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The Coalition, Inc. Board of
Directors Gary R. Adams (President/CEO),
John E. Churchville (Treasurer), Members: Josephine Blow, Stanley Daniels,
Quibila Divine, Nijah Famous, Tom
‘Bunny’ Henry, Lansana Koroma,
Abdul Malik Raheem, Lewis
Williams, Table of content For Our Children … 02 This Week … 02 Employment and Training
Opportunities … 04 Health Matters …06 Green Piece … 07 Grants, Scholarships &
Instruction… 08 SpotLight … 09 Arts for Awareness … 11 Coming Up …11 Computers and Technology … 13 A Hand Up … 15 Word-of-the-Week … 16 Page 02 If this publication is being
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“Philadelphia’s Online Community “Newsletter” from the menu. Page 04 If a city has a 30% Negro
population, then it is logical to
assume that Negroes should have at
least 30% of the jobs in any
particular company, and jobs in all
categories rather than only in menial
areas. If you have a favorite
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usthe.pa.coalition@gmail.com Page 05 We were taking the young
black men who had been
crippled by our society and
sending them eight
thousand miles away to
guarantee liberties which
they had not found in
Southwest Georgia and
East Harlem. ... We have
been repeatedly faced with
the cruel irony of watching
Negro and white boys on
TV screens as they kill and
die together for a nation
that has been unable to
seat them in the same
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form. Page 06 I submit to you that if a
man hasn't discovered
something that he will die
for, he isn't fit to live. JOIN THE COALITION, INC! To join The Coalition go to:
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the.pa.coalition@gmail.com Page 07 Because I have a job to do. If I were
constantly worried about death, I
couldn’t function. After a while, if
your life is more or less constantly in
peril, you come to a point where you
accept the possibility
philosophically. I must face the fact,
as all others in positions of
leadership must do, that America
today is an extremely sick nation,
and that something could well
happen to me at any time. I feel,
though, that my cause is so right, so
moral, that if I should lose my life, in
some way it would aid the cause. - Martin Luther King, Jr. If you have a favorite joke,
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everything Hitler did in
Germany was legal. If you would like to report on a
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Korner! Returning from a trip to
visit my grandmother in
California, I was stopped by a state trooper
in Kansas for exceeding the
speed limit. Grateful to have received a
warning instead of a ticket,
I gave him a small bag of my
grandmother's delicious
chocolate-chip cookies and
proceeded on my way. Later, I was stopped by
another trooper. "What
have I done?" I asked. "Nothing," the trooper
said, smiling. "I heard you
were passing out great chocolate-chip
cookies." Kathy’s WORD OF THE
WEEK DEFINITIONS BY
GENDER ENTERTAINMENT
(en-ter-tayn-ment) n. Female: A good movie,
concert, play or book. Male: Anything that can be
done while drinking beer. (Kathy Parsons is a
regular contributor.) Page 11 Injustice anywhere is a
threat to justice
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linkon The Coalition, Inc. web site Page 12 The function of education
is to teach one to think
intensively and to think
critically. Intelligence plus
character - that is the goal
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“Philadelphia’s Online Community “Newsletter” from the menu. WORD-OF-THE-WEEK quietus \kwy-EE-tuhs\, Final discharge
or acquittance, as from debt or
obligation; removal from activity; rest;
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Greetings Coalition Family!
