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If by chance one would believe that black youth were the first on the Chicago hori-

zon to commit vicious crimes, you’ve got another historic thought to come.

It has been recorded that the 1919 race riots was the

brain-child of a group of white youth who were con-

sidered normal, but others considered them trou-

bled... because they had set their sites to attack

black citizens without any known reason at all, other

than they were of another race or of another skin color.

The youth’s mind-set to destroy human lives became fashionable as they broaden

their sites to seek-out blacks, even if they were merely shopping or busy baby-

sitting. At that time blacks had little support nor criminal recourse from the Chica-

go police department, fire-department of other city agencies. Blacks were on their

own in that community. They were pulled from cars and beaten. All for what?

The vicious anti-black supremacy-gang, could care less if blacks were in their

neighborhood an honest intent of work or to purchase goods… blacks were not

welcome in an exclusively white community.

‘The Challenge News Magazine’

•Crime •Drugs •Violence •Education •Politics

‘1919 Race Riots: Blacks Dragged from Cars’ Story on page 14

Probation Challenge The System That Works For Criminal Rehabilitation’ February, 2015

When we think of the world's all-

time richest people, names like

Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and

John D Rockefeller immediately

come to mind. But few would

have thought, or even heard of,

Mansa Musa of Mali -- the ob-

scure 14th century African king

who was in this day named the

richest person in all history.

Mansa Musa

‘Reasons Why History Should Not Reflect Blacks Activated Crime’

‘White Racist Youth with Vicious Gang Activities’

Andre Crouch Remembered …………………………………………. .. Page 2

Spiritual Prostitutes Profit? ……………………………………………. Page 3

25 Richest People to Ever Live ……………………………………….. Page 10

“A Crowd of Howling Negroes” ………………………………………. Page 16

The Chicago

‘1919 Race Riots’

Featured Stories

‘Special Edition of True Black History’

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This story reflects why many blacks don’t care to remember while others won’t forget!

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PCC Network

‘2015’

‘The Truth Network’

Chinta Strausberg, renown

journalist, features The

‘Strausberg Report’ around the

Worldwide Internet. Important

news and current politics.

Geri Patterson and the ‘Report

to The People’ airs on Chicago

Cable Channel 25 and The PCC

Network. Star personalities.

Pastor Mitty Collier, presents ‘I

Owe It All To The Word’ presen-

tation around the globe.

Queen Mother Helen Sinclair,

with Queen Mother and Friends.

Pastor Lottie W. Hall, Interces-

sory Center, Greenville SC

Rev. Harold E. Bailey, PCC Com-

munity Awareness Forum.

Ron Carter, CEO, Chicago

South Street Journal News

President Barrack Obama and Chinta Strausberg

‘The Strausberg Report’

Andrae Crouch, a seven-time Grammy winner and gospel music legend, died

Thursday at a Los Angeles-area hospital, his publicist said on his website.

Crouch was 72 and had been hospitalized at

Northridge Hospital Medical Center.

While Crouch was well-known for his gospel work

with his choir, the Disciples, he also produced and

arranged songs for pop artists such as Michael

Jackson and others. No cause of death was given.

Crouch revolutionized gospel music in the 1970s,

giving it a power and verve that propelled him out

of the church and into the mainstream, although he really never left the church

either.

"Crouch was an innovator, a path-finder, a precursor in an industry noted for its

conservative, often derivative approach to popular music," Robert Darden wrote

for Christianity Today. "He combined gospel and rock, flavored it with jazz and

calypso as the mood struck him and the song called for it."

In his 72 years on earth, crouch worked with stars like Michael Jackson, Madon-

na, and Barbara Mandrell. He was also a frequent guest on CBN’s The 700 Club.

His death caps decades of an influential life and ministry.

Crouch earned his position as the father of modern gospel with hits like, "Soon

and Very Soon," "Through It All," and "Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus."

It's a legendary career that began when the California native wrote his first hit at

just 14, not long after overcoming a stuttering problem.

His speech impediment started when he was nearly kidnapped outside his par-

ents dry-cleaning business at just 3 years old.

"My folks saw him carry me across the street because they heard me let out a

yell," Crouch recalled in a 2006 interview. "And the guy dropped me. And I re-

member then is when I started stuttering."

Crouch and his twin sister Sandra grew up singing in the church their parents

started, and music proved to be the key to ending his stuttering.

"With the wisdom of my father, he said, 'Andre, you never stutter when you sing.

Why don't you act like you are singing when you answer a question,'" Crouch

said. Prayers are with Andre’s twin sister Sandra and the entire family.

The PCC

Network

Mr. Andre Crouch

Andre Crouch

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Andre’ Crouch

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By Rev. Harold E. Bailey

T he Holy Scriptures Says: “For what does it profit a man or woman to gain the whole world and lose his soul?

Now, think about it...“What would a man or woman give in exchange for his soul?”

I’ve recently sat in a very lonely and hurtful place as I watched some known ministerial persons, who sit in the ut-

most seats, settle for not even 30 pieces of silver for acts of spiritual prostitution, but in doing so, did not render unto

Caesar (the world of politics) that which was his… and unto God, that which was His!

I honestly don’t feel the need to get into the depth of what took place in this

Chicago political arena, but it has caused the hearts of the True-Baptized-

Believers in Christ to bleed as many now ponder their own beliefs.

Those who have committed an act of spiritual distrust have only to carefully

read the scriptures for the disposition, which is set-forth by God for those be-

trayers. It clearly says that after Judas betrayed Christ and took the blood mon-

ey, it then dawned on him what he had done… Judas, then filled with guilt,

went out and hung himself!

You cannot toy with God or his trusted servants. It is wise to render unto Cae-

sar that which is his—and unto God that which is His. Know that God is not the

author of any matters of confusion.

2 Corinthians 11:14: “And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angles of light”

Be watchful and prayerfully remember that we will know those who come in sheep clothing—by the fruit

they bear. If you like apples, Satan will not bring peaches.

And no marvel, for Satan himself is transformed into an Angel of light.

- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

- New American Standard Version (1995)

And no marvel; for even Satan fashioned himself into an angel of light.

- American Standard Version (1901)

And it is no wonder; for even Satan himself is able to take the form of an angel of light.

- Basic English Bible

And [it is] not wonderful, for Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.

- Darby Bible

What Does Spiritual Prostitution Profit a Man or Woman?

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‘Satan Encourages People to Pimp the Criminal Just Us System’

And no wonder; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

- Webster's Bible

And no wonder. Satan, their master, can disguise himself as an angel of light.

- Weymouth Bible

And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.

- World English Bible

And no wonder for Satan hym silf transfigurith hym in to an aungel of light.

- Wycliffe Bible

and no wonder -- for even the Adversary doth transform himself into a messenger of light;

- Youngs Literal Bible

Satan is transformed to become whatever is likeable to you!

Then with the mask-off • You See an Evil Demon!

