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• Officials, Business, Clergy, and Civic Leaders to Honor Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton

  17-02-2024 19:00
  
  Rich Township Supervisor and Democratic Committeeman will be joined by the Rich Township Board of Trustees, Village of Matteson Trustees, and over 700 hundred of business leaders, elected officials, civic and clergy leaders in honoring ten African American giants as part of the 5th Annual Rich Township Black History Month Gala and Awards Celebration.
  This year’s event will not be solely focused upon the honorees, but preparing the black community for a future that appears to be uncert
  
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• Flint Water Crisis Attorney Caught Making Negative Remarks About Victims

  17-02-2024 15:30
  
  Environmental racism, the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards on people of color – isn’t the only form of racism still plaguing the residents of Flint Michigan.
  Lead attorney, Corey Stern, representing 40,000 residents in the poisoned water case called the city of primarily Black residents a “s— hole” and implied that recipients of settlement funds would probably spend it on drugs and prostitutes. The comments were made during a 2018 podcast interview f
  
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• Chicago’s ShotSpotter Contract is Extended Through Late September

  17-02-2024 15:00
  
  The City of Chicago agreed with the company that owns ShotSpotter to continue using the gun detection system through late September. 
  The agreement also includes a transition period after the extension’s expiration.
  “In an effort to avoid any disruption in the critical ShotSpotter service to the citizens of Chicago, SoundThinking and the City of Chicago have reached an agreement for a contract extension that allows ShotSpotter services to continue through September 22, 2024, wit
  
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• 21st Annual Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference Starts Monday

  17-02-2024 14:45
  
  The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, Inc. hosts its 21st Annual Clergy and Lay Leadership Conference, Feb. 19 – 22, in Chicago, at the Palmer House in downtown Chicago. 
  Reverend Dr. Iva Carruthers, General Secretary of SDPC, invites the Chicagoland community to join this continued ‘journey to justice’. According to Dr. Carruthers, “the demands of this season require the best of Black faith leadership to engage beyond civil rights to global human rights.”
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