Vol. 8, No. 2 Published Weekly © Copyright 2000 Jarrell Communications Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED December 14 - 29,2000 50* JSto What leaders have to say about u Staying out of the Bushes 9? The Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. "This is On the Election of George Bush as President of the USA la time of reflec­ tion, renewal The Rainbow/PUSH Coalition in partnership with the NAACP, civil rights leaders; labor leaders, and refocusing. scholars and ministers, will prepare a request through the Freedom of Information Act to conduct We are not wa­ their own count of the disrupted ballots in Florida . vering from our principles nor are we compromis­ Bush on Affirmative Action ing our commit­ ment, we are Opposes quotas and racial preferences. - Supports 'affirmative access' to open the doors of op­ [preparing and portunity through programs such as the Texas 10 percent plan, where those who graduate in the [positioning our­ top 10 percent of their class are automatically admitted to any state college or university selves for the Advocates needs-based contracting and breaking down government contracts to smaller sizes to present day challenge." encourage entrepreneurship in all communities (Continued on page 6) Bamani Obadele Staying out the bushes was heretic. As 17th Ward Election on an independent and side more with republicans. I preferred Bush, over First forum set for December 19 Gore. We are not going to be no worst off. They (Black leadership) pump Candidates for the Special interim Al- and respond that, "The system fear in our dermanic Elections in the 17th and for fairness to all candidates is voters. Right 37th Wards filed nomination papers structured to ensure fairness. off the bat with the Chicago Board of Election on To qualify as an candidate, a Bush ap­ Monday, December 11. person must be a registered voter Three candidates in the 17th ward pointed his who has resided in the ward at filed. With only a minimum of 119 A vparc ri r ,rt fUa A a s of registered voters re !?fift rw " " ~* net members quired; leading with over 7,000 sig­ or'the ejection, m addition, a as African natures was interim alderman Lata- candidate may not be in arrears Americans. has Thomas, with Tyrone De'Andre on the payment of any tax or Let's starting Hawthorne and Beverly Taylor other indebtedness to the City of Aid. Latasha Tyrone De'Andre Beverly depending on on ourselves voer than Williams with a little over 1,000 Chicago, or be a convicted felon. Thomas Hawthorne Taylor-Williams the political leaders. Lets become each. If no one candidate receives in excess of 50 percent of the manufacturers instead of consumers. The election will be held on Tuesday, held at 7950 S. Norman. It is sponsored by vote cast in the Interim February 27 Election, February 27, 2001. The special elections will the 17th Ward Community Action Network. a Supplementary Run-Off Election will be fill vacancies until the regular Municipal and For information call 773/398-8077. conducted on Tuesday, April 3. Eddie Read: Aldermanic Elections of 2003. Shawn Paine, president of the organiza­ Initially there were five candidates for the "It like two white m en in a box- The first Aldermanic forum is set for tion was considered as a candidate. Tuesday, December 19th, at 6:30 p.m. to be ing ring fighting too th and nail He questioned if the forum would be fair, (Continued on page 10) for the most powerf ul seat in the world. And Black HI leadership in the corner, shadow Hotel Zoning hearing boxing, say­ ing, "Man we are in a hellva fight." 0NH01D EH "" fl land usage of Hope VI in questioned Oakland - "All I want to do is build my hotel." help Fields through the (Co ntinued on page 6) Those are the words of Anthony Fields, an process that included African American businessman who owns the getting it on the City land at 916 East Oakwood "Blvd. He has been Council Zoning agenda. stressing the words and working for over a year But the process had no UDutL proposing to build a Howard Johnson Hotel and follow-up and is caught South Street Journal Plaza in the 4th ward in the political prefer­ With $16 million financing secured and an ence of Aid. Preckwin­ George Blakemore agreement from the Howard Johnson Corpora­ kle. tion, the city is holding off support. The project On December 7, on in the beginning lacked support from Aid. Toni Fields was to present its "Maxwell street Preckwinkle (4). Aid. Preckwinkle stressed that project to the Committee the land is part of the Hope VI Wells/Madden on Zoning for a vote. Artist's rendition of the proposed hotel complex at Oakwood and Lake Park Page 6 Park development which