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The Heart & Soul
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Lake County
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Daring To Care: The
Gloria
Carr
Way
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How Good Are Fad Diets?
Editor’s Note: I abdicate the pen this month to Siddiqu, “The
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personal dieting.
It is getting warmer finally outside and you are looking for a
fresh start. Today you vowed to improve your eating habits and get
in shape. You can’t say you are really serious so you want to do a Fad
Diet because you want quick results, maybe South Beach, maybe
Weight Watchers, maybe The Zone Diet, maybe Atkins Diet. How
do I know, because I would do the same thing!
The Truth is that Fad diets do actually work. They help a person lose weight for short term weight loss. But most of the time, dieters return to their normal eating habits after they've lost a few
pounds or have become bored with the diet. Who really wants to live
a life being restricted to that degree, that a fad diet restricts one to.
Eating is fun and should be enjoyable. Beyoncé needed to lose 22
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famine, so it lowers your metabolic rate, the rate at which you burn
calories, to increase your chances of survival. This reduces weight
loss as the diet progresses. Don’t believe me ask any celebrity why
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2. You’ll Wind Up Feeling Dehydrated With
Every Fad Diet
The majority of the weight you drop when you lose weight
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you try to force your body to lose weight faster than it naturally wants
to, you can cause serious health problems for yourself.
3. You’ll Get Tired Quickly On A Fad Diet
Fad diets involve depriving yourself of calories, however,
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Radio Personality, Doug Banks, Has Died
Doug Banks
A Peoples Voice Special Report
Doug Banks,57, a popular syndicated radio host at several stations, including Chicago’s V103 and WGCI, has died in mid-April from
complications of diabetes.
Born in Philadelphia, Banks hosted radio shows at stations in
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to his website, Banks show aired on V103 from 2-6 p.m. on weekdays,
before signing on to do a nationally syndicated show.
Banks began his broadcasting career on his high school’s radio
station in Detroit, Michigan. He then moved on to the big time in
Motor City radio. Leaving Detroit, Doug became a hit on stations in
Los Angeles and San Francisco. He arrived in the Chicago market in
1986 and worked at WVAZ and WGCI as well as appearing on ABC
7’s ”190 North,”
“I approached Doug Banks to get him to work for me,” said Marv
Dyson, retired radio executive for both stations. “And I had Tom
Joyner in the morning and Doug in the afternoon, and it took off and
they were known as the Turntable Brothers, and we did a lot of TV
commercials and all that, and the station was No. 1 in the market for
too many years to count.”
Then ABC Radio Network offered Banks the opportunity to do
a nationally syndicated show and Banks’ reputation as a radio icon took
off. His talent and personality were too big to ignore, and soon he joined
WLS-TV as the host of “190 North,” as well as appearing on the New
Year’s Eve broadcasts and coverage of the annual Bud Billiken Parade.
Banks is survived by two college aged daughters and two adult
children.
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Super Pop Star, The Artist Known As
Prince Has Died
A Peoples Voice Special Report
Prince Rogers Nelson, died, of
causes not yet revealed at his Paisly Park
Home in Minneapolis, MN on Thursday,
April 21, 2016. According to his publicist,
Prince was found unresponsibe in an elevator.
News and Media outlets gave memorial attributes all over the county on
Friday, and Saturday with some theater
outlets announcing plans to show Prince’s
most popular movie, Purple Rain in upcoming days.
Family and friends of Prince said
a "loving goodbye" to the music icon on
Saturday, April 23, in a small private ceremony after his remains had been cremated.
His publicist Yvette Noel-Schure
said the celebration of his life included his
"most beloved" family, friends and musicians. She said a musical celebration will
be held at a future date.
The list of people who attended
was not announced, but Prince's sister
Tyka Nelson and brother-in-law Maurice
Phillips were seen on the grounds of
Prince's estate Paisley Park, as well
as friends such as percussionist
Sheila E. and bassist Larry Graham.
Some of the hundreds of fans
who congregated at Paisley Park Saturday got a memento of Prince.
People emerged from the estate and
handed out round purple boxes containing a color photo of Prince and
a black T-shirt with "3121" printed
on it in white — the numbers were
the title of a Prince album.
The statement said the "final storage" of Prince's remains would be private.
"We ask for your blessings and
prayers of comfort for his family and
close friends at this time," the statement
said.
