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• Brandon Johnson’s Community Celebration: A Westside Homecoming

  21-05-2023 16:00
  
  Toward the end of his first week in office, new Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson attended a community celebration that felt more like a homecoming ceremony.
  Organized by longtime U.S. Rep Danny K. Davis and others, the celebration honoring Johnson occurred Saturday afternoon at the New Life Holiness Church in Austin, the neighborhood where the mayor lives.
  A choir sang soulful hymns, and prayers of supplication were offered on behalf of the 47-year-old first-time mayor. Guest speakers like Illinois
  
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• Healthy School Meals for All Legislation Passes Illinois House and Senate

  21-05-2023 14:30
  
  While the Framework to Provide Free School Meals to All has Passed, the Program Must Be Funded in the State Budget to Make it a Reality
  Free, healthy school meals for all Illinois students may soon become a reality if the state legislature funds the program recently passed in the House and Senate.
  House Bill 2471, the Healthy School Meals for All legislation, passed the Illinois House and Senate and paves the way for Illinois students to be hunger-free and ready to grow, learn and thrive.
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• Blacks in Green Launches New Art Space in West Woodlawn

  21-05-2023 13:30
  
  Blacks in Green is proud to present the BIG Clubhouse — an art space located in the West Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago that will host workshops focused on all things artistic and creative!
  The BIG Clubhouse speaks to BIG’s 7th principle of Green-Village-Building – EDUCATION – where each village fosters life-long learning through hubs, which are epicenters for green training, development, and lifestyle transformation.
  Our 8 Principles are a part of our Sustainable Squar
  
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