Community Honors Mayor Harold Washington’s 90th Birthday

 

By Chinta Strausberg

 

Chicago, IL -  We Can, Inc., a committee comprised of successful African American businessmen and women, is holding a “Here’s Harold” 90^thbirthday bash in remembrance of the late Mayor Harold Washington Thursday, April 12, 2012, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Josephine’s Hardtimes Cooking Restaurant, 436 E. 79^th St., Chicago, IL.

Bring your favorite pictures of Mayor Washington and share your memories of Chicago’s first African American mayor on stage and join in on the Karaoke sing-a-long for a fun-filled evening. You can even sing Washington’s favorite song “Chicago, Chicago That Toddling Town” by Frank Sinatra but hopefully on key!

The Masters of Ceremony will be NBC 5’s Emmy Award journalist Art Norman who is a fixture on WMAQ-Channel 5’s newscasts. In broadcast for 30-years, Norman is Vice President of the National Association of Black Journalists. He has his own signature segment, “Art Norman’s Chicago,” which airs bi-weekly on NBC 5 News at 5 p.m.

There will be plenty of food including: Swedish meatballs, vegetable pasta, chicken wings, ribs, cheese and fruit trays, bread, pastries.

Chinta Strausberg is a Journalist of more than 33-years, a former political reporter and a current PCC Network talk show host. You can e-mail Strausberg at: Chintabernie@aol.com.