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COAL ENDORSES
It is COAL's established policy not to endorse candidates.
However, what we do endorse is our community thoughtfully assessing all candidates based on one's belief in the candidate's interest in and ability to address our most pressing issues. How else do we move our agenda forward? COAL endorses our community educating ourselves on the issues, thoughtfully, qualitatively and quantitatively, morally, spiritually and yes, even emotionally - shouldn't we all be seething at the disparities for black people - in health, wealth, employment, our children's achievement?
COAL endorses our community voting and voting in large numbers
to use the power of numbers to influence, move and/or force positive change for our community - improved education, increased employment, a growing business sector, safer neighborhoods, a justice system that works for us, increased opportunities for health and happiness, improved preparedness to grab a solid hold of the opportunities that exist and that can be created....
COAL endorses any of us who strive to be leaders, whenever feasible, stepping up to promote, assist and fund efforts to get our community to the polls
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COAL endorses each member of the community being accountable for encouraging family members and friends to vote. Who they vote for is up to each individual, but vote we must.
COAL endorses us putting in place a means of holding our elected officials accountable
once all the voting is done and the winners take office.
COAL believes that we must be vigilant, if not, we are vulnerable.
We all own this.
And that is the Stone 'COAL' Truth...
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EARLY VOTING
Early Voting for Chicago Voters
Early Voting is open NOW at 15 W. Washingto
n Street at the new Loop Super Site with more than 100 touch screens:
Monday through Saturday from 9 am-5 pm; Sundays from 10 am-4 pm.,
through Oct. 23rd
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On Oct. 24, early voting will be offered in all 50 wards. Through Nov 7th.
The deadline to register online to vote in the presidential election is Oct. 23, 2016
After that, voters can sign up in person during what's referred to as "grace period" voting, which continues through Election Day.
Early Voting for Suburban Cook County Voters
For the November 8, 2016 Presidential Election,
Traditional Early Voting will take place October 24-November 7
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- Submitted by Jimalita Tilman -
Harold Washington Cultural Center Dress the Part Program
We Run the Runway/Dress the Part is a coed professional development, job readiness and dressing for success program. It focuses on hygiene and health enrichment. Young men and young ladies will participate in group sessions on topics pertinent to being their best self. We prepare them through etiquette, hospitality, and theater improve techniques for real world job experiences.
These programs are free and have a culminating show on May 15, 2017. Participants will meet at the HWCC on Saturdays, and at various schools and community centers on Monday and Wednesday for group sessions. We have guests that will come speak to them from the business, fashion and hospitality industry. We will also have a resume building session to prepare them for job interviews. This program is used as a vehicle to build self-esteem in young men and ladies ages 14-25 years-old.
Last year 100 youth and teens participated. The overall program impacted 1,100 students through workshops, seminars and resource development. This year we are looking to double those numbers. We want to engage and impact more young people to properly prepare them for the workforce. With your partnership we can do it. This year we are adding a master class series with international recording artist Usher. This is a 16 part online series that trains in a variety of areas.
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Submitted by Dr. Kelly Harris -
93 Days
SYNOPSIS
When a feverish Liberian-American ambassador collapses in a hospital in Lagos, it's clear the long-dreaded 2014 Ebola outbreak has finally arrived at Nigeria's door. Over 93 gut-wrenching days, health officials rush to prevent the disease's spread. At ground zero of the exposure is the hospital team (including co-star Danny Glover), whose lives and families are at stake in this compelling drama of sacrifice and courage.
October 25th screening: producer Chicagoan
Pemon Rami
is scheduled to attend.
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COALITION POWER BREAKFAST
is scheduled for
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Begins 8:30am / Program 9:30am
Topic: Chicago - Black-owned Banking
BJ's Market-8734 S. Stony Island Ave, Chicago-773.374.4700
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What We Believe
The Coalition of African American Leaders believes that it is important to examine the critical issues confronting the African American community where injustice, inequality and the absence of access and opportunity continue to prevail, thereby negatively impacting us as a people. COAL is an assemblage that advocates and organizes for appropriate and responsible public policy change, system behavior change and equality of opportunity. We aim to achieve for all of our people the fullness of the life experience without any form of racism or exclusion as a deterrent. We believe we must prepare ourselves for the opportunity of this full participation, thereby achieving the necessary education and training to participate.
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What The Hell Do You Have To Lose?
"You live in your poverty, your schools are no good. You have no jobs. Fifty-eight percent of your youth is unemployed. What the hell do you have to lose?"
That's Donald Trump's appeal to black voters. In other words, things couldn't get any worse so why not give a self-centered, narcissistic, elitist millionaire with no record of public service or government experience, who embraces conspiracy theories and suffers from arrested development an opportunity to fix the centuries of benign neglect and institutional racism that oppresses the nation's black communities.
I don't subscribe to voting for the lesser of two evils. I have one barometer by which to measure a candidate: What is their history with black people and what have they done to advance the causes of black people. If I'm unable to answer those two questions by looking at the candidate's record, then I have to do some real soul searching. I use the same barometer, no matter the candidate's color or gender.
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A History of African Americans on Chicago's West Side
Donald Dew of Habilitative Systems, Inc.
is pulling the Telly award winning documentary "
Heading West
" from his archives to share it with new audiences in support of the Illinois centennial celebration of the Great Migration. Producer Darryl Dennard and I collaborated on the project in 1999 and the Wednesday event is the
first of several planned screenings. The next screening is on November 7th.
Deborah Crable, President - DJC Marketing & Public Relations
Phone: 773.547.0777
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2013 Citywide Retail Marketing Analysis
At the COAL October Power Breakfast held on Saturday, October 1st, we focused on the black small business sector.
Guest Speaker Kirby Johnson recommended that when making plans for your business, be it a start-up or an existing business that all should take advantage of marketing studies that are routinely performed by Universities and business-focused organizations, to analyze how various target areas / populations spend their dollars towards understanding the needs of potential customer groups.
Kevin Truitt, with the Chicago Community Loan Fund, agreed with this and referenced a study that he was familiar with. Following is the referenced study: Study
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