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On Monday, the auditorium at Malcolm X College will be a “no girls allowed” zone.
That’s because the space will be held for Black men, as well as experts and resources that support their mental health. It’s called “Just Heal, Bro,” a mental health tour focused on fostering healing in the Black community through clinical dialogue by and for Black men. The initiative seeks to educate, help develop tools for resiliency, cultivate community and kick-start self-care journeys through a cultural lens.
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![Second-graders Melissa Escobedo, from left, Isabella Nunez, and G’niyah Gervais participate in Lego club after school at Shields Elementary School in the Brighton Park neighborhood on Oct. 24, 2023.](https://neojimcrow.art/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/6XP2MCQ57NCBHPL35BNNXCWITM-jpg.webp)
Because the state education board miscalculated the amount of grant funds available, funding for next school year will be limited at best, state Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders said in May. Read more here.
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![Jaime Escobedo, of Oak Lawn, recently left a security guard job he held for five years at Eisenhower High School in Blue Island to become a teacher this semester at Shepard High School in Palos Heights.](https://neojimcrow.art/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/6V4WJFWY6JGTLOMW4PTZDVSRAM-jpg.webp)
![Jaime Escobedo, of Oak Lawn, recently left a security guard job he held for five years at Eisenhower High School in Blue Island to become a teacher this semester at Shepard High School in Palos Heights.](https://neojimcrow.art/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/6V4WJFWY6JGTLOMW4PTZDVSRAM-jpg.webp)
![Jaime Escobedo, of Oak Lawn, recently left a security guard job he held for five years at Eisenhower High School in Blue Island to become a teacher this semester at Shepard High School in Palos Heights.](https://neojimcrow.art/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/6V4WJFWY6JGTLOMW4PTZDVSRAM-jpg.webp)
![Jaime Escobedo, of Oak Lawn, recently left a security guard job he held for five years at Eisenhower High School in Blue Island to become a teacher this semester at Shepard High School in Palos Heights.](https://neojimcrow.art/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/6V4WJFWY6JGTLOMW4PTZDVSRAM-jpg.webp)
Jaime Escobedo wrapped up his security guard shift Oct. 6 at Eisenhower High School in Blue Island after the Cardinals’ tough football loss to Evergreen Park Community. Four days later, the 46-year-old was in Palos Heights standing in a Shepard High School classroom waiting for a group of students to file into his English Language Learners class. Read more here.
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