Co nf J i &Yjtcof; c! n urn a VOL. 11, NO. 4 December 30—January 13,2005 COPYRIGHT 2004 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Far South calls on City to stop removal Philip A. Randolph monument City says "Its up to the alderman Pullman— A 24 hour sleep over is taking place at the A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter monument adjacent to the Museum (APRPP) in his name. On watch excepting the City to de­ stroy the monument as it did Meggs Field while the city slept. Once the Museum had the support of SSJ Photo officials from the city, state and fed­ Community and civil leaders gathered at 104th and Corliss, as Stephen Chris White (foreground), president of the newly formed Far South eral government, it is now threaten to Community Accountability Council lead the delegation in prayer in the fate of the A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter monument adjacent to be remove the historic monument as the Museum (APRPP) in from being removed by the City of Chicago and alderman Anthony Beaie (9) for housing development as it has stood on city owned property since 1995. (Continued on page 7) Daley still the boss llwviag into 20JS, politics or pile-of- government agencies he controls are rais­ private sector, you would fire him. fic&s Mayer Richard M. Daley called ing taxes; this includes the Chicago Park Frank Coconate, "Once again, the city council rubber chairman of the MR VMB awsst CXMRM^MBlac^ knaancM Aldermei tune Districnt - disappoint$13 million, and the Boarsd opublif stamps cMayo orn Daley' contracts tax filled budgets . voting for city budget Norm West De­ s&ice'Me first «M& office m 1989, and Education projecting a $40 million prop­ Their job is to question and police the mocratic Party saii Mat Use 2996 badget, will be erty tax hike. Mayor and his management. They have and a city worker mmrsL" His stateancat positions Spring- Lisa of the city's budget office failed. It's time to shake things up." said. "Once fkM dedal officials to approve a Chi- told SSJ those taxes have no bearing on the Coconate's website (www. again, the city city operating budget. Whether, question­ frankcoconatre.com) lists all aldermen who council rubber Gnrifamied toy wsaay issues and endemic able on the style, Daley's management has deserve to be fired. All except the three stamps Mayor Daley's tax filled casnrapswi m Chicago Daley's 2005 kept government agencies working to­ Lakefront Ladies", (As named by veteran budget. Their job tondgfct passed **e city oossacsl with a 47 to gether as the boss of the greater Chicago activities Bob Lucas) voted against the is to question 3 vote, seswmg M& grip oa die affairs of land area and Springfield. budget; Dorothy Tillman (3) Toni Preck- and police the ted^'«^«sfeatssa^lieisfeestablishing Frank Coconate, chairman of the North­ winkle (4) and Arenda Troutman (20). Mayor and his fcifiKsdf as «be "Boss", One WLS Talk ra­ west Side Democratic Party and initial or­ With the exception of Madeline Haithcock management. js© feast said, "rie dfcpbryed his hand indi- ganizer of the City workers rally, brought (2). They were congratulated for what They have failed. & attffl feats las grip, (on die aider- out 2,000 me day before the council vote many say aldermen who are not rubber It's time to shake asked. "How can die alderman, keep sup- stamps. things up. VMcxTs toabnoedl $SM billion budget potting a mayor who admits that under his Bill "Dock" Walls, Director of the Com- tie fine oa property taxes, as odier leadership things are getting worse. In the (Continued on page 5) Complaint filed against Advocate Hospitals Westside—In the tradition of the Civil white patients than it does in hospitals that Congressman Danny Davis (D-7th) at­ Health and Human Services that prohibit Rights era Freedom Rides that desegregated serve predominantly black and other minor­ tended a community rally with the organiza­ institutions receiving federal funds from dis­ the South, a grassroot coalition hit the road ity populations, creating a system of tions filing the complaint against Advocate criminating against individuals on the basis on a Health Care to highlight what they call "medical apartheid." Health Care with the U.S. Department of ofrace. "medical apartheid" at Advocate Health Care, Chicago's largest hospital. A federal complaint was filed by two community organizations charging Advo­ cate Health Care with discriminatory capital investment practices at its urban and subur­ ban hospitals. The South Austin Coalition Community Council (SACCC) and the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) allege that Advocate invests more in hospitals that serve predominantly Bah! Humbug Sitb ^s. Beauty Brotha with een Turner an Christmas Attitude tint- Page 9 Page 2 South Street Journal December 30—January 13, 2004 Police harassment of noted black men. UnZip Jackson son, and Dr. Karanga On December 14, 2004 the son of Rev. Jesse TV Minister M.G. 