Continued from page 4 ‘Satan Can Tranform in an Angle of Light’

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When Common accepted his Golden Globe for Best Original Song – “Glory” from the movie "Selma" – he invoked civil

rights struggles past and present, celebrating not an award, but the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr

"'Selma,'" said the musician and actor, who also played a role in the movie about the King-led 1965 march for voting rights,

"has awakened my humanity."

The film, which scored a Best Picture Oscar nomination Thursday, seems destined to awaken strong feelings in some and

reawaken them in others – spotlighting a crucial time in our history while underscoring

recent events that together add up to a national wake-up call.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will pack an extra resonance this year. The advent of

"Selma," along with some old anniversaries and new challenges, serve as particularly

potent reminders of the enduring influence and importance of a dream one man dared

to share with his country and the world.

This year marks the 30th Martin Luther King Jr. Day since the holiday’s 1986 debut,

and the 15th anniversary of the federal commemoration's recognition by all 50 states.

The holiday arrives flanked by some major golden anniversaries: the signing of Civil

Rights Act of 1964, the Selma march and subsequent passage of Voting Right Act of

1965.

Monday also lands amid lingering frustration – and some divisions – over the decisions last year of grand juries in Ferguson,

Missouri, and Staten Island, New York, not to indict cops in the deaths of two black men, Michael Brown and Eric Gar-

ner. The fatal shooting by police of a 12-year-old Cleveland boy carrying a pellet gun and the assassination of two New York

City police officers by a madman bent on twisted revenge for Brown's and Garner’s deaths sadly added to the turmoil.

Martin Luther King Jr and Selma

International News

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Salute: Pastor Mitty Collier

Chicago, IL: Even prominent ministers have made boastful statements as to their not going into the

Chicago crime ridden streets! Anointed and appointed persons going into the streets would be to meet

the needs of those who are not acquainted with God, or those who would have fallen from grace.

We salute Pastor Mitty Collier, Minister of the More Like Christ Christian Fellowship Church.

Pastor Collier, is known for her bold spiritual stance in the community with youth and elders alike. Her

favor with God has brought respect among those considered rejected and outcast.

Her telephone prayer-line ministry is shared and honored throughout the United

States and abroad.

Collier is not about the matters of merely preaching the word each Sunday, but

applies it to her life by bringing the scriptures alive and into a thing called—Real

Reality, which is not for show but to meet the heart felt need of the people.

Collier has a noted Feed A Neighbor program, where every 2nd Saturday she

for years leads the charge to put food on the table for those in need. She has

been blessed to cloth the naked in addition to other community projects. Collier’s

Internet broadcast ministry extends around the world with her ‘I Owe It All To

The Word’ presentations. These broadcasts can be heard 24/7 on the PCC Network at:

WWW.ProbationChallenge.org—The Truth Network.

Pastor Collier and the More Like Christ Ministries, is located in Chi-

cago at: 8201 South Dobson. You may want to help and donate.

Call: 773.371.2448.

‘I Owe It All To The Word’

‘Pastor Mitty Collier from Auditoriums to Church’

A t the top of R&B charts and singing around the world, Mitty Collier who once filled auditoriums singing her

hit after hit … heard the voice of God, bidding her to come from the spotlight and to Walk-in-The Light! She

first had reservations, but the love of God conquered! She is now Pastor of a Chicago Southside Church, where she

teaches and preaches the love of God. Pastor Collier, sings gospel music on occasions but her ultimate love is

preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. Go and enjoy a Sunday worship service at the More Like Christ Church.

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Pastor Marvin Sapp Talks Mental Health 'Taboo,' How Wife

Saved Him From Suicide Even After Her Death

Marvin Sapp, award-winning gospel artist and pastor, recently shared his heart on the spate of

Christian ministers committing suicide and suggested that the issue of mental health was "taboo"

in the urban community. The Michigan minister also revealed that if it were not for his late wife's

expertise in and advocacy for psychological well-being, he also might have taken his own life three

years ago when the mother of his three children passed away.

"I can be honest and say I absolutely understand what these men of God have gone through. The

pressures of pastoring and being in the public eye, losing someone you love and all of that. I find

after reading through their stories that all of them are similar to mine in one way, shape, form, or

fashion. If it's the pressure of ministry, if it's the pressure of losing a loved one, whatever it may

be," Sapp told The Christian Post.

Greer, SC: Pastor Lottie Woods Hall, who as a youth went to jail with the noted civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther

King Jr., was guest speaker at the Dr. Martin Luther King 13th Annual Celebration in Greer SC.

Hall, Servant Leader of ‘The Intercessory Center’ in Greenville, South Carolina, has a ministry geared

to meeting the heart felt need of those in need of spiritual guidance. It has been often said by those

who attend her service, that her ministry is unlike many others, because she speaks from the scrip-

tures coupled with every-day living experiences. They say she is a preacher and teacher! Hall, says

that everyone cannot stay under her guides because “The word of God will draw or drive individuals.”

Hall, said those not willing to make a sincere spiritual transition have often fallen to the wayside.

As a young woman with strong influence from Dr. King, she now couples her civil rights training with Love, Care and Under-

standing for youth... allowing them to know that life is not a reality-show. Hall, has recording history with The Harold Bailey

Singers, where as a lead vocalist, she recorded the acclaimed ‘Jesus Is A Rock In A Weary Land’.

Now’s the Time to Laugh!

Jailed with Dr. King—Pastor Lottie Woods Hall Speaks

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Juanita Bratcher

Chicago, IL: Recently, Probation Challenge and the PCC Network – both under the direction of Rev. Harold E. Bailey – held

a Chicago Mayoral Candidates Debate at St. Paul Community Development Ministries, 4526 S. Wabash, in Chicago.

The mayoral debate was interesting, enlightening, impressive, informative and, yes, refreshing, an excellent show of attend-

ance…and a shot-in-the-arm for many of those who attended. They quickly filled the seating ca-

pacity of the room and many were standing, lined up around the walls to hear what the five can-

didates had to say about issues they were concerned about – the escalating crime rate in Chica-

go (specifically gun violence), the city of Chicago set-aside program in regards to minorities get-

ting their fair share of contract letting, jobs, minimum raise increase, the TIF (Tax Increment Fi-

nancing) program, the closing of 54 public schools in mostly black neighborhoods, whether it

would be better to move away from an appointed school board to an elected school board, the

high cost of feeding parking meters and if at all possible can the city get out of the parking meter

contract; red light cameras and speed traps, abandoned vacant homes and buildings, low-

income housing, education and anything else that came up on the agenda. It was obvious that

people were hungry for knowledge and that they cared about the happenings in this city that

needed to be addressed. They appreciated Rev. Bailey for his efforts, and they said as much, for

bringing the forum to them, giving them a platform so their voices could be heard in an organized

manner…structure…and in a sophisticated setting.

