Posts Tagged ‘Chicago’
Chicago Public School and The Wet Monkey Theory
African American teens kicking and striking schoolmate Derrion who is also African American with splintered railroad ties. I first heard about The Wet Monkey theory several years ago while in graduate school. I am not sure if the Wet Money theory is an urban legend or an [Read More]
Chicago Actor Tanner Faces Prison for Stolen SSN’s
Chicago born actor, Antow Tanner, 34 year-oldChicago born actor, Antow Tanner, 34 year-old, pleaded guilty yesterday in a Brooklyn court to selling more than a dozen social security numbers for $10,000. According to court documents, he told the judge that he was a middleman [Read More]
President Obama Approves $2B For Cash For Clunkers
Source: WeBuyJunk President Barack Obama signed a bill that adds B into the Cash for Clunkers programToday, President Barack Obama signed a bill that added more money into the the Cash for Clunkers program. Late Thursday evening, in a rush to finish business before their [Read More]
Birthday Sex for Chicago Public School?
Chicago born rapper, Jeremih Felton The Chicago born rapper, Jeremih Felton, popularly know for his erotic song, “Birthday Sex” has agreed to use “Twitter” to encourage about 70,000 of his Chicago Public Schools (CPS) followers to get back to Sept. [Read More]
Illinois’ Nonsensical and Preposterous Candy Tax
By: Charles S. Mombo Post sponsored by Chicago-based Search Engine Optimization and Social Media Marketing Consultant Company Illinois' nonsensical and preposterous candy taxIn a “by any means necessary” attempt to patch the state's budget shortfall, [Read More]
Legally smoke 10 grams of marijuana in Chicago and pay $200?
Cook County Board members passed a proposal that decriminalizes the possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana. If approved, officers will have the discretion to write a ticket of $200 or issue misdemeanor charge. Bookmark ChocolateCity.cc Hide Sites [Read More]
Chicago Ain’t That A Bitch
Ain’t That A Bitch is taken from the title song of John Guitar Watson’s album. Johnny Guitar Watson’s career went back to the early 50′s in Houston. He was born February 3, 1935 in Houston, Texas and died May 17, 1996 in Yokohama, Japan. His [Read More]
Poetry from the Masters: Black Arts Movement
Useni Eugene Perkins - The Chicago born, distinguished and prolific poet, playwright and a champion in improving the lives of disadvantaged young people.Useni Eugene Perkins, the Chicago born and distinguished poet, has done it again. This time his latest and “must [Read More]
Chi-Town – America’s Third Most Miserable City
By: Charles Mombo Chicago theaterCall it whatever nickname you want: My Kind of Town, Beirut by the Lake, Second City, Chicagoland, The Big Onion, The City That Works, The Chill or Chi Ill (Chill as in Chicago Illinois), Hog butcher for the world, Tool maker, Stacker of [Read More]
Obama: Washington Needs Some Chicago Winter Toughness
A couple checks out reflections on the underside of the 110-ton stainless steel Anish Kapoor sculpture called “Cloud Gate” and nicknamed “The Bean” at Millennium Park on Thursday in Chicago. Nam Y. Huh / APSpeaking to the fact that most schools in [Read More]
Chicago School bans visiting fans from sport events
The Public League of the Chicago Public School (CPS) announced that it is taking striking and necessary actions by banning fans of visiting teams from attending sports events. This dramatic measure is to curb a rash of violence that has erupted at CPS basketball games. [Read More]
Roland Burris a proven and honorable public servant
By: Frank Scruggs Roland W. Burris, the former attorney general of IllinoisRoland Burris has proven himself to be an honest and honorable public servant. He meets the Constitutional Requirements for the Senate and to deprive him the opportunity to serve is to deny the [Read More]
Illinois Gov. Blagojevich – rights and responsibilities
Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White There were signs and indications in Chicago for the past two weeks that the Illinois Gov. Blagojevich would appoint a senator to fill Obama’s vacant senatorial seat despite the impeachment proceedings on its way in Springfield. [Read More]
Blagojevich expected to appoint Obama replacement
Roland Burris, Illinois' Former Attorney General As the Illinois House of Representative moved to impeach Governor Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges before he appoints a replacement to Obama senator’s seat, Gov. Rod Blagojevich has planned a press conference today [Read More]
Illinois Governor Blagojevich in Federal Custody
Illinois' Governor Rod R. Blagojevich Illinois’ Governor Rod R. Blagojevich was arrested this morning at his Chicago Northside home for conspiring to sell an appointment to president-elect Barack Obama’s recently open US senate seat, prosecutors said. Patrick [Read More]
Chicago Transit rape suspect will not face charges
