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David Tenorio Alumni, current students, interested parents and school staff will gather together for a special evening on Saturday, September 22 at the Pompeii Restaurant as North Lawndale College Prep (NLCP) celebrates the 10th anniversary of its first graduating class. The anniversary dinner is scheduled to begin at 6:30 pm and will include governmental officials […] Literacy refers to our ability to understand and learn from what we read; think critically about what has been written and clearly communicate ideas through the written word. Literacy is the backbone of all of our learning, and helps us to participate fully in our communities, the workforce and the larger society. September is […] Valerie F. Leonard Mayor Emanuel rings in the first day of School at UNO Octavio Paz. Photo:City of Chicago website. Even before he took office in May, 2011, Mayor Emanuel was working on what would become the cornerstone of his first 90 days in office— working with education advocacy groups to pass SB-7, […] David Tenorio Andre Fluker, Pastor of All Nations Church of God in Christ and president of Lawndale Cares (white shirt with vest) going over material as representatives present anti-violence strategies at the commuiity center of Open Door Baptist Church 3102 S. Sawyer, where Richard Nelson is the pastor. […] I thank Cliff Kelley for having me as one of his guests last week to speak from the community’s perspective on the potential for an elected school board in Chicago. I represented the Lawndale Alliance. Other guests for that segment included Rikki Jones, the Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Women, and Crystal Williams. Crystal […] As you may recall, within less than 14 days, (about 10 days of working in earnest) the Lawndale Alliance, with a heavy assist from local community stakeholders, collected nearly 1,200 signatures on a petition to put an advisory referendum on the November ballot asking 24th Ward voters if the City of Chicago should have an […] The great scholar and social scientist Dr. W.E.B. DuBois once said, “The first great mass movement for public education at the expense of the state … came from the Negro.” As an African-American educator and the great, great grandson of slaves, I carry the burden of knowing my ancestors’ hope for education is being realized […] |
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