It was an event that was certainly needed, and one (whatever subject matter to unite the community) should have occurred a

long time ago. And who better to do it than Rev. Bailey, some attendees said after the event; to be able to bring such a gath-

ering together after a long dry-period devoid of any serious interaction to bring the community together in such astounding

dialogue.

A panel of respected Journalists – Chinta Strausberg, PCC Talk Show Host and Editor-In-Chief of 3:16 Magazine; Art Nor-

man, NBC; and Author Juanita Bratcher, Publisher & CEO of CopyLine Magazine – polled questions of the candidates. Facili-

tator was Elder Kevin Ford, St. Paul Community Development, and Bailey served as Commentator. Others participating in

the event were Judge Mary Maxwell Thomas, Judge William Cousins and Pastor Mitty Collier, More Like Christ Ministries.

All invited candidates appeared at the debate with the exception of incumbent Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Candidates Appearing at the Debate: Dr. Amara Enyia, Robert ‘Bob’ Shaw, Bob Fioretti, William ‘Dock’ Walls and Frederick

Collins

For some time now, I, as well as others, have been involved in debatable conversations at small private home gatherings as

to what happened to black activism in Chicago. Why had everything gotten so quiet on the political front when back in the

1980s Black activists were out and about taking care of business in seeing that our voices are heard? Some of the void was

pointed to the deaths of several activists and some to oldsters that are now immobile.

I’ve been a Journalist now for two months short of 39 years. I remember entering the newspaper industry as a cub news re-

porter in 1976, two weeks before I hustled down the aisle at graduation to pick up my Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism. To-

day, I consider myself a veteran journalist and I revel in the fact that I’m pretty much up on knowing the tricks and trade of

politics and many of the players.

I got a good baptism into politics in 1983 when I was assigned to the campaign trail of Congressman Harold Washington who

was then running for mayor of the city of Chicago. I had just returned back to the country after a fact-finding mission assign-

ment in Israel on the war in Beirut.

Rev. Bailey Could be That Missing Link to Bring Black Chicagoans Back

Together Again for Some Serious “Planning & Strategizing” Dialogue

Harold E. Bailey

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There were so many meetings going on back then in the black community that dealt with education, housing, set-aside pro-

gram, healthcare, politics and a myriad of other issues. There was an over-plus of city activists that knew how to get things

done, politically, strategically and otherwise.

In 1983, many of those activists who usually worked together in some regard started looking at the idea of pushing for a black

mayor of Chicago, after becoming angry and frustrated with Mayor Jane Byrne Administration. Meetings, strategizing and

planning were on target in every sense of the word.

The late popular and renowned Journalist Lu Palmer and his organization, CBUC, held a Plebiscite at Bethel A.M.E. Church,

4444 S. Michigan Ave., one of the largest black churches on the south side of Chicago to select a black candidate to run for

mayor in 1983.

And at that Plebiscite, a group of grassroots organizations selected Washington as the Number One choice from a list of 10

blacks to run for mayor. The initial list had included some 21 names. Not that he was interested in running for mayor – and he

said as much – but community activists were well abreast of the political arena and politics as a whole, and refused to let him

off the hook. Washington had served as an assistant Corporation Counsel, a state representative, state senator and was a

sitting Congressman. And he had many legislative achievements under his belt.

They knew that he was well-qualified to take on the task, and they were ready to work and get others involved to make that

happen. They finally got him to say ‘yes’. Harold would carry the banner but there were strings attached. Harold requested

that they:

* Add 50,000 new voters to the voter registration roll (they doubled that amount and more

* Put in place adequate campaign funding to launch such an endeavor.

A Black mayor for Chicago? There were naysayers outside and inside the Black community that felt it couldn’t happen. But

that mindset didn’t stop those who felt that it could happen. And the rest is history. Harold won the mayoralty over his two

opponents – the incumbent Mayor Jane Byrne and then State’s Attorney Richard M. Daley. After the death of Harold Wash-

ington in 1987, Alderman Eugene Sawyer was selected by the Chicago City Council to serve as interim mayor, and in a spe-

cial election in 1989, Daley was elected to the post.

In addition to Rev. Bailey being the Founder & President of Probation Challenge & the PCC Network, he is a former Cook

County Adult Probation Officer, served in the courtroom of the late Judge R. Eugene Pincham. He was also Chairman of the

Cook County Board of Corrections, and started his Probation Challenge program in 1979.

Probation Challenge is the first program of its kind in the country, and has helped thousands and thousands of youth, send-

ing them back into society as meaningful and productive citizens. Many of his clients have gone on to various colleges and

universities.

After Saturday’s Mayoral Candidates Debate, many were looking forward to Bailey’s continued leadership in bringing the

community back together for informational dialogue, suggesting that Bailey had done an excellent job of bringing black Chica-

goans back together again in serious dialogue, something that was clearly needed – and that strong activism that was once

alive and well in the trenches of the neighborhoods in years past will now go on to greater heights.

Will Rev. Bailey step up to the plate? More likely than not…he will

Sponsors and supporters of the event were: South Shore Gardens Betterment Association, Demetrius Evans, Jason

Cotton, Sheila Cummings & the More Like Christ Ministries Feed A Neighbor Program, Probation Challenge Food

Assistance Program, Chicago Street Journal, CopyLine Magazine, PCC Network, 3:16 Magazine

Since the first debate standing candidates are: Rahm Emanuel, Bob Floretti, Jesus Garcia and Willie Wilson.

Continued from page 10 Bailey Could be Missing link

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The 25 Richest People Who Ever Lived

The 25 people on this list are the wealthiest human beings to ever walk the earth. We started off with roughly 50 people then

finalized the top 25 after adjusting for inflation to convert the fortunes into 2013 dollars. For example, the annual rate of infla-

tion change between 1913 and 2013 is 2199.6% so $100 million in 1913 would be equal to $2.299.63 billion in 2013 dollars.

We also used the most recent price for an ounce of gold which is roughly $1330 as of October 10, 2013.

In addition to some familiar modern names like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, our list features older magnates like Vanderbilt

and Carnegie. We also included lesser known billionaires from history that you may have never even heard of before. We

guarantee the #1 person on this list will make your jaw drop.

Fun Facts About The Richest People Who Ever Lived:

1) These billionaires control a combined $4.317 trillion!

2) The richest people ever are all men. Sadly No women cracked the top 25.

3) 14 out of the 25 people are Americans.

4) Bill Gates is the richest American and the richest person still alive on this list.

5) Carlos Slim Helu, the former richest person in the world, did not even crack the top 20.

