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The free FOIA clinic and know your rights workshop, organized by the Chicago Westside NAACP branch, will be held at 7 p.m. Dec. 12 at Sankofa Cultural Center, 5820 W. Chicago Ave. Dinner will be served.
Join several men, including state Rep. La Shawn Ford, at the free event, which will be held from 12 to 2 p.m. June 16 at Moore Park, 5085 W. Adams St.
West Side residents recall how long and hard African-Americans battled for their rights at the polling place and urged others to keep up the fight.
Learn more about legislation that state Rep. La Shawn Ford has introduced in the Illinois House at the March 12 event.
All are welcome at the free performance 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 6 at 301 N. Mayfield.
West Sider Renna Thomas wants the community to demand more of themselves and others in the new year.
Participants wanting to canvass on Chicago’s West Side are welcome both Sunday and Monday.
Commentator John W. Fountain III wants all fathers to step up and do their job, no matter what’s happened in the past.
The legislature approved proposals to expand gambling and extend some protections to gay couples.