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847-473-5501e Case for Hillary ClintonWhen people run for office, the media, and
people in general think-up, make-up, exaggerate
and say everything negative that they can imagine
about the person running and say it. Especially if
that person has a good heart and genuinely wants
to make positive change.
In this election cycle, everything negative
that anyone could image was said about Hillary
Clinton. But she is not alone, they made up, insinu-
ated, and out right lied on Barack Obama, Ben Car-
son, Bill Clinton, and even John F. Kennedy.
Anyone who has a positive agenda is like flying
geese, everyone with a rifle is going to try and
shoot them down.
Until the last few weeks, we really didn’t
hear a lot of negatives about Donald Trump’s dark
secrets, his tryst with women, tax evasion, etc.
What we could see was his child-like temper
tantrums and clear racist attitudes. No one had to
make that up, it was clear to all.
What the media doesn’t harp on is how
qualified Hillary Clinton is. She is a Wellesley grad-
uate. She earned a J.D. from Yale Law School in
1973. She married Bill Clinton in 1975 and co-
founded Arkansas Advocates for Children and
Families. She was the first woman partner of the
Rose Law Firm of Arkansas and served as
Arkansas’s First Lady during the governorship of
Bill Clinton, and then served as first lady with Pres-
ident William Jefferson Clinton for eight years.
An accomplished lawyer, She worked for
more than 30 years with the Children’s Defense
fund. She was elected as a New York Senator serv-
ing two terms from 2001- 2009. She is a former
Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013.
She has endured hard times, media scandals
and survived. She even surfaced stronger as an in-
dividual. She is from and for working class families
and she believes in a safety net for families and in-
dividuals who fall upon hard times.
She is well red, widely traveled, brilliant, and
even able to take a jab from the likes of a well-
heeded Trump called this mother and grandmother
a “nasty” woman. She took the punch with grace.
Hillary not only is qualified to be president,
she deserves it.
I have had the pleasure of being in Hillary
Clinton’s presence on
three occasions. While I
am from Arkansas, where
she lived most of her pro-
fessional life, I saw her up
close at a conference in
Chicago when she was
First Lady nearly 18 years
ago. We held an interest-
ing conversation and she
graciously agreed to take a
photo with three individu-
als which I had invited to
travel to the event with
me, those individuals were
Dr. Patricia Pickles, Dr.
Wadell and Dr. Daisy
Brooks. I still have that
photo that I took. I met
with her on two additional
occasions, she was always
kind, humorous and gra-
cious. For years, I received
Christmas Cards from the
Clinton Family and I
treasured each and every-
one of them.
Once I was invited to the White House
under the Clinton Administration and they pre-
sented me with some keepsakes, a hand engraved
goblet with President Clinton’s signature, and an of-
ficial White House Christmas Tree Ornament.
These items I will always treasure.
I am honored to recommend and support
Hillary Rodham Clinton as the Chief Executive Of-
ficer of our great nation and as President of the
United States of America.
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Into Action
When you don't feel like
doing what you know you must,
that's the best time to go ahead
and do it anyway. That's when you
can break through your old habit
patterns to a new level of focus,
performance and achievement.
That first step will require
you to go against your natural ten-
dency to put it off until later and
to stay comfortably where you are.
So how do you get beyond that?
Use your power of visualiza-
tion to do two things. First, use
your thoughts to make it even
more uncomfortable, even more
painful for you not to take action.
Next, visualize in great de-
tail all the positive and desirable
rewards you'll create by going
ahead and getting it done. In your
mind, make it so compelling to
take action that you cannot avoid
doing so.
Many times in the past,
you've successfully avoided action
by telling yourself why you can't
or why you won't. Now, choose to
use that same power to tell your-
self why you can and why you will.
You control the awesome
power of your thoughts. And with
your thoughts you can success-
fully visualize yourself into action
every time.
- Steve Birdine
November 2016 Chicago People’s Voice Page 7
LOCkhaRT-WhITE REPORTNovember 2016
The
A communique of the Community Action Partnership of Lake County
I am the LadyFor the last few months, I have at-
tended Community and Business Lunch-eons and participated in CommunityPlanning Meetings. However, I some-times wonder if America and this com-munity truly understand what it means toneed help or how the ones in need aremade to feel about themselves. As youcontinue to read this report, reflect onyour attitude about those who can’t helpthemselves. We all may be this Ladysomeday.