Happy Birthday to “The Greatest” Muhammad Ali! To all those who have responded to our repeated requests to seek collaboration with others
who are working exhaustively to preserve and elevate the quality of life in our
neighborhoods, thank you! Realizing that “We are the ones we have been waiting for.” Is a
positive step toward to defeating the foes that stand in defiance of our progress. It IS up to
you. Past the seeker as he prayed came the crippled and the beggar and the beaten. And seeing
them... he cried, "Great God, how is it that a loving creator can see such things and yet do
nothing about them?" God said, "I did do something. I made you." ~Author Unknown “We each hold a piece to the puzzle.” – Dr. John Elliott Churchville “Communicate… Cooperate… Collaborate” FOR OUR CHILDREN
“It is easier to build children than it is to repair men.”…Frederick Douglass Cap4Kids Hint of the Week An article in last week’s Inquirer demonstrates the devastating effects of STDs and the
harrowing statistics in our community and gives some suggestions on our needed response
to this epidemic. http://articles.philly.com/2012-01-06/news/30598130_1_highest-std-rates-teen-brain-prefrontal-cortex On the Cap4Kids website at www.cap4kids.org/philadelphia, under the Physical Health
handout
(http://www.cap4kids.org/philadelphia/parent_handouts/physical_health_resources.html)
you will find resources to help Teens with their sexual health including: The CHOICE
Hotline, Take Control Philly, Text for Family Planning Clinics, MTVs Get Yourself Tested and
more. As important, are the resources for Teens to help them improve their resiliency, self-esteem
and hope for the future including the After School/Mentoring handout
(http://www.cap4kids.org/philadelphia/parent_handouts/after_school_camps_mentoring.html), Education handout
(http://www.cap4kids.org/philadelphia/parent_handouts/education_resources.html), and
Teen Handout (http://www.cap4kids.org/philadelphia/parent_handouts/teen_resources.html). ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- KidzPartners is interested in working with organizations and community organizers
concerning upcoming community events around health topics that you may be planning. Great opportunity to make available to families who have children who are uninsured our
CHIP insurance line know as KidzPartners. Please take a few minutes to review our web site
and look at the community events that we have been involved in. Website address is
www.kidzpartners.com. We would very much be interested in setting up informational tables as well as the possibility
of conducting a presentation. Some general benefits offered through our chip plan include, sick and well care visits,
hospitalization, and prescriptions. In addition to these benefits we are very committed to
trying to assist some 50,000 children locally with no health coverage. Working with our
weight watchers and fitness programs which are benefits for our KidzPartners members, our
children will begin to eliminate the childhood obesity problems we are all encountering at
this time. Please feel free to response to www.kidzpartners.com for more information or Write to us at: For general inquiries: Kidz Partners 901 Market Street, Suite 500 Philadelphia, PA 19107 Email: If you are requesting information, be sure to include your name, address and/or phone
number in your email message. Visit our Community Outreach Office: 1829 E. Allegheny Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19134 (Open Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm) Local: 215-426-4372 Arlene Stewart-Mingo Community Education Program Developer Health Partners 901 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-991-4284 - Phone 215-967-4470 - Fax astewart@healthpart.com e-mail THIS WEEK MLK 365 WD SPIRIT LED MINISTRIES DUE TO THE FREE LIBRARY BEING CLOSED MON JAN 16, 2012 we have elected to hold the
feeding Saturday January 14, 2012 @ 9am 19th & Vine Streets. The population we are feeding frequents the library where heat and bathroom facilities are
available. I pray you are not inconvenienced and can still attend, don't forget 10 sandwiches in a brown
bag, we'll bring the water SOUP and the goodies. ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site -----
3:00pm until 5:00pm EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OPPORUNITIES Regional Career Fairs/Events King of Prussia Job Fair Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 11AM - 2PM Dolce Valley Forge Hotel 301 West Dekalb Pike King of Prussia, PA 19406 http://www.coasttocoastcareerfairs.com Mega Career Fair Wednesday, January 18, 2011, 10AM – 3PM Lincoln Financial Field 1020 Pattison Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19148 New Jersey South Job Fair Thursday, January 26, 2012, 11AM - 2PM Holiday Inn-Cherry Hill 2175 West Marlton Pike Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 Job Fair of Philadelphia Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 10AM - 1PM Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel 640 West Germantown Pike Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 http://www.catalystcareergroup.com Philadelphia Job Fair Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 11AM - 2PM The CHF Conference Center315 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 http://www.coasttocoastcareerfairs.com Diversity Professional Job Fair Monday, March 12, 2012, 10AM - 