from law enforcement on other’s whodon’t carry them.”

While most Chicagoans believe gang-crime-violence and murder is at an alltime high, Chief-of-Police Jody Weis, saysbringing in the Illinois National Guards(as suggested by some political leaders)would be “clearly unacceptable,” but thatthe rise in homicides is “not endemic tothe city.”

Meanwhile, many Churches have dis-missed conducting services on Sundayevenings, as they have dismissed mid-week prayer services because of fear.Fear has caused a lot of businesses to lock theirdoors at dust, while public transportation contin-ues the watch for those perpetrators who prey onpeople daring to close their eyes. Fear!

Crime is down!Where?

Chicago, IL: In just over eight-weeks, more than1.4 million voters will trek to the polls to possiblyelect the city’s second elected African Americanmayor, or because of disunity, they’ll once againmiss a golden opportunity to reclaim the FifthFloor of City Hall.

The upcoming election is the talk of the town inChicago especially on WVON radio where talk showhosts like Cliff Kelley, who recently (Pg. 8)

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Chicago, IL: Chicago politics are upon us as tax payers ponder, and wonder who’s hand they will entrust their fu-ture.

Voters, may I suggest consulting God in prayer, investigate each candidate, and then ask tons of questions asyou’re demanding tons of answers.

Many political candidates will promise what they will deliver, but will often deliver broken promises!

The City of Chicago and The State of Illinois, has allegedly been for sell to the highest bidder, while its propertieshave been auctioned-off for not even ‘30-pieces of silver.’ And, as you might know, the hard-working tax payerwill have to shoulder the blunt of this financial disaster. The rich becomes - the richer, while the poor becomespoorer.

As City and State, Chief Executives, made decisions to prostitute tax-payers dollars, while willing elected officialssat in their comfort-zones, taking liberties to support wrong decisions.

Chicago IL: While we are buying into thebelief that crime is down in the Chicagoland,an article written by Alden K. Loury, Chica-go Reporter News, says: Chicago is threetimes as deadly as New Your City and twiceas violent as Los Angles, California.

A FBI, report is stated to have said that ‘therate of violent crime in Chicago was almostdouble the rates in other cities.

Meanwhile, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Da-ley, argues that more gun control will ad-dress the city’s rising homicide rate.

Many are confused, asking “if crime is highand guns are the problem, why are morepolice gun needed?” They say, “guns forsome and not others, gives that wild-wild-west attitude where there is a beat-down

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True Church Baptist - Pastor A. J. Bailey, Jr.Chicago, IL: Pastor A.J. Bailey, Jr., True Church Baptist, located at 2450 East 75th Street, invites youto worship with him.

Bailey, says that he is the ‘Small Church with a Big Heart.’ Those who might remember and Historywould have it that - A.J. Bailey, years ago, worked as a correctional officer with the Cook County Depart-ment of Corrections, and was at at-war not only to bring righteousness to the souls of inmates but tobring justice for correctional officers as well.

Though retired from his jail activities, Bailey continues to minister to those he comes into contact. Healso gives of his time to the Probation Challenge organization where he serves as treasurer. In earlydays, some county inmates placed on ‘electronic (EM) monitoring’ selected his church for Sunday wor-ship.

Bailey comes from a family of community activists and where many have come from ‘law enforcementand ministers backgrounds. Come Thou With Us and We Will Do Thee Good. Numbers 10:29.

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Chicago, IL: , owner of Chicago’s Captain Hard Times Dinner, recently presented acheck to the and his Probation Challenge organization to help continue his worksaving the lives of Chicago’s youth.

Pictured are: , who was a recipient of the Probation Challenge ‘Portrait of Achievers’awards, the , president, and Josephine Wade.

Wade, owner of the dinning establishment, has been instrumental in helping the community by usingher influence to persuade established business to help change the hearts of youth who are caught in theclutches of crime. Wade, serves on the Probation Challenge Board of Directors.

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Rev. Clay Evans

International: Christians: If we say we fear God, which is the beginning of wisdom, whydon’t we obey Him when it comes to the rearing of our children?

The scriptures say that we should train a child in the way they should go, and if they dis-obey, the question is does one obey God with the ‘rod’ on a child, or should one obey thewritten-law-of-the-land? The law tells us that if a parent abuse the child, it ‘could’ meanthe parent(s) might be subjected to jail! Question: What constitutes abuse?

