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• Annual Black Tech Week to Kick Off, Issa Rae Set as Keynote Speaker

  17-07-2023 22:03
  Black Tech Week, (BTW) returns and is set to once again connect tech entrepreneurs, investors, and professionals to educational opportunities, resources, and to one another.
  Candice Matthews Brackeen, Founder of Black Tech Week, aims to bring together some of the greatest innovators in technological industries.
  “As Black people we’ve been inventing things for a long time, we been entrepreneurs for a long time,” said Mrs. Matthews Brackeen. “We just want to make sure they
  
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• The Delmarie plan for the Bears’s new stadium

  17-07-2023 21:30 via chicagoreader.com
  
  
  In a case of perfect timing, the MAGA six handed down their decision annihilating affirmative action in the name of “meritocracy” as another local municipality offered the Bears a handout they, the Bears, didn’t need, deserve, or earn. Proving, again, that meritocracy doesn’t exist in the real world—only in the fantasies of MAGA Supreme Court […]
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• Chicago Black-led Businesses That Support and Empower LGBTQ+ Persons

  17-07-2023 16:00
  
  According to the Healthy Chicago Databook released by the Chicago Department of Public Health in March 2018, 7.5% of all Chicagoans identify as LGBTQ+. Of that population, 30% of all LGBTQ+ Chicagoans are African American/Black. In recent years, Black businesses and non-profit organizations have opened to cater to this underserved population. 
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  In 2020, former corporate attorney Angela Barnes and events spaces coordinator and revenue auditor Renauda Riddle opened the B
  
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• Illinois Housing Development Authority Announces Funding Opportunity for Permanent Supportive Housing

  17-07-2023 15:00
  
  Up to $75 million available to create housing for persons with disabilities, those at risk of homelessness and for projects with innovative healthcare partnerships
  The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) announced it is seeking applications for up to $75 million in state and federal financing to create housing for persons with disabilities, those struggling with homelessness and other vulnerable populations.
  Available through IHDA’s Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Development
  
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• Footwork pioneer RP Boo mines mundane details for dance-floor thrills

  17-07-2023 15:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Like basically anyone who works or plays in a developed country, I’m familiar with the frustrations of technology that stops working properly—it bothers me irrationally that I have to really lean on my laptop’s “R” key to get the letter to appear. Sometimes I repeatedly hammer on the errant key, which produces spelling errors rather […]
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• 500K in Grants Awarded to 45 Chicago Restaurants from The Greg Hill Foundation, Grubhub

  17-07-2023 14:00
  
  The Greg Hill Foundation’s Restaurant Strong Fund and the Grubhub Community Fund are pleased to announce $1.45 million in grant opportunities have been distributed to over 130 restaurants across four cities. Chicago small businesses have been rewarded a total of $500,000 across 45 local restaurants.
  Small business restaurants play a vital role in the fabric of the local Chicago community, offering unique culinary experiences, fostering connections, and contributing to the economic vitality
  
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