 45 percent who believe that he's a Muslim and 41 percent who aren't sure. READ MORE Send To A Friend >> CARTOON OF THE DAY Send To A Friend >>

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