Mississippi needs Our Help

View as Webpage March 31, 2023
Greetings!

Many are aware of the devastation wrought by tornadoes to areas of Mississippi on March 23, 2023. A couple of the towns that are nearly wiped out have majority Black populations, like Rolling Fork (80%) and Silver City (71%). Our people are in need of major assistance.

Chicago Minister Charles Rogers (773.238.6688), who is from the area, is organizing support and is traveling down to Mississippi today.

COAL is working with community activist Doris Lewis who is collecting donations and will travel down to Mississippi on Tuesday, April 4th. All donations will go to the purchase of basic necessities.

COAL asks that its members and others reach out to businesses and organizations they have relationships with, to inform them of the need to support the residents of these two towns and other areas in Mississippi, as they struggle to recover from the devastation of recent tornadoes.

Respectfully,

COAL Board of Directors

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About COAL
COAL 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.
Founding Member Organizations
100 Black Men Of Chicago ■ Chicago Assembly ■ Chicago Connection ■ Druids Club ■ Frogs Club ■ Lunch Bunch ■ New Committee ■ Original 40 Club Of Chicago ■ Rat Pack ■ Royal Coterie Of Snakes ■ Saints ■ Sigma Pi Phi Beta-Boule ■ UIC Male Forum (now Chicago Good Health Group)
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.
Contact: Clarence Wood, Chairman 312.404.8269 - Craig K. Wimberly, President 773.350.9315
Email: publicpolicy@coalchicago.com
COAL is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in Illinois, USA.
Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by U.S. law.