Community
West Side women to be honored Saturday
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Thirty women will be honored April 23 at JLM Abundant Life Center, 2624 W. Jackson Blvd. Tickets are still available.
News
Austin student receives $20,000 scholarship from Chicago Cubs
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De’Andre Wilborn, Austin resident and George Westinghouse College Prep senior, was one of eight Chicago high school students to receive the $20,000 scholarship award as part of the Cubs Charities Cubs Scholars Program. He was honored at a Cubs home game last month.
education
Austin student wins national award from Bank of America
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Alexis Mendoza is one of the five young people in the Chicago area selected to be part of the 2019 Bank of America Student Leader program. This summer she had an internship at Working in The Schools (WITS), Chicago-based non-profit that focuses on increasing childhood literacy – an opportunity she received through the Bank of America award.
Business
Six Austin businesses receive grants through Neighborhood Opportunity Fund
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Fifteen Austin businesses have been awarded grant money by the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund since 2017.
college
21 Austin students receive college scholarships from Third Unitarian Church
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This is the 45th year the Austin church has awarded scholarships. Since the program began in 1974, more than 500 students have received the awards. This year, students received $1,000 each.
News
Austin group honors local officers and teachers as good neighbors
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The Westside Health Authority’s Good Neighbor Campaign honored the work being done by first responders and teachers. In all, five teachers and two first responders were celebrated at the May 14th event.
News
Local black leaders honored Sunday for their love, support of community
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Sixteen were recognized by U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis and the Sankofa Safe Child Initiative in a festive event held at Christian Love Missionary Baptist Church.
award
Special award ceremony set for Sunday
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Congressman Danny Davis and the Sankofa Safe Child Initiative will honor several “heroes” at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 7th at Christian Love M.B. Church, 535 N. Spaulding Ave.
News
Austin student wins Bank of America award
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Recent Frederick Douglass Academy High School graduate Dontae Burton will work an eight-week internship and travel to Washington, D.C., this summer before heading to college in the fall.
Community
Several West Siders honored at Kwanzaa celebration
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Nearly 200 people attended the sold-out event last weekend.