Chicago Transit rape suspectA suspect in the rape of a woman on a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Red Line platform at Clyburn has surrendered to police, but he will not face charges. Investigators say the woman was waiting for train on the CTA Platform at 1599 N. Clybourn [Read More]
Chicago has Balbo why not Hampton Street
by: Tolbert Yarkpawolo Hampton in 1969, 20-year-old leader of the Black Panther Party of IllinoisThere is absolutely no comparison between the Honorable Chairman Fred Hampton and Italo Balbo. Balbo, was an Italian fascist and an associate of Mussolini and Adolf Hitler. [Read More]
Black Chicagoan – highest breast cancer mortality rate
Mammography screeningThe Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force recently released its report – highlighting the alarming breast cancer mortality disparity between black and white since 2005. In 1980, black women and white women in Chicago with breast cancer [Read More]
Chocolatecity.cc/blog Interviews photographer Stephanie Graham
Stephanie GrahamChocolatecity.cc/blog is grateful that talented photographer, Stephanie Graham, has been kind enough to take some time out of her busy schedule to answer few questions and has been generous in allowing us to publish three images from her folio of [Read More]
Chocolatecity.cc/blog Interviews Aspiring Fashion designer Anthony Badger
Mr. Anthony “T.J.” BadgerBecoming a real famous designer is definitely a very hard task that requires a lot of patience, conceptual and artistic aspect of fashion, strong will and hard work. This is especially so for young aspiring Black-American or [Read More]
Cybersquatting, Laches and Monetization of Domains
By: Charles Mombo For: http://www.chocolatecity.cc/blog Whether you know this or not, domain names have become the new gold mine or online real estate, now put that in your pipe and smoke it. The highest amount ever paid for a domain name was $12 million for the domain [Read More]
Bronzeville Realtors and Agents
Home in Bronzeville, ChicagoBRONZEVILLE,Chicago, IL — Whether you are buying, selling or renting your property in today’s real estate market, it’s important to have confidence in your real estate professional. The Chicago neighborhood of Bronzeville is no [Read More]
Chicago honors a friend of Mussolini and Hitler
Italo BalboAt the 700th block east of Chicago is a street call Balbo Drive and Avenue. Balbo Drive is named after the Italian aviator and politician, Italo Balbo. Balbo was a Fascist who served under Benito Mussolini and a friend of the Nazis. Annoyingly visible at Balbo [Read More]
Chicago Transit uses GPS technology advertising
CTA BusThe Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) unveiled a new type of advertising on Monday. Using wireless cellular communications, the CTA is placing a 50-inch digital screen on the side of CTA buses that will display ads. This transit ad is a GPS technology that allow [Read More]
Rapper Da Brat gets three years for assault
Da BratDa Brat was assigned a new zip code, Dekalb County Prison, for three years on Friday for assault. The recordings artist was sentenced to three years in Dekalb County prison for hitting a hostess in the head with a rum bottle during an altercation at a suburban [Read More]
Bernie Mac, an original king of comedy dies at 50
Bernie MacChicago Comedian Bernie Mac (real name: Bernard Jeffery McCullough), 50-year-old, died early Saturday at the Northwestern Hospital in Chicago from complications due to pneumonia, his publicist told the Chicago Tribune. Just couple of days ago, it was [Read More]
Jeniel Smith – A Star in the Making
Jeniel SmithIt has long been debated as to who leaves the more lasting impression, the creative artist or the performing artist. I suspect that Jeniel Smith does not concern herself with that debate simply because she is naturally gifted in both arenas. She sings, and [Read More]
Alpha Kappa Alpha celebrates 100-year anniversary
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority emblemThe oldest Greek letter sorority in America, Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA), is celebrating its 100-year anniversary. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is America's first Greek-letter organized at Howard University in Washington, D.C., in [Read More]
Interview with recording artist Dana Divine
Dana DivineDespite her very busy schedule as producer, writer, performer and an on-air personality at Chicago’s popular urban radio station 107.5 WGCI; the sensational and talented Dana Divine (DD) still found the time to sit and chat with ChocolateCity.cc (CC). [Read More]
Harold Washington – Chicago’s Greatest Mayor
Barack Obama: That's how black people talked about Chicago's mayor, with a familiarity and affection normally reserved for a relative. His picture was everywhere: on the walls of shoe repair shops and beauty parlors; still glued to lampposts from the last [Read More]