The 25 Richest People of All Times #1 Mansa Musa I – Net Worth $400 Billion

#2 The Rothschild Family – $350 Billion

#3 John D. Rockefeller – Net Worth $340 Billion

#4 Andrew Carnegie – Net Worth $310 Billion

#5 Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov – Net Worth $300 Billion

#6 Mir Osman Ali Khan – Net Worth $230 billion

#7 William The Conqueror – Net Worth $229.5 Billion

#8 Muammar Gaddafi – Net Worth $200 Billion

#9 Henry Ford – Net Worth $199 Billion

#10 Cornelius Vanderbilt – Net Worth $185 Billion

#11 Alan Rufus – $178.65 billion

#12 Bill Gates – Net Worth $136 Billion

#13 William de Warenne – Net Worth $147.13 Billion

#14 John Jacob Astor – Net Worth $121 Billion

#15 Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl of Arundel – Net Worth $118.6 Billion

Mansa Musa

Gates and

Buffett

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#16 John of Gaunt – Net Worth $110 Billion

#17 Stephen Girard – Net Worth $105 Billion

#18 A.T. Stewart – Net Worth $90 Billion

#19 Henry Duke of Lancaster – Net Worth $85.1 Billion

#20 Friedrich Weyerhauser – Net Worth $80 Billion

#21 Jay Gould – Net Worth $71 Billion

#22 Carlos Slim Helu – Net Worth $68 Billion

#22 Stephen Van Rensselaer – Net Worth $68 Billion

#23 Marshall Field – Net Worth $66 Billion

#24 Sam Walton – Net Worth $65 Billion

#25 Warren Buffett – Net Worth $64 Billion

Continued from page 10 Richest People of All Times

Watch the Chinta ‘Strausberg Report’

Net Worth: $200 Billion

The

Chinta Strausberg Story

On the PCC Network

WWW.ProbationChallenge.org

Rev. Harold E. Bailey, founder and president

Clarence McMillan, Network Advisor

Contact: 773.978.3706

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Chicago Politics: Old Games in New Clothing

By Rev. Harold E. Bailey

C HICAGO, IL – Born and reared in a politically astute home where most outstanding political figures would visit and sat

their feet at my parents’ table, it was at those dinners where I sat silently… but I learned much!

I learned that a body of select black ward aldermen was resentful as to community matters that were mandated to them by

the then sitting mayor. They (aldermen) knew in clear conscious if they refused to comply with a letter of mayor’s request,

many of their office patronage positions would be taken away in a mere telephone call. Aldermen at that time were differently

acquainted with the Fifth Floor agenda and the known history of its political wrath.

Strong black leaders were spiritually weakened by many outrageous requests from the Mayor’s Office and knew it to be a

matter of political prostitution to lay heavy burdens on their city employee. They, without question, knew many of the down-

town requests were grievous to bear – and not asked of many leaders in white wards. However, those particular aldermen

said for the sake of the people they would pass the political demands on to their ward workers. They knew, however, that in

not doing so, it would later cost them favors that could be passed on by way of crumbs to the community. Though there was

no great love by many black aldermen, they didn’t want to feel the heat of disrespecting the Mayor’s Office.

2013: With an estimated black population count of 2, 718, 782, it’s rather difficult to understand why there is difficulty in

Blacks or Hispanics achieving any office, of course without the cheating or robbing of votes. Fear crept into the minority

camps by the enemy and had many to believe that ice water is different on certain sides of the city… and especially to be-

lieve that their votes are meaningless.

2014: It is important to remember that Chicago alder-

men are voted into office by their constituents, however

by-and-large… a large majority of aldermen feared the

unwritten wrath of the governing mayor. By reason of

present conditions … the question remains, is that pow-

erful hidden hand still there?

I also learned in precious times around that dinner table

that blacks in charge were instructed by the Mayor’s

Office to carry out (those orders) without a word of criti-

cism. These orders often cost the black community

jobs, educational opportunities, recreational facilities,

school programs, and much more that was deemed off

the record! Most times the will of the then sitting mayor

was not in favor of the black community in any fash-

ion. Black aldermen were obligated to deliver a desig-

nated amount of votes per ward and failure to produce

a winning victory would simply indicate that their particular constituent (s) would not have a job the following day! I’m speak-

ing of humble hard workers with family responsibilities, having meager jobs with low-paying wages were obligated to produce

through the alderman—or else! Blacks suffered the blunt of caring out the wishes of city government and were also instructed

to pay a portion of their salary back to their ward office for the privilege of having a job.

I applauded those historic black aldermen: Ralph Metcalfe, Harold Washington, John Stroger, Sr., and others who had a fear-

less determination to break ranks with the masterful monsters that ruled. These great men and women with vigor began to

educate the community as to far better ways of governing. However, breaking away cost some aldermen greatly in servicing

the public! We note that it was their love for the people that only was derived from God. Others, as of now, continue to serve

as house persons—giving their allegiance to the mayor and others—but not to the voters they pledged to serve. Holding to

past slave behavior appears to be what is happening in this 21st Century and directly from the Chicago City Hall.

The late Mayor Harold Washington, the late President

John Stroger Sr., the late Anna Langford and Dorothy

Tillman, are among those African Americans who broke

ranks with Chicago Politics and listened to the

Salute those who stood

for justice and were not

with the status quo.

‘Listen to The People’

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What I saw as a child, I resented it to the point of declaring to bring about a difference via truth… and in the path that God

said would and should be. And in doing so, I’ve been treated rather unfairly, but I believe that truth will prevail… I slept well

at night!

In 2014, I am discovering that old games are being played in new clothing…. In other words… the game is still the same…

only the players have changed.

Warning: Those who presently seek a mayor or alderman political seat for the love of money and power know that the love

of the two will only last for but a season! It would be a remarkable gesture to elect officials who were fully committed to the

public with an unadulterated love filled with the righteousness of God.

God’s people in elected positions should know that God anoints people for His

purpose. Be assured that it is not about the money that some candidates have

in their coffers… it is not about popularity, it is and should be about serving the

needs of God’s people.

How people in the biblical days selected leaders: Leaders were chosen from

amongst the people, but they had to be known as men who were wise and full

of the Holy Spirit. Important work, as it should be today, was turned over to the

chosen righteous believers. You may ask if we are living in a different time, well

yes, but the precepts of God never change—we do!

Unequally, nothing passes the eye of God! And, knowing that God looks out

after His word to make sure that it will not return back unto Him void! Electing a

person who can acknowledge and obey the precepts of God’s righteousness…

then the public can rest in knowing that God being faithful to His word… will

provide through his assigned person. Thusly, all of our needs will be in accord

with the will of the almighty God.

It becomes wise to seek and elect a God fearing person who trembles at the word of God and hungers for righteousness—

for not only the candidate, but the voters will be fed!

The voter, man or woman, ought to listen to that spiritually soft voice that dictates our daily path … for that voice will not

allow an error in the path of righteousness. Why? Because true baptized believers steps are ordered only by the Lord. Al-

low God to lead and direct our steps all the way to the Chicago polls! In adopting the ways of God in our lives, crime, drugs

and violence can and will be deterred, for Satan then has not power!

