Season three American Idol winner Fantasia shows her musical staying power with the release of her fourth album/CD that the North Carolina native said is deeply personal. The album features hit single “Lose to Win”  and follow up single, “Without Me” featuring Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliott. The singer said a lot of old skol R&B influenced this album, but it is more of an anthem for surviving the cutthroat music industry. Read full article at www.neighborhoodscribe.com

Fantasia in her own words

Police Superintendent Gary McCarthy spoke at a townhall meeting sponsored by Cong. Bobby Rush on the increase of gun violence in the Chatham community. http://www.neighborhoodscribe.com/?p=535

McCarthy on gun control

Chicago Police Superintendent Gary McCarty addresses a question about police brutality at a townhall meeting sponsored by Cong. Bobby Rush. Rush hosted the meeting to address an uptick in violence in the Chatham community.

McCarthy on police brutality

Carol Moseley Braun's attempts to force a run-off with mayoral challenger Rahm Emanuel falls short after the former White House chief of staff walked away with 55 percent of the vote. Read the full story: http://www.neighborhoodscribe.com/?p=359

Moseley-Braun election night speech

While running for the mayor's race in Chicago, Del Valle spoke to a group at a south side church about transportation needs for the city.

Miguel Del Valle

Conscious hip hop artist Rhymefest spoke at a youth summit in October where he addressed the educational system's failure to adequately prepare students for college or work. Read story at http://www.neighborhoodscribe.com/2012/11/rhymefest-gets-personal-at-youth-leadership-summit/

Rhymefest

Conscious hip hop artist Rhymefest talks during a youth summit in October about how he and fellow rapper Kanye West penned the lyrics to Jesus Walks. Read story at http://www.neighborhoodscribe.com/2012/11/rhymefest-gets-personal-at-youth-leadership-summit/

Rhymefest on Kanye West

Here’s a math question for you: How many Black-owned Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants are in the Chicago area. The answer will surprise you. Oak Park resident Maggie Anderson, who along with her husband, John,  took on a bold challenge to shop Black-owned businesses for a year has penned a book on their bold experiment. The book called “Our Black Year” details the family’s struggle to find basic necessities to keep a household running just by shopping at Black-owned retailers and stores. Read their story at neighborhoodscribe.com

Our Black Year

The Neighborhood Scribe is a website designed to tell the untold community stories often overlooked by mainstream media as well as more established community newspapers. The site aims to be a new trusted source for news on and about Chicago's Black community.

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