Chicago Defender back issues from March 2009:
Vendors to state: We need our money
Mar 11, 2009; ... State lawmakers were confronted Tuesday by nearly 200 vendors who traveled to Springfield looking for money the state owes them. Illinois Comptroller Daniel Hynes organized a Vendor Lobby Day so vendors could address their concerns to lawmakers. "The purpose of bringing vendors ...
Are there too few Black criminal court judges?
Mar 11, 2009; ... When the number of African American defendants is compared to the number of African American judges presiding over cases in criminal court, there's a huge gap that's "disgraceful," according to a retired judge who presided over criminal cases for 16 years. As of Feb. 24, there were ...
Study: Charter, traditional schools about the same
Mar 11, 2009; ... Depending on who's asked, there's not much difference between a charter school and a traditional one. At least that's what a recent report, The Charter Difference: A comparison of Chicago Charter and Neighborhood high schools, concluded. Eric Gutstein, Jane Fleming, Andrew Greenlee, ...
Job losses continue to soar, Blacks at 13.4 percent
Mar 11, 2009; ... WASHINGTON-" Astounding" is how President Obama, speaking March 6 in Columbus, Ohio, characterized the nation's new unemployment figures - a staggering 8.1 percent, the highest since 1983 as employers pick up the pace of layoffs. Just as disconcerting is the sharp rise in unemployment ...
National drug arrests skewed by race
Mar 11, 2009; ... Blacks have been arrested nationwide on drug charges at higher rates than whites for nearly three decades, even though they engage in drug offenses at comparable rates, Human Rights Watch said in a recent report. Using data obtained from the FBI, the report reveals the extent and ...
Weis, Daley wrong on abusive cops
Mar 11, 2009; ... It took a scolding by a federal judge, and threat of being held in contempt of court, but Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis finally released the list of Chicago police officers who have been accused of more than five citizen assaults. It should never have come to a court order ....
Time to plow new ground in professional services sector
Mar 11, 2009; ... I have always said that perception is reality, Let's say, for instance, you are an African American accountant with your own accounting firm. You could be one of the best accountants around. But, because of racial stereotyping, you may be unable to significantly grow your business, create jobs ...
Anytime is a good time for medical checkups
Mar 11, 2009; ... Ransom Notes They called it a "stress test," and it lived up to its name even before they strapped all the electrodes to me. While Dr. Andrew Davis kept telling me that I should not be a quitter while I was on the treadmill, all I could think was that he should get his butt up on ...
Shopping for candidates
Mar 11, 2009; ... At the recent "Conservative Political Action Conference, many political lumi- naries of the right spoke eloquently about how the party didn't need to change it's core message, only find better messengers. But the core message of the Republican Party for the last 30 years has been the unyielding ...
The power of people
Mar 11, 2009; ... Snow isn't the only storm that is rag- ing across the country. We're wit- nessing a growing fury about the injustice of the crisis. People watch as the very Wall Street speculators whose excesses helped cause the economic col- lapse get billions in help from taxpayers. Now, as an estimated 2.9 ...
Getting cheesy with it: Cheese tips 101
Mar 11, 2009; ... Chef D's Kitchen Cheese is the result of the interaction among milk solids and naturally occurring micro-fauna, and the molds or cultures introduced by the cheese maker. For this reason, cheese made from raw milk has more life and flavor than cheese made from pasteurized milk. The slow ...
Northlight premieres 'Po Boy Tango'
Mar 11, 2009; ... Artistic Director B.J. Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans are inviting the public to experience a humorous production Po Boy Tango during its world premiere at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd., in Skokie. The comedy stage play blends traditional Chinese cuisine and ...
TEESEE'S TOWN
Mar 11, 2009; ... Sharon McGhee's 'Pocketbook Monologues' at DuSable Museum Five media sistahs join Sharon McGhee March 22 at DuSable Museum for a special Women's History Month performance of McGhee s critically acclaimed stage production, The Pocketbook Monologues, taken from her book of the same name ....
Book Review: Golden's novel spreads 'Love'
Mar 11, 2009; ... Statistics about divorce rates in the African American community leads to beliefs that there's no Black love. But tum on the television and see the Obamas smooching and hugging . . . there's see hope. That optimistic attitude is apparent in Marita Golden's It's All Love: Black Writers on Soul ...
Social service program reaches out to teen moms in foster care, offers opportunities
Mar 11, 2009; ... A 20-year-old program designed for teenage mothers who are in foster care has become a safe haven for the young ladies, despite society often writing them off. But finding foster homes for teenagers with children is no easy task as many foster parents shy away from the additional ...
Chicago well represented in BET's Sunday Best! show
Mar 11, 2009; ... Sounds of Inspiration Congratulations to Chicago's Maurice Griffin, who was one of the 20 finalists who auditioned for Black Entertainment Television's new hit show Sunday Best! More than 6,000 contestants nationwide competed in round one and gave their best performance for the ...
CSU's David Holston a big talent in a small package
Mar 11, 2009; ... David Holston School: Chicago State University Position: Point Guard Major Business Administration PPG AVG: 26.0 Packaged as a small-pint, 5-foot-8 point guard with explosion and a killer crossover that would leaves the competition punch-drunk, David ...