Without a shadow of doubt, it is not harmful to look beyond the human-flesh for they all have human flaws. And, these

weaknesses may never reach the eye. However, with a spiritual view of candidates, you just may be permitted to enter into

the spiritual ream for discernment!

A very large majority of taxpayers believe that crime is orchestrated and permitted for the sake of revenue to enhance

courts, jails, prisons but not education, which would alleviate the entire problem! It’s important that we hear beyond the

‘colorful political deceptions’ that have flowed over the lips of numerous candidates—and think out of the box they have

created for us! Think and pray through this crucial selection of a candidate matter, then while in route to the polls to vote—

take the Lord along with you!

Rev. Harold E. Bailey, President of Probation Challenge

WWW.ProbationChallenge.org—The PCC Truth Network

Does swearing on God’s ‘Holy

Bible’ for Truth and Honesty mean

Anything-Anymore?

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Many houses in the predominantly white stockyards district were set ablaze during the 1919 race riots. The five days of violence

were sparked when a black teenager crossed an invisible boundary between the waters of the 29th Street beach, known to be

reserved for whites, and the 25th Street... (Tribune archive photo)

Reprint. by Ken Armstrong—Tribune Staff Reporter

T hey were separated by a line unseen and a law unwritten: The 29th Street beach was for whites, the 25th

Street beach for blacks. An invisible boundary stretched from the sand into Lake Michigan, parting the races

like Moses' staff parted the Red Sea. On this stifling hot summer Sunday, Eugene Williams, a black teenager,

drifted south of that line while swimming with friends. Whites picked up rocks and let fly. Some accounts say

Williams was hit on the head and went under. Others say he became tired and was too afraid to come ashore. Ei-

ther way, he drowned, touching off the deadliest episode of racial violence in Chicago history.

For five days it raged, mostly on the South Side. White mobs attacked isolated blacks. Blacks attacked isolated

whites. John Mills, a black Stockyards worker, was riding home when a mob stopped his streetcar and beat him

to death. Casmero Lazeroni, a white peddler, was pulled from his horse-drawn wagon and stabbed to death. Thir-

ty-eight people died--23 blacks and 15 whites. By the time the National Guard and a rainstorm brought the riots to

an end, more than 500 people had been injured, wounded blacks outnumbering whites by a ratio of about 2-

1.Several factors had heightened tension between the races. Drawn by the promise of employment and dignity,

Chicago's black population more than doubled from 1916 to 1918. Blacks had balked at joining white-controlled

unions, and in the face of violence, black leaders had begun preaching self-defense instead of self-control. But,

most important of all, housing in the city's narrow "Black Belt," which stretched south of the Loop, had not kept

pace. When blacks began moving into white neighborhoods, whites responded violently, bombing 26 homes in

the two years preceding the riot.

One of the riot's great mysteries is whether the city's future boss of bosses, Richard J. Daley, participated in the

violence. At the time, Daley belonged to the Hamburgs, a Bridgeport neighborhood club whose members figured

prominently in the fighting. In later years, Daley repeatedly was asked what he did during the riots. He always

refused to answer.

Chicago: The 1919 Race Riots

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Jokes: Smile or Laugh Out Loud!

‘I Need a Job’

Job Applicant: “I’m looking for a job as a consultant.”

Employer: “I’m sorry, we already have enough consultants.”

Applicant: “That’s ok, with my experience, I can be an advisor.”

Employer: “More than we can use already.”

Applicant: As he is getting desperate, “I’m not proud, I can do paperwork, I’ll be a clerk. If you have

too many, I’ll start as a janitor.”

Employer: “It just doesn’t seem that we have any openings for a person with your qualifications.”

Applicant, as he stands up and angrily yells, “Work for you? I’d have to be a low life, belly crawling,

double dealing jerk!”

Employer: “Well, you didn’t say you were an attorney, have a seat, we may have an opening.”

‘There’s a burglar in the kitchen’

My wife has not spoken to me in three days. I think it has something to do with what happened on Sunday night

when she thought she heard a noise downstairs.

She nudged me and whispered, “Wake up, wake up!”

“What’s the matter?” I asked. “There are burglars in the kitchen. I think they’re eating the tuna casserole I made tonight.”

“That’ll teach them!” I replied.

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Reprint: The Chicago Daily Tribune Reports the Chicago Race Riot, 1919

As U.S. soldiers returned from Europe in the aftermath of World War I, scarce housing and jobs heightened racial and class

antagonisms across urban America. African-American soldiers, in particular, came home from the war expecting to enjoy

the full rights of citizenship that they had fought to defend overseas. In the spring and summer of 1919, murderous race

riots erupted in 22 American cities and towns. Chicago experienced the most severe of these riots. On Sunday, July 27,

white bathers attacked several black youths swimming near one of Lake Michigan’s white beaches, resulting in the death of

an African-American boy. Five days of intense racial violence followed, claiming the lives of 23 black and 15 white Chicago-

ans, with more than 500 others wounded and thousands of black and white citizens burned out of their homes. A plethora of

news reports and editorials offered instant analysis and helped shape local and national attitudes. The Chicago Daily Trib-

une, long considered the most antagonistic of all the city’s papers toward African Americans, detailed the day’s violence,

the good deeds of white policemen who were sent to Chicago’s South Side, and the injuries they sustained at the hands of

black rioters.

Report Two Killed, Fifty Hurt, in Race Riots

Bathing Beach Fight Spreads to Black Belt

All Police Reserves Called to Guard South Side.

Two colored men are reported to have been killed and approximately fifty whites and negroes injured, a number probably

fatally, in race riots that broke out at south side beaches yesterday. The rioting spread through the black belt and by mid-

night had thrown the entire south side into a state of turmoil.

Among the known wounded are four policemen of the Cottage Grove avenue station, two from west side stations, one fire-

man of engine company No. 9, and three women.

One Negro was knocked off a raft at the Twenty-ninth street beach after he had been stones by whites. He drowned be-

cause whites are said to have frustrated attempts of colored bathers to rescue him. The body was recovered, but could not

be identified.

A colored rioter is said to have died from wounds inflicted by Policeman John O’Brien, who fired into a mob at Twenty-ninth

street and Cottage Grove avenue. The body, it is said, was spirited away by a colored man.

‘Drag Negroes from Cars’

So serious was the trouble throughout the district that Acting Chief of Police Alcock was unable to place an estimate on the

injured. Scores received cuts and bruises from flying stones and rocks, but went to their homes for medical attention.

Minor rioting continued through the night all over the south side. Negroes who were found in street cars were dragged to

the street and beaten.

They were first ordered to the street by white men and if they refused the trolley was jerked off the wires.

Scores of conflicts between the whites and blacks were reported at south side stations and reserves were ordered to stand

guard on all important street corners. Some of the fighting took place four miles from the scene of the afternoon riots.

