N’DIGO Scholarship
The propose of the N’DIGO Gala is to send graduating high school seniors to college.
The N’DIGO Scholarships were established in 1995 by the N’DIGO Foundation in partnership with numerous colleges, universities, foundations, community groups and generous individuals. By providing these scholarships, which range from $500 to full tuition, the N’DIGO Foundation honors the achievements and memories of great community leaders by increasing college and graduate school enrollment- particularly among deserving students from the Chicago metropolitan area.
In order to be considered for a scholarship, high school students must reside in the Chicago metropolitan area. Students must submit ONE envelope/packet that includes the following:
Scholarship Applications Form
An Official Transcript (in a sealed envelope)
One Letter of Recommendation (from a teacher, counselor or other school official)
An Essay of 500 words or less explaining why you should receive the scholarship, including an explanation of your career goals and any activities, interests, experiences, or achievements that support your position. (Essays must be typed and doubled-spaced).
Click HERE to print and apply.
George, George, George…
The auction site, GunBroker.com, where George Zimmerman posted the gun used to kill 17-year-old Trayvon Martin reports that the item is “no longer in the system.”
Zimmerman listed the gun as an “American Firearm Icon,”four years after it was used to shoot and kill Martin. He was charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter, but ultimately acquitted by a Florida jury in July 2013. The link to the listing now shows an error message noting that the item “is no longer in the system.”
The complete listing read:
“I am honored and humbled to announce the sale of an American Firearm Icon. The firearm for sale is the firearm that was used to defend my life and end the brutal attack from Trayvon Martin on 2/26/2012.”
Disgusting!!!!
Powerful Women
Black Ensemble Theater Founder and Executive Director Jackie Taylor announces a special benefit event to include a one night-only performance of The Soul of a Powerful Woman, written and directed by Jackie Taylor. This special performance is a part of Black Ensemble Theater’s Powerful Woman Campaign and features some of Chicago’s most outstanding powerful women.
The evening will begin with a pre-show reception at 5:30pm followed by the 6:30pm performance at the Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark Street.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Toni Preckwinkle, Andrea Zopp, Kim Foxx, Hedy Ratner, Senator Mattie Hunter, Natalie Spears, Melody Spann-Cooper, K. Sujata and Bridget Gainer. The performance will also feature some of Black Ensemble’s regular company of phenomenal performers.
Get your tickets HERE
May in the City
by Chelsea Harvey
Well so it seems Spring is still ENROUTE but that surely should not stop us from checking out some awesome events in and around Chicago! Check out the listing below and ENJOY!
Summer will be here soon, I hope!
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Spring Festival
May 7 – 23
Chicago Craft Beer Week
May 14 – 24
Mayfest
May 20 – 22
Frank Lloyd Wright Trust presents Wright Plus Housewalk
May 21
Lincoln Park Wine Festival
May 21 – 22
Bike the Drive
May 24
Chicago Memorial Day Parade
May 28
Navy Pier Summer Fireworks
May 28 – September 3
Randolph Street Market Festival
May 28 – 29
Belmont-Sheffield Music Festival
May 28 – 29
Mole de Mayo
May 27 – 29
Maifest
May 28 – 31
If I am missing anything from this list please let me know and I can update it!
Tribeca Rasies Money w/ Creativity
The Band Together: Spring 2016 Production in Action class at Tribeca Flashpoint College (TFC) held their Battle-of-the-Bands. Nearly $20,000 dollars was raised by Tribeca Flashpoint College students as part of their Band Together: Spring 2016 Production in Action Class. The students took a unique spin on interactive learning, and went beyond the classroom to make impactful strides to better their communities. The event cumulated in a Battle-of-the-Bands contest at Buddy Guy’s Legends where a packed house enjoyed the student-led production.
After creating a professional marketing campaign through social media, video PSA’s and mini documentaries as part of their two-month curriculum, teams battled it out in a competition fittingly held at Chicago’s legendary Buddy Guy’s Legends. The nearly $20,000 raised by students will be distributed to charitable organizations Erie Neighborhood House, The Ace Hardware Foundation benefiting Lurie Children’s Hospital, A Leg to Stand On and Corazon. The Exceptions dazzled the judges to win the opportunity to perform once again at Buddy Guy’s Legends during the summer of 2016.
Around the Way Girl
Taraji P. Henson’s memoir finally has a release date.
‘Around the Way Girl’ is set to hit retailers on October 11th, 2016.
Check out this note about the book from Taraji herself:
I love to play all kinds of characters, and I was trained to do exactly that. But whether it’s Cookie from Empire, Queenie from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Yvette from Baby Boy, or rocket scientist Katherine Johnson from Hidden Figures, they’re characters. As for the real me, I’m just a girl who went to Hollywood with my son, $700, and a dream. There were some detours along the way, some heartache, and a whole lot of hustle. My family, friends, and fans always keep it real with me. Know that I’m going to keep it real with you. Check out my story. I hope you laugh with me and cry with me and maybe get a little bit inspired.
Click HERE to pre-order
Not Jamal!
On the latest episode of Empire, Jamal Lyon, Jussie Smollett’s character was shot. He was even left in critical condition. With Jussie’s tweet, many people believe that “Empire” killed him off.
What do you think?
Baby Rumors Arise… Again
The rumors and allegations that Janet Jackson has a fully-grown daughter out in the world for years, but now James DeBarge is coming forward and saying he’s been in contact with her.
He said in a Radar Online interview:
“Someone had contacted me. She spoke to me by email,” he said. “The first time was two years ago. I have not been able to directly see her face-to-face.”
The young woman suggested that they take a paternity test, but that hasn’t happened yet.
“She suggested it,” DeBarge said, adding that he has yet to meet the woman because he’s afraid.
DeBarge also confirms that when the woman contacted him, she admitted to being Jackson’s daughter.
“She did but without saying [it],” he said. “She was angry because another child was trying to come forward and say that she was our child. So she did out of anger.”
“She described as much as she could tell me because she was very fearful at the time,” he continued. “She was very angry about people running with this story about this [other child] being my baby. She got very angry. She’s like, ‘Papa I want to help you out.’ She had so much of personality and she was so accurate with everything she was saying, it was only things that I and Janet know. No one else but god, me and Janet.”
DeBarge says the woman wanted to keep their new connection private.
“She called me ‘papa,’” DeBarge said. “She didn’t want to get her mom in trouble. She wanted to do it quietly. She didn’t even want Janet to know.”
DeBarge claims that in the emails he received, he found out Jackson had allegedly put their daughter up for adoption.
“One of her adoptive parents died,” he said. “Her adoptive mother and on her death bed said she told her. She confirmed it on the deathbed.”
In the beginning, he had suspected that Jackson had a baby, and even went on a search to find her, but had no luck.
“I hadn’t known [that Janet had a baby]… not for sure,” he said. “I went on a search. Someone went through some serious changes to make it impossible for me to find. This had to be some serious inside work being done with the paperwork. Someone was working with them.”
So when the girl emailed him, DeBarge was overwhelmed by emotions…
Its a long interview, but very interesting.
Do you think Janet has a secret baby?
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