I am the lady you judged for buyinggroceries with her SNAP card. I am thelady who raised her two sons with nochild support. I am the lady who woreclothes from Goodwill while makingsure her children had nice new clothes. Iam the lady who has always had an excel-lent credit score.
I am the lady her family comes to forfinancial advice. I am the lady who alwayssought out a bargain and refused to over-pay for something even when she couldafford too. I am the lady who at one timewas paying $1,600 monthly for her fam-ily’s health insurance. I am the lady whowould have liked to have worked moreand saved more but decided that 40-50hours weekly was enough time awayfrom her children.I am the lady who fed her childrenhealthy home-cooked meals daily.
I am the lady who used to live in avery nice neighborhood in the suburbs.I am the lady who used to have a beauti-ful garden.
I am the hairdresser you adored andthanked for 30 years. I am the hairdresserwho stood on her feet for 8-12 hoursdaily. I am the hairdresser who skippedlunch many days to be available to you. Iam the hairdresser who got carpal tunnel.I am the lady who developed an autoim-mune disease that attacked her liver. I am the lady who refused to quit.
I am the lady who tried massage ther-apy, acupuncture and every doctor, med-ication, diet, physical therapy regimen,etc. in an effort to control her disease.
I am the lady whose family and friendsasked her to quit working and get on dis-ability years before she quit working.
I am the lady who couldn’t even handle15 hours a week anymore. I am the ladywho slowly started losing more and more
m o n e yevery yeardue to de-c r e a s e dhours, thes l o w e rpace shehad tow o r k ,and fewerclients. Iam thel a d ywhose health care costs increased as herincome declined. I am the lady whostarted accumulating credit card debt tomake up the difference.
I am the lady who was terrified whenshe found out that her liver disease hadprogressed to full-blown cirrhosis in justtwo years.
I am the lady who quit work and filedfor disability and was denied.
I am the lady who has lost everythingand is now homeless. I am the proud proud lady who has hadto swallow her pride and ask for helpfrom friends, family and the govern-ment.
I am the lady who is so very gratefulto everyone who has helped and whois happy to sleep on couches, guestrooms, wherever.
I am the lady who is amazed by oth-ers’ generosity and by God’s love. I am the lady who has a new attitude,is more relaxed and has more faith inGod than ever had because she has wit-nessed Him work out what seemed in-surmountable.
I am the lady who feels she deservesto have a life and enjoy it, even if youdon’t, even if it bothers you that yourtax dollars are helping her.
I am the lady who hopes her storywill make a difference and bring morekindness, understanding and less judge-ment.
I am the lady who understands thetrue meaning of “there but for thegrace of God go I” and that any oneof us can fall on hard times.
Helping People, Changing Lives, Community Action!
Mary Lockhart-White
Executive Director, CAPLC
Page 8 Chicago People’s Voice November 2016
A Peoples Voice Special Report
When Chris Brown, a North Chicago native, won the 2014 Veter-
ans (Masters) Greco-Roman Wrestling World Championships in Belgrade,
Serbia at age 57 you’d think he’d be content. After all, wrestling is a
“young” man’s sport with a tremendous amount of twisting, turning,
banging, bending, and exertion on the body. It requires strength, flexibil-
ity, tenaciousness, and grit. The wrestling community understands, em-
braces, and defines the word “grind” as the day to day struggle to improve
and get better…even when you don’t feel like it! Perhaps no one embod-
ies these traits better than this 1975 North Chicago High School graduate.
In October, Brown captured his second World Championship gold medal
at the 2016 Veteran Greco-Roman Wrestling World Championships in
Seinäjoki, Finland. http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Fea-
tures/2016/September/24/Brown-wins-second-Veterans-Greco-gold-as-
Team-USA-gets-five-medals
Brown made USA Wrestling history when he became the first
American to ever win two Veteran (age 35 and older) Greco-Roman World
Championships. For
that honor he was
named USA
Wrestling Athlete of
the Week.