2PM Doubletree Hotel Philadelphia 237 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 http://www.diversityjobfairs.com King of Prussia Career Fair Monday, March 19, 2012, 11AM - 2PM Crowne Plaza Hotel Valley Forge 260 Mall Boulevard King of Prussia, PA 19406 http://www.nationalcareerfairs.com Healthcare Job Fair Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 9:30AM - 2:30PM Classes 8AM - 3:30PM Expo Center at Oaks 100 Station Avenue Oaks, PA 19456 Philadelphia Career Fair Monday, April 23, 2012, 11AM - 2PM Crowne Plaza 4100 Presidential Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19131 http://www.nationalcareerfairs.com Bacteria trigger production of key immune cells SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Allergies and autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis could one day be prevented by consuming a type of bacteria, like probiotics taken in yoghurt, according to a study published on Friday. The researchers fed mice with a family of bacteria and found that it triggered the production of certain white blood cells, called regulatory T cells. "By increasing regulatory T cells, they will help suppress many of our allergies and autoimmune diseases," said one of the scientists, Kenya Honda, an immunology associate professor at the University of Tokyo. Regulatory T cells are white blood cells that regulate the immune system and prevent it from excessive reactions. When an immune system goes into an overdrive, it can cause allergies. It can also destroy healthy cells and tissues and cause autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis or scaly skin, and Crohn's disease. Honda and colleagues, who published their findings in the journal Science, used antibiotics to flush all bacteria from the guts of a group of mice. They later fed the rodents 46 species of harmless Clostridium bacteria and found that regulatory T cells quickly returned to their colons. "The 46 strains were isolated from healthy, conventionally reared mice," Honda said by telephone. "And the strains were sufficient for the induction of regulatory T cells in their colons." The researchers next fed the bacteria to normal mice and found that it produced elevated levels of regulatory T cells in their colons. These normal mice were also able to ward off some allergies and colitis, an autoimmune disease, Honda said. "We fed the clostridium species to normal, conventionally reared mice ... they had more regulatory T cells in their colons and they were resistant to colitis and other allergies," he said. Looking ahead, Honda said experts can study the possibility of including live Clostridium bacteria in fermented foods. "We may be able to use live Clostridium species in probiotics, like in yoghurt. If you drink Clostridium species, you may be able to increase regulatory T cells in your intestines and your allergic responses will be taken care of," he said. Probiotics are live micro-organisms that are believed to be good for their hosts. There are many other strains of Clostridium and some are harmful, including one that causes tetanus and the Clostridium difficile, a drug-resistant superbug. But these were not in the cocktail of bacteria given to the mice. (Reporting by Tan Ee Lyn; Editing by Alex Richardson) ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- GREEN PIECE
For sustainable enterprise go to Green Jobs Phillyhttp://www.greenjobsphilly.org/news ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- Get Fresh! Volunteer with Philabundance Fresh for All You recycle out the wazoo and consider yourself consigliore of the enviro-sack mafia. Hence, a cause you can believe in: Philabundance wants to fill those ubiquitous bags with produce through its new Fresh for All programs. And you can help by volunteering. The nonprofit hands out perishables at six sites in the Delaware Valley — where nutritious diet staples are hard to come by, especially in tough times. With a minimum three-hour commitment, you’ll keep busy. Help with admin, approve clients, or do community outreach (posting mailings, making phone calls). Looking for something physical? Take food to sites, divide apples, and dole out the goods. You’ll be doing a major part to help people get the fruits and veggies they need. And that’s a green movement to be proud of. To participate in Fresh for All, contact Tunisia Garnett (215-339-0900 ext. 238 or
For more information, go to www.philabundance.org GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS & INSTRUCTION Ron Brown Scholar Program ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- Gates Millennium Scholar Program SpotLight On Our Efforts Group invokes KKK in hopes of saving young Black lives Written by Nathaniel Lee Tribune Correspondent In an effort to raise awareness about the Black on Black crime, a West Philadelphia group
dedicated to community unification has embarked on a public awareness campaign by
producing shirts that compare today’s terror produced by young Black men to the existence
of the Ku Klux Klan. According to official sources, the leading causes of death for Black men in America are
other Black men. Some have speculated that more Blacks are killed by other Black men
today than were ever killed by members of the Ku Klux Klan during the pinnacle of the Jim
Crow era. This is the message of the Moorish Unification Council of the World Incorporated, founded
