Chicago Defender back issues from December 1999:
Gene the `Duke of Earl' Chandler joins illustrious quartet in concert
Dec 02, 1999 ... Gene the `Duke of Earl' Chandler joins illustrious quartet in concert Gene Chandler joins Jerry Butler, Ben E. King and Lloyd Price in "A Night With Friends" featuring the essence of romantic and lyrical singing at the Arie Crown Theater at McCormick Place Friday, Dec. 10 at 8 ...
McCann sizzles over fire hires: 6 qualify out of 125
Dec 02, 1999; ... 6 qualify out of 125: McCann sizzles over fire hires Chicago Fire Department Capt. Ezra McCann Wednesday voiced outrage that out of a total of 120 new recruits, only 13 were Black, a percentage he says will never allow the department to diversify its workplace. According to Mike ...
Jesse issues clarion call to help guide at-risk youth
Dec 02, 1999; ... Jesse issues clarion call to help guide at-risk youth The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. Wednesday called on all men to help tutor trouble youth who may be leaning on the precipice of crime or drugs and to teach them about their history in order to stay out of harms way. Saying there ...
Malcolm X's daughter welcomes charter school
Dec 02, 1999; ... Malcolm X's daughter welcomes charter school The daughter of the late Malcolm X, Attallah Shabazz, will appear as guest of honor at Saturday's opening of the Betty Shabazz International School, named after her mother. The school, which is located at 7825 S. Ellis Ave., has been ...
Assemble fair housing for Section 8 tenants
Dec 02, 1999; ... Assemble fair housing for Section 8 tenants More than 100 Section 8 tenants from the Rogers Park area are expected to participate in a forum addressing fair housing, tenants rights and new opportunities for subsidized renters to become homeowners. The forum will take place ...
Wood holds 'Culture of Hate' youth forum
Dec 02, 1999; ... Wood holds `Culture of Hate' youth forum A "Culture of Hate" youth forum being held today at Malcolm X College is aimed at healing the racial divide among Chicago students while kicking off a year 2000 plan to reduce racism, Human Relations Commissioner Clarence N. Wood said ...
Stroger and State's Attorney Devine investigating bribes
Dec 02, 1999; ... Stroger and State's Attorney Devine investigating bribes As a result of an investigation headed by Cook County Inspector General Timothy Flick, a 30-year-old employee who allegedly demanded a bribe has been suspended without pay, President John Stroger announced Wednesday. A Cook ...
Davis, Jackson, Rush host townhall meeting on AIDS
Dec 02, 1999; ... Davis, Jackson, Rush host townhall meeting on AIDS With the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) declaring an AIDS state of emergency, a townhall meeting on AIDS education and awareness is being hosted by Reps. Danny K. Davis (D-7th), Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (D-2nd), and Bobby Rush (D-1st), ...
ATMs prepared for New Year's
Dec 02, 1999; ... ATMs prepared for New Year's Executives from the nation's electronic financial services (ATM) networks sought to prevent consumer panic Wednesday by stating they were Y2K-compliant and confident services would not be disrupted on Jan. 1,2000. The seven executives, representing ...
Open housing on the North Shore
Dec 02, 1999 ... Open housing on the North Shore One of the key issues of the new year, the new decade and the new century will be the matter of affordable housing for all. With more persons moving from welfare to work and others into retirement, affordable housing's demand will increase by ...
The State of Texas and the 'Talented Tenth'
Dec 02, 1999 ... The State of Texas and the `Talented Tenth' The State of Texas -- somewhat akin to the W.E.B. DuBois-Booker T. Washington "debates" early this century over what direction Blacks should take -- pursue an agricultural education or a formal one, has come up with a novel idea that suggests a ...
Bears QB Miller suspended: Signal caller violated NFL drug policy
Dec 02, 1999; ... Bears QB Miller suspended by Larry Gross The Bears thought they had their quarterback problem solved with the emergence of Jim Miller. For the past four games, the five-year veteran had directed an offense that was becoming one of the most exciting, if not one of the best in the ...
