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• Downtown curfew, DNC security, police surveillance lawsuit

  07-06-2024 17:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Out of sight, out of mind Alder Brian Hopkins has a message for kids in Chicago: the Loop’s not for you. Hopkins wants to extend the existing curfew from 10 PM to 8 PM—in the summertime, before the sun even sets—for all unaccompanied children in the city’s central business district, whose boundaries are roughly Division […]
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• Crowning Achievement (Target Practice)

  07-06-2024 16:54 via chicagoreader.com
  
  By Robin Segg
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• Juneteenth Illinois: Two-Day Event Highlights The Holiday’s Four Pillars

  07-06-2024 16:30
  
  Recently, leaders of Juneteenth Illinois gathered at Malcolm X College to host a press conference to highlight the importance of Juneteenth in Chicago. 
  The purpose of the press conference was to share the initiatives they are implementing to build on the four pillars of Juneteenth: equity in education, health, wealth and justice.
  Juneteenth Illinois doesn’t just stand on the principles of uplifting Black youth in the city; it aims to exemplify these principles through its actions. Th
  
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• Jahmal Cole: Transforming Chicago’s Neighborhoods One Block at a Time

  07-06-2024 16:00
  
  By Courtney Alexander 
  Chicago native and trailblazer Jahmal Cole discussed the adversities in his life that inspired his activism journey, revitalizing Black communities in Chicago, and his social impact organization, which transforms and renews the lives of the youth and elderly. 
  The mission statement of the notable Chicagoland non-profit organization My, Block, My Hood, My City is to inspire the youth, empower communities, and build a better world one block at a time. 
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• Mentoring Youth Through Technology (MYTT) Celebrates 11th Anniversary Gala, Supporting Scholarship and STEM Initiatives for Community Youth

  07-06-2024 14:25
  
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  Mentoring Youth Through Technology (MYTT) is proud to announce its 11th Anniversary Gala, taking place on June 7th at Galic Park in Oak Forest, IL. 
  The event is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. It will bring together community leaders, supporters, and advocates to celebrate a decade of empowering youth through mentorship, education, and technology. The event is sponsored by Comcast, ComEd, Bright Star Community Outreach, The Village of Matteson, Peace in the South Suburbs,
  
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• Superintendent Gets Restraining Order Against White Dad Who Shoved Him

  07-06-2024 14:00
  
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  A judge has granted a temporary restraining order filed against a white father who shoved a Black superintendent during a graduation ceremony in Wisconsin, WMTV reports.
  In his filing, Baraboo School District superintendent Rainey Briggs detailed the incident where a graduate’s father rushed onto the stage and pushed him out of his daughter’s reach.
  “On the night of May 31, 2024, the Baraboo High School was having their high school gr
  
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