FREE Five Week Youth Program at Totally Positive Productions!
Totally Positive Products is sponsoring “IT’S IN OUR HAND TO HEAL OUR LAND”, a free five-week after school/weekend Community Works Crime Prevention Program and Service Learning Project. It runs from Thursday, November 17 – Thursday, December 22, 2011.
REGISTRATION: FREE INCLUDES: FOOD AND REFRESHMENT, ESSAY PRESENTATION AND CASH PRIZES!
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: TAJ JONES AT 1-773-488-9553 or visit WWW.TOTALLYPOSITIVEPRODUCTIONS.COM
Notes from the Conversation Between The Black Media & The Black Community
On Tuesday, November 8, 2011, there was a panel discussion between the Black media and the Black community held at Little Black Pearl. Aminah Hanan from Blogging While Brown; Glenn Reedus from the Chicago Crusader; Richard Muhammad from the Final Call, and Matt McGill from WVON 1690 were the panelists for the evening and WBEZ Read More →
Black Youth Project Needs Writers Ages 15 – 25
The Black Youth Project (www.blackyouthproject.com) seeks writers between the ages of 15-25 to write weekly blog posts for BlackYouthProject.com. Candidates at all levels of experience are more than welcome to apply. This young person should be a skilled and imaginative writer. He or she should also be interested in and aware of current events Read More →
Find Out About the Relationship Between Black Media and the Black Community Tonight!
Find out tonight at the African American Media Panel given by The Community Media Workshop of Columbia College. Learn how you, your nonprofit or community group can be a resource to these local media outlets and what kinds of stories they are looking for. WBEZ reporter Natalie Moore and its South Side Bureau Chief will Read More →
Images from Chicago Public Library’s Read-in on October 31, 2011
As you should know by now, I love the library and I had to go the read-in on last week at City Hall to find out what was really going on. Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to cut the budget of the Chicago Public Library even though it is only 3% of the entire city’s budget, Read More →
Brainerd Library Staff Rocks!
My little sister asked one of the staff members at Brainerd Library to save a magazine that had her favorite group, Mindless Behavior, in it. The young lady told her that she could have the magazine in December. Do you know the staff member gave her a magazine – still in the package – today?? Read More →
Do You Have Any December Events?
Send your December events ASAP because I’ll be taking a break for the month of December and will post through the end of this month. You can send them to resources@goshorty.net. Put “Please post ASAP” in the subject line.
Check Out Senebella, The Bronzeveille Diva, on November 5, 2011
Check Out “Not Hiring: The Plight of Jobless Teens” FREE – November 2, 2011
COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO HOSTS TOWN HALL MEETING: “NOT HIRING: THE PLIGHT OF JOBLESS TEENS” Why were 18,000 Chicago teens were out of work last summer? In Chicago, only 30 teens of every 100 found a job during June and July of last summer, continuing the dismal unemployment trend of 2010. The average teen employment rate Read More →
How Does the Black Media Cover Its Community?
Join us for a community dialogue between the African-American news media and community. When: Tuesday, November 8 from 6pm to 8pm Where: The Little Black Pearl 1060 East 47th Street Chicago, IL 60653-3600 Click here to see map of the location Learn how you, your nonprofit or community group can be a resource to these local media Read More →