Delfonics bring lyrical style to Christmas party
Dec 02, 1999 ... Delfonics bring lyrical style to Christmas party Remember "Didn't I Blow Your Mind," "La La Means I Love" and "Hey Love"? Those beautiful songs were performed at the height of the Delfonics' career and the group is going to sing them again for their Chicago fans Friday, Dec. 3 at ...
Pierre Boulez conducts `Bruckner'
Dec 02, 1999 ... Pierre Boulez conducts `Bruckner' Principal guest conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Pierre Boulez will present the works of Webern, Boulez and Bruckner for a subscription concert of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 3 at 1:30 p.m., ...
NAACP protests suburban construction discrimination
Dec 04, 1999; ... NAACP protests suburban construction discrimination by Joe Ruklick Civil rights leader Walden Mabry, president of the Far South Side NAACP, plans a public meeting Monday at the Richton Park Village Hall to protest what he said is a lack of minority participation in the suburb's ...
Launch Millennium Series to celebrate our history
Dec 04, 1999; ... Launch Millennium Series to celebrate our history We strongly believe that despite the hype, despite the crass commercialism and despite the fear-mongers, the fact remains, the passing from one century into the next is a significant event. Certainly the movements that confront us ...
Lawyer says 'zero tolerance' destroys prison rehabilitation
Dec 04, 1999; ... Lawyer says `zero tolerance' destroys prison rehabilitation The zero tolerance that has the entire nation scrambling for viable punishment plans for students is also affecting prisoners, civil rights lawyer James P. Chapman said Thursday. "I applaud Rev. Jesse Jackson and ...
Mayor pushes federal low-income tax credit plan
Dec 04, 1999; ... Mayor pushes federal low-income tax credit plan All low-income people should apply for a federal low-income tax credit plan that's retroactive for the past three years and could give them an unexpected cash flow free of charge, Judy A. Gold, Daley's chief of policy officer, said ...
A population explosion in nation's federal prisons
Dec 04, 1999; ... A population explosion in nation's federal prisons The nation's state and federal prison population grew by almost 60,000 inmates during 1998. According to a recent bulletin by the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), the states and the District of Columbia added ...
Cook County may treat drug users to cut crime
Dec 04, 1999; ... Cook County may treat drug users to cut crime In an effort to help cure drug-addicted youth, Cook County Commissioner Roberto Maldonado Thursday announced the county is studying a plan to treat these offenders who are in the juvenile judicial system. At a press conference held in ...
Watchdogs say kids crowd Maryland jails
Dec 04, 1999 ... Watchdogs say kids crowd Maryland jails Hundreds of children, primarily from minority groups, are being held in "appalling conditions" in jails in the state of Maryland, just north of the nation's capital, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW), a watchdog organization. The worst ...
250 attend Daley's CDHS' family child care summit
Dec 04, 1999; ... 250 attend Daley's CDHS' family child care summit Chicago Department of Human Services (CDHS) officials Thursday announced more than 250 attended Mayor Daley's family child care home providers' "Investing in our Children" summit that enhanced the care of children. The 250 ...
Computer business hosts Y2K community information forum
Dec 04, 1999; ... Computer business hosts Y2K community information forum Local and state businesses and government agencies will address growing Y2K concerns, at the Ford City Mall this weekend. Representatives from the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, Commonwealth Edison, Ameritech, Peoples ...
Hampton observance set
Dec 04, 1999; ... Hampton observance set by LaTicia D. Greggs Thirty years ago, on Dec. 4, 1969, Black Panther leader Fred Hampton Sr. was slain by the FBI and Chicago police because he dared to standup and organize Black people for Black power and freedom. The creation and organization of ...
Federal probe needed in police station 'suicide'
Dec 04, 1999 ... Federal probe needed in police station `suicide' To help allay the fears of many in the community that something may be awry in the police station "suicide" of Reginald Cole, 38, this past Oct. 30, the U.S. Justice Department should become involved in the case. The Cook County ...
`An Evening of Fashion and Art'
Dec 02, 1999; ... `An Evening of Fashion and Art' by Mattie Smith-Colin For the third year, Marshall Field's has partnered with the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) to celebrate "An Evening of Fashion and Art." More than 500 guests recently attended the black-tie benefit raising $460,000 ...