Brown won two
Greco-Roman World
titles in the 2000
Olympics and 2001
World Champi-
onships. The North
Chicago native’s ac-
complishment was
nothing short of
amazing. He’s 58 years old (turning 59 in November) and competes in the
Division E, age 55-60 and at weight class 85kg or 187.25 pounds. The age
divisions are divided into 5 year increments starting at age 35 and ending
at 70.
“I don’t plan to be wrestling at 70,” says the former Warhawk, but
he shows no signs of slowing down or being unable to compete and win
at international levels. While in Finland, Chris went undefeated in 4
matches against top competition. In a 5-man round robin he had to wres-
tle 4 times. The results were a win over Anatolii Savytskyi (Ukraine) by in-
jury default, a win over Constantin Tintea (USA), 5-4, a win over Hasan
Ozdemir (Turkey), by pin and a win in the finals over 2x World silver
medalist Marko Sarcanski (Serbia), 4-2.
“I had a good tournament and was able to score a 4 point throw in
three matches,” said the new 2x World Champion. “The USA is not as
strong in the Olympic style of Greco-Roman wrestling as our European
and Russian counterparts. We fare well in Freestyle because it’s somewhat
closer to our American “folkstyle” wrestling that we do at youth, high
school, and college levels. We are the only country in the world that meas-
ures in feet, drinks in gallons, and wrestles folkstyle. We already start of
behind on the international and Olympic styles of wrestling,” added
Brown.
Coach Brown is doing his part to help teach the Olympic style of
Greco-Roman wrestling where he lives in Maryland. He’s a coach for the
Maryland National Team and MD Eagles Wrestling Club concentrating on
Greco-Roman first then Freestyle during the spring and summer seasons.
During the winter season he’s an assistant varsity and middle school
wrestling coach at Bullis School in Potomac, MD.
After graduating from North Chicago Community High School in
1975, Chris attended and wrestled at the United States Air Force Academy
in Colorado Springs, CO. Graduating and commissioned as a 2nd Lieu-
tenant in 1979, he served in the US Air Force as a Communications and
Computer Systems Officer. He went on to win numerous All-Air Force
Greco-Roman and Freestyle championships. He was an AAU and USA
Wrestling Greco-Roman All-American wrestler during the 80’s. Chris was
also the 1988 US National Championships runner-up and an Olympic tri-
als finalist.
Does he have future wrestling goals? “I love coaching kids. But I
want to keep wrestling until God gives me the signal to just coach,” smiles
the champion.
“The 2017 World Championships are in Bulgaria. We have a team
working to bring the Veterans World Championships to the USA in 2018.
It would fun to retire in front of an American crowd. But who knows,
there might be a great travel location for the 2019 championships!”
Chris Brown Wins Gold Medal At Wrestling World Championship
The Championship Pin
Chris Brown, in cnter,is awarded the Gold Medal
November 2016 Chicago People’s Voice Page
9
Thank You
Barack ObamaSharon D. Epps
I would like to Thank-You Barack Obama
for all that you have done.
You had the audacity to run for the
44 seat of the Presidency
and with the love and the vote of the people you won.
The whole world watched as you served our country
with love, dignity and pride,
and we the people could not have been more proud
watching you on your historical 8 year ride.
You brought hope to a nation
and prayers back into the states
for we the people prayed for you and your family’s
safety and your fate.
You brought a new flavor to the White House
with your swagger and stylish walk.
And you captivated the whole world
with your confident smile and articulate talks.
You are way more than a Nobel Peace Prize recipient
you are the United States of American
1st President of African descent
You won the hearts of the people,
as they put their love and trust in you
and we know biblical speaking,with God
there is nothing you cannot do.
So I have penned this piece for you in my own poetic way
to say Thank – You, President Barrack Obama
for the past, the present and the future hope seekers today.
For we know Mr. President this is NOT your end,
your 2 term Presidency of the United States of American
may be over, but a new journey in the life of
Barack Obama begins……
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By Dawn Rhodes, Chicago Tribune
Chicago radio legend Herb Kent, the
longest-running DJ in the history of radio and
a fixture on local airwaves for more than 70
years, Saturday, October 22. He was 88.