Prince was last seen alive by an acquaintance who dropped him off at Paisley Park at 8 p.m. Wednesday, according to
Carver County Sheriff Jim Olson. The
"Purple Rain" star, born Prince Rogers
Nelson, was found by staff members who
went to the compound in Chanhassen,
about 20 miles outside Minneapolis, the
next morning when they couldn't reach
him by phone.
Emergency crews who answered
the 911 call could not revive Prince, the
sheriff said.
Prince's death came two weeks
after he canceled concerts in Atlanta, saying he wasn't feeling well. He played a pair
of makeup shows April 14 in that city,
apologizing to the crowd shortly after
coming on stage.
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Daring to Care: The Gloria Carr Way
Mayor Leon Rockingham, Coroner Thomas Rudd, Police Chief James Jackson, Alderwoman Bonny Mayfield, State Representative Rita Mayfield, Dr. Daisy
Brooks, Rev. DeVost, Rev. Roberson, Darwin Hannah and a host of family members join Gloria Carr as a street in named in her honor in North Chicago, Illinois.
The
story made national news. North Chicago man, 45, was
reportedly beaten with police batons and Tased repeatedly at his residence by a cadre of police officers. According to the Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd, the man, Darrin
Hanna, had a pre-existing condition, sickle cell anemia. He died a
week later of injuries from the incident. Photos of his battered face
were broadcast on television, internet and print media. Relatives say
that the man was beaten and Tased so about the face, that his mother
did not recognize him and had to identify Darrin by his feet. That
mother was Gloria Carr.
“In the beginning, I was very bitter,” says Gloria Carr. “But as
I began to pray, I began to heal. And as I was beginning to heal, I was
able to forgive. But I never forgot.”
According to published reports, the City of North Chicago has
a history of complaints of police brutality by its residents. This trend
of police brutality was also being reflected in the national media. Several cases like Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown of Ferguson, Freddie
Gray of Baltimore, and other African American men being physical
abused and or killed at the hands of police in incidents of excessive
violence were heavy in the media. In this case, the abuse did not occur
in a police station or on the street, it happened in the man’s own home.
Police were called to Hanna’s residence due to a domestic dispute between he and his pregnant girlfriend. Details are not clear as
to how the situation escalated to the apparent altercation which involved six police officers who participated in the beating and Tasering
melee. One of the officers was immediately dismissed and several others were terminated from the police force after an investigation. Initially, the then Coroner Artis Yancey, a former police officer, cited that
the death of Hanna was due to “un-determined causes”. Dr. Thomas
Rudd, the current Lake County Coroner, after extensive review, re-determined that the cause of death was “homicide”.
“Homicide occurs when a person’s death results from a volitional act committed by another person to cause fear, harm, or death,”
says Dr. Thomas Rudd, Lake County Coroner. Rudd explained at a
community gathering that the repeated beating of Hanna to his legs
combined with the pre-existing sickle cell anemia trait led to his death.
“They violated his civil rights. I was the first mother to stand
up for my child against the police department in North Chicago,” explains Gloria Carr. “We were the first one that ever held a march to
the City of North Chicago on violence. It was over 1,000 people
there.”
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One of the marches garnered the attention of
the Reverend Jesse Jackson who locked arms with State
Representative Rita Mayfield, Reverend Eugene Roberson and others who led a peaceful protest down Lewis
Avenue outside of North Chicago’s City Hall.
And while they marched, protested, and
achieved regional and national press coverage, Carr explains that it was not easy, neither was it without risk.
Carr says that her house was egged and wrapped
with toilet paper.
“They put my car on a flat. I started getting a lot
of hate mail,” Carr reports. Some of that hate mail was
turned over to the FBI.
Carr, Ralph Peterson, and others began to attend the North Chicago City Council meetings and
would bring up the Darrin Hanna incident at almost
every monthly meeting. They were seeking justice.
According to observers, people came from all
over, Waukegan, Zion, the City of Chicago and other
areas packing the council chambers with protests. There was even talk
of violence in retribution. According to Carr, some wanted to start a
riot in North Chicago. But Gloria was not having any of that.
“If you ride with
me…you have to
ride right,” she
said.
“…unlike Ferguson, we had no
burned cars, looting
or destruction,” says
North Chicago
Mayor Leon Rockingham.
“I cannot tell you
how thankful I am
for the civility and
Pictured: Left, Rev.
Jimmie Williams.
Right, Rev. Torrance Markham
with Gloria Carr.
