June 25th (in-person) Community Meeting
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Greetings!
We're in the midst of early voting and the Primary Election is on Tuesday, June 28, 2022; there is no better timing for a Community Meeting focused on Voter registration, engagement and mobilization.
Please join COAL and its Voter Coalition Partners this Saturday, June 25, 2022, for a conversation on the importance of our vote and mobilizing for an impactful turnout. The Coalition is honored to host Charles Holiday, Exec Director Chicago Board of Elections, Mark Wallace, Founder of C.A.R.C. and 10x10TOWIN, Clara Hubbard, Founder of Senior Talk Media, and Kimberly Egonmwan, Esq., Social Action Chair - National Pan-Hellenic Council, as guest speakers.
Please come out and join the coalition in encouraging all of us, to use our voice and exercise our power.
๏ปฟRespectfully,
COAL Board of Directors
"The time to work seriously and collectively, to improve the state of our Community, is upon us..."
Let's Continue the Work
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If you cannot join us in-person, please join in via Zoom @
Zoom Link Meeting ID: 845 7604 5639 Passcode: 991517
By Phone:+13126266799,,84576045639#,,,,*991517#
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๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐
๐ ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฏ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐, as well as to encourage early detection and treatment of illnesses among men and boys. Men face a variety of potential health challenges, including heart disease, prostate cancer, and mental illness. HIV and Hep-C are among these issues, and they significantly impact men of color.
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐: Black men in the United States suffer worse health than any other racial group in America. For example, as a group, Black men have the lowest life expectancy and the highest death rate from specific causes compared to both men and women of other racial and ethnic groups.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป. Racial discrimination, high rates of incarceration, unemployment, a lack of affordable health services, poor health education, cultural barriers, poverty, access to health insurance, and insufficient medical and social services catering to Black men all negatively affect quality of life and health. https://www.verywellhealth.com/black-american-mens-health...
๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐จ๐ฝ. ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐. One of the most powerful choices you can make as a man is the choice to care for yourself. Men are often reluctant to seek the help they need because of cultural messages that we are supposed to somehow be indestructible. Weโre not.
And importantly, one's mental health cannot be overlooked.
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Expert Comments - June is Men's Health Month
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Barrett Hatches, Ph.D., CEO - Chicago Family Health Center
"Menโs Health Month is a great opportunity to foster awareness and initiate conversations about men's health issues. Men are not only at higher risk for many serious illnesses such as heart disease, certain cancers, and diabetes, but these health difficulties can go unnoticed or neglected without the proper preventive screenings and routine healthcare. This June, letโs do our best to encourage men of all ages to seek the healthcare treatments and advice necessary to lead long, healthy lives."๏ปฟ
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๏ปฟDr. Everett White, COAL Board
๏ปฟ"See your Doctor, because your Health is your Wealth."
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Selwyn O. Rogers, Jr. MD, MPH, Professor of Surgery, Executive Vice President, Community Health Engagement
Founding Director, Trauma Center
Chief, Section of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
โBlack men, on average, live less than ten years than white men. There are multiple reasons, including access to care, poverty, quality of care received, and racism. We must do better for each other and for our children.โ๏ปฟ
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COMMUNITY MEETING
57th anniversary of the enactment of the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965.
Saturday, August 6, 2022
Chicago Public Library - Austin Branch
5615 W. Race Ave., Chicago
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COAL THANK YOU
COAL thanks June 4th Breakfast guest speaker, Honorable Timothy C. Evans, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, for a critical introduction to the topic of 'Pursuit of Justice and Equal Protection under the Laws'. Chief Judge Evans stressed the American core principle of jurisprudence, that charged individuals are 'presumed innocent until proven guilty'. In a time of increased crime, many cry out for throwing charged individuals into jail without an opportunity for bail, and yet, our core principles must hold firm, particularly in challenging times.
Equal protection under the laws matters.
And thank you to the judicial candidates that joined us for this Judicial Candidates Meet and Greet. There is a strong class of well qualified and diverse candidates running for the circuit and appellate courts.
We, the electorate, must not allow the courts to become a political tool, rather, we must be ever vigilant in electing judges who will courageously honor their oath of office to uphold the constitution. ๏ปฟYour vote for judicial candidates matters.
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About COAL
๏ปฟCOAL is an umbrella organization founded by 13 of Chicago's historic African American mens clubs. COAL's overarching mission is to identify, examine, illuminate and find resolution to issues impacting the greater community. We strive to use our collective experience, expertise and resources to improve the quality of opportunity, quality of preparedness and the quality of outcomes (expressed as 'quality of life') for our Community.
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Founding Member Organizations
๏ปฟ100 Black Men Of Chicago โ Chicago Assembly โ Chicago Connection โ Druids Club โ Frogs Club โ Lunch Bunch โ New Committee โ Original 40 Club Of Chicago โ Rat Pack โ Royal Coterie Of Snakes โ Saints โ Sigma Pi Phi Beta-Boule โ UIC Male Forum (now Chicago Good Health Group)
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What We Believe
๏ปฟThe 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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Contact: Clarence Wood, Chairman 312.404.8269 - Craig K. Wimberly, President 773.350.9315
Email: publicpolicy@coalchicago.com
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