Tenor Henry H. Pleas is `Messiah' soloist
Dec 02, 1999 ... Tenor Henry H. Pleas is `Messiah' soloist When the South Shore United Methodist Church's Sanctuary Choir sings Handel's "Messiah" Saturday, Dec. 4 at 6 p.m., Tenor Henry H. Pleas will be one of the soloists. Other soloists featured in the performance that will be directed by Dr ....
South Suburban college lowers cost
Dec 02, 1999; ... South Suburban college lowers cost South Suburban College opened spring semester registration last week with the announcement of a special low tuition rate for residents of Chicago and Lake County, Ind. For $57 per credit hour, the South Holland college is offering special ...
Health Dept. changes HIV/AIDS approach
Dec 02, 1999; ... Health Dept. changes HIV/AIDS approach The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is changing its approach and response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic by increasing dialogue and expanding the amount of information available to the public. Recently, CDPH along with South Side ...
Domestic violence shatters family
Dec 02, 1999 ... Domestic violence shatters family A homicide shattered the last holiday season of this century, when the family of 19 year-old Alicia Marie Pettie learned she had been killed in what her relatives described as an act of insanity. The teenage mother of a 9-month-old infant girl ...
30 years later: The spirit of Fred Hampton lives on
Dec 04, 1999 ... 30 years later: The spirit of Fred Hampton lives on They came, stealthily, like thieves in the night and stole him. Stole him from his family, stole him from his friends, stole him from his comrades, stole him from his cause, stole him from his life. America was robbed of a ...
Jesse Jackson loses direction
Dec 04, 1999; ... Jesse Jackson loses direction by Mike Green (Mr. Green is president of the Committee to Restore America Foundation.) In what is likely to be the most embarrassing moment of his illustrious civil rights career, the Rev. Jesse Jackson recently rushed to Decatur, Ill., with ...
Analyzing the Decatur incident
Dec 04, 1999; ... Analyzing the Decatur incident by Useni Eugene Perkins (Prof. Perkins is the director of the Family Life Center at Chicago State University.) The incident in Decatur; Ill., involving the expulsion of seven Black male students who allegedly precipitated the violent melee ...
The Millennium series: Law and Disorder
Dec 04, 1999; ... The Millennium Series: Law and Disorder Those who were born free from the parents of slaves in the early 1800's found themselves steeped in the expansiveness of access. Blacks easily and eagerly exercised their constitutional rights (albeit under the watchful eye of armed federal troops) ...
Scholar applauds our survival of U.S. racial abuses
Dec 04, 1999; ... Scholar applauds our survival of U.S. racial abuses Africans in America should be proud of themselves having survived decades of human abuse by this government, but, they still have a long way to go given their own social demise, said University of Illinois at Chicago Black history ...
African Americans get a new Defender
Dec 04, 1999; ... African Americans get a new Defender Founder Robert Sengstacke Abbott of the Chicago Defender responded to the law and disorder imperiling the lives of turn-of-the-century African Americans by creating disorder, of a sort, that resulted in a flurry of new 20th century Jim Crow ...
The Great Migration brought new economic opportunities
Dec 04, 1999; ... The Great Migration brought new economic opportunities The Great Migration to northern cities fostered new economic opportunities for African Americans. Farm life, initially the main source of income for African Americans prior to 1900, gave way to the factory and industrial jobs of the ...
Donald Byrd is choreographer and director of 'Harlem Nutcracker'
Dec 04, 1999; ... Donald Byrd is choreographer and director of `Harlem Nutcracker' The innovative, modern choreographer Donald Byrd is directing and has provided the dance sequences of "The Harlem Nutcracker" that is returning to the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street Tuesday, Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. It ...
A long, rich history: Black College Football began in 1892
Dec 04, 1999; ... A long, rich history: Black College Football began in 1892 by Larry Gross It was the Christmas holiday of 1892 and students at two tiny Black colleges in North Carolina found themselves a bit lonely and bored while on campus. So the students at Living-stone College got ...
