The Black Star Project

Links: The Black Star Project's website: blackstarproject.org Black Star Journal: blackstarjournal.org Become a Member: Click Here Make a donation: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Join Those Who Want to Improve Chicago Apply to the  Chicago Police Department at  The Black Star Project  3509 South King Drive, Suite 2B Chicago, Illinois Thursday, January 19, 2017  6:30 pm to 7:30 pm   to  Be The Change, Become a Chicago Police Officer Retired Chicago Police Officer Pat Hill  (The Real Police)  "To all of you in Chicago who plan to take the police exam on the 31st of January and to those of you who have some influnce over those who are taking it, please allow me to give you some advice. If you are afraid to talk to people in a humane way, don't take the test. If you are afraid to make arrests instead of shooting folks, don't take the test. Learn the General Orders and use them effectively. And most of all, if you don't love your people, please don't take the test. When you get on the job, if you are a good officer, we have an obligation to support you. All I can say, from experience, the community supported me as well as the good officers. And I am still reciprocating." -- Retired Chicago Police Officer Pat Hill The Black Star Project's Workforce Development Programs and Efforts Are Sponsored by:    The Black Star Project  Can Help You  Become A Painter     Meet with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, or IUPAT. They represent men and women in the United States and Canada who work in what are called the Finishing Trades - Industrial & Commercial Painting, Drywall Finishing, Glazing & Glass Work, Sign & Display and Floor Covering Installation, and many more successful careers in the construction industry and public sector. Thursday, 6:30 to 7:30 pm  February 23, 2017 The Black Star Project 3509 South King Drive Chicago, Illinois (Parking in the Rear) RSVP at 773.285.9600  We are especially looking for young men and women (and their parents) from 16 to 24 years old.  Candidates of all races, genders and ages are invited to this session.  High school diploma is required. High school juniors and seniors are encouraged to attend this session. This opportunity to become a bricklayer  is generously supported by    The Black Star Project  Can Help You  Become A Bricklayer   Bricklayer Tasks: - Lay bricks, pre-cut stone and other types of building blocks in mortar to construct and repair walls, partitions, arches and other structures. - Measure and cut block or brick to specific lengths. - Mix concrete and grout by hand or with a mixing machine. - Unload and load tools and equipment at the jobsite. - Salary up to $80,000 per year.  Thursday, 6:30 to 7:30 pm  January 26, 2017 The Black Star Project 3509 South King Drive Chicago, Illinois (Parking in the Rear) RSVP at 773.285.9600    We are especially looking for young men and women (and their parents) from 16 to 24 years old.  Candidates of all races, genders and ages are invited to this session.  High school diploma is required. High school juniors and seniors are encouraged to attend this session. This opportunity to become a bricklayer  is generously supported by      500 Strong, Intelligent Black Women and Teen-Age Girls Will Make Black Girl (Women) Magic by Watching Hidden Figures for MLK Mentor Weekend  Join them to see Hidden Figures Saturday, January 14, 2017 Morning Movie Start Time at Studio Movie Grill   Chatham Theatres 210 West 87th Street (Near 87th and the Dan Ryan Expressway) Chicago, Illinois You MUST RSVP! For Black Women, this event is like the Olympics, Final Four, World Series, Super Bowl, World Cup, Stanley Cup, Academy Awards and Ms. Black America. This is an RSVP Only Event. Ticket cost is $8.00.  Please call 773.285.9600 to be part of this historic event. Get ready to cheer on the Black women of NASA and the spirit of strong Black women in America in the movie Hidden Figures on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Weekend. These Black women help to make America great!  ------------------------------------------------------- While more than 150 cities will participate nationally in MLK Mentor Weekend, in Chicago, this event is supported by   Celebrake MLK Mentor Weekend with  Young Chicago Leaders  for a  Shark Tank/Entrepreneurship Networking Event Monday, January 16, 2017 at  The Black Star Project 3509 South King Drive, Suite 2B Chicago, Illinois  6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Call 773.696.0114 RSVP/More Information. Young Chicago business and organizational leaders are invited to come out, make a pitch, and network with like minds.   ------------------------------------------------- While more than 150 cities will participate nationally in MLK Mentor Weekend, in Chicago, this event is supported by   The Black Star Project's  8th Annual  Daddy Daughter Dance     Saturday, February 4, 2017 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm National Association of  Letter Carrier's Hall 3850 South Wabash Avenue Chicago, Illinois  Final Day to Register - Monday, January 27, 2017 Join us for one of The Black Star Project's most highly anticipated events of the year!  Don't miss the opportunity to engage in the ultimate bonding experience with your daughter. This will be an afternoon she will never forget!  