calls for land acquisi­ But, it was cancel due to Ave. Anthony Fields insert has been saying "All I want is to build my Hotel" South Street Journal tion for mix-used housing, not commercial devel­ the absence of informa­ opment. tion. One was a testimony to the official land severa, community leaders saw no reason to go Editorial However, community organizations proposed usage of the Hope VI application which do not before the Zoning Committee because of a lack "Does the Mayor chose land usage on Fields' lake front property as com­ includes Fields land. A letter from Con. Bobby of support from alderman Preckwinkle, who is mercial development for the Hope VI project. Rush (1) to indicate the federal government posi- not on lhe committee. But the Zoning Committee good alderman in the 17th The City of Chicago, Department of Planning tion was not produce in time for the Zoning members will not rule against a fellow alderman, Ward changed its non-support in a meeting with Mr. hearing. Tne concern 0f aldermanic dormant over the Page 7 Fields on October 27th. Pete Scales of the plan­ However, reviewing an August 1999 issue of zoning committee was stress by Everloyce Mc- ning department indicated that the city still is in South Street Journal, the property is not part of Cullough president of BEPAN (Black Economic question on the land. However, the City would the Hope VI project land acquisition. In addition to the lack the official land usage, (Continued on page 4) -..- December 14 - 29,2000 South Street Journal UnZip-IViail By the Weatherman, Saving m ocal businesses on 79th street have con- m £\ cerns about the development on the cor- the f-^_ ner of Hoisted. Word is Walgreens is Suprem coming to give Osco major competition and even­ tually close its doors to make way for a training^ Life center in the building. That will correct the problem of having a liquor establishment next to building the police station. Douglas Some elders get too much clout, as with Juan it a Student in­ Reed, of the Powell family, insist­ volved in com­ ing her family Christmas gathering munity plan­ be held at a hall in Lake Meadows. ning and De- The City of Chicago can look for­ velopment ward to a full election for the next who attend Shiller Gram­ Mayor of Bronzeville at the Hyatt mar School in August 2001. Who will replace " Reed and live in the Mr. Herb Kent "the Cool Gent?" Cabrini Green In the meantime the association and the Mayor public Housing are holding network sets at the Poor Woods Development Lounge on 35th and Indiana, hosted by the visit the Supreme Life Building on 35th Center, as the Crown Jewel of the much less than the value of the most Chicago Defender's Jeff Davis. and King Drive as part of a Restoring Black Metropolis Historic District, significant landmark structure repre­ Bronzeville Tour conducted by Harold Caught overseas was Sam which is destined to become an Inter­ senting Chicago's illustrious Black L. Lucas president/CEO of the Black Juda of Atlanta Foods on 39th national Africa American heritage business history. Metropolis Convention and Tourism tourism destination. and King Drive during the Reports are the City is offering about Council (BMC&TC). The City of Chicago, through its $700,000 for the property, which can Middle East conflict. Next BMC&TC has been in a protracted eminent domain procedures, under the generate over $2 million a year once door is Will Crosby in Ghana, struggle to retain ownership, preserve Bronzeville TIF is forcing the BMC&TC development is completed Africa, Chicago's sister coun­ and revitalize the historic Supreme life to sell the property to the city for try. He will be therefor about three months on a trade mis- -i sion However, the trading with Poet Chicago is reported a little Gwendolyn Brooks. slow. One of Crosby's mis­ sions is to investigate how there can be a straight trip from Chicago to Ghana (Jesse Jackson Jr.) to increase the Pugh international trade with the sister country. Also on Africa, out going State Rep. / Minister Coy Pugh is involved in bring Winnie Mandella to Chicago in February. Former First Lady is leading sup­ port for the 1,000 s of youth foiight arid died in Sowota, South Africa for their country's freedom. Rep Pugh said one of his major accomplishment is getting Mayor Daley to pay for some Black elected officials to go to South Africa. While there Hundreds of friends, fans and family one of the African Chiefs atoned to the officials members packed Rockefeller Memorial for his ancestors selling Africans into slavery. Chapel at the University of Chicago to Back in Chicago. First Julia Stash the Mayor's bid farewell to poet Gwendolyn Brooks.