CHA evaluates HUD report
Dec 06, 1999; ... CHA evaluates HUD report Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) officials agreed last week to extend the-deadline for CHA's plan for transformation of public housing from Dec. 1 to Dec. 17. Following an extensive campaign to gain participation by ...
Fire chief pops reform whip
Dec 06, 1999; ... Fire chief pops reform whip With Mayor Daley riding hard for a major shakeup, Fire Department Commissioner James T. Joyce not only chose a first-ever Black as his second-in-command, but rolled out a reform plan to curb racism in the firehouses. With 35 years experience under his ...
Welfare clients benefit from Chicago Jobs Council guide
Dec 06, 1999; ... Welfare clients benefit from Chicago Jobs Council guide While the Department of Human Services continues to streamline its numbers within the Public Aid's TANF rolls, many of its clients are not aware of the benefits available to them. Because of the time limits imposed on ...
Minsters seek to help Leon Smith
Dec 06, 1999; ... Ministers seek to help Leon Smith The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. is reaching out to help Leon Smith, the 19-year-old Dallas Mavericks rookie arrested in Chicago twice for allegedly threatening his ex-girlfriend and busting out her mother's car windows. Asked by the Chicago ...
Terrell's plan pushes youth to become 'agents of God'
Dec 06, 1999; ... Terrell's plan pushes youth to become `agents of God' To curb crime and violence, the Rev. Dr. JoAnne M. Terrell, assistant professor of Ethics and Theology at the Chicago Theological Seminary, urged families to teach their children to be "agents of God." Terrell, who keynoted ...
Jakes asks mobile unit to curb drugs, violence
Dec 06, 1999; ... Jakes asks mobile unit to curb drugs, violence If the city is serious about curbing drugs and violence, it will dispatch a mobile unit staffed with a physician, nurse and intake worker, to help treat drug addicts who are wreaking havoc on communities, the Rev. Paul Jakes said ...
Study Dads matter
Dec 06, 1999; ... Study Dads matter "Terry" raised her four children, two older boys and two younger girls, with a father figure in her home. Without him, she felt life would have been tough. A study funded by a grant from the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of ...
Small-town protesters fight prison idea
Dec 06, 1999; ... Small-town protesters fight prison idea Some residents of tiny Hopkins Park are fit to be tied because the state wants to build a prison in their back yard. Officials have promised economic benefits for the northeast Illinois town of 4,000 persons, 90 percent of whom are ...
States should consider Clinton decree on families
Dec 06, 1999; ... States should consider Clinton decree on families "Too many of our families are having trouble balancing the demands of home and work," President Clinton said recently. Six years after his highly acclaimed 1993 Family and Medical Leave Law was enacted, Mr. Clinton has again shown ...
Congress can, must put medical mistakes in check
Dec 06, 1999; ... Congress can, must put medical mistakes in check Quick quiz. What kills more Americans on an annual basis -- AIDS, highway accidents, breast cancer or medical mistakes made by physicians, pharmacists and other health care professionals? If you guessed the latter -- medical ...
Remembering our beautiful ancestors
Dec 06, 1999; ... Remembering our beautiful ancestors (Ms. Buckley is a first-time contributor to the Commentary Page.) Recently, I was visiting the Carter G. Woodson Library in Chicago and was uncertain where to go to work on my homework. I was thinking that I didn't want to be where youth were ...
Barbara Hartzog to be feted at `Other Wise Man'
Dec 04, 1999 ... Barbara Hartzog to be feted at `Other Wise Man' One of the African American traditions, "The Story of the Other Wise Man" featuring the distinguished actor James Lewis Hicklin III will be featured on Sunday, Dec. 12, at 3 p.m. at Bethel AME Church, 4444 S. Michigan Ave. Among ...
Artists return to Chicago as soloists in `Messiah'
Dec 04, 1999 ... Artists return to Chicago as soloists in `Messiah' Two internationally acclaimed artists, baritone Lawrence Craig and soprano Gabrielyn Watson, returned to Chicago recently after touring abroad, performing in opera and concert and will serve as soloists for the South Shore United ...