'Pat'Robinson says, "We (?) J Jackson, Jonathan Jackson, who is a partner I need to forget this nonsense about in a Budweiser distributorship, and two ac- Kwanzaa." He says he has been to The Recount in Ohio H quaintances were was pulled over and ques­ Africa over 20 times, visiting peo- tioned by two police officers. The incident \ple of Christianity, and no one happened on 26th Street in Little Village, 1 there knows anything about Kwan- "The election After being questioned and searched for over \zaa. Robinson said if the holiday of an hour, they were then released. Kwanzaa is based on the Swahili In June of this year, Dr. Sokoni Karanga, head of Centers of New Horizons, was language, the Arabs slave traders is not over" physically harassed while walking his dog on 33rd and State. He was arrested with developed. So what is Kwanzaa all later having charges drop in court. Close to two months has passed since the about? Minister Darrel "Sax" Wilson says Kwan­ Both incidents spark the question of November 3rd election, and people through­ zaa was founded by Dr. Maulana Karenga of the normal black men subject to simi­ out Ohio and the nation continue to identify United States in 1966. The word Kwanzaa comes Gator' Bradley larly insults by the Chicago police. and expose patterns of voter disenfranchise- Both men has stress to mount a from a Kiswahiliphrase "Matunda Ya Kwanzaa", ment petitioned us.Atty.for meaning "First Fruit". What was Robinson real steady and continuous effort for po­ lice accountability for those that do reason in Africa? "The election is not protection not have the public notoriety for sup­ Hal Baskin ofEnglewood, protesting at a con- over. Let the winner U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald re­ port, suggesting race have a major §j struction site, was jailed, now he is win, and the loser lose, ceived a formal inquiry regarding Wal­ role in many harassment claims from ;: demanding a jury of his peers for but make sure all votes lace 'Gator' Bradley for his personal safety the public. I an offense demanding jobs. Demon­ are counted in a free and as well as that of his family and commu­ strations are really costing the tax­ fair election." nity of the Morgan Park on the far south payers. ...More from Englewood, side of Chicago. Baker running for . Winning unopposed the State Jackson joined other Bradley said former drug dealer and Rep. Patricia Bailey (6) still faces "The Republi­ leaders and organiza­ drug conspirator Vincent "Peanut" Martin County tions in speaking out charges for election fraud, ad- can Party sys- "TZ was convicted in the highly publicized | dressed by her opponents former . J „ about this issue during Larry Hoover trial as a co­ Sheriff Death Row inmate Aaron Patter­ tematically the House Judiciary conspirator where he testi­ Sylvester Baker, son and Jerry Washington with sought to sup- Hearings December 8 in fied against his former co­ a retired County complaints to the Chicago Board press the vote Washington, D.C. conspirator as a witness for police sergent in an of Elections, the Election Commis­ in Ohio in The lawsuit was filed the prosecution, (in 1996 unofficial an­ sioners forward the case to Cook their efforts to by the Alliance for De­ Bradley testified as a wit­ nouncement to run County State's Atty. Richard De- win this criti­ mocracy, and the legal ness, for the defendants. It for County Sheriff in March 2006, vine, he then referred it to Illinois action brought by the has been alleged that Mar­ cal swing said he have seen \Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan because Green Party and Liber­ tin was sentenced for a state." I total of one hundred and many changes oc­ Bailey's mother worked for Devine. Then Madigan tarian Party seeking a cur in the Sheriffs referred it to her father House Speaker Michael Rev. Jackson recount. I twenty (120) months. Mar­ tin was released by the Federal Bureau of Office, and for the Madigan. Madigan referred it the State Democratic In his statement Rev. most part it is sad. Prisons under supervised probation for a Chairman, himself. He then referred it to Mike Jackson said people of conscience demand period of 4 years. "The cover-ups, Sylvester Baker Kasper, an election lawyer for the state's Democ­ an open, free and fair election. "The Repub­ racism, brutality ratic Party. Kasper got the Illinois Appellate Court lican Party systematically sought to suppress On November 11, Bradley said Martin against detainees, and the patronage are appeared at Whistler Elementary School in September to upheld a Cook County judge's rul­ the vote in Ohio in their efforts to win this worse than it's ever been." gymnasium.