Web Extra!As plans were being made today by survivors of Kadeidrah “Dee Dee” Marsh for a prayer vigil, the 20-year-old woman suspected of shooting her arrived at a West Side church seeking help in surrendering to police. The Rev. Marshall Hatch, senior pastor at New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, 4301 W. Washington Blvd., said that Tennille Tyson surrendered to 15th District officers under the direction of Commander Alfonza Wysinger at 12:40 p.m.
Forty years later, have we made any progress?
As my mother and I reviewed the 40th edition of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? I thought about the first time I saw the original movie. It was the first movie I ever saw in color. Also, it was the first movie my father took us to see at the drive-in.
Who is one of your most favorite black history figures?
Jibril Ramsey”One of my favorites is Sojouner Truth. She helped fight slavery and helped slaves become free. She had a real hard life being sold to different slave owners, but she managed to survive.
Working to end gang violence
Alex Olivera once lived a life of crime. He spent much of his youth in prison, but is today trying to help other troubled youth avoid those treacherous roads he once traveled.
The Black Press keeps us informed
Hats off to the Black Press. I hate to think of what would have happened to blacks in America if it were not for the Black Press or what would happen in the future.
John H. Jackson, III, ‘Button Man’
Many individuals make Chicago a unique city, and some of the citizens are so well known, a single name identifies them-Oprah, for example.
Percy Julian Jr., 67, civil rights attorney
Percy Julian Jr., son of the famed scientist and civil rights advocate, confessed to not spending as much time with his father as he would have liked as a child. His dad was usually on the road giving lectures or at his laboratory doing what he loved to do.
Health forum asks African-Americans, ‘What’s killing us?’
State Representative LaShawn Ford (8th Dist.) thought the best way to celebrate Black History Month was to bring attention to African-Americans’ health. Ford organized a health forum asking, “What’s killing us?” on Saturday, Feb. 16, at St. Martin’s de Porres Church.