When the Cottage Grove avenue station received a report that several had drowned in the lake during the beach outbreak,

Capt. Joseph Mullen assigned policemen to drag the lake with grappling hooks. The body of a colored man was recovered,

but was not identified.

“A Crowd of Howling Negroes”

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‘Boats Scour Lake’

Rumors that a white boy was a lake victim could not be verified. The patrol boats scoured the lake in the vicinity of Twenty-

ninth street for several hours in a vain search.

John O’Brien, a policeman attached to the Cottage Grove avenue station, was attacked by a mob at Twenty-ninth and State

streets after he had tried to rescue a fellow cop from a crowd of bawling Negroes. Several shots were fired in his direction

and he was wounded in the left arm. He pulled his revolver and fired four times into the gathering. Three colored men

dropped.

‘Man Cop Shot Dies’

When the police attempted to haul the wounded into the wagon the Negroes made valiant attempts to prevent them. Two

were taken to the Michael Reese hospital but the third was spirited away by the mob. It was later learned that he died in a

drug store a short distance from the shooting.

Fire apparatus from a south side house answered an alarm of fire which was turned in from a drug store at Thirty-fifth and

State streets. It was said that more than fifty whites had sought refuge here and that a number of Negroes had attempted to

“smoke them out.” There was no semblance of a fire when the autos succeeded in rushing [brushing?] through the populat-

ed streets.

‘Partial List of Wounded’

An incomplete list of the wounded follows:

Policeman John F. O'Brien, Cottage Grove avenue station; white, shot in left arm;

taken to his home at 7351 South Michigan avenue.

Policeman John O'Connell, same station; white; knocked down and beaten.

Policeman John Callahan, same station; white; beaten and bruised by mob.

Policeman Thomas J. Gallagher, same station; white; scalp wounds.

Edward Hausner, white, 4347 S. State street, cut about legs and face.

Arthur Carroll, white, 2979 Prairie avenue, head bruised by stone.

James Crawford, colored, 959 Federal street, shot through abdomen; probably

will die; taken to Michael Reese hospital.

Charles Cormier, white, 2839 Cottage Grove avenue, shot in head by stray bullet.

William Long, white, 2215 S. State street; cut in head and back.

Joseph Wiggins, colored, 2417 Wabash avenue, beaten about head.

Continued from page 16: Crowd of Howling Negroes

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Phil Griffin, colored, 912 East Thirty-third street, shot in both legs.

George Stauber, white, 2903 Cottage Grove avenue, beaten and cut.

Herman Rabisohn, white, 1804 South State street, bruised by missiles.

John O’neil, white, 1828 West Thirty-fifth street, struck on head by brick.

Walter Carson, white, same address, face cut by rock.

William Cheeshire, white, 3529 South Hermitage avenue; stabbed in face; taken

to Provident hospital.

Anton Dugo, white, 627 East Twenty-fifth street; shot in leg; taken to St.

Anthony’s hospital.

William Soott, colored, 3611 Vernon avenue; scalp wounds.

Miss Mamie Mcdonald, white, 2901 Emerald avenue; head cut by brick.

Miss Frances Mcdonald, sister, same address; back injured by rock.

Mrs. Gladys Williams, white, 2818 Indiana avenue; face bruised by stone.

Melvin Davis, colored, 2816 Cottage Grove avenue, beaten while waiting for

Halsted street car.

Harry Speez, colored, 3142 West Fifteenth street, knocked unconscious by whites

at Thirty-first and Halsted streets.

Lewis Phillips, colored, 452 East Thirty-ninth street, shot in groin while riding in

Thirty-ninth street car; taken to Provident hospital.

Frank Walls, white, pipeman of Engine company 9, struck in neck by rock.

Evelyn Boyde, white, 530 West Twenty-seventh street, hit on face and hip by

stones.

Frances Boyde, sister, same address, knocked down by rock.

Lewis B. Knight, white, 6400 Dorchester avenue; beaten about head with club.

Shot at His Window

Charles Cromier was sitting in his window at 2839 Cottage Grove avenue watching the clashing mobs. A stray bullet

lodged in his head and he fell back into the room. Spectators saw him being helped to a chair by a woman.

Racial feeling, which had been on a par with the weather during the day took fire shortly after 5 o’clock when white bathers

at the Twenty-ninth street improvised beach saw a colored boy on a raft paddling into what they termed “white” territory.

A snarl of protest went up from the whites and soon a volley of rocks and stones were sent in his direction. One rock, said

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to have been thrown by George Stauber of 2904 Cottage Grove avenue, struck the lad and he toppled into the water.

Cop Refuses to Interfere

Colored men who were present attempted to go to his rescue, but they were kept back by the whites, it is said. Colored

men and women, it is alleged, asked Policeman Dan Callahan of the Cottage Grove station to arrest Stauber, but he is said

to have refused.

Then, indignant at the conduct of the policeman, the Negroes set upon Stauber and commenced to pummel him. The

whites came to his rescue and then the battle royal was on. Fists flew and rocks were hurled. Bathers from the colored

Twenty-fifth street beach were attracted to the scene of the battling and aided their comrades in driving the whites into the

water.

Negroes Chase Policeman

Then they turned on Policeman Callahan and drove him down Twenty-ninth street. He ran into a drug store at Twenty-ninth

street and Cottage Grove avenue and phoned the Cottage Grove avenue police station.

Two wagon loads of cops rolled to the scene, and in a scuffle that ensued here Policeman John O’Brien and three blacks

were shot.

Riot calls were sent to the Cottage Grove avenue station and more reserves were sent into the black belt. By this time the

battling had spread along Cottage Grove avenue and outbreaks were conspicuous at nearly every corner.

Meanwhile the fighting continued along the lake. Miss Mame McDonald and her sister, Frances, had been bathing with a

friend, Lieut. Runkie, a convalescing soldier. A colored woman walked up to the trio and made insulting remarks, it is said.

Runkie attempted to interfere, but the colored woman voiced a series of oaths and promptly struck the soldier in the face.

Negroes in the vicinity hurled stones and rocks at the women and both were slightly injured.

Reserves Called Out

In less than a half hour after the beach outbreak, Cottage Grove avenue and State street from Twenty-ninth south to Thirty-

fifth were bubbling caldrons of action.

When the situation had gotten beyond the control of the Cottage Grove police, Acting Chief of Police Alcock was notified.

He immediately sent out a call to every station in the city to rush all available men to the black belt.

Before they arrived colored and white men were mobbed in turn. The blacks added to the racial feeling by carrying guns

and brandishing knives. It was not until the reserves arrived that the rioting was quelled.

Whites Arm Selves

News of the afternoon doings had spread through all parts of the south side by nightfall, and whites stood at all prominent

corners ready to avenge the beatings their brethren had received. Along Halsted and State streets they were armed with

clubs, and every Negro who appeared was pommeled.

Lewis Phillips, colored, was riding in a Thirty-ninth street car, when a white man took a pot shot from the corner as the car

neared Halsted street. Phillips was wounded in the groin and was taken to the provident hospital.

