Chicago Crusader

Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project, iegaMoves and Move Me Soul present nationally recognized audience development expert Donna Walker-Kuhne.

CHICAGO — Chicago once again becomes the center of the national civil rights movement this week as the NAACP launches its 117th National Convention, welcoming thousands of delegates, elected officials, attorneys, healthcare professionals, clergy, students and community advocates from across the country for a week of policy discussions, leadership training and community engagement.

A Brooklyn born DJ who not only has roots in New York but whose tracks also run deep in South Side House Music will bring her flow to the Wicker Park Fest. DJ Heather is one of many artists appearing at the festival running from July 24 through 26. She spoke with the Chicago Crusader exclusively about her journey. She explained that she became associated with Chicago and its House Music scene nearly 40 years ago.

Internationally renowned audience development expert and visionary arts advocate returns to Chicago for an evening of community, culture and conversation Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project, iegaMoves and Move Me Soul present nationally recognized audience development expert Donna Walker-Kuhne.

Since Trey Reed’s hanging death last September in Mississippi, at least 13 more Black people have died in disputed hangings and drownings, families say, before authorities had answers. This situation forces us to reflect on the journey, from trees to water, and the critical conversations that must occur.

Abraham Bolden, the nation’s first Black White House secret service agent who was pardoned by President Joe Biden years after he was wrongfully convicted, will be honored this weekend in by his Chicago neighborhood. Virigina Washington, Bolden’s caregiver, said he will be given a plaque during festivities that will begin at noon on Saturday, July 18 in the 7600 block of Sangamon in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. Bolden lives in the same home in the neighborhood when he made history in 1961.

Public relations executive Lydia Joanna Davis Eady is being remembered after an illustrious career that included serving two decades as vice president for promotions and public relations for Johnson Publishing Company, the former parent company of EBONY and Jet magazines. Eady died July 8. She was 68. Details of her death were not disclosed. Her visitation and funeral will be held at Callahan Funeral Home, 7046 S. Halsted. The visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, July 17.

George Ellis Johnson, the business mogul and pioneer who made a fortune by helping revolutionize the Black hair careindustry with Johnson Products, will be laid to rest this weekend. His visitation will be at 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 16 at Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove. Johnson’s funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 17 at Trinity Church of Christ, 400 W 95th St. He will be buried at Oak Woods Cemetery in Greater Grand Crossing.

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Four souls trapped within Tel Aviv’s red-light district (with nearly 200 houses of prostitution), entangled in sex trafficking and addiction, embark on spiritual journeys to transcend their personal ghettos, including the Hoky Ghetto. Olga, abducted by traffickers at age 17; Dave, an American who founded a shelter for homeless women; Yana, a recovering addict and struggling mother of five; and Ohad, a former sex-trafficker chasing redemption.