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  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

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  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

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  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

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  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

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  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

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Vendors Needed in the Chicagoland Area

Good afternoon to all you powerful entrepreneurs. 

My awesome 23 year old daughter is making me proud.  She is organizing a youth conference for young people in our area.  My daughter is hosting a youth conference next month in the Chicago area.  If you live near us, this message is for you.    I am her assistant this time, and proud of it.   She was just telling me what else she needs and we were thinking about how to get it done.  I thought I would blast this email out to the entrepreneurs group, you guys, you I just joined to see who may live in the area and who could help.

This is what she needs:

1.    Speakers for the following workshops ( you are welcome to also push your business & sales)

          a.   Online Business Aug 8, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

          b.   How to be a successful entrepreneur,  Aug 8,   6 - 7:15

          c.   Absitnence - teens age 12-17, Aug 6,  6 - 7:15

          d.   Generational Wealth  Aug 8     7:30 -- 9:30p.m

2.   Vendors Aug 8-10 from 6:00-10:00 p.m     $100 per night or $250 all three nights

3.   Food Vendor  Aug 5-10  6:00 - 10:00p.m.   $125 per night or $ $325 all three nights.

If you are interested and live in the Chicagoland area, call Eliyannah A. Yisrael at 708-250-6532 or just reply to this email blast. 

May God bless you and keep you and give you peace on this glorious day.  It is beautiful in Chicago today!  I love His glorious creation!