Melvin Davies, colored, of 2816 Cottage Grove avenue, was waiting for a Thirty fifth street car at Parnell avenue when he

was slugged from behind. His assailant disappeared.

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Information Imparted is Not for Entertainment But For the Purpose of Readers Knowing

‘History and not His/Story’

A frican American men and women, should not seek to emulate those evil things that were perpetrated upon the black

community simply because of the color of the skin...for their actions though done with vicious intent…were done in

ignorance as to who Kings and Queens were. The criminal offenders really didn’t know the educational history of not only

this country but certainly not of Africa. Blacks built this country with their hands, blood and a lot of tears.

The back of the yard offenders didn’t know that black men and women slaves... were criminally stolen away from their Afri-

can country where they constructed pyramids that were constructed without the use of nails and bricks. Even today, with

Europeans investing trillions of dollars—have yet to discover the brilliancy of those who simply obeyed the creators instruc-

tions.

Black royalty didn’t fight and kill one another, for they were busy in love building and constructing, and about the matters of

passing on an educational process that was placed in their DNS by the creator of the universe. Evil intents were discovered

and placed upon slaves when they were stolen away from the mother-land and brought to the shores of these not-so-United

States! Here in this country… Colored, Negros, Black and African Americans, were

taught then as now, the mythology of hate by the use of bitter strips that are yet laid

upon those who never knew the meaning of being demeaned.

In spite of: Blacks/African Americans, must revert back to the better than the oppres-

sor mentality and demonstrate just who and who’s we are. And we must remember

that Kings and Queens, don’t put drugs into their veins! Kings and Queens, live with

dignity and are posed to present to the world royalty. Kings and Queens... don’t walk

like thugs with pants hanging down—we walk as who we are … Kings and Queens.

Kings and Queens... don’t invest their lives in man made jails and prisons,

however royal-blood is presented unto the Creator who gifts the knowledge of life.

By Rev. Harold E. Bailey

— E d i t o r i a l —

Tomb of the Great King Tut

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M artin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 as Michael King Jr. after his father, a powerful preacher in his own right.

King was known as "Little Mike" throughout his childhood, but the name did not last long.

Things shifted for King at the age of five, when many historians believe his father changed both of

their names. In Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63, author Taylor Branch de-

scribes the elder King's 1934 trip to Europe -- which inspired the name change and would forever

change history.

As the story goes, King Sr. joined a group of Baptist ministers on a tour of the Holy Land with

stops in Europe. The trip culminated in a week long Baptist World Alliance conference in Berlin,

during which the reverend visited many of the historical religious sites in the same land where

Martin Luther defied the Catholic Church centuries earlier.

Luther was a Catholic priest and theologian in the 16th century, at a time when the church went

largely unchallenged in Germany. The monk became more and more critical of his own institution,

particularly the sale of indulgences.

With his "Disputation of Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences", later known as The Ninety-Five Theses, Luther

set the ball rolling for reformation and was excommunicated for his "heresy."

King Sr. returned home from the trip inspired by what he had learned and decided to change both his and his son's names to Martin

Luther in honor of the German reformer.

"Name changes have always been part of religious history, used to announce the existence of a 'new person,'" Branch writes.

King probably did not grasp the weight of his new name at the age of five, but for those who revere and love him today, he could be

none other than Martin Luther King Jr. Story by Antonia Blumberg

DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) In the end, the Muslim call to prayer was broadcast from a small black speaker perched on the steps of

the Duke Chapel Friday (Jan. 16), as hundreds of students, some Muslim but mostly non-Muslim, gathered in solidarity for the right

of all students to pray publicly.

The gathering, replete with signs reading “Let us worship together,” and “Please pray here,” was quiet and peaceful, and emerged

spontaneously after Duke University officials on Thursday abruptly reversed their decision to broadcast the Muslim “adhan,” or call

to prayer, from the bell tower atop its iconic chapel.

The plan was to recite a moderately amplified call to prayer with the words “Allahu Akbar,” or “God is great,” from the 210-foot tow-

er for about three minutes each Friday.

Instead, the prayer was broadcast from a portable public address system at the foot of the chapel, first in English, spoken by a

woman, then in Arabic, recited in the familiar sing-song chant.

Speaking to a flank of reporters and TV cameras prior to the 1 p.m. call to prayer, Michael Schoenfeld, Duke’s vice president of

public affairs and government relations, offered little insight into the cancellation besides saying there were “security concerns.”

Neither he nor Luke Powery, the dean of the chapel, used the word “threat,” and it appeared no law enforcement agencies aside

from Duke campus police were called to investigate. Story by Yonat Shimron

Duke Muslims And Non-Muslims Join For Call To Prayer

How Martin Luther King Jr., Got His Name

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By Chinta Strausberg

After fighting for three-years to free her husband from prison, Rosalind Morgan, the wife of former Chicago police officer How-

ard Morgan who was shot 28 times by four white cops, confirmed her husband is finally home.

Saying “this has been a ten-year struggle,” Mrs. Morgan told this reporter her husband’s release poses even more legal chal-

lenges because she said the Illinois Prison Review Board “went back to Gov. Quinn and

asked that a stipulation be placed on his commutation—a three-year parole period.”

Mr. Morgan’s release comes at a time when state law enforcement officials and some po-

lice are furious at former Gov. Quinn for commuting the 40-year sentence of Mr. Morgan

who at the time of the incident was a railroad detective.

When told many activists are fearful that police will try to frame him once again, Mrs. Mor-

gan said, “God saved him from 28 bullets. They can’t touch him,” she told this report-

er. However, supporters of the Morgan’s have asked the Nation of Islam (NOI) to provide

security to Mr. Morgan.

Admittedly overwhelmed by the problems the commutation of her husband’s sentence has

brought, Mrs. Morgan referred to his second trial.

“Judge Clayton Crane did not allow those jurors to know anything about the first acquittal. They never brought his vest into

court. He was acquitted of the shooting. He should never have been retried,” she said. Mrs. Morgan said her husband was not

tried by a jury of his peers explaining in the second trial there were 10 whites, 1 Hispanic and 1 black.

“I want people to understand that this is not a pardon and that there is still a struggle for a pardon and expungement,” Mrs.

Morgan said.

Interviewed while she was on her way to Dixon, Illinois to pick up her husband and after he arrived home, Mrs. Morgan said

her husband’s health is declining but that “he is protected by God. “

Mr. Morgan, a former 21-year Chicago police veteran who at the time of the incident was a detective for a railroad, was driving

down the wrong way on February 21, 2005 when he was stopped by four white Chicago police. One of them, a rookie cop,

reportedly saw his holster and shouted, “gun” triggering the firing of a barrage of bullets at Morgan who was hit 28 times.