All fathers, grandfathers, godfathers, uncles, cousins, and other male role caregivers are encouraged to chaperone their favorite young ladies ages 4-14 to our Daddy Daughter Dance.  This event will include: Lunch buffet Music and a DJ Complimentary pictures Entertainment Rose ceremony Lots of dancing! Admission: $40.00 per couple $10.00 per additional girl $15.00 per additional adult Click Here to Register for the Dance or call773.285.9600 for more information.  Click Here to Bring a Daddy Daughter Dance to Your Community or City. Click Here to Listen to Dance With My Father by Luther Vandross Click Here to Listen to Unforgettable by Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole In Chicago, These Organizations Have Signed-Up to Participate in the 2017   Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  Birthday Weekend Mentor Program Name of Organization                           City       State 101st Street Indiana Block Club Chicago Illinois Black Metropolis Convention and Tourism Council Chicago Illinois Black Star Chicago Illinois Block By Block of Auburn Gresham Chicago Illinois Bronzeville Barber Salon Chicago Illinois Calvary Baptist Church; Global Girls Inc. Chicago Illinois Carnegie School Chicago Illinois Chicago Tech Academy High School Chicago Illinois Christ Outreach Deliverance Center Chicago Illinois Concerned Christian Men Chicago Illinois Doolittle Elementary School LSC Chicago Illinois Greater Auburn Gresham Developmet Corporation Chicago Illinois Gary Comer College Prep Chicago Illinois Gifted and Talented Seven Inc./ Shoesmith Elementary School Chicago Illinois Girls Like Me Project Chicago Illinois Greater St. John A.M.E Church Chicago Illinois Introspect Youth Services, Inc. Chicago Illinois Life Builders United Inc Chicago Illlinois Manley Career Academy High School Chicago Illinois Martha M. Ruggles Chicago Illinois Martin Temple Chicago Illinois Mt. Olive Grand Lodge AF&AM Chicago Illinois National Alliance for the Empowerment of the Formerly Incarcerated Chicago Illinois National Black Wall Street Chicago  Chicago Illinois New Gideon Community Outreach Chicago Illinois Oakdale Covenant Church Chicago Illinois Olive-Harvey College Chicago Illinois One Church One School Chicago Illinois One Stop Productions Chicago Illinois P.E.A.C.E Organization Chicago Illinois Paradise 360 Initiative Chicago Illinois Peace Makers Worldwide Chicago Illinois PEN PALE Male Mentoring Chicago Illinois Pentecostal Church of Holiness Chicago Illinois Real Men Charities, Inc. Chicago Illinois Real Men Cook Chicago Illinois Rosemoor Community Association, Inc. Chicago Illinois Safe Families for Children Chicago Illinois Society of United Neighbors Chicago Illinois Stage2Show.Tv Chicago Illinois Sustainable Options for Urban Living, Inc. Chicago Illinois Taylor Elementary School Chicago Illinois Teach For The Future Inc. Chicago Illinois The "66th & Union Life Chicago Illinois The Chicago Community Trust Chicago Illinois The Community Builder's Chicago Illinois The Gospel Truth MB Church Chicago Illinois The News School Chicago Illinois United Airlines Chicago Illinois Village Leadership Academy Chicago Illinois Wentworth Elementary School Chicago Illinois Word of Life Ministries Chicago Illinois Young Black Men Of Honor - Black Star Project Chicago Illinois Young Chicago Leaders Inc. Chicago Illinois Click Here to get a free organizing guide and join the ranks of those mentoring across America in the 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mentor Weekend Program. "With violence in cities escalating and failure in schools increasing, officials have now realized that they cannot be successful developing youth without an intentional and focused mentoring effort as part of a comprehensive plan to reduce youth violence and improve communities.   The societal, peer and negative media forces competing for our children's time and energies are just too strong and unrelenting for youth to overcome without a structured, consistent, positive mentoring program to support them.  It is unfortunate that street gangs "run better mentor programs" than most churches and schools, and that most drug dealers are better mentors than church members and community members.  Until this changes, we have almost no hope!" Phillip Jackson  Chairman of the Board The Black Star Project  773.285.9600 On the 2017 MLK Mentor Weekend: Friday - Show a film or documentary to youth about their history and/or their service to community and country.  Saturday - Complete a community service project with children, the homeless, ex-felons, new immigrants or senior citizens. Sunday - Take A Young Person to Worship at a mosque, synagogue, temple, church or to a quiet place. Monday - A Day of Mentoring as you choose with food, fun, speakers and information.  Click Here to register your organization, church or school and your city for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mentor Weekend.  This program is open to men and women of all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds to work with youth of all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds.  ------------------------------------------------- While more than 150 cities will participate nationally in MLK Mentor Weekend, in Chicago, this event is supported by

The Black Star Project, 3509 South King Drive, Suite 2B, Chicago, IL 60653