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Everyone knows one thing about Africa: It has its problems. Movies like “Hotel Rwanda” and “Blood Diamond” have depicted how the continent has been plagued by AIDS and wars that have decimated its population. I walked in and sat down with a plate of cookies at a recent screening of the documentary, “The Rescue...
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By Marsha Shields Chicago’s handling of crime and education may, to some, leave much to be desired, but city officials are doing a good job on one front, according to University of Michigan professor and scientist Don Scavia. At an speech held at the Field Museum on Oct. 7, Scavia commended Chicago’s proactive approach...
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The Field Museum’s “Climate Change” exhibit begins with a 60-foot illuminated timeline showing how the increased use of modern appliances such as cars, airplanes and computers has increased the amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere and pushed Earth to its limits. Written in large letters above the daunting timeline are the words: “Using...
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A news report from Great Lakes Echo Minneapolis, Detroit and Indianapolis also among nation’s top 25 cities for buildings receiving Energy Star ratings. Schools lead the Great Lakes regional efforts. Click here to read more.
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May Day is also known as International Workers’ Day will forever be associated with Chicago because of the Haymarket Square Affair. The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions set May 1, 1886, as the date by which the eight-hour work day would become a standard and organized for a world-wide strike to fight...
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Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Illinois’ 9th Congressional District Representative, will speak at the annual Pan-African Night fundraiser for the Pan-African Association. The Pan-African Association was formed in 2002 to serve, empower and promote the interests of all refugees and immigrants of African descent. As part of the programming for the evening, Congresswoman Schakowsky, along with...
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On Jan. 12, a magnitude 7 earthquake hit near Port-Au-Prince and wiped out most of the city’s infrastructure in what experts say could be the worst natural disaster in modern history. The latest reports indicate that more than 200,000 have died and more than 1 million are left homeless. These are the facts that...
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The Chicago City Council this week passed a resolution declaring Chicago a Fair Trade city, joining cities like San Francisco and Missoula, Mont., in a symbolic movement against poor working conditions in third-world countries. The Fair Trade movement advocates paying higher prices to producers and maintaining basic social and environmental standards. A product designated...
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At first glance, seeing him sip a Stella Artois at a bar in the Loop, one would have no clue about the harrowing journey of the well-dressed man sporting a gray textured button-down, black dress pants, a shiny watch on his left hand and an earring in his left ear. Based on his appearance,...
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By Curtis Black, Newstips Editor “It’s my job to clean up our water and keep pollution out of Lake Michigan,” says MWRD president Terrence O’Brien in the first TV ad of his campaign for County Board president (watch it on youtube). “It’s time to clean up Cook County.” In fact, as Newstips reported last April, under...
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