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Throwback Post: Summer Festivals

Part of life means enjoying the beautiful summers God blesses us with each season. Complimenting the smells of barbecue and freshly cut grass is the melodic pleasantries of artists touring the country exhibiting their craft.
Last May, our fellow contributor Gloria highlighted her experiences at summer festivals that have been updated for another wonderful 2008 season!
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16May2008 | Fredric | 1 comment | Continued
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Father Michael Pfleger

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More info on Father Pfleger
[hat tip to jnjpolitics]

22Apr2008 | Fredric | 6 comments | Continued
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The Good News is …

If you know any black male High School seniors who want to teach, they may be able to go to College for free. This is an effort of the “Call Me MISTER” program. “The mission of the Call Me MISTER (acronym for Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models) National Initiative is to increase the [...]

8Jan2008 | Garry Bevel | 1 comment | Continued
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summer events in chicago

are you in chicago? are you planning to come to chicago this summer?
what? why not?
don’t you know about all of the music festivals going on? have you seen millennium park, the smiling towers, the ‘bean’? did you know that the taste of chicago during the fourth of july weekend is one of the biggest festivals [...]

18Jun2007 | Fredric | 1 comment | Continued
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Summer Festivals

One of my favorite parts of summer is the opportunity to attend music festivals. Some of the big ones are: Coachella held in L.A. near the end of April, Bonnaroo held in Tennessee mid-June, Summer Fest held in Milwaukee last week in June through the 4th weekend, Essence Music Festival held in New Orleans at [...]

10May2007 | Gloria | 6 comments | Continued
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Banking While Black

A new Washington, D.C. bank is quickly climbing the financial institution ladder- and pulling black consumers up with it. Urban Trust Bank, which opened its headquarters branch at 14th and I streets NW in September, has nationwide plans focused on African-American customers. The federally chartered bank is owned by BET mogul Robert Johnson under [...]

10Apr2007 | Kimberly | 3 comments | Continued
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Celie and Shug in Chicago

It’s about life. It’s about love. It’s about us. Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize winning story, The Color Purple, will begin a National Tour this year, thanks to the original Sophia, Oprah Winfrey. The show will begin performances at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre on April 17, 2007. 
Joining the newest cast members of this New [...]

15Mar2007 | Kimberly | 2 comments | Continued
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The Wonders of YOGA

If you’re living anywhere north of Kentucky this week you’ll notice that we’re slowly thawing out (looking out my windows I can see that Lake Michigan is less of a glacier!). It is around this time of the year that we begin to realize we may have put on [...]

12Mar2007 | Gloria | 9 comments | Continued
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tech news 1/31: “bears will win it all!” edition

that’s right! i guarantee victory even if lovie won’t. either way, i can’t wait for sunday. on to the news…
bill gates capped off the release of windows vista yesterday with an appearance on the daily show. while i was hoping for some typical jon stewart antics, the guest appearance was very sublime with steward only [...]

31Jan2007 | Fredric | 4 comments | Continued
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