Why Are Some People Talking Mostly About Looting? © 2020 by Richard Townsell Exodus 3: 19-21 But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand compels him. So I will stretch out my hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders that I will perform among them. […]
Why are some people talking mostly about looting? © 2020 by Richard Townsell Exodus 3: 19-21 But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand compels him. So I will stretch out my hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders that I will perform among […]
Enjoy the Year in Review with some holiday themed sounds! If the music does not start automatically, click the Play button below. Your browser does not support the audio element. I’m sure if you’re like me you are probably tired of Giving Tuesday requests hitting your inbox. At LCDC, we decided to go in a […]
I was present on August 28th when our new Mayor, Lori Lightfoot, announced her report on the first 100 days in office and their achievements. The announcement was in a packed auditorium at Kenwood Academy on the south side and the audience was primarily made up of people who had been on the Transition teams […]
Mission in Motion By Richard Townsell The election of a Black woman as the next Mayor of Chicago was a historic moment. That very same month was the 51st anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Considering these two facts, I am writing about some policy frustrations that impact our […]
From Where I Sit July 2018 On June 14th I attended a ground breaking for a new office tower being built at 110 N. Wacker Drive in Chicago. I was asked by the Mayor’s Office to attend because LCDC was a recipient of a grant from the Mayor’s Office through the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund. Essentially, […]
From Where I Sit #3 My last two blogs were about the University Industrial Complex and the Failure of the Democrats to put forth a policy/action agenda to deal with poverty and jobs. This month, I’d like to combine the two and come up with a policy recommendation that is missing from the current dialogue. […]
In 1985, the Chicago Tribune wrote a series of articles that were later turned into a book in 1986, entitled: American Millstone: An Examination of the Nation’s Permanent Underclass. This is what Amazon had to say about the book in an editorial review from the Library Journal: This collection of 29 Tribune articles presents the […]
FROM WHERE I SIT #2. CUBS WIN, HILLARY LOSES. I hate saying that I was right. It’s not what you think. I was not surprised or shocked like some folks on November 9th. The disappointment was not in Hillary (although I was not a fan), but in a shift that has been coming for some […]
Most of you know that I left Lawndale Christian Development Corporation (LCDC) in 2006 after 14 years to pursue other opportunities. A few months ago, I returned as the full-time Executive Director of LCDC and jumped right in to deal with a host of challenges and opportunities. It’s strangely comforting to know a decade has […]