Christians: We have felt the results of disobedience to God, and the results are jails andprisons, and a heart-broken family.

Christians: Should We Go Back to God?

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Parents: It is Better to Obey God Rather Than Man!The ,is pictured with the lateand greatwho started the civil

rights movement to roll-ing with the ‘No Back of

the Bus’ movement.’

: Some voters are expecting President Barack Obama, to work miracles over-night, when in-fact the problems at hand didn’t start ‘over-nights’ but some 8-plus-years earlier under the auspices ofone President George W Bush.

: To lay blame on others is a way-of–life for some politicians, however, when it comesto saving the lives of tax payers, every sane politician ‘should’ be on the same page - Democratic's andthe Republicans.

: The African American community would like to hope, pray, and trust that the failure of not want-ing to get along, is not a matter of old ways of doing things in these Not-So-United-States. And, if thePresident was a man of different complexion... would we get along then? With a pure heart, please saythis is not the case of hate! The youths are watching us - and will play by our rules of engagement!

: As youth stand on the corners watching grown-folks go about with their un-truths, they find lit-tle hope for the future, or for that of their children. Yes, youth fight with one another which is wrong,but they also see our leaders doing far greater crimes. Where is the example?

: Why are so many Congressional members attending Sunday, Morning Church Services, weeping,only to leave the church with a new determination to ‘break hell-wide-open’ on the hill the followingMonday. And we tell youth follow our example and go to Church? Something is not right!

: We forget that we are going to leave this life - and will have to give accountability for the deedsdone in the flesh. I don’t think we want to be guilty of would-have, could-have, or should-have done theright things on earth. So, let’s learn as obedience children-of-the-most-high God, as we are taught to

Rev. Harold E. Bailey, founder and presi-dent of the Probation Challenge andPCC Internet Broadcast Network,speaks with noted Reggie Torian, of theworld famous Impressions.

Torian, a minister of the gospel talksabout his background as a child andhow God was working with him then.

The Impressions, a group of devotedsingers are sticking only to love and rev-erent music to the struggle of a strug-gling people.

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Fred Shuttlesworth

No history regarding the civilrights movement would be com-plete minus Rev. Fred Shuttles-

worth.

Rev. Shuttlesworth has givenmore of himself for the cause offreedom than any man living to-

day.

Shuttlesworth, is cousin toChicago’s noted Maureen ‘Moe’

Forte’, of N The Know with Moe,radio and television personality.

Rev. Willie T. Barrows

Ah, to be young and in love, there isnothing better! Except to be old andin love.

A belief in one great love is (ungrande amour) seems deeply cultural-ly embedded in both the French andthe Americans. Thirty per cent of theAmerican ages 50 to 64, said they hadencountered the love of their life asdid 81 percent of the French.

“A long time relationship may bemore about stability then sack time,’says Rutgers University biologicalAuthor urologist Helen Fisher, PhD.

Amanda Bausch PhD, Author says“perhaps because new love starts latein life feels like more of a miracle, itcan be more intense romantically.

American respondents to this poll ag-es 50 to 64 felt more strongly aboutthe sex as part of being in love andwere more likely to be in love thenthe 1824 year-olds I surveyed.

Brain scans shows that love spurs thebody to produce dopamine, a naturalstimulant, weather you are 18 or 80.”We found activity in participants whohad just fallen in love, and also in par-ticipants who reported they were inlong term” says Fisher of Rutgers,

“This activity was the same weatherthe individual was 18 or 50 plus. Thebody gets older but the basic emotion

- the need to be love remains thesame.”

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Outpost/Rainbow Push Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with Godall things are possible.” Matthew 19:26 - New International Version

Happy New Year…or is it?

It is a New Year filled with years and years of old issues and concerns. Violentcrime is higher than it’s ever been and it continues to permeate our communities.Yet, the media tells us the crime is low and that’s how “ ”evaluate the statistics on their reports. Unemployment is high and some want toblame crime on the lack of employment.

Taking a moment to revisit the lyrics "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" apopular song composed by , with lyrics written by , withthe lyrics in mind, I interpreted the lyrics to our present day society.

To dream the impossible dream - never in my lifetime would I believe to be afirsthand witness and on the forefront as an active participate to elect our FirstBlack President of the United States, President Barack Obama, the 44th President.But, with God all things are possible.

To fight the unbeatable foe - To fight against the war on drugs, unemployment,homelessness, to fight for an equal playing field for Justice and not JUST-US!