Phillip Van Lear directs `Get Ready,' at ETA
Dec 04, 1999 ... Phillip Van Lear directs `Get Ready,' at ETA Jaye Stewart and Joe Plummer's ever-popular story about the Doves, a veteran R&B singing group active in the 1950s and who were forced to overcome many terrible obstacles to "Get Ready" for a comeback in the 1990s, will be directed by ...
Jolly Motorcycle St. Nick?
Dec 04, 1999; ... Jolly Motorcycle St. Nick? What's that in the distance do we hear? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a car with a very loud muffler dragging against the street? No it's motorcycle Santa with his elves and reindeer. Let's face it with motorcycles how many reindeer would he ...
Jakes marches on drugs and violence
Dec 04, 1999; ... Jakes marches on drugs and violence Shining his spotlight in a different direction, the Rev. Paul Jakes, president of the Christian Council on Urban Affairs, announced he's holding a mass march Saturday against crime, drugs, violence and to start the healing of a community under ...
Fire chief vows he'll be fair to minorities
Dec 04, 1999; ... Fire chief vows he'll be fair to minorities Just a day before he's scheduled to appear before the Police and Fire Committee's confirmation meeting, Chicago Fire Department Commissioner James Joyce Thursday ordered a new test that will be more fair for minorities. Joyce, who will ...
Pioneering Cartoonists of the Chicago Defender
Dec 04, 1999; ... Pioneering Cartoonists of the Chicago Defender 1900 - 1925 With the close of one millennum, and the start of the new, as well as the rapid approach of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chicago Defender newspaper, it would be unfortunate to mark both eras without at ...
Jack Johnson: `The Great Black Hope'
Dec 04, 1999; ... Jack Johnson: `The Great Black Hope' In a time when one literally risked their lives just being a Black man, Jack Johnson was a rare exception. A Black man with pride. The first Black heavyweight champion of the world, Johnson ruled the world of boxing as its champion ...
Chicago's politics made strange bedfellows, at times
Dec 04, 1999; ... Chicago's politics made strange bedfellows, at times Founded in 1779 by Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, described as a French-speaking Negro who migrated from Santo Domingo, Chicago and its politics made strange bedfellows in the late 1800's and 1900's. But, the twists and turns, ...
Davis decries 11 million orphaned by AIDS
Dec 04, 1999; ... Davis decries 11 million orphaned by AIDS A United Nations report revealing 11 million children have been orphaned by the AIDS epidemic was called "mindboggling" by Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-7th), who Thursday said it's proof this disease must be fought on a united front. "It is ...
20th Century perspective in Chicago culture
Dec 04, 1999; ... 20th Century perspective in Chicago culture While the world is excited about the approaching 21st Century and the probable opportunities expected as a result of the many new discoveries available through worldwide web, the Internet and other inventions, what is startling is the fact that ...
A quartet of legends to entertain at Arie Crown
Dec 04, 1999 ... A quartet of legends to entertain at Arie Crown Jerry Butler, the vocal artist with the fluent, smooth voice, headlines the concert "A Night With Friends: The Living Legends of Rhythm and Blues," with three other top entertainers at the Arie Crown Theatre at McCormick Place at 8 p.m ....
D.C. plans king memorial--his bridge spans the Mississippi
Dec 06, 1999; ... D.C. plans King memorial -- his bridge spans the Mississippi The National Planning Commission has designated a monument area for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to be built diagonally from the Abraham Lincoln monument, near the George Washington monument, Thomas Jefferson's and ...
Troubled times for Smith
Dec 06, 1999; ... Troubled times for Smith: Ex-King hoop star in court today on charges It was a long and troubled weekend for former King High basketball star Leon Smith. Arrested twice in separate incidents, the 19-year-old NBA rookie is scheduled to be arraigned on charges in court ...
Kenneth `Babyface' Edmonds stars in CBS-TV special
Dec 06, 1999 ... Kenneth `Babyface' Edmonds stars in CBS-TV special R&B sensation Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds recently recorded the timeless Judy Garland classic "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," for the highly anticipated "And So This Is Christmas" show airing Monday, Dec. 6 at 9 p.m. on CBS ...