The Student Government Association at Harold Washington College sponsored a Stop The Violence forum today for students to participate in due to the escalation of shootings in the Chicago area. According Latonya Vargas,  Vice President of the S.G.A., 247 people were wounded or shot in Chicago between May 26th, and September 1st (Memorial Day and Labor […]

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Today I wanted to start expressing my gratitude, thanks and give praise to HIM which all blessings come from. I thought it would be a good idea to return to the church organization that I was baptized with fourteen years ago; The Chicago Church of Christ (I was actually baptized with the L.A. Church of Christ.) 
Upon entering the I.I.T. campus auditorium where service was being held, […]

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Many people who order their lives rightly in all other ways are kept in poverty by their lack of gratitude. Having received one gift from God, they cut the wires which connect them with Him by failing to make acknowledgment.
It is easy to understand that the nearer we live to the source of wealth, the […]

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Ok, I admit it. Maybe it was a bit extreme. But how else could I get the attention of the thousands of people who walk to work like robots and carry such gloomy faces on Monday morning? I did make a few people laugh with my Jason mask during the Chicago downtown morning rush hour.
I […]

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Chicago attracts some amazing talented people to the city. Attending the smARTshow on a warm but rainy Saturday night helped validate my theory. On the corner of North , Milwaukee an Damen Avenue houses over three dozen working Chicago artist from around the world. And that night, I became officially anointed by the artist spirit.
The first artist’s work that […]

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When I walked outside to run this morning, I immediately noticed the overcast of clouds that covered the sky. I didn’t need to look at the weather channel to predict rain today. That would change my day’s plan to sell StreetWise. As I came in from my morning jog, I thought… What if I dedicated the four hours I was going to be standing on the […]

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The Extra Income Guide Blog is promoting a contest.  The Prizes are as follows:
Prizes :
1 - Grand Prize - 8 gb Apple Ipod touch
1 - Second Prize - $150 Visa Gift Card
1 - Third Prize - $75 Visa Gift Card
8 - Weekly Prizes - Choice of : 5000 Entrecard Credits or $10.00 deposited into your […]

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It appears that bloggers seem to be holding a lot of online contest for their blog. Subscribe to their blog, write a post and a comment and you could Win!!! Since I’m looking for alternative ways to earn a living, spending a 1/2 hour doing a post about a blogger’s online contest would pay me […]

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The Dream
I knew at an early age I was creative and had a wild imagination. My step-father introduced me to the world of music which I fell in love with. My mother introduced me to the world of art. I fell in love with that too. I used to dream of being able to play guitar for […]

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Since I’ve started my art drawing class at school, I’ve been accumalating quite a few sketches. I thought I would include them as a part of my blog.

Water Bottle

Candle Holder

Work Cap

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