Kent's death was announced Sunday by
executives at V103, where Kent worked for the
past three decades. Also known as "The Cool
Gent," "King of the Dusties" and the "Mayor
of Bronzeville," Kent did his final radio broad-
cast Saturday morning.
"No words can express our great sense
of loss," Matt Scarano, region president of
iHeartMedia Chicago, said in a statement.
"Herb was an iconic talent, who for nearly 70
years entertained millions of listeners in
Chicagoland and around the world. His passion
for radio and work ethic was second to none as
Herb worked to the very end, by hosting what
unexpectedly was his final V103 broadcast on
Saturday morning.
"We are so thankful for the privilege of
working alongside such an historic figure as
Herb Kent for the past 27 years. Our thoughts
and prayers are with HHerbert Rogers Kent
was born Oct. 5, 1928, at Cook County Hospi-
tal, now Stroger Hospital. Kent noted in his
memoir that he arrived the same year as poet
Maya Angelou, singer Fats Domino, actors
Adam West and Shirley Temple, as well as
Mickey Mouse, Rice Krispies, Louisiana Hot
Sauce and penicillin.
"Some people joke that 'in the begin-
ning, God created Herb Kent,' but hey, I'm not
that old," Kent wrote.
Kent grew up an only child in the Ida B.
Wells housing project in Bronzeville and
showed an early fascination with radio, building
makeshift devices out of toilet paper
inserts, crystals, wires and earphones,
he said in a 2015 interview with the
Soul Train website.
Kent got his start in radio
while still a student at Hyde Park High
School. In 1944, at 16, he hosted a
classical music program for WBEZ,
according to a profile in the National Radio
Hall of Fame, into which he was inducted in
1995.
Early on, he often recalled, a white pro-
fessor told him he had a great voice but never
would succeed in the business "because you're a
Negro."
"That was my signal to make a differ-
ence and from that day forward, I pushed
harder and eventually landed an on-air paid
job," he told SoulTrain.com.
He spun records at WGRY in Gary,
making $35 a week, while also acting in radio
dramas for NBC affiliate WMAQ.
Through the 1950s, Kent worked at
WGES, Chicago's largest black radio station,
then at WBEE where he coined the phrase
"dusty records" or "dusties."
He then worked at WJOB in Hammond
and WHFC in Chicago, according to the pro-
file.
Kent spent several years at WVON-AM
1690 as one of the station's original DJs, which
he called the "apex" of his career. The station,
whose name originally stood for "Voice of the
Negro," enjoyed enormous popularity in the
broadcasting world and became a fixture in
Chicago's black community. Kent, alongside
Franklin McCarthy, E. Rodney Jones, Wesley
South and Pervis Spann, comprised the first
core group of WVON personalities, known as
"The Good Guys."
Herb Kent, who worked in Chicago
radio for seven decades, died Saturday at 88.
(Kuni Takahashi / Chicago Tribune)
He often is credited for helping launch
the careers of The Temptations, Smokey
Robinson, Curtis Mayfield and Minnie Riper-
ton. He mentored "Soul Train" host Don Cor-
nelius when the television personality first got
started in broadcasting.
WVON celebrated its 50th anniversary
in 2013. Kent told the Tribune about how the
station grew beyond music to become an influ-
ential resource in black politics and social issues
in Chicago.
"So in the confusion and everything, I
think the talk radio thing was born here at
WVON," Kent said. "We needed a black talk-
radio station, because they got into all kinds of
things. Race riots, racism, food stamps, poverty,
civil rights — from a black point of view, which
we never had before. Just absolutely phenome-
nal. Because the white radio stations never gave
us that much time. I'm sure they were fair, but it
was always a white talk show, not completely
black like this.
Herb KentThe Cool Gent, Passes
Continued next page
November 2016 Chicago People’s Voice Page 11
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"It meant everything: a way to air
your views. Politics. Helped different black
politicians get elected. Really an educational
outlet for black people, and also an educa-
tional outlet for white people, to let them
know what black people are like. I'm sure
this will go down as one of the great black
talk stations of all time, just as it was one of
the great music stations. Without it, we
wouldn't have hardly any voice at all."