To bear the unbearable sorrow, the sorrow of vacant lots where homes once stood,vacant lots where businesses were the talk of the town, unbearable sorrow becauseemployers cannot afford to hire due to the recession. Unbearable sorrows whereour youth are going from education to incarceration and in most cases so many areinnocent but the color of their skin remains the unbearable sorrow in our societyof racism.

- We as a for whom on our backs this United States of America was built. We

are questioned and ridiculed if we run for political office for President of this greatnation, questioned if we run for Mayor of this great city of Chicago. I refuse tocover my mouth and be silent on the injustices, civil rights and unfair practices.

Dreams are Possible and with God, All Things are Possible

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Mother Sinclair shows can be seen on the Pro-bation Challenge PCC Internet Broadcast Net-work.

Maureen Forte’ is Chairperson, Probation Challenge Broad of Directors and can beseen on the PCC Broadcast Network daily On-Demand.

Queen Mother Helen Sin-clair, is daughter to the

late great Jesse ‘Ma’ Hous-ton, a noted civil rights

advocate.

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When you’re married, do you expect the husband orwife to come into the relationship making promisedchanges ‘right-away’ or would you think it should bedone gradually?

The President made promises, and quite honestlyI’ve not seen anyone Democrats nor Republicans, dosuch a fast and remarkable job as Mr. President...except he has divine guidance. But, then of course,how in the world did he ever get there in the firstplace except by God’s intervention.

Suggestion: The bible says that we should pray forthose who have the rule over over, and that would bea plus. Give the president time and watch God move.

Forte’ is Executive Director, Chicago Chapter of the National Action Network

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‘The Intercessory CenterGreenville South Carolina

Pastor Lottie Woods Hall

Greenville SC

Went to jail with Dr.Martin Luther King,in the civil rights

struggle.

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Served for years as presi-dent with the Birming-ham Chapter of the

Southern Christian Lead-ership Conference.

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A large majority of theWoods family have giv-

en of themselves toserving humanity.

Brothers and sistersinclude: Lottie,

Dwight, Lois, Cathy,Dr. Roy, Bishop Calvin,Shirley, Franklin andother Woods aroundvarious states have

made great contribu-tions to the civilrights struggle.

Which Really Counts: Name Recognition or Votes?Think! In the world of politics they say name recognition counts. Well, out oftwo top named candidates vying for the ‘Mayoral Seat,’ can you say who wouldmake the most outstanding Mayor for the City of Chicago?

Can you tell the racial background of either of the two? Can you tell what thecandidate has done in the community? If so, name them one-by-one!

When was the last time you noted either candidate walking the streets of the cityother than to campaign?

Think: If your life depended on it - who’s care would you put it in? Who identi-fies best with you and that of your community?

What named candidate would you take that walk to the polls for?

Other candidates (not pictured) are too numerous to mention but all have goodname recognition. Have fun thinking, but please VOTE!

He sent his word and heal them.And delivered them from all their destructions.

Psalms 107:20.We recently celebrated the birthday of our Lord and Savior, JesusChrist. He came to earth to bring about change. The Prophets of oldherald His coming, an angles appeared to the shepherds, and the wisemen saw his star in the east. Jesus completed his job here on earth,and then returned to the Father in heaven. In like-manner, God theFather, still sends people to earth for the purpose of effecting positivechange, and making a difference in the lives of others.

Such a man was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Doing the month of Janu-ary we celebrate his birth. He was sent by God to be in the fore-frontfor change. He took on the mantle of a civil-rights advocate - fighting

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for the cause of freedom, justice and equality for Black Americans. Bastions and strong-holds of segrationwere challenged and torn-down in Montgomery and Birmingham Alabama. His efforts there and other placesriveted throughout the nation and its effect is still felt and seen today. Dr. King eventually paid the ultimateprice for the cause which resulted in the lose of his life at the age of 38-years.

In the month of February, we celebrate Black History, commemorating the lives of Black Americans whohelped to build this country, fought in its wars, made (and are still making) contributions in every area ofsociety.

I pray for the day when a special recognition month for the achievements and contributions of Black Ameri-cans will not be necessary, but we will instead be woven into the fabric of society, even the history books, high-lighting our achievements along with those of White Americans. We need only look in the White House to bereminded that with God all things are possible.

Dr. Martin Luther Kings Jr.

