Skateboards, Coffee and Jesus
By way of skateboards and spicy lattes, a group of entrepreneurial church members has brought a safe haven to Uptown. Citizen Skate Cafe, at 924 W. Wilson Ave., sells skateboarding supplies and fair trade coffee drinks, but it’s also a community gathering spot of sorts. The cherry-red walls house a rack of eccentrically designed skateboards […]
The Importance and Pursuit of Education: The Story of Shahrukh Hasan
Shahrukh Hasan, IT coordinator for IQRA International Educational Foundation in Skokie, knows education is important to uplifting a community. As a first generation immigrant from Karachi, Pakistan, he works within the Muslim community to promote religious education. Find out more about him and what he’s doing at IQRA in my Cowbird.
American-Islamic Group Files Complaint Against Des Plaines
An American-Islamic group filed a complaint against the city of Des Plaines in federal court Monday, claiming the city violated the group’s right to religious freedom by denying a zoning permit for a new mosque. The American Islamic Center announced the suit at a press conference at the Chicago Office of the Council on American-Islamic […]
African and African-American Men Come Together at Men’s Conference 2013
On a hot summer Saturday morning, men gathered from all around the city to attend Ministry ONE Men’s Conference 2013. As men made their way to the sanctuary for the event at Emmanuel Baptist Church, located at 8301 S. Damen Ave., they were greeted and asked to fill out information slips and were given instructions on […]
Minister dedicates life to mentoring young black men
Reaching today’s youth is a challenge, especially considering all of the outside forces that are vying for their attention. Rogers W. Jackson, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church at 8301 S. Damen Ave., and the author of several books that encourage and offer guidance to men has worked diligently over the years to inform men in Chicago about their purpose […]