Above:
Rev.
Raleigh Floyd, Rev.
DeVost and Rev.
Roberson.
leadership of Ms. Carr inspiring people to “ride right.” Her actions and
words, “If you ride with me, you ride right” are what made a difference
and promoted harmony, understanding and respect among each other”,
Mayor Rockingham said during a street naming where Park Avenue in
North Chicago between 16th and 17th Street was named “Gloria Carr
Way” in her honor.
See story continued page 10.
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The street naming was a North Chicago City Council action as a way
of recognizing the humanitarian leadership of Gloria Carr.
Carr says that she has lived in North Chicago her whole life and is proud to
have the street named in her
honor.
The street naming is
not the only recognition that
Gloria has earned. In 2015,
Mayor Leon Rockingham
presented Carr with the
Peace Keeper Award.
According to Rockingham, sweeping changes
has occurred within the Police Department of North
Chicago. A new police chief
has been hired, critical
staffing changes has been
made, and since the arrival of the new police chief, they have not had one complaint about police brutality.
On April 17, 2016 shortly after the street was named in her honor, Carr
recognized about 22 people who were instrumental in assisting her to challenge
the Police department in efforts to seek justice for her son.
“Darrin didn’t die in vain. Darrin died for a change,” Gloria Carr said.
Gloria credits her nephew, Ralph Peterson, for championing much of
the work that helped to
make the changes possible.
Gloria, 68, is a
member of the Harbor
Lights Chapter of the
Links. She is a member of the First
Corinthian Missionary
Baptist Church of
North Chicago. She
worked for many years
at ComEd and recently
retired from the VA
Hospital. She is a
widow with two living
sons, Darwin, 48 and
Rahsaan, 30. She also
has eight grandchilPoet Sharon Epps dedicated a poem to Gloria Carr in
dren.
honor of the street naming.
“Darrin didn’t die
in vain. Darrin
died for a change,”
-Gloria Carr
Gloria Carr says that Pastor Roberson stood with her
through the whole experience.
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Black Metropolis Commission Launches
2016 Great Migration Centennial Celebrations
A Peoples Voice Special Report
One of America’s most significant stories the impact of the mass movement of African
Americans from the rural south to the urban north
between 1916 and 1970 - will be explored, discussed
and celebrated in a yearlong, statewide commemoration of the 2016 Great Migration Centennial.
Organized by the Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Commission (BMNHAC) the
Great Migration Centennial is authorized by Senate
Joint Resolution 0001 of the 98th Illinois General
Assembly “to promote a deeper knowledge, understanding and engagement in the life and times of
the African American migration experience.”
The theme of the celebration is “Creating a
New Promise.”
“Just as African Americans came to
Chicago seeking new opportunities and transformed
the landscape and the culture during the Great Migration, this celebration is designed to “create a new
promise” through job creation, tourism, economic
and leadership development,” said Paula Robinson,
managing partner of the BMNHAC.
Early in the 19th century, large numbers of
African Americans began to flee the oppressive conditions of the South for the promise of economic
opportunity up North. This mass exodus was also
attributable to Robert Sengstacke Abbott, publisher
of the Chicago Defender newspaper whose bold
headlines enticed the Southerners with promises of
good paying jobs and social freedoms up north.
Pullman Porters played a key role by distributing the
papers throughout the south. Over five decades, 7
million African Americans left the South with over
half a million settling in Chicago. By the mid-20th
century what had been a marginalized population in
Chicago emerged as a powerful force in the city's
political, economic, and cultural life.
The Great Migration Centennial Celebration features live performances, special events,
major exhibitions, workshops, humanities programs,
symposiums, conferences and relevant curriculum
offerings. A calendar highlighting Migration themed
events is available on-line at www.greatmigrationcentennial.org or on facebook at 2016greatmigrationcentennial.
The Great Migration Centennial is presented by the 2016 Great Migration Centennial
Commemorative Commission and the Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Commission in cooperation with the Department of Cultural Affairs
& Special Events (DCASE), Choose Chicago, city
departments, Chicago’s cultural, educational, and
civic organizations and other businesses and philanthropic organizations.
“We invite the entire city of Chicago, State
of Illinois and visitors to the city to take part in this
celebration,” Robinson said. “It is our desire that
both children and adults will be challenged by this
Commemoration to make choices today that will define the way we live for the next century.”
For more information, please contact Paula
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