In 2007, Morgan was found not guilty of battery and of not discharging a gun as the states attorney’s office had claimed, but

the jury had no verdict on the attempted murder charges resulting in a second trial and his conviction in January of 2012. With

a battery of uniform police in the courtroom, Judge Clayton Crane sentenced Morgan to 40-years in prison even though an

eyewitness said she did not see Morgan with a gun.

On Gov. Quinn’s last day in office, he commuted the sentence of Morgan. Several activists wondered why didn’t he simply

pardon him. Quinn also commuted the sentences of two other prisoners, Tyrone Hood, 51 and Anthony Dansberry, 51, both

convicted of murder.

While glad her husband is free, Mrs. Morgan said putting a three-year parole sentence on her husband’s commutation is

“totally ridiculous. We will fight to change that.”

But State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez is also upset that is with former Gov. Quinn for commuting the “prison sentences of convict-

ed criminals without any explanation or justification as to why these defendants were selected to have their sentences com-

muted,” she said in a press statement.

Sally Daly, a spokesperson for Alvarez, said there is a process which would allow prosecutors “to be provided sufficient no-

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tice, given the opportunity to object in the interests of public safety and allowed to provide facts and argument to members of

the Prisoner Review Board so they may make educated recommendations to the Governor before he takes action on such

significant requests.

“Most importantly, that process also provides victims and family members of victims of crime an opportunity to have their voic-

es heard. Sadly, that process was circumvented by Quinn,” the statement said.

Chinta Strausberg is a Journalist of more than 33-years, a former political reporter and a current PCC Network talk show host.

You can e-mail Strausberg at: Chintabernie@aol.com. Photo: Chinta Strausberg.

Continued from page22 Howard Morgan Freed

‘PCC Network and The Howard Morgan Story’

Chicago, IL: The PCC Network, under the guides of the Rev. Harold E. Bailey, was one of the first to be of concern regarding

the Howard Morgan conviction.

Maureen Forte’, with the N The Know With Moe’ show, brought the Howard Morgan concern to the attention of the Rev. Har-

old E. Bailey, president of the Probation Challenge PCC Network, who suggested an immediate interview.

Bailey conducted a part 1 interview and Forte’ part 2. The presentations were one-

on-one with Mrs. Rosaline Morgan and Lionel Muhammad appearing as a sup-

porting guest. Rev. Bailey, who’s history for over 35-years has been connected

with the injustices connected the justice system was appalled at what was present-

ed regarding the Howard Morgan shooting - concluded his portion in disgust. The

PCC Network followed the case to the criminal courts building at 26th and Califor-

nia, where Morgan was later found guilty and sentenced to prison.

Bailey said, “Matters of blatantly shooting and killing African Americans and His-

panics in Chicago, continues and in the 21st Century. Youth and elders alike must be aware that the enemy is dressed in

sheep clothing but they come as wolves seeking to destroy. He said, “We have an assurance that vengeance is the Lord’s.

Morgan has at this point been vindicated.”

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‘Some Celebrities Will Forget While Others Won’t’

As quite as it may seem, there are African American men and women

who are considered as ‘loaded’. They may not say much regarding what’s

in the bank, but many are known for giving graciously back into

various communities.

Oprah Winfrey, said to have a net worth of $2.7 billion as of

March, 2012, is known around the world for her charity work.

Sean “Diddy” Combs, is said to have a net worth of $550 million

as of April, 2012.

Tiger Woods’ net worth is stated to be $500 million as of Septem-

ber, 2010.

Michael Jordan’s net worth is considered by some as $500 million

as of September, 2010.

Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Jr., is considered to be about $500 million as of

May, 2009. Johnson is known for giving back into the community.

Many other African American men and women celebrities, are listed as

wealthy but have contributed little to community organizations. We

should note that it takes ordinary people and their money to bring about

the dynasty that celebrities now enjoy.

It has been widely publicized that some have given more than a bulk of

their share to the less fortunate, while some have brazenly road off into

the sun-set… leaving nothing behind but dust!

Money: Wealthy African Americans

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In this undeniably big year for Black talent in Hollywood, many of the names coming up on nominations lists and red carpets

come with foreign passports. Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o and Chiwetel Ejiofor are just some of the rising stars with roots in

other countries.

The infusion of Black actors with A-list potential from across the pond — and down the Sahara — begs the question: are

other countries doing a better job of fostering Black talent than Hollywood?

While Hollywood has been searching for two decades for the "next Will Smith," Britain

seems to be turning out leading men in spades. Elba's name remains on the short list of

actors to become the next James Bond, while Ejiofor, with his growing collection of golden

statues, is regarded as the second coming of Sidney Poitier. Both actors have shone on

both the big screen, in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and 12 Years a Slave, respective-

ly, and the small screen (Elba in Luther, Ejiofor in Dancing in the Dark). Naomi Harris,

David Oyelowo, David Harewood, Freema Agyeman...the list of foriegn imports goes on.

Hop a continent to Africa and Nollywood, the phenomenon that is the Nigerian film indus-

try, has surpassed Hollywood in the number of films produced per year (it comes second

only to Bollywood). That's over 100 films per year made by and starring Black talent. While

not many Nollywood actors have "broken through" to Hollywood as of yet, what's the

rush? The home-grown industry generates $3.5 billion per year on its own.

So, if Britain is the beacon of on-screen racial diversity and Nollywood is the land of plenty, why is the first thing on most

foreign actor's to-do list is to perfect an American accent?

The truth is, while still a deeply flawed system, Hollywood is still the cultural trend-setter for the rest of the world and also

one of the only places that gives the Black experience its own platform in cinema. From Black rom-coms to Spike Lee to

Shonda Rhimes, Black talent has both become part of the mainstream and also carved out its own incredibly profitable

niche.

"I loved living in the UK, and it's still my home. But it became clear I wasn't going to be able to tell the stories I wanted to

tell," says David Oyelowo, who most recently played a Black Panther in Lee Daniels' The Butler. "When I went to British film

investors with stories of the Black experience in a historical context, I was told verbatim: 'We're looking for Dickens or Aus-

ten. Your story is a hard sell.' Britain is not inclusive of how I look or who I am, so I looked to America."

Black Hollywood's International Connection

Tyler Perry and longtime girlfriend, model and activist Gelila Bekele, who welcomed their first child, Aman Tyler Perry on

Sunday, Nov. 30. “Aman” means peace.

After welcoming their baby boy, the parents sent out a birth announcement asking that instead

of gifts, donations be made to Charity Water, an organization dedicated to providing clean wa-

ter to developing countries.

“The greatest gift I’m being given right now is the opportunity to give the little boy in me every-

thing I never had,” the 45 year old film maker told “Extra,” accidentally revealing the baby’s

gender “So that’s what I’m excited about. This beautiful human being that God has allowed to

come into my life for me to get to know, because they come with their own personalities, who

they are, to shepherd and usher him.” By Angela Wilson

Tyler Perry Becomes A Dad

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