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Please Stop the KillingsRev. Harold E. Bailey

There are tax payers who consider the moves of Mayor Richard M. Daley, to send construction crews dur-ing the night to dig up chunks of Meigs Fields, less than an accomplishment.

They say, as reported in the Chicago Sun-Times, that Mayor Daley “misappropriated federal funds toaccomplish his middle-of-the-night illegal destruction of a primary airport that was part of the nationalaviation system.”

They said, “Daley had facilitated the 2003 Friends of Meigs’ plan “Parks and Planes: A vision for MeigsField and Northerly Island” by seeking Federal Aviation Administration funding for the sale of the air-field from the Chicago Park District to the City of Chicago, the cash-strapped park district could havenetted hundreds of millions of dollars.

Question: The, would the City of Chicago have had (1) the funds to ix parks citywide; (2) a new lakefrontBessie Coleman Skypark, and (3) a world-class city airport They said that would have been a real achieve-ment.

Friends of the Park: Daley Misappropriated Federal FundsFriends of Meigs Field Says Mayor Daley Robbed City.

Re-print: Rachel Goodstein, past president, Friends of Meigs Field and the Meigs Action Coalition.

Eddie (ET) Thomas

History Maker

, known as the Queen of Gospel Music, was alsonoted for being a gospel music star-maker.

In the History of the world-famous Caravans, which Albertina wasresponsible for, were many artists who recorded and went on tomake it on their own.

The group members to have long stamina are:

From under Albertina’s wing was the one-and-only who once played the piano for the Caravans. Cleveland

went on to become ‘The King of Gospel.’

Remembering the Queen of Gospel Music: Albertina Walker

Above are gentlemen who have changed theway things use-to-be, by their presence on

the earth.

Atty. Andre Grant, Justice R. Eugene Pin-cham and Atty. Lew Myers.

All have fought for justice in and out of thecourts-system.

We applaud them for their courage

Albertina Walker

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Chicago, IL: Recently on myradio broadcast ‘Stake YourClaim,’ the focus was on the

Mayoral Con-fusion in theBlack Com-munity. Icommunicat-ed to the au-dience thatanytime

“Rev” Messy Jessie Jackson is inany close door back room, youcan expect more confusion andself interest.

I said Dr. King must be turning over in his grave with someof these so-called disciples. Its a shame that with all of themultitude of major struggles and challenges I, the Black com-munity, we have the “Old Guard” up to no good.

They are so disconnected from everyday issues of the downtrodden and poor.

The word out on the street is Meeks and Danny Davis got acheck to get in the race and received one to get out. Also thatCarol Mosley Brum will eventurally drop out and supportRahm Emannuel... Many callers stated that the ‘Fix” was on.The majority of the callers expressed disappointment in the

“political corruption.”

(continued from page 1) interviewed James P. Allen, CommunicationsDirector for the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, is urgingeveryone to come out in big numbers on February 22, 2011 andvote their conscience.

Allen said January 25, 2011 is the last day to register and vote forthe February 22nd election. He explained that if a candidate gets50% plus 1 in any of the contests, that candidate wins and there isno run-off. So, turnout is key in this election.

Allen said, "Early Voting will be offered from January 31st throughFebruary 17th. Early Voting is the option used by voters who havetheir minds made up, but if the ballot's not fully settled in one wardor for a citywide office if there's a legal question still unresolved,then some people may choose to wait until closer to Election Day toparticipate. Historically, the strongest participation in Early Votinghas come in the final seven days of the program."

According to Allen, for the 2011 Municipal General Election, Chicagovoters will be able to use any of the 51 Early Voting sites in the City,regardless of where they live, from January 31st through February17, 2011.

“Politics without Economics is aSymbol Without Substance”

If you don’t remember history,what do you pass on?

African American History Makers gathered recently at Chicago’s Art Institute to be salute for re-markable contributions made to society.

Julieanna Richardson, who is the brainchild behind this project, is now applauded across theworld for her vision to acknowledge people who have worked hard to bring about constructivechange on the planet-earth.

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“New Killings Rolling Into 2011”Chicago, IL: Father Michael Pleger is correct when he says while the crimenumbers were down, according to police official, new numbers of shootings andkillings keep rolling into 2011.

When will this violence end? When will lawmakers pass ‘commonsence’ gun lawsthat limit the number of weapons purchased, limit a person to buying one gun amonth, reinstate the assault weapon ban, mandate that all gun sales include abackground check of the buyer, and make criminal gun data public? When law-

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