Clayton Muhammad has been named the new Vice President of Community Engagement & External Affairs for Waubonsee Community College

The Dream started 15 years ago. A young woman took her passion and launched the Dream Contemporary Dance Company. Ms. Char Petersen never looked back ,and recently she and her team celebrated its 15th Anniversary with a celebration at its location in the Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, IL. Congratulations Char and may your Dreams reach other young people following their Dreams!

Hundreds of guests attended Alpha Phi Alpha Mu Mu Lambda Annual Scholarship Gala on April 11th at The Carlisle in Lombard, IL. This year was the 50th anniversary of the chapter's charter.

The task of writing what it was like for African Americans growing up in Aurora, IL began a number of years ago. After numerous interviews of Aurora African Americans and combing through the microfilm of Beacon-News papers from 1921-1960, Sherman Jenkins has entered the writing stage for his second book: "African Americans in Aurora, IL: 1921-1960. "It's been a labor of love," said Jenkins. "However, I am still hoping to have other African Americans to step forward and allow

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African Americans history outside the City of Chicago is rich and deep. TMSG is launching this segment to acknowledge the depth of involvement by African Americans in this vast Northern Illinois area.

Ms. Hatti Johnson was a long-time supporter of TMSG. Rest in peace Hatti. Your kindness and support sustained TMSG. One of the founding members of the Quad County African American Chamber of Commerce, Larry Thomas, LT, as he was often called, made some of the best rib tips and catfish this side of the Mississippi!