and chaired by Wesley Wilson-Bey. Wilson-Bey produced the t-shirts bearing the message
“No more Klan in the Hood,” which equates the terror now caused by young Black men with
guns to the terror once conducted by white terrorist group. “The reason we dubbed it [the shirt] ‘the Klan in the hood’ is because our young people
have taken the place of the Klan and we have to have visual things for our young people to
see that the things that they are doing are incorrect,” Wilson-Bey said. Understanding their history is key, according to Wilson-Bey, for raising the awareness and
hence possibly changing the behavior of those engaged in criminal activities in the streets
of Philadelphia. “If they understand their history they will understand that the Klan was a terror in the
community. Our young people have taken over that same mentality where they are terrorizing
our community. Our old can’t sit on the steps, they are knocking on doors and killing people
on the front porches in front of their parents — this is asinine and crazy,” Wilson-Bey said. The shirts, said Wilson-Bey, are produced by the Moorish Unification Council to provide the
youth an opportunity to take a look at themselves. “We have already run the course of what the Klan has done and thought that we were
finished with that mentality,” Wilson-Bey said. “Now we see it again arising in our young
people and so we have to step up to the plate and say ‘enough is enough.’” Simply putting out a message isn’t the mission for the Moorish Council; after awareness has
been raised, the hope is that action will be taken by the people most affected. “This shirt will hopefully make both our young people and others get involved and help
engage our communities in order to stop our young from saturating the prison systems,”
Wilson-Bey said. While previous generations have had to fight for civil rights and against such issues as
segregation, many of today’s youth have had no significant movement, which served them to
take to the streets, according to the presentation. “I think it [the shirt] will get them to do some research, get them to ask the question: ‘who is
the Klan? What are they doing for them to align me with this racist group?’ Once they
understand who the Klan are then they can make a fair assessment of what part they are
playing in this whole scheme of violence toward their own people,” Wilson-Bey said. Those interested in acquiring a shirt or finding out more about the Moorish Unification
Council can contact the group by calling Wilson-Bey at (215) 476-0280. ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- ARTS FOR AWARENESS I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization than full
recognition of the place of the artist. If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must
set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him. Pauline Kael Jus’ Words at Dowlings Place
1310 No. Broad St. Phila Every Thurs. 9pm to 1am · Poets · Rappers · Singers · Spoken Word Artists ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- COMING UP * * * Outside PA * * * Root Cause and Open Society Foundations Campaign for Black Male Achievement to Launch
a Leadership and Sustainability Institute BOSTON -To bolster the efforts of advocates and organizations working to improve the life outcomes of black males in the U.S., Root Cause and the Open Society Foundations Campaign for Black Male Achievement are launching a Leadership and Sustainability Institute. The project is meant to strengthen the capacity of the campaign's grantees and other nonprofit organizations working within the
field of black male achievement. "It's going to take decades of effort to make real headway on the many difficult issues that black men and boys in this country face so we are acting with the fierce urgency of now," said Shawn Dove, the Campaign
Director of the Campaign for Black Male Achievement. "We're excited to partner with Root
Cause on this important legacy: an institute that provides individuals and organizations working on black males achievement with the tools and support they need to ensure success." Black men and boys face major racial disparities, unequal opportunities, and achievement gaps at nearly every stage in life including early childhood, primary and secondary school, college, and employment. For example, by 2004, 50 percent of black men in their 20s who lacked a college education were jobless, as were 72 percent of high school dropouts; 42 percent of all black boys have failed an entire grade at least once and only 18 percent of black men ages 20-21 are enrolled in college; the Bureau of Justice Statistics projected that 28 percent of black males in America will serve some time in state or federal prison. While over the years numerous leaders, advocates and organizations have made major strides in improving the life outcomes and achievements of black men and boys,
sustaining a strong and consistent multi-decade focus on the issue has been a great
struggle. An 1995 Urban Institute study found that of the 51 programs focused on black men
and boys surveyed, after 10 years a quarter no longer existed and less than a quarter still
maintained programming focusing on black males. Organizations working in the black male
achievement field have faced, and continue to face, more obstacles compared to the overall nonprofit sector
including: The black male achievement field has been plagued by inconsistent philanthropic support.