Kent joined V103, then known as
WVAZ, in 1988. In all, he worked as a DJ
for 11 different stations, amassing high rat-
ings the entire way.
"I think my success has had much
to do with the way I appeal to my listeners
as well as how I tap into the vein of what I
call Cool School music," he wrote in his
book. "It doesn't matter if it's old school or
new school — there's a certain quality to
some music that just makes it good, makes
it timeless, makes it ... Cool School."
`Cool he was, with a fondness for
Cadillacs and rocking his trademark mus-
tache and cowboy hat.
"I'm so cool, I'm froze in my clothes!" he
was often quoted as say-
ing.
He released his
no-holds-barred autobiography in 2009, ti-
tled: "The Cool Gent: The Nine Lives of
Radio Legend Herb Kent." Former Chicago
Mayor Richard M. Daly wrote the foreword.
Kent was inducted into the national
Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in August,
in a class that also included Prince, Smokey
Robinson, The Supremes, Dionne Warwick
and Jimi Hendrix. He also taught broadcast-
ing and communications at Chicago State
University on the Far South Side.
"Herb was our radio superhero,"
said Derrick Brown, director of urban pro-
gramming iHeartMedia Chicago. "While I'm
incredibly sad, I hold so much joy remem-
bering the fun times we've had with him and
the smiles he brought to our faces. Herb will
hold an eternal place in our hearts."
Kent celebrated his 88th birthday
earlier this month and posted a message to
his blog commemorating the occasion.
"Thank you to all my fans for the
birthday wishes, each of you made my day
special. I can dig it!"
Herb Kent continued from prior page...
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mt. Zion missionary BaptistChurch of Waukegan
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847-244-5503sunday:
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Wednesday:mid-week Worship study 7:00 p.m.
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man beborn again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. -John 3:3
Pastor: Rev. Arthur J. Gass Sr.
Celebrating 52 Years In the Ministry Heavenly Places Tabernacle of Prayer
1410 15th Street • north Chicago, IL 60064
847-826-6269Weekly Activity
Monday,
Bible Study 6:00 pm
Wednesday,
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Sunday Services
Sunday School
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Sunday Morning
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Founder and Pastor
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Soulful SundaysBible Study / Sunday School
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First Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church1529 Elizabeth Ave., North Chicago, IL 60064 ..........Office: (847) 473-1610 • Fax: (847) 473-2616
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hat is all the fuss about millennials? People say weare non-religious, leaving the church in record num-bers. It’s true, there is a major increase in young peo-
ple leaving the church. Why are they leaving? Because theyfeel they are unheard. They feel condemned by their peersand others for their sin. They don’t feel accepted or seen!Sometimes as millennials we feel there are so many rules, spo-ken and non-spoken, in the church, but nothing spoken re-garding developing strong strengthening relationships.Today’s music, social media, and the movie industry is callingour names and creating untold pressures in our lives. Enough about how we are wired, here is what we need as mil-lennials.
•Real talk between older Christians and millennials.We need an environment to be real and transparent withoutfeeling judged or condemned. We fear telling our failures toolder Christians because we feel they can’t handle the realityof our sin or the struggles we find ourselves in today. We needa safe place to be vulnerable!!
•We need to see unity in the church, not disunity:Even among millennials there is such a break down in rela-tionships. Comparison, gossip, jealousy, competing for atten-tion. This disunity extends its self to older adults as well.Fighting, fussing, and harsh words should not be a commonplace in the local church. Believe me, it is a real turn off.
•We need Mentors: We need people who are going towalk through the battle with us no matter how many times wego astray. Find some time and spend it with us, the world of-fers us lots of pleasure and time consuming attractions.
•We need a community of believers: Young peopleour own age striving together, spending time together for spir-itual goals and accomplishments.
•Stop babying us: We need people to speak the truthin love to us. We want to be challenged.So here’s the bottom line. Approach us, spend time with us,talk to us, mentor us, share your stories and your pain. Whenyou do, we will grow, find God, love the word, become whatwe were created to be, and maybe we will have the courage tostep back into the church.
Written by a true Millennial
A Word From
Michelle
Michelle Obleton
...A Millen-nial View
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