Organizations often work in isolation from one another, may be working in segregated
neighborhoods, and have lower access to networks and resources to help grow their impact.
Efforts to coordinate the field are often short term, inconsistent, and unstructured. Available
growth and sustainability resources often lack sufficient cultural context or focus on
organizations working in this field, and those few service providers that are dedicated to the
field are often small, geographically scattered, have in consistent cash flow, slow growth of
impact, and challenges to sustainability. About the Open Society Foundations Campaign for Black Male Achievement About Root Cause COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY Comcast unveils new plan to combat digital divide
Free online journal focuses on technology for nonprofits the world. But even with daily evidence of world-changing innovations and applications of technology, it's difficult for nonprofit leaders to know how to apply it to their missions. provides the guidance and practical considerations nonprofits need to make the sound investments and decisions that will help them meet their goals. ----- Coalition members! Activate ‘Your’web link on The Coalition, Inc. web site ----- Group offers low-cost web access to nonprofits Mobile Citizen, a provider of mobile broadband for education and nonprofits, will offer a Technology Assistance Grant program beginning in January to provide non-profit organizations with affordable access to the Internet. Available only in Portland, Oregon, Las Vegas, and Philadelphia, the grant includes reduced-price service from Mobile Citizen, with unlimited usage for only $10/month or $120/year per account. It bundles Mobile Citizen’s wireless broadband, powered by WiMAX, a fourth generation (4G) technology from Clearwire Corporation with a variety of benefits available only to grantees, including: -- 12 months of service from Mobile Citizen extended to 15 months at no additional charge. With this, nonprofits receive three free months of service per account. -- Dedicated Mobile Citizen Customer Care customized for non-profit organizations. -- A free one-year membership to NTEN, a nonprofit technology network, ongoing information and news as well as access to a support community. -- A choice of additional benefits including an educational webinar series. For more information, email Free Trial. www.mobilecitizen.org/grantphiladelphia A HAND UP! "None of us has gotten where we are solely by pulling ourselves up from our own
bootstraps. We got here because somebody bent down and helped us." - Thurgood Marshall America’s Original Savings Network As amazing as it may sound many people do not realize how easy it is to LEGALLY stop paying for their groceries! This is how the one hour television show began for the company whose website is at: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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A: All of our coupons are actual manufacturer coupons. Fewer and fewer retailers accept coupons that are printed from your
computer because of a huge increase in counterfeit coupons. Actual manufacturer coupons which we issue are accepted
everywhere that coupons are accepted. Q: Can these coupons be doubled? Q: What are the face values and the expiration dates of these coupons? Q: How can I use $1,000.00 worth of coupons in 90 days? Q: How do I choose the coupons I want? Remember to support The Coalition, Inc.’s on-air personalities… Please listen to the "Time For An Awakening" Program with Bro. Elliott, this and every Sunday at 7 pm. Listen at
www.900AMWURD.com Call 215.634.8065 or toll free 1-866-361-0900 to join the discourse!!!! Sister Phile Chionesu, organizer of the Million Woman March, “Nu Day Resurrection and Liberation" Show LIVE each Saturday evening 10:30 PM--12:00 midnight EST. "NU Day" is heard in Philly and, worldwide, through the internet at: www.blogtalkradio.com/empresschi Or you can tune in via podcast at 646-652-2232 Call in and give your thoughts, comments, opinions at 1-646-652-2232 Or send an instant message tomwmsistahood@aol.comto chat on line. Civil Alert Radio with Sabir Bey- Every Tuesday 9:30 p.m. EST (6:30 P.M. PST) Format Style: Open forum along with special invited guests. Listen via your cell: 858.357.8450 On the web: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/civilalert **This spot reserved for The Coalition, Inc. friend and supporter Jeff Hart** |
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